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2 2 5 Management Team 24
10 5 2 10 5 3 10 5 4
16 5 5 5 5 18 5 6 Technology Leadership 75 Manufacturing Excellence 80 Customer Trust
83 Human Capital 85 Material Contracts 89
Table of Contents
1 Letter to Shareholders 2 Company Profile
2 1 An Introduction to TSMC 2 2 2 2 Market/Business Summary
2 3 Organization
2 4
Board Members
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5 Operational Highlights 74
5 1 Business Activities 74
6 Financial Highlights and Analysis 92
3 Corporate Governance
3 1 Overview
3 2 Board of Directors
3 3 3 3 Major Decisions of Shareholders’ Meeting and Board Meetings
3 4
Taiwan Corporate Governance
Implementation as Required by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory
Commission
3 5 Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
3 6 Regulatory Compliance
3 7 Internal Control System Execution Status
3 8 Status
of Personnel Responsible for the Company’s
34 6 1 34 6 2 34 6 3 3 Financial Highlights 92
Financial Status
and Operating Results 98 Risk Management 103
Financial and Business Operation 3 3 9
Information Regarding TSMC’s Independent Auditor 53
41 7 Corporate Social Responsibility 118
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50 7 5 5 52 7 6 Overview
118
Environmental Safety and Health (ESH) Management 122 TSMC Education and Culture Foundation 131 TSMC Charity Foundation 133 TSMC i-Charity 134 Social Responsibility Implementation Status
as Required by the Taiwan Financial Supervisory
Commission
134 53
55 8 8 Subsidiary Information and Other Special Notes 138 8 8 1 1 Subsidiaries 138 58 8 8 2 Status
of TSMC Common Shares and ADRs Acquired 58 Disposed of and Held by Subsidiaries 143 66 8 3 3 Special Notes 143 Mergers and Acquisitions 70 4
8 Financing Plans and Implementation 70 3 10 Material Information Management Procedure
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Capital and Shares 4
1 Capital and Shares 4
2 Issuance of Corporate Bonds
4
3 Preferred Shares 68
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Issuance of American Depositary Shares 68
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5 Status
of Employee Stock Option Plan 70 4
6 Status
of Employee Restricted Stock 70 4
7 Status
of New Share Issuance in Connection with