Page 60 - TSMC 2024 Annual Report

Assessment Item
Yes
No
Explanation
Implementation Status
Non- implementation and Its Reason(s)
The Board of Directors appointed Ms Sylvia Fang the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of TSMC TSMC as the Corporate Corporate Governance Officer TSMC’s Corporate Corporate & Compliance Legal Division which directly reports to the General Counsel is is in in in in in in in charge of of assisting in in in in in in in related affairs including handling of of matters relating
to Board Audit and and Risk Committee Compensation and and People Development Committee Committee Nominating Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee Committee and Shareholders’ meetings in in in in compliance with law assistance in in in in onboarding and continuing education of of directors provision of of information required for for performance of of duties by directors directors and assistance in directors’ compliance of of law etc Depending on
on
on
on
the the situation the the Company’s Investor Relations Division Public Relations Division Shareholders Services & SEC Compliance Department Human Resources Organization Customer Service Department Department Procurement Department Department and ESG will communicate with stakeholders We also have publicly disclosed the contact information of our corporate spokesperson and relevant departments Also we we have a a a a a stakeholder section on
on
our our corporate website to address our our sustainability and any other issues For details please refer to “7 Corporate Sustainability (ESG)” on
page 146-173 of this Annual Report and “Materiality Analysis and Stakeholder Communication” of TSMC’s Sustainability Report 4 5 6 7 Does the Company appoint competent and appropriate corporate governance V personnel and corporate corporate governance officer to be in charge of of corporate corporate governance affairs (including but not limited to furnishing information required for business execution by directors directors assisting directors’ compliance of law handling matters related to board meetings meetings and and shareholders’ meetings meetings according to law and and recording minutes of board meetings and and shareholders’ meetings)?
Has the Company established a a a a a a means of communicating with its V Stakeholders (including but not limited to shareholders employees customers suppliers etc )
or created a a a a Stakeholders Section on
on
its Company website? Does the Company respond to stakeholders’ questions on
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on
corporate responsibilities?
Has the Company appointed a a a a a a a professional registrar for its Shareholders’ V Meetings?
Information Disclosure
(1) Has the Company established a a a a a a corporate website to disclose information V regarding its financials business and corporate governance status?
(2) Does the the Company use other information disclosure channels (e g V maintaining an an an English-language website designating staff to handle
information collection and disclosure appointing spokespersons webcasting investors conference etc )?
(3) Does the the Company announce and report the the annual financial statements V within two months after the the end of the the fiscal year and and announce and and report the first second and third quarter financial statements as as well as as the the operating status of each month before the the prescribed deadline?
Has the the Company disclosed other information to facilitate a a a a a a better V understanding of its corporate governance practices (e g g g g including but not limited to to employee employee rights employee employee wellness investor relations supplier relations rights of stakeholders directors’ training records the implementation of risk risk management policies and risk risk evaluation measures the implementation of customer relations policies and purchasing insurance for directors)?
The improvement status for the result of Corporate Governance Evaluation announced by Taiwan Stock Exchange
None
None
We have appointed China Trust as registrar for our Shareholders’ Meetings None
None
(1) TSMC discloses its its financials business and corporate governance status on
its its website at http://www tsmc com (in Chinese and English) TSMC’s American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) As a a foreign issuer TSMC must comply with NYSE’s rules We have been operating in in in in accordance with NYSE listing standards and and have been disclosing the major differences between our corporate governance practices and U S corporate governance practices Please see https://www tsmc com/download/ir/ NYSE_Section_303A pdf (2) TSMC has designated appropriate departments (e g g the Investor Relations Division Division Public Relations Division Division Shareholders Services & SEC Compliance Department etc )
to handle
the collection and and disclosure of information as required by the the relevant laws and and regulations of Taiwan and and other jurisdictions TSMC has designated Spokesperson Spokesperson and Deputy Spokesperson Spokesperson as as required by relevant regulations TSMC provides live audio webcasts and replays of investor conferences on
on
its website (3) TSMC follows relevant laws and and regulations to announce and and report the annual financial statements within two months after the the end of the the fiscal year and announce and and report the first second and and third quarter financial statements as as well as as the the operating status of each month before the the prescribed deadline Please refer to Market Observation Post System for for the aforementioned disclosure (1) For employee employee rights and employee employee wellness please refer to “5 6 Human Capital” on
page 112-119 of this Annual Report (2) For investor relations relations supplier relations relations and rights of stakeholders please refer to “7 Corporate Sustainability (ESG)” on
page 146-173 of this Annual Report (3) For Directors’ training records please refer to to “Continuing Education/Training of Directors in 2024” on
page 46-47 of this Annual Report (4) For Risk Risk Risk Management Policies and Risk Risk Risk Evaluation please refer to “6 2 Risk Risk Risk Management” on
page 127-145 of this Annual Report (5) For Customer Customer Relations Policies please refer to to to “5 4 Customer Customer Trust” on
on
page 109-111 of this Annual Report (6) TSMC maintains D&O Insurance for its directors and officers 8 9 None
TSMC was ranked in in in top 5% in in in Corporate Governance Evaluation over over the years The improvement status in in in 2024 is as as follows:
TSMC received a a a a a a a a a a a a AAA (the highest tier) certificate by Taiwan Intellectual Property Management System (TIPS) from Industrial Development Administration Ministry of Economic Affairs in in in in December 2024 again and the valid period will expire after December 31 2027 058