1934 Act Registration No. 1-14700
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2003
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
No.8 Li-Hsin Rd. 6,
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsin-chu, Taiwan
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F _____
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes _____ No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82: _______.)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Date: September 2, 2003 By /s/ Harvey Chang
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Harvey Chang
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
TSMC Board of Directors Approves Financial Statements for the First Half of 2003
Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, September 2, 2003 - Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (" TSMC" or " the Company") (TAIEX:
2330, NYSE: TSM) today held a meeting of the Board of Directors, at which the
directors approved the Company's financial statements for the first half of
2003. The Board affirmed that net sales for the first half of 2003 were
NT$89,247 million and net income totaled NT$16,088 million. Earnings per share
for the first six months of 2003 were NT$0.79 based on the current 20,221,270
thousand weighted average outstanding shares.
TSMC Spokesperson Mr. Harvey Chang noted that, at its meeting, the Board
of Directors also:
1. Approved the Compensation Committee Charter for TSMC Board of Directors'
Compensation Committee to further strengthen the Company's corporate
governance.
2. Approved TSMC's 2003 Employee Stock Options Plan, including the issuance
of no more than 120,000,000 options in accordance with the 2003 Plan. The
stock options will be granted to employees of TSMC and TSMC's domestic and
overseas subsidiaries.
3. Approved the promotion of Ms. Lora Ho, currently TSMC controller and
senior director, as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TSMC, as
well as the appointment of Mr. James Chen, currently deputy director at
TSMC Accounting, as Controller of TSMC, effective as of September 8, 2003.
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TSMC Spokesperson:
Mr. Harvey Chang
Senior Vice President
Tel: 886-3-563-6688 Ext. 2075
For further information, please contact:
Mr. J.H. Tzeng Mr. Jesse Chou Ms. Shan-Shan Guo
PR Department Manager, TSMC PR Manager, TSMC PR Manager, TSMC
Tel: 886-3-666-5028 Tel: 886-3-666-5029 (O) Tel: 886-3-666-5033(O)
886-928-882-607(Mobile) 886-932-113-258(Mobile) 886-939-059-246 (Mobile)
Fax: 886-3-567-0121 Fax: 03-5670121 Fax: 03-5670121
E-mail: jhtzeng@tsmc.com.tw E-Mail: jhchoua@tsmc.com.tw Email: ssguo@tsmc.com.tw