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

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

(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 þ               Form 40-F o

     (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 o               No þ

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82:                     .)

 

 

TSMC Common Share Ex-dividend Date June 29^th

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. — June 14, 2011 — TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that the ex-dividend date for TSMC common shares shall be June 29th, 2011. The cash dividend is NT$2.99951326 for each common share.

The above-mentioned dividend is calculated based on the dividend distribution, as approved by the Company’s shareholder meeting on June 9th, 2011, and the actual number of common shares outstanding on the record date for the distribution. As a result of the employee stock options exercised between the day the Company’s board proposed said dividend distribution and the record date of the distribution, the total number of outstanding common shares has increased slightly, resulting in a miniscule difference in the per-share dividends from the per-share numbers proposed by the Company’s board on February 15th, 2011.

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TSMC Spokesperson:		TSMC Acting Spokesperson:		For Further Information:
Ms. Lora Ho Senior Vice President and CFO Tel: 886-3-566-4602		Elizabeth Sun Director Corporate Communication Division Tel: 886-3-568-2085 Mobile: 886-988-937-999 E-Mail:		Mr. Michael Kramer Principal Administrator PR Department Tel: 03-563-6688 ext. 7126216 Mobile: 886-988-931-352 E-Mail :pdkramer@tsmc.com		Ms. Ophelia Chang Specialist PR Department Tel: 03-563-6688 ext 7125786 Mobile: 886-988-930-039 E-Mail:lwchangj@tsmc.com
		elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com

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.