[Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure Conflict Minerals Disclosure http://www.tsmc.com/english/investorRelations/sec_filings.htm www.sec.gov TSMC’s conflict minerals disclosure and the description of its due diligence framework, are included in its Conflict Minerals Report and incorporated by reference herein. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited Steven Tso Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer May 22, 2015 Sylvia Fang Vice President and General Counsel May] [TSMC CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT I. Preliminaries Rule 13p-1, through Form SD, requires the disclosure of certain information if a company manufactures or contracts to manufacture products for which certain “conflict minerals” (“Covered Minerals” as defined below) are necessary to the functionality or production of such products. Form SD defines “conflict minerals” as: (i)(a) columbite-tantalite (or coltan, the metal ore from]