FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


September 8, 2009

Commission File Number      001-31335
 
 
 
AU Optronics Corp.
 
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
   
 
No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
 
Hsinchu Science Park
 
Hsinchu, Taiwan
 
(Address of principal executive offices)


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item
 
1.
Press release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports August 2009 Consolidated Revenue” dated September 8, 2009.
 
2.
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the disposal of common stock of UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.” dated September 8, 2009.
 

 
 
 


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.


 
AU Optronics Corp.
 
  
Date: September 8, 2009
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
News Release
 
AU Optronics Corp. Reports August 2009 Consolidated Revenue
 
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: Sep. 7, 2009
 
Hsinchu, Taiwan, September 7, 2009 –

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated August 2009 revenue of NT$37,713million and NT$36,911million, both up 15.9% from July 2009. In terms of Y-o-Y comparison, they were up by 1.7% and down by 0.4% respectively.
 
Large-sized panel(a) shipments for August 2009, with applications on desktop monitors, notebook PCs, LCD TVs and other applications, broke the nine-million mark and set a new record of 9.07 million units, up 9.7% from previous month. As for small- and medium-sized panels, the shipments surpassed 19.69 million units, down by 8.5% from July 2009.

 
(a)
Large-size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10 inches

Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2)
Consolidated(3)
Unconsolidated
August 2009
37,713
36,911
July 2009
32,551
31,843
M-o-M Growth
15.9%
15.9%
August 2008
37,097
37,072
Y-o-Y Growth
1.7%
(0.4%)
Jan to Aug. 2009
203,492
200,669
Jan to Aug. 2008
329,856
328,143
Y-o-Y Growth
(38.3%)
(38.8%)
 
(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation, Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o., Lextar Electronics Corp., Darwin Precision Corp., BriView Technology Corp., BriView Electronics Corp. and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
 
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$423.9 billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of more than 40,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information, please visit AUO.com.

* DisplaySearch 2Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated August 5, 2009. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2008 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.76:USD1.

 
For more information, please contact:
 
Freda Lee
Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Division
Corporate Communications Division
AU Optronics Corp.
AU Optronics Corp.
Tel:  +886-3-5008800 ext 3206
+886-3-5008800 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730
+886-3-5772730
Email: freda.lee@auo.com
yawen.hsiao@auo.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
AU Optronics Corp.
September 8, 2009
English Language Summary

 
Subject:   To announce the disposal of common stock of UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
 
Regulation:   Published pursuant to Article 2-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
 
Date of events:   2009/09/07
 
Contents:
 
 
1.
Name of the securities: Common stock of UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
 
2.
Trading date:2009/04/09~2009/09/07
 
3.
Trading volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction: Volume:22,967 thousand shares
Unit price: NTD 13.61
Total monetary amount: NTD 312,585 thousand
 
4.
Gain (or loss) (not applicable in case of acquisition of securities):
NTD 70,737 thousand
 
5.
Relationship with the underlying company of the trade: No.
 
6.
Current cumulative volume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of the security being traded (including the current trade) and status of any restriction of rights (e.g. pledges):
Current cumulative volume: 21,986 thousand shares
Current cumulative amount: NTD 230,188 thousand
Shareholding percentage of the holding: 0.17%
 
7.
Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most recent financial statement and the operational capital as shown in the most recent financial statement: 9.33%;19.02%;NTD -29,175,019 thousand.
 
8.
Concrete purpose/objective of the acquisition or disposal: To liquidate asset.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.
Do the directors have any objections to the present transaction?: No.
 
10.
Any other matters that need to be specified: No.