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
February 2, 2012
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
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| 1. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “AUO and Idemitsu Form Strategic Alliance for OLED”, dated February 2, 2012. | |
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: February 2, 2012 | By: | /s/ Andy Yang | ||||
| Name: Andy Yang Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
AU Optronics Corp.
February 2, 2012
English Language Summary
Subject: AUO and Idemitsu Form Strategic Alliance for OLED.
| Regulation: | Published pursuant to Article 2-49 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies |
Date of Events: 2012/02/02
Content:
| 1. | Date of occurrence of the event: 2012/02/02 |
| 2. | Company name: AU Optronics Corp. |
| 3. | Relationship to the Company (please enter “head office” or “affiliate company”): head office |
| 4. | Reciprocal shareholding ratios: N/A |
| 5. | Cause of occurrence: |
AU Optronics (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced that the Company and Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Idemitsu”) agreed to form a strategic alliance in the field of OLED, which is expected to be used for next generation displays. The strategic alliance includes technological collaboration to develop high-performance OLED displays and OLED-related patents.
Under this strategic alliance, Idemitsu will supply high-performance OLED materials to AUO, including device structure proposal. On the other hand, AUO will reinforce the development of OLED products using high-performance OLED materials supplied by Idemitsu. This will accelerate business growth in AUO’s small-sized OLED displays for smartphone and tablet, which have emerged as a new growth area in the display industry, and that of large-sized OLED displays for TV.
Idemitsu has long been dedicated to the research and development of OLED materials. In 2007, Idemitsu established its OLED materials manufacturing plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka. In recent years, the company continues to reinforce the deployment of its OLED supply system. AUO is a global leader in the design, R&D and manufacturing of LCD, with a research staff of more than 3,500 worldwide. AUO has long invested in the research and development of AMOLED and currently holds several hundreds of OLED-related patents. Through this strategic alliance, both companies will be able to enjoy the benefits of reciprocal synergy in the OLED business, effectively increasing competitiveness on both sides and build a foundation to demonstrate leadership in the industry.
Furthermore, both companies will study the possibility of collaboration in the fields other than OLED.
| 6. | Countermeasures: N/A |
| 7. | Any other matters that need to be specified: N/A |