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 13, 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
Item
| 1. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Clarification on the media report regarding a fine that the US Department of Justice seeks against AUO”, dated September 13, 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: September 13, 2012 | By: | /s/ Andy Yang | ||||
| Name: | Andy Yang | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
AU Optronics Corp.
September 13, 2012
English Language Summary
| Subject: | Clarification on the media report regarding a fine that the US Department of Justice seeks against AUO. |
| Regulation: | Published pursuant to Article 2-31 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies |
Date of Events: 2012/09/13
Content:
1.Name of the reporting media: Commercial Times, etc.
2.Date of the report:2012/09/13
3.Content of the report:
The media report regarding a fine that the US Department of Justice seeks against AUO.
4.Summary of the information provided by investors: N/A
5.Company’s explanation of the reportage or provided information:
The amount of a fine against AUO with respect to the alleged price fixing case has not yet been determined by the Court. The US Department of Justice (“DOJ”), after the jury verdict in March this year, claimed it would seek a heavy fine against AUO and separate heavy fine against AUO America. The DOJ has now, with yesterday’s filing, indicated that it does not seek a fine against AUO America. Instead, the DOJ seeks a fine of USD $1 billion against AUO. That figure is based on volume of commerce that the company believes is vastly inflated and based on a faulty analysis. The company has, and will continue to provide the Court with the accurate data and analysis for the Court to determine the proper fine.
6.Countermeasures: N/A
7.Any other matters that need to be specified: N/A