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
June 1, 2004
Commission File Number 001-31335
AU
Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
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jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrants home country), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrants securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrants security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item | |
1. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, Equity Investment in Cando Corporation, dated May 28, 2004. |
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: June 1, 2004 | By: | /s/ Max Weishun Cheng | |
Name: | Max Weishun Cheng | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Item 1
Subject: | Equity investment in Cando Corporation |
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 announcement: 2004/05/28
Content:
1. | Name and nature of the subject matter (if preferred shares, the terms and conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g. dividend yield):Cando's common stocks |
2. | Date of occurrence of the event: 2004/05/28 |
3. | Volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction: Volume: 31,634,826 common shares Unit price: NT$18 per share Total monetary amount: NT$569,426,868 |
4. | Counterpart to the trade and its relationship to the Company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and furthermore is not an actual related party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be disclosed):Cando Corporation; investee company under equity method |
5. | Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer, and date of acquisition:N/A |
6. | Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the persons relationship to the company at those times: N/A |
7. | Matters related to the creditor's rights currently being disposed of (including types of collateral of the disposed creditor's rights; if the creditor's rights are creditor's rights toward a related person, the name of the related person and the book amount of the creditor's rights toward such related person currently being disposed of must also be |
announced):N/A | |
8. | Anticipated profit or loss from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of securities) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition shall be stated and explained):N/A |
9. | Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: One full payment |
10. | The manner in which the current transaction was decided, the reference basis for the decision on price, and the decision-making department: Participate in Cando's new rights offering |
11. | 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): Cumulative volume: 71,634,826 shares Cumulative amount: NT$1,049,426,868 Any restriction of rights: Nil |
12. | 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 operating capital as shown in the most recent financial statement: 4.89%; 8.23%; NT$12,209,920 thousand |
13. | Broker and broker's fee: Nil |
14. | Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: Long-term investment |
15. | Net worth per share of company underlying securities acquired or disposed of: NT$8.15 |
16. | Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No |
17. | Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No |
18. | Any other matters that need to be specified: N/A |