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 17, 2004
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. | Statement regarding anticipated syndicated loan facility. |
| 2. | Statement regarding amendment of the Republic of China "Regulations Governing Securities Investment by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals". |
The information contained in this report is incorporated by reference into Registration Statement No. 333-115258.
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 17, 2004 | By: | /s/ Max Weishun Cheng | |
| Name: | Max Weishun Cheng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp. expects to enter into a syndicated financing facility on June 18, 2004, providing for credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount equivalent to approximately NT$60 billion. The agent for the facility is Bank of Taiwan, and the syndicate is expected to include 32 financial institutions. The facility is expected to consist of three tranches: a seven-year amortizing term loan in the amount of NT$49 billion; a seven-year amortizing term loan in the amount of US$150 million; and a guarantee facility in the amount of NT$6 billion for the guarantee of issuances of corporate bonds by AU Optronics Corp. AU Optronics Corp. expects to use the proceeds from any drawdowns under the facility to finance the purchase of machinery and equipment and to provide a portion of the financing of the construction of its TFT-LCD manufacturing plant in the Taichung Science Park.
Item 2
On June 15, 2004, the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (the "ROC") announced certain amendments to the "Regulations Governing Securities Investment by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals", which became effective on June 17, 2004. As a result, non-ROC persons wishing to withdraw and hold AU Optronics Corp.'s common shares from its American Depositary Receipt facility will no longer be required to obtain approval from the Central Bank of China. Such persons, however, would still be required to obtain a foreign investor investment identification issued pursuant to the above-mentioned regulations and to appoint an eligible agent in the ROC to open a securities trading account and a bank account as well as to appoint a custodian bank in the ROC.