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
August 6,
2008
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Commission
File Number
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001-31335
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AU
Optronics Corp.
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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No.
1 Li-Hsin Road 2
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Hsinchu
Science Park
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Hsinchu,
Taiwan
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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Indicate
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Item
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1.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to invest in Darwin
Precisions Corp.” dated August 6,
2008.
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2.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to indirectly invest
in Darwin Precisions (Xiamen) Corp.” dated August 6,
2008.
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3.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to indirectly invest
in AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corp.” dated August 6,
2008.
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4.
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Press
release entitled, ” AU Optronics Corp. July 2008 Consolidated Revenue
Totaled NT$32.7 Billion ”, dated August 6,
2008.
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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.
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AU
Optronics Corp.
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Date: August
6, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Max Cheng
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Name:
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Max
Cheng
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Item
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AU
Optronics Corp.
August 6,
2008
English
Language Summary
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Subject:
The Board resolution to invest in Darwin Precisions
Corp.
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Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's
Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed
Companies
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Date
of Events: 2008/08/06
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Content:
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1.
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Name
and nature of the subject matter (if preferred shares, the terms and
conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g.dividend yield):
The
common shares of Darwin Precisions Corp.
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Date
of occurrence of the event: 2008/08/06
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Volume,
unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
Volume:
60 million shares
Unit
price: NT$10 per share
Total
amount: NT$600 million
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4.
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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): N/A
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5.
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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
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6.
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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 person’s relationship to the company at those times:
N/A
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7.
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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
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8.
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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
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Terms
of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount),
restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:
Cash investment
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The
manner in which the current transaction was decided, the reference basis
for the decision on price, and the decision-making department: Resolved by
the Board
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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): N/A
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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:
Ratio
of securities investment to the total assets: 5.47%
Ratio
of securities investment to the shareholder's equity: 10.36%
Operating
capital: NT$60,217,102 thousand
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Broker
and broker's fee: N/A
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Concrete
purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: Long term
investment
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Net
worth per share of company underlying securities acquired or disposed of:
N/A
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Do
the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:
No
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Has
the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the
current transaction?: N/A
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Any
other matters that need to be specified:
Nil
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Item 2
AU Optronics Corp.
August 6,
2008
English Language
Summary
Subject: The
Board resolution to indirectly invest in Darwin Precisions (Xiamen)
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: 2008/08/06
Content:
1. Date of
occurrence of the event:2008/08/06
2. Method of
the present increase (decrease) in investment:
Indirect cash
investment through offshore entities
3. Transaction
volume, price per unit, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
Total amount
of US$40 million
4. Company
name of the invested mainland Chinese company:
Darwin
Precisions (Xiamen) Corp.
5. Paid-in
capital of said invested mainland Chinese company: US$30
million
6. Amount of
new capital increment currently planned by said invested mainland Chinese
company: US$40 million
7. Main
business items of said invested mainland Chinese company:
The production
and assembly of backlight module.
8. Type of CPA
opinion issued for the financial statement of said invested mainland Chinese
company for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
9. Net worth
of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the
most recent fiscal year: US$29,965 thousand
10. Amount of
profit/loss of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement
for the most recent fiscal year: Loss US$1,828 thousand
11. Amount of
actual investment to date in said invested mainland Chinese
company:
US$15 million
indirectly through offshore entities
12.
Counterparty to the transaction and its relationship to the Company:
N/A
13. Where the
counterparty to the transaction is an actual related party, public announcement
shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as the
counterparty and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship
with the company and the
trading counterpart), the date of
transfer, and the price: N/A
14. Where a
person who owned the subject matter of the transaction within the past five
years has been an actual related party of the company, public announcement shall
also be made of the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related
party and such party's relationship to the company at those times:
N/A
15. Gain (or
loss) on disposal: N/A
16. Terms of
delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive
covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:
N/A
17. The manner
of deciding on this transaction, the reference basis for the decision on price
and the decision-making department: Resolved by the Board.
18. Broker:
N/A
19. Concrete
purpose of the acquisition or disposal: Long term investment
20. Do the
directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No
21. Total
amount of mainland China area investment (including the present investment)
approved by the Investment Commission to date: US$561.5
million
22. Ratio of
the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the
mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the paid-in
capital on the financial statement for the most recent period:
21.70%
23.
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in
the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the
total
assets on the financial statement for the most recent period:
2.84%
24. Ratio of
the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the
mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the
shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period:
5.37%
25. Total
amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date: US$521.5
million
26. Ratio of
the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the
paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period:
20.15%
27. Ratio of
the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the
total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period:
2.63%
28. Ratio of
the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the
shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period:
4.98%
29. Amount of
recognized profits and losses on investment in the mainland China area for the
most recent three fiscal years:
2007: Profit
US$47,068 thousand
2006: Loss
US$12,949 thousand
2005: profit
US$22,734 thousand
30. Amount of
profit remitted back to Taiwan for the most recent three fiscal years:
Nil
31. Has the
CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current
transaction?: N/A
32. Any other
matters that need to be specified: Nil
Item
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AU
Optronics Corp.
August 6,
2008
English
Language Summary
Subject:
The Board resolution to indirectly invest in AU Optronics (Shanghai)
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: 2008/08/06
Content:
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Date
of occurrence of the
event:2008/08/06
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2.
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Method
of the present increase (decrease) in investment:
To
capitalize US$2 million from the retained earnings of AU Optronics
(Shanghai) Corp.
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3.
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Transaction
volume, price per unit, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
Total
amount of US$2 million
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4.
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Company
name of the invested mainland Chinese company:
AU
Optronics (Shanghai) Corp.
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5.
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Paid-in
capital of said invested mainland Chinese company: US$1
million
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6.
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Amount
of new capital increment currently planned by said invested mainland
Chinese company: US$2 million
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7.
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Main
business items of said invested mainland Chinese company:
The
sales and repair of TFT-LCD.
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8.
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Type
of CPA opinion issued for the financial statement of said invested
mainland Chinese company for the most recent fiscal year:
N/A
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9.
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Net
worth of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement
for the most recent fiscal year: US$3,464 thousand
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10.
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Amount
of profit/loss of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial
statement for the most recent fiscal year: US$1,464
thousand
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11.
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Amount
of actual investment to date in said invested mainland Chinese company:
US$1
million
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12.
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Counterparty
to the transaction and its relationship to the
Company:N/A
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13.
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Where
the counterparty to the transaction is an actual related party, public
announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related
party as the counterparty and the identity of the previous owner
(including its relationship with the company and
the
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trading
counterpart), the date of transfer, and the price:
N/A
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14.
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Where
a person who owned the subject matter of the transaction within the past
five years has been an actual related party of the company, public
announcement shall also be made of the dates and prices of acquisition and
disposal by the related party and such party's relationship to the company
at those times: N/A
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15.
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Gain
(or loss) on disposal: N/A
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16.
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Terms
of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount),
restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:
N/A
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17.
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The
manner of deciding on this transaction, the reference basis for the
decision on price and the decision-making department: Resolved by the
Board.
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18.
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Broker:
N/A
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19.
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Concrete
purpose of the acquisition or disposal: Long term
investment
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20.
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Do
the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:
No
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21.
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Total
amount of mainland China area investment (including the present
investment) approved by the Investment Commission to date: US$523.5
million
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22.
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Ratio
of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in
the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to
the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period:
20.23%
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23.
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Ratio
of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in
the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to
the total
assets on the financial statement for the most recent period:
2.64%
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24.
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Ratio
of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in
the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to
the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent
period: 5.00%
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25.
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Total
amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date: US$521.5
million
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26.
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Ratio
of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to
date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent
period: 20.15%
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27.
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Ratio
of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to
date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent
period: 2.63%
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28.
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Ratio
of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to
date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most
recent period: 4.98%
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29.
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Amount
of recognized profits and losses on investment in the mainland China area
for the most recent three fiscal
years:
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2007:
Profit US$47,068 thousand
2006: Loss
US$12,949 thousand
2005:
profit US$22,734 thousand
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30.
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Amount
of profit remitted back to Taiwan for the most recent three fiscal years:
Nil
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31.
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Has
the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the
current transaction?: N/A
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32.
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Any
other matters that need to be specified:
Nil
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Item
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News
Release
AU
Optronics Corp. July 2008 Consolidated Revenue Totaled NT$32.7
Billion
Issued by: AU Optronics
Corp.
Issued on: August 6,
2008
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, August 6, 2008 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today
announced its July 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated
basis of NT$32,654 million and NT$32,460 million. Owing to the loading rate
adjustment cope with the cautious inventory control in 3Q08, the revenue
declined 11.1% and 10.8% sequentially, and 18.6% and 19.1% year-over-year
respectively.
Shipments
of large-sized panels(a) used
in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other general displays for July 2008
totaled 6.44 million units, decreased by 4.7% sequentially.
Small-and-medium-sized panel shipments reached 17.65 million units, a
significant 30.7% month-over-month increase.
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(a)
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Large
size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement
while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches.
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Sales
Report:(Unit: NT$ million)
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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July
2008
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32,654
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32,460
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2
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June
2008
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36,736
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36,388
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M-o-M
Growth
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(11.1%)
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(10.8%)
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July
2007
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40,126
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40,099
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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(18.6%)
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(19.1%)
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Jan
to July 2008
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292,760
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291,072
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Jan
to July 2007
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226,855
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226,722
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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29.1%
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28.4%
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(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. and AU Optronics (Czech)
s.r.o.
# # #
ABOUT
AU OPTRONICS
AU
Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) is the world’s 3rd largest
manufacturer* of large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels
(“TFT-LCD”), with approximately 20%* of global market share in Q1/2008 and
revenues of NT$480.2 billion (US$14.81billion)* in 2007. TFT-LCD
technology is currently the most widely used flat panel display
technology. Targeted for 40”+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO’s new
generation (7.5-generation) fabrication facility production started mass
production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company currently
operates one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four 5th-generation, one
4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT-LCD fabs, in addition to eight
module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center specializes in new
technology platform and new product development. AUO is one of few
top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of offering a wide range of small- to
large-sized (1.5”-65”) TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to offer a broad and
diversified product portfolio.
*
DisplaySearch 2Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated July 30,
2008. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any
endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2007 year end revenue
converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.43:USD1.
For
more information, please contact:
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Fiona
Chiu
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Yawen
Hsiao
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Corporate
Communications Dept
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Corporate
Communications Dept.
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AU
Optronics Corp
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AU
Optronics Corp.
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Tel: +886-3-5008899
ext 3206
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+886-3-5008899
ext 3211
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Fax:
+886-3-5772730
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+886-3-5772730
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Email:
fiona.chiu@auo.com
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yawen.hsiao@auo.com
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