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
July 8,
2009
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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
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form
20-F X Form
40-F ___
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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must furnish and make public under the laws of the
jurisdiction
in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the
registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on
which the registrant's 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
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event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission
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Yes
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Item
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1.
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Press
release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports June 2009 Consolidated
Revenue” dated July 7, 2009.
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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: July 8,
2009
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By:
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/s/
Andy Yang
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Name:
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Andy
Yang
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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News
Release
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AU
Optronics Corp. Reports June 2009 Consolidated Revenue
Issued by: AU Optronics
Corp.
Issued on: July 7,
2009
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, July 7, 2009 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary
consolidated and unconsolidated June 2009 revenue of NT$30,396 million and
NT$29,952 million, up 9.6% and 9.2% respectively from May 2009. In terms of
Y-o-Y comparison, they were down by 17.3% and 17.7% respectively.
In
the second quarter of 2009, AUO’s unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated
revenues totaled NT$82,483 million and NT$81,446 million. It represented a
significant 62.6% and 61.4% Q-o-Q increase, but a 33.2% and 33.4% decline from
the year-ago quarter.
Constrained by
limited glass supply, large-sized panel (a)
shipments for June 2009, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD
TV and other applications, were close to 7.78 million units, which was
equivalent to May. As to small- and -medium-sized panels, the shipments reached
over 19.12 million units, slightly down 0.9% sequentially.
In
the second quarter of 2009, large-sized panel shipments were close to 22.41
million units, a 70.4% Q-o-Q and a 2.6 %Y-o-Y increase. Shipments of small- and
-medium-sized panels in the same quarter totaled 60.82 million units, up 41.7%
from last quarter, also a 45.2% Y-o-Y increase.
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(a)
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Large size
refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement
while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches
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Sales Report
:(Unit: NT$ million)
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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June
2009
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30,396
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29,952
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May
2009
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27,728
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27,421
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M-o-M
Growth
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9.6%
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9.2%
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June
2008
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36,736
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36,388
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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(17.3%)
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(17.7%)
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Jan to June
2009
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133,224
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131,915
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Jan to June
2008
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260,106
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258,612
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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(48.8%)
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(49.0%)
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(1)
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All figures
are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
in Taiwan.
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(2)
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Monthly
figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics
Corp.
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(3)
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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., AU Optronics (Czech)
s.r.o., Lextar Electronics Corp., Darwin
Precision Corp., BriView Technology Corp., BriView Electronics Corp. and
AUO Energy Taiwan
Corp.
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# # #
ABOUT
AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp.
(AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid
crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers a full range
of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes
ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$423.9
billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of
more than 40,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across
Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe.
Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information, please visit
AUO.com.
* DisplaySearch
4Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated February 25, 2009. This data
is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or
representation in connection therewith. 2008 year end revenue converted by an
exchange rate of NTD32.76:USD1.
For more
information, please contact:
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Bryan
Yen
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Yawen
Hsiao
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Corporate
Communications Division
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Corporate
Communications Division
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AU Optronics
Corp.
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AU Optronics
Corp.
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Tel: +886-3-5008800
ext 6956
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+886-3-5008800
ext 3211
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Fax:
+886-3-5772730
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+886-3-5772730
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Email: bryan.yen@auo.com
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yawen.hsiao@auo.com
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