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

 

April 24, 2019

 

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)
     

 

 

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 ___

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

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(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 distributed to the registrant's 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.

 

  Yes ..... No ..X...

 

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

Not applicable

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Item

 

1.Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolved the donation to AUO Foundation”, dated April 24, 2019.

 

2.Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolved for the capital increase of its subsidiary, ComQi Ltd.”, dated April 24, 2019.

 

 

 

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: April 24, 2019 

By: /s/ Benjamin Tseng
    Name: Benjamin Tseng
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1

 

AU Optronics Corp.

April 24, 2019

English Language Summary

 

Subject: The Board resolved the donation to AUO Foundation

 

Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-43 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies

 

Date of events:2019/04/24

 

Contents:

 

1. Date of occurrence of the event:2019/04/24

2. The reason for the donation:To promote environmental and cultural protection programs.

3. The total amount of the donation:NT$2,500,000

4. Counterparty to the donation: AUO Foundation

5. Relationship to the Company:The related party of AUO.

6. Name and resume of the independent director that expressed objection or reservation:None.

7. Contents of the objection or reservation:N/A

8. Any other matters that need to be specified:None.

 

 

 

 

Item 2

AU Optronics Corp.

April 24, 2019

English Language Summary

 

Subject: The Board resolved for the capital increase of its subsidiary, ComQi Ltd.

 

Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies

 

Date of events:2019/04/24

 

Contents:

 

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):common shares of ComQi Ltd.

 

2.Date of occurrence of the event: 2019/04/24

 

3.Volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:

Expected transaction volume: To be determined.

Unit price: To be determined.

Expected total transaction amount: USD 15 million, which may be disbursed once or by installment

 

4.Counterparty 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):

Counterpart to the tradeComQi Ltd. relationship to the Company: a 100% subsidiary of the Company.

 

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:reason for choosing: The Board resolved for the capital increase of ComQi Ltd. for its business expansion;

N/A; N/A; 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 person’s 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:

Terms of delivery or paymentMake the payment within the subscription periodrestrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: None

 

10.The manner in which the current transaction was decided, the reference basis for the decision on price, and the decision-making department:

The Board resolved for the capital increase of ComQi Ltd.

 

11.Net worth per share of the underlying securities acquired or disposed of:NTD 0.92

 

12.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):

Current cumulative volume: To be determined; 

Current cumulative amount: NTD 1,141,218 thousand;

Shareholding percentage: 100%

Status of any restriction of rights: None

 

13.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:Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including thecurrent trade)to the total assets:23.13%;

Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including thecurrent trade)to the shareholder's equity: 40.21%; 

The operating capital: NTD -11,113,780 thousand;

The capital resource of obtaining the securities: The Company's working capital; 

The concrete reason of obtaining the securities under the condition of lack of the capital:for the business expansion of ComQi Ltd.

 

14.Broker and broker's fee:N/A

 

15.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: for the business expansion of ComQi Ltd.

 

16.Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No objection

 

17.Is it a related party transaction?: Yes

 

18.Date of the board of directors’resolution: 2019/04/24

 

19.Date of the recognition of the supervisors or the board of independent directors’resolution:2019/04/24

 

20.Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?:N/A

 

21.Name of the CPA firm:N/A

 

22.Name of the certifying CPA:N/A

 

23.The practice certificate number of the CPA:N/A

 

24.Any other matters that need to be specified:None