Edgar Filing: AU OPTRONICS CORP

6-K

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

December 4, 2003

Commission File Number 001-31335

AU Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
(Address of principal executive offices)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item
1.	Press release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. November 2003 Sales Reached NT$11.4 billion”, dated December 4, 2003.

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: December 4, 2003	By:	/s/ Max Weishun Cheng
		Name: Max Weishun Cheng Title: Chief Financial Officer

Item 1

News Release

AU Optronics Corp. November 2003 Sales Reached NT$11.4 billion

Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: December 4, 2003

Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 4, 2003 –

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced consolidated net sales of NT$11,369 million for the month of November 2003, a new record high for a seventh consecutive month, while unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$10,561 million.

November shipments of large-size TFT-LCD panels reflect adjusted product mix of desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV, and other applications to amount to 1.2 million units, up slightly from October. Unit shipment for small & medium size (A/V) panels, due to seasonal factors, declined 18.9% M-o-M to 2.1 million. Year-to-date unit shipment for large-size panels reached 10.6 million, while small & medium size (A/V) panels totaled 19.7 million.

Consolidated net sales rose 2.3% from October, while unconsolidated sales increased 1.9%. For January through November 2003, consolidated and unconsolidated net sales revenues amounted to NT$92,964 million and NT$86,447 million, respectively.

Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)

Net Sales^{(1) (2)}	Consolidated⁽³⁾	Unconsolidated
November 2003	11,369	10,561
October 2003	11,114	10,359
M-o-M Growth	2.3%	1.9%
November 2002	5,042	5,011
Y-o-Y Growth	125.5%	110.7%
Year-to-Date⁽⁴⁾	92,964	86,447

(1):	All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2):	Year 2003 figures and all consolidated numbers have not been audited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3):	Including AU Optronics Corporation (“AUT”), AU Optronics (Lauban) Corporation (“AUL”), and AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation (“AUS”).
(4)	Numbers adjusted to reflect fluctuation in foreign exchange rates

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Dept.
AU Optronics Corp.
No.1, Li-Hsin Road 2, Science-Based Industrial Park,
Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-3-5632899 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5637608
Email: yawenhsiao@auo.com