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
March 19,
2008
Commission
File Number 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.
Form
20-F X
Form 40-F ___
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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)(1):
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely
to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
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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Note: Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to
furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer
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
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.
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.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to convene the 2008
Annual General Shareholders' Meeting” dated March 19,
2008.
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2.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to issue secured
corporate bond” dated March 19,
2008.
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3.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to acquire a
building” dated March 19, 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:
March 19,
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
1.
AU
Optronics Corp.
March 19,
2008
English
Language Summary
Subject:
The Board resolution to convene the 2008 Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting.
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-17 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating
Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed
Companies
Date of
Events: 2008/03/19
Content:
1. Date of
the board of directors’ resolution: 2008/03/19
2. Date
for convening the shareholders' meeting: 2008/03/19
3.
Location for convening the shareholders' meeting: No. 2, Jhongke Rd., Situn
District, Taichung City, Taiwan R.O.C.
4. Cause
or subjects for convening the meeting:
(1)
Report of 2007 business.
(2)
Audit Committee's review report.
(3)
Report of indirect investments in China in 2007.
(4)
Report on the revisions to the“Rules for Meetings of Board of
Directors”.
B.
Acceptances and Discussions:
(1)
To accept the 2007 Business Report and Financial Statements.
(2)
To approve the proposal for distribution of 2007 profits.
(3)
To approve the proposal for the capitalization of 2007 dividends and
employee profit sharing.
(4)
To approve the proposal for the revisions to the“Rules for the Election of
Directors and Supervisors”.
(5)
To approve the proposal for releasing Directors from non-competition
restrictions.
5. Book
closure starting and ending dates: 2008/04/21 - 2008/06/19
6. Any
other matters that need to be specified:
(1)
The
proposals for 2007 profit distribution and the capitalization of 2007 dividends
and employee profit sharing will be resolved by the Board and be announced 40
days prior to the Meeting date, i.e. by May 9, 200, pursuant to the ROC
rules.
(2)
The 2008
Submission Period of the Company for the submission of shareholder
proposals
pursuant to the ROC Company Law will begin from April 11, 2008 and will end on
April 21, 2008.
(3)
Pursuant
to the Company’s Articles Of Incorporation and Section 4.16(b) of Amendment No.
1 and Section 4.17(b) of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement between
the Company and Citibank, N.A., as Depositary, dated February 15, 2006, any
proposal submitted by ADR holders must be received by the Depositary 2 business
days prior to the expiration of the Submission Period. Therefore, any
proposal submitted by ADR holders must be received by the Depositary between
April 11, 2008 to April 17, 2008. The ADR Record Date is April 21, 2008.
For all enquiries, please contact Citibank Shareholder Services at
1-877-CITI-ADR (248-4237).
Item
2.
AU
Optronics Corp.
March 19,
2008
English
Language Summary
Subject:
The Board resolution to issue secured corporate bond
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-11 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating
Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of
Events: 2008/03/19
Content:
1. Date of the board of directors
resolution:2008/03/19
2. Name 【__nth issue of
(secured, unsecured) corporate bonds of ___ Co.】:
Secured
corporate bonds of AU Optronics.
3. Total amount of the issue: NT$ 7 billion.
4. Face value: NT$ 1 million or integral multiples of NT$ 1
million.
5. Issue price: To be determined.
6. Issue period: Up to 5 years.
7. Issue coupon/interest rate: To be set in accordance with the
market conditions.
8. Types, names, monetary amounts of security or collateral and
stipulations thereupon: Secured by banks.
9. Use of the funds raised by the offering and utilization plan:
Capital expenditure.
10.
Underwriting method: To be determined.
11.
Trustees for the bonds: To be determined.
12.
Underwriter or distributing agent institution: To be
determined.
13.
Guarantor(s) for the issue: Mizuho bank and 3 other
banks.
14.
Institution serving as agent for payment of the principal and interest: To
be determined.
15.
Certifying institution: To be determined.
16.
Where convertible into shares, the rules for conversion:
N/A.
17.
Resale conditions: To be determined
18.
Repurchase conditions: To be determined
19.
The record date for share conversion, if conversion, exchange, or
subscription rights are attached: N/A.
20.
Possible dilution of equity, if conversion, exchange, or subscription
rights are attached: N/A.
21.
Any other matters that need to be specified: Upon the approval of
Securities and Futures Bureau, the Company will apply for trading the secured
corporate bonds on the over-the-counter market.
Item
3.
AU
Optronics Corp.
March 19,
2008
English
Language Summary
Subject:
The Board resolution to acquire a building
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: 2008/03/19
Content:
1. Name and nature of the subject matter (e.g.land located at Sublot
XX, Lot XX, North District, Taichung City): The building is located at No.3,
Industry E. Rd.3, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan
R.O.C.
2. Date of the occurrence of the event: 2008/03/19
3. Transaction volume (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX
p'ing), unit price, total transaction price:
Transaction
volume: 9,256.96 square meters, equivalent to 2,800 ping.
Total
amount of transaction: Up to NT$ 80 million.
4. Counterparty to the trade and its relationship with the company
(if the
trading counterpart is a natural person and is not an actual related
party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required
to be disclosed):
Counterparty:
Qisda Corporation.
The
relationship with the company: The investor under Equity method over the Company
and the investee under Equity method by the Company
concurrently.
5. Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a
public announcement shall also include 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 the date of acquisition:
The reason
for choosing the related party as trading counterpart: The trading asset is
located next to the Company's L1 fab.
Previous
owner: Veutron Corporation.
Price of
transfer by previous owner: NT$ 99.8 million.
The date
of acquisition by Previous owner: May 1, 2002.
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:
The date
of acquisition by the related party: May 1, 2002.
Price of
transfer to the related party: NT$ 99.8 million.
The
related party's relationship to the Company at that time:
The
investor under Equity method over the Company
7. Anticipated loss or profit from the disposal (not applicable in
cases of acquisition of assets) (where originally deferred, the status or
recognition shall be stated and explained): N/A.
8. Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and
monetary amount): Payment in installments.
9. The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as tender
invitation, price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the
decision on price and the decision-making department:
The
transaction price is calculated by the formula set up by the Science Park
Aministration.
10.
Name of the professional appraisal institution and its appraisal amount:
N/A.
11.
Reason for any significant discrepancy with the transaction amount, and
opinion of the certifying CPA: N/A.
12.
Is the appraisal report price a limited price or specific price?:
N/A.
13.
Has an appraisal report not yet been obtained?: N/A.
14.
Reason an appraisal report has not yet been obtained: N/A.
15.
Broker and broker's fee: N/A.
16.
Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: For
Operation.
17.
Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:
No.
18.
Any other matters that need to be specified: Nil.