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


February 9, 2009

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)


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Item

1.
Press release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports January 2009 Consolidated Revenue” dated February 9, 2009.



 

 
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AU Optronics Corp.
 
Date:   February 9, 2009  
By:
/s/ Max Cheng
  
   
Name:
Max Cheng
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
News Release
 

 
AU Optronics Corp. Reports January 2009 Consolidated Revenue
 
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: February 9, 2009
 
Hsinchu, Taiwan, February 9, 2009 –

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated January 2009 revenue of NT$13,245 million and NT$13,199 million, both down by 10.1% from December 2008 and down by 71.9% from January 2008.

Due to fewer working days caused by Lunar New Year, large-sized panel(a) shipments for January 2009, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications totaled 3.23 million units, a 23.5% M-o-M drop. As to small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments reached over 9.63 million units, a slight 2.2% sequential decrease.

(a)
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

Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2)
Consolidated(3)
Unconsolidated
January 2009
13,245
13,199
December 2008
14,735
14,684
M-o-M Growth
(10.1%)
(10.1%)
January 2008
47,097
47,052
Y-o-Y Growth
(71.9%)
(71.9%)

(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.
 
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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 1.5 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 38,000 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 3Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated October 29, 2008.  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:
 
Bryan Yen
Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Division
Corporate Communications Division
AU Optronics Corp
AU Optronics Corp.
Tel:  +886-3-5008800 ext 6956
+886-3-5008800 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730
+886-3-5772730
Email: bryan.yen@auo.com
yawen.hsiao@auo.com