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 8,
2010
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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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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Item
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1.
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Press
release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports March 2010 Consolidated
Revenue” dated April 8, 2010.
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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: April 8,
2010
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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 March 2010 Consolidated Revenue
Issued by: AU Optronics
Corp.
Issued on: April 8,
2010
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, April 8, 2010 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary
consolidated March 2010 revenue of NT$40,666 million, up by 24.5% from February
and 83.9% year-over-year.
In
the first quarter of 2010, AUO’s unaudited consolidated revenues totaled
NT$111,556 million, down by a slight 2.9% quarter-over-quarter but an impressive
growth of 119.9% year-over-year.
Large-sized panel
(a)
shipments for March 2010, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD
TV and other applications, hit a record high, amounting to approximately 9.77
million units, an increase of 22.0% from the previous month. As for
small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments reached 21.39 million units, up by
32.9% month-over-month.
In
the first quarter of 2010, large-sized panel shipments exceeded 27.22 million
units, a slight decrease of 0.6% from last quarter but a significant YoY
increase of 107.1%. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels in the same
quarter totaled 56.99 million units, down by 5.2% quarter-over-quarter, but up
by 32.7% year-over-year.
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(a)
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Large size
refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement
while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches.
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Sales Report
:(Unit: NT$ million)
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Net Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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March 2010
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40,666
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38,801
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February 2010
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32,666
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31,182
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M-o-M
Growth
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24.5%
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24.4%
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March 2009
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22,115
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21,947
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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83.9%
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76.8%
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Jan to March 2010
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111,556
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106,242
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Jan to March 2009
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50,741
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50,469
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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119.9%
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110.5%
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(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) Corp., AU Optronics
(Suzhou) Corp., AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corp., AU Optronics Manufacturing
(Shanghai) Corp., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions (L) Corp.,
Darwin Precisions (Suzhou) Corp., Darwin Precisions (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin
Precision Corp., BriView Electronics(L) Corp., BriView Electronics Corp., BVCH
Optronics (Sichuan) Corp., BriView Technology Corp., AU Optronics (Czech)
s.r.o., M. Setek Co., Ltd. and its affiliates, Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd.,
Lextar Electronics Corp., and
AUO Energy Taiwan
Corp.
# # #
ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp.
(AUO) is a global leader of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels
(TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with 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$359.3 billion (US$11.2
billion) in sales revenue in 2009 with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland
China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is
the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York
Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in
late 2008, and formally founded its Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit in October,
2009. For more information, please visit AUO.com.
Safe Harbour
Notice
AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of large-size TFT-LCD panels, today
announced the above news. Except for statements in respect of
historical matters, the statements contained in this Release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
forward-looking statements were based on our management's expectations,
projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues
and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization
rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans
and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown
risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the
flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products,
technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other
risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4th,
2008.
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For more
information, please contact:
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Freda
Lee
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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 3206
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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: freda.lee@auo.com
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yawen.hsiao@auo.com
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