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

October 29, 2010

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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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

1.  
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the investment in Darwin Precisions (ChengDu) Corp. through DPLB and DPHK on behalf of Darwin Precisions Corp. (“DPTW”), a subsidiary of AUO”, dated October 29, 2010.
2.  
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the investment in Kingda (Xiemen) Ltd. through Offshore Company, on behalf of Darwin Precisions Corp. (“DPTW”), a subsidiary of AUO”, dated October 29, 2010.
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

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: October 29, 2010
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
AU Optronics Corp.

October 29, 2010
English Language Summary

Subject:
To announce the investment in Darwin Precisions (ChengDu) Corp. through DPLB and DPHK on behalf of Darwin Precisions Corp.(“DPTW”), a subsidiary of AUO
 
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: 2010/10/29
 
Content:
 
1.  
Date of occurrence of the event:2010/10/29
 
2.  
Method of the present increase (decrease) in investment: To invest through Darwin Precisions (Hong Kong) Limited (“DPHK”) by capitalizing from the retained earnings of Darwin Precisions (L) Corp. (“DPLB”).
 
3.  
Transaction volume, price per unit, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
 
US$ 3,000 thousand
 
4.  
Company name of the invested mainland Chinese company:
 
Darwin Precisions (ChengDu) Corp.
 
5.  
Paid-in capital of said invested mainland Chinese company:
 
US$ 5,000 thousand
 
6.  
Amount of new capital increment currently planned by said invested mainland Chinese company: US$ 3,000 thousand
 
7.  
Main business items of said invested mainland Chinese company: To manufacture and sale LCD display and related parts and components (including backlight and LCD modules).
 
8.  
Type of CPA opinion issued for the financial statement of said invested mainland Chinese company for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
9.  
Net worth of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
10.  
Amount of profit/loss of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
11.  
Amount of actual investment to date in said invested mainland Chinese company:
 
US$ 3,794 thousand
 
12.  
Counterparty to the transaction and its relationship to the Company: DPTW’s subsidiary
 
13.  
Where the counterparty to the transaction is an actual related party, public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as the   counterparty and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), the date of transfer, and the price: N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
14.  
Where a person who owned the subject matter of the transaction within the past five years has been an actual related party of the company, public announcement shall also be made of the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related party and such party’s relationship to the company at those times: N/A
 
15.  
Gain (or loss) on disposal: N/A
 
16.  
Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: N/A
 
17.  
The manner of deciding on this transaction, the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department: The Board of DPTW resolved the investment and authorized the Chairman or President to deal with the investment.
 
18.  
Broker: N/A
 
19.  
Concrete purpose of the acquisition or disposal: Long term investment
 
20.  
Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No
 
21.  
Total amount of mainland China area investment (including the present investment) approved by the Investment Commission to date: US$ 58,517 thousand
 
22.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 42.69%
 
23.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period:11.65%
 
24.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 23.04%
 
25.  
Total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date: US$ 55,517 thousand
 
26.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 40.50%
 
27.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period: 11.06%
 
28.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 21.86%
 
29.  
Amount of recognized profits and losses on investment in the mainland China area for the most recent three fiscal years:
 
2007:0
2008:0
2009: NT$ 545,568 thousand
 
30.  
Amount of profit remitted back to Taiwan for the most recent three fiscal years:
 
2007:0
2008:0
2009: US$ 45,330 thousand
 
31.  
Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No.
 
32.  
Any other matters that need to be specified: The investment is subject to the authority’s approval.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2
 
AU Optronics Corp.

October 29, 2010
English Language Summary

Subject:
To announce the investment in Kingda (Xiemen) Ltd. through Offshore Company, on behalf of Darwin Precisions Corp.(“DPTW”), a subsidiary of AUO
 
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: 2010/10/29
 
Content:
 
1.  
Date of occurrence of the event:2010/10/29
 
2.  
Method of the present increase (decrease) in investment: To invest through Offshore Company by capitalizing from working capital of DPTW.
 
3.  
Transaction volume, price per unit, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
 
US$ 7,350 thousand. The investment could be capitalized gradually.
 
4.  
Company name of the invested mainland Chinese company:
 
Kinda (Xiemen) Ltd. (tentative)
 
5.  
Paid-in capital of said invested mainland Chinese company: 0
 
6.  
Amount of new capital increment currently planned by said invested mainland Chinese company: US$ 15,000 thousand
 
7.  
Main business items of said invested mainland Chinese company: To manufacture and sale TFT-LCD Light Guide Plate, Diffuser Plate, and display plastic box.
 
8.  
Type of CPA opinion issued for the financial statement of said invested mainland Chinese company for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
9.  
Net worth of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
10.  
Amount of profit/loss of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
11.  
Amount of actual investment to date in said invested mainland Chinese company: 0
 
12.  
Counterparty to the transaction and its relationship to the Company: DPTW’s investment company
 
13.  
Where the counterparty to the transaction is an actual related party, public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as the    counterparty and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), the date of transfer, and the price: N/A
 
14.  
Where a person who owned the subject matter of the transaction within the past five years has been an actual related party of the company, public announcement shall also be made of the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related party and such party’s relationship to the company at those times: N/A
 
 
 
 
 
 
15.  
Gain (or loss) on disposal: N/A
 
16.  
Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: N/A
 
17.  
The manner of deciding on this transaction, the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department: The Board of DPTW resolved the investment and authorized the Chairman to deal with the investment.
 
18.  
Broker: N/A
 
19.  
Concrete purpose of the acquisition or disposal: Long term investment
 
20.  
Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No
 
21.  
Total amount of mainland China area investment (including the present investment) approved by the Investment Commission to date: US$ 62,867 thousand
 
22.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 45.86%
 
23.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period:12.52%
 
24.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 24.75%
 
25.  
Total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date: US$ 55,517 thousand
 
26.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 40.50%
 
27.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period: 11.06%
 
28.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 21.86%
 
29.  
Amount of recognized profits and losses on investment in the mainland China area for the most recent three fiscal years:
 
2007:0
2008:0
2009: NT$ 545,568 thousand
 
30.  
Amount of profit remitted back to Taiwan for the most recent three fiscal years:
 
2007:0
2008:0
2009: US$ 45,330 thousand
 
31.  
Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No
 
32.  
Any other matters that need to be specified: The investment is subject to the authority’s approval.