Unassociated Document


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


May 8, 2007
 
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.
Press release entitled, “AUO April 2007 Consolidated Revenues Totaled NT$31.6 Billion”, dated May 8, 2007.






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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: May 8, 2007  
By:
/s/ Max Cheng
  
   
Name:
Max Cheng
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
 
 
 
 




Item 1

News Release

 
AU Optronics Corp. April 2007 Consolidated Revenues Totaled NT$31.6 Billion
 
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: May 8, 2007
 
Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 8, 2007 -

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated April 2007 monthly revenues of NT$31,551 million and unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$31, 549 million, both increasing 6.7% sequentially. On a year-over-year comparison, both consolidated and unconsolidated April 2007 revenues increased by 40.6%.

Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for April broke the six-million mark and set a new record of 6.13 million units, a 4.1% increase from March 2007. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels also hit a historical high to total 9.32 million, a 1.4% sequential growth.

 (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
April 2007
31,551
31,549
March 2007
29,572
29,566
M-o-M Growth
6.7%
6.7%
April 2006
22,444
22,444
Y-o-Y Growth
40.6%
40.6%
Jan to Apr 2007
112,271
112,243
Jan to Apr 2006
88,696
88,685
Y-o-Y Growth
26.6%
26.6%
 
(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 and Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co.

 
 
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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) is one of the top three largest manufacturers* of large-size thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (“TFT-LCD”), with approximately 20.1%* of global market share with revenues of NT$293.1billion (US$9.0bn)* in 2006. TFT-LCD technology is currently the most widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted for 40”+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO’s new generation (7.5-generation) fabrication facility production started mass production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company currently operates one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four 5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT- LCD fabs, in addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center specializes in new technology platform and new product development. AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of offering a wide range of small- to large- size (1.5”-46”) TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to offer a broad and diversified product portfolio.

* DisplaySearch 1Q2007 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated May 5, 2007. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2006 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.59:USD1.
 

 
 
For more information, please contact:  
   
Rose Lee Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Dept  Corporate Communications Dept.
AU Optronics Corp AU Optronics Corp.
Tel: +886-3-5008899 ext 3204 +886-3-5008899 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730 +886-3-5772730
Email:rose.lee@auo.com    yawen.hsiao@auo.com