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
7, 2009
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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
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Form
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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 September 2009 Consolidated
Revenue” dated October 7, 2009.
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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: October 7,
2009
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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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Item
1.
News
Release
AU Optronics Corp. Reports Sep. 2009 Consolidated Revenue
Issued by: AU Optronics
Corp.
Issued on: October 7,
2009
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, October 7, 2009 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary
consolidated and unconsolidated Sep. 2009 revenue of NT$41,079 million and
NT$39,446 million, up 8.9% and 6.9% respectively from August 2009. In terms of
Y-o-Y comparison, they were up by 19.7% and 15% correspondingly.
In
the third quarter of 2009, AUO’s unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated
revenues totaled NT$111,344 million and NT$108,200 million. It represented an
increase of 35% and 32.8% from the second quarter of 2009, as well as a 7% and
4.2% increase from the same period in 2008.
The large-sized
panel
(a) shipments for Sep. 2009, with applications on desktop monitor,
notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, were over 9.38 million units, an
increase of 3.5% from August 2009. As to small- and -medium-sized panels, the
shipments were close to 23.6 million units, up 19.8% compared to last
month.
In
the third quarter of 2009, large-sized panel shipments were close to 26.71
million units, a 19.2% Q-o-Q and a 28.9%Y-o-Y increase. Shipments of small- and
-medium-sized panels in the same quarter totaled 64.8 million units, up 6.5%
from last quarter, also a 6% Y-o-Y increase.
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(a)
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Large-size
refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement
while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches
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Sales Report
:(Unit: NT$ million)
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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September
2009
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41,079
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39,446
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August
2009
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37,713
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36,911
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M-o-M
Growth
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8.9%
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6.9%
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September
2008
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34,322
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34,296
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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19.7%
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15.0%
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Jan to Sep.
2009
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244,571
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240,115
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Jan to Sep.
2008
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364,178
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362,439
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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(32.8%)
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(33.8%)
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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., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., Lextar Electronics Corp., and
AUO
Energy Taiwan
Corp.
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 1.2 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 42,000 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
2Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated August 5, 2009. 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:
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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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