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
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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Form
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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 January 2010 Consolidated
Revenue” dated February 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: February
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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Item
1
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News
Release
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AU
Optronics Corp. Reports January 2010 Consolidated Revenue
Issued by: AU Optronics
Corp.
Issued on: February 8,
2010
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, February 8, 2010 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary
consolidated January 2010 revenue of NT$38,225 million, up by 3.8% from December
2009 and surged by an impressive 188.6% year-over-year.
Large-sized panel
(a) shipments for January 2010, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook
PC, and LCD TV, totaled 9.45 million units, a 3.8% month-over-month growth. As
to small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments were close to 19.52 million
units, a 23.4% increase from the previous month.
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(a)
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Large-size
refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement
while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches
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Sales Report :(
Unit: NT$ million)
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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January
2010
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38,225
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36,260
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December
2009
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36,836
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35,204
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M-o-M
Growth
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3.8%
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3.0%
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January
2009
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13,245
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13,199
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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188.6%
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174.7%
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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 worldwide top three manufacturer* 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 green energy industry in late 2008, and formally founded the Solar
Photovoltaic Business Unit in October, 2009. For more information, please visit
AUO.com.
* DisplaySearch
3Q2009 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report. This data is used as reference
only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection
therewith. 2009 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of
NTD31.95:USD1.
| For more information, please contact: | |
| Freda Lee | Yawen Hsiao |
| Corporate Communications Division | Corporate Communications Division |
| AU Optronics Corp. | AU Optronics Corp. |
| Tel: +886-3-5008800 ext 3206 | +886-3-5008800 ext 3211 |
| Fax: +886-3-5772730 | +886-3-5772730 |
| Email: freda.lee@auo.com | yawen .hsiao@auo.com |