Form 6-K

 

 

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

July 10, 2012

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, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports June 2012 Consolidated Revenue” dated July 10, 2012.

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: July 10, 2012    By:  

/s/ Andy Yang

     Name:   Andy Yang
     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

LOGO

News Release

AU Optronics Corp. Reports June 2012 Consolidated Revenue

Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.

Issued on: July 10, 2012

Hsinchu, Taiwan, July 10, 2012 –

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated June 2012 revenue of NT$33,426 million, up by 6.4% month-over-month and 6.9% year-over-year. In the second quarter of 2012, AUO’s unaudited consolidated revenues totaled NT$95,189 million, up by 17.4% quarter-over-quarter and down by 2.9% year-over-year.

For June 2012, large-sized panel(a) shipments, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, exceeded 11.50 million units, an increase of 12.5% from the previous month. As for small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments were around 14.30 million units, up by 11.8% month-over-month.

In the second quarter of 2012, large-sized panel shipments totaled over 31.75 million units, up by 16.5% quarter-over-quarter and 7.2% year-over-year. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels in the same quarter reached around 38.00 million units, up by 3.6% quarter-over-quarter and down by 16.4% year-over-year.

 

(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  

June 2012

      33,426        32,398   

May 2012

      31,402        30,187   

M-o-M Growth

      6.4 %      7.3 % 

June 2011

      31,273        30,002   

Y-o-Y Growth

      6.9 %      8.0 % 

Jan to June 2012

      176,290        169,326   

Jan to June 2011

      191,279        181,683   

Y-o-Y Growth

      (7.8 %)      (6.8 %) 

(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. and its affiliates, BriView Electronics Corp. and its affiliates, Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., Darshin Microelectronics Inc., and AUO Crystal Corp. and its affiliates.

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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 71 inches. AUO generated NT$467.2 billion in sales revenue in 2010 (US$16 billion) 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. The Display and Solar businesses were established respectively as the Company’s two core businesses in October, 2010. For more information, please visit AUO.com.

 

* 2011 year end revenue converted at an exchange rate of NTD30.27:USD1.

Safe Harbour Notice

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of 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 April 27th, 2012.

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

 

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