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 23, 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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Item | ||
| 1. Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the disposal of ownership of HEBEI NINGJIN SONGGONG SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. on behalf of M.Setek Co., Ltd.(“M.Setek”), a subsidiary of AUO”, dated July 23, 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 23, 2012 | By: | /s/ Andy Yang | ||||
| Name: | Andy Yang | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
AU Optronics Corp.
July 23, 2012
English Language Summary
| Subject: | To announce the disposal of ownership of HEBEI NINGJIN SONGGONG SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. on behalf of M.Setek Co., Ltd.(“M.Setek”), 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: | 2012/07/23 |
Content:
| 1. | Name and nature of the subject matter (if preferred shares, the terms and conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g.dividend yield): |
Ownership of HEBEI NINGJIN SONGGONG SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
| 2. | Date of occurrence of the event:2012/07/23~2012/07/23 |
| 3. | Volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction: |
Total monetary amount: Not less than CNY 226,000 thousand
| 4. | Counterpart to the trade and its relationship to the Company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and furthermore is not an actual related party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be disclosed): |
JA SOLAR HONGKONG LIMITED; N/A
| 5. | Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer, and date of acquisition: N/A |
| 6. | Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the person’s relationship to the company at those times: N/A |
| 7. | Matters related to the creditor’s rights currently being disposed of (including types of collateral of the disposed creditor’s rights; if the creditor’s rights are creditor’s rights toward a related person, the name of the related person and the book amount of the creditor’s rights toward such related person currently being disposed of must also be announced): N/A |
| 8. | Anticipated profit or loss from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of securities) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition shall be stated and explained): |
The profit from the disposal is estimated to be around JPY 1,391 million, which is calculated from the transaction amount of CNY 226,000 thousand.
| 9. | Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: |
Payment will be made in accordance with the agreement; according to the agreement; according to the agreement
| 10. | The manner in which the current transaction was decided, the reference basis for the decision on price, and the decision-making department: |
The Board of M.Setek resolved the transaction and authorized the chairman to deal with all related arrangements within a specified amount.
| 11. | Current cumulative volume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of the security being traded (including the current trade) and status of any restriction of rights (e.g.pledges): |
Current cumulative volume:0 shares
Current cumulative amount:0
Shareholding percentage of the holding:0%
| 12. | Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets and shareholder’s equity as shown in the most recent financial statement and the operating capital as shown in the most recent financial statement: |
Current ratio of securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets of M.Setek: 0.1 %
Current ratio of securities investment (including the current trade) to the shareholder’s equity of M.Setek: 3.13 %
Operating capital of M.Setek: JPY 16,562,804 thousand
| 13. | Broker and broker’s fee: N/A |
| 14. | Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: To liquidate asset. |
| 15. | Net worth per share of company underlying securities acquired or disposed of: N/A |
| 16. | Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No |
| 17. | Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No |
| 18. | Any other matters that need to be specified: N/A |