SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 2, 2013
Commission File Number 001-31335
AU Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrants 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
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1. | Press release entitled, AU Optronics Corp. Announces Proposed Follow-on Public Offering of American Depositary Shares dated May 2, 2013. |
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: May 2, 2013 | By: | /s/ Andy Yang | ||||||
Name: | Andy Yang | |||||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Item 1
News Release |
AU Optronics Corp. Announces Proposed Follow-on Public Offering of American Depositary Shares
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: May 2, 2013
Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 2, 2013
AU Optronics Corp. (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) (the Company or AUO) today announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, 74,000,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs), each representing 10 common shares of the Company, par value NT$10 per share. The Company intends to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 6,000,000 ADSs solely to cover over-allotments.
AUO intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund purchases of raw materials and components from overseas.
Citigroup Global Markets Limited will act as the Global Coordinator for the offering and Citigroup Global Markets Limited and UBS AG (Hong Kong branch) will act as joint bookrunners for the offering. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, Hong Kong Branch, ING Bank N.V., Mizuho Securities Asia Limited and Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Limited will act as the Co-Managers of the offering.
The offering will be made pursuant to the Companys shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 2, 2013. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities and does not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Companys registration statement on Form F-3 and preliminary prospectus supplement are available from the SEC website at: http://www.sec.gov.
Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Citigroup Centre, 33 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5LB, United Kingdom, telephone: 44-(0)20-7986-4000, or UBS AG (Hong Kong branch), 52/F, Two International Financial Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central Hong Kong S.A.R., telephone: (852) 2971-8888.
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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AUO is a provider of optoelectronic solutions. AUO offers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications ranging from 1.5 inches to 65 inches. AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in 2008 and provides customers with high-efficiency solar solutions. AUO currently has global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Czech and Slovakia. AUOs ADSs are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AUO and its common shares are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the stock code 2409.
Safe Harbour Notice
AUO 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 managements 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 the Companys products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled Risk Factors in the Companys Form 20-F and other documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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