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


November 18, 2011

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.  
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the acquisition of common stock of  M.Setek Co., Ltd.(“M.Setek”) on behalf of AUO Crystal Corp. (“ACC”), a subsidiary of AUO” dated November 18, 2011.

 
 
 
 

 
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: November 18, 2011
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
AU Optronics Corp.
November 18, 2011
English Language Summary

Subject:
To announce the acquisition of common stock of M.Setek Co., Ltd.(“M.Setek”) on behalf of AUO Crystal Corp. (“ACC”), 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: 2011/11/18
 
Contents:
 
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): Common stock of M.Setek
 
2.
Date of occurrence of the event: 2011/11/18
 
3.
Volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
 
Volume: 464,887 shares;
 
Unit price: JPY 4,150;
 
Total monetary amount: JPY 1,929,281 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): 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): N/A
 
9.
Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: Make the payment within subscription period; N/A; N/A
 
 
 
 
 
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 ACC resolved to acquire common stock of M.Setek and to authorize the chairman to deal with the transaction 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: 2,052,498 shares (including common stock and preferred stock)
 
Current cumulative amount: JPY 12,186,045 thousand (including common stock and preferred stock)
 
Shareholding percentage of the holding: 94.95% (shareholding percentage of common stock); 91.74% (shareholding percentage if all preferred stocks converted)
 
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 ACC: 7.26%
 
Current ratio of securities investment (including the current trade) to the shareholder’s equity of ACC: 7.96%
 
Operating capital of ACC: 8,392,881 housand
 
13.
Broker and broker’s fee: N/A
 
14.
Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: Long-term investment
 
15.
Net worth per share of company underlying securities acquired or disposed of: JPY 4,150
 
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: None