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

December 7, 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. Press release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports November 2012 Consolidated Revenue” dated December 7, 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: December 7, 2012   By:  

  /s/ Andy Yang

    Name:   Andy Yang
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer

LOGO    LOGO

AU Optronics Corp. Reports November 2012 Consolidated Revenue

Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.

Issued on: December 7, 2012

Hsinchu, Taiwan, December 7, 2012 –

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated November 2012 revenue of NT$33,901 million, up by 1.4% month-over-month and up by 10.9% year-over-year.

For November 2012, Large-sized panel(a) shipments, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications, were over 10.70 million units, an increase of 8% from the previous month. As for small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments almost reached 13.20 million units, down by 5.8% month-over-month.

 

(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
November 2012    33,901    32,618
October 2012    33,448    31,885
M-o-M Growth    1.4%    2.3%
November 2011    30,579    28,753
Y-o-Y Growth    10.9%    13.4%
Jan to November 2012    346,420    332,330
Jan to November 2011    351,996    333,294
Y-o-Y Growth    (1.6%)    (0.3%)

 

(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 one of the world’s leading providers of optoelectronic solutions. AUO offers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications ranging from 1.2 inches to 71 inches. Based on its profound R&D and manufacturing experience, AUO continues to develop advanced display technologies of the next generation. AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in 2008. By building a vertically integrated high-efficiency solar value chain, AUO provides its customers with high-efficiency solar solutions. AUO currently has global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Czech and Slovakia. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO has also been named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for three consecutive years from 2010 to 2012. AUO generated NT$379.7 billion (US$ 12.54 billion) in sales revenue in 2011. 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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