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
For the month of March, 2003
Commission File Number 001-31335
AU Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Science-Based Industrial 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
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1. Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, "Acquisition of patents", for the
period of February 2003.
2. Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, "Report of changes or status of
Sales volume, Financial derivative transactions, Funds lent to other
parties, and Endorsements and guarantees for the period of February 2003",
dated March 5, 2003.
3. Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, "The acquisition and the disposition
of assets by AUO for the period of February 2003.", dated March 15, 2003
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: March 19, 2003 By: /s/ Max Weishun Cheng
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Name: Max Weishun Cheng
Title: Chief Financial Officer
item 1
AU Optronics Corporation
February 1-28, 2002
English Language Summary
Subject: Acquisition of patents
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 2-10 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's
operation procedures for the Publication of Material Information by
Listed Companies
Content:
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Patent Number Name of patent Acquisition date
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R.O.C. 146103 Plasma display panel and a method for making 02/07/2003
the same
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R.O.C. 147623 A high cntrast pdp and a method for making the 02/07/2003
same
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R.O.C. 147939 Front plate of a plasma display panel (PDP) and 02/07/2003
the method of fabricating the same
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R.O.C. 148535 Plasma display panel 02/07/2003
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U.S. 6,476,590 B2 Residual image improving system for a liquid 02/25/2003
crystal display(lcd)
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U.S. 6,515,420 B2 Full-color plasma display panel using different 02/25/2003
discharge gases to emit lights
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ITEM 2
AU Optronics Corporation
March 5, 2003
English Language Summary
Subject: Report of changes or status of the followingiG
1) Sales volume,
2) Financial derivatives transactions,
3) Funds lent to other parties,
4) Endorsements and guarantees, for the period of February 2003.
Content:
1. Sales volume (NT$ Thousand)
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Period Items 2003 2002 Changes %
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February Invoice 4,849,736 6,531,992 -1,682,256 -25.75
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Jan ~ February Invoice 9,726,699 12,642,449 -2,915,715 -23.06
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February Net sales 5,397,961 6,400,410 -1,002,449 -15.66
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Jan ~ February Net sales 10,743,864 12,626,060 -1,882,196 -14.91
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2. Financial derivatives transactions
Hedging purpose (for assets/liabilities denominated in foreign currencies)
(NT$Million)
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AUO AUO's subsidiaries
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Underlying assets / liabilities 13,651 0
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Financial instruments Forward contract Forward contract
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Realized profit (loss) -7 0
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3. Funds lent to other parties (NT$ Thousand)
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Bal. as of
Limit of lending December period end
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AUO 0 0 0
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AUO's subsidiaries 0 0 0
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4. Endorsements and guarantees (NT$ Thousand)
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Bal. as of
Limit of endorsements February period end
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AUO 156,881,178 4,052,680 4,052,680
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AUO's subsidiaries 156,881,178 4,052,680 4,052,680
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AUO endorses for subsidiaries 4,052,680 -
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AUO's subsidiaries endorse for AUO 0 -
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AUO endorses for PRC companies 0 -
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AUO's subsidiaries endorse for PRC companies 4,052,680 -
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ITEM 3
AU Optronics Corporation
March 15, 2002
English Language Summary
Subject: The acquisition and the disposition of assets by AUO for the month of
February 2003
Content:
1. The acquisition assets (NT$ Thousand)
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Description of assets February Jan~ February
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Marketable securities 135,000 516,000
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Fixed assets 822,513 3,954,897
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2. The disposition of assets (NT$ Thousand)
AUO
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Description of assets February Jan~ February
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Marketable securities - 805,954
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Fixed assets 183,123 285,232
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AUO's subsidiaries
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Description of assets February Jan~ February
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Marketable securities 3,972 3,972
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Fixed assets - -
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