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
January
7,
2008
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Commission
File Number
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001-31335
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AU
Optronics Corp.
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(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
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No.
1 Li-Hsin Road 2
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Hsinchu
Science Park
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Hsinchu,
Taiwan
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form
20-F
X Form 40-F
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INDEX
TO
EXHIBITS
Item:
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1.
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Press
release entitled, “AUO Reports December 2007 Consolidated Revenue of
NT$48.94 Billion, Full Year 2007 Revenue of NT$480.188 Billion”, dated
January 7, 2008.
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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.
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AU
Optronics Corp.
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Date:
January 7, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Max Cheng
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Name:
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Max
Cheng
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Item
1
News
Release
AUO
Reports
December 2007 Consolidated Revenue of NT$48.94 Billion, Full Year 2007 Revenue
of NT$480.188 Billion
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, January 7, 2008 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE:
AUO) today announced December 2007 revenue with preliminary
consolidated revenue of NT$48,940 million and unconsolidated revenue of
NT$48,828 million; decreasing 8.4% and 8.5% respectively from the previous
month. On a year-over-year comparison, December 2007 consolidated and
unconsolidated revenues increased by 73.6% and 73.5%
correspondingly.
For
the year ended December 31, 2007, unaudited consolidated revenue totaled
NT$480,188 million, representing historical record breaking result with a
significant 63.8% Y-o-Y increase. Meanwhile, unconsolidated revenue amounted
to
NT$479,727 million, representing a Y-o-Y growth of 63.7%.
In
December 2007, shipments of large-sized panels used in desktop monitor, notebook
PC, LCD TV and other applications reached around 7.39 million units, showing
a
6.8% decrease from November 2007. Shipments of small- and
medium-sized panels totaled 16.22 million, representing a slight 0.4 %
sequential decrease.
Preliminary
shipments of large-sized panels for the fourth quarter of 2007 reached 23.21
million units, representing a 4.3% increase from last quarter. Shipments
for
small- and medium-sized panels increased to total 48.01 million units, revealing
a 17.9 % sequential growth. Both broke the historical records.
As
for the 2007 full-year unit shipments, large-sized panels reached 80.9 million
units with a significant 65.9% Y-o-Y increase. Meanwhile, small- and
medium-sized panels had a remarkable amount of 143.07 million units, revealing
a
Y-o-Y growth of 80.7%.
Sales
Report: (Unit:
NT$ million)
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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December
2007
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48,940
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48,828
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November
2007
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53,438
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53,364
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M-o-M
Growth
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(8.4%)
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(8.5%)
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December
2006
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28,190
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28,150
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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73.6%
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73.5%
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Jan
to Dec 2007
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480,188
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479,727
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Jan
to Dec 2006
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293,107
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293,028
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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63.8%
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63.7%
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(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) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou)
Corporation, and
AU Optronics (Shanghai)
Corporation.
# # #
ABOUT
AU
OPTRONICS
AU
Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) is one of the top three largest manufacturers* of
large-size thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (“TFT-LCD”), with
approximately 20.4%* of global market share with revenues of NT$480.188 billion
(US$14.81billion)* in 2007. TFT-LCD technology is currently the most
widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted for 40”+ sized
LCD TV panels, AUO’s new generation (7.5-generation) fabrication facility
production started mass production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The
Company currently operates one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four
5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT- LCD fabs,
in
addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center
specializes in new technology platform and new product
development. AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable
of offering a wide range of small- to large- size (1.5”-65”) TFT-LCD panels,
which enables it to offer a broad and diversified product
portfolio.
*
DisplaySearch 3Q2007 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated Dec 10,
2007. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any
endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2007 year end revenue
converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.43:USD1.
For
more
information, please contact:
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Rose
Lee
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Yawen
Hsiao
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Corporate
Communications Dept
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Corporate
Communications Dept.
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AU
Optronics
Corp
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AU
Optronics
Corp.
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Tel: +886-3-5008899
ext 3204
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+886-3-5008899
ext 3211
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Fax:
+886-3-5772730
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+886-3-5772730
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Email:
rose.lee@auo.com
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yawen.hsiao@auo.com
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