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
March 5,
2009
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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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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Item
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1.
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Press
release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Reports February 2009 Consolidated
Revenue” dated March 5, 2009.
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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: March 5,
2009
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By:
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/s/
Andy Yang
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Name:
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Andy
Yang
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Item
1
News
Release
AU Optronics Corp. Reports February 2009 Consolidated Revenue
Issued by: AU Optronics
Corp.
Issued on: March 5,
2009
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, March 5, 2009 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the
"Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary
consolidated and unconsolidated February 2009 revenue of NT$15,381 million and
NT$15,323 million, both increased by 16.1% from January 2009. In terms of Y-o-Y
comparison, they were down by 63.8% and 63.9% respectively.
Encouraged by some
urgent orders, large-sized panel(a) shipments for February 2009, with
applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications,
totaled 3.99 million units, a substantial 23.6% M-o-M increase. As to
small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments reached over 14.0 million units,
also a significant 45.4% sequential increase.
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(a)
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Large size
refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement
while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches
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Sales Report
:(Unit: NT$ million)
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Net Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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February 2009
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15,381
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15,323
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January 2009
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13,245
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13,199
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M-o-M
Growth
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16.1%
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16.1%
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February 2008
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42,474
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42,426
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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(63.8%)
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(63.9%)
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Jan to Feb 2009
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28,626
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28,522
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Jan to Feb 2008
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89,571
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89,478
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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(68.0%)
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(68.1%)
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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, AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation, Tech - Well
(Shanghai) Display Co., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions (L)
Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o. and Lextar
Electronics Corp.
# # #
ABOUT
AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp.
(AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film transistor liquid
crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers a full range
of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes
ranging from 1.5 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$423.9
billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now houses a staff of
more than 38,000 employees throughout its global operations spreading across
Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe.
Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to successfully list at
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information, please visit
AUO.com.
* DisplaySearch
3Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated October 29,
2008. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any
endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2008 year end revenue
converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.76:USD1.
For more
information, please contact:
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Bryan
Yen
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Yawen
Hsiao
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Corporate
Communications Division
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Corporate
Communications Division
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AU Optronics
Corp
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AU Optronics
Corp.
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Tel: +886-3-5008800
ext 6956
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+886-3-5008800
ext 3211
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Fax:
+886-3-5772730
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+886-3-5772730
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Email: bryan.yen@auo.com
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yawen.hsiao@auo.com
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