Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
13 November 2017 - 10:11PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 13, 2017
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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Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Note:
Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
holders.
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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Note:
Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant
foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated,
domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on
which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required
to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been
the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether
by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If "Yes" is marked,
indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
Not applicable
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Item
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1.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the disposal of common stock of Darwin
Precisions Corp. ” dated November 13, 2017.
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2.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “AUO will attend "Morgan Stanley 16th Annual
Asia Pacific Summit"” dated November 13, 2017.
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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:
November 13, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Benjamin Tseng
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Name:
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Benjamin Tseng
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Item 1
AU Optronics
Corp.
November
13, 2017
English Language
Summary
Subject:
To announce the disposal of common stock of Darwin Precisions Corp.
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of Events: 2017/11/13
Contents:
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1.
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Name of the securities:Common
stock of Darwin Precisions Corp. ("Darwin")
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2.
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Trading date:2017/11/13~2017/11/13
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3.
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Trading volume, unit price,
and total monetary amount of the transaction:
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Volume:
AU Optronics Corp.("The Company"):46,500 thousand shares;
Konly
Venture Corp.("Konly")
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19,960 thousand shares.
Unit
price: NT$26.85 per share.
Total
monetary amount:The Company: NT$1,249 million; Konly
:
NT$536
million.
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4.
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Gain (or loss) (not applicable
in case of acquisition of securities):
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After
this transaction, Darwin is still a subsidiary of the Company. According to the relating accounting principles, the difference
between the proceeds and the relating book value should be recognized as capital surplus and would not have impact on the Company's
income statement.
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5.
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Relationship with the underlying
company of the trade: A subsidiary of the Company.
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6.
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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):
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Current
cumulative volume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of the security being traded (including the current trade)
The
Company:190,108 thousand shares, NT$84,934 million and 28.56%;
Konly
:
42,598
thousand shares, NT$3,974 million and 6.40%.
Status
of any restriction of rights (e.g.pledges): None.
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7.
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Current ratio of long or
short term securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most
recent financial statement and the operational capital as shown in the most recent financial statement:
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Current
ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade)to the total assets: The Company:23.74%; Konly
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1.11%.
Current
ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade)to the shareholder's equity:The Company:41.66%;
Konly
:
1.95%.
The
operational capital: NT$ 12,636 million
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8.
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Concrete purpose/objective
of the acquisition or disposal:To liquidate asset.
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9.
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Do the directors have any
objections to the present transaction?:No.
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10.
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Any other matters that
need to be specified:
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1.
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After the current trade,
the company holds 41.05% of Darwin’s outstanding common shares on a consolidated basis.
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2.
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The total assets and operational
capital in the most recent financial statements refer to the amount of the Company's stand alone financial statements for the
year of 2016; the shareholder's equity in the most recent financial statement refer to the Company's consolidated financial statements
for the third quarter of 2017.
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Item 2
AU Optronics
Corp.
November
13, 2017
English Language
Summary
Subject:
AUO will attend "Morgan Stanley 16th Annual Asia Pacific Summit"
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-12 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of Events: 2017/11/13
Contents:
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1.
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Date of the investor conference:2017/11/15~2017/11/16
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2.
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Time of the investor conference:08:30
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3.
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Location of the investor
conference: Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Singapore
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4.
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Brief information disclosed
in the investor conference:
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To
brief AUO's operating and financial results based on the information released at 2017 Q3 investor conference.
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5.
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The presentation of the
investor conference release:
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Please
refer to MOPS or AUO's website for 2017 Q3 investor conference presentation.
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6.
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Will the presentation be
released in the Company’s website:
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https://www.auo.com/en-global/Investor_Conference/index
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7.
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Any other matters that
need to be specified:None.
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