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, 2004
Commission File Number 001-31335
AU
Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Science-Based Industrial Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item | |
1. | Press release entitled, AU Optronics Corp. FY2003 Net Sales Totaled NT$104.8 Billion, dated January 7, 2004. |
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: January 7, 2004 | By: | /s/ Max Weishun Cheng |
Name: Max Weishun Cheng Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp. FY2003 Net Sales Totaled NT$104.8 Billion
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: January 7, 2004
Hsinchu, Taiwan, January 7, 2004
AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced unaudited consolidated net sales of NT$11,856 million for the month of December 2003, the eighth consecutive month of record sales, while unaudited unconsolidated net sales amounted NT$11,164 million. For the fiscal year 2003, unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$104.8 billion and NT$97.6 billion, respectively.
December shipments of large-size TFT-LCD panels, inclusive of desktop monitors, notebook, LCD TV, and other applications increased 3.4% M-o-M to 1.2 million. Unit shipment for small-medium size panels in December declined 18.9% sequentially to 1.7 million, reflecting the traditional off-season effect.
For fiscal year 2003, unaudited consolidated net sales revenues rise 38.5% from 2002 to NT$104.8 billion, unit shipment for large-size and small-medium size panels totaled 11.85 million and 21.43 million, representing significant growth of 42.4% and 135.7% from 2002, respectively.
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2) | Consolidated(3) | Unconsolidated |
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December 2003 | 11,856 | 11,164 |
November 2003 | 11,369 | 10,561 |
M-o-M Growth | 4.3% | 5.7% |
December 2002 | 5,244 | 5,129 |
Y-o-Y Growth | 126.1% | 117.7% |
January to December 2003(4) | 104,821 | 97,610 |
January to December 2002(4) | 75,689 | 75,507 |
Y-o-Y Growth | 38.5% | 29.3% |
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