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
July 8, 2005
Commission File Number 001-31335
AU Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Item | |
| 1. | Press release entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Announces Proposed Offering of American Depositary Shares”, dated July 8, 2005 |
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: July 8, 2005 | By: | /s/ Max Weishun Cheng | |
| Name: | Max Weishun Cheng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
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News Release |
AU Optronics Corp. Announces Proposed Offering of
American Depositary Shares
Hsinchu, Taiwan, July 8, 2005 –
AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) announced that on July 8, 2005, it filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with a proposed offering of 30,000,000 American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”), each ADS representing ten common shares of the Company, par value NT$10 per share. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 10% over-allotment option to purchase up to 3,000,000 ADSs. The offering is expected to be underwritten by a syndicate to be lead-managed by Goldman Sachs International.
AUO is a manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels of various sizes based in Taiwan.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Dept.
AU Optronics Corp.
No.1, Li-Hsin Road 2, Science-Based Industrial Park,
Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-3-5008899 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730
Email:yawenhsiao@auo.com