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
August
7,
2007
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Commission
File Number 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
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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, “AU Optronics Corp. July 2007 Consolidated Revenues Set
Record High at NT$40.1 Billion”, dated August 7,
2007.
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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:
August 7, 2007
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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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News
Release
AU
Optronics Corp. July 2007 Consolidated Revenues Set Record High at NT$40.1
Billion
Issued
by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued
on: August 7, 2007
Hsinchu,
Taiwan, August 7, 2007 –
AU
Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE:
AUO) today announced another record high for July 2007 revenue with
preliminary consolidated revenue of NT$40,126 million and unconsolidated
revenue
of NT$40,099 million. Both broke the NT$40 billion mark for the first
time and rose 3% and 3.1% respectively from the previous month. On a
year-over-year comparison, consolidated and unconsolidated July 2007 revenues
increased significantly by 99.5% and 99.4% correspondingly.
Shipments
of
large-sized panels(a) used in
desktop
monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for July also set a new
record of 6.85 million units, a slight 0.1% increase from June 2007. Shipments
of small-and-medium-sized panels presented a 2.5 % sequential decline to
11.95
million units, due to product mix adjustment shift to medium-sized(b)
panels.
(a)
Large-size refers
to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small-
and
medium-size refers to those below 10 inches
(b)
Medium-size
refers
to those below 10 inches and above 5 inches
Sales
Report: (Unit:
NT$ million)
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Net
Sales(1)
(2)
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Consolidated(3)
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Unconsolidated
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July
2007
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40,126
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40,099
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June
2007
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38,955
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38,881
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M-o-M
Growth
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3%
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3.1%
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July
2006
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20,110
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20,109
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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99.5%
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99.4%
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Jan
to Jul
2007
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226,855
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226,722
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Jan
to Jul 2006
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147,258
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147,230
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Y-o-Y
Growth
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54.1%
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54.0%
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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
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Well (Shanghai) Display Co., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions
(L)
Corp. and Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd.
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# # #
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 20.1%* of global market share with revenues of NT$293.1billion
(US$9.0bn)*
in
2006. 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 1Q2007 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated May 5,
2007. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any
endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2006 year end revenue
converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.59:USD1.
| For more information, please contact: | |
| Rose Lee | Yawen Hsiao |
| Corporate Communications Dept | Corporate Communications Dept. |
| AU Optronics Corp | AU Optronics Corp. |
| Tel: +886-3-5008899 ext 3204 | +886-3-5008899 ext 3211 |
| Fax: +886-3-5772730 | +886-3-5772730 |
| Email: rose.lee@auo.com | yawen.hsiao@auo.com |