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 4,
2008
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
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F X
Form 40-F ___
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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
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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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
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registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):
Not
applicable
INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Item:
1.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled , “Announcement of the record date for
common share dividend ”, dated July 4,
2008.
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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:
July 4,
2008
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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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Item
1
AU
Optronics Corp.
English
Language Summary
Subject:
Announcement of the record date for common share
dividend
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-14 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s
Operating Procedures for the Publication of material Information by Listed
Companies
Date
of events: 2008/07/04
Contents:
1.
Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders' meeting
or decision by the Company: 2008/07/04
2.
Type of ex-rights or ex-dividend (please enter: “Ex-rights”,
"Ex-dividend", or "Ex-rights and dividend”): EX-rights
and dividend
3.
Type and monetary amount of dividend distribution:
Cash
dividends to common share holders NT$19,670,577,110
Stock
dividends to common share holders NT$3,934,115,420
4.
Ex-rights (ex-dividend) trading date: 2008/07/31
5.
Last date before book closure (local): 2008/08/01
6.
Book closure starting date (local): 2008/08/02
7.
Book closure ending date (local): 2008/08/06
8.
Ex-rights (ex-dividend) record date (local): 2008/08/06
9.
Any other matters that need to be specified: The record date for 2007
dividend
distribution
is determined by the Chairman upon the Board's authorization dated 2008/06/19.