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 16, 2009
 
Commission File Number          001-31335
 
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  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.  
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Announcement of the record date for common share dividend”, dated July 16, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 16, 2009
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
AU Optronics Corp.
July 16, 2009
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: 2009/07/16
 
Contents:
 
1.
Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders' meeting or decision by the Company: 2009/07/16
 
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$2,551,715,890
 
Stock dividends to common share holders NT$2,551,715,890
 
4.
Ex-rights (ex-dividend) trading date: 2009/08/12
 
5.
Last date before book closure: 2009/08/13
 
6.
Book closure starting date: 2009/08/14
 
7.
Book closure ending date: 2009/08/18
 
8.
Ex-rights (ex-dividend) record date: 2009/08/18
 
9.
Any other matters that need to be specified: The record date for 2008 dividend distribution is determined by the Chairman upon the Board's authorization dated 2009/06/19.