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


May 7, 2010

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. Reports April 2010 Consolidated Revenue” dated May 7, 2010.
 
 

 
 
 
 



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: May 7, 2010
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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News Release

 
AU Optronics Corp. Reports April 2010 Consolidated Revenue
 
 
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: May 7, 2010
 
Hsinchu, Taiwan, May 7, 2010 –

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated April 2010 revenue of NT$41,154 million, up by 1.2% from March and 68.9% year-over-year.

Large-sized panel (a) shipments for April 2010, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications amounted to approximately 9.66 million units, decreasing by a mere 1.1% from the previous month. As for small-and-medium-sized panels, the shipments reached 21.1 million units, down by 1.3% month-over-month.

(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.

Sales Report :(Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales(1) (2)
Consolidated(3)
Unconsolidated
April 2010
41,154
39,012
March 2010
40,673
38,801
M-o-M Growth
1.2%
0.5%
April 2009
24,359
24,073
Y-o-Y Growth
68.9%
62.1%
Jan to April 2010
152,718
145,254
Jan to April 2009
75,100
74,542
Y-o-Y Growth
103.4%
94.9%

(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) Corp. and its affiliates, Darwin Precision Corp. and its affiliates, BriView Technology Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., Lextar Electronics Corp. and its affiliates, and AUO Energy Taiwan Corp.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
 
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is a global leader of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide customers with a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO generated NT$359.3 billion (US$11.2 billion) in sales revenue in 2009 with global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in late 2008, and formally founded its Solar Photovoltaic Business Unit in October, 2009. For more information, please visit AUO.com.

 
Safe Harbour Notice
 
AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of large-size TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news.  Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this Release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements were based on our management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2009.

 
 
For more information, please contact:
    
Freda Lee
  
Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Division
  
Corporate Communications Division
AU Optronics Corp.
  
AU Optronics Corp.
Tel:  +886-3-5008800 ext 3206
  
+886-3-5008800 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730
  
+886-3-5772730
Email: freda.lee@auo.com
  
yawen.hsiao@auo.com