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 18, 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.  
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The announcement of the disposal of common stock of Apower Optronics Corporation("Apower") on behalf of Konly Venture Corp. ("Konly"), a subsidiary of AUO”, dated August 18, 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: August 18, 2010
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
 
AU Optronics Corp.

August 18, 2010
English Language Summary

Subject:
The announcement of the disposal of common stock of Apower Optronics Corporation("Apower") on behalf of Konly Venture Corp. ("Konly"), a subsidiary of AUO
 
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
 
Date of Events: 2010/08/18
 
Content:
 
1.  
Date of occurrence of the event:2010/08/18
 
2.  
Method of the present increase (decrease) in investment: To dispose all holding shares of Apower owned by Konly
 
3. 
Transaction volume, price per unit, and total monetary amount of the transaction:  
 
Volume:1,200 thousand shares
 
Total monetary amount: USD 1,037 thousand
 
4.  
Company name of the invested mainland Chinese company: Apower Optronics Corporation
 
5.  
Paid-in capital of said invested mainland Chinese company: USD 35,705 thousand
 
6.  
Amount of new capital increment currently planned by said invested mainland Chinese company: N/A
 
7.  
Main business items of said invested mainland Chinese company: To develop, manufacture and sale optoelectronics devices
 
8.  
Type of CPA opinion issued for the financial statement of said invested mainland Chinese company for the most recent fiscal year: Unqualified opinion
 
9.  
Net worth of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: CNY 137,192 thousand
 
10.  
Amount of profit/loss of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: CNY -5,773 thousand
 
11.  
Amount of actual investment to date in said invested mainland Chinese company:
 
USD 1,200 thousand
 
12.  
Counterparty to the transaction and its relationship to the Company: Wellypower Optronics Corporation("Wellypower");  an equity-method investee of Konly
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13.  
Where the counterparty to the transaction is an actual related party, public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as the counterparty and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), the date of transfer, and the price: For operation needs; N/A
 
14.  
Where a person who owned the subject matter of the transaction within the past five years has been an actual related party of the company, public announcement shall also be made of the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related party and such party's relationship to the company at those times: N/A
 
15.  
Gain (or loss) on disposal: NTD -2,144 thousand
 
16.  
Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: Delivery will be made in accordance with the agreement after receiving the authority's approval; N/A; N/A
 
17.  
The manner of deciding on this transaction, the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department:
 
The reference basis for the decision on price: Net worth of Apower recently audited by CPA
 
The manner of deciding on this transaction and the decision-making department: The Chairman is authorized to deal with related matters in accordance with "Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Dis0position of Assets".
 
18.  
Broker: N/A
 
19.  
Concrete purpose of the acquisition or disposal: For operation needs
 
20.  
Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No
 
21.  
Total amount of mainland China area investment (including the present investment) approved by the Investment Commission to date: 0
 
22.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 0
 
23.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period: 0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24.  
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 0
 
25.  
Total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date: USD 1,200 thousand
 
26.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 1.53%
 
27.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period: 0.53%
 
28.  
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 0.53%
 
29.  
Amount of recognized profits and losses on investment in the mainland China area for the most recent three fiscal years: No
 
30.  
Amount of profit remitted back to Taiwan for the most recent three fiscal years: No
 
31.  
Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No
 
32.  
Any other matters that need to be specified: The investment is subject to the authority's approval.