0000950103-18-006010.txt : 20180509 0000950103-18-006010.hdr.sgml : 20180509 20180509060058 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950103-18-006010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180509 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180509 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180509 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AU OPTRONICS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001172494 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31335 FILM NUMBER: 18816517 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 LI HSIN RD 2 STREET 2: SCIENC BASED INUSTRIAL PARK CITY: HSIN CHU 300 TAIWAN STATE: F5 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 852-2514-7600 6-K 1 dp90860_6k.htm FORM 6-K

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 09, 2018

 

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)
   

 

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 ___

 

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 by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

____

 

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 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 by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  Yes .....     No ..X...

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Item

 

1.Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Company's statement regarding the news ” dated May 09, 2018.

 

 

 

 

Item 1

 

AU Optronics Corp.

May 09, 2018

English Language Summary

 

 

Subject: The Company's statement regarding the news

 

Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-51 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies

 

Date of Events: 2018/05/09

Contents:

 

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2018/05/09

2.Company name:AU Optronics Corp.(AUO)

3.Relationship to the Company (please enter "head office" or "subsidiaries"):head office

4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios:N/A

5.Name of the reporting media:Chinatimes

6.Content of the report:

The Company will transfer the module capacity of its subsidiary AU Optronics Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corp. to AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp. Ltd.

7.Cause of occurrence:the Company's statement regarding the news

8.Countermeasures:

1.The Company will transfer the module capacity of its subsidiary AU Optronics Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corp. to AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp. Ltd. to optimize production efficiency. The capacity transfer will not have material impact on the Company’s operation and the employees will be arranged to continue their work at other production sites as priority or will be handled properly according to the local labor regulations.

2. The operation of the Company’s other production sites will not be changed.

9.Any other matters that need to be specified:None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 09, 2018 By: /s/ Benjamin Tseng
    Name: Benjamin Tseng
    Title: Chief Financial Officer