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


October 24, 2014

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)


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 o


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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 o     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.
Press release entitled, “Statement regarding Jury Verdict”, dated October 24, 2014.
 
 
 

 

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: October 24, 2014
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
 
   
Name:
Andy Yang
 
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 

 
 
AU Optronics Corp.
October 24, 2014
English Language Summary

Subject:   Satement regarding the news report
 
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-49 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
 
Date of Events: 2014/10/24
 
Contents:
 
1.
Date of occurrence of the event: 2014/10/24
  
2.
Company name: AU Optronics Corp.
  
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: N/A
  
6.
Content of the report: N/A
  
7.
Cause of occurrence:   AU Optronics Corp. (“the Company”) and another co-defendant have received a jury verdict in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington relating to an antitrust civil litigation. Although the Company intends to lodge an appeal once judgment is issued, the Company will recognize approximately US$24 million in the third quarter for this matter. The verdict does not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s normal operation..
  
8.
Countermeasures: N/A.
  
9.
Any other matters that need to be specified: No.
 
 

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