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
March 17, 2015
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AU Optronics Corp.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
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Hsinchu Science Park
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Hsinchu, Taiwan
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form 20-F X Form 40-F ____
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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):
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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.
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
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1.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution to convene 2015 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting”, dated March 17, 2015.
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2.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board of the Company proposed dividend distribution”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolved to issue new common shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolution of issuance of new common shares for cash in private placement ("Private Placement Shares").”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolved to issue overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement (“Private Placement CB”).”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the purchase of the buildings on behalf of AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. ("AUKS"), a subsidiary of AUO”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “AUO will attend "Credit Suisse 18th Annual Asian Investment Conference"”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the purchase of equipment”, dated March 17, 2015.
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To amend February 2015 AUO’s announcement on disclosure of endorsements and guarantees” , dated March 17, 2015.
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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.
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AU Optronics Corp.
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Date: March 17, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Andy Yang
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Name:
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Andy Yang
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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The Board resolution to convene 2015 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-17 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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Date of the board of directors resolution:2015/03/17
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Date for convening the shareholders' meeting:2015/06/02
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Location for convening the shareholders' meeting:
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No. 2, Jhongke Rd., Situn District, Taichung City, Taiwan R.O.C.
(Meeting Room in the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration)
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Cause or subjects for convening the meeting:
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To report the business of 2014
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(2)
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Audit Committee's Review Report
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To report the indirect investments in China in 2014
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(4)
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To report the issuance of securities in private placement
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B.
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Recognition and Discussion Items:
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(1)
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To accept 2014 Business Report and Financial Statements
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(2)
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To approve the proposal for distribution of 2014 profits
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(3)
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To approve issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor issuance of the overseas depositary shares and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in private placement and/or issuance of overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement
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Book closure starting date:2015/04/04
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Book closure ending date:2015/06/02
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Any other matters that need to be specified:
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(1)
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The 2015 Submission Period of shareholder proposals pursuant to the ROC Company Law are from March 27, 2015 to April 7, 2015.
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(2)
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Pursuant to the Company’s Articles Of Incorporation and Section 4.16(b) of Amendment No. 1 and Section 4.17(b) of Amendment No. 1 to the Deposit Agreement between the Company and Citibank, N.A., as Depositary, dated February 15, 2006, any proposal submitted by ADR holders must be received by the Depositary 2 business days prior to the expiration of the Submission Period. Therefore, any proposal submitted by ADR holders must be received by the Depositary between March 27, 2015 to April 2, 2015. For all enquiries, please contact Citibank Shareholder Services at 1-877- CITI-ADR (+1-877-248-4237).
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Item 2
AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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The Board of the Company proposed dividend distribution
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-14 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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Date of the board of directors resolution :2015/03/17
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Appropriations of earnings in cash dividends to shareholders (NT$ per share):
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Cash dividends of NT$ 4,812,122,558 (NT$0.5 per share, i.e., NT$500 for every 1,000 shares)
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Cash distributed from legal reserve and capital surplus to shareholders (NT$ per share):NA
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Total amount of cash distributed to shareholders (NT$):
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Cash dividends of NT$ 4,812,122,558 (NT$0.5 per share, i.e., NT$500 for every 1,000 shares)
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Appropriations of earnings in stock dividends to shareholders (NT$ per share):NA
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Stock distributed from legal reserve and capital surplus to shareholders (NT$ per share):NA
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Total amount of stock distributed to shareholders (shares):NA
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Remunerations for directors and supervisors (NT$): NT$ 47,596,863
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Cash bonus to employees (NT$): NT$ 1,189,921,581
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Stock bonus to employees (NT$): NA
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Any other matters that need to be specified:NA
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AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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The Board resolved to issue new common shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-11 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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Date of the board of directors resolution:2015/03/17
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Source of capital increase funds:
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Issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in public offering
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Number of shares issued:
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It will be proposed that the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board, within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares, depending on the market conditions and the Company’s capital needs, to choose appropriate timing and fund raising method(s), to issue new commons shares for cash to sponsor DR Offering and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issue Private Placement Shares and/or issue Private Placement CB, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and the following fund raising method principles. For issuance of Private Placement CB, the number of common shares can be converted within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the conversion price determined at the time of issuance of Private Placement CB.
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Par value per share:NTD 10
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Total monetary amount of the issue:To be determined
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Issue price:To be determined
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Number of shares subscribed by or allotted to employees:
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10%-15% of the new common shares shall be allocated for the employees' subscription
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Number of shares publicly sold:To be determined
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Ratio of shares subscribed by or allotted as stock dividends to existing shareholders:
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(1)
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Issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering:
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Except for 10% -15% of the new common shares shall be allocated for the employees' subscription in accordance with the applicable law, rights to subscribe to the remaining shares shall be waived by the shareholders and such remaining shares should be offered to the public under Article 28-1 of the Securities and Exchange Law as the underlying shares of the global depositary shares to be sold in the DR Offering.
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It is proposed to authorize the Board to choose either of the following methods to sell the new shares in the public offering through the underwriter(s):
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Except for 10% to 15% of the new shares must be offered to employees in accordance with Article 267, Paragraph I of the Company Law, it is proposed that the pre-emptive rights to subscribe to the remaining shares to be waived by the shareholders in accordance with Article 28-1 of the Securities and Exchange Law and such remaining shares will be offered to the public via book building.
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Except for 10% to 15% of the new shares must be offered to employees in accordance with Article 267, Paragraph I of the Company Law, it is proposed that 10% of the new shares to be sold to the public through the underwriter(s) and the remaining shares will be subscribed to by the existing shareholders of the Company in accordance with their shareholding.
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Method of handling fractional shares and shares unsubscribed by the deadline:
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(1)
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Issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering:
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Any new common shares not subscribed by employees of the Company shall be determined by the Chairman, depending on the market needs, to be allocated as underlying shares of the global depositary shares or to be subscribed by the designated person(s).
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Issuance of new common shares for cash in public offering:
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It is proposed that any new common shares not subscribed by employees and shareholders of the Company will be sold to the person(s) designated by the chairman of the Company at the issue price.
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Rights and obligations of the newly issued shares:
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The new common shares will have the same rights and obligations as the Company’s existing issued and outstanding common shares.
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Utilization of the funds from the capital increase:
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To invest in equipment and technology of high-level product (e.g. Ultra HD、Curved、Wide Color Gamut), enrich working capital, have sound financial structure and/or support the company’s long term development funding needs and plans.
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Any other matters that need to be specified:
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The reason for the situation where the issue price of the new common shares to be issued to sponsor the DR Offering, the new common shares to be issued in public offering, Private Placement Shares and the conversion price for the Private Placement CB is set as a price less than the par value due to change of the market change and the reason for the Company not adopt other fund raising method and the reasonableness for such determination:
This is mainly based on considerations of the sound operation of the Company and the security of financial structure and issuing equity related securities for fund raising is more appropriate than issuing the pure debt type securities. If the Company decides to use the fund raising methods, such as issuing new shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering, issuing new shares for cash in public offering, and issuing Private Placement Shares, etc. the Company would not incur any interest of the debt in such case not only the Company's financial risk could be reduced, the Company's financial structure could be improved and the flexibility of the Company’s fund dispatch would also be increased. For issuance of Private Placement CB, if investor converts Private Placement CB into the common shares, such would improve the Company’s financial structure and would benefit the Company’s long term development. Thus, it should be reasonable for the Company to issue the equity related securities. If the issue price and the conversion price is less than the par value, such would be expected to cause decrease of the Company’s capital surplus and retained earnings in which case the Company will, depending on the actual operating conditions in the future, make up for the losses. As the issue price will be determined in accordance with the relevant regulations, thus, after appearance of the effectiveness of the capital increase, the Company's financial structure will be effectively improved which would be favorable to the Company’s long-term development and would not have adverse impact on the rights and benefits of the shareholders.
AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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The Board resolution of issuance of new common shares for cash in private placement ("Private Placement Shares")
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-11 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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Date of the board of directors resolution:2015/03/17
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Types of the private placement:Common shares
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Buyers of the private placement and their relationships with the company:
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The investors to subscribe to the Private Placement Shares shall meet the qualifications listed in Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Law and are limited to strategic investor(s) whom could benefit the Company's long term development, competitiveness, and existing shareholders' rights. The Board is fully authorized to determine the specific investor(s).
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Number of shares or bonds privately placed:
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It will be proposed that the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board, within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares, depending on the market conditions and the Company’s capital needs, to choose appropriate timing and fund raising method(s), to issue new commons shares for cash to sponsor DR Offering and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issue Private Placement Shares and/or issue Private Placement CB, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and the following fund raising method principles. For issuance of Private Placement CB, the number of common shares can be converted within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the conversion price determined at the time of issuance of Private Placement CB.
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Total monetary amount of the private placement:To be determined.
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The pricing basis of private placement and its reasonableness:
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(a)
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The higher of (x) the simple average closing price of the Company’s common shares for 1, 3 or 5 trading days prior to the pricing date, and (y) the simple average closing price of the Company’s common shares for 30 trading days prior to the pricing date, after adjustment for bonus shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends, should be the reference price of the subscription price of the Private Placement Shares.
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(b)
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The issue price of the Private Placement Shares shall be no less than 80% of the reference price. It is proposed to authorize the board of directors to decide the actual issue price within the range to be approved by the shareholders meeting, depends on the status of finding the specific investor(s) and market conditions.
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(c)
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As subscription price of the Private Placement Shares will be determined with reference to the price of the Company’s common shares in accordance with the regulations governing public companies issuing securities in private placement, thus, the price determination should be reasonable.
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Use of the funds raised in the private placement:
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To invest in equipment and technology of high-level product (e.g. Ultra HD、Curved、Wide Color Gamut), enrich working capital, have sound financial structure and/or support the company’s long term development funding needs and plans.
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Reasons for conducting non-public offerings:
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Considering the effectiveness and convenience for issuance of the Private Placement Shares and/or to accommodate the Company’s development planning, including inviting the strategic investor(s), it would be necessary to issue the Private Placement Shares.
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Objections or qualified opinions from independent Board of Directors:None
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Shares price, conversion or subscription price:NA
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Rights and obligations of the new private placement shares:
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For the Private Placement Shares and/or the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB, after expiration of three years following delivery date of the Private Placement Shares/Private Placement CB, the Board is authorized to obtain an approval letter issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange (“TSE”) acknowledging that the Private Placement Shares /new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB meet the requirements for TSE listing before the Company submitting application with the Financial Supervisory Commission for retroactive handling of public issuance of such shares and submitting application with TSE for listing such shares on TSE. The Private Placement Shares and the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB will have the same rights and obligations as the Company’s existing issued and outstanding common shares.
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The record date for share conversion, if conversion, exchange, or subscription rights are attached:NA
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Possible dilution of equity, if conversion, exchange, or subscription rights are attached:NA
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Possible influence of change in shareholding, if conversion or subscription rights are fully attached:NA
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Countermeasures of the aforesaid estimate change in shareholding:NA
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Any other matters that need to be specified:
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The reason for the situation where the issue price of the new common shares to be issued to sponsor the DR Offering, the new common shares to be issued in public offering, Private Placement Shares and the conversion price for the Private Placement CB is set as a price less than the par value due to change of the market change and the reason for the Company not adopt other fund raising method and the reasonableness for such determination:
This is mainly based on considerations of the sound operation of the Company and the security of financial structure and issuing equity related securities for fund raising is more appropriate than issuing the pure debt type securities. If the Company decides to use the fund raising methods, such as issuing new shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering, issuing new shares for cash in public offering, and issuing Private Placement Shares, etc. the Company would not incur any interest of the debt in such case not only the Company's financial risk could be reduced, the Company's financial structure could be improved and the flexibility of the Company’s fund dispatch would also be increased. For issuance of Private Placement CB, if investor converts Private Placement CB into the common shares, such would improve the Company’s financial structure and would benefit the Company’s long term development. Thus, it should be reasonable for the Company to issue the equity related securities. If the issue price and the conversion price is less than the par value, such would be expected to cause decrease of the Company’s capital surplus and retained earnings in which case the Company will, depending on the actual operating conditions in the future, make up for the losses. As the issue price will be determined in accordance with the relevant regulations, thus, after appearance of the effectiveness of the capital increase, the Company's financial structure will be effectively improved which would be favorable to the Company’s long-term development and would not have adverse impact on the rights and benefits of the shareholders.
AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
Subject: The Board resolved to issue overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement (“Private Placement CB”).
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-11 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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Date of the board of directors resolution:2015/03/17
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Name of the corporate bonds:Overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement (“Private Placement CB”).
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Total amount of the issue:
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It will be proposed that the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board, within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares, depending on the market conditions and the Company’s capital needs, to choose appropriate timing and fund raising method(s), to issue new commons shares for cash to sponsor DR Offering and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issue Private Placement Shares and/or issue Private Placement CB, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and the following fund raising method principles. For issuance of Private Placement CB, the number of common shares can be converted within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the conversion price determined at the time of issuance of Private Placement CB.
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Face value:The denomination of the Private Placement CB will be US$10,000 or multiples thereof or NT$100,000 or multiples thereof.
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Issue price:The issue price shall be no less than 80% of the theoretical price.
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Issue period:The term of Private Placement CB shall not be more than seven years.
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Issue coupon/interest rate:To be determined by the Board.
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Types, names, monetary amounts of security or collateral and stipulations thereupon:NA
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Use of the funds raised by the offering and utilization plan:
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To invest in equipment and technology of high-level product (e.g. Ultra HD、Curved、Wide Color Gamut), enrich working capital, have sound financial structure and/or support the company’s long term development funding needs and plans.
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Trustee for the bonds:NA
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Guarantor(s) for the issue:NA
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Institution serving as agent for payment of the principal and interest:NA
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The Issuer may choose not to grant holders’ put option, or after expiry of a designated period following issuance of the Private Placement CB, holders may require the Issuer to redeem all or part of the Private Placement CB at a price that would result in certain annul yield on the Private Placement CB.
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Repurchase conditions:To be determined by the Board.
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The record date for share conversion, if conversion, exchange, or subscription rights are attached:NA
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Possible dilution of equity, if conversion, exchange, or subscription rights are attached:NA
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Possible influence of change in shareholding, if conversion or subscription rights are fully attached:NA
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Countermeasures of the aforesaid estimate change in shareholding:NA
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Any other matters that need to be specified:
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For the Private Placement Shares and/or the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB, after expiration of three years following delivery date of the Private Placement Shares/Private Placement CB, the Board is authorized to obtain an approval letter issued by the Taiwan Stock Exchange (“TSE”) acknowledging that the Private Placement Shares /new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB meet the requirements for TSE listing before the Company submitting application with the Financial Supervisory Commission for retroactive handling of public issuance of such shares and submitting application with TSE for listing such shares on TSE. The Private Placement Shares and the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB will have the same rights and obligations as the Company’s existing issued and outstanding common shares.
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The conversion price of the Private Placement CB shall be no less than 80% of (x) the simple average closing price of the Issuer’s common shares for 1, 3 or 5 trading days prior to the pricing date, after adjustment for bonus shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends, or (y) the simple average closing price of the Issuer’s common shares for 30 trading days prior to the pricing date, after adjustment for bonus shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends. It is proposed for the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board to determine the actual conversion price.
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The reason for the situation where the issue price of the new common shares to be issued to sponsor the DR Offering, the new common shares to be issued in public offering, Private Placement Shares and the conversion price for the Private Placement CB is set as a price less than the par value due to change of the market change and the reason for the Company not adopt other fund raising method and the reasonableness for such determination: This is mainly based on considerations of the sound operation of the Company and the security of financial structure and issuing equity related securities for fund raising is more appropriate than issuing the pure debt type securities. If the Company decides to use the fund raising methods, such as issuing new shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering, issuing new shares for cash in public offering, and issuing Private Placement Shares, etc. the Company would not incur any interest of the debt in such case not only the Company's financial risk could be reduced, the Company's financial structure could be improved and the flexibility of the Company’s fund dispatch would also be increased. For issuance of Private Placement CB, if investor converts Private Placement CB into the common shares, such would improve the Company’s financial structure and would benefit the Company’s long term development. Thus, it should be reasonable for the Company to issue the equity related securities. If the issue price and the conversion price is less than the par value, such would be expected to cause decrease of the Company’s capital surplus and retained earnings in which case the Company will, depending on the actual operating conditions in the future, make up for the losses. As the issue price will be determined in accordance with the relevant regulations, thus, after appearance of the effectiveness of the capital increase, the Company's financial structure will be effectively improved which would be favorable to the Company’s long-term development and would not have adverse impact on the rights and benefits of the shareholders.
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AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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To announce the purchase of the buildings on behalf of AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. ("AUKS"), a subsidiary of AUO
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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Name and nature of the subject matter (e.g.land located at Sublot XX, Lot XX, North District, Taichung City):The buildings are located at No.799, Xiadong Street, Kunshan City, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Date of the occurrence of the event: 2015/03/17
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Transaction volume (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX p'ing), unit price, total transaction price:
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The area of the buildings:23,803.88 square meter (equivalent to 7,200.67 p'ing)
Unit price: CNY 8,568/square meter
Total transaction price:CNY 203,952 thousand
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Counterparty to the trade and its relationship with the company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and is not an actual related party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be disclosed):
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Da Cheng Real Estate Co.,Ltd. ("Da Cheng"), a subsidiary of Kunshan Economic & Technical Development Zone Assets Opeartion Co., Ltd. ("KETDZAO"). KETDZAO is the other party of AUKS, a joint venture company.
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Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public announcement shall also include the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer and the date of acquisition:
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The buildings is meeted AUKS's needs and Da Cheng is willing to sell the buildings.
The buildings are established in August 2014 and the cost of the buildings are CNY 214 million.
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Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the person’s relationship to the company at those times:N/A
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Anticipated loss or profit from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of assets) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition shall be stated and explained): N/A
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Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount):according to the agreement
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The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as tender invitation , price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department:
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The assets were appraised by Savills Valuation and Professional Services and Cheng Zheng Cross-Strait Real Estate Appraisers Firm and the price of the transaction was negotiated by both parties. The Board of the Company resolved the purchase of the buildings.
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10.
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Name of the professional appraisal institution and its appraisal amount:
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Savills Valuation and Professional Services:CNY 193,089 thousand
Cheng Zheng Cross-Strait Real Estate Appraisers Firm:CNY 198,874 thousand
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11.
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Reason for any significant discrepancy with the transaction amount, and opinion of the certifying CPA:N/A
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12.
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Is the appraisal report price a limited price or specific price?:No
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13.
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Has an appraisal report not yet been obtained?:No
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14.
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Reason an appraisal report has not yet been obtained:N/A
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15.
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Broker and broker's fee:No
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16.
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Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: Empolyee dormitory
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17.
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Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:No
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18.
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Any other matters that need to be specified:Notters that need to be specified:No
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AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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AUO will attend "Credit Suisse 18th Annual Asian Investment Conference"
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-12 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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1.
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Date of the investor conference:2015/03/23~2015/03/25
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2.
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Time of the investor conference:09:30
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3.
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Location of the investor conference:Conrad Hotel, HK
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4.
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Brief information disclosed in the investor conference:
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To brief AUO's operating and financial results based on the information released at 4Q2014 investor conference.
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5.
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The presentation of the investor conference release:
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Please refer to MOPS or AUO's website for 4Q2014 investor conference presentation.
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6.
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Will the presentation be released in the Company’s website:http://auo.com/
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7.
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Any other matters that need to be specified:None.
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AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:
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To announce the purchase of equipment
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Regulation:
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Published pursuant to Article 4-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
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Date of Events: 2015/03/17
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1.
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Name and nature of the subject matter (e.g.land located at Sublot XX, Lot XX, North District, Taichung City):Equipments and facilities for TFT-LCD manufacturing.
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2.
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Date of the occurrence of the event:2014/04/02~2015/03/17
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3.
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Transaction volume (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX p'ing), unit price, total transaction price:unit price, total transaction price:
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NT$662,552 thousand/set and NT$662,552 thousand totally.
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4.
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Counterparty to the trade and its relationship with the company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and is not an actual related party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be disclosed):
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NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
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5.
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Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public announcement shall also include the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer and the date of acquisition:N/A
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6.
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Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the person’s relationship to the company at those times:N/A
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7.
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Anticipated loss or profit from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of assets) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition shall be stated and explained):N/A
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8.
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Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount):Payment in installments.
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9.
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The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as tender invitation, price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department:Price comparison and price negotiation.
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10.
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Name of the professional appraisal institution and its appraisal amount:N/A
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11.
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Reason for any significant discrepancy with the transaction amount, and opinion of the certifying CPA:N/A
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12.
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Is the appraisal report price a limited price or specific price?:N/A
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13.
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Has an appraisal report not yet been obtained?:N/A
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14.
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Reason an appraisal report has not yet been obtained:N/A
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15.
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Broker and broker's fee:N/A
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16.
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Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition:manufacturing.
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17.
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Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:N/A
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18.
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Any other matters that need to be specified:
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The Company has released related information about the capital expenditure budget in accordance with the regulations.
AU Optronics Corp.
March 17, 2015
English Language Summary
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Subject:To
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amend February 2015 AUO’s announcement on disclosure of endorsements and guarantees
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To which item it meets--article 4 paragraph xx:49
Date of events:2015/03/17
Contents:
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1.
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Date of occurrence of the event: 2015/3/17
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2.
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Company name: AU Optronics Corp.
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3.
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Relationship to the Company (please enter "head office" or "subsidiaries"): head office
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4.
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Reciprocal shareholding ratios: N/A
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5.
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Name of the reporting media: N/A
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6.
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Content of the report: N/A
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To amend February 2015 AUO’s announcement on disclosure of endorsements and guarantees.
The ratio of accumulated amount of endorsements and guarantees to the shareholder's equity as shown in the most recent financial statement shall be amended by using the equity attributable to stockholders of AUO as the denominator.
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8.
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Countermeasures: To post revised information on MOPS.
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9.
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Any other matters that need to be specified: None.
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