Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
August 05 2016 - 6:08AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
05, 2016
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Commission File Number 001-31335
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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
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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
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The board of directors of the Company resolved
to merger Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd., a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company” dated August
05, 2016.
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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:
August 05, 2016
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By:
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/s/
Benjamin Tseng
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Name:
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Benjamin Tseng
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Item
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AU
Optronics Corp.
August
05, 2016
English
Language Summary
Subject:
The board of directors of the Company resolved to merger Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd., a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company
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: 2016/08/05
Contents:
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Kind
of merger/acquisition (e.g.merger, consolidation, spin-off, acquisition, or receiving assignment of shares):merger
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Date
of occurrence of the event:2016/08/05
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Names
of companies participating in the merger (e.g.name of the other company participating in the merger or consolidation, newly established
company in a spin-off, acquired company, or company whose shares are taken assignment of):
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Surviving
Company:AU Optronics Corp.
Dissolved
Company:Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd.
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Counterparty
(e.g.name of the other company participating in the merger or consolidation, company taking assignment of the spin-off, or counterparty
to the acquisition or assignment of shares): The other company participating in the merger: Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd.
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Relationship
between the counterparty and the Company (investee company in which the Company has re-invested and has shareholding of XX%),
and explanation of the reasons for the decision to acquire, or take assignment of the shares of, an affiliated enterprise or related
person, and whether it will affect shareholders' equity:
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Taiwan
CFI Co., Ltd. is a 100% owned subsidiary of the Company. The purpose of the merger is to integrate resources and enhance managerial
effectiveness and which will result in positive effect on the shareholders' equity.
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Purpose/objective
of the merger/acquisitionation:
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To
integrate resources effectively, enhance managerial effectiveness and operational efficiency.
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Anticipated
benefits of the merger/acquisition:
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To
strengthen the Company’s competitiveness and enhance operational efficiency and long-term development.
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Effect
of the merger or consolidation on net worth per share and earnings per share:No effect
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Share
exchange ratio and basis of its calculation:
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The
company owns 100% outstanding shares of Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd. Thus, there's no share exchange issues because of merger and the
Company doesn't need to issue new shares for share exchange.
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Scheduled
timetable for consummation: The merger record date is tentatively scheduled on October 1, 2016.
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Matters
related to assumption by the existing company or new company of rights and obligations of the extinguished (or spun-off) company:
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From
the merger record date, unless otherwise provided by the laws and regulations or agreed under the merger agreement, all of the
rights and obligations and credits and debts of Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd. which are still effective as of the merger record date will
be assumed by the Company.
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12.
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Basic
information of companies participating in the merger:
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AU
Optronics Corp. ：manufacturing and sale of TFT-LCD panels
Taiwan
CFI Co., Ltd. ：manufacturing and sale of color filters
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Matters
related to the spin-off (including estimated value of the business and assets planned to be assigned to the existing company or
new company; the total number and the types and volumesof the shares to be acquired by the split company or its shareholders;
matters related to the reduction, if any, in capital of the split company) (note: not applicable other than where there is announcementof
a spin-off):NA
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Conditions
and restrictions on future transfers of shares resulting from the merger or acquisition:NA
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Other
important stipulations:None
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Do
the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:No
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