AUO AU Optronics Corp

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 29, 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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Yes ..... No ..X...

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Item

 

1.

Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “AU Optronics Corp. Files 2017 Annual Reports on Form 20F” dated March 29, 2018.

 

2.

Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the differences for consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Taiwan IFRS and IFRS for the year of 2017” dated March 29, 2018.

 

 Item 1

 

	News Release

 

 

AU Optronics Corp. Files 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F

 

Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: March 29, 2018

 

Hsinchu, Taiwan, March 29, 2018 –

 

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2017 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The 2017 20-F is available on AUO's website at http://auo.com and on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. Hard copies of the audited financial statements included in the 2017 Form 20-F are available upon request to shareholders free of charge. To request a copy of the 2017 Form 20-F, please forward your request to http://citibank.ar.wilink.com.

 

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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS 

AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is one of the world’s leading providers of optoelectronic solutions. AUO offers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications ranging from 1.1 inches to 85 inches. Based on its profound R&D and manufacturing experience, AUO continues to develop advanced display technologies of the next generation. AUO extended its market to the green energy industry in 2008 and provides its customers with high-efficiency solar solutions. AUO currently has global operations in Taiwan, Mainland China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the Netherlands, Czech and Slovakia. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to be successfully listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). AUO has also been named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index from 2010 to 2017. AUO’s consolidated net revenues in 2017 were NT$341.03 billion. For more information, please visit AUO.com.

 

Safe Harbour Notice 

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO” or the “Company”) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO), a global leader of TFT-LCD panels, today announced the above news. Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements contained in this Release include “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on our management's expectations, projections and beliefs at the time regarding matters including, among other things, future revenues and costs, financial performance, technology changes, capacity, utilization rates, yields, process and geographical diversification, future expansion plans and business strategy. Such forward looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including risks related to the flat panel display industry, the TFT-LCD market, acceptance of and demand for our products, technological and development risks, competitive factors, and other risks described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2018. In addition, our SEC reports, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F contains other information on these and other factors that could affect our financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking information we may provide. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.

 

 

For more information, please contact:
Gwen Ting		Jessie Lee
Corporate Communications Division		Corporate Communications Division
AU Optronics Corp.		AU Optronics Corp.
Tel: +886-3-5008800 ext 7259		Tel: +886-3-5008800 ext 3206
Fax: +886-3-5772730		Fax: +886-3-5772730
Email: gwen.ting@auo.com		Email: jessie.jc.lee@auo.com

 

Item 2

 

AU Optronics Corp.

March 29, 2018

English Language Summary

 

Subject:

To announce the differences for consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with Taiwan IFRS and IFRS for the year of 2017

 

Regulation:

Published pursuant to Article 4-47 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies

 

Date of Events: 2018/03/29

 

Contents:

 

1.

Date of occurrence of the event:2018/03/29

 

2.

Of which year/ quarter financial report required to be adjusted:

 

The consolidated financial statements for the year of 2017.

 

3

.Accounting principles applied (domestic listing securities):

 

International Financial Reporting Standards endorsed and issued into effect by the ROC Financial Supervisory Commission (“Taiwan IFRS”).

 

4

.Inconsistent items/ amounts (domestic listing securities):

 

Consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company of NT$32,359,417 thousand, total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the parent company of NT$31,754,733 thousand, basic and diluted earnings per share, net of tax, of NT$3.36 and NT$3.24, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017; consolidated total assets of NT$441,451,284 thousand, consolidated total liabilities of NT$216,206,169 thousand, non-controlling interests of NT$17,090,747 thousand, and equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company of NT$208,154,368 thousand as of December 31, 2017.

 

5.

Accounting principles applied (securities issued overseas):

 

International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) for the purpose of filing the annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

6.

Inconsistent items/ amounts (securities issued overseas):

 

Consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company of NT$42,609,500 thousand, total comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of the parent company of NT$42,146,146 thousand, basic and diluted earnings per share, net of tax, of NT$4.43 and NT$4.27, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2017; consolidated total assets of NT$430,170,689 thousand, consolidated total liabilities of NT$217,352,838 thousand, non-controlling interests of NT$17,068,501 thousand, and equity attributable to shareholders of the parent company of NT$195,749,350 thousand as of December 31, 2017.

 

7.

Cause of the inconsistency:

 

The differences between Taiwan IFRS and IFRS followed by AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) for year 2017, in addition to the accumulated effects of differences carried over from prior years, mainly come from 10% tax on undistributed earnings and recognition of deferred tax assets, etc.

 

8.

Any other matters that need to be specified:

 

For more details, please refer to AUO’s annual report on Form 20-F at: https://auo.com/en-global

 

 

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 : March 29, 2018	By:	/s/ Benjamin Tseng
		Name:	Benjamin Tseng
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer