Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
February 06 2018 - 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
February
06, 2018
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.
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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Item
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1.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the acquisition of shares of ComQi
Ltd.” dated February 06, 2018.
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2.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Increase capital expenditure budget and reduce
the budgeted capital expenditures approved by the Board” dated February 06, 2018.
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3.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The Board resolved to donate to BenQ Foundation
to promote cultural and educational programs” dated February 06, 2018.
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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:
February
06, 2018
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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 1
AU Optronics
Corp.
February
06, 2018
English Language
Summary
Subject:
To announce the acquisition of shares of ComQi Ltd.
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of Events: 2018/02/06
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1.
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Name
and nature of the subject matter (if preferred shares, the terms and conditions of issuance
shall also be indicated, e.g.dividend yield): All stock of ComQi Ltd.("ComQi"),
including Common stock
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Preferred
shares-Series AA(the second preference on dividends distribution and liquidation; the same voting rights as the Ordinary Shares)
Preferred
shares-Series BB(the first preference on dividends distribution and liquidation; the same voting right as the Ordinary Shares)
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2.
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Date of occurrence of the
event:2018/02/06~2018/02/06
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3.
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Volume, unit price, and
total monetary amount of the transaction:
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Volume:39,974
thousand common/preferred shares(the final trade volume under this acquisition may be adjusted due to the exercise of options
and warrants)
Unit
price: Not to exceed USD0.7 per share on average
Total
monetary amount: Not to exceed USD28 million
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4.
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Counterpart to the trade
and its relationship to the Company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and furthermore 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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Trading
counterpart: JVP MEDIA V LP, JVP MEDIA V (ISRAEL), L.P. JVP MEDIA V ENTREPRENUER FUND, L.P., AVIV VENTURES (ISRAEL) II, L.P. AVIV
VENTURES (DELAWARE) II, L.P., AVIV VENTURES (CVCI) II, L.P. Amadeus III, Amadeus III Affiliates Fund LP Wellington Partners Ventures
IV Technology Fund L.P., Digital View Group Ltd.
Relationship
to the Company:Not a related party of the Company
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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 be made of 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 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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Matters related to the
creditor's rights currently being disposed of (including types of collateral
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of the disposed creditor's rights; if the creditor's
rights are creditor's rights toward a related person, the name of the related person and the book amount of the creditor's rights
toward such related person currently being disposed of must also be announced):N/A
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8.
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Anticipated profit or loss
from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of securities) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition
shall be stated and explained):N/A
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9.
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Terms of delivery or payment
(including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:
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Payments
to be made in accordance with the undertakings and warranties as well as conditions for payments.
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10.
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The manner in which the
current transaction was decided, the reference basis for the decision on price, and the decision-making department:
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Approved
by the Company’s Board of Directors and authorized the Chairman to handle the related matters.
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Current cumulative volume,
amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of the security being traded (including the current trade) and status of any restriction
of rights (e.g.pledges):
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Current
cumulative volume: 39,974 thousand shares
Current
cumulative amount: Not to exceed USD28 million
Shareholding
percentage of the holding: 100%
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12.
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Current ratio of long or
short term securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most
recent financial statement and the operating capital as shown in the most recent financial statement:
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Current
ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade)to the total assets: 21.08%
Current
ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade)to the shareholder's equity:37.89%
The
operational capital: NT$42,544 million
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13.
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Broker and broker's fee:No
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14.
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Concrete purpose or use
of the acquisition or disposal:
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To
provide total solution application services of integrated software/hardware public information displays
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15.
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Net worth per share of
the underlying securities acquired or disposed of:USD0.06
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16.
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Do the directors have any
objection to the present transaction?:No
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Has the CPA issued an opinion
on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?:No
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18.
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Any other matters that
need to be specified:No
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Item
2
AU Optronics
Corp.
February
06, 2018
English Language
Summary
Subject:
Increase capital expenditure budget and reduce the budgeted capital expenditures approved by the Board
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-15 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of Events: 2018/02/06
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1.
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Date of the resolution
by the board of directors or shareholders’ meeting:2018/02/06
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2.
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Content of the investment
plan:
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The
Board of the Company approved to increase the capital expenditure budget today.
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Anticipated monetary amount
of the investment:NT$5.281 billion and reduced
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@the budgeted capital expenditures by NT$7.909
billion according to the
@actual
capital expenditures incurred.
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Anticipated date of the
investment:2018/02/06
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5.
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Source of funds:The cash
generated from operating activities.
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6.
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Concrete purpose/objective:
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(1)
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The budget execution of
the Company will be subject to customer demand and market situation and to adjust flexibly. The actual amount that the Company
will pay will be subject to the execution progress and the vendor payment terms.
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(2)
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On a consolidated basis,
the fixed assets the Company acquired and paid for amounted of NT$43.88 billion in 2017.
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7.
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Any other matters that
need to be specified:None.
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Item
3
AU Optronics
Corp.
February
06, 2018
English Language
Summary
Subject:
The Board resolved to donate to BenQ Foundation to promote cultural and educational programs
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-43 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of Events: 2018/02/06
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Date
of occurrence of the event:2018/02/06
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2.
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The
reason for the donation:To support BenQ Foundation to promote cultural and educational
programs.
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3.
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The
total amount of the donation:NT$3,000,000
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4.
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Counterparty
to the donation:BenQ Foundation
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Relationship
to the Company:The related party of AUO.
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6.
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Name
and resume of the independent director that expressed objection or reservation:None.
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7.
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Contents
of the objection or reservation:N/A
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8.
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Any
other matters that need to be specified:None.
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