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
June 7 , 2004
Commission File Number 001-31335
AU
Optronics Corp.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
Hsinchu Science Park
Hsinchu, Taiwan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item | |
1. | Press release entitled, AUO May 2004 Consolidated Revenues Totaled NT$16.7 Billion, dated June 7, 2004 |
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: June 7 , 2004 | By: | /s/ Max Weishun Cheng | |
Name: | Max Weishun Cheng | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Item 1
News Release |
AUO May 2004 Consolidated Revenues Totaled NT$16.7 Billion
Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.
Issued on: June 7, 2004
Hsinchu, Taiwan, June 7, 2004
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO or the Company) (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced unaudited consolidated net sales of NT$16,656 million and unaudited unconsolidated net sales of NT$16,631 million for the month of May 2004.
Unit shipment for large-size TFT-LCD panels, inclusive of panels for desktop monitor, notebook, LCD TV, and other applications, reached 1.62 million, up 3.7% sequentially, setting the 15th straight month of record large panel shipment. Unit shipment for small- and medium-size panels in May 2004 continued to improve, up 10.3% from April 2004 to 2.4 million units.
Consolidated revenues rose 4.1% M-o-M and 106.7% Y-o-Y, while unconsolidated net sales increased 4.9% and 124.8%, M-o-M and Y-o-Y, respectively.
Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)
Net Sales Revenues(1)(2) | Consolidated | Unconsolidated |
May 2004 | 16,656 | 16,631 |
April 2004 | 16,007 | 15,848 |
M-o-M Growth | 4.1% | 4.9% |
May 2003 | 8,057 | 7,398 |
Y-o-Y Growth | 106.7% | 124.8% |
(1): All figures are prepared
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2):
Year 2004 figures and all consolidated numbers are preliminary and have not
been audited.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications
Dept.
AU Optronics Corp.
No.1, Li-Hsin Road
2, Science-Based Industrial Park,
Hsinchu City, 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel: +886-3-5632899
ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5637608
Email: yawenhsiao@auo.com