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


October 28, 2011

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)


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Item

1.  
Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “The announcement of indirect investments in BriView (Hefei) Co., Ltd.”, dated October 28, 2011.
 

 
 
 
 

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: October 28, 2011
By:
/s/ Andy Yang
  
   
Name:
Andy Yang
  
   
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1
 
AU Optronics Corp.

October 28, 2011
English Language Summary

Subject:
The announcement of indirect investments in BriView (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
 
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 2-20 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
 
Dateof Events: 2011/10/28
 
Content:
 
1.
Date of occurrence of the event: 2011/10/28
 
2.
Method of the present increase (decrease) in investment:
 
To invest through AU Optronics (L) Corp. and Briview (L) Corp.
 
3.
Transaction volume, price per unit, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
 
US$40 million. The investment could be capitalized gradually.
 
4.
Company name of the invested mainland Chinese company:
 
BriView (Heifei) Co., Ltd.
 
5.
Paid-in capital of said invested mainland Chinese company:
 
US$ 14 million.
 
6.
Amount of new capital increment currently planned by said invested mainland Chinese company:
 
US$ 40 million. The investment could be capitalized gradually.
 
7.
Main business items of said invested mainland Chinese company:
 
To manufacture and sale LCD and related parts and components.
 
8.
Type of CPA opinion issued for the financial statement of said invested mainland Chinese company for the most recent fiscal year: N/A
 
9.
Net worth of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year:
 
CNY 95,567 thousand
 
10.
Amount of profit/loss of said invested mainland Chinese company on the financial statement for the most recent fiscal year: CNY 0
 
 
 
 
 
11.
Amount of actual investment to date in said invested mainland Chinese company: @ US$14 million.
 
12.
Counterparty to the transaction and its relationship to the Company: The Company's subsidiary.
 
13.
Where the counterparty to the transaction is an actual related party, public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as the counterparty and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), the date of transfer, and the price: N/A
 
14.
Where a person who owned the subject matter of the transaction within the past five years has been an actual related party of the company, public announcement shall also be made of the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related party and such party's relationship to the company at those times: N/A
 
15.
Gain (or loss) on disposal: N/A
 
16.
Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: N/A
 
17.
The manner of deciding on this transaction, the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department: The Board resolution.
 
18.
Broker: N/A
 
19.
Concrete purpose of the acquisition or disposal: Long-term investment
 
20.
Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No
 
 
 
 
 
21.
Total amount of mainland China area investment (including the present investment) approved by the Investment Commission to date: US$ 1,490,243 thousand
 
22.
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 51.04%
 
23.
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period:
 
8.43%
 
24.
Ratio of the total amount of investment (including the present investment) in the mainland China area approved by the Investment Commission to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 18.83%
 
25.
Total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date: US$ 468,470 thousand
 
26.
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the paid-in capital on the financial statement for the most recent period: 17.53%
 
27.
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the total assets on the financial statement for the most recent period: 2.89%
 
28.
Ratio of the total amount of actual investment in the mainland China area to date to the shareholders’ equity on the financial statement for the most recent period: 6.47%
 
29.
Amount of recognized profits and losses on investment in the mainland China area for the most recent three fiscal years:
 
2010: US$ 87,417 thousand
 
2009: US$ 192,828 thousand
 
2008: US$ 57,682 thousand
 
30.
Amount of profit remitted back to Taiwan for the most recent three fiscal years: Nil
 
31.
Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No.
 
32.
Any other matters that need to be specified:  The investment issubject to the authority's approval.