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
December 7, 2012
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. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, The announcement of impact from the earthquake in Japan occurred on December 7, 2012 dated December 07, 2012. |
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: December 7, 2012 | By: | /s/ Andy Yang | ||||
Name: | Andy Yang | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
AU Optronics Corp.
December 7, 2012
English Language Summary
Subject: | The announcement of impact from the earthquake in Japan occurred on December 7, 2012 |
Regulation: | Published pursuant to Article 2-49 of the Taiwan Stock Exchanges Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies |
Date of Events: 2012/12/07
Subject: To which item it meetsarticle 2 paragraph xx: 49
Date of events: 2012/12/07
Contents:
1. | Date of occurrence of the event: 2012/12/07 |
2. | Company name: AU Optronics Corp. |
3. | Relationship to the Company (please enter head office or affiliate company): head office |
4. | Reciprocal shareholding ratios: N/A |
5. | Cause of occurrence: |
In connection with the earthquake in Japan today, for the time being, we have not found any significant impact to the equipment and facilities at our Japanese subsidiary, M. Setek Co., Ltd.
6. | Countermeasures: No. |
7. | Any other matters that need to be specified: No. |