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
April 27, 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) | |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item
| 1. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the acquisition of shares of Qisda Corporation” dated April 27, 2018. |
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
April 27, 2018
English Language Summary
Subject: To announce the acquisition of shares of Qisda Corporation
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: 2018/04/27
| Contents: |
| 1. | Name of the securities::Common stock of Qisda Corporation ("Qisda") |
| 2. | Trading date:2018/04/27 |
| 3. | Trading volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction: |
Volume:148,867 thousand shares, Unit price: NT$22.95 per sharex(Note),
Total monetary amount: NT$3,416 million(Note).
(Note) excluding related taxes and expenses.
| 4. | Gain (or loss) (not applicable in case of acquisition of securities):N/A |
| 5. | Relationship with the underlying company of the trade: |
The underlying company is accounted as available for sale financial asstes-noncurrent by the Company.
| 6. | 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): |
Current cumulative vlume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of the security being traded (including the current trade)
The Company:335,231 thousand shares, NT$7,516 million and 17.04%;
Konly：10,145 thousand shares, NT$223 million and 0.52%.
Status of any restriction of rights (e.g.pledges): None.
| 7. | Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most recent financial statement and the operational capital as shown in the most recent financial statement: |
Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade)to the total assets:21.78%
Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade)to the shareholder's equity:38.21%
The operational capital: NT$ 42,544 million.
| 8. | Concrete purpose/objective of the acquisition or disposal: |
For long-term investment and to deepen business relationship.
| 9. | Do the directors have any objections to the present transaction?:No. |
| 10. | Any other matters that need to be specified: |
The total assets and operational capital in the most recent financial statements refer to the amount of the Company's stand alone financial statements for the year of 2017; the shareholder's equity in the most recent financial statement refer to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of 2018.
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: April 27, 2018 | By: | /s/ Benjamin Tseng | |
| Name: | Benjamin Tseng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||