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 26, 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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| Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___ |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Item
| 1. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce of the record date for cash dividend” dated June 26, 2018. |
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
June 26, 2018
English Language Summary
Subject: To announce of the record date for cash dividend
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-14 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of Events: 2018/06/26
Contents:
| 1. | Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders' meeting or decision by the Company:2018/06/26 |
| 2. | Type of ex-rights or ex-dividend (please enter: “Ex-rights”, "Ex-dividend", or "Ex-rights and dividend”):Ex-dividend |
| 3. | Type and monetary amount of dividend distribution: |
Appropriations of earnings in cash dividends to shareholders：NT$14,436,367,673(NT$1.5 per common share)
| 4. | Ex-rights (ex-dividend) trading date:2018/07/12 |
| 5. | Last date before book closure:2018/07/15 |
| 6. | Book closure starting date:2018/07/16 |
| 7. | Book closure ending date:2018/07/20 |
| 8. | Ex-rights (ex-dividend) record date:2018/07/20 |
| 9. | Any other matters that need to be specified: |
The ex-dividend trading date for AUO American Depositary Shares (ADSs) will be July 12, 2018. The record date for AUO ADSs entitled to participate in the cash dividend distribution will be July 13, 2018. Any questions regarding the dividend of AUO ADSs, please contact AUO's ADR Depositary bank-Citibank, N.A. (Tel:+ 1-877-248-4237；email：citibank@shareholders-online.com)
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 26, 2018 | By: | /s/ Benjamin Tseng | |
| Name: | Benjamin Tseng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||