6-K 1 dp58692_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

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

 

August 10, 2015

 

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 capital expenditure budget approved by the Board” dated August 10, 2015.

 

2.Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the disposal of the Hsinchu L3A fab ("the fab")” dated August 10, 2015.

 

 
 

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: August 10, 2015 By: /s/ Andy Yang  
    Name: Andy Yang  
    Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

 
 

 

Item 1

 

AU Optronics Corp. 

August 10, 2015 

English Language Summary

 

Subject: The capital expenditure budget approved by the Board

 

Regulation:  Published pursuant to Article 4-15 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies

 

Date of Events: 2015/08/10

 

Contents:

 

1.Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders’

 

meeting:2015/08/10

 

2.Content of the investment plan:

 

The Board of the Company approved the amount of NT$1.399 billion in capital expenditure budget for the company.

 

3.Anticipated date of the investment:2015/08/10

 

4.Source of funds:Working Capital

 

5.Concrete purpose/objective:

 

The capital expenditures will be mainly used to adjust, enhance and build the technology and production capacity of the Company.

 

6.Any other matters that need to be specified:

 

(1)The budget execution of the Company will be subject to customer demand and market situation, and the actual amount that the Company will pay will be subject to the execution progress and the vendor payment terms.

 

(2)On a consolidated basis, the fixed assets the Company acquired and paid for amounted of NT$5.2 billion during the first quarter in 2015.

 

 
 

 

AU Optronics Corp. 

August 10, 2015 

English Language Summary

 

Subject: To announce the disposal of the Hsinchu L3A fab ("the fab")

 

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: 2015/08/10

 

Contents: Contents:

 

1.Name and nature of the subject matter (e.g.land located at Sublot XX, Lot XX, North District, Taichung City): The fab located at No.5, Lixing 6th Rd., Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

 

2.Date of the occurrence of the event: 2015/08/10

 

3.Transaction volume (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX p'ing), unit price, total transaction price:

 

The floor space of the fab:70,414.55 square meter (equivalent to 21,300.40 p'ing)

 

Total transaction price:NT$810,000 thousand (tax excluded)

 

4.Counterparty to the trade and its relationship with the company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and is not an actual related party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be disclosed):

 

Wistron NeWeb Corporation and it is not an actual related party of the company.

 

5.Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public announcement shall also include the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer and the date of acquisition: N/A

 

6.Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the person’s relationship to the company at those times: N/A

 

7.Anticipated loss or profit from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of assets) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition shall be stated and explained):

 

Anticipated profit from the disposal is approximately NT$550 million

 

calculated from the book value of the assets as of 30 Jun, 2015.

 

8.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:according to the agreement; according to the agreement; according to the agreement

 
 

 

9.The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as tender invitation , price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the decision on price and the decision-making department:

 

1.The price of the transaction was negotiated by both parties based on the market and the aseets valuation.

 

2.The assets was appraised by DTZ Real Estate Appraiser Office and The Board of the Company resolved the disposal of the fab.

 

10.Name of the professional appraisal institution and its appraisal amount:

 

DTZ Real Estate Appraiser Office:NT$809,415 thousand

 

11.Reason for any significant discrepancy with the transaction amount, and opinion of the certifying CPA:N/A

 

12.Is the appraisal report price a limited price or specific price?:No

 

13.Has an appraisal report not yet been obtained?:No

 

14.Reason for an appraisal report not been obtained:N/A

 

15.Broker and broker's fee:No

 

16.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: To liquidate asset

 

17.Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?:No

 

18.Any other matters that need to be specified:

 

The transaction is subject to the authority's approval.