Edgar Filing: AU OPTRONICS CORP

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 6, 2008

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.	Press release entitled, ” AU Optronics Corp. May 2008 Consolidated Revenue Totaled NT$44.3 Billion”, dated June 6, 2008.

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 6, 2008	By:	/s/ Max Cheng
		Name:	Max Cheng
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Item 1

News Release

AU Optronics Corp. May 2008 Consolidated Revenue Totaled NT$44.3 Billion

Issued by: AU Optronics Corp.

Issued on: June 5, 2008

Hsinchu, Taiwan, June 5, 2008 –

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its May 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated basis of NT$44,339 million and NT$43,914 million. It represented 4.6% and 4.4% sequential increase, and 24.9% and 23.7% year-over-year growth.

Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for May 2008 totaled 7.7 million units, increased by 4.5% sequentially. Small-and-medium-sized panel shipments totaled 13.9 million units, a 4.2% month-over-month decrease.

(a) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10 inches

Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)

Net Sales(1) (2)	Consolidated(3)	Unconsolidated
May 2008	44,339	43,914
April 2008	42,401	42,071
M-o-M Growth	4.6%	4.4%
May 2007	35,503	35,499
Y-o-Y Growth	24.9%	23.7%
Jan to May 2008	223,370	222,224
Jan to May 2007	147,773	147,741
Y-o-Y Growth	51.2%	50.4%

(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.

(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.

(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU Optronics (Shanghai) Corporation, Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co., AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp., Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd. and AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o.

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ABOUT AU OPTRONICS

AU Optronics Corp. (“AUO”) is the world largest manufacturer* of large-sized thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (“TFT-LCD”), with approximately 20.3%* of global market share with revenues of NT$480.2 billion (US$14.81billion)* in 2007. TFT-LCD technology is currently the most widely used flat panel display technology. Targeted for 40”+ sized LCD TV panels, AUO’s new generation (7.5-generation) fabrication facility production started mass production in the fourth quarter of 2006. The Company currently operates one 7.5-generation, two 6th-generation, four 5th-generation, one 4th-generation, and four 3.5-generation TFT-LCD fabs, in addition to eight module assembly facilities and the AUO Technology Center specializes in new technology platform and new product development. AUO is one of few top-tier TFT-LCD manufacturers capable of offering a wide range of small- to large-sized (1.5”-65”) TFT-LCD panels, which enables it to offer a broad and diversified product portfolio.

* DisplaySearch 4Q2007 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated Jan 23, 2008. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2007 year end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.43:USD1.

For more information, please contact:

Fiona Chiu	Yawen Hsiao
Corporate Communications Dept	Corporate Communications Dept.
AU Optronics Corp	AU Optronics Corp.
Tel: +886-3-5008899 ext 3206	+886-3-5008899 ext 3211
Fax: +886-3-5772730	+886-3-5772730
Email: fiona.chiu@auo.com	yawen.hsiao@auo.com