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 30, 2014
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AU Optronics Corp.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
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No. 1 Li-Hsin Road 2
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Hsinchu Science Park
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Hsinchu, Taiwan
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___
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jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Announcement of the record date of 2013 cash dividends and the distribution from capital surplus by cash”, dated June 30, 2014.
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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.
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AU Optronics Corp.
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Date: June 30, 2014
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By:
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/s/ Andy Yang
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Name:
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Andy Yang
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
June 30, 2014
English Language Summary
Subject: Announcement of the record date of 2013 cash dividends and the distribution from capital surplus by cash
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 2-14 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of Events: 2014/06/30
Content:
1. Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders' meeting or decision by the Company:2014/06/30
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$96,242,451 (NT$0.01 per share)；
Cash distribution from capital surplus to shareholders：
NT$1,347,394,316 (NT$0.14 per share)；
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders：
NT$1,443,636,767 (NT$0.15 per share).
4. Ex-rights (ex-dividend) trading date:2014/07/24
5. Last date before book closure:2014/07/25
6. Book closure starting date:2014/07/28
7. Book closure ending date:2014/08/01
8. Ex-rights (ex-dividend) record date:2014/08/01
9. Any other matters that need to be specified: None.