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 14, 2019
| 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 major resolutions of AUO 2019 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting”, dated June 14, 2019. |
| 2. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the Re-election of Board of Directors of the Company”, dated June 14, 2019. |
| 3. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng is elected as Chairman by the Board of Directors”, dated June 14, 2019. |
| 4. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To announce the term of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company has expired”, dated June 14, 2019. |
| 5. | Taiwan Stock Exchange filing entitled, “To lift non-competition restrictions on new Directors and their representatives at AUO 2019 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting”, dated June 14, 2019. |
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 14, 2019 | By: | /s/ Benjamin Tseng | |
| Name: | Benjamin Tseng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
June 14, 2019
English Language Summary
Subject: To announce the major resolutions of AUO 2019 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-18 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of events: 2019/06/14
Contents:
| 1. | Date of the shareholders' meeting:2019/06/14 |
| 2. | Important resolutions (1)profit distribution/deficit compensation: |
Accepted the proposal for the distribution of 2018 earnings. The cash dividend is NT$0.5 per share.
| 3. | Important resolutions (2)amendments of the corporate charter: |
Approved the amendment to Articles of Incorporation
| 4. | Important resolutions (3)business report and financial statements: |
Accepted 2018 Business Report and Financial Statements
| 5. | Important resolutions (4)elections of board of directors and supervisors: |
Elected nine directors (including five independent directors) being the night term of directors:
The newly elected directors:
Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng
Kuen-Yao (K.Y.) Lee
Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai, Representative of AUO Foundation
Peter Chen, Representative of BenQ Foundation
The newly elected independent directors:
Mei-Yueh Ho
Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng
Yen-Shiang Shih
Yen-Hsueh Su
Jang-Lin (John) Chen
| 6. | Important resolutions (5)other proposals: |
| (1) | Approved issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor issuance of the overseas depositary shares and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in private placement and/or issuance of overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement |
| (2) | Approved the amendment to Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets, Handling Procedures for Conducting Derivative Transactions, Handling Procedures for Capital Lending, Handling Procedures for Providing Endorsements and Guarantees for Third Parties |
| (3) | Lifted non-competition restrictions on board members |
| 7. | Any other matters that need to be specified:None |
Item 2
AU Optronics Corp.
June 14, 2019
English Language Summary
Subject: To announce the Re-election of Board of Directors of the Company
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-6 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of events: 2019/06/14
Contents:
| 1. | Date of occurrence of the change:2019/06/14 |
| 2. | Appointment of or changed personnel (juristic-person director, juristic-person supervisor, independent director, natural-person director or natural-person supervisor): |
juristic-person director, independent director, natural-person director
| 3. | Title, name and resume of the replaced personnel: |
Director：Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng/Chairman and CEO of AUO
Director：Kuen-Yao (K.Y.) Lee/Director of Qisda Corp.
Director：Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai - Representative of BenQ Foundation/President and COO of AUO
Director：Peter Chen - Representative of Qisda Corp./Chairman and President of Qisda Corp.
Independent Director：Vivien Huey-Juan Hsieh/Independent Director of AUO
Independent Director：Mei-Yueh Ho/Independent Director of Bank of Kaohsiung, Ltd.
Independent Director：Ding-Yuan Yang/Chairman of UniSVR Global Information Technology Corp.
Independent Director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng/Director and President of iD SoftCapital Inc.
Independent Director：Yen-Shiang Shih/Independent Director of CTCI Corp.
| 4. | Title, name and resume of the new personnel: |
Director：Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng/Chairman and CEO of AUO
Director：Kuen-Yao (K.Y.) Lee/Director of Qisda Corp.
Director：Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai - Representative of AUO Foundation/ President and COO of AUO
Director：Peter Chen - Representative of BenQ Foundation/ Chairman and President of Qisda Corp.
Independent Director：Mei-Yueh Ho/Independent Director of Bank of Kaohsiung, Ltd.
Independent Director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng/Director and President of iD SoftCapital Inc.
Independent Director：Yen-Shiang Shih/Independent Director of CTCI Corp.
Independent Director：Yen-Hsueh Su/Managing Director, and Head of Asia Technology Hardware Research, UBS
Independent Director：Jang-Lin (John) Chen/VP and DTC General Director, Display Technology Center, ITRI
| 5. | Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “discharge”, “tenure expired”, “death” or “new appointment” ):tenure expired |
| 6. | Reason for the change:Re-election |
| 7. | Number of shares held by the new personnel at the time of appointment: Number of shares held as of the first date of bookclose period of the 2019 Annual Shareholders' Meeting: |
Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng：5,630,551 shares
Kuen-Yao (K.Y.) Lee：10,512,153 shares
AUO Foundation(Representative:Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai)：312,000 shares
BenQ Foundation(Representative:Peter Chen)：100,000 shares
Mei-Yueh Ho：0 share
Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng：96,670 shares
Yen-Shiang Shih：0 share
Yen-Hsueh Su：0 share
Jang-Lin (John) Chen：0 share
| 8. | Original term (from __________ to __________):2016/06/16~2019/06/15 |
| 9. | Effective date of the new appointment:2019/06/14 |
| 10. | Rate of turnover of directors of the same term:NA |
| 11. | Rate of turnover of supervisor of the same term:NA |
| 12. | Rate of turnover of independent director of the same term:NA |
| 13. | Change in one-third or more of directors (“Yes” or “No”):Yes |
| 14. | Any other matters that need to be specified:None. |
Item 3
AU Optronics Corp.
June 14, 2019
English Language Summary
Subject: Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng is elected as Chairman by the Board of Directors
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-6 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of events: 2019/06/14
Contents:
| 1. | Date of the board of directors resolution or date of occurrence of the change:2019/06/14 |
| 2. | Type of personnel (chairman or general manager):Chairman |
| 3. | Name and resume of the replaced personnel: |
Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng, Chairman and CEO of AU Optronics Corp.
| 4. | Name and resume of the new personnel: |
Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng, Chairman and CEO of AU Optronics Corp.
| 5. | Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “conge”,“tenure expired” ,“position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”,“death” or “new appointment” ):tenure expired |
| 6. | Reason for the change:Re-election of Board of Directors |
| 7. | Effective date of the new appointment:2019/06/14 |
| 8. | Any other matters that need to be specified:None |
Item 4
AU Optronics Corp.
June 14, 2019
English Language Summary
Subject: To announce the term of Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee of the Company has expired
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-6 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of events: 2019/06/14
Contents:
| 1. | Date of occurrence of the change: 2019/06/14 |
| 2. | Name of the functional committees: Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee |
| 3. | Name and resume of the replaced member: |
Audit Committee
Independent director：Vivien Huey-Juan Hsieh/Independent Director of AUO
Independent director：Mei-Yueh Ho/Independent Director of Bank of Kaohsiung, Ltd.
Independent director：Ding-Yuan Yang/Chairman of UniSVR Global Information Technology Corp.
Independent director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng/Director and President of iD SoftCapital Inc.
Independent director：Yen-Shiang Shih/Independent Director of CTCI Corp.
Remuneration Committee
Independent director：Vivien Huey-Juan Hsieh/Independent Director of AUO
Independent director：Ding-Yuan Yang/Chairman of UniSVR Global Information Technology Corp.
Independent director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng/Director and President of iD SoftCapital Inc.
| 4. | Name and resume of the new member: |
Audit Committee
Independent Director：Mei-Yueh Ho/Independent Director of Bank of Kaohsiung, Ltd.
Independent Director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng/Director and President of iD SoftCapital Inc.
Independent Director：Yen-Shiang Shih/Independent Director of CTCI Corp.
Independent Director：Yen-Hsueh Su/Managing Director, and Head of Asia Technology Hardware Research, UBS
Independent Director：Jang-Lin (John) Chen/VP and DTC General Director, Display Technology Center, ITRI
Remuneration Committee
Ding-Yuan Yang/Chairman of UniSVR Global Information Technology Corp.
Independent Director：Yen-Shiang Shih/Independent Director of CTCI Corp.
Independent Director：Yen-Hsueh Su/Managing Director, and Head of Asia Technology Hardware Research, UBS
| 5. | Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “discharge”,“tenure expired” , “death” or “new appointment”):tenure expired |
| 6. | Reason of the change:Re-election |
| 7. | Original term (from __________ to __________):2016/06/16~2019/06/15 |
| 8. | Effective date of the new member:2019/06/14 |
| 9. | Any other matters that need to be specified: None |
Item 5
AU Optronics Corp.
June 14, 2019
English Language Summary
Subject: To lift non-competition restrictions on new Directors and their representatives at AUO 2019 Annual General Shareholders' Meeting
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-21 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of events: 2019/06/14
Contents:
| 1 | .Date of the shareholders' meeting resolution:2019/06/14 |
| 2. | Name and title of the director with permission to engage in competitive conduct: |
(1) Director：Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng
(2) Director：Kuen-Yao (K.Y.) Lee
(3) Representative of AUO Foundation：Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai
(4) Director：BenQ Foundation
(5) Representative of BenQ Foundation：Peter Chen
(6) Independent Director：Mei-Yueh Ho
(7) Independent Director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng
(8) Independent Director：Yen-Shiang Shih
(9) Independent Director：Yen-Hsueh Su
(10) Independent Director：Jang-Lin (John) Chen
| 3. | Items of competitive conduct in which the director is permitted to engage: |
(1) Director：Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng
- Director, Darwin Precisions Corporation
- Director, Qisda Corp.
- Chairman, AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
(2) Director：Kuen-Yao (K.Y.) Lee
- Director, Qisda Corp.
- Director, Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Director, BenQ Materials Corp.
- Chairman, BenQ Corporation
(3) Representative of AUO Foundation：Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai
- Director, Lextar Electronics Corp.
- Director, Daxin Materials Corporation
(4) Director：BenQ Foundation
- Director, Qisda Corp.
(5) Representative of BenQ Foundation：Peter Chen
- Chairman and President, Qisda Corp.
- Chairman, BenQ Medical Technology Corporation
- Chairman, Partner Tech Corp.
- Chairman, DFI Inc.
- Director, Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Director, BenQ Materials Corp.
- Director, BenQ AB DentCare Corp.
- Director, BenQ Corporation
(6) Independent Director：Mei-Yueh Ho
- Independent Director, Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
- Independent Director, ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
(7) Independent Director：Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng
- Independent Director, Apacer Technology Inc.
- Director, Wistron Corporation
- Director, ACER Incorporated
- Director, Wistron NeWeb Corporation
- Director, AOPEN Inc.
(8) Independent Director：Yen-Shiang Shih
- Independent Director, Formosa Plastics Corporation
- Independent Director, CTCI Corporation
(9) Independent Director：Yen-Hsueh Su
- Director, KINSUS Interconnect Technology Corp.
- Independent Director, TXC Corporation
(10) Independent Director：Jang-Lin (John) Chen
- Consultant, OTI Lumionics, Inc.
| 4. | Period of permission to engage in the competitive conduct: |
Within the period of serving as Director of the Company
| 5. | Circumstances of the resolution (please describe the results of the voting under Article 209 of the Company Act): |
The resolution was adopted by a majority of the shareholders presented at the general meeting who represented two-thirds or more of the total number of the Company's outstanding shares.
| 6. | If the permitted competitive conduct is business of a mainland China area enterprise, the name and title of the director (if it is not business of a mainland China area enterprise, please enter "not applicable" below): Chairman：Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng |
| 7. | Company name of the mainland China area enterprise and the director's position in the enterprise: AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd., Chairman |
| 8. | Address of the mainland China area enterprise: |
NO.6 Longteng Road,Kunshan Economic and Technical Development Zone, Jiangsu Province
| 9. | Business items of the mainland China area enterprise: Manufacturing and sale of TFT-LCD panels |
| 10. | Degree of effect on the Company's finances and business: |
AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of AUO.
| 11. | If the director has invested in the mainland China area enterprise, the monetary amount of the director's investment and the director's shareholding ratio:No. |
| 12. | Any other matters that need to be specified: None. |
