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
July 16, 2019
| Commission File Number | 001-31335 | |
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| 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 termination of the lease contract of the real property right-of-use asset on behalf of AUO's subsidiary, AUO Crystal Corp.”, dated July 16, 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: July 16, 2019 | By: | /s/ Benjamin Tseng | |
| Name: | Benjamin Tseng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
July 16, 2019
English Language Summary
Subject: To announce the termination of the lease contract of the real property right-of-use asset on behalf of AUO's subsidiary, AUO Crystal Corp.
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 4-51 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies
Date of events:2019/07/16
| Contents: |
| 1. | Date of occurrence of the event:2019/07/16 |
| 2. | Company name:AUO Crystal Corp. |
| 3. | Relationship to the Company (please enter "head office" or "subsidiaries"):subsidiary |
| 4. | Reciprocal shareholding ratios:A subsidiary 100% held by AUO |
| 5. | Cause of occurrence: |
AUO Crystal Corp. terminates the lease contract with AUO on the factory in the Central Taiwan Science Park, Taichung City.
| 6. | Information items/ statements to be corrected: |
The original leasing period is from January 13, 2015 to December 31, 2020. The amended leasing period ends on June 30, 2019.
| 7. | Amounts/ contents/ number of page to be corrected: |
Amounts to be corrected:
(1) Right-of-use asset：NTD 42,079 thousand
(2) Lease liability：NTD 42,267 thousand
| 8. | Amounts/ contents/ number of page after correction: |
Amounts after correction:
(1) Right-of-use asset：NTD 0
(2) Lease liability：NTD 0
(3) Gain on lease modifications：NTD 188 thousand
| 9. | Countermeasures: |
To terminate the lease contract because of no demand for leasing.
| 10. | Any other matters that need to be specified: |
Name and nature of the subject matter：
Building J, No. 3, Keya Rd., Central Taiwan Science Park, Taichung City.
