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 29, 2020
| 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, “The Board resolved to increase capital expenditure budget”, dated July 29, 2020. |
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 29, 2020 | By: | /s/ Benjamin Tseng | |
| Name: | Benjamin Tseng | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Item 1
AU Optronics Corp.
July 29, 2020
English Language Summary
Subject: The Board resolved to increase capital expenditure budget
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:2020/07/29
Contents:
| 1. | Date of the resolution of the board of directors or shareholders meeting:2020/07/29 |
| 2. | Content of the investment plan: |
The Board of the Company approved to increase the capital expenditure budget today.
| 3. | Projected monetary amount of the investment:NT$2.909 billion |
| 4. | Projected date of the investment:2020/07/29 |
| 5. | Source of capital funds:The cash generated from operating activities. |
| 6. | Specific purpose: |
The capital expenditures will be mainly used to enhance, adjust and build the technology and production capacity of the Company.
| (1) | The budget execution of the Company will be subject to customer demand and market situation and to adjust flexibly. 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$9.037 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2020. |
| 7. | Any other matters that need to be specified:None |
