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
October 29, 2019
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Commission File Number
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001-31335
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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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Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Note: Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security
holders.
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant
foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the 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.
Indicate by check mark whether
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pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If "Yes" is marked,
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Not applicable
INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Item
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1.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Announcement in accordance with Article 22-1-2
of Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees by Public
Companies”, dated October 29, 2019.
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Taiwan
Stock Exchange filing entitled, “Announcement on behalf of the Company's subsidiary
in accordance with Article22-1-3 of Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making
of Endorsements/Guarantees”, dated October 29, 2019.
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Item 1
AU Optronics
Corp.
October 29,
2019
English Language
Summary
Subject:
Announcement in accordance with Article 22-1-2 of Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees
by Public Companies
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-23 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of events:2019/10/29
Contents:
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1.
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Date of occurrence of the
event:2019/10/29
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Name of the company who
receive the monetary loans, its relationship to the Company who extend the loans, ceiling amount on the monetary loans extended,
amount of loans originally extended, amount of the current additional loans, whether or not the board of directors authorize the
chairperson to give loans for the borrowing counterparty; total extended amount of loans and the reason for loans as of the date
of occurrence of the event:
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Loan
1
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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1.
Company who extend the loans: AU Optronics Corp.(the Company)
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relationship: a 51% indirectly owned subsidiary of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$19,216,435 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$1,304,400 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: Yes
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$1,304,400 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
2
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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Company who extend the loans: AU Optronics (L) Corp.
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relationship: a 51% directly owned subsidiary of AU Optronics (L) Corp.
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$21,595,433 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$10,652,600 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: Yes
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$10,652,600 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
3
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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Company who extend the loans: AU Optronics (Xiamen) Corp.
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relationship: both are the indirectly held subsidiaries of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$5,096,167 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$5,000,200 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: No
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$5,000,200 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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Company who extend the loans: AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corp., Ltd.
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relationship: both are the indirectly held subsidiaries of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$5,065,808 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$5,000,200 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: No
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$5,000,200 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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Company who extend the loans: AU Optronics Manufacturing (Shanghai) Corp.
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relationship: both are the indirectly held subsidiaries of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$1,493,372 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$1,391,360 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: No
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$1,391,360 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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Company who extend the loans: BriView (Xiamen) Corp.
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relationship: both are the indirectly held subsidiaries of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$498,785 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$434,800 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: No
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$434,800 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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Company who extend the loans: Fortech Electronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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relationship: both are the indirectly held subsidiaries of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$522,361 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$434,800 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: No
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$434,800 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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Loan
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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1.
Company who extend the loans: Darwin Precisions (Suzhou) Corp.
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relationship: both are the indirectly held subsidiaries of the Company
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$716,527 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$0
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$434,800 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: No
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$434,800 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements.
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3.
Content and value of collaterals provided by the loan recipient, if any: None
4.
Capital and Accumulated profit/loss of the loan recipient according to its latest financial report:
Capital:
NT$25,862,931 thousands
Accumulated
loss: NT$11,507,366 thousands
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Method of calculation of interest:
including:
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Higher of (1)short-term
funding cost marked up 100 basis point of the company who extends the loans or (2) one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) of China
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Higher of (1)short-term
funding cost marked up 100 basis point of the company who extends the loans or (2) one-year benchmark lending rate
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Based on the one-year benchmark
lending rate announced by the People's Bank of China
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Terms/conditions and date
for repayment:
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Terms/conditions:
Repay the principles and interests at maturity
Date
for repayment:
The
maturity date for loans being drawn down in installments is one year from the date of first draw down.
The
maturity date for loans being drawn down once is one year from the date of draw down.
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7.
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The Company’s total
amount of monetary loans extended as of the date of occurrence of the event:NT$28,348,820 thousands
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The ratio of the total
amount of monetary loans extended to the Company’s net worth on its most recent financial statements as of the date of occurrence
of the event: 15.17%
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9.
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Sources of funds to extend
monetary loans to others: Subsidiary's own funds and Others
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.Any other matters that
need to be specified:
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(1)
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AU Optronics (L) Corp.'s
total extended amount of loans to AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. as of the date of occurrence of the event is NT$10,652,600
thousands. Among them, capital lending amounts for loans being drawn down once is NT$6,087,200 thousands, and capital lending
amounts for loans being drawn down in installments is NT$4,565,400 thousands.
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(2)
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Sources of funds to extend
monetary loans to others: "Others" refers to the Company's own funds.
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Item 2
AU Optronics
Corp.
October 29,
2019
English Language
Summary
Subject:
Announcement on behalf of the Company's subsidiary in accordance with Article22-1-3 of Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds
and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees
Regulation:
Published pursuant to Article 4-23 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange's Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information
by Listed Companies
Date
of events:2019/10/29
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1.
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Date of occurrence of the
event:2019/10/29
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2.
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Name of the company who
receive the monetary loans, its relationship to the Company who extend the loans, ceiling amount on the monetary loans extended,
amount of loans originally extended, amount of the current additional loans, whether or not the board of directors authorize the
chairperson to give loans for the borrowing counterparty; total extended amount of loans and the reason for loans as of the date
of occurrence of the event:
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Loan
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(1)
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company who receive the
monetary loans:AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.
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(2)
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its relationship to the
Company who extend the loans:
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1.
Company who extend the loans: AU Optronics (L) Corp.
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relationship: a 51% directly owned subsidiary of AU Optronics (L) Corp.
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(3)
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Ceiling amount on the monetary
loans extended: NT$21,595,433 thousands
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(4)
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Amount of loans originally
extended: NT$4,565,400 thousands
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(5)
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Amount of the current additional
loans: NT$6,087,200 thousands
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(6)
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The board of directors
authorize the chairperson to give loans: Yes
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(7)
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Total extended amount of
loans: NT$10,652,600 thousands
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(8)
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Reason for current additional
loans: In consideration of the group's overall funding arrangements
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3.
Content and value of collaterals provided by the loan recipient, if any: None
4.
Capital and Accumulated profit/loss of the loan recipient according to its latest financial report:
Capital:
NT$25,862,931 thousands
Accumulated
loss: NT$11,507,366 thousands
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5.
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Method of calculation of
interest:
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including:
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1.
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Higher of (1)short-term
funding cost marked up 100 basis point of the company who extends the loans or (2) one-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR) of China
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2.
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Higher of (1)short-term
funding cost marked up 100 basis point of the company who extends the loans or (2) one-year benchmark lending rate
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6.
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Terms/conditions and date
for repayment:
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Terms/conditions:
Repay the principles and interests at maturity
Date
for repayment:
The
maturity date for loans being drawn down in installments is one year from the date of first draw down.
The
maturity date for loans being drawn down once is one year from the date of draw down.
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7.
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The Company’s total
amount of monetary loans extended as of the date of occurrence of the event:NT$28,348,820 thousands
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8.
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The ratio of the total
amount of monetary loans extended to the Company’s net worth on its most recent financial statements as of the date of occurrence
of the event: 15.17%
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9.
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Sources of funds to extend
monetary loans to others: Subsidiary's own funds
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10.
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Any other matters that
need to be specified:
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AU
Optronics (L) Corp.'s total extended amount of loans to AU Optronics (Kunshan) Co., Ltd. as of the date of occurrence of the event
is NT$10,652,600 thousands. Among them, capital lending amounts for loans being drawn down once is NT$6,087,200 thousands, and
capital lending amounts for loans being drawn down in installments is NT$4,565,400 thousands.
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: October 29, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Benjamin Tseng
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Name:
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Benjamin Tseng
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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