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AUO AGM Information 2017

Jun 30, 2017

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TAIEX:2409

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NYSE:AUO

AU OPTRONICS CORP.

Meeting Minutes Of

2017 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting

(Translation)

Time and date of the Meeting: June 15, 2017 at 9:30 A.M. (Local time)

Venue of the Meeting: No. 2, Jhongke Rd., Situn District, Taichung City, Taiwan R.O.C. Total shares represented by shareholders present: 7,429,403,662 shares (including 4,481,046,572 shares casted electronically) Percentage of shares held by shareholders present: 77.19% of total outstanding shares

(The translated document is prepared in accordance with the Chinese version and is for reference only. In the event of any inconsistency between the English version and the Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail.)

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Resolution Notice

Dear Shareholders:

We are pleased to inform you that the following items were approved or acted as proposed at our 2017 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting held on June 15, 2017.

Truly yours,

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Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng, Chair

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AU Optronics Corp.

2017 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting Minutes

Time: 9:30 a.m., June 15, 2017

Place: No. 2, Jhongke Rd., Situn District, Taichung City, Taiwan R.O.C. (Meeting Room in the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration)

Total AUO outstanding shares: 9,624,245,115 shares

Total shares represented by shareholders present in person or by proxy: 7,429,403,662 shares

(including 4,481,046,572 shares casted electronically)

Percentage of shares held by shareholders present in person or by proxy: 77.19 %

Attendees: Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai, Director, President and Chief Operation Officer

Vivien Huey-Juan Hsieh, Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee Ding-Yuan Yang, Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee Chin-Bing (Philip) Peng, Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee Wan Yuan, Yu, Certified Public Accountant of KPMG Taiwan

Kevin Hsiao, Attorney

Chair: Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng, Chairman Recorder: Benjamin Tseng

1. Commencement (The aggregate shareholding of the shareholders present in person or by

proxy constituted a quorum. The Chair called the meeting to order.)

2. Chair’s Address (omitted)

3. Report Items

  • (1) To report the business of 2016 (omitted)

  • (2) Audit Committee’s Review Report (omitted)

  • (3) To report the distribution of employees’ and directors’ remuneration of 2016 (omitted)

  • (4) To report the indirect investments in China in 2016 (omitted)

  • (5) To report the issuance of securities in private placement (omitted)

  • (6) To report the merger of Taiwan CFI Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company (omitted)

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4. Recognition Items

(1) To accept 2016 Business Report and Financial Statements (proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanation:

  • (1) The 2016 Financial Statements were audited by the independent auditors, Yu, Wan-Yuan and Tseng, Mei- Yu of KPMG.

  • (2) For the 2016 Business Report, Independent Auditors’ Report, and the 2016 Financial Statements, please refer to Attachments 1 and 3-4 (pages 10-11 and pages 13-28).

Voting Results: 7,340,085,972 shares were represented at the time of voting (including 4,391,730,882 shares casted electronically)

Voting Condition Voting rights % of the total represented at the
time of voting
Votes in favor 6,462,764,859 88.05%
Votes against 5,089,025 0.07%
Votes abstained 872,232,088 11.88%
Votes invalid 0 0.00%

RESOLVED, that the above proposal be and hereby was accepted as proposed.

  • (2) To accept the proposal for the distribution of 2016 earnings (proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanation:

  • (1) The proposed distribution is allocated from the 2016 earnings available for distribution. For the Proposal for 2016 Earnings Distribution, please refer to Attachment 5 (page 29).

  • (2) If the dividend distribution ratio is adjusted due to change of the Company's total number of outstanding common shares it is proposed that the Chairman of Board of Directors is authorized to adjust the ratio of dividend to be distributed to each common share based on the total amount approved by the 2017 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting to be distributed and the actual number of common shares outstanding on the record date for distribution.

  • (3) The calculation of dividends is based on the roster of shareholders and the number of shares held by each shareholder as recorded in the roster as of the record date for distribution. The cash dividend distribution to each shareholder will be paid to the rounded-down full NT dollar. Amounts less than one whole NT dollar are rounded-down to the nearest NT dollar. The aggregate unpaid cash dividend resulting from the above rounded-down, will be distributed to shareholders in the descending order of decimal point and the ascending order of shareholder account numbers, until the total amount of the approved cash dividend has been fully distributed.

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Voting Results: 7,340,085,972 shares were represented at the time of voting (including 4,391,730,882 shares casted electronically)

Voting Condition Voting rights % of the total represented at the
time of voting
Votes in favor 6,528,639,138 88.94%
Votes against 5,288,771 0.07%
Votes abstained 806,158,063 10.98%
Votes invalid 0 0.00%

RESOLVED, that the above proposal be and hereby was accepted as proposed.

5. Discussion Items

(1) To approve the amendment to Articles of Incorporation (proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanation:

  • (1) To add new business items of the Company and to clarify the Company’s dividend policy, it is proposed to amend the Articles of Incorporation.

  • (2) A comparison table of the Articles of Incorporation before and after the amendment is attached hereto as Attachment 6 (pages 30-32).

  • Voting Results: 7,340,085,972 shares were represented at the time of voting (including 4,391,730,882 shares casted electronically)

Voting Condition Voting rights % of the total represented at the
time of voting
Votes in favor 6,527,560,368 88.93%
Votes against 5,548,014 0.08%
Votes abstained 806,977,590 10.99%
Votes invalid 0 0.00%

RESOLVED, that the above proposal be and hereby was accepted as proposed.

  • (2) To approve the amendment to Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets (proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanation:

  • (1) To comply with the Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies, it is proposed to amend the Company’s Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets.

  • (2) A comparison table of the Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets before and after the amendment is attached hereto as Attachment 7 (pages 33-38).

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Voting Results: 7,340,085,972 shares were represented at the time of voting (including 4,391,730,882 shares casted electronically)

Voting Condition Voting rights % of the total represented at the
time of voting
Votes in favor 6,527,564,057 88.93%
Votes against 5,559,317 0.08%
Votes abstained 806,962,598 10.99%
Votes invalid 0 0.00%

RESOLVED, that the above proposal be and hereby was accepted as proposed.

(3) To approve issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor issuance of the overseas depositary shares ("DR Offering") and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issuance of new common shares for cash in private placement ("Private Placement Shares") and/or issuance of overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement ("Private Placement CB") (proposed by the Board of Directors)

Explanation:

  • (1) Fund raising purpose and size:

In order to invest in equipment and technology of high-level products, enrich working capital, have sound financial structure and/or support the Company’s long term development funding needs, it is hereby proposed that the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board of Directors ("Board"), within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares, depending on the market conditions and the Company’s capital needs, to choose appropriate timing and fund raising instrument(s), to issue new common shares for cash to sponsor DR Offering and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issue Private Placement Shares and/or issue Private Placement CB, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations and the following fund raising principles. For issuance of Private Placement CB, the number of common shares to be converted within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the conversion price determined at the time of issuance of Private Placement CB.

(2) Fund raising method(s) and handling principles:

  • I. Issuance of new common shares for cash to sponsor DR Offering:

  • (i) The issue price of the new common shares will be decided with reference to (a) the closing price of the Company’s common shares or American Depositary Shares (" ADSs") on the pricing date or (b) the average of the closing price of the Company’s common shares or ADSs for 1, 3 or 5 trading days prior to the pricing date (each of (a) and (b) is referred to hereinafter as the "reference price"). The Chairman of the Company is authorized to coordinate with the foreign lead-underwriter(s) of the DR Offering to determine the actual issue price in accordance with market conditions, provided that, the actual price shall not be less than 90% of the reference price after adjustment for shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends.

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The reference price and the actual price will be decided in accordance with market practice and applicable law and regulations. In addition, assuming that the Company issues 950,000,000 common shares which is approximately 9.87% of the Company’s total outstanding common shares on the record date for the Company’s 2017 annual shareholders meeting, as the actual price shall be no less than 90% of the reference price after adjustment for shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends, it is unlikely that such issuance will have a material dilutive effect on the holding of the current existing shareholders. Thus, determination of the issue price of the new common shares to be issued in connection with the DR Offering should be reasonable and should not have a material adverse effect on the rights and benefits of the current existing shareholders.

  • (ii) Except for 10% to 15% of the new common shares shall be allocated for the employees' subscription in accordance with the applicable law, it is proposed for the shareholders meeting to approve the rights to subscribe to the remaining shares to be waived by the shareholders and such remaining shares should be offered to the public under Article 28-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act as the underlying shares of the global depositary shares to be sold in the DR Offering. Any new common shares not subscribed by employees of the Company shall be determined by the Chairman of the Company, depending on the market needs, to be allocated as underlying shares of the global depositary shares or to be subscribed by the designated person(s).

  • II. Issuance of new common shares for cash in public offering:

  • (i) The par value of the new common shares to be issued per share is NT$10. It is proposed to authorize the Chairman of the Company to coordinate with the underwriter(s) of the public offering to determine the actual issue price in accordance with the Taiwan Securities Association's Self-regulatory Rules Governing the Provision of Advisory Services by Underwriter Members to Issuing Companies for Offering and Issuing Securities and the market conditions and the issue price shall be reported to, and approved by the regulatory authority before issuance.

  • (ii) It is proposed to authorize the Board to choose either of the following methods to sell the new shares in the public offering through the underwriter(s):

  • (a) Except for 10% to 15% of the new shares must be offered to employees in accordance with Article 267, Paragraph I of the Company Act, it is proposed for the shareholders meeting to approve the pre-emptive rights to subscribe to the remaining shares to be waived by the shareholders in accordance with Article 28-1 of the Securities and Exchange Act and such remaining shares will be offered to the public via book building. It is proposed that any new common shares not subscribed by employees of the Company will be sold to the person(s) designated by the Chairman of the Company at the issue price.

  • (b) Except for 10% to 15% of the new shares must be offered to employees in accordance with Article 267, Paragraph I of the Company Act, it is proposed that 10% of the new shares to be sold to the public through the underwriter(s) in accordance with Article 28-1, Paragraph 2 of the Securities and Exchange Act and the remaining shares will be subscribed to by the existing shareholders of the Company in accordance with their shareholding. It is proposed that any new common shares not subscribed by employees and shareholders of the Company will

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be sold to the person(s) designated by the Chairman of the Company at the issue price.

III. Issuance of Private Placement Shares and/or Private Placement CB:

  • (i) Basis and reasonableness for determination of the subscription price of the Private Placement Shares:

  • (a) The higher of (x) the simple average closing price of the Company’s common shares for 1, 3 or 5 trading days prior to the pricing date, and (y) the simple average closing price of the Company’s common shares for 30 trading days prior to the pricing date, after adjustment for shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends, as the reference subscription price of the Private Placement Shares.

  • (b) The issue price of the Private Placement Shares shall be no less than 80% of the reference price. It is proposed to authorize the Board to decide the actual issue price within the range approved by the shareholders meeting, depending on the status of finding specific investor(s) and market conditions.

The issue price of the Private Placement CB shall be no less than 80% of the theoretical price.

  • (c) As aforementioned, subscription price of the Private Placement Shares and issue price of Private Placement CB will be determined with reference to the price of the Company’s common shares and the theoretical price in accordance with the Regulations Governing Public Companies Issuing Securities in Private Placement, thus, the price should be reasonable.

  • (ii) The method, purpose, necessity and projected benefits to determine specific investor(s):

The investors to subscribe to the Private Placement Shares and/or Private Placement CB must meet the qualifications listed in Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act and are limited to strategic investor(s). Priority will be given to the investor(s) who could benefit the Company's long term development, competitiveness, and existing shareholders' rights. The Board is fully authorized to determine the specific investor(s). The purpose, necessity and projected benefits for choosing strategic investor(s) are to accommodate the Company’s operation and development needs to have the strategic investor(s) to assist the Company, directly or indirectly, in its finance, business, manufacturing, technology, procurement, management, and strategy development, etc. so to strengthen the Company’s competitiveness and enhance its operational efficiency and long term development.

  • (iii) The necessity of issuance of Private Placement Shares and/or Private Placement CB:

Considering the effectiveness and convenience for issuance of the Private Placement Shares/Private Placement CB and accommodating the Company’s development planning, including inviting the strategic investor(s), it would be necessary to issue the Private Placement Shares and/or Private Placement CB.

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  • (iv) For the Private Placement Shares and/or the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB, after expiration of three years following delivery date of the Private Placement Shares/Private Placement CB, the Board is authorized to apply for approval from the Taiwan Stock Exchange ("TSE") acknowledging that the Private Placement Shares /new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB meet the requirements for TSE listing before the Company submitting application with the Financial Supervisory Commission for retroactive handling of public issuance of such shares and submitting application with TSE for listing such shares on TSE.

  • (v) The tentative terms and conditions of the Private Placement CB ("Offering Plan") are shown in Attachment 8 (pages 39-41).

  • (3) Use of proceeds, the schedule and the projected benefits:

The Company plans to use the funds raised from the DR Offering and/or issuance of the new common shares in public offering and/or issuance of the Private Placement Shares and/or Private Placement CB to invest in equipment and technology of high-level product, enrich working capital, strengthen financial structure and/or support the Company’s long term development funding needs and plans to use such funds within three years after completing the fund raising and it is expected that use of such funds will strengthen the Company’s competition and improve operational efficiency.

  • (4) The new common shares to be issued to sponsor the DR Offering, the new common shares to be issued in public offering, Private Placement Shares and the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB will be issued in the scriptless form. Except that the Private Placement Shares and the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB are subject to the selling restrictions within three years after the delivery date of the Private Placement Shares/Private Placement CB under Article 43-8 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the new common shares to be issued to sponsor the DR Offering, the new common shares to be issued in public offering, the Private Placement Shares and the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB will have the same rights and obligations as the Company’s existing issued and outstanding common shares.

  • (5) The reason for the situation where the issue price of the new common shares to be issued to sponsor the DR Offering, the new common shares to be issued in public offering, Private Placement Shares and the conversion price for the Private Placement CB is set as a price less than the par value due to change of the market change and the reason for the Company not adopt other fund raising method and the reasonableness for such determination:

This is mainly based on considerations of the sound operation of the Company and the security of its financial structure and issuing equity related securities for fund raising is more appropriate than pure debt financing. If the Company decides to use the fund raising methods, such as issuing new shares for cash to sponsor the DR Offering, issuing new shares for cash in public offering, and issuing Private Placement Shares, etc. the Company would not incur any interest of the debt in such case not only the Company's financial risk could be reduced, the Company's financial structure could be improved and the flexibility of the Company’s treasury management would also be increased. For issuance of Private Placement CB, if investor converts Private Placement CB into the common shares, such would improve the Company’s

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  • financial structure and would benefit the Company’s long term development. Thus, it should be reasonable for the Company to issue the equity related securities. If the issue price and the conversion price is less than the par value, such would be expected to cause decrease of the Company’s capital surplus and retained earnings in which case the Company will, depending on the actual operating conditions in the future, make up for the losses. As the issue price and the conversion price will be determined in accordance with the relevant regulations, thus, after realization of the benefits of the capital increase, the Company's financial structure will be effectively improved which would be favorable to the Company’s long-term development and would not have adverse impact on the rights and benefits of the shareholders.

  • (6) After the shareholders meeting approves issuance of new common shares to sponsor the DR Offering, new common shares in public offering, the Private Placement Shares and the Private Placement CB, it is proposed for the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board to determine and amend, at the Board’s sole discretion, the terms and condition of the new common shares to be issued for the DR Offering and/or in public offering and/or terms and condition of the Private Placement Shares and/or Offering Plan of the Private Placement CB, the plan for the use of proceeds, the schedule and projected benefits and all matters in connection therewith, in accordance with the Company’s actual needs, market conditions and relevant regulations and if any amendment thereto is required due to any change of the regulations or as requested by the regulator’s order or based on the Company’s operation evaluation or change of the market conditions, the Board is authorized to make the required amendments at the Board’s sole discretion.

  • (7) To complete the fund raising, the Chairman or the Chairman's designee is authorized, on behalf of the Company, to handle all matters relating to, and sign all agreements and documents in connection with, issuance of the new common shares to sponsor the DR Offering, issuance of new common shares in public offering and issuance of the Private Placement Shares and/or Private Placement CB.

  • (8) The Board is authorized to handle all matters at the Board’s sole discretion which are not addressed herein in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

Voting Results: 7,340,085,972 shares were represented at the time of voting (including 4,391,730,882 shares casted electronically)

Voting Condition Voting rights % of the total represented at the
time of voting
Votes in favor 6,094,821,047 83.03%
Votes against 283,375,504 3.86%
Votes abstained 961,889,421 13.10%
Votes invalid 0 0.00%

RESOLVED, that the above proposal be and hereby was accepted as proposed.

6. Extraordinary Motions: None.

7. Meeting Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 10:33 a.m.

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Attachment 1 2016 Business Report

The display panel market recovered from a sluggish start in 2016. Beginning in the second half of 2016, growth in end-market demand became steady and the closure of production lines by some industry peers resulted in a tightening of supply which led to a rebound in the selling prices of display panels. The Company has been committed to value transformation in recent years. This has allowed us to take advantage of market opportunities as they arise. In 2016, the expanded capacity at our generation 8.5 TFT-LCD fab has already been running at full utilization, while our generation 6 LTPS TFT-LCD fab in Kunshan has set a new industry record as the fastest LTPS fab to have achieved equipment move in light up, and mass production. Although our consolidated net revenue decreased by 8.7% YoY to NT$329.09 billion in 2016, our net profit increased by 36.4% YoY to NT$6.61 billion in 2016. Profit attributable to shareholders of AUO was NT$7.82 billion, 58.5% higher than 2015, with basic earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.81. In addition to delivering four consecutive years of profit, the Company has also been able to maintain the overall financial structure at a solid and healthy condition.

Looking back on 2016, AUO's key products and technology developments include:

  • Bezel-less ALCD (Advanced LCD) TV panels: We have continuously challenged the technical specifications of displays by integrating to our bezel-less LCD TV panels various leading technologies, such as UHD (Ultra HD) 4K ultra-high resolution, curved design, quantum dot wide color gamut, and HDR (High Dynamic Range). Our product strategy is to create product differentiation through technology stacking. In addition, with the exhibition of the world's first 65-inch 8K4K ultra-high resolution, golden curvature and bezel-less TV panels, we hope to set the display technology barriers even higher.

  • LTPS notebook panels: AUO leads the industry in expanding the application of LTPS technologies to notebook panels. Theses panels feature ultra-high resolution, slim borders, and low power consumption. In recognition of our technology capability, our 13.3-inch UHD 4K LTPS notebook panel won the Outstanding Product Award at the 2016 Gold Panel Awards.

  • Wearable devices display panels: Our wearable device offerings provide complete panel solutions including AMOLED, traditional TFT-LCD, and transflective TFT-LCD to meet the needs of wearable devices in stylish appearance, power savings, outdoor visibility, and other diverse needs. Working closely with customers, we have achieved steady shipments in wearable devices and we anticipate this to be an area for future growth.

  • Car display panels: Our products showcase features such as ultra-high resolution, wide color gamut, wide viewing angle, high weather tolerance, free-form cutting, curved, etc. These qualities help in strengthening our entry into markets with high barriers. AUO's share of the car displays market is currently in the top three globally. Notably, our 25-inch ultra wide curved car displays that use high-end technologies such as free-form cutting and curved design have won the Excellence in Technology Awards in 2016, further demonstrating our competitiveness in high-end car display panels.

  • High specification gaming display panel: We have the most complete gaming display panel product lines, and led the industry by developing a series of professional grade gaming monitor panels integrating high refresh rate, large-sized display, high resolution, bezel-less, and curved design. As the market leader, our market share is significantly larger than our competitors. AUO's products include the world's first 27-inch gaming monitor panel with 144Hz refresh rate and UHD 4K ultra-high resolution. We are also the first to launch a 25-inch 240Hz ultra high refresh rate gaming monitor panel. These products demonstrate our professional capability and leading position in gaming display panels.

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Development trends in the display panel industry:

  • For TV panels, we expect to see the trend towards high-resolution, curved, quantum dot wide color gamut, and bezel-less to continue. As the major markets for TVs entering replacement cycle, it also drives the increase in the average size of TV panels.

  • The continuous capacity expansion of Chinese display panel makers has an impact on the supply and demand balance of the display panel industry. With additional capacity coming into the market, technologies, operational management, and customers have become the key differentiating factors for the competitiveness of display panel makers.

  • With applications for the Internet of Things and the Internet of Vehicles continuing to be developed, display panels remain the most important human-machine interface. Business opportunities can be expected in these new applications.

On the other hand, Bloomberg forecasted that 73-gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic power system will be installed worldwide in 2017. Taiwan government’s long-term green energy policy has also set a goal of achieving 20-gigawatts of new solar photovoltaic power system by 2025 and expected to install 900-megawatts of new solar photovoltaic power system in 2017. The demand from these developments will drive the growth momentum of the solar industry. We will continue to improve the competitiveness of our solar products, in terms of both cost and efficiency.

In response to these trends in the industry and market, our business strategies in 2017 include:

  1. Highly flexible management and mass-production capability: We have leading advantages in various technologies and have complete production lines of different generations. We are able to make the most effective capacity allocation to cater to various products. Our solid mass-production foundation, supplemented by our complete upstream and downstream supply-chain management, places us in a highly cost-competitive position.

  2. Continue to enhance customer relationships: We will continue to build our foundation based on solid technological strength and comprehensive patents strategy, provide customers with value-added solutions, and move from production to services oriented.

  3. Build up high-quality and optimal production capacity: We will expand our high-quality production capacity at an appropriate pace and time based on market demands to enhance our leading position in the value-added and high-end products market, thereby safeguarding our profitability.

Looking forward, new display applications continue to expand. We will appropriately optimize our high-end production capacity, reinforce our growth momentum and provide the best total solution to customers with our professional skill and integrated services to position ourselves as the industry leader. We will work toward meeting the goal of creating value together with our customers and enhancing shareholder value.

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Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng,
Chairman
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Kuo-Hsin (Michael) Tsai, President

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Benjamin Tseng, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

  • Note: Based on market information available to the company as at December 31, 2016.

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Attachment 2:

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Audit Committee’s Review Report

The Board of Directors has prepared the Company’s Business Report, Financial Statements, and Earning Distribution Proposal for the year of 2016. Yu, Wan-Yuan and Tseng, Mei -Yu, Certified Public Accountants of KPMG, have audited the Financial Statements. The 2016 Business Report, Financial Statements, and Earning Distribution Proposal have been reviewed and determined to be correct and accurate by the Audit Committee of AU Optronics Corp. I, as the Chair of the Audit Committee, hereby submit this report according to Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Law.

AU Optronics Corp.

Chair of the Audit Committee

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Vivien Huey-Juan Hsieh

March 22, 2017

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Attachment 3:

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors of AU Optronics Corp.:

Opinion

We have audited the parent-company-only financial statements of AU Optronics Corp. (“the Company”), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in equity, and statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and notes to the parent-company-only statements including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying parent-company-only financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and its financial performance and its cash flows for each of the years then ended, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Parent-Company-Only Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Ethics in Republic of China (“the Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the parent-company-only financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the parent-company-only financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Impairment of long-term non-financial assets (including goodwill)

Refer to Note 4(16) “Impairment – non-financial assets”, Note 5(2) and Note 5(3) “Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation and assumption uncertainty”, Note 6(7) “Property, plant and equipment”, and Note 6(9) “Intangible assets” to the parent-company-only financial statements.

Description of key audit matter:

The Company operates in an industry with high investment costs, has goodwill through the acquisition of subsidiaries, and may experience volatility in response to changes in the external market; hence, it is important to assess the impairment of its long-term non-financial assets (including goodwill). The impairment assessment includes identifying cash-generating units, determining a valuation model, determining significant assumptions, and computing recoverable amounts. With the complexity of the impairment assessment process and the involvement of significant management judgment regarding assumptions used, this is one of the key areas our audit focused on.

How the matter was addressed in our audit:

In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included understanding and testing the Company’s controls surrounding the impairment assessment and testing process; assessing whether there are impairment indications for the identified cash-generating units of the Company and its related assets;

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understanding and assessing the appropriateness of the valuation model used by the management in the impairment assessment and the significant assumptions used to determine related assets’ future cash flows projection, useful lives, and weighted-average cost of capital; retrospectively reviewing the accuracy of assumptions used in prior-period estimates and performing a sensitivity analysis of key assumptions and results; in addition to the above audit procedures, appointing specialists to evaluate the appropriateness of the weighted-average cost of capital used and related assumptions; performing an inquiry of the management and identifying any event after the balance sheet date if able to affect the results of the impairment assessment; and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures of its policy on impairment of noncurrent non-financial assets and other related disclosures.

Recognition of deferred tax assets

Refer to Note 4(20) “Income taxes”, Note 5(5) “Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation and assumption uncertainty”, and Note 6(24) “Income taxes” to the parent-company-only financial statements.

Description of key audit matter:

The recognition of deferred tax assets for the related unused tax losses, unused tax credits, and deductible temporary differences is based on management estimates of its future available taxable profits and the probability that the related deferred tax assets will be realized. This is one of the key areas our audit focused on.

How the matter was addressed in our audit:

In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included understanding and testing the controls surrounding the Company’s assessment process for recognition of deferred tax assets; understanding the Company’s significant operating entities for which deferred tax assets are recognized and assessing the management estimates for assumptions used in the future cash flow projection and future taxable profits calculation; retrospectively reviewing the accuracy of assumptions used in prior-period estimates of future cash flow projection and assessing whether there are any other matters that will affect the recognition of deferred tax assets; and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures regarding its deferred tax asset recognition policy and other related disclosures.

Revenue recognition

Refer to Note 4(18) “Revenue recognition”, and Note 6(18) “Revenue” to the parent-company-only financial statements.

Description of key audit matter:

Revenue is recognized when the risks and rewards specified in each individual contract with customers are transferred. The Company recognizes revenue depending on the various sales terms in each individual contract with customers to ensure the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred. In addition, the Company operates in an industry in which sales revenue is easily influenced by various external factors such as supply and demand of the market, and this may impact the recognition of revenue. Consequently, this is one of the key areas our audit focused on.

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How the matter was addressed in our audit:

In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included testing the Company’s controls surrounding revenue recognition; assessing whether appropriate revenue recognition policies are applied through comparison with accounting standards and understanding the Company’s main revenue types, its related sales agreements, and sales terms; on a sample basis, inspecting contracts with customers or customers’ orders and assessing whether the accounting treatment of the related contracts (including sales terms) is applied appropriately; performing a test of details of sales revenue and understanding the rationale for any identified significant sales fluctuations and any significant reversals of revenue through sales discounts and sales returns which incurred within a certain period before or after the balance sheet date; and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures of its revenue recognition policy and other related disclosures.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Parent-Company-Only Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the parent-company-only financial statements in accordance with Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of parent-company-only financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the parent-company-only financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern, and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance (inclusive of the Audit Committee) are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Parent-Company-Only Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the parent-company-only financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these parent-company-only financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercised professional judgment and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the parent-company-only financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtained an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

  3. Evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

  4. Concluded on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related

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disclosures in the parent-company-only financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  1. Evaluated the overall presentation, structure and content of the parent-company-only financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the parent-company-only financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  2. Obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of equity-accounted investees to express an opinion on the parent-company-only financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit.

We communicated with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identified during our audit.

We also provided those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicated with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determined those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the parent-company-only financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

KPMG Yu, Wan Yuan Hsinchu, Taiwan (Republic of China) CPA of Republic of China February 13, 2017

KPMG Tseng, Mei Yu Hsinchu, Taiwan (Republic of China) CPA of Republic of China February 13, 2017

Note:

The auditors’ report and the accompanying parent-company-only financial statements were an English translation of the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language auditors’ report and parent-companyonly financial statements shall prevail.

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

AU OPTRONICS CORP.

Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except for earnings per share)

4110
Revenue
$ 4190
Less: sales return and discount
Net revenue
5000
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses:
6100
Selling and distribution expenses
6200
General and administrative expenses
6300
Research and development expenses
Total operating expenses
Profit from operations
Non-operating income and expenses:
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Finance costs
7070
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees
Total non-operating income and expenses
7900
Profit before income tax
7950
Less: income tax expense
8200
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income:
8310
Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss
8311
Remeasurement of defined benefit obligations
8330
Equity-accounted investees – share of other
comprehensive income (loss)
8349
Related tax
8360
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss
8361
Foreign operations – foreign currency translation
differences
8362
Net change in fair value of available-for-sale
financial assets
8363
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash
flow hedges
8380
Equity-accounted investees – share of other
comprehensive loss
8399
Related tax
8300
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
8500
Total comprehensive income for the year
$
Earnings per share
9750
Basic earnings per share
$
9850
Diluted earnings per share
$
2016 %
100
-
100
91
9
1
1
3
5
4
-
-
(1)
-
(1)
3
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
-
(1
)
(1
)
1
2015 %
101
1
Amount

301,417,018
688,338
300,728,680
272,658,594
28,070,086
2,977,151
4,205,932
8,348,310
15,531,393
12,538,693
780,267
(443,247)
(1,978,148)
(492,968)
(2,134,096
)
10,404,597
2,585,659
7,818,938
(225,194)
672
38,283
(186,239
)
(1,427,407)
764,090
7,199
(4,581,922)
931,901
(4,306,139
)
(4,492,378
)

3,326,560

0.81

0.80
Amount
336,793,412
2,913,587
333,879,825
300,174,791
33,705,034
3,151,773
4,772,773
8,149,223
16,073,769
17,631,265
718,207
(4,281,009)
(1,949,294)
(5,052,481)
(10,564,577
)
7,066,688
2,134,728
4,931,960
(247,015)
(11,089)
25,299
(232,805
)
2,819,164
(503,181)
(3,646)
(2,110,711)
(61,831
)
139,795
(93,010
)
4,838,950
0.51
0.46
100
90
10
1
1
2
4
6
-
(1)
(1)
(2)
(4)
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

AU OPTRONICS CORP.

Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit before income tax
$ Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Amortization
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividend income
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees
Losses (gains) on disposals of property, plant and equipment, net
Losses on disposals of investments, net
Losses on purchase of convertible bonds payable
Effect of exchange rates on purchase and redemption of convertible bonds payable
Changes in fair values of financial instruments
Unrealized foreign currency exchange losses (gains)
Others
Subtotal of income and expense items not affecting cash flows
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
- accounts receivable
- receivables from related parties
- inventories
- other current assets
- accounts payable
- payables to related parties
- net defined benefit liability
- provisions
- other current liabilities
Subtotal of net changes in operating assets and liabilities
Subtotal of adjustment items
Cash generated from operations
Cash received from interest income
Cash received from dividend income
Cash paid for interest
Cash paid for income taxes
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from disposals of financial assets carried at cost
Acquisitions of equity-accounted investees
Proceeds from disposals of equity-accounted investees
Proceeds from return of capital by equity-accounted investees
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits
Increase in intangible assets
Decrease in other financial assets
Net cash inflows resulting from acquisitions of subsidiaries
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Purchase of convertible bonds payable
Redemption of convertible bonds payable
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Increase in guarantee deposits
Cash dividends
Net cash used in financing activities
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31
**$ **
2016

10,404,597
27,525,078
1,159,465
1,978,148
(43,570)
(102,500)
492,968
16,931
36,100
-
-
374,854
(1,136,070)
34,047
30,335,451
(12,957,936)
(616,371)
3,239,898
(2,252,449)
927,778
(2,976,357)
(84,135)
(3,126,982)
(2,660,963)
(20,507,517)
9,827,934
20,232,531
42,855
718,949
(1,832,035)
(708,037
)
18,454,263
-
(218,300)
11,750
-
(16,565,254)
12,667
5,023
(187,020)
8,555
1,338,384
(15,594,195
)
(1,500,000)
-
-
36,670,000
(38,408,791)
9,825
(3,368,486)
(6,597,452)
55,184
(3,682,200)
42,089,471

38,407,271
2015
7,066,688
33,468,799
892,567
1,949,294
(151,322)
(111,818)
5,052,481
(346,889)
81,959
87,984
576,167
78,733
107,556
741
41,686,252
21,850,861
1,558,830
2,327,346
(135,634)
(526,225)
(10,250,217)
(84,313)
(3,818,541)
(212,676)
10,709,431
52,395,683
59,462,371
152,870
795,284
(1,846,470)
(7,326
)
58,556,729
35,726
(28,042,190)
-
3,300,000
(23,910,247)
908,001
(2,683)
(303,282)
3,033
-
(48,011,642
)
1,500,000
(14,799,715)
(563,999)
27,541,250
(31,325,414)
95,763
(4,812,123)
(22,364,238
)
(25,863)
(11,845,014)
53,934,485
42,089,471
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Attachment 4:

Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors of AU Optronics Corp.:

Opinion

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of AU Optronics Corp. and its subsidiaries (“the Company”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, consolidated statement of changes in equity, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and notes to the consolidated financial statements including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for each of the years then ended, in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and with the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, interpretation as well as related guidance endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Certification of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Ethics in Republic of China (“the Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Impairment of long-term non-financial assets (including goodwill)

Refer to Note 4(17) “Impairment – non-financial assets”, Note 5(2) and Note 5(3) “Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation and assumption uncertainty”, Note 6(8) “Property, plant and equipment”, and Note 6(10) “Intangible assets” to the consolidated financial statements.

Description of key audit matter:

The Company operates in an industry with high investment costs, has goodwill through the acquisition of subsidiaries, and may experience volatility in response to changes in the external market; hence, it is important to assess the impairment of its long-term non-financial assets (including goodwill). The impairment assessment includes identifying cash-generating units, determining a valuation model, determining significant assumptions, and computing recoverable amounts. With the complexity of the impairment assessment process and the involvement of significant management judgment regarding assumptions used, this is one of the key areas our audit focused on.

How the matter was addressed in our audit:

In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included understanding and testing the Company’s controls surrounding the impairment assessment and testing process; assessing whether there are impairment indications for the identified cash-generating units of the Company and its related assets;

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understanding and assessing the appropriateness of the valuation model used by the management in the impairment assessment and the significant assumptions used to determine related assets’ future cash flows projection, useful lives, and weighted-average cost of capital; retrospectively reviewing the accuracy of assumptions used in prior-period estimates and performing a sensitivity analysis of key assumptions and results; in addition to the above audit procedures, appointing specialists to evaluate the appropriateness of the weighted-average cost of capital used and related assumptions; performing an inquiry of the management and identifying any event after the balance sheet date if able to affect the results of the impairment assessment; and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures of its policy on impairment of noncurrent non-financial assets and other related disclosures.

Recognition of deferred tax assets

Refer to Note 4(22) “Income taxes”, Note 5(5) “Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation and assumption uncertainty”, and Note 6(26) “Income taxes” to the consolidated financial statements.

Description of key audit matter:

The recognition of deferred tax assets for the related unused tax losses, unused tax credits, and deductible temporary differences arising from operating entities located in other areas is based on management estimates of its future available taxable profits and the probability that the related deferred tax assets will be realized. This is one of the key areas our audit focused on.

How the matter was addressed in our audit:

In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included understanding and testing the controls surrounding the Company’s assessment process for recognition of deferred tax assets; understanding the Company’s significant operating entities for which deferred tax assets are recognized and assessing the management estimates for assumptions used in the future cash flow projection and future taxable profits calculation; retrospectively reviewing the accuracy of assumptions used in prior-period estimates of future cash flow projection and assessing whether there are any other matters that will affect the recognition of deferred tax assets; and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures regarding its deferred tax asset recognition policy and other related disclosures.

Revenue recognition

Refer to Note 4(19) “Revenue recognition”, and Note 6(20) “Revenue” to the consolidated financial statements.

Description of key audit matter:

Revenue is recognized when the risks and rewards specified in each individual contract with customers are transferred. The Company recognizes revenue depending on the various sales terms in each individual contract with customers to ensure the significant risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred. In addition, the Company operates in an industry in which sales revenue is easily influenced by various external factors such as supply and demand of the market, and this may impact the recognition of revenue. Consequently, this is one of the key areas our audit focused on.

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How the matter was addressed in our audit:

In relation to the key audit matter above, our principal audit procedures included testing the Company’s controls surrounding revenue recognition; assessing whether appropriate revenue recognition policies are applied through comparison with accounting standards and understanding the Company’s main revenue types, its related sales agreements, and sales terms; on a sample basis, inspecting contracts with customers or customers’ orders and assessing whether the accounting treatment of the related contracts (including sales terms) is applied appropriately; performing a test of details of sales revenue and understanding the rationale for any identified significant sales fluctuations and any significant reversals of revenue through sales discounts and sales returns which incurred within a certain period before or after the balance sheet date; and assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures of its revenue recognition policy and other related disclosures.

Other Matters

AU Optronics Corp. has additionally prepared its parent-company-only financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, interpretation as well as related guidance endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern, and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance (inclusive of the Audit Committee) are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercised professional judgment and maintained professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identified and assessed the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtained an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

  3. Evaluated the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates

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and related disclosures made by management.

  1. Concluded on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  2. Evaluated the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  3. Obtained sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit.

We communicated with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identified during our audit.

We also provided those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicated with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determined those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

KPMG Yu, Wan Yuan Hsinchu, Taiwan (Republic of China) CPA of Republic of China February 13, 2017

KPMG Tseng, Mei Yu Hsinchu, Taiwan (Republic of China) CPA of Republic of China February 13, 2017

Note:

The auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements were an English translation of the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

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AU OPTRONICS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except for earnings per share)

4110
Revenue
$ 4190
Less: sales return and discount
Net revenue
5000
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Operating expenses:
6100
Selling and distribution expenses
6200
General and administrative expenses
6300
Research and development expenses
Total operating expenses
Profit from operations
Non-operating income and expenses:
7010
Other income
7020
Other gains and losses
7050
Finance costs
7060
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees
Total non-operating income and expenses
7900
Profit before income tax
7950
Less: income tax expense
8200
Profit for the year
Other comprehensive income:
8310
Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss
8311
Remeasurement of defined benefit obligations
8320
Equity-accounted investees – share of other
comprehensive income (loss)
8349
Related tax
8360
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss
8361
Foreign operations – foreign currency translation
differences
8362
Net change in fair value of available-for-sale
financial assets
8363
Effective portion of changes in fair value of cash
flow hedges
8370
Equity-accounted investees – share of other
comprehensive income (loss)
8399
Related tax
8300
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax
8500
Total comprehensive income for the year
$
Profit (loss) attributable to:
8610
Shareholders of AU Optronics Corp.
$ 8620
Non-controlling interests
$
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:
8710
Shareholders of AU Optronics Corp.
$ 8720
Non-controlling interests
$
Earnings per share
9750
Basic earnings per share
$
9850
Diluted earnings per share
**$ **
2016 %
100
-
100
90
10
1
3
3
7
3
1
-
(1)
-
-
3
1
2
-
-
-
-
(2)
-
-
-
-
(2
)
(2
)
-
2
-
2
1
(1
)
-
2015 %
101
1
Amount

329,931,849
842,813
329,089,036
294,598,017
34,491,019
3,895,089
9,176,683
9,080,791
22,152,563
12,338,456
2,380,228
(925,673)
(2,707,887)
100,778
(1,152,554
)
11,185,902
4,579,191
6,606,711
(225,194)
574
38,283
(186,337
)
(7,500,071)
766,534
7,199
(609,071)
1,162,102
(6,173,307
)
(6,359,644
)

247,067

7,818,938
(1,212,227
)

6,606,711

3,326,560
(3,079,493
)

247,067

0.81

0.80
Amount
363,484,151
3,137,657
360,346,494
320,509,439
39,837,055
4,206,101
9,205,987
8,903,819
22,315,907
17,521,148
2,197,593
(9,978,320)
(2,591,023)
449,452
(9,922,298
)
7,598,850
2,755,968
4,842,882
(251,401)
(2,381)
25,980
(227,802
)
(294,749)
(521,173)
(3,646)
324,928
(45,783
)
(540,423
)
(768,225
)
4,074,657
4,931,960
(89,078
)
4,842,882
4,838,950

(764,293
)
4,074,657
0.51
0.46
100
89
11
1
3
2
6
5
1
(3)
(1)
-
(3)
2
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
-
1
1
-
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AU OPTRONICS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 (Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Profit before income tax
$ Adjustments for:
Depreciation
Amortization
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividend income
Share of profit of equity-accounted investees
Gains on disposals of property, plant and equipment, net
Losses on disposals of investments and financial assets, net
Impairment losses on assets
Losses on purchase of convertible bonds payable
Effect of exchange rates on purchase and redemption of convertible bonds payable
Changes in fair values of financial instruments
Unrealized foreign currency exchange losses (gains)
Others
Subtotal of income and expense items not affecting cash flows
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
- notes and accounts receivable
- receivables from related parties
- inventories
- other current assets
- notes and accounts payable
- payables to related parties
- net defined benefit liability
- provisions
- other current liabilities
Subtotal of net changes in operating assets and liabilities
Subtotal of adjustment items
Cash generated from operations
Cash received from interest income
Cash received from dividend income
Cash paid for interest
Cash paid for income taxes
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of financial assets carried at cost
Proceeds from disposals of financial assets carried at cost
Proceeds from disposals of available-for-sale financial assets
Proceeds from return of capital by available-for-sale financial assets
Acquisitions of equity-accounted investees
Proceeds from disposals of equity-accounted investees
Net cash inflows resulting from disposals of subsidiaries
Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits
Increase in intangible assets
Decrease (increase) in other financial assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase (decrease) in short-term borrowings
Purchase of convertible bonds payable
Redemption of convertible bonds payable
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
Repayments of long-term borrowings
Increase (decrease) in guarantee deposits
Cash dividends
Net change of non-controlling interests and others
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate change on cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31
**$ **
2016

11,185,902
38,533,775
1,159,465
2,707,887
(494,542)
(107,141)
(100,778)
(24,278)
333,858
34,733
-
-
491,860
(1,386,370)
(37,295
)
41,111,174
(13,023,581)
(47,075)
3,785,921
7,312,751
(601,488)
(504,779)
(57,382)
(3,125,053)
(4,454,647)
(10,715,333)
30,395,841
41,581,743
501,076
311,492
(2,105,285)
(3,593,180
)
36,695,846
(66,948)
-
9,917
-
(240,500)
3,522,610
179,262
(46,220,129)
789,682
(16,955)
(187,020)
(37,246
)
(42,267,327
)
(1,065,842)
-
-
61,799,594
(45,650,997)
(30,944)
(3,368,486)
(962,106
)
10,721,219
(3,839,190
)
1,310,548
78,880,700

80,191,248
2015
7,598,850
46,851,487
894,362
2,591,023
(672,638)
(112,661)
(449,452)
(585,196)
10,618
7,026,226
87,984
576,167
240,002
107,556
10,671
56,576,149
22,073,800
1,150,032
4,162,665
(7,567,250)
(10,266,543)
(2,165,658)
(86,866)
(4,012,891)
(2,967,282)
320,007
56,896,156
64,495,006
595,475
380,589
(2,474,887)
(992,795
)
62,003,388
(33,593)
99,517
-
1,497
(51,700)
-
-
(33,440,160)
1,762,401
3,341
(303,282)
227,320
(31,734,659
)
1,212,392
(14,799,715)
(563,999)
30,633,963
(50,849,749)
156,994
(4,812,123)
4,745,245
(34,276,992
)
923,630
(3,084,633)
81,965,333
78,880,700
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Attachment 5:

2016 Earnings Distribution Proposal

Amount in NT$ Items
Amount
Net income of 2016
7,818,938,520
Less:
Adjustments arising from investments in equity-accounted
investees in 2016
428,337,819
Change in remeasurement of defined benefitplan in 2016
186,239,539
10%provisioned as legal reserve
781,893,852
Retained earnings in 2016 available for distribution
6,422,467,310
Plus:
Unappropriated retained earnings frompreviousyears
14,380,999,133
Retained earnings available for distribution as of December 31, 2016
20,803,466,443
Distribution item:
Cash dividends to common shareholders (NT$0.56 per common
share, i.e., NT$560 for every 1,000 common shares)
5,389,577,264
Unappropriated retained earnings after earnings distribution
15,413,889,179
Amount in NT$ Items
Amount
Net income of 2016
7,818,938,520
Less:
Adjustments arising from investments in equity-accounted
investees in 2016
428,337,819
Change in remeasurement of defined benefitplan in 2016
186,239,539
10%provisioned as legal reserve
781,893,852
Retained earnings in 2016 available for distribution
6,422,467,310
Plus:
Unappropriated retained earnings frompreviousyears
14,380,999,133
Retained earnings available for distribution as of December 31, 2016
20,803,466,443
Distribution item:
Cash dividends to common shareholders (NT$0.56 per common
share, i.e., NT$560 for every 1,000 common shares)
5,389,577,264
Unappropriated retained earnings after earnings distribution
15,413,889,179
Items Amount
Net income of 2016 7,818,938,520
Less:
Adjustments arising from investments in equity-accounted
investees in 2016

428,337,819
Change in remeasurement of defined benefitplan in 2016 186,239,539
10%provisioned as legal reserve 781,893,852
Retained earnings in 2016 available for distribution 6,422,467,310
Plus:
Unappropriated retained earnings frompreviousyears 14,380,999,133
Retained earnings available for distribution as of December 31, 2016 20,803,466,443
Distribution item:
Cash dividends to common shareholders (NT$0.56 per common
share, i.e., NT$560 for every 1,000 common shares)
5,389,577,264
Unappropriated retained earnings after earnings distribution 15,413,889,179
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Comparison Table of the Articles of Incorporation Before and After Amendment

Before amendment After amendment Reason of
amendment
Number
of Article
Text of Article Number
of Article
Text of Article
Article 2 The scope of business of the Company
shall be as follows:
1. CC01080 Electronic parts and
components
manufacturing business
2. F119010
Electronic material
wholesale business (for
operations outside the
Science Park only)
3. CC01030 Electronic appliances
and AV electronics
products manufacturing
business
4. CC01010 Electric Power Supply,
Electric Transmission
and Power Distribution
Machinery
Manufacturing
5. CC01090 Batteries
Manufacturing
6. IG03010 Energy Technical
Services
7. CA02990 Other Fabricated
Metal Products
Manufacturing
8. C801990 Other Chemical
Materials Manufacturing
To research, develop, produce,
manufacture and sell the following
products:
(1) Plasma display and related systems
(2) Liquid crystal display and related
systems
(3) Organic light emitting diodes and
related systems
(4) Amorphous silicon photo sensor
device parts and components
(5) Thin film photo diode sensor
device parts and components
(6) Thin film transistor photo sensor
device parts and components
(7) Touch imaging sensors
(8) Full color active matrix flat panel
displays
(9) Field emission displays
(10) Single crystal liquid crystal displays
(11) Original equipment manufacturing
for amorphous silicon thin film
transistor process and flat panel
displaymodules




Article 2
The scope of business of the Company
shall be as follows:
1. CC01080 Electronic parts and
components
manufacturing business
2. F119010 Electronic material
wholesale business (for
operations outside the
Science Park only)
3. CC01030 Electronic appliances
and AV electronics
products manufacturing
business
4. CC01010 Electric Power Supply,
Electric Transmission
and Power Distribution
Machinery
Manufacturing
5. CC01090 Batteries
Manufacturing
6. IG03010 Energy Technical
Services
7. CA02990 Other Fabricated
Metal Products
Manufacturing
8. C801990 Other Chemical
Materials Manufacturing
To research, develop, produce,
manufacture and sell the following
products:
(1) Plasma display and related systems
(2) Liquid crystal display and related
systems
(3) Organic light emitting diodes and
related systems
(4) Amorphous silicon photo sensor
device parts and components
(5) Thin film photo diode sensor
device parts and components
(6) Thin film transistor photo sensor
device parts and components
(7) Touch imaging sensors
(8) Full color active matrix flat panel
displays
(9) Field emission displays
(10) Single crystal liquid crystal displays
(11) Original equipment manufacturing
for amorphous silicon thin film
transistor process and flat panel
displaymodules
To clarify
business
items
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  • (12) Original design manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing business for flat panel display modules

  • (12) Original design manufacturing and original equipment manufacturing business for flat panel display modules

  • (13) Solar Cell, modules, and related system and service

  • (13) Solar Cell, modules, and related system and service

  • (14) New green energy related system and service (for operations outside the Science Park only)

  • (14) New green energy related system and service (for operations outside the Science Park only)

  • (15)Color Filters

  • (15) The simultaneous operation of a trade business relating to the Company's business

  • ~~(15)~~ (16)The simultaneous operation of a trade business relating to the Company's business

  • (16) The simultaneous operation of metals, Refuse Derived Fuel and chemical products from the Company’s manufacturing recycle processes

  • The operation of the businesses listed above shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.

~~(16)~~ (17)The simultaneous operation of metals, Refuse Derived Fuel and chemical products from the Company’s manufacturing recycle processes The operation of the businesses listed above shall be conducted in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations. Article Where the Company has a profit at the To clarify the 15-1 end of each fiscal year, the Company Company’s shall first allocate the profit to pay dividend taxes and cover accumulated losses, policy and then 10% of the remaining net earnings shall be allocated as the Company's legal reserve unless and until the accumulated legal reserve reaches the paid in capital. Certain amount shall be further allocated as special reserve or the special reserve shall be reversed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or as requested by the competent authority. The balance (if any) together with accumulated unappropriated retained earnings can be distributed after the distribution plan proposed by the Board and approved by the shareholders’ meeting.

Article Where the Company has a profit at 15-1 the end of each fiscal year, the Company shall first allocate the profit to pay taxes and cover accumulated losses, and then 10% of the remaining net earnings shall be allocated as the Company's legal reserve unless and until the accumulated legal reserve reaches the paid in capital. Certain amount shall be further allocated as special reserve or the special reserve shall be reversed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations or as requested by the competent authority. The balance (if any) together with accumulated unappropriated retained earnings can be distributed after the distribution plan proposed by the Board and approved by the shareholders’ meeting.

The Company's dividend policy is to pay dividends from surplus considering factors such as the Company's current and future investment environment, cash requirements, domestic and overseas competitive conditions and capital budget requirements, and taking into account the shareholders' interest, maintenance of a balanced dividend and the Company's long term financial plan. The cash portion of the dividend shall not be less than 10% of the total dividend in the form of cash and stock.

The Company's dividend policy is to pay dividends from surplus considering factors such as the Company's current and future investment environment, cash requirements, domestic and overseas competitive conditions and capital budget requirements, and taking into account the shareholders' interest, maintenance of a balanced dividend and the Company's long term financial plan. If the retained earnings available for distribution of the current year reaches 2% of the paid in capital of the Company, no less than 20% of the retained earnings available for distribution of the current year shall be distributed as dividend. If the retained

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earnings available for distribution of the

current year does not reach 2% of the

paid in capital of the Company, the
Company may distribute no dividend.
The cash portion of the dividend shall
not be less than 10% of the total
dividend in the form of cash and stock.
The dividend distribution ratio in the
preceding paragraph could be adjusted

by the shareholders’meeting taking
into consideration finance, business and

operations, etc.
Article 17 These Articles of Incorporation were
enacted by the incorporators in the
incorporators meeting held on July 18,
1996 and were effectively approved by
the competent authority. The first
amendment was made on September
18, 1996. …. The nineteenth
amendment was made on June 16,
2016.
Article 17 These Articles of Incorporation were
enacted by the incorporators in the
incorporators meeting held on July 18,
1996 and were effectively approved by
the competent authority. The first
amendment was made on September
18, 1996. …. The nineteenth
amendment was made on June 16,
2016.The twentieth amendment was
made on June 15, 2017.
To add the
amendment
date
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Attachment 7:

Comparison Table of the Handling Procedures for Acquisition or Disposal of Assets Before and After Amendment

Before amendment After amendment After amendment After amendment After amendment Reason of
amendment
Number
of Article
Text of Article Number
of Article
Text of Article
Article 4 Information Disclosure
(1) If the Company or the Company’s
subsidiary acquires or disposes of
the following assets, the
Company shall make a public
announcement and file the
necessary report(s) in the format
prescribed by the FSC within two
days from occurrence of the
relevant event:
(i) acquisition or disposal of real
property from any related
party or acquisition or
disposal of assets other than
real property from or to a
related party where the
transaction amount reaches
20% or more of the
Company’s paid-in capital, 10%
or more of the Company's
total assets, or NT$300
million or more, except for
trading in government bonds,
bond trading with repurchase
and/or reverse purchase
arrangement, or subscription
or repurchase of domestic
money market funds;
(ii)conducting merger, spin-off,
acquisition or share transfer;
(iii) except for any of those
referred to in the preceding
two subparagraphs or
investing in Mainland China,
where an asset transaction,
the cumulative transaction
amount of acquisitions or
disposals, of the same type of
underlying asset, with the
same trading counterparty
within one year, the
accumulative transaction
amount of real property
acquisitions or disposals
within the same development
within one year, or the
accumulative transaction
amount of acquisitions or





Article 4
Information Disclosure
(1) If the Company or the Company’s
subsidiary acquires or disposes of
the following assets, the Company
shall make a public announcement
and file the necessary report(s) in
the format prescribed by the FSC
within two days from occurrence
of the relevant event:
(i) acquisition or disposal of real
property from any related
party or acquisition or disposal
of assets other than real
property from or to a related
party where the transaction
amount reaches 20% or more
of the Company’s paid-in
capital, 10% or more of the
Company's total assets, or
NT$300 million or more,
except for trading in
government bonds, bond
trading with repurchase and/or
reverse purchase arrangement,
or subscription or~~re~~
~~purchase~~
redemption
of~~dom~~
~~estic~~
money market funds issued by
domestic securities investment
trust enterprises
;
(ii)conducting merger, spin-off,
acquisition or share transfer;
(iii)
the acquired and/or disposed
assets are equipments which
are for business use and the
transaction counterparties are
not related parties, and the
transaction amounts reach any
of the following,
(a) NT$500 million or more if
the Company’s paid-in
capital does not reach
NT$10 billion,
(b) NT$1 billion or more if the
Company’s paid-in capital
reaches NT$10 billion or
more.
(iv) the real property was acquired
by ways of mandating others to










To comply
with the
amendments
to the
Regulations
Governing
the
Acquisition
and Disposal
of Assets by
Public
Companies


not related parties, and the
transaction amounts reach any

of the following,
(a) NT$500 million or more if

(a)

(b)

the Company’s paid-in
capital does not reach
NT$10 billion,
NT$1 billion or more if the

(iv)

Company’s paid-in capital
reaches NT$10 billion or
more.
the real property was acquired

by ways of mandating others to
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disposals of the same security
within one year reaches 20 %
or more of the Company’s
paid-in capital or NT$300
million or more; provided, this
shall not apply to the following
circumstances:
(a) trading in government
bonds;
(b) bond trading with
repurchase and/or reverse
purchase arrangement, or
subscription or repurchase
of domestic money market
funds;
(c) the acquired and/or
disposed assets are
equipments which are for
business use, the
transaction counterparties
are not related parties, and
the transaction amount is
less than NT$500 million;
and
(d) the real property was
acquired by ways of
mandating others to build
on the Company’s own
land, or mandating others
to build on the rented land,
joint construction with
others to share the
buildings, joint construction
with others to acquire
certain proportion of
ownership of the buildings,
or joint construction with
others to separately sell the
buildings, and the proposed
investment amount to be
contributed by the
Company is less than
NT$500 million.
(2) If any of the following
circumstances occurs with
respect to a transaction that the
Company has already publicly
announced and reported in
accordance with the relevant
rules, a public report of relevant
information shall be made on the
information reporting website
designated by FSC within two
days commencing from the day of
occurrence of the fact:
(i) change, termination, or
rescission of the contract







build on the Company’s own
land, or mandating others to
build on the rented land, joint
construction with others to
share the buildings, joint
construction with others to
acquire certain proportion of
ownership of the buildings, or
joint construction with others
to separately sell the buildings,
and the proposed investment
amount to be contributed by
the Company reaches NT$500
million or more.
(v~~)~~
~~(iii)~~
except for any of those
referred to in the preceding
~~two~~
four
subparagraphs or
investing in Mainland China,
~~where an asset transaction, the~~
~~cumulative transaction amount~~
~~of acquisiti~~
~~ons or dispos~~
~~al~~
~~s, of~~
~~the same type of underlying~~
~~asset, with the same trading~~
~~counterparty~~
~~within one year,~~
~~the accumulative transaction~~
~~amount of real prop~~
~~erty~~
~~acquisitions or dispos~~
~~al~~
~~s within~~
~~the same development within~~
~~one year, or the accumulative~~
~~transaction~~
the transaction
amount~~of acquisitions or~~
~~dispos~~
~~al~~
~~s of the same security~~
~~within on~~
~~e year~~
reaches 20 %
or more of the Company’s
paid-in capital or NT$300
million or more; provided, this
shall not apply to the following
circumstances:
(a) trading in government
bonds;
(b) bond trading with
repurchase and/or reverse
purchase arrangement, or
subscription or~~re~~
~~purchase~~
redemption
of~~domestic~~
money market funds issued
by domestic securities
investment trust
enterprises
.
~~(c) the acquired and/or~~
~~disposed assets are~~
~~equipments which are for~~
~~business use, the~~
~~transaction counterparties~~
~~are not rel~~
~~ated parties, and~~
~~the transaction amount is~~
~~less than NT$500 million;~~
build on the Company’s own
land, or mandating others to
build on the rented land, joint
construction with others to
share the buildings, joint
construction with others to
acquire certain proportion of
ownership of the buildings, or
joint construction with others
build on the Company’s own
land, or mandating others to
build on the rented land, joint
construction with others to
share the buildings, joint
construction with others to
acquire certain proportion of
ownership of the buildings, or
joint construction with others




to separately sell the buildings,

and the proposed investment
amount to be contributed by
the Company reaches NT$500
~~c)~~
~~are no re~~
~~ae pares, an~~
~~the transaction amount is~~
~~less than NT$500 million;~~
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signed in regard to the original
transaction; and
(ii) the merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares is not completed by
scheduled date set forth in the
contract; or
(iii) change of the originally
publicly announced and
reported information.
(3) Within one year as used in
paragraph (1)(iii) refers to the
year preceding the base date of
occurrence of the current
transaction. Items duly
announced in accordance with
these Regulations need not to be
entered.
(4) The term "the date of occurrence
of the relevant event" as used in
the Handling Procedures, shall
mean the earliest of contract
execution date, the payment date,
the consignment date, the
transfer date, the date of
resolution adopted by the board
of directors and other date
which can confirm the
counterparty and the transaction
amount, provided that if the
relevant investment is subject to
the competent authority’s
approval, it shall mean the earlier
of the respective
above-mentioned date or the
date of receiving the approval
letter from the competent
authority.
(5) If there is any mistake or
omission in the required
announced/reported items and
the correction is required, the
Company shall make public
announcement and file necessary
report(s) of all required items
again.







~~and~~
~~(d) the real property was~~
~~acquired by ways of~~
~~mandating others to build~~
~~on the Company’s own land,~~
~~or mandating others to~~
~~build on the rented land,~~
~~joint construction with~~
~~others to~~
~~share the~~
~~buildings, joint construction~~
~~with others to acquire~~
~~certain proportion of~~
~~ownership of the buildings,~~
~~or joint construction with~~
~~others to separately sell the~~
~~buildings, and the proposed~~
~~investment amount to be~~
~~contributed by the~~
~~Company is less~~
~~than~~
~~NT$500 million.~~
(2) The transaction amounts in the
preceding paragraph shall be
calculated as follows,
(i) the amount of any individual
transaction
(ii)the cumulative transaction
amount of acquisitions or
disposals, of the same type of
underlying asset with the same
trading counterparty within
one year
(iii)the cumulative transaction
amount of real property
acquisitions or disposals
(acquisitions and disposals are
accumulated separately) within
the same development plan
within one year
(iv)the cumulative transaction
amount of acquisitions or
disposals (acquisitions and
disposals are accumulated
separately) of the same
securities within one year
~~(2)~~
(3)
If any of the following
circumstances occurs with
respect to a transaction that the
Company has already publicly
announced and reported in
accordance with the relevant
rules, a public report of relevant
information shall be made on the
information reporting website
designated by FSC within two
days commencing from the day of
occurrence of the fact:
~~d~~ ~~and~~
~~the real property was~~
~~acquired by ways of~~
~~mandating others to build~~
~~th C’ ld~~


~~on e ompanys own an,~~
~~or mandating others to~~
~~build on the rented land,~~
~~joint construction with~~
~~others to~~
~~share the~~
~~bildi it tti~~
~~ungs, jon consrucon~~
~~with others to acquire~~
~~certain proportion of~~
~~ownership of the buildings,~~
~~or joint construction with~~
~~th t tl ll th~~
~~oers o separaey se e~~
~~bildi d th d~~
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(i) change, termination, or
rescission of the contract
signed in regard to the original
transaction; and
(ii) the merger, demerger,
acquisition, or transfer of
shares is not completed by
scheduled date set forth in the
contract; or
(iii) change of the originally
publicly announced and
reported information.
~~(3)~~
(4)
Within one year as used in
paragrap~~h (1)(iii)~~
(2)
refers to the
year preceding the base date of
occurrence of the current
transaction. Items duly announced
in accordance with these
Regulations need not to be
entered.
~~(4)~~
(5)
The term "the date of
occurrence of the relevant event"
as used in the Handling
Procedures, shall mean the
earliest of contract execution
date, the payment date, the
consignment date, the transfer
date, the date of resolution
adopted by the board of directors
and other date which can confirm
the counterparty and the
transaction amount, provided that
if the relevant investment is
subject to the competent
authority’s approval, it shall mean
the earlier of the respective
above-mentioned date or the
date of receiving the approval
letter from the competent
authority.
~~(5)~~
(6)
If there is any mistake or
omission in the required
announced~~/reported~~
items and
the correction is required, the
Company shall make public
announcement~~and file n~~
~~ecessary~~
~~report(s)~~
of all required items
again within two days
commencing from the day when
the Company knows such
mistake or omission.







Article 5 Evaluation Procedures
(1) Except for the assets which are
dealing with a government
institution or by ways of
mandatingothers to build on the

Article 5
Evaluation Procedures
(1) Except for the assets which are
dealing with a government
~~institution~~
authority
or by ways
of mandatingothers to build on
To comply
with the
amendments
to the
Regulations
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Company’s own land or on the
land rented by the Company or
equipments which are to be
acquired for business use, any
acquisition or disposal of real
property or equipment the
transaction amount of which
reaches 20% of the Company’s
paid-in capital or
NT$300,000,000 or more, shall
be subject to obtaining the
evaluation report issued by the
professional appraisers prior to
occurrence of the event and
compliance with the following
provisions:
(omitted)
(3) If the transaction amount of any
acquisition or disposal of the
certificate of membership or
intangible asset reaches 20% of
the Company’s paid-in capital or
NT$300,000,000 or more,
except for the assets which are
dealing with a government
institution, a certificated public
accountant shall be retained to
issue a fairness opinion on the
transaction price prior to
occurrence of the event. The
certificated public accountant
shall issue such fairness opinion
in accordance with the
Statements of Auditing Standards
No. 20 issued by Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation of the Republic of
China.
(omitted)
the Company’s own land or on
the land rented by the Company
or equipments which are to be
acquired for business use, any
acquisition or disposal of real
property or equipment the
transaction amount of which
reaches 20% of the Company’s
paid-in capital or
NT$300,000,000 or more, shall
be subject to obtaining the
evaluation report issued by the
professional appraisers prior to
occurrence of the event and
compliance with the following
provisions:
(omitted)
(3) If the transaction amount of any
acquisition or disposal of the
certificate of membership or
intangible asset reaches 20% of
the Company’s paid-in capital or
NT$300,000,000 or more,
except for the assets which are
dealing with a government
~~institution~~
authority
, a
certificated public accountant
shall be retained to issue a
fairness opinion on the
transaction price prior to
occurrence of the event. The
certificated public accountant
shall issue such fairness opinion
in accordance with the
Statements of Auditing Standards
No. 20 issued by Accounting
Research and Development
Foundation of the Republic of
China.
(omitted)

Governing
the
Acquisition
and Disposal
of Assets by
Public
Companies
Article 6 Related Party Transactions
(omitted)
(2) When the Company intends to
acquire or dispose of real
property from or to a related
party, or when it intends to
acquire or dispose of assets
other than real property from or
to a related party and the
transaction amount reaches 20%
or more of the Company’s
paid-in capital, 10% or more of
the Company's total assets, or
NT$300 million or more, except
for trading in government bonds,
bond tradingwith repurchase




Article 6
Related Party Transactions
(omitted)
(2) When the Company intends to
acquire or dispose of real
property from or to a related
party, or when it intends to
acquire or dispose of assets
other than real property from or
to a related party and the
transaction amount reaches 20%
or more of the Company’s
paid-in capital, 10% or more of
the Company's total assets, or
NT$300 million or more, except
for trading in government bonds,
bond tradingwith repurchase

To comply
with the
amendments
to the
Regulations
Governing
the
Acquisition
and Disposal
of Assets by
Public
Companies
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and/or reverse purchase
arrangement, or subscription or
repurchase of domestic money
market funds, the Company may
not proceed to enter into a
transaction contract and make a
payment until the following
matters have been approved by
the audit committee and the
board of directors:
(omitted)
and/or reverse purchase
arrangement, or subscription or
~~re~~
~~purchase~~
redemption
of
~~domestic~~
money market funds
issued by domestic securities
investment trust enterprises
,the
Company may not proceed to
enter into a transaction contract
and make a payment until the
following matters have been
approved by the audit committee
and the board of directors:
(omitted)
Article 8 Merger, Spin-off, Acquisition, and
Share Transfer
(1) The Company shall retain a
certified public accountant,
lawyer or underwriter to issue
the fairness opinion on share
swap ratio, acquisition price or
the amount of cash or other
property distributed to
shareholders prior to convening
the relevant board of directors
meeting to discuss the subject
merger, spin-off, acquisition, or
share transfer. Such fairness
opinion should be submitted to
the board of directors for
discussion and approval.
(omitted)
Article 8 Merger, Spin-off, Acquisition, and
Share Transfer
(1) The Company shall retain a
certified public accountant,
lawyer or underwriter to issue
the fairness opinion on share
swap ratio, acquisition price or
the amount of cash or other
property distributed to
shareholders prior to convening
the relevant board of directors
meeting to discuss the subject
merger, spin-off, acquisition, or
share transfer. Such fairness
opinion should be submitted to
the board of directors for
discussion and approval. It is not
required to obtain the fairness
opinion issued by the
above-mentioned experts for
mergers between the Company
and its subsidiaries which are
directly or indirectly 100%
owned by the Company, or the
mergers between the Company’s
subsidiaries which are directly or
indirectly 100% owned by the
Company.
(omitted)


To comply
with the
amendments
to the
Regulations
Governing
the
Acquisition
and Disposal
of Assets by
Public
Companies
Article
14
The Handling Procedures were
enacted on October 9, 1998; the first
amendment was made on November
10, 1999; the second amendment was
made on May 29, 2003; the third
amendment was made on June 13,
2007, the fourth amendment was
made on June 19, 2009, the fifth
amendment was made on June 13,
2012, and the sixth amendment was
made on June 6, 2014.



Article
14
The Handling Procedures were
enacted on October 9, 1998; the first
amendment was made on November
10, 1999; the second amendment was
made on May 29, 2003; the third
amendment was made on June 13,
2007, the fourth amendment was
made on June 19, 2009, the fifth
amendment was made on June 13,
2012,~~and~~
the sixth amendment was
made on June 6, 2014, and the
seventh amendment was made on
June 15, 2017
.



To add the
amendment
date
June 15, 2017
.
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Attachment 8:

AU Optronics Corp. Tentative Terms and Conditions for Issuance of Overseas or Domestic Convertible Bonds in Private Placement

1. Issuer

AU Optronics Corp. (“Issuer” or “AUO”).

2. Issuance Size

The Board of Directors (“Board”) is authorized, within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares, to issue new common shares for cash to sponsor issuance of the overseas depositary shares (“DRs”) and/or issue new common shares for cash in public offering and/or issue new common shares in private placement and/or issue overseas or domestic convertible bonds in private placement (“Private Placement CB”). For issuance of Private Placement CB, the number of common shares to be converted within the limit of 950,000,000 common shares shall be calculated in accordance with the conversion price determined at the time of issuance of Private Placement CB.

3. Issuance Date

The Private Placement CB will be issued within one year after the 2017 annual general shareholders’ meeting, provided that the Private Placement CB should be issued by the Company at one time.

4. Issuance Method

The Private Placement CB will be issued in accordance with Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act and the regulations of the jurisdiction where the Private Placement CB is issued.

The investors subscribing to the Private Placement CB must meet the qualifications listed in Article 43-6 of the Securities and Exchange Act and are limited to strategic investor(s). Priority will be given to the investor(s) who could benefit the Company's long term development, competitiveness, and existing shareholders' rights. The Board is fully authorized to determine the specific investor(s). The purpose, necessity and projected benefits for having strategic investor(s) are to accommodate the Company’s operation and development needs to have the strategic investor(s) to assist the Company, directly or indirectly, in its finance, business, manufacturing, technology, procurement, management, and strategy development, etc. so to strengthen the Company’s competitiveness and enhance its operational efficiency and long term development.

5. Form, Denomination and Issuance Price

The Private Placement CB will be issued in registered form in denomination of US$10,000 or multiples thereof or NT$100,000 or multiples thereof and the issue price shall be no less than 80% of the theoretical price.

6. Coupon Rate

To be determined by the Board.

7. Term

The term of the Private Placement CB shall not be more than seven years.

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8. Redemption

Unless previously redeemed, converted, or purchased and cancelled, the Private Placement CB will be redeemed by the Issuer at the maturity date in cash at a price equal to the par value or the par value plus the interest.

9. Conversion Securities

The Private Placement CB will be convertible into AUO’s common shares or the DRs representing AUO’s common shares.

10. Conversion

(1) Conversion Period:

Unless previously redeemed, purchased, cancelled or converted, except during the closed period the holders are not permitted to convert under the Indenture, a holder of the Private Placement CB may request the Issuer to convert the Private Placement CB into AUO’s common shares or DRs at any time after a designated period of time following the issuance date of the Private Placement CB and until certain days prior to the maturity date in accordance with applicable rules and regulations and terms of the Indenture.

(2) Conversion Procedure:

To exercise the relevant conversion rights attached to the Private Placement CB, the holder thereof must deposit with the Issuer a notice of conversion together with the Private Placement CB and any other documents or certificates required by ROC laws.

(3) Conversion Price Determination:

The conversion price of the Private Placement CB shall be no less than 80% of (x) the simple average closing price of the Issuer’s common shares for 1, 3 or 5 trading days prior to the pricing date, after adjustment for shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends, or (y) the simple average closing price of the Issuer’s common shares for 30 trading days prior to the pricing date, after adjustment for shares issued as stock dividends, shares cancelled in connection with capital reduction and the cash dividends. It is proposed for the shareholders meeting to authorize the Board to determine the actual conversion price in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.

(4) Dividend Entitlement at Conversion

Prior to conversion of the Private Placement CB, holders are not entitled to receive any dividend distribution. Following the conversion of the Private Placement CB, the rights to receive dividend payments will be the same as the other common shareholders of the Issuer.

(5) Rights and Obligations after Conversion

Except that the Private Placement CB is subject to the selling restrictions within three years after the delivery date of the Private Placement CB under Article 43-8 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the new common shares to be issued upon conversion of Private Placement CB will have the same rights and obligations as the Company’s existing issued and outstanding common shares.

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11. Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer

To be determined by the Board.

12. Holders’ Put Option

The Issuer may choose not to grant holders’ put option, or after expiry of a designated period following issuance of the Private Placement CB, holders may require the Issuer to redeem all or part of the Private Placement CB at a price that would result in certain annual yield on the Private Placement CB.

13. Others

The Board is authorized to determine and amend, at its sole discretion, the terms and conditions of the Private Placement CB and other matters which are not addressed herein.

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