AU Optronics Corp. Reports June 2009 Consolidated Revenue

HSINCHU, Taiwan, July 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp.
("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its
preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated June 2009 revenue of NT$30,396
million and NT$29,952 million, up 9.6% and 9.2% respectively from May 2009. In
terms of Y-o-Y comparison, they were down by 17.3% and 17.7% respectively.
In the second quarter of 2009, AUO's unaudited consolidated and
unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$82,483 million and NT$81,446 million. It
represented a significant 62.6% and 61.4% Q-o-Q increase, but a 33.2% and
33.4% decline from the year-ago quarter.
Constrained by limited glass supply, large-sized panel(a) shipments for
June 2009, with applications on desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other
applications, were close to 7.78 million units, which was equivalent to May.
As to small- and medium-sized panels, the shipments reached over 19.12 million
units, slightly down 0.9% sequentially.
In the second quarter of 2009, large-sized panel shipments were close to
22.41 million units, a 70.4% Q-o-Q and a 2.6 %Y-o-Y increase. Shipments of
small- and medium-sized panels in the same quarter totaled 60.82 million
units,
up 41.7% from last quarter, also a 45.2% Y-o-Y increase.
(a) Large size refers to panels that are 10 inches and above in diagonal
measurement while small and medium size refers to those below 10
inches

Sales Report: (Unit: NT$ million)

Net Sales(1)(2) Consolidated(3) Unconsolidated

June 2009 30,396 29,952
May 2009 27,728 27,421
M-o-M Growth 9.6% 9.2%
June 2008 36,736 36,388
Y-o-Y Growth (17.3%) (17.7%)
Jan to June 2009 133,224 131,915
Jan to June 2008 260,106 258,612
Y-o-Y Growth (48.8%) (49.0%)

(1) All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2) Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AU Optronics Corp.
(3) Consolidated numbers include AU Optronics Corp., AU Optronics (L)
Corporation, AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation, AU Optronics
(Shanghai)
Corporation, Tech - Well (Shanghai) Display Co., AU Optronics (Xiamen)
Corp., Darwin Precisions (L) Corp., Toppan CFI (Taiwan) Co, Ltd., AU
Optronics (Czech) s.r.o., Lextar Electronics Corp., Darwin Precision
Corp., BriView Technology Corp., BriView Electronics Corp. and AUO
Energy Taiwan Corp.

ABOUT AU OPTRONICS
AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) is the worldwide top 3 manufacturer* of thin film
transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD). AUO is able to provide
customers a full range of panel sizes and comprehensive applications, offering
TFT-LCD panels in sizes ranging from 1.2 inches to greater than 65 inches. AUO
generated NT$423.9 billion (US$12.9 billion) in sales revenue in 2008 and now
houses a staff of more than 40,000 employees throughout its global operations
spreading across Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the
U.S., and Europe. Additionally, AUO is the first pure TFT-LCD manufacturer to
successfully list at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). For more information,
please visit AUO.com.
* DisplaySearch 4Q2008 WW Large-Area TFT-LCD Shipment Report dated
February 25, 2009. This data is used as reference only and AUO does not
make any endorsement or representation in connection therewith. 2008 year
end revenue converted by an exchange rate of NTD32.76:USD1.

SOURCE AU Optronics Corp.

Bryan Yen, Corporate Communications Division, AU Optronics Corp.,
+886-3-5008800 x6956 (Tel), or +886-3-5772730 (Fax), or bryan.yen@auo.com; or
Yawen Hsiao, Corporate Communications Division, AU Optronics Corp.,
+886-3-5008800 x3211 (Tel), or +886-3-5772730 (Fax), or yawen.hsiao@auo.com