Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced preliminary consolidated June 2006 monthly revenues of NT$18,206 million and unconsolidated net sales totaled NT$18,196 million, decreasing 9.6% respectively from last month. On a year-over-year comparison, June 2006 consolidated revenues increased by 14.1%, while unconsolidated net sales also rose by 14.1%.

 

2Q2006 unaudited consolidated and unconsolidated revenues totaled NT$60,784 million and NT$60,767 million respectively, representing 31.4% and 32% Y-o-Y growth.

 

Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications amounted to 3.25 million, a 4.4% decrease from May 2006. Shipments of small-and-medium-sized panels totaled 5.15 million, decreasing 14.6% sequentially.

 

Preliminary shipments of large-sized panels for the second quarter was 10.09 million, increased 7.7% sequentially, while shipments for small- and medium-sized panels rose to total 18.07 million with a 14.3 % 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 2006

18,206

18,196

May 2006

20,134

20,127

M-o-M Growth

(9.6%)

(9.6%)

June 2005

15,954

15,953

Y-o-Y Growth

14.1%

14.1%

January to June 2006

127,036

127,008

January to June 2005

85,084

85,010

Y-o-Y Growth

49.3%

49.4%

 

 

(1):All figures are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Taiwan.
(2):Monthly figures are unaudited, prepared by AUO Corporation.
(3):Consolidated numbers include AUO Corporation., AU Optronics (L) Corporation, and AU Optronics (Suzhou) Corporation.