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.