Hsinchu, Taiwan,


AUO Corporation ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its May 2008 revenue with preliminary consolidated and unconsolidated basis of NT$44,339 million and NT$43,914 million. It represented 4.6% and 4.4% sequential increase, and 24.9% and 23.7% year-over-year growth.

 

Shipments of large-sized panels(a) used in desktop monitor, notebook PC, LCD TV and other applications for May 2008 totaled 7.7 million units, increased by 4.5% sequentially. Small-and-medium-sized panel shipments totaled 13.9 million units, a 4.2% month-over-month decrease.

 

(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

May 2008

44,339

43,914

April 2008

42,401

42,071
M-o-M Growth

4.6%

4.4%
May 2007

35,503

35,499
Y-o-Y Growth

24.9%

23.7%
Jan to May 2008

223,370

222,224
Jan to May 2007

147,773

147,741
Y-o-Y Growth

51.2%

50.4%

 

 

(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, 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. and AU Optronics (Czech) s.r.o.