[FORM 20-F (Mark One) ¨ OR x For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 OR ¨ For the transition period from to OR ¨ Date of event requiring this shell company report AU OPTRONICS CORP. TAIWAN, REPUBLIC OF CHINA (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 1 LI-HSIN ROAD 2 HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK HSINCHU, TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA Andy Yang Chief] [Articles of Incorporation Chapter 1: General Provisions Article 1 The Company is incorporated, registered and organized as a company limited by shares and permanently existing in accordance with the Company Law of the Republic of China (the “Company Law”) and the Company's English name is AU Optronics Corp. Article 2 The scope of business of the Company shall be as] [List of Subsidiaries AU Optronics Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of China, has 40 subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012: 1. AU Optronics (L) Corp., a corporation organized under the laws of Malaysia; 2. 3. AU Optronics Corporation Japan, a corporation organized under the laws of Japan; 4. AU Optronics Europe B.V., a corporation organized] [Certification I, Shuang-Lang (Paul) Peng, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of AU Optronics Corp.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements] [Certification I, Andy Yang, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of AU Optronics Corp.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were] [] []