AU OPTRONICS CORP | CIK:0001172494 | 3

  • Filed: 3/29/2018
  • Entity registrant name: AU OPTRONICS CORP (CIK: 0001172494)
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    • ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInterestsInAssociatesExplanatory

     
     
     
     
    Principal
     
    December 31, 2017
     
    December 31, 2016
     
    Name of
    associate
     
    Principal
    activities
     
    place of
    business
     
    Ownership
    interest
     
    Amount
     
    Ownership
    interest
     
    Amount
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    %
     
    (in thousands)
     
     
    %
     
    (in thousands)
     
    Lextar Electronics Corp. (“Lextar”)
     
    Manufacturing and sales of Light Emitting Diode
     
    Taiwan ROC
     
     
    27
     
    $
    3,104,955
     
     
    25
     
    $
    3,082,856
     
    Raydium Semiconductor Corporation (“Raydium”)
     
    IC design
     
    Taiwan ROC
     
     
    18
     
     
    678,908
     
     
    18
     
     
    712,829
     
    Star River Energy Corp. (“SREC”)
     
    Holding company
     
    Taiwan ROC
     
     
    34
     
     
    533,840
     
     
    34
     
     
    531,805
     
    Daxin Materials Corp. (“Daxin”)
     
    Research, manufacturing, and sales of display related chemicals
     
    Taiwan ROC
     
     
    25
     
     
    573,571
     
     
    25
     
     
    525,835
     
    SSEC
     
    Holding company
     
    Taiwan ROC
     
     
    37
     
     
    369,153
     
     
    -
     
     
    -
     
    Others
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    26,060
     
     
     
     
     
    -
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    $
    5,286,487
     
     
     
     
    $
    4,853,325
     
     
    There is no individually significant associate for the Company. The following table summarized the amount recognized by the Company at its share of those associates.
     
     
     
    For the years ended December 31,
     
     
     
    2017
     
    2016
     
    2015
     
     
     
    (in thousands)
     
    The Company’s share of profits of associates
     
    $
    251,699
     
     
    18,644
     
     
    248,165
     
    The Company’s share of other comprehensive loss of associates
     
     
    (62,084)
     
     
    (29,460)
     
     
    (71,585)
     
    The Company’s share of total comprehensive income (loss) of associates
     
    $
    189,615
     
     
    (10,816)
     
     
    176,580