Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE MONTH OF July 2011

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-04906

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

11, Euljiro2-ga, Jung-gu

Seoul 100-999, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F  ¨            Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨             No  x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            

 

 

 


QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT

(From January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011)

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN AND IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION.

IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS, SOME PARTS OF THE REPORT WERE REFORMATTED, REARRANGED OR SUMMARIZED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READERS.

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PRESENTED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS ADOPTED FOR USE IN KOREA, OR K-IFRS, WHICH DIFFER IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY OR QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES.

 

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I. COMPANY OVERVIEW

1. Company Overview

Starting in the first quarter of 2011, SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) prepares and reports its financial statements under the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted for use in Korea (“K-IFRS”). The transition date of the Company and its consolidated companies to K-IFRS is January 1, 2010 and the adoption date is January 1, 2011. The Company’s quarterly business report for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 includes the following consolidated subsidiaries:

 

Name

 

Date of
Establishment

 

Principal Business

  Total Asset as of Dec. 31,
2010 (millions of Won)
    Material
Subsidiary

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

  Apr. 9, 1998  

Telecommunication and

satellite broadcasting services

    387,100      Material

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

  Sep. 19, 1996  

Internet portal and other

Internet information services

    329,100      Material

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

  May 18, 1999   Database and online information services     35,500     

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

  Jul. 7, 1982   Music and audio publication     132,400      Material

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

  Sep. 30, 2005   Investment partnership     16,400     

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

  Dec. 1, 2003  

Development and supply of

online and mobile games and software

    34,600     

SK i-media Co., Ltd.

  Aug. 7, 2006  

Development and supply of online and

mobile games and software

    5,200     

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 1997   Information technology and computer services     41,800     

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

  Sep. 26, 1997   Multimedia and IP TV services     3,127,947      Material

Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.

  Feb. 5, 1998   Management of telecommunication facilities     10,844      Material

Broadband Media Co., Ltd.

  Aug. 25, 2005   Telemarketing services     126,278      Material

Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

  Oct. 1, 1998   Call center operation     7,562     

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

  Nov. 24, 2008   Investment partnership     48,200     

2nd Benex Focus Investment Fund

  Dec. 12, 2008   Investment partnership     31,600     

Open Innovation Fund

  Dec. 22, 2008   Investment partnership     44,700     

PS&Marketing Corporation

  Apr. 3, 2009   Resale of telecommunication services     246,600      Material

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 2010   Call center operation and telemarketing services     37,100     

Service Top Co., Ltd.

  Jul 1, 2010   Call center operation and telemarketing services     30,000     

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 2010   Wireless telecommunication services     33,600     

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 12, 2007   Investment     37,600     

 

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Name

 

Date of
Establishment

 

Principal Business

  Total Asset as of Dec. 31,
2010 (millions of Won)
    Material
Subsidiary

Sky Property Mgmt., Ltd.

  Jun. 20, 2007   Real estate rental     567,500      Material

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

  Apr. 1, 2000   Telematics services     20,200     

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

  Apr. 5, 2000   Wireless telecommunication services     49,100      Material

SKT Americas, Inc.

  Dec. 29, 1995   Management consulting and investment     51,900     

Technology Venture Fund, LP

  Aug. 12, 2008   Investment     19,600     

YTK Investment Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 2010   Investment     39,600     

SK Telecom Global Investment B.V

  Jul. 3, 2008   Investment     39,500     

 

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A. Corporate Legal Business Name: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

B. Date of Incorporation: March 29, 1984

C. Location of Headquarters

(1) Address: 11 Euljiro 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

(2) Phone: +82-2-6100-2114

(3) Website: http://www.sktelecom.com

D. Corporate Purpose of the Company

Business Objectives

 

1. Information and communication business

 

2. Handset sales and lease business

 

3. New media business

 

4. Advertisement business

 

5. Communication sales business

 

6. Real estate business(development, maintenance, leasing, etc.) and chattel leasing business

 

7. Research and technology development related to Clause 1 through 4

 

8. Overseas business and trading business related to Clause 1 through 4

 

9. Manufacturing and distribution business related to Clause 1 through 4

 

10. Tourism

 

11. Electronic financial business

 

12. Motion picture business (Production, Importation, Distribution, Screening)

 

13. Lifetime education and lifetime educational facilities management

 

14. Electric related construction business

 

15. Information and communication related work business

 

16. Ubiquitous city construction and service business

 

17. Any business or undertaking incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects above

E. Credit Ratings

(1) Corporate Bonds

 

Credit rating date

   Subject of rating    Credit rating    Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)
   Rating classification

February 20, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

February 21, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

February 21, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 3, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 17, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

 

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Credit rating date

   Subject of rating    Credit rating    Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)
   Rating classification

June 30, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

October 20, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

October 20, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

October 20, 2008

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

January 13, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

January 13, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

January 13, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

February 23, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

February 23, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

February 23, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 24, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

June 26, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 30, 2009

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 22, 2010

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 29, 2010

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 29, 2010

   Corporate bond    AAA    NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.    Regular rating

 

* Rating definition: “AAA” - The certainty of principal and interest payment is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk, and is stable in that there is no influence of any environmental change under reasonable expectation conditions.

(2) Commercial Paper (“CP”)

 

Credit rating date

   Subject of rating    Credit rating    Credit rating entity
(Credit  rating range)
   Rating classification

June 3, 2008

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 16, 2008

   CP    A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 17, 2008

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

October 20, 2008

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

October 20, 2008

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

October 20, 2008

   CP    A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

June 24, 2009

   CP    A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 26, 2009

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 30, 2009

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

December 15, 2009

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

December 30, 2009

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

 

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Credit rating date

  Subject of rating   Credit rating   Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)
  Rating classification

December 30, 2009

  CP   A1   Korea Information Services, Inc.   Regular rating

June 22, 2010

  CP   A1   Korea Ratings   Current rating

June 29, 2010

  CP   A1   Korea Investors Service, Inc.   Current rating

June 29, 2010

  CP   A1   NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.   Current rating

December 16, 2010

  CP   A1   Korea Ratings   Regular rating

December 27, 2010

  CP   A1   Korea Investors Service, Inc.   Regular rating

December 29, 2010

  CP   A1   NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.   Regular rating

 

* Rating definition: “A1” - Timely repayment capability is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk, and is stable in that there is no influence of any environmental change under reasonable expectation conditions.

(3) International Credit Ratings

 

Date of credit rating

   Subject of rating    Credit rating
of securities
  

Credit rating company

(Credit rating range)

   Rating type

April 7, 2009

   Offshore Convertible Bonds    A    Fitch (England)    Current rating

April 7, 2009

   Offshore Convertible Bonds    A2    Moody’s (U.S.A.)    Current rating

April 7, 2009

   Offshore Convertible Bonds    A    S&P (U.S.A.)    Current rating

2. Company History

March 2008: Purchased shares of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (formerly Hanaro Telecom)

May 2009: Participated in the public share offering of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

September 2009: Acquired leased line and related other business of SK Networks Co., Ltd.

February 2010: Purchased shares of Hana Card Co., Ltd.

A. Location of Headquarters

 

   

22 Dohwa-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul (July 11, 1988)

 

   

16-49 Hangang-ro 3-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (November 19, 1991)

 

   

267 Namdaemun-ro 5-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (June 14, 1995)

 

   

99 Seorin-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul (December 20, 1999)

 

   

11 Euljiro 2-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul (December 13, 2004)

 

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B. Significant Changes in Management

At the 27th General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 11, 2011, (1) Sung Min Ha and Jin Woo So were elected as inside directors, (2) Rak Yong Uhm, Jay Young Chung and Jae Ho Cho were re-elected as independent directors, and (3) Jay Young Chung and Jae Ho Cho were re-elected as members of the audit committee. Man Won Jung and Ki Haeng Cho resigned from the Board on March 11, 2011.

C. Change in Company Name

On September 22, 2008, SK Broadband, one of our material consolidated subsidiaries, changed its name to SK Broadband Co., Ltd. from Hanaro Telecom Co., Ltd. to facilitate the sharing of SK Group’s corporate culture and brand. Similarly, on September 22, 2008, Broadband Media Co., Ltd., another of our material consolidated subsidiaries, changed its name to Broadband Media Co., Ltd. from Hanaro Media Co., Ltd.

D. Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

(1) Merger

On July 22, 2010, the board of directors approved the merger of TU Media Corp. into SK Telink Co., Ltd. effective as of November 1, 2010. In connection with this merger, SK Telink issued 256,763 shares of its common stock.

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

(1) Merger

On June 25, 2007, the board of directors resolved to cause SK Communications Co., Ltd. to merge into Empas Corp., effective as of November 1, 2007. We believe this merger helped to strengthen our competitiveness in the portal services market. In the merger, one share of the former SK Communications was converted into 3.5732182 shares of Empas.

(2) Spin off

On August 6, 2008, the board of directors resolved to spin off its video education business to create Etoos Co., Ltd., effective as of November 1, 2008. The spin off was intended to help the Company to better focus on its core businesses and to give each of our business divisions greater autonomy in making operational decisions based on technical expertise specific to the respective business division.

(3) Acquisition

1. Acquisition of publishing business division

On April 10, 2009, SK Communications sold its publishing business division to Etoos for Won 4,785 million in accordance with the resolution of our board of directors of March 5, 2009.

2. Acquisition of the “KUKU” division

On July 1, 2009, SK Communications purchased the “KUKU” division from SK I-Media Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of ours, for a purchase price of Won 1,157 million, in accordance with the June 25, 2009 resolution of our board of directors.

3. Acquisition of the Spicus division

Pursuant to the July 23, 2009 resolution of our board of directors, SK Communications sold the Spicus division, the Company’s telephone English education division, to Spicus Inc., a subsidiary of Altos Ventures on August 1, 2009 for a purchase price of Won 1,493 million.

4. Disposition of shares

SK Communications sold all of its shares in Etoos to Cheong Sol pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors of October 19, 2009 and, as consideration, received Won 50,000 million principal amount of convertible bonds.

 

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E. Other Important Matters related to Management Activities

SK Broadband, a material consolidated subsidiary of ours, acquired subscriberships of regional cable and other service providers on several different occasions. Such acquisitions were intended to secure a stable subscriber base for our broadband Internet service and, at the same time, increase the service coverage area. Because such acquisitions were conducted on a relatively small scale and involved purchase of subscriberships, we did not believe such acquisitions rose to the level of purchasing an entire business line from another company or likely to have a material impact on our business, and therefore we believed that such acquisitions did not require resolution of our shareholders.

3. Total Number of Shares

A. Total number of shares

 

(As of March 31, 2011)   (Unit: shares)

 

Classification

   Share type         
   Common shares      —        Total      Remarks  

I. Total number of authorized shares

     220,000,000         —           220,000,000         —     

II. Total number of shares issued to date

     89,278,946         —           89,278,946         —     

III. Total number of shares retired to date

     8,533,235         —           8,533,235         —     

a. reduction of capital

     —           —           —           —     

b. retirement with profit

     8,533,235         —           8,533,235         —     

c. redemption of redeemable shares

     —           —           —           —     

d. others

     —           —           —           —     

IV. Total number of shares (II-III)

     80,745,711         —           80,745,711         —     

V. Number of treasury shares

     9,650,712         —           9,650,712         —     

VI. Number of shares outstanding (IV-V)

     71,094,999         —           71,094,999         —     

 

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B. Treasury Stock

(1) Acquisitions and Dispositions of Treasury Stocks

 

(As of March 31, 2011)   (Unit: Shares)

 

                At  the
beginning
of period
    Changes     At the
end  of
period
 

Acquisition methods

          Type of shares     Acquired
(+)
    Disposed
(-)
    Retired
(-)
   

Acquisition pursuant to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea (“FSCMA”)

 

Direct acquisition

 

Direct acquisition

from market

  Common shares     5,686,02        —          —          —          5,686,02   
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
    Tender offer   Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
    Appraisal rights of dissenting shareholder   Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
    Sub-total   Common shares     5,686,02        —          —          —          5,686,02   
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
  Acquisition through trust and other agreements   Held by trustee   Common shares     3,886,710        —          —          —          3,886,710   
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
   

Held in actual

stock

  Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
    Sub-total   Common shares     3,886,710        —          —          —          3,886,710   
      Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     

Other acquisition

  Common shares     77,974        —          —          —          77,974   
  Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
                                             

Total

  Common shares     9,650,712        —          —          —          9,650,712   
  Preferred shares     —          —          —          —          —     
                                             

 

* Among 9,650,712 shares directly acquired by the Company, 2,177,389 shares were deposited with the Korea Securities Depository as of March 31, 2011 for issuance upon conversion of the overseas convertible bonds.

4. Status of Voting Rights

 

(As of March 31, 2011)   (Unit: shares)

 

Classification

          Number of shares      Remarks  

Total shares (A)

     Common share         80,745,711         —     
     Preferred share         —        

Number of shares without voting rights (B)

     Common share         9,650,712         Treasury shares   
     Preferred share         —        

Shares with restricted voting rights under the Korean law (C)

     —           —           —     

Shares with reestablished voting rights (D)

     —           —           —     

The number of shares with exercisable voting rights (E = A - B - C + D)

     Common share         71,094,999         —     
     Preferred share         —        

5. Dividends and Others

A. Dividends

 

  (1) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 305th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 23, 2009.

 

  (2) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 26th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 12, 2010.

 

   

Distribution of cash dividends per share of Won 8,400 (exclusive of an interim dividend of Won 1,000) was approved.

 

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  (3) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 318th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 22, 2010.

 

  (4) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 27th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 11, 2011.

 

   

Distribution of cash dividends per share of Won 8,400 (exclusive of an interim dividend of Won 1,000) was approved.

B. Dividends for the Last 3 Fiscal Years

(Unit: in millions of Won, except per share value)

 

Classification

   As of and for  the
1st quarter ended
March 31, 2011
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31,
2010
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31,
2009
 

Par value per share (Won)

     500         500         500   

Net income

     560,672         1,974,008         —     

Net income per share (Won)

     7,886         —           —     

Total cash dividend

     —           669,534         680,043   

Total stock dividends

     —           —           —     

Percentage of cash dividend to available income (%)

     —           —           —     

Cash dividend yield ratio (%)

   Common share      —           5.4         5.6   
   Preferred share      —           —           —     

Stock dividend yield ratio (%)

   Common share      —           —           —     
   Preferred share      —           —           —     

Cash dividend per share (Won)

   Common share      —           9,400         9,400   
   Preferred share      —           —           —     

Stock dividend per share (share)

   Common share      —           —           —     
   Preferred share      —           —           —     

 

* Total cash dividend of Won 680,043 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 includes the total interim dividend amount of Won 72,345 million, and the cash dividend amount per share of Won 9,400 includes the interim cash dividend amount of Won 1,000.

 

* Total cash dividend of Won 669,534 million for the year ended December 31, 2010 includes the total interim dividend amount of Won 72,345 million, and the cash dividend amount per share of Won 9,400 includes the interim cash dividend amount of Won 1,000.

 

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II. BUSINESS

Each company in consolidated entity is separate as a legal entity providing independent services and products. The business is majorly distinguished as a wireless telecommunication business consisting of mobile phone, wireless data, information telecommunication, a fixed line telecommunication business consisting of PSTN, high speed Internet, data and network lease service etc. and other telecommunication business composing of Internet portal service, game etc.

1. Business Overview

[Wireless Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As of March 31, 2011, the number of domestic mobile phone subscribers reached 51.36 million and, with more than 100% penetration rate, the Korean mobile communication market can be considered to have reached its maturation stage. However, the penetration rate is expected to increase further due to increased use of mobile phones by corporate users resulting from the rapid growth of smart phone markets, as well as the increasing popularity of high-tech mobile devices based on wireless data services such as tablet PC.

The Korean mobile communications market continues to improve in the quality of services with the help of advances in network-related technology and the development of highly advanced handsets including various smart phones which enable the provision of convergence services for multimedia contents, mobile commerce, telematics, satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (“DMB”), digital home services, connected workforce services and other related services. In addition, through HSPA+ network commercialized in October 2010 and the LTE network expected to be introduced from July 2011, the B2B business directly resulting in the enhancement of productivity, such as the corporate “connected workforce” business, is expected to grow rapidly.

B. Growth Potential

(Unit: 1,000 persons)

 

Classification

   As of March 31,
2011
     As of December 31,  
      2010      2009    2008      2007  
Number of subscribers    SK Telecom      25,989         25,705       24,270      23,032         21,968   
   Others (KT, LGU+)      25,376         25,062       23,675      22,575         21,529   
   Total      51,365         50,767       47,944      45,607         43,497   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

The Korean mobile communication market includes the entire population of Korea with mobile communication service needs, and almost every Korean is considered a potential user. Although demand has primarily been in the domestic market, as the business territory expands to overseas market, the size of overseas sales is expected to grow in the near future. In addition, sales revenue related to data services is expected to increase due to the increasing popularity of smart phones and wireless Internet. Business-to-business segment that creates added values by adding additional solutions and applications is also growing. Seasonal and economic fluctuations have much less impact on the Korean mobile communication market compared to other industries.

 

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Historical market share of the Company:

 

(As of March 31, 2011)    (Unit: %)

 

Classification

   As of
March 31, 2011
     As of December 31,  
      2010      2009    2008  

Mobile communication services

     50.6         50.6       50.6      50.5   

Comparative market share:

 

(As of March 31, 2011)    (Unit: %)

 

Classification

   SK Telecom      KT      LG U+  

Market share

     50.6         31.7         17.7   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

We provide wireless telecommunications services, characterized by our competitive strengths in handheld device, affordable pricing, network coverage and an extensive contents library. With the scheduled commencement of services employing LTE technology, we expect to be able to provide our wireless subscribers with access to high-quality video contents and services, interactive multimedia games and other new services. We are also actively fostering the growth of 11th Street, T Store and commerce markets that we believe have a strong growth potential in open platform environments. We are also exploring new business opportunities with strong growth potential, such as message services, “SNS” services, “N Screen-based Personal Media” and other services. In the business-to-business services, we are planning to strengthen strategic alliances to develop and commercialize industry-specific custom solutions in healthcare, education and other industries.

As of March 31, 2011, we had approximately 26.0 million wireless subscribers throughout Korea and our share of the Korean wireless market was approximately 50.6%. On April 16, 2011, we became the first in Korea to launch pilot LTE services in the 800 MHz band and we are making preparations to commence commercial LTE services by July 2011. We expect that the faster data transmission speed of the LTE network will allow us to offer significantly improved wireless data transmission services, allowing us to more efficiently handle the fast growing data traffic and provide our subscribers with access to high-quality video contents and services, interactive multimedia games and other new services that thus far have been accessible only in fixed-line environments. In addition, we continue to expand our WCDMA network capacity as well to meet continually growing consumer demand, including by phased expansion of our “6FA” coverage areas, data transmission-only FA and “6 sector solution” areas.

As for our platform business, which has been identified as one of our key growth areas, we are pursuing the growth of T Store and commerce markets that we believe have a strong growth potential in open platform environments. 11th Street, an online shopping mall launched by us in 2008, has shown strong growth and we believe it may be possible for 11th Street to reach a break-even point this year. In addition, with the increased use of smartphones, we plan to launch a mobile version of 11th Street to further exploit the m-Commerce opportunities, as well as exploring new business opportunities with strong growth potential, such as message services, “SNS” services, “N Screen-based Personal Media” and other services.

 

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[Fixed Line Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

The Korean telecommunications industry is currently characterized by the introduction of smartphones, tablet computers and other devices with enhanced mobility and the advent of cloud computing, mobile offices and other information and communications technology. In addition, mergers among fixed-line operators and wireless operators have accelerated the convergence within the telecommunications sector, creating a market structure in which groups with both fixed-line and wireless capabilities compete for greater market share to secure a more solid footing in the market. Spurred on by the introduction of various bundled products , growth in the subscriber base for IP TV services and a paradigm shift in the voice telephone market towards Internet-based telephone services, the broadband and fixed-line telecommunications market is playing a key role in the accelerated consolidation of the service providers as well as heightened competition in a growing market. The increased usage of smartphones has greatly increased the demand for wireless data transmissions, thereby putting into greater relief the importance of fixed-line networks.

We believe the transition to digital media-based TV services will accelerate in 2012 when analog open air TV broadcast will come to an end. We expect stronger competition in new services such as smart TVs and various convergence products, such as smartphones and N Screen services employing tablet computers.

B. Growth Potential

(Unit: 1,000 persons)

 

Classification

   As of March 31,
2011
     As of December 31,  
      2010      2009  

Fixed Line

Subscribers

  

High Speed Internet

     17,399         17,224         16,348   
  

Fixed Line

     18,953         19,273         20,089   
  

IPTV

     2,915         2,740         1,742   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

The broadband and fixed-line telecommunications market comprises all residents in Korea who have a need for broadband Internet, telephone, IP TV or other fixed-line services, regardless of their sex, age and income levels, and extends to all geographical areas in Korea. Most foreign countries deem fixed-line telecommunications services as part of their national infrastructure, and therefore at this moment reliance on domestic service providers is near 100%. The broadband Internet market and telephone services market are near saturation, but there is a steady increase in number of subscribers. In addition, there has been a strong growth in the market for IP TV, smart office services and other integrated convergence products that are becoming the new media platform in the market, resulting in faster growth in the business-to-business market.

 

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Historical market share of the Company:

 

(As of March 31, 2011)         

Classification

   As of
March 31, 2011
     As of December 31,  
      2010      2009  

High Speed Internet (include Resale)

     23.3         23.2         23.5   

Fixed Line (include VOIP)

     13.9         13.7         11.5   

IPTV

     25.1         26.8         23.1   

Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

Our broadband and fixed-line services are largely carried out by SK Broadband, which is a material consolidated subsidiary of SK Telecom. SK Broadband is engaged in providing telecommunciations, broadcasting and new media services and various other services that are permitted to be carried out by SK Broadband under relevant regulations, as well as business activities that are directly or indirectly related to providing those services. With the adoption of K-IFRS in 2011, our broadband and fixed-line services segment also includes the following services provided by certain other subsidiaries of SK Telecom subject to consolidation under K-IFRS: multimedia services and IP TV services (Broadband Media Co., Ltd.); telemarketing services (Broadband CS Co., Ltd.); and telecommunications-related construction and lease services (Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.).

SK Broadband, which in 1999 became the first company in the world to commence commercial ADSL services, has strengthened its co-marketing efforts with SK Telecom. The co-marketing efforts and the enahanced competitiveness of the bundled products have resulted in expanded subscriber base across all of our businesses, including broadband Internet, telephone and IP TV. In particular, we have positioned ourselves to focus on corporate customer services as one of the key strategic areas for mid- to long-term growth, and our efforts to exploit new information and communications technology based businesses have led to revenue growth and strengthening of our competitiveness in the emerging business-to-business market.

SK Telink, a material consolidated subsidiary of ours, provides international telecommunications service. SK Telink has been able to establish itself as a market leader as a result of its affordable pricing, proactive marketing and the quality of its services. We launched a mobile phone-based international calling service under the brand name “00700” in 1998, creating a new niche market within the long-distance telephony market that was otherwise dominated by existing service providers. In 2003, SK Telink was designated a common carrier for international calling services, which allowed us to expand our international calling services to fixed-line international calling services. In addition, in 2010, we were again ranked first in the four major independent customer satisfaction surveys, including the Korea Nation Customer Satisfaction Index, after having been ranked first in 2009. The revenue from our international calling services in 2010 was Won 323.4 billion, which represents a 7% growth from 2009.

 

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[Other Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

Although the number of Internet subscribers and penetration rate of Internet services in general have remained stagnant, Internet advertising has seen continued growth despite such constraints in growth potential of the Internet services market. We believe the growth of the Internet display advertising market owes in large part to its cost effectiveness compared to traditional off-line advertising, the increase in Internet advertising budgets among corporate advertisers, development of new Internet advertising products and increases in Internet advertising fees. In addition, search-based Internet advertising has continued its growth as a result of increase in pay-per-click pricing due to heightened demand by a growing number of advertisers and the increase in the overall number of clicks.

B. Growth Potential

In the past 10 years, the number of Internet subscribers in Korea increased by approximately 18 million from approximately 19.0 million in 2000 to approximately 37.0 million in 2010, representing a 7.1% compounded annual growth rate. The number of Internet subscribers saw an annual growth rate of at least 5.0% in the first half of the decade; however, starting in 2006, the annual growth rate dropped to around 1% as the market became more mature and stable. To be more specific, the number of Internet subscribers increased by 28.0% in 2001 as compared to 2000, and the annual growth rate in 2002 was 7.8%, in 2003, 11.2%. In 2004, which recorded an growth rate of 8.1%, the total Internet subscribership surpassed 30 million for the first time. In contrast, the annual growth rate in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 were 1.9%, 1.7%, 1.1% and 1.2%, respectively. (Source: Korea Internet & Security Agency).

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

(1) Market Characteristics

As more Internet subscribers are going beyond being passive consumers of information to active creators of contents, portal service providers are becoming more focused on providing services customized to such subscribers’ individual characteristics and usage patterns. In addition, the mobile Internet services market is growing with the increased usage of smartphones, which we believe would lead to increased production and dissemination of mobile contents. We plan to continue developing various services that would heighten the masses of Internet subscribers and their activities on the Internet.

(2) Competition

Internet portal service providers provide more or less identical types of services, including search, social networking sites, email service, news and other contents. However, for each type of service, a small number of service providers with specialized expertise are enjoying relatively large market shares. However, the portal services market has a relatively light entry barrier and there is increased competition from new entrants. In addition, the ease of access to services provided by competitive foreign providers is also adding to a strongly competitive market environment. We plan to continue to playing a leading role in this market by building on our “Cyworld” network, which is the largest social networking site in Korea, and its contents library, the brand power of “NATE” portal service, which is our integrated wired and wireless Internet platform, the instant text and multimedia message services provided through NATE-ON and other key areas in which we believe we have the competitive advantage.

 

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(3) Market Share

Historical market share of the Company:

 

(As of March 31, 2011)    (Unit: %)  

Classification

   As of
March 31, 2011
     As of December 31,  
      2010      2009  

High Speed Internet (include Resale)

     23.3         23.2         23.5   

Fixed Line (include VOIP)

     13.9         13.7         11.5   

IPTV

     25.1         26.8         23.1   

Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

SK Communications, a material consolidated subsidiary of SK Telecom, provides integrated portal services through NATE, social networking services through Cyworld and instant messaging services through NATE-ON. Key sources of revenue for SK Communications is display advertising, search engine-based advertising, and contents and other services. Display advertising consists of image, video and Flash-based multimedia advertising carried on NATE, Cyworld and NATE-ON and aims to give greater exposure to the advertiser’s brand name to the public. The increased effectiveness of on-line media as an advertising outlet has resulted in greatly expanded advertiser base, and the increasing variety in the format of advertising have all contributed to the growth of display advertising. Search engine-based advertising refers to the type of advertising that embeds advertisements within search results produced by searches of certain keywords on the NATE portal site. Search engine-based advertising has a certain appeal to small and medium-sized advertisers. Contents and other services include sales of on-line items to be used on Cyworld, contents sales and providing certain types of services. Revenues from contents and other services are generated through sales of on-line digital items through fixed-line Cyworld services and revenues generated by usage of mobile Cyworld services, which are shared with mobile phone service operators, as well as revenues from NATE-ON instant messaging, custom decorations for mobile phones, cartoon strips, fortunetelling, games and other contents services. In addition, SK Communications receives revenue from its services agreement with SK Telecom in connection with operation of WAP wireless NATE services. SK I-Media, Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SK Communications, is engaged in software development and distribution, Internet contents services, and providing Internet systems solutions.

SK Communications was able to record a positive net income in 2010 as a result of increased synergy from convergence of a variety of new and existing services and its continued business restructuring measures. SK Communications’ revenue in 2010 was Won 242.3 billion, which was the largest in its history and represented a 21% increase from 2009.

 

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2011 will be a year in which SK Communications will aim to take big strides in its growth as it builds on the results of 2010 and strive to become the leading Internet service provider in Korea. Key strategic goals for SK Communications in 2011 are to strengthen its social networking site, Cyworld, and to become the service provider with the largest market share in the smart device contents market. We will aim to further strengthen our competitiveness by taking such initiatives as integrating the wide range of services provided through NATE and NATE-ON to our social networking services, and adding a social networking search service in our NATE search engine. Furthermore, we will pursue expansion into foreign markets by further exploiting the advantages of our social networking services that are unique to Cyworld, as well as improving its user interface to make it accessible to users all around the world, with an aim to establishing regional hubs for our social networking services.

2. Major Products & Services

A. Updates on Major Products and Services

 

Business
fields

  

Sales type

  

Item

  

Major trademarks

   Sales amount (ratio)  
Mobile    SK Telecom Co., Ltd., Commerce Planet Co., Ltd., PS&Marketing Corporation, Service Ace Co., Ltd., Service Top Co. Ltd., Network O&S Co., Ltd.   

Mobile Phone,

Wireless Data,

Information Telecommunication

   NATE, T Store and others      3,250,811(83 %) 

Fixed

Line

   SK Broadband Co., Ltd., Broadband D&M Co., Ltd., Broadband Media Co., Ltd., Broadband CS Co., Ltd., SK Telink Co., Ltd.    Phone, High Speed Internet, Date and Network lease service    B tv , 00700 international call and others      543,163(14 %) 
Other    SK Communications Co., Ltd., PAXNet Co., Ltd., Loen Entertainment, Inc., SKT Americas, Inc., SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.    Internet Portal Service, Game    NATE, Cyworld and others      114,887(3 %) 
—      —      —      Others      3,908,861(100 %) 

B. Price Fluctuation Trend of Major Products and Services

[Mobile Business]

Previously, based on the Company’s Basic Plan for monthly subscription, the basic service fee was Won 13,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 20 per 10 seconds and based on the Company’s Standard Plan, basic service fee was Won 12,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 18 per 10 seconds. As of December 31, 2010, based on the Company’s Basic Plan for monthly subscription, the basic service fee was Won 13,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 2 per 1 second and based on the Company’s Standard Plan, basic service fee was Won 12,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 1.8 per 1 second.

[Fixed Line Business]

SK Broadband provides broadband Internet access service, telephony, TV, corporate data services and other services for both individual and corporate customers. For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, broadband Internet services comprises 49.5% of SK Broadband’s revenue, telephony service 25.5%, corporate data services 16.4% and other telecommunications services 8.6%.

 

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3. Investment Status

A. Investment in Progress

 

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business field

  Classification   Investment
period
 

Subject of
investment

 

Investment effect

 

Total
investments

  Amount
already
invested
    Future
investment

Network/Common

  Upgrade/
New installation
  2011   Network, systems and others   Capacity increase and quality improvement; systems improvement   To be determined     3,002      To be
determined

Total

  —     To be determined     3,002      To be
determined

B. Future Investment Plan

 

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)
    

Expected investment amount

     Expected investment for each year   

Investment effect

Business field

  

Asset type

   Amount      2011      2012    2013   

Network/Common

  

Network, systems and others

     23,000         23,000       To be
determined
   To be
determined
   Upgrades to the existing services and provision of new services

Total

     23,000         23,000       To be
determined
   To be
determined
   Upgrades to the existing services and provision of new services

4. Revenues

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Business field

  

Sales type

  

Item

   2011 1Q      2010  

Mobile

  

Services

  

Mobile

communication

  

Export

     —           599   
        

Domestic

     3,250,811         12,919,663   
        

Subtotal

     3,250,811         12,920,262   

Fixed Line

  

Services

  

Fixed line,

B2B data,

High speed

internt, TV

  

Export

Domestic

Subtotal

    

 

 

7,695

535,468

543,163

  

  

  

    

 

 

30,883

2,196,424

2,227,307

  

  

  

              
              

Other

  

Services

  

Display and

Search ad.,

Content

  

Export

     2,798         12,000   
        

Domestic

     112,089         439,726   
        

Subtotal

     114,887         451,726   

Total

  

Export

     10,493         43,482   
  

Domestic

     3,898,368         15,555,813   
  

Total

     3,908,861         15,599,295   

 

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(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

     Wireless      Fixed      Other      Sub total      Internal
transaction
     After
consolidation
 

Total revenue

     3,449,197         666,566         138,319         4,254,083         -345,221         3,908,861   

Internal revenue

     198,386         123,403         23,432         345,221         -345,221         0   

External revenue

     3,250,811         543,163         114,887         3,908,861         0         3,908,861   

Operating income (loss)

     647,875         -31,218         -2,319         614,338         0         614,338   

Net profit (loss)

     595,693         -50,850         -7,575         537,268         0         537,268   

Total asset

     19,863,662         3,529,803         1,495,884         24,889,349         -1,952,130         22,937,219   

Total liabilities

     8,147,485         2,246,844         327,592         10,721,921         -71,720         10,650,202   

5. Derivative Transactions

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

A. Currency Swap

(1) Purpose of Contracts: Hedging of risks related to fluctuations in currency exchange rates and interest rates

(2) Contract Terms

 

   

Currency swap contract applying cash flow risk hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar denominated floating rate long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling US$100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 3,186,132,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 456,795,000 and foreign exchange translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling Won 15,920 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with two banks including HSBC in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds (56-2) with face amounts totaling JPY 12,500,000,000 issued on November 13, 2007. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contracts, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 1,822,556,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 1,012,592,000 and foreign exchange translation loss arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling Won 62,442,968,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive gain.

 

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In addition, the Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with Mizuho Corporate Bank in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds (59-2) with face amounts totaling JPY 3,000,000,000 issued on January 22, 2009. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 2,413,651,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 680,774,000 and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling Won 6,171,748,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive gain.

In addition, the Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds (60-2) with face amounts totaling JPY 5,000,000,000 issued on March 5, 2009. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 1,101,418,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 310,657,000 and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling Won 12,013,476,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive gain.

In addition, the Company has entered into a currency swap contract with six banks including Morgan Stanley to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds (with face amounts totaling US$400,000,000) issued on July 20, 2007, and has applied cash flow risk hedge accounting to this foreign currency swap contract starting from May 12, 2010. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2011, in connection with this unsettled foreign currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of currency swap of Won 27,259,253,000 that has accrued since May 12, 2010 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 7,688,507,000 and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling Won 14,397,710,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss. Meanwhile, a loss on valuation of currency swap of Won 129,806,021,000 incurred prior to the date of applying cash flow risk hedge accounting was charged to current operations.

B. Interest Rate Swap

(1) Purpose of Contracts: Hedging of risks related to fluctuations in interest rates

(2) Contract Terms

 

   

Interest rate swap contract to which the cash flow risk hedge accounting is applied:

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap contract with three banks including Nonghyup Bank in order to hedge the interest rate risk of long-term borrowings (totaling Won 500 billion) during the period between July 28, 2008 and August 12, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled interest rate swap contract to which the cash flow risk hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 2,641,683,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 843,387,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

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Interest rate swap contract to which the hedge accounting is not applied

The Company has entered into an interest rate swap contract with two banks including DBS in order to hedge the interest rate risk of floating rate foreign currency bonds with face amounts totaling US$220,000,000 issued on April 29, 2009. In connection with this unsettled interest rate swap contract, gain on valuation of interest rate swap of Won 1,262,898,000 and loss on valuation of interest rate swap of Won 1,642,154,000 for the three month periods ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2010, respectively, were charged to current operations.

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

SK Broadband has entered into a currency swap contract with six financial institutions including the Korea Development Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk of U.S. dollar denominated bonds (with face amounts totaling US$500,000,000) issued on February 1, 2005, and has applied cash flow risk hedge accounting to this foreign currency swap contract.

(Won in thousands)

 

Title

  Counterparties   Contract
Date /
Expiration
Date
  Purpose   Nominal
Amount
  Settlement Method   Early
Redemption
  Short-term
Derivatives
    Currency
Swap
Liability
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Gain
    Loss on
Valuation of
Currency
Swap
    Agreed
Exchange
Rates

Currency swap

  Korea
Development
Bank and
others
  Feb. 1,
2005 /
Feb. 1,
2012
  Risk
hedging
  US$500
million
  Receive US$
required to repay
bonds and pay
KRW in
accordance with
agreed exchange
rates
  Permitted     45,996,964        —          8,618,202        15,697,385      1,026.5 –
1,035.0

6. Major Contracts

[SK Telecom]*

 

Category

  

Vendor

  

Start Date

  

Completion

Date

  

Contract

Title

   Contract Amount
(Won in  100 million)
 

Product/ Equipment

   SK Broadband    January 1, 2011    December 30, 2011    Purchase of Materials for Yeosu Expo Transmission Line      11   

Construction

   SK Broadband    January 28, 2011    March 31, 2012    2010 Network, B2B building Facility Construction (SORO)      25   
                    

Subtotal

     36   
                    

 

* Non-arm’s length contracts with contract price of Won 1billion or higher (excluding value-added tax).

[SK Broadband]

SK Broadband enters into contracts to use telecommunications facilities, including the use of line conduits and interconnection among telecommunication service providers.

 

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[SK Communications]

In April 2011, SK Communications entered into a memorandum of understanding for general cooperation with Daum Communications Co., Ltd. in order to strengthen competitiveness by cooperating in business and services.

7. R&D Investments

 

Category

  For the quarter
ended  March 31,
2011
    For the year
ended December 31,
2010
    Remarks  

Raw material

    6        41        —     

Labor

    16,943        49,441        —     

Depreciation

    34,559        143,131        —     

Commissioned service

    10,078        98,545        —     

Others

    6,769        64,755        —     

Total R&D costs

    68,355        355,913        —     

Accounting

  Sales and administrative expenses     67,709        352,186        —     
 

Development expenses (Intangible assets)

    646        3,727        —     

R&D cost / sales amount ratio

(Total R&D costs / Current sales amount×100)

    1.75     2.28  

8. Other information relating to investment decisions

A. Trademark Policies

The Company manages its corporate brand and other product brands such as “T” in a comprehensive way to protect and increase their value.

The Company’s ’Brand Management Council’ in charge of overseeing its systematic corporate branding operates full time to execute decisions involving major brands and operates ‘Brandnet’, an intranet system to manage corporate brands which provides solutions including licensing of the brands and downloading of the Company logos.

B. Business-related Intellectual Properties

The Company owns intellectual property rights to the design of alphabet “T”. The rights are based on domestic trademark laws and the Company has proprietary and exclusive use of the trademark for 10 years and the rights are renewable. The designed alphabet “T” is registered in all business categories for trademarks (total of 45) and is being used as the primary brand of the Company.

 

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III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

 

  A. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

(Unit: in million Won)

 

Classification/Fiscal Year

   As of and for the  quarter
ended March 31, 2011
     As of and for the  year
ended December 31,2010
 

Current Assets

     6,702,844         6,653,992   

•      Cash and Cash Equivalent

     1,385,026         659,405   

•      Accounts Receivable

     1,885,366         1,949,397   

•      Notes Receivable

     2,147,625         2,531,847   

•      Others

     1,284,827         1,513,343   

Non-Current Assets

     16,234,375         16,478,397   

•      Long Term Investment

     1,935,864         1,680,582   

•      Affiliate Investment

     1,216,864         1,204,692   

•      Fixed Assets

     8,030,516         8,153,413   

•      Intangible Assets

     1,795,507         1,884,956   

•      Good Will

     1,736,557         1,736,649   

•      Others

     1,519,069         1,818,106   

Total Assets

     22,937,219         23,132,389   

Current Liabilities

     6,819,594         6,202,170   

Non-Current Liabilities

     3,830,608         4,522,219   

Total Liabilities

     10,650,202         10,724,390   

Controlling Shareholders’ Equity

     11,217,152         11,329,991   

Capital

     44,639         44,639   

Other Paid-In Capital

     -72,502         -78,953   

Retained Earnings

     10,662,776         10,721,249   

Other Capital

     582,238         643,055   

Minority Interests

     1,069,865         1,078,008   

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     12,287,017         12,407,999   

Number of Subsidiaries

     27         27   

 

Classification/Fiscal Year

   As of and for the  quarter
ended March 31, 2011
     As of and for the  quarter
ended March 31, 2010
 

Revenue

     3,908,861         3,764,446   

Operating Profit (or Loss)

     614,338         476,203   

Profit (or Loss) From Continuing Operation Before Income Tax

     537,268         343,291   

Consolidated Total Net Profit

     537,268         343,291   

Net Profit (or Loss) Attributable to Majority Interests

     542,534         375,587   

Net Profit (or Loss) Attributable to Minority Interests

     -5,266         -32,296   

Earnings Per Share (Won)

     7,631         5,192   

Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won)

     7,418         5,066   

 

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2. Summary Financial Information (Non-Consolidated)

 

Classification/Fiscal Year

   As of and for the  quarter
ended March 31, 2011
     As of and for the  year
ended December 31,2010
 

Current Assets

     5,201,961         5,316,977   

•      Cash and Cash Equivalent

     1,060,332         357,470   

•      Accounts Receivable

     1,337,137         1,453,061   

•      Notes Receivable

     2,102,887         2,499,969   

•      Others

     701,605         1,006,477   

Non Current Assets

     14,331,972         14,410,150   

•      Long Term Investment

     1,759,645         1,517,029   

•      Affiliate Investment

     3,593,759         3,584,395   

•      Fixed Assets

     5,436,270         5,469,747   

•      Intangible Assets

     1,359,725         1,424,969   

•      Good Will

     1,308,422         1,308,422   

•      Others

     874,150         1,105,588   

Total Assets

     19,533,932         19,727,126   

Current Liabilities

     4,630,272         4,561,014   

Non Current Liabilities

     3,409,944         3,585,155   

Total Liabilities

     8,040,216         8,146,169   

Capital

     44,639         44,639   

Other Paid-In Capital

     -24,643         -24,643   

Retained Earnings

     10,783,751         10,824,356   

Other Capital

     689,970         736,606   

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     11,493,717         11,580,958   

 

Classification/Fiscal Year

   As of and for the  quarter
ended March 31, 2011
     As of and for the  quarter
ended March 31, 2010
 

Revenue

     3132148         3049930   

Operating Profit (or Loss)

     597980         515311   

Profit (or Loss) From Continuing Operation Before Income Tax

     597980         515311   

Net Profit (or Loss)

     560,672         413,114   

Earnings Per Share (Won)

     7,886         5,710   

Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won)

     7,665         5,570   

3. K-IFRS preparation, impact to financial statements, changes in accounting principle implemented

 

   

Transition to K-IFRS

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS starting from the fiscal year 2011 which commenced on January 1, 2011. The Company’s financial statements in previous periods were prepared in accordance with Korean GAAP. The Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year 2010 presented for comparison were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS with January 1, 2010 as the transition date and pursuant to K-IFRS 1101 “First-time Adoption of Korean International Financial Reporting Standards.” For more information, please refer to the independent auditor’s review report attached hereto.

 

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IV. AUDITOR’S OPINION

1. Auditor (Consolidated)

 

Quarter ended

March 31, 2011

  

Year ended December 31,

  

2010

  

2009

Deloitte Anjin LLC

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Deloitte Anjin LLC

2. Audit Opinion (Consolidated)

 

Term

  

Auditor’s opinion

  

Issues noted

Quarter ended March 31, 2011

     

Year ended December 31, 2010

   Unqualified   

Year ended December 31, 2009

   Unqualified   

3. Auditor (Non-Consolidated)

 

Quarter ended

March 31, 2011

  

Year ended December 31,

  

2010

  

2009

Deloitte Anjin LLC

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Deloitte Anjin LLC

4. Audit Opinion (Non-Consolidated)

 

Term

  

Auditor’s opinion

  

Issues noted

Quarter ended March 31, 2011

     

Year ended December 31, 2010

   Unqualified   

Year ended December 31, 2009

   Unqualified   

 

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3. Remuneration for Independent Auditors for the Past Three Fiscal Years

 

  A. Audit Contracts

 

(Unit: in thousands of Won)  

Term

  

Auditors

  

Contents

   Fee      Total hours  

Quarter ended March 31, 2011

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Semi-annual review      1,364,000         14,033   
      Quarterly review      
      Non-consolidated financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

Year ended December 31, 2010

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Semi-annual review      1,563,770         16,810   
      Quarterly review      
      Non-consolidated financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      IFRS-based financial statements review      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

Year ended December 31, 2009

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Semi-annual review      1,308,356         13,982   
      Quarterly review      
      Non-consolidated financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

 

  B. Non-Audit Services Contract with External Auditors

 

(Unit: in thousands of Won)

 

 

Term

  

Contract date

  

Service provided

  

Service
duration

   Fee  

Year ended December 31, 2010

   July 20,2010    Management consulting    4 days      5,000   
   July 28, 2010    Tax consulting    15 days      18,000   
   July 28, 2010    Tax consulting    5 days      6,600   
   July 28, 2010    Tax consulting    30 days      40,000   
   July 28, 2010    Tax consulting    20 days      23,100   
   December 23, 2010    Tax consulting    3 days      7,700   
   December 23, 2010    Tax consulting    20 days      24,600   
   December 29, 2010    Tax consulting    15 days      17,000   

Year ended December 31, 2009

   May 13, 2009    Tax consulting    30 days      40,000   
   May 22, 2009    Tax consulting    10 days      10,000   
   May 22, 2009    Tax adjustment for fiscal year 2008    20 days      34,000   
   May 22, 2009    Review of deferred corporate income tax for 1Q and 2Q    10 days      14,000   
   September 14, 2009    Review of quarterly tax adjustments    5 days      7,000   
   September 14, 2009    Tax consulting    20 days      20,000   
   December 28, 2009    Review of quarterly tax adjustments    5 days      7,000   
   December 28, 2009    Tax consulting    10 days      12,000   

 

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V. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

1. Board of Directors

 

A. Overview of Board of Directors Composition

The Company’s Board of Directors is comprised of eight members: five independent directors and three inside directors. Within the Board, there are five Committees: Independent Director Nomination Committee, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, CapEx Review Committee, and Corporate Citizenship Committee.

 

The number of persons

  

Inside directors

  

Independent directors

8    Jae Won Choi, Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So    Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho

 

B. (1) Significant Activities of the Board of Directors

 

Meeting

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Approval

322th

(the first meeting of 2011)

   January 21, 2011   

-   Financial Statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010.

   Approved as proposed
     

-   Annual Business Report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010

   Approved as amended
     

-   Report for Internal Accounting Management System

  
     

-   Report for Subsequent Events following 4Q 2010

  

323th

(the second meeting of 2011)

   February 10, 2011   

-   Convocation of the 27th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

   Approved as proposed
     

-   Cooperation and share swap with KB Financial Group

   Approved as proposed
     

-   Result of Internal Accounting Management System Evaluation

  

324th

(the third meeting of 2011)

   March 11, 2011   

-   Election of the Company’s CEO

   Approved as proposed
     

-   Amendment of committee regulation

   Approved as proposed
     

-   Election of committee member

   Approved as proposed
     

-   Fund Management Transaction with Affiliated Financial Company (SK Securities)

   Approved as proposed

325th

(the fourth meeting of 2011)

   March 30, 2011   

-   Establishment of new entity with respect to a proposed business and acquisition of assets relating thereto

   Approved as proposed

326th

(the fifth meeting of 2011)

   April 28, 2011    - Additional investment in network equipment in 2011    Approved as proposed
      - Report for Subsequent Events following 1Q 2011   

 

* The line items that do not show approval are for reporting purpose only.

 

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C. Committees within Board of Directors

 

(1) Committee Structure

 

  a) Compensation Review Committee

(As of May 30, 2011)

 

Number of
Persons

   Members   

Task

   Inside Directors   

Independent Directors

  

5

     

Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung,

Jae Ho Cho

   Review CEO remuneration system and amount.

 

* The Compensation Review Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

  b) Capex Review Committee

(As of May 30, 2011)

 

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Non-director

Executive Officer

  

Independent Directors

  

4

   Jun Ho Kim   

Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm,

Jay Young Chung

  

Review major investment plans

and changes thereto.

 

* The Capex Review Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

  c) Corporate Citizenship Committee

(As of May 30, 2011)

 

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Non-director
Executive Officer

  

Independent Directors

  

4

   Jun Ho Kim   

Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim,

Jay Young Chung

   Review guidelines on “Corporate Social Responsibility” (“CSR”) programs, etc.

 

* The Corporate Citizenship Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

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  a) Independent Director Nomination Committee

 

      (As of May 30, 2011)

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  

4

   Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So    Rak Yong Uhm, Jae Ho Cho   

Nomination of

independent directors

 

* The Independent Director Nomination Committee is a committee established under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Korean Commercial Code.

 

  b) Audit Committee

 

 

         (As of May 30, 2011)

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  

4

      Dal Sup Shim, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho    Review financial statements and supervise independent audit process, etc.

 

* The Audit Committee is a committee established under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and Korean Commercial Code.

 

* Agendas filled in with hyphens are for reporting purpose only

 

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D. Directors’ Independence

On February 10, 2011, in the notice of the annual General Meeting of Shareholders, background information on Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So, candidates for inside directors, and Rak Yong Uhm, Jay Young Chung and Jae Ho Cho candidates for independent directors, was publicly disclosed. There was no other nomination by shareholders. For the election of independent directors, the Company has established the Independent Director Nomination Committee, which is currently in operation. In the meeting of the Independent Director Nomination Committee held on February 10, 2011, the Committee nominated the independent director candidates.

 

   

The Independent Director Nomination Committee. (As of May 30, 2011)

 

Name

  

Independent
Director

  

Task

Sung Min Ha

   No   

•      Nomination of independent directors

 

Jin Woo So

   No   

 

Rak Yong Uhm

   Yes   

 

Jae Ho Cho

   Yes   

 

2. Audit System

The Company’s Audit Committee consists of four independent directors, Dal Sup Shim, Hyun Chin Lim, Jae Ho Cho and Jay Yung Chung.

Major activities of the Audit Committee are as follows.

 

Meeting

   Date   

Agenda

   Approval    Remarks

The first

meeting of 2011

   January 20, 2011   

 

•    2nd half 2010 Management Audit Results and Management Audit Plan for 2011

  

 

  
     

 

•    Evaluation of Internal Accounting Controls based on the Opinion of the Members of the Audit Committee

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Rental contract for satellite line facilities

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Reports on Internal Accounting Management System

  

 

  
     

 

•    Comparison of before and after operating customer contact channel and BTS maintenance subsidiary company

  

 

  

The second

meeting of 2011

   February 9, 2011   

 

•    Reports on 2010 Korean GAAP Audit

  

 

  
     

 

•    Report on Review of 2010 Internal Accounting Management System

  

 

  
     

 

•    Evaluation of Internal Accounting Management System Operation

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Auditor’s Report for Fiscal Year 2010

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Purchase of Mobile Phone Relay Devices for 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Construction of Network Facilities for 2011

  

 

Re-proposed

  
     

 

•    Construction of Mobile Phone Facilities for 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

  

The third

meeting of 2011

   February 10, 2011   

•    Construction of Mobile Phone Facilities for 2011

   Approved as proposed   

The fourth

meeting of 2011

   March 11, 2011   

 

•    2011 2Q Transactions with SK C&C Co., Ltd.

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Asset Management Transaction with Affiliated Company (SK Securities)

  

 

  

The fifth

meeting of 2011

   April 28, 2011   

 

•    Election of chairman

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Mobile phone facilities construction for Fiscal Year 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Network facilities construction for Fiscal Year 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Audit plan for the Fiscal Year 2011

  

 

  
     

 

•    Remuneration of outside auditor for the Fiscal Year 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•    Outside auditor service plan for the Fiscal Year 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

  

 

* The line items that do not show approval are for reporting purpose only.

 

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3. Shareholders’ Exercises of Voting Rights

 

A. Voting System and Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights

Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation as shown below, the cumulative voting system was first introduced in the General Meeting of Shareholders in 2003.

 

Articles of Incorporation

  

Description

Article 32 (3) (Election of Directors)    Cumulative voting under Article 382-2 of the Korean Commercial Code will not be applied for the election of directors.
Article 4 of the 12th Supplement to the Articles of Incorporation (Interim Regulation)    Article 32 (3) of the Articles of Incorporation shall remain effective until the day immediately preceding the date of the general shareholders’ meeting of 2003.

Also, neither written or electronic voting system nor minority shareholder rights is applicable.

 

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4. Affiliated Companies

 

  A. Capital Investments between Affiliated Companies

(As of March 31, 2011)

 

    Invested companies  

Investing company

  SK
Corporation
    SK
Energy
    SK
Telecom
    SK
Networks
    SKC     SK
E&C
    SK
Shipping
    SK
E&S
    SK
Gas
    SK
Securities
 

SK Corporation

      33.4     23.2     39.1     42.5     40.0     83.1     67.5    

SK Innovation

                   

SK Telecom

                   

SK Networks

                      22.7

SK Chemicals

              25.4         45.5  

SKC

                      7.7

SK C&C

    31.8                 32.5    

SK E&C

                   

SK E&S

                   

SK Gas

                   

SK Marketing & Company

                   

SK D&D

                   

SK Communications

                   

SK Broadband

                   

SK Lubricant

                   

SK Securities

                   

SK Petrochemical

                   

Entec

                   
                                                                               

Total affiliated companies

    31.8     33.4     23.2     39.1     42.5     58.0     83.1     100.0     45.5     30.4
                                                                               

 

    Invested companies  

Investing company

  K-Power     SK
Energe
    SK
Petrochemical
    SK
Lubricant
    DOPCO     SK Mobile
Energy
    Jeju
United FC
    Encar
network
    Natruck     Natruck
Friends
 

SK Corporation

    100.0                  

SK Innovation

      100.0     100.0     100.0     38.3     100.0     100.0      

SK Telecom

                   

SK Networks

            4.6          

SK Chemicals

                   

SKC

                   

SK C&C

                   

SK E&C

                   

SK E&S

                   

SK Gas

                   

SK Energy

                  87.5     67.3     50.0

SK Marketing & Company

                   

SK D&D

                   

SK Communications

                   

SK Broadband

                   

SK Lubricant

                   

SK Securities

                   

SK Petrochemical

                   

Entec

                   
                                                                               

Total affiliated companies

    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     42.9     100.0     100.0     87.5     67.3     50.0
                                                                               

 

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    Invested companies  

Investing company

  SK
Petrochemical
    Green
IS
    Arochemi
Co. LTD
    Zicos     U base
Manufacturing
Asia
    SK
Marketing
&
Company
    M &
Service
    SK
Telink
    Commerce
Planet
    PS &
Marketing
    NTREEV
Soft
 

SK Corporation

                     

SK Innovation

              50.0          

SK Telecom

              50.0       83.5     100.0     100.0     63.7

SK Networks

                     

SK Chemicals

                     

SKC

                     

SK C&C

                     

SK E&C

                     

SK E&S

                     

SK Gas

                     

SK Global Chemical

    100.0     84.3     50.0                

SK Marketing & Company

                100.0        

SK D&D

                     

SK Communications

                     

SK Broadband

                     

SK Lubricant

          100.0     100.0            

SK Securities

                     

SK Petrochemical

                     

Entec

                     
                                                                                       

Total affiliated companies

    100.0     84.3     50.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     83.5     100.0     100.0     63.7
                                                                                       

 

    Invested companies  

Investing company

  F&U
Credit Info
    Loen
Entertainment
    Network
O&S
    Service
Ace
    Service
Top
    SK
Wyverns
    Television
Media
Korea
    Paxnet     SK
Broadband
    SK
Communications
 

SK Corporation

                   

SK Innovation

                   

SK Telecom

    50.0     63.5     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     51.0     59.7     50.6     64.7

SK Networks

                   

SK Chemicals

                   

SKC

                   

SK C&C

                   

SK E&C

                   

SK E&S

                   

SK Gas

                   

SK Marketing & Company

                   

SK D&D

                   

SK Communications

                   

SK Broadband

                   

SK Lubricant

                   

SK Securities

    40.0                  

SK Petrochemical

                   

Entec

                   
                                                                               

Total affiliated companies

    90.0     63.5     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     51.0     59.7     50.6     64.7
                                                                               

 

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    Invested companies  

Investing company

  Broadband
Media
    Broadband
D&M
    Broadband
CS
    SK
I-Media
    I Platform     SKN
Service
    MRO
Korea
    WS
Commerce
    SK
Pinx
    SKC
Air

Gas
    SKC
Solmics
Co.,

Ltd.
 

SK Corporation

                     

SK Innovation

                     

SK Telecom

                     

SK Networks

            100.0     85.0     51.0     100.0     100.0    

SK Chemicals

                     

SKC

                      80.0     48.7

SK C&C

                     

SK E&C

                     

SK E&S

                     

SK Gas

                     

SK Marketing & Company

                     

SK D&D

                     

SK Communications

          100.0              

SK Broadband

    100.0     100.0     100.0                

SK Lubricant

                     

SK Securities

                     

SK Petrochemical

                     

Entec

                     
                                                                                       

Total affiliated companies

    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     85.0     51.0     100.0     100.0     80.0     48.7
                                                                                       

 

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    Invested companies  

Investing company

  SK
Telesys
    SKW     Sumray
Corporation
    Incyto     RealVest     SK
Forest
    Daejeon
Pure Water
    Gwangju
Pure Water
    SK
D&D
    Namwon
Sarang
Electric
Power
 

SK Corporation

                   

SK Innovation

                   

SK Telecom

                   

SK Networks

                   

SK Chemicals

                   

SKC

    77.1     60.0     83.5     100.0            

SK C&C

                   

SK E&C

            100.0     100.0     32.0     42.0     45.0  

SK E&S

                   

SK Gas

                   

SK Marketing & Company

                   

SK D&D

                      100.0

SK Communications

                   

SK Broadband

                   

SK Lubricant

                   

SK Securities

                   

SK Petrochemical

                   

Entec

                   
                                                                               

Total affiliated companies

    77.1     60.0     83.5     100.0     100.0     100.0     32.0     42.0     45.0     100.0
                                                                               

 

    Invested companies  

Investing company

  MKS
Guarantee
    Daehan City
Gas
    Busan
City Gas
    Jeonnam
City Gas
    Gangwon
City Gas
    JBES     CCES     YN
Energy
    Chungnam
City Gas
    PyongTaek
Energy
Service
 

SK Corporation

                   

SK Innovation

                   

SK Telecom

                   

SK Networks

                   

SK Chemicals

                   

SKC

                   

SK C&C

                   

SK E&C

                   

SK E&S

      51.3     40.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0

SK Gas

                   

SK Marketing & Company

                   

SK D&D

    100.0                  

SK Communications

                   

SK Broadband

                   

SK Lubricant

                   

SK Securities

                   

SK Petrochemical

                   

Entec

                   
                                                                               

Total affiliated companies

    100.0     51.3     40.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
                                                                               

 

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    Invested companies  

Investing company

  Pana Blu
Co., Ltd.
    Green
Biro
    Independence     Infosec     SK
Sci-tech
    UB
Care
    SK
Seentec
    Entec     Korea
Sleep
Network
    Yeosu Expo
Environment
    Ever
Health
Care
 

SK Corporation

                     

SK Innovation

                     

SK Telecom

                     

SK Networks

                     

SK Chemicals

            50.0     44.0     100.0     25.0     43.0    

SKC

                     

SK C&C

        100.0     100.0              

SK E&C

                  25.0      

SK E&S

                     

SK Gas

    80.4     69.0                  

SK Marketing & Company

                     

SK D&D

                     

SK Communications

                     

SK Broadband

                     

SK Lubricant

                     

SK Securities

                     

SK Petrochemical

                    10.7    

Entec

                      58.7  

UB Care

                        100.0
                                                                                       

Total affiliated companies

    80.4     69.0     100.0     100.0     50.0     44.0     100.0     50.0     53.7     58.7     100.0
                                                                                       

 

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VII. SHAREHOLDERS INFORMATION

1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

A. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

(As of March 31, 2011)    (Unit: Shares, %)

Name

  

Relationship

  

Type of share

   Number of shares owned and ownership ratio  
         Beginning of Period      End of Period  
         Number of
shares
     Ownership ratio      Number of
shares
     Ownership ratio  

SK Corporation

   Largest Shareholder    Common share      18,748,452         23.22         18,748,452         23.22   

Tae Won Chey

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      100         0.00         100         0.00   

Shin Won Chey

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      500         0.00         500         0.00   

Shin Bae Kim

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      1,270         0.00         0         0.00   

Man Won Jung

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      5,600         0.01         0         0.01   

Sung Min Ha

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      738         0.00         738         0.00   

Dal Sup Shim

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      500         0.00         0         0.00   

Bang Hyung Lee

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      200         0.00         200         0.00   
                                             

Total

      Common share      18,757,360         23.23         18,750,490         23.22   
                                             

B. Overview of the Largest Shareholder

SK Corporation is a holding company and as of March 31, 2011, has eight subsidiaries: SK Energy Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SK Networks Co., Ltd., SK E&C Co., Ltd., SK E&S Co., Ltd., K-Power Co., Ltd., SK Shipping Co., Ltd. and SKC Co., Ltd.

Details of SK Corporation’s subsidiaries are as follows:

 

Affiliates

   Share Holdings     Book Value     

Industry

  

Description

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     33.4     3,944,657       Energy    Publicly Listed

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

     23.2     2,847,985       Telecommunication    Publicly Listed

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     39.1     1,165,759       Trading, Energy Sale    Publicly Listed

SKC Co., Ltd.

     42.5     254,632       Synthetic Resin Manufacturing    Publicly Listed

SK E&C Co., Ltd.

     40.0     405,130       Construction    Privately Held

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     83.1     607,643       Ocean Freight    Privately Held

SK E&S Co., Ltd.

     67.5     389,431       Gas Company Holdings    Privately Held

K-Power Co., Ltd.

     100.0     636,876       Power Generation    Privately Held

 

* The above share holdings are based on common stock holdings as of March 31, 2011.

 

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SK Corporation is a publicly listed company and is required to submit a report of its significant business activities in accordance with Article 161 of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act. Also as a holding company, SK Corporation is required to report key management activities of its subsidiaries in accordance with Article 8 of KOSPI Market Disclosure Regulation. The rule is applicable to subsidiaries whose book value of the holding company’s shareholding exceeds 10% of its total assets based on the financial statements as of December 31, 2010. SK Energy Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and SK Networks Co., Ltd. are three such subsidiaries.

2. Changes in shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder

Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows.

(Unit: Shares, %)

 

Largest

Shareholder

  

Date of the change in the
largest shareholder/
Date of change in
shareholding

   Shares
Held
   Holding Ratio   

Remarks

   March 7, 2008    18,751,260    23.09   

Purchased 1,085,325 shares from SK Networks

on March 7, 2008

   March 13, 2009    18,751,360    23.22   

At the 25th General Meeting of Shareholders, elected

the CEO, Man Won Jung (who owned 100 shares of

the Company stock)

   December 30, 2009    18,755,260    23.23    Man Won Jung, the CEO, purchased 3,900 shares.

SK Corporation

   May 26, 2010    18,756,760    23.23    Man Won Jung, the CEO, purchased 1,500 shares
   July 20, 2010    18,756,860    23.23    Man Won Jung, the CEO, purchased 100 shares
   September 17, 2010    18,757,360    23.23    Dal Sup Shim, an Independent Director, purchased 500 shares
   March 11, 2011    18,750,490    23.22   

Man Won Jung, SK Telecom’s CEO, resigned

Shin Bae Kim, SK C&C’s CEO, resigned

 

* Shares held are the sum of shares held by SK Corporation and its related parties.

 

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3. Distribution of Shares

A. Shareholders with ownership of 5% or more and others

 

(As of December 31, 2010)                                (Unit: shares, %)  

Rank

  

Name (title)

   Common share      Preferred share      Sub-total  
      Number of
shares
     Ownership
ratio
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
ratio
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
ratio
 
1    Citibank ADR      24,321,893         30.12         —           —           24,321,893         30.12   
2    SK Corporation      18,748,452         23.22         —           —           18,748,452         23.22   
3    SK Telecom      9,650,712         11.95         —           —           9,650,712         11.95   

Shareholdings under the Employee Stock Ownership Program *

     328,178         0.41         —           —           328,178         0.41   

 

* As of March 31, 2011

B. Shareholder Distribution

 

(As of December 31, 2010)                                 

Classification

   Number of
shareholders
     Ratio (%)     Number of
shares
     Ratio (%)     Remarks  

Total minority shareholders

     28,518         99.97     22,610,527         28.00     —     
                                          

Total

     28,525         100.00     80,745,711         100.00     —     
                                          

4. Share Price and Trading Volume in the Last Six Months

A. Domestic Securities Market

 

(Unit: Won, shares)  

Types

   March
2011
     February
2011
     January
2011
     December
2010
     November
2010
     October
2010
 

Common stock

   Highest      167,500         166,500         173,500         180,500         175,000         177,500   
  

Lowest

     156,500         154,500         163,500         171,500         168,500         170,500   

Monthly transaction volume

     3,284,703         2,008,028         2,171,708         2,953,877         2,746,540         2,569,829   

B. Domestic Securities Market

 

New York Stock Exchange                         (Unit: US$, ADR)  

Types

   March
2011
     February
2011
     January
2011
     December
2010
     November
2010
     October
2010
 

Depository Receipt

   Highest      18.98         17.80         18.74         19.13         19.07         18.96   
   Lowest      17.45         16.76         17.20         18.47         17.83         17.74   

Monthly transaction volume

     42,839,004         29,098,452         29,748,044         18,537,032         18,813,668         24,100,490   

 

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VIII. EMPLOYEES

 

(As of March 31, 2011)                    (Unit: persons, in millions of Won)  

Classification

   Number of employees      Average      Aggregate
wage for the
year ended
     Average         
   Regular
employees
     Contract
employees
     Others      Total      service
year
     December 31,
2010
     wage per
person
     Remarks  

Male

     3,855         42         —           3,809         12.4         71,015         18         —     

Female

     632         72         —           704         9.8         9,801         14         —     
                                                                       

Total

     4,487         114         —           4,601         12         80,816         17         —     
                                                                       

 

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IX. TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES WITH INTERESTS

1. Loans to the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

(As of March 31, 2011)    (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Name (Corporate name)

  

Relationship

   Account    Change details      Accrued      Remarks  
     

category

   Beginning      Increase      Decrease      Ending      interest     

SK Wyverns

  

Affiliated company

  

Long-term and short-term loans

     2,407         —           —           2,407         —           —     

2. Transfer of Assets to/from the Largest Shareholder and Other Transactions

A. Investment and Disposition of Investment

None.

B. Transfer of Assets

 

          (Units: in millions of Won)  
          

Details

     Remarks  

Name (Corporate
Name)

  

Relation-ship

  

Transferred
Objects

  

Purpose of
Transfer

  

Date of Transfer

   Amount
Transferred
From Largest
Shareholder
     Amount
Transferred
to Largest
Shareholder
    

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

  

Affiliated Company

  

Network assets

  

Sale of assets not in use

  

March 15, 2011

     —           11,570         —     
                                      

Total

                    11,570         —     
                                

3. Transactions with Parties with Interests (excluding the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons)

A. Provisional Payment and Loans (including loans on marketable securities)

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Name (Corporate name)

  

Relationship

   Account    Change details      Accrued      Remarks  
     

category

   Beginning      Increase      Decrease      Ending      interest     

Midus and others

  

Agency

  

Long-term and short-term loans

     77,985         126,291         84,936         119,340         —           —     
     (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Name (Corporate name)

  

Relationship

   Account    Change details      Accrued      Remarks  
     

category

   Beginning      Increase      Decrease      Ending      interest     

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

  

Investee

  

Long-term loans

     30,224         —           —           30,224         —           —     

 

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X. OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF INVESTORS

 

  1. Developments in the Items mentioned in prior Reports on Important Business Matters

 

  A. Status and Progress of Major Management Events

 

Date of

Disclosure

  

Title

  

Report

  

Reports status

October 26, 2001

   Resolution on trust agreement for the acquisition of treasury shares and others   

1. Signatories: Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Chohung Bank, Korea Exchange Bank

 

2. Contract amount: Won 1,300 billion

 

3. Purpose: to increase shareholder value

  

1.   On December 24, 2003, cash surplus amount from the existing trust agreement was partially reduced (Won 318 billion).

 

2.   On September 24, 2004, the Board of Directors extended the term of the specified monetary trust agreement for 3 years.

 

3.   On October 16, 2007, the Board of Directors extended the term of the specified monetary trust agreement for 3 years.

 

4.   On October 26 and October 29, 2010, all trust agreements for the acquisition of treasury shares terminated (aggregate amount: Won 982 billion).

 

  B. Summary Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Date

  

Agenda

  

Resolution

23rd Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 9, 2007)

  

1.   Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006

 

2.   Remuneration limit for Directors

 

3.   Election of Directors

 

Ÿ  Election of inside directors

 

Ÿ  Election of independent directors as Audit Committee members

  

Approved (Cash dividend, Won 7,000 per share)

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

Approved (Jung Nam Cho, Sung Min Ha)

 

Approved (Dal Sup Shim)

24th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 14, 2008)

  

1.   Approval of the Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2007

 

2.   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

 

3.   Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

 

4. Election of Directors

 

Ÿ  Election of inside directors

 

Ÿ  Election of independent directors

 

Ÿ  Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

  

Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share)

 

Approved

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

Approved (Shin Bae Kim, Young Ho Park)

 

Approved (Rak Yong Uhm, Jay Young Chung)

 

Approved (Jae Ho Cho)

25th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 13, 2009)

  

1.   Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008

 

2.   Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

 

3.   Amendment to Company Regulation on Executive Compensation

 

4.   Election of Directors

 

Ÿ  Election of inside directors

 

Ÿ  Election of independent directors

 

Ÿ  Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

  

Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share)

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

Approved

 

 

Approved (Jae Won Chey, Man Won Jung)

 

Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)

 

Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)

 

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26th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 12, 2010)

  

1.   Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009

 

  

Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share)

 

  

2.   Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

 

  

Approved

 

  

3.   Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

 

  

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

  

4.   Election of Directors

 

  
  

Ÿ    Election of inside directors

 

  

Approved (Ki Haeng Cho)

 

  

Ÿ    Election of independent directors

 

  

Approved (Dal Sup Shim)

 

  

Ÿ    Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

 

  

Approved (Dal Sup Shim, Jay Young Chung)

 

27th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 11, 2011)

  

1.   Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010

 

  

Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share)

 

  

2.   Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

 

  

Approved

 

  

3.   Amendment to Company Regulation on Executive Compensation

 

  

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

  

4.   Election of Directors

 

  
  

Ÿ    Election of inside directors

 

  

Approved (Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So)

 

  

Ÿ    Election of independent directors

 

  

Approved (Rak Young Uhm, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho)

 

  

Ÿ    Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

 

  

Approved (Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho)

 

 

  2. Contingent Liabilities

[SK Telecom]

 

  A. Material Legal Proceedings

(1) Claim for Copyright License Fees regarding “Coloring” Services

On May 7, 2010, Korea Music Copyright Association (“KOMCA”) filed a lawsuit with the court demanding that the Company pay KOMCA license fees for the Company’s “Coloring” services. The court rendered a judgment on February 18, 2011 against the Company ordering the Company to pay Won 570 million to KOMCA. The Company appealed the judgment to the appellate court on February 28, 2011. The Company plans to vigorously defend itself in the appellate court by emphasizing the character of service fees for Coloring services and the abuse of copyright by monopolistic or oligopolistic businesses. While the Company does not expect immediate impact on its business and financial condition from the litigation because the judgment amount is Won 570 million and the final outcome of the litigation has not been decided, the Company may be required to pay on-going license fees in the future if it loses in the final judgment.

 

* Actual impact on the Company’s business and financial condition from the litigation may be different from the Company’s expectation stated above.

 

  B. Other Matters

The Company has no other blank bills, mortgage bills, assumption of debt agreement or other contingent liabilities.

 

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[SK Broadband]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

(Unit: thousand won)

 

Description of Proceedings

   Date of Commencement
of Proceedings
   Amount of Claim      Status

Claim for Cancellation of Korea Fair Trade Commission’s Penalty Reassessment

   September 2009      1,810,000       On appeal

Claim relating to Gangamgu District Office Cable-Burying Project

   March 2010      345,271       On appeal

Administrative Proceeding relating to Gangnamgu District Office

   April 2010      703,440       Pending before
Administrative Court

Damages Claim relating to Hyundai Construction

   December 2010      561,283       Pending before
District Court

Other claims and proceedings

   —        301,155       —  
                  

(Won)

   —        3,721,149       —  
                  

B. Other contingent Liabilities

(1) As of March 31, 2011, SK Broadband has a credit facility of up to Won 200 billion with Hana Bank and three other financial institutions.

(2) SK Broadband is subject to various restrictions under the indentures and other documents governing outstanding series of bonds. Under the documents governing some of outstanding series of bonds issued in Korea, SK Broadband must maintain a leverage ratio of 1,000% or less and is restricted from selling, transferring, leasing or otherwise disposing of assets that, in the aggregate, exceed 20 times its capital in any fiscal year.

In addition, under the indentures governing some of the series of bonds issued outside of Korea, SK Broadband is subject to a change of control put provision which is triggered if both of the following occurs: (i) any person (other than the AIG-Newbridge-TVG consortium) acquires 45% or more of SK Broadband’s outstanding capital stock and (ii) in connection with such changes of control, S&P or Moody’s downgrades SK Broadband’s credit rating. Upon the occurrence of such change of control event, SK Broadband is obligated to make an offer to purchase all of the outstanding bonds for a purchase price of 101% of principal amount. As of March 31, 2011, SK Broadband is in compliance with the provisions of the indentures governing such series of bonds.

 

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(3) During the three months ended March 31, 2011, in connection with Broadband Media Co., Ltd.’s financing, SK Broadband granted security interest to the lenders with respect to its real estate assets and certain short-term investment securities, including certificates of deposit, for a period of 1 year to secure Broadband Media’s obligations under its financing arrangements. As of March 31, 2011, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, Kookmin Bank and KEB have security interest over SK Broadband’s real estate assets in the amounts of Won 65 billion, Won 52 billion, Won 52 billion and Won 26 billion, respectively, and KEB, Hana Bank, NH Bank and Woori Bank have security interests over SK Broadband’s short-term investment securities in the amounts of Won 65 billion, Won 35 billion, Won 34 billion and Won 20 billion, respectively.

In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2011, SK Broadband agreed to grant security interest in its real estate assets to secure up to Won 16.9 billion to Kookmin Bank in connection with its loan to Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

(4) With respect to finance leases of Broadband Media Co., Ltd., an affiliate of SK Broadband, SK Broadband has repurchase obligations owed to KDB Capital, Cisco Systems Capital Korea, Macquarie Capital Korea and KEB Capital in the amounts of Won 5.7 billion, Won 35.6 billion, Won 10.4 billion and Won 2.3 billion, respectively.

(5) SK Broadband has obtained the approval of its board of directors for the granting of security interest in certain of its bank deposits and financial assets in connection with providing financing assistance to the employees for their contributions to the Employee Stock Ownership Association. As of March 31, 2011, SK Broadband has granted security interest in Won 7.4 billion of financial assets.

(6) In connection with office building leases, SK Broadband has granted a “kun” mortgage on certain of its real estate assets to secure up to Won 21.8 billion.

(7) SK Broadband has leases with, among others, Seoul Metro, Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp., LG U+, KEPCO and Dreamline for use of subway facilities, optical cable facilities, dedicated cables and other related telecommunications facilities. The lease expenses associated with such leases are accounted for as current expense.

(8) SK Broadband has services agreement with respect to operation of dedicated cable lines and other telecommunications business agreements with SK Telecom.

3. Status of sanctions, etc.

[SK Telecom]

Due to the Company’s ineffective measures taken with respect to phone numbers that are used for sending illegal unsolicited bulk messages, the Korea Communications Commission, on April 23, 2009, ordered the Company to improve its work procedures. The Company completed the upgrade of the related computer system to prevent illegal messages on October 10, 2009.

On September 2, 2009, the Korea Communications Commission ordered the Company to improve its work procedures in a case relating to the obstruction of subscribers’ utilization of wireless Internet services. The Company completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by December 8, 2009.

 

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On October 13, 2009, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 140 million and a newspaper notice order in a case relating to the subscription for mobile telephone services using national identification numbers of the deceased and the Company’s failure to verify the required documents. The Company implemented the improved work procedures to strengthen identification process at the time of subscription for mobile telephone services in January 2010.

On December 2, 2010, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 6.2 billion and issued a correction order in a case relating to the obstruction of subscribers’ utilization of wireless Internet services. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by March 9, 2011.

In addition, on January 21, 2009, the Company was sanctioned for unfair business practices with a fine of Won 1,268 million by the Fair Trade Commission of Korea along with a correctional order of its policy of restricting certain rate plan subscribers from using third party portal contents. The Company has paid the fine and has taken efforts to educate applicable divisions of the issue and to improve the level of the voluntary compliance program to comply with fair trade laws to prevent a repeat of the same violation.

Also on February 3, 2009, the Company received a correctional order and a fine of Won 500 million from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea involving an unfair trade interference practice including refusal of applications for subscription for certain PDA phones distributed by third party manufacturers. The Company filed a suit at the Seoul High Court, which found in favor of the Company and cancelled the Fair Trade Commission’s correctional order and fine. On August 19, 2010, the Supreme Court of Korea rejected the appeal by the Fair Trade Commission of Korea and finally confirmed the Seoul High Court’s decision. Accordingly, the Fair Trade Commission’s correctional order was cancelled and the Company was refunded the fine and interest in the amount of Won 538 million.

On April 8, 2010, the Company received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for a violation of the Act on Fair Labeling and Advertising relating to 11th Street (the Company’s online shopping mall). In response thereto, the Company has been taking efforts to prevent a repetitive violation including thorough pre-review of the advertisement and marketing activities of 11th Street and appropriate education for relevant employees.

On February 28, 2011, the Company received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for violation of Article 19 of the Korean Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act, or the Fair Trade Act, and was imposed a fine of Won 1,964 million with respect to providing Non-DRM on-line music content services. We plan to publicly disclose details of our response after receiving the official order.

On April 22, 2011, the Company received a correctional order for violation of Article 21 of the Electronic Commerce Act and was imposed a fine of Won 5 million. The Company intends to implement the correctional order.

 

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[SK Broadband]

On July 22, 2009, SK Broadband received a warning from the Financial Supervisory Service of Korea with respect to its omission to state a material fact that could affect investors’ investment decision when it responded to the Korea Exchange’s request for disclosure regarding SK Telecom’s acquisition of SK Broadband shares from AIG-Newbridge-TVG consortium, then-largest shareholder of SK Broadband.

In addition, on January 21, 2009, SK Broadband was sanctioned for unfair business practices with a fine of Won 1,268 million by the Fair Trade Commission of Korea along with a correctional order of its policy of restricting certain rate plan subscribers from using third party portal contents. SK Broadband has paid the fine and has taken efforts to educate applicable divisions of the issue and to improve the level of the voluntary compliance program to comply with fair trade laws to prevent a repeat of the same violation.

[Loen Entertainment]

On February 2, 2011, Loen Entertainment Inc. received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for violation of Article 19 of the Fair Trade Act and was imposed a fine of Won 9,579 million with respect to providing Non-DRM on-line music content services. Loen Entertainment plans to publicly disclose details of its response after receiving the official order.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

AND INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

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Independent Accountants’ Review Report

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

SK Telecom Co., Ltd

Report on the consolidated financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”). The financial statements consist of the consolidated statements of financial position as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility for the consolidated financial statements

The Company’s management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Independent accountants’ responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the accompanying consolidated financial statements based on our reviews.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards for review of interim financial statements in the Republic of Korea. A review is limited primarily to inquiries of company personnel and analytical procedures applied to financial data, and this provides less assurance than an audit. We have not performed an audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Review conclusion

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company are not presently fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS 1034 “Interim Financial Reporting, and the requirements of K-IFRS 1101”, “First-time Adoption of Korean International Financial Reporting Standards”, relevant to interim financial reporting.

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Our reviews also comprehended the translation of the Korean won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts and nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that such translation has not been made in conformity with the basis stated in Note 2. Such U.S. dollar amounts are presented solely for the convenience of readers of financial statements.

Accounting principles and review standards and their application in practice vary among countries. The accompanying financial statements are not intended to present the financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in countries other than the Republic of Korea. In addition, the procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements are for use by those knowledgeable about Korean accounting procedures and review standards and their application in practice.

/s/ Deloitte Anjin LLC

May 27, 2011

Notice to Readers

This report is effective as of May 27, 2011, the independent accountants’ review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances may have occurred between the independent accountants’ review report date and the time the independent accountants’ review report is read. Such events or circumstances could significantly affect the accompanying financial statements and may result in modification to the independent accountants’ review report.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)

MARCH 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

     Korean won      Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  

ASSETS

   March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (In millions)      (In thousands)  

CURRENT ASSETS:

           

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   (Won) 1,385,026       (Won) 659,405       $ 1,262,270       $ 600,961   

Short-term financial instruments (Notes 2, 4 and 25)

     556,530         567,152         507,204         516,885   

Short-term investment securities (Notes 2, 4 and 7)

     139,308         400,531         126,961         365,032   

Accounts receivable - trade (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 24)

     1,885,366         1,949,397         1,718,265         1,776,621   

Short-term loans (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 24)

     110,375         94,924         100,592         86,511   

Accounts receivable - other (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 24)

     2,147,625         2,531,847         1,957,280         2,307,448   

Prepaid expenses

     143,565         182,091         130,841         165,952   

Derivative assets (Notes 2, 4 and 26)

     45,997         —           41,920         —     

Inventories (Notes 2 and 6)

     154,924         149,223         141,193         135,997   

Advanced payments and other (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 7)

     134,128         119,422         122,240         108,837   
                                   

Total current assets

     6,702,844         6,653,992         6,108,766         6,064,244   
                                   

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

           

Long-term financial instruments (Notes 2 and 4)

     117         117         107         107   

Long-term investment securities (Notes 2, 4 and 7)

     1,935,864         1,680,582         1,764,287         1,531,631   

Investments in associates (Notes 2 and 8)

     1,216,864         1,204,692         1,109,013         1,097,919   

Property and equipment (Notes 2, 9 and 24)

     8,030,516         8,153,413         7,318,766         7,430,771   

Investment property (Notes 2 and 10)

     196,866         197,307         179,418         179,820   

Goodwill (Notes 2 and 11)

     1,736,557         1,736,649         1,582,645         1,582,729   

Intangible assets (Notes 2 and 12)

     1,795,507         1,884,956         1,636,370         1,717,891   

Long-term loans (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 24)

     105,330         84,323         95,995         76,849   

Long-term accounts receivable - other (Notes 2, 4 and 5)

     246,734         527,106         224,866         480,388   

Long-term prepaid expenses

     418,580         411,509         381,481         375,037   

Guarantee deposits (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 24)

     249,186         250,333         227,100         228,146   

Long-term derivative assets (Notes 2, 4 and 26)

     157,952         203,382         143,953         185,356   

Deferred income tax assets (Note 2)

     110,787         106,860         100,968         97,389   

Other (Notes 2, 4 and 5)

     33,515         37,168         30,543         33,873   
                                   

Total non-current assets

     16,234,375         16,478,397         14,795,512         15,017,906   
                                   

TOTAL ASSETS

   (Won) 22,937,219       (Won) 23,132,389       $ 20,904,278       $ 21,082,150   
                                   

(Continued)

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

        

Short-term borrowings (Notes 2, 4, 13 and 25)

   (Won) 680,955      (Won) 523,710      $ 620,602      $ 477,293   

Accounts payable - trade (Notes 2, 4 and 24)

     196,603        195,777        179,178        178,425   

Accounts payable - other (Notes 2, 4 and 24)

     1,590,479        1,434,329        1,449,514        1,307,203   

Withholdings

     584,103        408,261        532,333        372,077   

Accrued expenses (Notes 2, 4 and 14)

     1,280,293        1,330,044        1,166,820        1,212,161   

Income tax payable (Note 2)

     459,656        259,871        418,916        236,838   

Unearned revenue

     304,062        311,631        277,113        284,011   

Derivative liabilities (Notes 2, 4 and 26)

     17,164        15,393        15,643        14,029   

Current portion of long-term debt, net (Notes 2, 4 and 13)

     1,589,443        1,601,229        1,448,570        1,459,311   

Advanced receipts and other

     116,836        121,925        106,480        111,119   
                                

Total current liabilities

     6,819,594        6,202,170        6,215,169        5,652,467   
                                

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

        

Bonds payable, net (Notes 2, 4 and 13)

     2,990,696        3,658,546        2,725,629        3,334,287   

Long-term borrowings (Notes 2, 4 and 13)

     239,443        235,968        218,221        215,054   

Long-term payables - other (Notes 2 and 4)

     37,399        54,783        34,084        49,927   

Long-term unearned revenue

     231,180        241,892        210,690        220,452   

Finance lease liabilities (Notes 2 and 4)

     52,577        60,075        47,917        54,751   

Retirement benefit obligations (Notes 2 and 15)

     83,047        67,870        75,686        61,855   

Long-term derivative liabilities (Notes 2, 4 and 26)

     3,780        14,761        3,445        13,453   

Other (Notes 2, 14 and 24)

     192,486        188,325        175,426        171,634   
                                

Total non-current liabilities

     3,830,608        4,522,220        3,491,098        4,121,413   
                                

Total Liabilities

     10,650,202        10,724,390        9,706,267        9,773,880   
                                

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

        

Share capital (Notes 1 and 16)

     44,639        44,639        40,683        40,683   

Share premium (Notes 16 and 17)

     (72,502     (78,953     (66,076     (71,955

Retained earnings (Note 18)

     10,662,776        10,721,249        9,717,727        9,771,018   

Reserves (Note 19)

     582,239        643,056        530,635        586,062   

Non-controlling interests (Note 2)

     1,069,865        1,078,008        975,042        982,462   
                                

Total shareholders’ equity

     12,287,017        12,407,999        11,198,011        11,308,270   
                                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   (Won) 22,937,219      (Won) 23,132,389      $ 20,904,278      $ 21,082,150   
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions except for per share data)     (In thousands except for per share data)  

OPERATING REVENUE:

        

Revenue (Notes 2, 23 and 24):

   (Won) 3,901,012      (Won) 3,748,933      $ 3,555,263      $ 3,416,663   

Other (Note 20)

     7,849        15,513        7,153        14,138   
                                

Sub-total

     3,908,861        3,764,446        3,562,416        3,430,801   
                                

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 24):

        

Labor cost (Notes 15 and 24)

     313,585        298,115        285,792        271,693   

Commissions paid (Notes 2 and 24)

     1,360,036        1,416,023        1,239,495        1,290,520   

Depreciation and amortization (Notes 2, 9, 10 and 12)

     575,146        567,987        524,170        517,646   

Network interconnection

     318,741        335,244        290,491        305,531   

Leased line

     113,894        102,937        103,799        93,814   

Advertising

     55,275        57,483        50,376        52,388   

Rent

     99,271        88,998        90,473        81,110   

Cost of goods sold

     186,474        145,564        169,947        132,663   

Other (Note 20)

     272,101        275,891        247,984        251,438   
                                

Sub-total

     3,294,523        3,288,242        3,002,527        2,996,803   
                                

OPERATING INCOME (Note 23)

     614,338        476,204        559,889        433,998   

Finance income (Notes 2 and 21)

     268,851        126,203        245,023        115,018   

Finance costs (Notes 2 and 21)

     (103,477     (147,402     (94,306     (134,339

Equity in earnings of affiliates (Notes 2 and 8)

     6,872        1,614        6,263        1,471   

Equity in losses of affiliates (Notes 2 and 8)

     (17,683     (5,017     (16,116     (4,572
                                

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     768,901        451,602        700,753        411,576   

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX (Note 2)

     231,633        108,311        211,103        98,711   
                                

NET INCOME (Note 23)

   (Won) 537,268      (Won) 343,291      $ 489,650      $ 312,865   
                                

ATTRIBUTABLE TO :

        

Owners of the Company

     542,534        375,587        494,449        342,298   

Non-controlling interests (Note 2)

     (5,266     (32,296     (4,799     (29,433
                                
   (Won) 537,268      (Won) 343,291      $ 489,650      $ 312,865   
                                

NET INCOME PER SHARE

        

(In Korean won and U.S. dollars) (Note 22)

   (Won) 7,631      (Won) 5,192      $ 6.96      $ 4.73   
                                

DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE

        

(In Korean won and U.S. dollars) (Note 22)

   (Won) 7,418      (Won) 5,066      $ 6.76      $ 4.62   
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions except for per share data)     (In thousands except for per share data)  

NET INCOME

   (Won) 537,268      (Won) 343,291      $ 489,650      $ 312,865   
                                

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME :

        

Net change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets (Note 2)

     (85,330     (141,008     (77,767     (128,510

Share of other comprehensive income of associates (Note 2 and 8)

     (3,808     204        (3,470     186   

Gains (losses) on valuation of derivatives (Note 2)

     38,570        (6,681     35,152        (6,089

Foreign currency translations of foreign operations (Note 2)

     (13,408     (18,602     (12,220     (16,954

Actuarial gains (losses) on retirement benefit obligations (Note 2 and 15)

     (3,593     49        (3,275     45   
                                

Sub-total

     (67,569     (166,038     (61,580     (151,322
                                

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   (Won) 469,699      (Won) 177,253      $ 428,070      $ 161,543   
                                

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO :

        

Owners of the Company

     477,908        217,168        435,551        197,920   

Non-controlling interests (Note 2)

     (8,209     (39,915     (7,481     (36,377
                                
   (Won) 469,699      (Won) 177,253      $ 428,070      $ 161,543   
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

            Share premium                 Attributable to
Owners of
the Company
             
     Share
capital
     Paid-in
surplus
     Treasury
stock
    Loss on disposal
of treasury stock
    Other     Retained
earnings
    Reserves       Non-controlling
interests
    Total  

(In millions of Korean won)

                      

Balance, January 1, 2010

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887         ((Won) 1,992,083     ((Won) 15,875     ((Won) 740,053   (Won) 9,563,940      (Won) 919,835      (Won) 10,696,290      (Won) 1,151,755      (Won) 11,848,045   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —          (607,697     —          (607,697     —          (607,697

Total comprehensive income (loss):

                      

Net income

     —           —           —          —          —          375,587        —          375,587        (32,296     343,291   

Other comprehensive income (Note 19)

     —           —           —          —          —          (102     (158,317     (158,419     (7,620     (166,039

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           —           —          —          (1,134     —          —          (1,134     (2,018     (3,152
                                                                                  

Balance, March 31, 2010

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887         ((Won) 1,992,083     ((Won) 15,875     ((Won) 741,187   (Won) 9,331,728      (Won) 761,518      (Won) 10,304,627      (Won) 1,109,821      (Won) 11,414,448   
                                                                                  

Balance, January 1, 2011

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887         ((Won) 2,202,439     ((Won) 15,875     ((Won) 776,526   (Won) 10,721,249      (Won) 643,056      (Won) 11,329,991      (Won) 1,078,008      (Won) 12,407,999   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —          (597,197     —          (597,197     —          (597,197

Total comprehensive income (loss):

                      

Net income

     —           —           —          —          —          542,534        —          542,534        (5,266     537,268   

Other comprehensive income (Note 19)

     —           —           —          —          —          (3,810     (60,817     (64,627     (2,942     (67,569

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           —           —          —          6,451        —          —          6,451        65        6,516   
                                                                                  

Balance, March 31, 2011

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887         ((Won) 2,202,439     ((Won) 15,875     ((Won) 770,075   (Won) 10,662,776      (Won) 582,239      (Won) 11,217,152      (Won) 1,069,865      (Won) 12,287,017   
                                                                                  

(Continued)

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)(Continued)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

          Share premium                 Attributable to
Owners of
the Company
             
    Share
capital
    Paid-in
surplus
    Treasury
stock
    Loss on disposal
of treasury stock
    Other     Retained
earnings
    Reserves       Non-controlling
interests
    Total  

(In thousands of U.S. dollars)

                   

Balance, January 1, 2010

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 1,815,523   ($ 14,468   ($ 674,462   $ 8,716,282      $ 838,309      $ 9,748,271      $ 1,049,674      $ 10,797,945   

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (553,836     —          (553,836     —          (553,836

Total comprehensive income (loss):

                   

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          342,298        —          342,298        (29,433     312,865   

Other comprehensive income (Note 19)

    —          —          —          —          —          (93     (144,285     (144,378     (6,945     (151,323

Changes in subsidiaries

    —          —          —          —          (1,033     —          —          (1,033     (1,840     (2,873
                                                                               

Balance, March 31, 2010

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 1,815,523   ($ 14,468   ($ 675,495   $ 8,504,651      $ 694,024      $ 9,391,322      $ 1,011,456      $ 10,402,778   
                                                                               

Balance, January 1, 2011

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 2,007,235   ($ 14,468   ($ 707,702   $ 9,771,018      $ 586,062      $ 10,325,808      $ 982,462      $ 11,308,270   

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (544,267     —          (544,267     —          (544,267

Total comprehensive income (loss):

                   

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          494,449        —          494,449        (4,799     489,650   

Other comprehensive income (Note 19)

    —          —          —          —          —          (3,473     (55,427     (58,900     (2,681     (61,581

Changes in subsidiaries

    —          —          —          —          5,879        —          —          5,879        60        5,939   
                                                                               

Balance, March 31, 2011

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 2,007,235   ($ 14,468   ($ 701,823   $ 9,717,727      $ 530,635      $ 10,222,969      $ 975,042      $ 11,198,011   
                                                                               

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010 (UNAUDITED)

 

    Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars
(Note 2)
 
    2011     2010     2011     2010  
    (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

       

Cash generated from operating activities

       

Net income

  (Won) 537,268      (Won) 343,291      $ 489,650      $ 312,865   

Adjustments for income and expenses (Note 27)

    724,483        774,367        660,272        705,734   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities (Note 27)

    297,982        225,226        271,571        205,264   
                               

Sub-total

    1,559,733        1,342,884        1,421,493        1,223,863   

Interest received

    40,880        56,743        37,257        51,714   

Dividends received

    26,473        16,130        24,127        14,700   

Interest paid

    (101,287     (123,172     (92,310     (112,255

Income tax paid

    (19,220     (348,245     (17,517     (317,380
                               

Net cash provided by operating activities

    1,506,579        944,340        1,373,050        860,642   
                               

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

       

Cash inflows from investing activities:

       

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

    10,608        64,876        9,668        59,126   

Decrease in short-term investment securities, net

    65,000        —          59,239        —     

Collection of short-term loans

    48,962        70,860        44,622        64,579   

Decrease in long-term financial instruments

    —          1,000        —          911   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investment securities

    220,379        5,839        200,847        5,321   

Proceeds from disposal of associates

    2,257        7,042        2,057        6,418   

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

    2,445        16,025        2,228        14,605   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

    596        125        543        114   

Collection of long-term loans

    5,514        4,334        5,025        3,950   

Decrease in other non-current assets

    145        984        133        897   

Proceeds from disposal of consolidated subsidiary

    —          16,230        —          14,792   
                               

Sub-total

    355,906        187,315        324,362        170,713   
                               

Cash outflows for investing activities:

       

Increase in short-term financial instruments, net

    —          237,395        —          216,355   

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

    —          15,000        —          13,671   

Increase in short-term loans

    88,303        80,718        80,477        73,563   

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

    232,485        10,673        211,880        9,727   

Acquisition of associates

    29,411        400,000        26,804        364,548   

Acquisition of property and equipment

    285,856        98,178        260,520        89,476   

Acquisition of intangible assets

    17,040        29,263        15,530        26,669   

Increase in long-term loans and other

    2,086        849        1,901        774   
                               

Sub-total

    655,181        872,076        597,112        794,783   
                               

Net cash used in Investing activities

  ((Won)  299,275   ((Won)  684,761)      ($ 272,750   ($ 624,070
                               

(Continued)

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars
(Note 2)
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Cash inflows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

   (Won) 407,951      (Won) 258,529      $ 371,794      $ 235,615   

Issuance of bonds payable

     49,798        —          45,384        —     

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

     12,162        93,855        11,084        85,537   

Increase in equity of consolidated subsidiaries

     7,589        250        6,916        228   
                                

Sub-total

     477,500        352,634        435,178        321,380   
                                

Cash outflows for financing activities:

        

Repayment of short-term borrowings

     250,717        209,511        228,496        190,942   

Repayment of current portion of long-term debt

     180,239        438,540        164,264        399,672   

Repayment of bonds payable

     502,160        90,000        457,653        82,023   

Repayment of long-term borrowings

     7,458        4,855        6,797        4,425   

Cash outflows from transaction of derivatives

     15,690        —          14,299        —     
                                

Sub-total

     956,264        742,906        871,509        677,062   
                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (478,764     (390,272     (436,331     (355,682
                                

NET INCREASE(DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     728,540        (130,693     663,969        (119,110

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

     659,405        905,632        600,961        825,365   

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON THE BALANCE OF CASH HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

     (2,919     (2,954     (2,660     (2,692
                                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE PERIOD

   (Won) 1,385,026      (Won) 771,985      $ 1,262,270      $ 703,563   
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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K TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

1. GENERAL

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“SK Telecom”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of Korea to engage in providing cellular telephone communication services in the Republic of Korea. SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) mainly provide wireless telecommunications in the Republic of Korea. The Company’s common shares and depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s total issued shares are held by the following:

 

     Number of shares      Percentage of
total shares  issued (%)
 

SK Holdings, Co., Ltd.

     18,748,452         23.22   

Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC

     4,050,518         5.02   

POSCO Corp.

     2,341,569         2.90   

Institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     45,954,460         56.91   

Treasury stock

     9,650,712         11.95   
                 
     80,745,711         100.00   
                 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company maintains its official accounting records in Republic of Korean won (“Won”) and prepares consolidated financial statements in conformity with Korean statutory requirements and Korean International Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”), in the Korean language (Hangul). Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements are intended for use by those who are informed about K-IFRS and Korean practices. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been condensed, restructured and translated into English with certain expanded descriptions from the Korean language financial statements. Certain information included in the Korean language financial statements, but not required for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity or cash flows, is not presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are stated in Korean won, the currency of the country in which the Company is incorporated and operates. The translation of Korean won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is included solely for the convenience of readers of financial statements and has been made at the rate of (Won)1,097.25 to US$1.00, the Noon Buying Rate in the City of New York for cable transfers in Korean won as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last business day of the three months ended March 31, 2011. Such translations into U.S. dollars should not be construed as representations that the Korean won amounts could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate.

 

  a. Basis of Presentation

The Company has adopted the Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”) for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2011. In accordance with K-IFRS 1101 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards”, the transition date to K-IFRS is January 1, 2010. The transition adjustments to K-IFRS are summarized in Note 3.

The Company’s interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS 1034 “Interim Financial Reporting”.

There may be newly or amended K-IFRS and interpretations that are effective subsequent to the current period-end during 2011 or during 2012 which early-adoption is permitted during 2011. Accordingly, accounting policies that are used for the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements may be different from the policies that are used for the preparation of the first annual consolidated financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS as of and for the period ending December 31, 2011. Currently, enactments and amendments of the K-IFRSs are in progress, and the financial information presented in the interim financial statements may change accordingly in the future.

 

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Major accounting policies used for the preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements are stated below. Unless stated otherwise, these accounting policies have been applied consistently to the financial statements for the current period and accompanying comparative period.

The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain non-current assets and financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values, as explained in the accounting policies below. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets.

 

  b. Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SK Telecom and the following controlled subsidiaries as of March 31, 2011(in millions of Korea won, except for share data).

 

Subsidiary

   Primary business    Net equity     Number of
shares
     Ownership
Percentage(%)
     Location

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   Telecommunication services    (Won) 169,388        1,082,272         83.5       Korea

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

   Internet website services      239,618        28,029,945         64.7       Korea

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

   Internet website services      24,299        5,590,452         59.7       Korea

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

   Release of music disc      81,275        16,054,812         63.5       Korea

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

   Investment association      16,234        150         57.0       Korea

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

   Game software production      14,462        2,064,970         63.7       Korea

SK i-media Co., Ltd.

   Game software production      427        10,000,000         100.0       Korea

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

   Online shopping mall operation agency      (1,005     29,396         100.0       Korea

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

   Telecommunication services      1,364,885        149,638,354         50.6       Korea

Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.

   Telecommunication services      4,597        900,000         100.0       Korea

Broadband Media Co., Ltd.

   Multimedia TV portal services      (243,726     25,200,000         100.0       Korea

Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

   Customer Q&A and services      (12,184     1,210,596         100.0       Korea

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

   Investment association      47,864        295         59.0       Korea

2nd BMC Focus Investment Fund

   Investment association      30,900        200         66.7       Korea

Open Innovation Fund

   Investment association      44,330        450         98.9       Korea

PS&Marketing Corporation

   Communications device retail business      168,123        46,000,000         100.0       Korea

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

   Customer center management service      22,508        4,385,400         100.0       Korea

Service Top Co., Ltd.

   Customer center management service      15,273        2,856,200         100.0       Korea

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

   Base station maintenance service      17,561        3,000,000         100.0       Korea

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

   Equity Investment      32,001        —           100.0       China

Sky Property Mgmt., Ltd.

   Real Estate Investment      447,754        22,980         60.0       China

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

   Manufacturing      17,837        —           65.5       China

YTK Investment Ltd

   Investment Association      38,542        —           100.0       Cayman

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

   Telecommunication services      31,544        180,476,700         73.3       Singapore

SKT Americas, Inc.

   Internet website services      44,979        109         100.0       USA

Technology Venture Fund, LP

   Research and Development      17,709        —           100.0       USA

SK Telecom Global Investment B.V

   Investment Association      38,516        18,000         100.0       Netherlands

 

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The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and entities (including special purpose entities) controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries). Control is achieved where the Company has the power to govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to obtain benefits from its activities.

Income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired or disposed of during the current period are included in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income from the effective date of acquisition and up to the effective date of disposal, as appropriate. Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the Company and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies into line with those used the Company.

All intra-group transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full on consolidation

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s interests and the non-controlling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the non-controlling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to owners of the Company.

When the Company loses control of a subsidiary, the profit or loss on disposal is calculated as the difference between (i) the aggregate of the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any retained interest and (ii) the previous carrying amount of the assets (including goodwill), and liabilities of the subsidiary and any non-controlling interests. When assets of the subsidiary are carried at revalued amounts or fair values and the related cumulative gain or loss has been recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity, the amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity are accounted for as if the Company had directly disposed of the relevant assets (i.e. reclassified to profit or loss or transferred directly to retained earnings).

 

  c. Business Combination

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. The consideration transferred in a business combination is measured at fair value, which is calculated as the sum of the acquisition-date fair values of the assets transferred by the Company, liabilities incurred by the Company to the former owners of the acquiree and the equity interests issued by the Company in exchange for control of the acquiree. Acquisition-related costs are generally recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of: a) the consideration transferred, b) the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and c) the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any); over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. If, after reassessment, the net faire value of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeds the sum of: a) the consideration transferred, b) the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and c) the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held interest in the acquiree (if any); the excess is recognized immediately in profit or loss as a bargain purchase gain.

 

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  d. Foreign Currency Exchange

The individual financial statements of each Company entity are presented in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (its functional currency). For the purpose of the consolidated financial statements, the results and financial position of each Company entity are expressed in “Korean Won”, which is the functional currency of the Company and the presentation currency for the consolidated financial statements.

In preparing the financial statements of the individual entities, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise except for:

 

   

exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings relating to assets under construction for future productive use, which are included in the cost of those assets when they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs on those foreign currency borrowings;

 

   

exchange differences on transactions entered into in order to hedge certain foreign currency risks below for hedging accounting policies); and

 

   

exchange differences on monetary items receivable from or payable to a foreign operation for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur (therefore forming part of the net investment in the foreign operation), which are recognized initially in other comprehensive income and reclassified from equity to profit or loss on disposal or partial disposal of the net investment.

For the purpose of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations are expressed in Korean won using exchange rates prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuated significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity. On the disposal of a foreign operation, all of the accumulated exchange differences in respect of that operation attributable to the Company are reclassified to profit or loss.

 

  e. Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash, bank balances and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

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  f. Financial Assets

All financial assets are recognized and derecognized on trade date where the purchase or sale of a financial asset is under a contract whose terms require delivery of the financial asset within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are initially measured at fair value, plus transaction costs, except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value.

Financial assets are classified into the following specified categories: ‘financial assets at fair value through profit or loss’ (FVTPL), ‘held-to-maturity investments’, ‘available-for-sale financial assets’ and ‘loans and receivables’. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initial recognition.

 

  1) Classification of financial assets

 

  1-1) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL. A financial asset is classified as held for trading if it has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the near term or it is a derivative or embedded derivative separated from contracts that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument. Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets at FVTPL are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

  1-2) Held-to-maturity financial assets

Non-derivatives financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity investments. Held-to-maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment, with revenue amortized on an effective yield basis.

 

  1-3) Available-for-sale financial assets

Non-derivatives financial assets that are not classified as at held-to-maturity, held-for-trading; designated as at fair value through profit or loss; or loans and receivables are classified as at available-for-sale financial assets. Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recognized and measured at fair value. Unquoted equity investments whose fair value cannot be measured reliably are carried at cost. Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the investments revaluation reserve, with the exception of impairment losses, interest calculated using the effective interest method, and foreign exchange gains and losses on monetary assets, which are recognized in profit or loss. Where the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated in the investments revaluation reserve is reclassified to profit or loss. Dividends on available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in profit or loss when the Company’s right to receive the dividends is established.

 

  1-4) Loans and receivables

Non-derivatives financial assets like trade receivables, loans, and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as ‘loans and receivables’. Loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment. Interest income is recognized by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial.

 

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  2) Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

For listed and unlisted equity investments classified as available-for-sale financial asset, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered to be objective evidence of impairment.

When an available-for-sale financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period.

With the exception of available-for-sale equity securities, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

In respect of available-for-sale equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income.

For certain categories of financial asset, such as trade receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. Objective evidence of impairment for a portfolio of receivables could include the Company’s past experience of collecting payments, an increase in the number of delayed payments in the portfolio past the average credit period, as well as observable changes in national or local economic conditions that correlate with default on receivables.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

 

  3) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Company recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Company continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognizes a collateralized borrowing for the proceeds received.

 

  g. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the acquisition cost using the average method. During the period, a perpetual inventory systems is used to value inventories, which is adjusted to the physical inventory counts performed at the period end. When the market value of inventories is less than the acquisition cost, the carrying amount is reduced to the market value and any difference is charged to current operations as operating expenses.

 

  h. Investments in Associates

Associates are those entities over which the Company has significant influence but doesn’t control or has joint control, over the financial and operating policies. Significant influence is presumed to exist when the Company holds between 20 and 50 percent of the voting power of another entity.

 

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The results and assets and liabilities of associates are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting, except when the investment is classified as held for sale, in which case it is accounted for in accordance with K-IFRS 1105 “Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations”. Under the equity method, an investment in an associate is initially recognized in the consolidated statement of financial position at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate. When the Company’s share of losses of an associate exceeds the Company’s interest in that associate (which includes any long-term interests that, in substance, form part of the Company’s net investment in the associate), the Company discontinues recognizing its share of further losses. Additional losses are recognized only to the extent that the Company has incurred legal or constructive obligations or made payments on behalf of the associate.

Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Company’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of an associate recognized at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and assessed for impairment. Any excess of the Company’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognized immediately in profit or loss. When the Company or its subsidiary transacts with its associate, unrealized gains from the transactions are eliminated to the extent of interests in the associate and unrealized losses are eliminated too, so far as the transactions provide a basis of impairment for the assets transferred.

When necessary, the Company may revise an associate’s financial statements, to apply consistent accounting policies as the Company, prior to applying the equity method of accounting for its investment in the associate.

 

  i. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of an item of property and equipment is directly attributable to their purchase or construction, which includes any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. It also includes the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.

Subsequent costs are recognized in carrying amount of an asset or as an asset if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the assets will flow into the Company and the cost of an asset can be measured reliably. Routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

 

Assets

   Useful lives (years)

Buildings and structures

   15 ~ 50

Machinery

   3 ~ 15

Other

   4 ~ 10

The Company reviews the depreciation method, the estimated useful lives and residual values of property and equipment at the end of each annual reporting period. If expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes are accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.

 

  j. Investment Property

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

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While land is not depreciated, all other investment property is depreciated based on the respective assets estimated useful lives ranging from 15 ~ 50 years using the straight-line method.

 

  k. Goodwill

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of: a) the consideration transferred, b) the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and c) the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any); over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not depreciated, but tested for impairment at the end of each annual reporting period. Goodwill is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses and the impairment losses are not reversed.

 

  l. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from 3 ~ 20 years. The Company reviews the amortization method, the estimated useful lives and residual values of intangible assets at the end of each annual reporting period. If expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes are accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but tested for impairment at the end of each annual reporting period. At the case of amortizable intangible assets, the Company reviews impairment at each time whether the carrying amount is not recoverable.

 

  m. Government Grants

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attaching to them and that the grants will be received.

Government grants whose primary condition is that the Company should purchase, construct or otherwise acquire non-current assets are recognized as less at the book value in the consolidated statement of financial position and transferred to profit or loss on a systematic basis to decrease depreciation expenses over the useful lives of the related assets.

Government grants related to revenue are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Government grants that are receivable as compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Company with no future related costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they become receivable.

 

  n. Borrowing Costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use or sale, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale. Investment income earned on the temporary investment of specific borrowings pending their expenditure on qualifying assets is deducted from the borrowing costs eligible for capitalization. All other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

 

  o. Financial Liabilities and Equity Instruments issued by the Company

Debt and equity instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. And the financial liabilities are classified as either ‘financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)’ or ‘other financial liabilities’.

 

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  1) Equity instruments

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

 

  2) Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as FVTPL. A financial liability is classified as held for trading if it has been acquired principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term or it is a derivative, including embedded derivative separated from contracts, which is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability.

 

  3) Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs. Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized on an effective yield basis.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

 

  4) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or they expire. An exchange between an existing borrower and lender of debt instruments with substantially different terms, or a substantial modification of the terms of an existing financial liability is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liabilities derecognized and the consideration paid is recognized in profit or loss.

 

  p. Lease

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognized as assets of the Company at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.

Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognized immediately in profit or loss, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalized in accordance with the Company’s general policy on borrowing costs. Contingent rentals are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

 

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  q. Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument. For derivative instruments designated as hedges, the effective portions of the gains or losses on the hedging instruments are recorded as part of other comprehensive income (loss)

 

  r. Retirement Benefit Obligation

The retirement benefit obligation recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognized past service cost, and as reduced by the fair value of plan assets.

For defined retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method, with actuarial valuations being carried out at the end of each reporting period. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid, and calculated at the discount rate which is the yield at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Company’s obligation. The Company recognizes all actuarial gains and losses arising from defined benefit plans as other comprehensive income (loss) and records at retained earnings immediately, which is not reclassified to current operation thereafter.

 

  s. Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

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The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation. Discount rate is pre-tax interest rate reflecting inherent risk of liabilities and market’s valuation on the present value of monetary. Changes in provisions caused by elapse of time are the financial cost as incurred and recognized in profit or loss.

At the end of each reporting period, the remaining provision balance is reviewed and assessed to determine if the current best estimate is being recognized. If the existence of an obligation to transfer economic benefit is no longer probable, the related provision is reversed during the period.

 

  t. Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods and rendering of services in the course of ordinary operating activities is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenues are realized or realizable and earned when the Company has persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the goods have been delivered or the services have been rendered to the customer, sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.

The Company’s revenue is principally derived from telecommunication service including data service, broadband internet and fixed-line telephone service. Telecommunication service consists of fixed monthly charges, usage-related charges and non-refundable activation fees. Fixed monthly charges are recognized in the period earned. Usage-related charges are recognized at the time services are rendered. Non-refundable activation fees are deferred and recognized over the expected term of the customer relationship.

The Company also sells products and merchandises to customers and these sales are recognized at the time products and merchandises are delivered.

 

  u. Income Tax and Deferred Tax

Income tax consists of current tax and deferred tax.

 

  1) Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

 

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  2) Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

The Company offsets deferred tax assets and liabilities if, and only if the Company has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

 

  3) Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

 

  v. Handset Subsidies to Long-term Mobile Subscribers

The Company provides lump-sum handset subsidies to customers who agree to use the Company’s service for the predetermined service period and the subsidies are charged to commission paid as the related payments are made. In case where the customers agree to use the Company’s service for the predetermined service period and purchase handsets on installment basis, the subsidies are paid every month over the installment period and the Company provides provision for handset subsidies estimated to be period, which are charged to commission expense at the time telecommunication service contracts are made.

 

  w. Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Company accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

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The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following are critical assumptions and key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

1) Fair value measurement of financial instruments

Subsequent to initial recognition, available-for-sale financial assets and derivative financial assets are stated at fair value with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss or other comprehensive income. When measuring fair value, if there is quoted price in active market, the Company uses it. But, if quoted price does not exist, the Company uses valuation techniques that require the management’s judgments on the expected future cash flows and discount rates.

2) Allowance for doubtful accounts of trade/other receivables and loans

In order to calculate allowances for doubtful accounts of the trade receivables, loans and other receivables, the management of the Company estimates an expected bad debt considering the aging of accounts receivables, past experience of bad debt, economic and industrial factors.

3) Impairment of goodwill

Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated. The value in use calculation requires the directors to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and a suitable discount rate in order to calculate present value.

4) Measurement of property and equipment, intangible assets

If the Company acquires property and equipment or intangible assets from business combination, it is required to estimate the fair value of these assets at the acquisition date. And it is required to estimate useful lives for depreciation and amortization. For these estimation processes, the management’s judgments shall take important role.

5) Retirement benefit plans

For defined retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined using actuarial valuation method that is required to make assumptions about discount rates, expected rate of return on plan assets and expected rate of salary increase. The assumptions involve critical uncertainties because the retirement benefit plans are in long-term base.

6) Deferred tax

Recognizing and measuring of the deferred tax assets and liabilities requires the management’s judgments and specially, whether and how deferred tax assets is recognized shall be affected from an assumption and management’s judgment of the future situation.

 

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3. TRANSITION TO K-IFRS

As stated in Note 2, these are the Company’s first consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS as the Company adopts K-IFRS in 2011. Therefore, prior period’s consolidated financial statements, comparatively presented herein, were restated in accordance with K-IFRS 1101 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards” with a transition date of January 1, 2010.

 

  a. First-time adoption of K-IFRS

K-IFRS 1101 provides for a number of optional exemptions from the general principle of full retrospective applications. The optional exemptions for first-time adoption of K-IFRS of the Company are as follows.

 

  1) Business combination

Business combinations that occurred before the date of transition to K-IFRS, are not be retrospectively restated.

 

  2) Fair value or revaluation as deemed cost

Certain property and equipment has been revaluated at the date of transition to K-IFRS and that revaluation is used as the asset’s deemed cost.

 

  b. Explanation of transition to K-IFRS

Transition adjustments from previous GAAP (Korean GAAP) to K-IFRSs that affected the Company’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows are as follows.

 

  1) Scope of consolidation

As at the date of transition to K-IFRS the Company’s change in scope of consolidation is as follows:

 

Changes

  

Name of entities

Newly added    Broadband D&M Co., Ltd., Broadband CS Co., Ltd.
Excluded   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd., IHQ, Inc., BMC Movie Expert Fund,

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Fund

 

  2) Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

Under Korean GAAP, at the end of a reporting period a benefit obligation is calculated and recognized, based on an assumption that all employees who have worked over a year were to retire as of the reporting period end. While, under K-IFRS, the retirement benefit amount is appropriated as a defined benefit obligation by actuarial assessment using the projected unit credit method.

Also, the Company recognizes its long-term employee benefits obligation by actuarial assessment using the projected unit credit method.

 

  3) Change in depreciation method

The Company changed the depreciation method of equipment from declining balance method to straight-line method.

 

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  4) Goodwill acquired by business combinations

Under Korean GAAP, the Company amortized goodwill acquired as a result of business combinations on a straight-line method from 5 ~ 20 years from the year of acquisition. Under K-IFRS, goodwill is not amortized but reviewed for impairment annually.

 

  5) Transfer of financial assets

Under Korean GAAP, when the Company transferred a financial asset to financial institutions and it was determined that control over the asset has been transferred the Company derecognized the financial asset. Under K-IFRS, if the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset, the asset is not derecognized but instead the related cash proceeds are recognized as financial liabilities.

 

  6) Deferment of non-refundable activation fees

Under Korean GAAP, the Company recognizes non-refundable activation revenues when the activation service is performed. Under K-IFRS, the Company defers such revenues and amortizes it over the expected term of the customer relationship.

 

  7) Income tax

Under Korean GAAP, deferred tax assets and liabilities were classified as either current or non-current based on the classification of their underlying assets and liabilities assuming that all differences from one entity are recovered or settled together. If there are no corresponding assets or liabilities, deferred tax assets and liabilities were classified based on the periods the temporary differences were expected to reverse. Under K-IFRS, deferred tax assets and liabilities are all classified as non-current on the statement of financial position.

Under Korean GAAP, difference between the carrying value and the tax base of the investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates and interest in joint ventures were considered as temporary differences and recognized as deferred tax assets and liabilities. Under K-IFRS, the temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates and interest in joint ventures is recognized as deferred assets and liabilities reflecting the manner in which Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

 

  8) Other reclassifications

8-1) Memberships

Under Korean GAAP, memberships and guarantee deposits were classified as other non-current assets. Under K-IFRS, facility-use memberships are recognized as intangible assets with an indefinite useful life and guarantee deposits that satisfy the definition of financial assets are classified as loans and receivables at amortized costs.

8-2) Investment property

Under Korean GAAP, properties acquired for earning rental income and/or for capital appreciation were classified as property and equipment. Under K-IFRS, such properties are reclassified separately as investment properties.

 

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  c. Explanation of effect of transition to K-IFRS

Effects on financial position at January 1, 2010 (date of transition) are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     Total assets     Total liabilities     Net equity  

Based on Korean GAAP

   (Won) 23,206,256      (Won) 10,861,631      (Won) 12,344,625   

Adjustments:

      

1. Changes in scope of consolidation

     (62,440     3,735        (66,175

2. Property and equipment

     69,538        —          69,538   

3. Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

     15        25,048        (25,033

4. Transfer of financial assets

     416,242        400,753        15,489   

5. Non-refundable activation fees

     —          593,981        (593,981

6. Other adjustments

     (107,730     (73,521     (34,209

7. Deferred tax and tax effect of adjustments

     (185,157     (322,948     137,791   
                        

Total adjustment

     130,468        627,048        (496,580
                        

Based on K-IFRS

   (Won) 23,336,724      (Won) 11,488,679      (Won) 11,848,045   
                        

Effects on financial position at December 31, 2010 and total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     Total assets     Total liabilities     Net equity     Total
comprehensive
income
 

Based on Korean GAAP

   (Won) 22,651,704      (Won) 10,173,055      (Won) 12,478,649      (Won) 1,021,501   

Adjustments:

        

1. Changes in scope of consolidation

     (103,743     (13,053     (90,690     1,247   

2. Property and equipment

     477,044        —          477,044        407,811   

3. Amortization of goodwill

     151,900        (9,444     161,344        151,620   

4. Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

     17        38,799        (38,782     (5,514

5. Transfer of financial assets

     —          —          —          (15,489

6. Effect on equity method in associates

     18,430        —          18,430        7,717   

7. Nonrefundable activation fees

     —          533,783        (533,783     60,199   

8. Other adjustments

     44,507        94,943        (50,436     598   

9. Deferred tax and tax effect of adjustments

     (107,470     (93,693     (13,777     (150,139
                                

Total adjustment

     480,685        551,335        (70,650     458,050   
                                

Based on K-IFRS

   (Won) 23,132,389      (Won) 10,724,390      (Won) 12,407,999      (Won) 1,479,551   
                                

 

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Under K-IFRS, dividends received, interest received, interest paid, and income tax paid which were not presented separately in the consolidated statement of cash flows under Korean GAAP, are now separately presented and the related income (expense) and assets (liabilities) have been adjusted for accordingly. Also, under K-IFRS, foreign currency translation amounts are presented gross as part of the related transactions and deducted against the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held in foreign currencies. No others significant differences between the consolidated statements of cash flows prepared under Korean GAAP compared to K-IFRS have been noted.

 

4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Details of financial assets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011  
     Financial assets
at FVTPL
     Available-for-sale
financial assets
     Loans and
receivables
     Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
     Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

   (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) 1,385,026       (Won) —         (Won) 1,385,026   

Financial Instruments

     —           —           556,647         —           556,647   

Short-term investment securities

     —           139,308         —           —           139,308   

Long-term investment securities

     16,776         1,919,088         —           —           1,935,864   

Trade and other receivables

     —           —           4,815,869         —           4,815,869   

Derivatives assets

     1,961         —           —           201,988         203,949   
                                            

Total

   (Won) 18,737       (Won) 2,058,396       (Won) 6,757,542       (Won) 201,988       (Won) 9,036,663   
                                            
     December 31, 2010  
     Financial assets
at FVTPL
     Available-for-sale
financial assets
     Loans and
receivables
     Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
     Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

   (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) 659,405       (Won) —         (Won) 659,405   

Financial Instruments

     —           —           567,269         —           567,269   

Short-term investment securities

     —           400,531         —           —           400,531   

Long-term investment securities

     —           1,680,582         —           —           1,680,582   

Trade and other receivables

     —           —           5,490,505         —           5,490,505   

Derivatives assets

     1,961         —           —           201,421         203,382   
                                            

Total

   (Won) 1,961       (Won) 2,081,113       (Won) 6,717,179       (Won) 201,421       (Won) 9,001,674   
                                            

 

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Details of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011  
     Financial liabilities
at FVTPL
     Financial liabilities
at amortized cost
     Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
     Total  

Trade and other payables

   (Won) —         (Won) 3,251,520       (Won) —         (Won) 3,251,520   

Derivatives liabilities

     3,780         —           17,164         20,944   

Borrowings

     —           1,431,974         —           1,431,974   

Bonds payable

     450,462         3,562,176         —           4,012,638   
                                   

Total

   (Won) 454,242       (Won) 8,245,670       (Won) 17,164       (Won) 8,717,076   
                                   
     December 31, 2010  
     Financial liabilities
at FVTPL
     Financial liabilities
at amortized cost
     Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
     Total  

Trade and other payables

   (Won) —         (Won) 3,334,071       (Won) —         (Won) 3,334,071   

Derivatives liabilities

     5,043         —           25,111         30,154   

Borrowings

     —           1,272,056         —           1,272,056   

Bonds payable

     461,655         4,071,328         —           4,532,983   
                                   

Total

   (Won) 466,698       (Won) 8,677,455       (Won) 25,111       (Won) 9,169,264   
                                   

The following table provides an analysis of the Company’s financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, classified as Level 1, 2, or 3, based on the degree to which the fair value is observable.

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Inputs that are not based on observable market data.

Fair values of financial instruments by hierarchy level as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

Type

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at FVTPL

   (Won) —         (Won) 16,776       (Won) 1,961       (Won) 18,737   

Available- for-sale financial assets

     1,612,396         —           446,000         2,058,396   

Derivatives assets

     —           201,988         —           201,988   

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

     450,462         3,780         —           454,242   

Derivatives liabilities

     —           17,164         —           17,164   

 

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5. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Details of short-term trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Accounts receivable – trade

   (Won) 2,150,924      (Won) 2,198,050   

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

     (265,558     (248,653

Accounts receivable – trade, net

     1,885,366        1,949,397   

Short-term loans

     111,975        96,353   

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,600     (1,429

Short-term loans, net

     110,375        94,924   

Accounts receivable – other

     2,196,088        2,577,961   

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

     (48,463     (46,114

Accounts receivable – other, net

     2,147,625        2,531,847   

Accrued income

     51,196        29,578   

Other

     473        580   
                
   (Won) 4,195,035      (Won) 4,606,326   
                

Details of long-term trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Long-term loans

   (Won) 136,331      (Won) 115,509   

Less allowance for doubtful accounts

     (31,001     (31,186

Long-term loans, net

     105,330        84,323   

Long-term accounts receivable – other

     246,734        527,106   

Guarantee deposits

     249,186        250,333   

Other

     19,584        22,417   
                
   (Won) 620,834      (Won) 884,179   
                

Details of changes in allowance for doubtful accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 327,382      (Won) 320,680   

Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts

     20,934        21,652   

Decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,305     (247

Other

     (388     1,049   
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 346,623      (Won) 343,134   
                

 

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6. INVENTORIES

Inventories as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consist of the following (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Raw materials and Supplies

   (Won) 6,020      (Won) 3,319   

Work in process and Semi-finished goods

     259        475   

Finished goods and Merchandise

     150,643        147,445   
                

Total

     156,922        151,239   

Less allowance for valuation loss

     (1,998     (2,016
                

Net

   (Won) 154,924      (Won) 149,223   
                

 

7. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Details of investment securities as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  
     Current      Non-current      Current      Non-current  

Equity securities

           

Investments in listed company

   (Won) —         (Won) 1,475,328       (Won) 178,760       (Won) 1,230,381   

Investments in non-listed company

     240         78,187         15,051         75,227   

Investments in funds and etc.

     —           328,707         —           345,680   
                                   

Sub-total

     240         1,882,222         193,811         1,651,288   

Debt Securities

     2,000         53,642         2,004         29,294   

Beneficiary certificates (Note)

     137,068         —           204,716         —     
                                   

Total

   (Won) 139,308       (Won) 1,935,864       (Won) 400,531       (Won) 1,680,582   
                                   

 

  (Note) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2011, are accounted for as accrued income.

 

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8. INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

Investments in associates accounted for using the equity method as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

     March 31, 2011            Carrying amount  
     Number
of shares
     Ownership
percentage
(%)
     Acquisition
cost
           March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     5,000,000         50.0       (Won) 190,000         (Won) 117,819       (Won) 117,905   

SK China Company Ltd.

     720,000         22.5         49,529           45,048         46,573   

SK USA, Inc.

     49         49.0         3,184           5,447         5,972   

BMC Sector Limited Partnership IV

     2,500         49.7         25,000           24,577         24,953   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     300,000         50.0         2,410           4,688         4,529   

Korea IT Fund

     190         63.3         190,000           233,790         226,633   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

     691,680         25.5         4,150           4,322         4,150   

Konan Technology

     78,550         29.5         13,456           4,209         4,410   

Etoos Co., Ltd

     701,000         15.6         18,993           13,569         14,339   

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     100         39.8         10,000           8,622         8,925   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     382,000         19.1         1,967           1,375         1,392   

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

     —           25.0         2,500           2,302         2,292   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

     —           20.0         2,000           1,458         2,008   

BMC Movie Expert Fund

     135         46.6         13,500           13,629         13,977   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     57,647,058         49.0         400,000           384,533         386,417   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     1,461,486         29.0         7,307           7,264         7,264   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     18,564,000         51.0         18,568           18,471         18,568   

Candle Media Co., Ltd. (formerly PREGM Co., Ltd.)

     10,066,884         27.1         24,334           18,899         19,313   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     1,807,130         9.3         11,000         (Note a     11,000         —     

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

     49         49.0         3,475           4,753         4,714   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     4,900,000         49.0         6,492           6,238         6,210   

Packet One Network

     979,474         27.2         119,856           108,724         116,160   

Mobile Money Ventures, LLC

     —           50.0         15,501           2,900         3,206   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     —           49.0         28,146           24,013         25,052   

LightSquared Inc.

     3,387,916         3.3         72,096           66,415         72,096   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

     8,820,000         100.0         18,411         (Note b     18,411         —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and other

     —           —           123,991           64,388         67,634   
                                  

Total

         (Won) 1,375,866         (Won) 1,216,864       (Won) 1,204,692   
                                  

 

  (Note a) For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company acquired 1,807,130 shares of NanoEnTek, Inc. Though the Company only holds 9.3% ownership of NanoEnTek, Inc., as it has the ability to exercise significant influence on NanoEnTek, Inc., entity is considered an equity method investee.
  (Note b) During the year ended December 31, 2010, Open Innovation Fund, the Company’s subsidiary, acquired 100.0% equity interest of BNCP Co., Ltd.

 

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Details of changes in Investments in associates accounted for using the equity method for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Equity in
earnings
(losses)
    Other
comprehensive
income
    Other
increase
(decrease)
    Ending
balance
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

  (Won) 117,905      (Won) —        (Won) —        ((Won) 86   (Won) —        (Won) —        (Won) 117,819   

SK China Company Ltd.

    46,573        —          —          (215     (1,310     —          45,048   

SK USA, Inc.

    5,972        —          —          (376     (149     —          5,447   

BMC Sector Limited Partnership IV

    24,953        —          —          (159     (217     —          24,577   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

    4,529        —          —          159        —          —          4,688   

Korea IT Fund

    226,633        —          —          6,013        1,144        —          233,790   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

    4,150        —          —          172        —          —          4,322   

Konan Technology

    4,410        —          —          (201     —          —          4,209   

Etoos Co., Ltd

    14,339        —          —          (770     —          —          13,569   

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

    8,925        —          —          (303     —          —          8,622   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

    1,392        —          —          (17     —          —          1,375   

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

    2,292        —          —          10        —          —          2,302   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

    2,008        —          —          (550     —          —          1,458   

BMC Movie Expert Fund

    13,977        —          —          (348     —          —          13,629   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

    386,417        —          —          (2,037     153        —          384,533   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

    7,264        —          —          —          —          —          7,264   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

    18,568        —          —          (97     —          —          18,471   

Candle Media Co., Ltd. (formerly PREGM Co., Ltd.)

    19,313        —          —          (422     8        —          18,899   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

    —          11,000        —          —          —          —          11,000   

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

    4,714        —          —          159        (120     —          4,753   

PT. Melon Indonesia

    6,210        —          —          2        26        —          6,238   

Packet One Network

    116,160        —          —          (6,859     (577     —          108,724   

Mobile Money Ventures, LLC

    3,206        —          —          (219     —          (87     2,900   

SK Technology Innovation Company

    25,052        —          —          (347     (692     —          24,013   

LightSquared Inc.

    72,096        —          —          (4,528     (1,153     —          66,415   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

    —          18,411        —          —          —          —          18,411   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and other

    67,634        —          (2,187     139        (921     (277     64,388   
                                                       

Total

  (Won) 1,204,692      (Won) 29,411      ((Won) 2,187   ((Won) 10,880   ((Won) 3,808   ((Won) 364   (Won) 1,216,864   
                                                       

 

  (Note) As of March 31, 2011, share of profit(loss) of associates in the statements of income includes (Won)69 million of gain from disposal in associates, in addition to the above equity in earnings(losses).

 

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    For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Equity in
earnings
(losses)
    Other
comprehensive
income
    Other
increase
(decrease)
    Ending
balance
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

  (Won) 112,531      (Won) —        (Won) —        ((Won) 424)      ((Won) 47   (Won) —        (Won) 112,060   

SK China Company Ltd.

    3,918        —          —          —          —          —          3,918   

SK USA, Inc.

    5,498        —          —          —          —          —          5,498   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

    4,481        —          —          (86     —          —          4,395   

IHQ, Inc.

    20,178        —          —          (1,239     160        —          19,099   

Korea IT Fund

    220,957        —          —          (842     —          —          220,115   

Konan Technology

    3,320        —          —          —          —          —          3,320   

Hanaro Dream Incorporation

    6,687        —          (6,687     —          —          —          —     

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

    9,824        —          —          (447     —          —          9,377   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

    1,532        —          —          —          —          —          1,532   

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

    2,398        —          —          (99     —          —          2,299   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

    2,102        —          —          (64     —          —          2,038   

BMC Movie Expert Fund

    13,261        —          —          74        —          —          13,335   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

    —          400,000        —          123        —          —          400,123   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

    7,272        —          —          (9     —          —          7,263   

Candle Media Co., Ltd. (formerly PREGM Co., Ltd.)

    15,000        —          —          —          —          —          15,000   

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

    4,247        —          —          —          —          —          4,247   

SK Industrial Development

    18,009        —          —          —          —          (18,009     —     

Skytel Co., Ltd.

    14,958        —          —          794        199        —          15,951   

Mobile Money Ventures, LLC

    5,534        —          —          (825     —          (165     4,544   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and other

    78,206        —          (160     (982     (108     1,616        78,572   
                                                       

Total

  (Won) 549,913      (Won) 400,000      ((Won) 6,847   ((Won) 4,026   (Won) 204      ((Won) 16,558   (Won) 922,686   
                                                       

 

  (Note) As of March 31, 2010, share of profit(loss) of associates in the statements of income includes (Won)623 million of gain from disposal of associates, in addition to the above equity in earnings(losses).

 

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9. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Land

   (Won) 705,617      (Won) 707,970   

Buildings and structures

     2,000,347        1,988,759   

Machinery

     19,862,393        19,742,398   

Other

     1,477,378        1,414,837   

Construction in progress

     444,869        447,480   
                

Total

     24,490,604        24,301,444   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (16,458,069     (16,146,012

Accumulated impairment

     (2,019     (2,019
                

Property and equipment, net

   (Won) 8,030,516      (Won) 8,153,413   
                

Details of changes in property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

  (Won) 707,970      (Won) —        ((Won) 50   ((Won) 2,303   (Won) —        (Won) 705,617   

Buildings and structures

    1,260,633        10,934        (20     135        (20,008     1,251,674   

Machinery

    5,167,143        3,439        (2,578     264,218        (416,640     5,015,582   

Other

    570,187        238,762        (717     (171,056     (24,402     612,774   

Construction in progress

    447,480        32,721        —          (35,332     —          444,869   
                                               

Total

  (Won) 8,153,413      (Won) 285,856      ((Won) 3,365   (Won) 55,662      ((Won) 461,050   (Won) 8,030,516   
                                               

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Impairment     Ending
balance
 

Land

  (Won) 706,599      (Won) —        ((Won) 6,657   (Won) 776      (Won) —        (Won) —        (Won) 700,718   

Buildings and structures

    1,316,534        140        (1,147     3,853        (21,284     —          1,298,096   

Machinery

    5,211,662        10,970        (5,043     44,550        (415,339     —          4,846,800   

Other

    375,855        55,891        (893     (20,641     (22,105     (44     388,063   

Construction in progress

    417,027        31,178        (58     (33,019     —          —          415,128   
                                                       

Total

  (Won) 8,027,677      (Won) 98,179      ((Won) 13,798   ((Won) 4,481   ((Won) 458,728   ((Won) 44   (Won) 7,648,805   
                                                       

 

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10. INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Investment property as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Land

   (Won) 30,977      (Won) 29,179   

Buildings

     182,856        183,406   
                

Total

     213,833        212,585   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (16,967     (15,278
                

Investment property, net

   (Won) 196,866      (Won) 197,307   
                

Details of changes in investment property for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition              Disposal              Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 29,179       (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) 1,798      (Won) —        (Won) 30,977   

Buildings

     168,128         —           —           272        (2,511     165,889   
                                                   

Total

   (Won) 197,307       (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) 2,070      ((Won) 2,511   (Won) 196,866   
                                                   
     For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
     Beginning
balance
         Acquisition          Disposal      Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 23,602       (Won) —         (Won) —         ((Won) 776   (Won) —        (Won) 22,826   

Buildings

     189,140         —           —           (8,383     (1,240     179,517   
                                                   

Total

   (Won) 212,742       (Won) —         (Won) —         ((Won) 9,159   ((Won) 1,240   (Won) 202,343   
                                                   

Details of fair value of investment property as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Land

   (Won) 40,540       (Won) 39,082   

Buildings

     174,322         176,465   
                 
   (Won) 214,862       (Won) 215,547   
                 

The fair value of investment property was appraised on the basis of market price by an independent appraisal company.

 

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11. GOODWILL

Details of goodwill as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc

   (Won) 1,306,236      (Won) 1,306,236   

Goodwill related to acquisition of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     358,443        358,443   

Other goodwills

     80,975        80,975   

Net foreign exchange differences

     (9,097     (9,005
                
   (Won) 1,736,557      (Won) 1,736,649   
                

 

12. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Details of changes in intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Transfer     Amortization     Impairment     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

  (Won) 709,043      (Won) —        (Won) —        ((Won) 469   ((Won) 33,211   (Won) —        (Won) 675,363   

Land use right

    17,551        262        —          —          (1,315     —          16,498   

Industrial right

    60,740        338        —          323        (914     —          60,487   

Software development costs

    26,470        594        (510     —          (2,275     —          24,279   

Customer relationships

    226,940        38        —          —          (23,073     —          203,905   

Membership

    111,736        1,851        (39     —          —          —          113,548   

Other

    732,476        13,957        (37     41,696        (85,726     (939     701,427   
                                                       

Total

  (Won) 1,884,956      (Won) 17,040      ((Won) 586   (Won) 41,550      ((Won) 146,514   ((Won) 939   (Won) 1,795,507   
                                                       

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition         Disposal         Transfer     Amortization         Impairment         Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

  (Won) 727,239      (Won) —        (Won) —        (Won) —        ((Won) 29,132   (Won) —        (Won) 698,107   

Land use right

    12,534        1,293        —          —          (890     —          12,937   

Industrial right

    60,918        252        —          —          (1,054     —          60,116   

Software development costs

    35,714        1,865        —          —          (2,602     —          34,977   

Customer relationships

    317,670        549        (71     —          (22,984     —          295,164   

Membership

    107,495        18        (37     —          —          —          107,476   

Other

    742,648        25,286        (23     34,636        (88,634     —          713,913   
                                                       

Total

  (Won) 2,004,218      (Won) 29,263      ((Won) 131   (Won) 34,636      ((Won) 145,296   (Won) —        (Won) 1,922,690   
                                                       

 

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The book value and residual useful lives of major intangible assets as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     Amount     

Description

  

Residual useful lives

IMT license

   (Won)  557,429       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service    (note a)

W-CDMA license

     93,788       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service    (note b)

WiBro license

     20,419       WiBro service    (note c)

DMB license

     3,727       DMB service    5 years and 3 months

Customer relationships

     202,646       Customer relationships related to acquisition of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.    2 years and 6 months

 

  (note a) The Company purchased the W-CDMA license from KCC on December 3, 2001. Amortization of the W-CDMA license commenced once the Company began its commercial W-CDMA services on December 29, 2003, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the license. The W-CDMA license will expire in December 2016
  (note b) The Company purchased an additional W-CDMA license from KCC on May 2010. Amortization of the additional W-CDMA license commenced once the Company started its related commercial W-CDMA services on October 7, 2010, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the W-CDMA license. The additional W-CDMA license will expire in December 2016.
  (note c) The Company purchased a WiBro license from KCC on March 30, 2005. The license period is for 7 years from the purchase date. Amortization of the WiBro license commenced when the Company started its commercial WiBro services on June 30, 2006, under a straight line basis over the remaining useful life.

 

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13. BORROWINGS AND BONDS PAYABLE

 

  a. Short-term borrowings

Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    

Lender

   rate (%)    March 31,2011      December 31, 2010  

Short-term borrowing

   Hana Bank, etc.    4.05 ~ 6.87    (Won) 390,955       (Won)  328,710   

CP

   Shinhan Bank, etc.    3.05      290,000         195,000   
                       

Total

         (Won)  680,955       (Won) 523,710   
                       

 

  b. Long-term borrowings

Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Chinese yuan and thousands of Japanese yen):

 

Lender

   Maturity   

Annual interest

rate (%) (note a)

   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Korea Development Bank

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.02    (Won) 100,000      (Won) 100,000   

Citibank

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.20    (Won) 100,000      (Won) 100,000   

Nonghyup

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.30    (Won) 100,000      (Won) 100,000   

Hana Bank

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.50    (Won) 150,000      (Won) 150,000   

Nonghyup

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.50    (Won) 50,000      (Won) 50,000   

Korea Development Bank

   2011    3.22    (Won) 1,625      (Won) 3,251   

Kookmin Bank

   2012    3.88    (Won) 4,942      (Won) 5,930   

Korea Development Bank

   2013    3.88    (Won) 7,933      (Won) 8,814   

Korea Development Bank

   2014    3.88    (Won) 9,885      (Won) 9,885   

Shinhan Bank

   2015    3.88    (Won) 10,273      (Won) 10,273   

Credit Agricole

   2013    6M Libor + 0.29    US$ 30,000      US$ 30,000   

Bank of China

         US$ 20,000      US$ 20,000   

DBS Bank

         US$ 25,000      US$ 25,000   

SMBC

         US$ 25,000      US$ 25,000   

China Merchants Bank

   2018    5.35    CNY 360,000      CNY 360,000   

Korea Exchange Bank

   2015    5.18 ~ 5.44    CNY 200,000      CNY 200,000   

Hana Bank HK

   2014    3.51    US$ 10,000      US$ —     
                      

Total

         (Won) 534,658      (Won) 538,153   
         US$ 110,000      US$ 100,000   
         CNY 560,000      CNY 560,000   
                      

Equivalent in Korean won

         (Won) 751,019      (Won) 748,345   

Less portion due within one year

           (511,576     (512,377
                      

Long-term portion

         (Won) 239,443      (Won) 235,968   
                      

 

  (note a) As of March 31, 2011, the 91-day CD yield rate is 3.39% and the 6-month Libor rate is 0.46%

 

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  c. Bonds payable

Bonds payable as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of Japanese yen):

 

     Maturity      Annual
Interest
rate (%)
   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Domestic general bonds

     2011       3.0    (Won) 200,000      (Won) 200,000   

     2013       4.0~6.92      450,000        450,000   

     2014       5.0      200,000        200,000   

     2015       5.0      200,000        200,000   

     2016       5.0~5.92      470,000        470,000   

     2018       5.0      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured public bonds (note c)

     2011       9.08      25,000        25,000   

〃 (note b)

     2014       4.86      50,000        —     

Debentures (note d)

     2011       6.65~9.20      140,000        315,718   

〃 (note d)

     2013       3.99      150,000        150,000   

Dollar denominated bonds (US$300,000)

     2011       4.25      —          341,670   

Dollar denominated bonds (US$500,000) (note e)

     2012       7.0      559,578        596,951   

Dollar denominated bonds (US$400,000)

     2027       6.63      442,880        455,560   

Yen denominated bonds (JPY 15,500,000) (note a)

     2012       3 M Euro Yen
LIBOR+0.55~2.5
     206,443        216,547   

Yen denominated bonds (JPY 5,000,000) (note a)

     2012       3 M Euro Yen

TIBOR+2.5

     66,595        69,854   

Floating rate notes (US$ 220,000) (note a)

     2012       3 M LIBOR+3.15      243,584        250,558   

Convertible bonds (US$ 332,528) (note f)

     2014       1.75      450,462        461,655   
                      

Sub total

           4,054,542        4,603,513   

Less discounts on bonds

           (41,904     (70,530
                      

Net

           4,012,638        4,532,983   

Less portion due within one year

           (1,021,942     (874,437
                      

Long-term portion

         (Won) 2,990,696      (Won) 3,658,546   
                      

 

  (note a) The 3-months Euro Yen LIBOR rate, the 3-months Euro Yen TIBOR rate and the 3-month LIBOR rate as of March 31, 2011 are 0.20%, 0.34% and 0.30%, respectively.
  (note b) SK Telink Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company, issued unsecured public bonds.
  (note c) In accordance with the covenant provision of related borrowings, SK Telink Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company, is required to maintain its debt ratio lower than 1,000 percent until completion of the principal repayment obligation. If the subsidiary of the Company does not comply with the covenant provision until completion of the principal repayment, the Company may be required to perform an immediate redemption through written notification by the bondholders committee’s resolution.
  (note d) According to the covenant provision of the related borrowings, SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, is required to maintain its debt ratio lower than 1,000 percent and it cannot dispose of its property and equipment more than twenty times of its net assets in any given fiscal year.

 

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  (note e) According to the covenants of foreign currency debentures, when a private person or other corporation except for AIG-Newbridge-TVG Consortium acquires more than 45% of ownership of SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, and its credit rating on global bond (US$ 500,000 thousand) is downgraded by S&P or Moody’s, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. is required to offer a buy-back of all foreign currency debentures at the price of 101% of the principal. If the Company does not comply with the covenant, it may be required to perform an immediate redemption.
  (note f) On April 7, 2009, the Company issued convertible bonds with a maturity of five years in the principal amount of US$332,528,000 for US$326,397,463 with conversion price of (Won)230,010 per share of the Company’s common stock, which was greater than market value at the date of issuance. The Company may redeem the principal amount after 3 years from the issuance date if the market price exceeds 130% of the conversion price during a predetermined period. On the other hand, the bond holders may redeem their notes at 100% of the principal amount on April 7, 2012 (3 years from the issuance date). The conversion right may be exercised during the period from May 18, 2009 to March 24, 2014 and the number of common shares that can be converted as of March 31, 2011 is 2,177,389 shares.

Conversion of notes to common shares may be prohibited under the Telecommunications Law or other legal restrictions which restrains foreign governments, individuals and entities from owning more than 49% of the Company’s voting stock. If such 49% ownership limitation is violated due to the exercise of conversion rights, the Company will pay a bond holder a cash settlement which will be determined at the average price of one day after a holder exercises its conversion right or the weighted average price for the following five or twenty business days. The Company intends to sell treasury shares held in trust by the Company that corresponds to the number of shares of common stock that would have been delivered in the absence of the 49% foreign shareholding restrictions. Unless either previously redeemed or converted, the notes are redeemable at 100% of the principal amount at maturity.

In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on January 21, 2011, the conversion price has changed from (Won)220,000 to (Won)211,271 and the number of common shares that can be converted changed from 2,090,996 shares to 2,177,389 shares due to the payment of periodic dividends. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, no conversion was made.

 

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14. PROVISON

Details of change in the provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended March 31, 2011      As of March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Decrease     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 732,042       (Won) 200,315       ((Won) 213,463   (Won) 718,894       (Won) 633,447       (Won) 85,447   

Provision for point program

     353         —           (184     169         82         87   

Provision for restoration

     32,522         832         —          33,354         —           33,354   

Provision for warranty

     140         —           (3     137         —           137   

Provision for sales return

     48         —           (17     31         31         —     

Other provisions

     11         1         (2     10         10         —     
                                                    

Total

   (Won) 765,116       (Won) 201,148       ((Won) 213,669   (Won) 752,595       (Won) 633,570       (Won) 119,025   
                                                    
     For the three months ended March 31, 2010      As of March 31, 2010  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Decrease     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 609,733       (Won) 325,829       ((Won) 174,660   (Won) 760,902       (Won) 632,508       (Won) 128,394   

Provision for point program

     894         —           (75     819         250         569   

Provision for restoration

     26,473         1,403         (14     27,862         —           27,862   

Provision for warranty

     93         9         (3     99         —           99   

Provision for sales return

     40         12         —          52         52         —     

Other provisions

     22         —           (3     19         19         —     
                                                    

Total

   (Won) 637,255       (Won) 327,253       ((Won) 174,755   (Won) 789,753       (Won) 632,829       (Won) 156,924   
                                                    

The Company, for its marketing purposes, grants Point Box Mileage to its subscribers based on their usage of the Company’s services. Points’ provision is provided based on the historical usage experience and the Company’s marketing policy. Also, the Company provides provision for handset subsidies to be provided to the subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis. Such provision is recorded as accrued expenses or other non-current liabilities in accordance with the expected points’ usage and subsidies payment duration since the period end date.

 

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15. RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION

 

  a. Details of retirement benefit obligation as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Present value of defined benefit obligation

   (Won) 172,838      (Won) 160,363   

Fair value of plan assets

     (89,791     (92,493
                

Total

   (Won) 83,047      (Won) 67,870   
                

 

  b. Principal actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2011   December 31, 2010

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

   3.89 ~ 6.64%   5.41 ~ 6.30%

Inflation rate

   3.00%   3.00%

Expected rate of return on plan assets

   4.00 ~ 5.49%   4.00 ~ 5.64%

Expected rate of salary increase

   5.00 ~ 8.15%   4.36 ~ 8.42%

 

  c. Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 160,363      (Won) 127,255   

Current service cost

     15,688        12,197   

Interest cost

     2,133        1,871   

Actuarial gain or loss

     3,248        875   

Benefit paid

     (9,301     (7,115

Others

     707        1,522   
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 172,838      (Won) 136,605   
                

 

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  d. Changes in plan assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 92,493      (Won) 73,596   

Expected return on plan assets

     1,056        808   

Actuarial gain or loss

     (323     (385

Contributions by employer directly to plan assets

     —          2   

Benefit payment

     (3,386     (3,174

Others

     (49     383   
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 89,791      (Won) 71,230   
                

 

  e. Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Current service cost

   (Won) 15,688      (Won) 12,197   

Interest cost

     2,133        1,871   

Expected return on plan assets

     (1,056     (808
                

Total

   (Won) 16,765      (Won) 13,260   
                

 

  f. Details of plan assets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Equity instruments

   (Won) 24,956       (Won) 26,247   

Debt instruments

     50,352         51,489   

Others

     14,483         14,757   
                 

Total

   (Won) 89,791       (Won) 92,493   
                 

Actual return on plan assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is (Won)733 million and (Won)422 million, respectively.

 

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16. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE PREMIUM

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of (Won)500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and share premium as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Authorized shares

     220,000,000        220,000,000   

Issued shares (Note)

     80,745,711        80,745,711   

Share capital

    

Common stock

   (Won) 44,639      (Won) 44,639   

Share premium:

    

Paid-in surplus

   (Won) 2,915,887      (Won) 2,915,887   

Treasury stock

     (2,202,439     (2,202,439

Loss on disposal of treasury stock

     (15,875     (15,875

Others

     (770,075     (776,526
                

Sub-total

   ((Won) 72,502   ((Won) 78,953
                

There are no changes in share capital for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

  (Note) During the year ended December 31, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the Company retired 7,002,235 shares, 1,083,000 shares and 448,000 shares, respectively, of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation in accordance with the Korean Commercial Law. As a result, the Company’s outstanding shares decreased without change in the share capital.

 

17. TREASURY STOCK

Through 2008, the Company acquired 8,707,696 shares of treasury stock in the open market for (Won)2,055,620 million for providing stock dividends, issue new stocks, merge with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. and SK IMT Co., Ltd., increase shareholder values, and to be able to stabilize its stock prices when needed.

On January 9, 2009, in accordance with the resolution of Board of Directors on October 23, 2008, the Company acquired 141,012 shares of treasury stock for (Won)28,938 million and concurrently retired 448,000 treasury shares which it accumulated to date, with the Company’s retained earnings, for (Won)92,477 million. As a result of these transactions, retained earnings decreased by (Won)92,476 million.

On December 15, 2009, the Company acquired 4 shares of treasury stock for (Won)7 million by acquisition request of odd lot stock, due to the merger with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. While from July 26, 2010 through October 20, 2010, the Company additionally acquired 1,250,000 shares of treasury stock for (Won)210,356 million, in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on July 22, 2010.

As a result of aforementioned treasury stock transactions, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company has 9,650,712 shares of treasury stock, at (Won)2,202,439 million.

 

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18. RETAINED EARNINGS

Retained earnings as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   (Won) 22,320       (Won) 22,320   

Reserve for research and manpower development

     535,595         658,928   

Reserve for business expansion

     8,009,138         7,519,138   

Reserve for technology development

     1,524,000         1,150,000   
                 

Sub-total

     10,091,053         9,350,386   

Unappropriated

     571,723         1,370,863   
                 

Total

   (Won) 10,662,776       (Won) 10,721,249   
                 

 

  a. Legal Reserve

The Korean Commercial Code requires the Company to appropriate as a legal reserve at least 10% of cash dividends paid for each accounting period, until the reserve equals 50% of outstanding share capital. The legal reserve may not be utilized for cash dividends, but may be used to offset a future deficit, if any, or may be transferred to share capital.

 

  b. Reserve for Business Expansion and Technology Development

Reserve for research and manpower development were appropriated in order to recognize certain tax deductible benefits through the early recognition of future expenditure for tax purposes. These reserves will be reversed from appropriated and retained earnings in accordance with the relevant tax laws. Such reversal will be included in taxable income in the year of reversal.

 

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19. RESERVES

Details of reserves as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Net change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

   (Won) 708,303      (Won) 793,645   

Share of other comprehensive income of associates

     (95,853     (91,413

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     (18,218     (56,862

Foreign currency translations of foreign operations

     (11,993     (2,314
                

Total

   (Won) 582,239      (Won) 643,056   
                

Details of change in reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     Net change in
fair value of
available-for-

sale financial
assets
    Share of other
comprehensive
loss of
associates
    Gain(loss) on
valuation of
derivatives
    Foreign
currency
differences from
foreign
operations
    Total  

Balance, January 1, 2011

   (Won) 793,645      ((Won) 91,413   ((Won) 56,862   ((Won) 2,314   (Won) 643,056   

Changes

     (112,722     (3,810     50,221        (9,679     (75,990

Tax effect

     27,380        (630     (11,577     —          15,173   
                                        

Balance, March 31, 2011

   (Won) 708,303      ((Won) 95,853   ((Won) 18,218   ((Won) 11,993   (Won) 582,239   
                                        

Balance, January 1, 2010

   (Won) 998,526      ((Won) 91,244   (Won) 12,553      (Won) —        (Won) 919,835   

Changes

     (178,535     204        (5,818     (12,495     (196,644

Tax effect

     37,532        —          795        —          38,327   
                                        

Balance, March 31, 2010

   (Won) 857,523      ((Won) 91,040   (Won) 7,530      ((Won) 12,495   (Won) 761,518   
                                        

 

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20. OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

Details of other operating income and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Other operating income:

     

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts (Note)

   (Won) 1,305       (Won) 247   

Recovery of impairment losses on other investments (Note)

     —           10   

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets (Note)

     1,102         6,801   

Other (Note)

     5,442         8,455   
                 
   (Won) 7,849       (Won) 15,513   
                 

Other operating expenses:

     

Communication expenses

   (Won) 13,382       (Won) 15,153   

Utilities

     39,220         37,758   

Taxes and dues

     10,983         8,471   

Repair

     64,397         50,039   

Research and development

     59,365         61,819   

Training

     5,121         3,997   

Bad debt

     17,218         21,056   

Supplies and other

     27,606         23,749   

Loss on disposal and impairment of property and equipment (Note)

     2,010         4,618   

Loss on disposal of investment assets (Note)

     149         —     

Loss on disposal of intangible assets (Note)

     939         6   

Donations (Note)

     23,981         43,262   

Other bad debt (Note)

     3,715         596   

Other (Note)

     4,015         5,367   
                 
   (Won) 272,101       (Won) 275,891   
                 

 

  (Note) Under previous GAAP (Korean GAAP), these were classified as other non-operating income and expenses. While, under K-IFRS, these are classified as other operating income and expenses.

 

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21. FINANCE INCOME AND COSTS

Details of finance income and costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Finance income:

     

Interest income

   (Won) 48,647       (Won) 62,346   

Dividends

     20,675         20,188   

Foreign exchange and translation gain

     25,613         43,626   

Gain on valuation of financial assets at FVTPL

     2,776         —     

Gain on disposal of investment assets

     158,674         —     

Reversal of loss on impairment of investment assets

     10         43   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     1,263         —     

Gain on valuation of financial liability at FVTPL

     11,193         —     
                 

Total

   (Won) 268,851       (Won) 126,203   
                 

Finance costs:

     

Interest expenses

   (Won) 80,944       (Won) 100,861   

Loss on valuation of short-term trading securities

     —           3,439   

Foreign exchange and translation loss

     3,704         3,046   

Loss on disposal of investment assets

     —           1   

Loss on transactions and valuation of derivatives

     18,829         38,201   

Loss on disposal of accounts receivable

     —           5   

Loss on valuation of financial liability at FVTPL

     —           1,849   
                 

Total

   (Won) 103,477       (Won) 147,402   
                 

Details of interest income included in finance income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   (Won) 13,499       (Won) 11,492   

Interest income on installment receivables and other interest income

     35,148         50,854   
                 

Total

   (Won) 48,647       (Won) 62,346   
                 

 

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Details of interest expenses included in finance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings

   (Won) 18,217       (Won) 21,110   

Interest expense on lease obligations

     1,343         2,576   

Interest on bonds

     54,091         69,133   

Other interest expenses

     7,293         8,042   
                 

Total

   (Won) 80,944       (Won) 100,861   
                 

 

22. NET INCOME PER SHARE

Net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are computed as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

Net income per share

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Net income attributable to the owners of the Company

   (Won) 542,534       (Won) 375,587   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     71,094,999         72,344,999   
                 

Net income per share (in Korean won)

   (Won) 7,631       (Won) 5,192   
                 

The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are calculated as follows:

 

     Number of
shares
    Weighted
number of
days
   Weighted
number

of shares
 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011:

       

Number of shares at January 1, 2011

     80,745,711      90/90      80,745,711   

Treasury stock, at the beginning of the year

     (9,650,712   90/90      (9,650,712
                   

Number of shares at March 31, 2011

     71,094,999           71,094,999   
                   

For the three months ended March 31, 2010:

       

Number of shares at January 1, 2010

     80,745,711      90/90      80,745,711   

Treasury stock, at the beginning of the year

     (8,400,712   90/90      (8,400,712
                   

Number of shares at March 31, 2010

     72,344,999           72,344,999   
                   

 

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Diluted net income per share amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are computed as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

Diluted net income per share

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Adjusted net income attributable to the owners of the Company

   (Won) 543,527       (Won) 377,022   

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     73,272,388         74,423,054   
                 

Diluted net income per share

   (Won) 7,418       (Won) 5,066   
                 

Adjusted net income per share and the adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are calculated as follows (In millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Net income

   (Won) 542,534       (Won) 375,587   

Effect of convertible bonds (Note)

     993         1,435   
                 

Adjusted net income

   (Won) 543,527       (Won) 377,022   
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     71,094,999         72,344,999   

Effect of convertible bonds (Note)

     2,177,389         2,078,055   
                 

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     73,272,388         74,423,054   
                 

 

  (Note) The effect of convertible bonds increased net income related to interest expenses that would not be incurred, and increased the weighted average number of common shares outstanding related to common shares that would be issued, assuming that the conversion of convertible bonds had occurred at the beginning of the period.

 

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23. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has two operating segments; cellular telephone communication services, fixed-line telecommunication services and any other businesses which could not be identified as either segment, were grouped into other. Cellular telephone communication services include cellular voice service, wireless data service and wireless internet services. Fixed-line telecommunication services include telephone services, internet services, and leased line services. Lastly, the Company’s Internet portal services and game manufacturing and others are grouped under other.

Details of the two segments and other for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
    Cellular
telephone
telecommunication
service
    Fixed-line
Telecommunication
service
    Other     Sub-total     Internal
transaction
adjustments
    Consolidated
amount
 

Total sales

  (Won) 3,449,197      (Won) 666,566      (Won) 138,319      (Won) 4,254,082      ((Won) 345,221   (Won) 3,908,861   

Internal sales

    198,386        123,403        23,432        345,221        (345,221     —     

External sales

    3,250,811        543,163        114,887        3,908,861        —          3,908,861   

Operating income

    595,235        7,245        11,858        614,338        —          614,338   

Net income(loss)

    543,052        (12,387     6,603        537,268        —          537,268   

Total assets

    19,966,955        3,529,803        1,495,884        24,992,642        (2,055,423     22,937,219   

Total liabilities

    8,250,779        2,246,844        327,592        10,825,215        (175,013     10,650,202   
    For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
    Cellular
telephone
telecommunication
service
    Fixed-line
Telecommunication
service
    Other     Sub-total     internal
transaction
adjustments
    Consolidated
amount
 

Total sales

  (Won) 3,224,789      (Won) 619,042      (Won) 151,456      (Won) 3,995,287      ((Won) 230,841)      (Won) 3,764,446   

Internal sales

    114,540        68,041        48,260        230,841        (230,841     —     

External sales

    3,110,249        551,001        103,196        3,764,446        —          3,764,446   

Operating income(loss)

    512,084        (46,060     10,180        476,204        —          476,204   

Net income(loss)

    399,182        (63,826     7,935        343,291        —          343,291   

Total assets

    20,048,004        3,424,415        1,612,501        25,084,920        (1,764,217     23,320,703   

Total liabilities

    9,471,850        2,088,193        520,620        12,080,663        (174,409     11,906,254   

 

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24. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

Significant related party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and account balances as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

  a. Transactions

 

    For three months ended March 31, 2011     For three months ended March 31, 2010  
    Purchases of
property and

equipment
    Commissions
paid and

other expenses
    Commissions
earned and
other income
    Purchases of
property and

equipment
    Commissions
paid and

other expenses
    Commissions
earned and
other income
 

Ultimate parent company:

           

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

  (Won) 26,005      (Won) 68,397      (Won) 4,009      (Won) 9,125      (Won) 67,019      (Won) 2,930   

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

    —          7,432        78        —          7,049        160   

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

    8        30,411        2,347        15        25,563        1,773   

F&U Credit Information Co., Ltd.

    —          10,139        420        —          —          —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

    —          9,794        13        —          6,500        23   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

    2        44,313        17,873        —          —          —     

Others

    —          5,371        228        —          2,257        263   

Others:

           

SK innovation Co., Ltd.

    —          208        825        —          221        995   

SK MNS Co., Ltd.

    2        2,813        6        —          2,487        111   

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    9,792        5,673        1,569        154        —          3,395   

SKC Co., Ltd.

    —          —          352        —          —          200   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

    17,236        6,413        37,315        18,397        7,967        605   

SK Mobile energy Co., Ltd.

    271        —          2        —          —          8   

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    178        280,025        4,409        18        265,182        5,003   

MRO Korea Co., Ltd.

    235        932        10        1,662        885        13   

SK Networks Service Co., Ltd.

    —          11,061        130        —          7,018        99   

SK Pinx Co., Ltd.

    —          465        4        —          —          —     

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

    —          —          831        —          —          1,285   

Others

    —          23,122        806        —          856        1,125   
                                               

Total

  (Won) 53,729      (Won) 506,569      (Won) 71,227      (Won) 29,371      (Won) 393,004      (Won) 17,988   
                                               

 

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  b. Account balances

 

     As of March 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Ultimate parent company:

           

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 599       (Won) —         (Won) 37,032       (Won) 3,585   

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     68         —           —           —     

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     8,242         —           19,852         10   

F&U Credit Information Co., Ltd.

     38         —           3,652         —     

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     6,524         —           487         —     

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     30,224         —           —           —     

Others

     2,415         —           468         210   

Others:

           

SK innovation Co., Ltd.

     742         103         44         145   

SK MNS Co., Ltd.

     751         —           3,511         —     

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     2,076         —           33,766         82   

SKC Co., Ltd.

     163         —           6         —     

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     4,811         —           27,254         —     

SK Mobile energy Co., Ltd.

     1         —           140         —     

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     8,354         5,513         133,826         662   

MRO Korea Co., Ltd.

     3         —           497         —     

SK Networks Service Co., Ltd.

     48         —           1,538         —     

SK Pinx Co., Ltd.

     —           —           57         —     

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     327         —           —           —     

Others

     248         —           223         208   
                                   

Total

   (Won) 104,046       (Won) 5,616       (Won) 262,353       (Won) 4,902   
                                   

 

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     As of December 31, 2010  
     Accounts
receivable
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Ultimate parent company:

           

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 935       (Won) —         (Won) 203,031       (Won) 3,585   

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     480         —           1,595         —     

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     3,382         —           32,304         —     

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     8,478         —           19,948         —     

Others

     2,415         —           1,826         —     

Others:

           

SK innovation Co., Ltd.

     1,204         96         —           23   

SK MNS Co., Ltd.

     1,591         —           4,036         —     

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     2,610         —           42,880         82   

SKC Co., Ltd.

     109         —           6         —     

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     14,207         —           63,350         —     

SK Mobile energy Co., Ltd.

     2         —           645         —     

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     3,203         5,513         99,284         689   

MRO Korea Co., Ltd.

     6         —           1,985         —     

SK Networks Service Co., Ltd.

     1         —           10,585         —     

SK Pinx Co., Ltd.

     —           —           6         —     

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     69         —           —           —     

Others

     850         —           3,510         258   
                                   

Total

   (Won) 77,954       (Won) 5,609       (Won) 484,991       (Won) 4,637   
                                   

 

  c. Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial roles and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The considerations given to such key management for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended
March 31, 2011
     For the three months ended
March 31, 2010
 

Payee

   Payroll      Severance
indemnities
     Total      Payroll      Severance
indemnities
     Total  

Eight (8) Registered directors (including outside directors)

   (Won) 7,156       (Won) 517       (Won) 7,673       (Won) 1,964       (Won) 375       (Won) 2,339   
                                                     

 

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25. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

  a. SK Broadband Co., Ltd.’s Board of Directors resolved to provide its time deposits up to (Won)20,000 million as collateral for members of the Employee Stock Purchase Association (ESPA) in order for employees to contribute money to the ESPA, which will be used to purchase the shares of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. in the market. In accordance with such the resolution, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. has pledged its time deposits of (Won)6,000 million as of March 31, 2011.

 

  b. Broadband Media Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, has provided to a note amounting to (Won)50,000 million as collateral for the Company’s short-term borrowings with Hana Bank.

 

  c. As of March 31, 2011, customers of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. have filed a lawsuit in the amount of (Won)24,113 million against SK Broadband Co., Ltd. for alleged violation of customers’ privacy. The ultimate outcome of these lawsuits cannot be presently determined.

 

26. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Currency swap contract under cash flow hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling US$100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)3,186 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)457 million and foreign exchange translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling (Won)15,920 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with HSBC and SMBC Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY12,500,000,000 issued on November 13, 2007. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)1,823 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)1,013 million and foreign exchange translation loss arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won)62,443 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Mizuho Corporation Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY3,000,000,000 issued on January 22, 2009. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)2,413 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)681 million and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won)6,172 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY5,000,000,000 issued on March 5, 2009. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)1,101 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)311 million and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won)12,013 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Morgan Stanley and other five banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$400,000,000 at annual fixed interest rate of 6.63% issued on July 20, 2007. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettle foreign currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)27,259 million (excluding tax effect totaling (Won)7,689 million and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won)14,398 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive loss. Meanwhile, the gain on valuation of currency swap which was incurred before application of hedge accounting, amounting to (Won)129,806 million was charged to current operations.

In addition, SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Korea Development Bank and other five banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$500,000,000 at annual fixed interest rate of 7.0% issued on February 1, 2005. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled foreign currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)8,618 million (excluding foreign exchange translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won)84,235 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income. Meanwhile, loss on valuation of currency swap which was incurred before the application of hedge accounting, amounting to (Won)46,856 million was charged to current operations.

 

  b. Interest rate swap contract under cash flow hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap contract with Nonghyup Bank and two other banks to hedge the interest rate risk of long-term floating rate borrowings with face amounts totaling (Won)500,000 million borrowed on July 28, 2008 between August 12, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)2,642 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)843 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

  c. Interest rate swap contract which no hedge accounting is applied

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap contract with DBS and Calyon Bank the interest rate risk of floating rate U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$220,000,000 issued on April 29, 2009. In connection with unsettled interest rate swap contract to which the hedge accounting is not applied, gain on valuation of currency swap of (Won)1,263 million and loss on valuation of interest swap of (Won)1,642 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are charged to current operations.

In addition, SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, sold its shares of Etoos Co., Ltd on October 19, 2009 and acquired convertible bonds on disposal of its shares. In connection with convertible option which is embedded in convertible bonds, no gain (or loss) are incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 

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As of March 31, 2011, fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows (in thousands of U.S. dollars, Japanese yen and millions of Korean won):

 

                  Fair value  

Type

 

Hedged item

  Amount     Duration
of Contract
  Designated
as Cash
Flow Hedge
    Not
Designated
    Total  

Current assets:

           

Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap

  U.S. dollar denominated bonds   US$ 500,000      Feb. 1, 2005

~ Feb. 1, 2012

  (Won) 45,997      (Won) —        (Won) 45,997   

Non-current assets:

           

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings   US$ 100,000      Oct. 10, 2006

~ Oct. 10, 2013

    12,277        —          12,277   

Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap

  U.S. dollar denominated bonds   US$ 400,000      Jul. 20, 2007

~ Jul. 20, 2027

    80,461        —          80,461   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  Japanese yen denominated bonds   JPY 12,500,000      Nov. 13, 2007

~ Nov. 13, 2012

    63,253        —          63,253   

Convertible Option

  Convertible bonds securities   US$ 500,000      Sep. 1, 2009

~ Aug. 31, 2014

    —          1,961        1,961   
                             

Total assets

        (Won) 201,988      (Won) 1,961      (Won) 203,949   
                             

Current liabilities:

           

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest swap

  Japanese yen denominated bonds   JPY 3,000,000      Jan. 22, 2009

~ Jan. 22, 2012

  (Won) 3,078      (Won) —        (Won) 3,078   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest swap

  Japanese yen denominated bonds   JPY 5,000,000      Mar. 05, 2009

~ Mar. 5, 2012

    10,601        —          10,601   

Floating-to-fixed Interest rate swap

  Long-term borrowings   (Won) 500,000      Jul. 28, 2008

~ Aug. 12, 2011

    3,485        —          3,485   

Non-current liabilities

         

Floating-to-fixed Interest rate swap

  U.S. dollar denominated bonds   US$ 220,000      Apr. 29, 2009

~ Apr.29, 2012

    —          3,780        3,780   
                             

Total liabilities

        (Won) 17,164      (Won) 3,780      (Won) 20,944   
                             

 

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27. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Interest income

   ((Won) 48,647   ((Won) 62,346

Dividend income

     (20,675     (20,188

Gain on foreign exchange translation

     (24,241     (42,094

Gain on valuation of financial assets at FVTPL

     (2,776     —     

Gain on disposal of long term investments assets

     (158,674     —     

Reversal of impairment loss on long term investments assets

     (10     (43

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     (1,263     —     

Equity in earnings of investments in affiliates

     (6,872     (1,614

Gain on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets

     (1,102     (6,801

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,305     (247

Other income

     (13,435     (1,725

Interest expenses

     80,944        100,861   

Loss on valuation of short-term investment securities

     —          3,439   

Loss on foreign exchange translation

     1,204        1,096   

Loss on disposal of long term investments assets

     —          1   

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     15,697        38,201   

Loss on transaction of derivatives

     3,131        —     

Equity in losses of investments in affiliates

     17,683        5,017   

Income tax expense

     231,633        108,311   

Provision for retirement benefits

     16,665        13,260   

Depreciation and amortization

     610,075        605,264   

Bad debt expenses

     17,218        21,056   

Loss on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets

     2,011        4,624   

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     939        —     

Other bad debt expenses

     3,715        596   

Other expenses

     2,568        7,699   
                
   (Won) 724,483      (Won) 774,367   
                

 

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Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 49,224      (Won) 202,936   

Accounts receivable - other

     381,453        (88,219

Accrued income

     (17,356     (8,031

Advance payments

     (67,315     (20,665

Prepaid expenses

     26,943        (4,502

Inventories

     (19,578     (14,863

Other current assets

     73,063        99,134   

Long-term accounts receivables - other

     280,356        (84,581

Accounts payable - trade

     30,362        (8,187

Accounts payable - other

     (497,734     45,168   

Advanced receipts

     1,586        10,758   

Withholdings

     76,573        100,650   

Accrued expenses

     (23,720     16,006   

Unearned revenue

     (18,271     (15,199

Retirement benefit payment

     (9,301     (7,115

Plan assets

     3,386        3,171   

Other non-current

     2,492        (2,192

Others

     25,819        957   
                
   (Won) 297,982      (Won) 225,226   
                

Significant non-cash transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Transfer construction in progress to property and equipment

   (Won) 280,775       (Won) 1,544,667   

Transfer inventories to tangible assets account

     13,790         67,694   

Accounts payable - other of tangible assets and others

     16,357         42,368   

Write-off of accounts receivable-trade and others

     174         60,699   

Transfer bonds payable to current portion of long-term debt account

     660,151         931,670   

Transfer long-term borrowings to current portion of long-term debt account

     27,725         199,581   

 

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28. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Financial Risk Factors

The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Market risk is the risk due to changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices. The Company implements a risk management system to monitor and manage these specific risks.

The Company’s financial assets under financial risk management consist of cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments, financial assets available-for-sale, trade and other receivables, and financial liabilities such as trade and other payables, borrowings, and bonds payables.

 

  a. Market risk

a-(1) Currency risk

The Company is exposed to currency risk its revenue and expenditure that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company. The Company primarily transacts in USD, JPY and EUR, besides its functional currency of KRW. The Company and the Company’s subsidiaries have hedging policies based on its business characteristic and its current financial instruments (which hedge its currency risks). In addition, the Company analyzes, manages and reports currency risk periodically through its foreign currency denominated receivables and payables management system.

In addition, the Company has entered into a cross currency swap to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and bonds payables. (Refer to Note 26)

a-(2) Equity price risk

The Company has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. For its purpose, the Company uses more than one direct or indirect investment instruments.

a-(3) Interest rate risk

The Company’s interest bearing assets are mostly fixed-interest bearing assets, as such, the Company’s revenue and operating cash flow are not influenced by the changes in market interest rates. However, the Company still has interest rate risk arising from borrowings and bonds payables.

Accordingly, the Company performs various analysis of interest rate risk, which includes refinancing, renewal, alternative finance and hedging instrument options, to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing. The Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and bonds payables. (Refer to Note 26)

 

  b. Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. To manage credit risk, the Company evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty considering the party’s financial information, its own trading records and other factors; based on such information the Company establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue. As a result, the Company believes that the possibility of default is low. Also, the Company’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivates. To minimize such risk, the Company has a policy to deal with high credit worthy financial institution.

 

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  c. Liquidity risk

The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always maintain sufficient cash equivalents balance and have enough liquidity through various committed credit lines. The Company maintains flexibly enough liquidity under credit lines to maintain and effective & efficient business.

Capital Management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a business while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of its debt and equity balance. The Company’s overall strategy remains unchanged since 2010.

The Company monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity; the total debt and equity is extracted from the consolidated financial statements.

Debt-equity ratio as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Debt

   (Won) 10,650,202      (Won) 10,724,390   

Equity

     12,287,017        12,407,999   
                

Debt-equity ratio

     86.68     86.43
                

 

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Independent Accountants’ Review Report

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

SK Telecom Co., Ltd

Report on the consolidated financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying separate financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”). The financial statements consist of the separate statements of financial position as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and the related separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility for the separate financial statements

The Company’s management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the accompanying separate financial statements and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Independent accountants’ responsibility

Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the accompanying separate financial statements based on our reviews.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards for review of interim financial statements in the Republic of Korea. A review is limited primarily to inquiries of company personnel and analytical procedures applied to financial data, and this provides less assurance than an audit. We have not performed an audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Review conclusion

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying separate financial statements of the Company are not presently fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS 1034 “Interim Financial Reporting”, and the requirements of K-IFRS 1101 “First-time Adoption of Korean International Financial Reporting Standards”, relevant to interim financial reporting.

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Accounting principles and review standards and their application in practice vary among countries. The accompanying financial statements are not intended to present the financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in countries other than the Republic of Korea. In addition, the procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report and the accompanying separate financial statements are for use by those knowledgeable about Korean accounting procedures and review standards and their application in practice.

/s/ Deloitte Anjin LLC

May 27, 2011

Notice to Readers

This report is effective as of May 27, 2011, the independent accountants’ review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances may have occurred between the independent accountants’ review report date and the time the independent accountants’ review report is read. Such events or circumstances could significantly affect the accompanying financial statements and may result in modification to the independent accountants’ review report.

 

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SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED)

MARCH 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

     Korean won      Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  

A S S E T S

   March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 
     (In millions)      (In thousands)  

CURRENT ASSETS:

           

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   (Won) 1,060,332       (Won) 357,470       $ 966,354       $ 325,787   

Short-term financial instruments (Notes 2 and 4)

     283,500         299,500         258,373         272,955   

Short-term investment securities (Notes 2, 4 and 6)

     135,240         393,811         123,254         358,907   

Accounts receivable - trade, net (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 23)

     1,337,137         1,453,061         1,218,626         1,324,275   

Short-term loans, net (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 23)

     97,717         80,731         89,056         73,576   

Accounts receivable - other, net (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 23)

     2,102,887         2,499,969         1,916,507         2,278,395   

Prepaid expenses

     112,218         156,153         102,272         142,313   

Inventories (Note 2)

     13,876         9,019         12,646         8,220   

Advanced payments and other (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 6)

     59,054         67,262         53,820         61,301   
                                   

Total current assets

     5,201,961         5,316,976         4,740,908         4,845,729   
                                   

NON-CURRENT ASSETS:

           

Long-term financial instruments (Notes 2 and 4)

     69         69         63         63   

Long-term investment securities (Note 2, 4 and 6)

     1,759,645         1,517,029         1,603,686         1,382,574   

Investments in subsidiaries and associates (Notes 2 and 7)

     3,593,759         3,584,395         3,275,242         3,266,708   

Property and equipment (Notes 2, 8 and 23)

     5,436,270         5,469,747         4,954,450         4,984,960   

Investment property (Notes 2 and 9)

     31,736         34,799         28,923         31,715   

Goodwill (Notes 2 and 10)

     1,308,422         1,308,422         1,192,456         1,192,456   

Intangible assets (Notes 2 and 11)

     1,359,725         1,424,969         1,239,212         1,298,673   

Long-term loans, net (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 23)

     85,758         64,098         78,157         58,417   

Long-term accounts receivable - other, net (Notes 2, 4 and 5)

     246,728         527,084         224,860         480,368   

Long-term prepaid expenses

     17,982         1,031         16,388         940   

Guarantee deposits (Notes 2, 4, 5 and 23)

     150,706         154,360         137,349         140,679   

Long-term derivative assets (Notes 2, 4 and 24)

     155,991         139,577         142,165         127,206   

Deferred income tax assets (Note 2)

     184,209         183,481         167,882         167,219   

Other non-current assets

     971         1,089         886         991   
                                   

Total non-current assets

     14,331,971         14,410,150         13,061,719         13,132,969   
                                   

TOTAL ASSETS

   (Won) 19,533,932       (Won) 19,727,126       $ 17,802,627       $ 17,978,698   
                                   

(Continued)

 

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SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

MARCH 31, 2011 AND DECEMBER 31, 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 
     (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

        

Accounts payable - other (Notes 2, 4 and 23)

   (Won) 1,448,430      (Won) 1,287,035      $ 1,320,055      $ 1,172,964   

Withholdings

     489,473        348,093        446,091        317,241   

Accrued expenses (Notes 2, 4 and 14)

     1,070,399        1,104,667        975,529        1,006,760   

Income tax payable

     444,063        243,263        404,705        221,702   

Unearned revenue

     301,379        308,856        274,668        281,482   

Derivative liabilities (Notes 2, 4 and 24)

     17,164        15,393        15,643        14,029   

Current portion of long-term debt, net (Notes 2, 4, 12 and 13)

     822,164        1,208,555        749,295        1,101,440   

Advanced receipts and other

     37,199        45,151        33,902        41,149   
                                

Total current liabilities

     4,630,271        4,561,013        4,219,888        4,156,767   
                                

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

        

Bonds payable, net (Notes 2, 4 and 12)

     2,785,531        2,933,813        2,538,648        2,673,787   

Long-term borrowings (Notes 2, 4 and 13)

     110,720        113,890        100,907        103,796   

Long-term payables - other (Notes 2 and 4)

     33,257        50,643        30,309        46,154   

Long-term unearned revenue

     231,180        241,892        210,690        220,453   

Retirement benefit obligations (Notes 2 and 15)

     31,373        21,382        28,592        19,487   

Long-term derivative liabilities (Notes 2, 4 and 24)

     3,780        14,761        3,445        13,453   

Other non-current liabilities (Notes 2, 4, 14 and 23)

     214,103        208,774        195,127        190,271   
                                

Total non-current liabilities

     3,409,944        3,585,155        3,107,718        3,267,401   
                                

Total Liabilities

     8,040,215        8,146,168        7,327,606        7,424,168   
                                

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

        

Common stock (Notes 1 and 16)

     44,639        44,639        40,683        40,683   

Share premium (Notes 16 and 17)

     (24,643     (24,643     (22,459     (22,459

Retained earnings (Note 18)

     10,783,751        10,824,356        9,827,980        9,864,986   

Reserves (Note 19)

     689,970        736,606        628,817        671,320   
                                

Total shareholders’ equity

     11,493,717        11,580,958        10,475,021        10,554,530   
                                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   (Won) 19,533,932      (Won) 19,727,126      $ 17,802,627      $ 17,978,698   
                                

See accompanying notes to separate financial statements.

 

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SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions except for per share data)     (In thousands except for per share data)  

OPERATING REVENUE:

        

Revenue (Note 23)

   (Won) 3,129,950      (Won) 3,038,579      $ 2,852,540      $ 2,769,268   

Other (Note 20)

     2,198        11,350        2,004        10,344   
                                

Sub-total

     3,132,148        3,049,929        2,854,544        2,779,612   
                                

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 23):

        

Labor cost (Notes 15 and 23)

     177,462        214,672        161,733        195,645   

Commissions paid (Notes 2 and 23)

     1,239,915        1,212,265        1,130,021        1,104,821   

Depreciation and amortization (Notes 2, 8, 9 and 11)

     413,655        402,423        376,992        366,756   

Network interconnection

     242,494        262,981        221,002        239,673   

Leased line

     97,853        85,430        89,180        77,858   

Advertising

     35,388        42,902        32,252        39,100   

Rent

     79,100        74,806        72,089        68,176   

Cost of goods sold

     40,910        15,586        37,284        14,205   

Other (Note 20)

     207,391        223,553        189,010        203,739   
                                

Sub-total

     2,534,168        2,534,618        2,309,563        2,309,973   
                                

OPERATING INCOME

     597,980        515,311        544,981        469,639   

Finance income (Notes 2 and 21)

     251,532        108,884        229,239        99,234   

Finance costs (Notes 2 and 21)

     (60,594     (97,159     (55,224     (88,549

Gain on disposal of Investments in associates

     121        —          110        —     
                                

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     789,039        527,036        719,106        480,324   

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX (Note 2)

     228,367        113,922        208,127        103,825   
                                

NET INCOME

   (Won) 560,672      (Won) 413,114      $ 510,979      $ 376,499   
                                

NET INCOME PER SHARE
(In Korean won and U.S. dollars) (Note 22)

   (Won) 7,886      (Won) 5,710      $ 7.19      $ 5.20   
                                

DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
(In Korean won and U.S. dollars) (Note 22)

   (Won) 7,665      (Won) 5,570      $ 6.99      $ 5.08   
                                

See accompanying notes to separate financial statements.

 

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SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions except for per share data)     (In thousands except for per share data)  

NET INCOME

   (Won) 560,672      (Won) 413,114      $ 510,979      $ 376,499   
                                

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

        

Net change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 2 and 19)

     (85,356     (141,144     (77,791     (128,634

Gains (losses) on valuation of derivatives (Notes 2 and 19)

     38,720        (3,326     35,288        (3,031

Actuarial loss on retirement benefit obligations (Notes 2 and 15)

     (4,079     (1,407     (3,717     (1,282
                                

Sub-total

     (50,715     (145,877     (46,220     (132,947
                                

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   (Won) 509,957      (Won) 267,237      $ 464,759      $ 243,552   
                                

See accompanying notes to separate financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

            Share premium                    
     Share
capital
     Paid-in
surplus
     Treasury
stock
    Loss on disposal
of treasury stock
    Other     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Total  
(In millions of Korean won)                                                   

Balance, January 1, 2010

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887       ((Won) 1,992,083   ((Won) 15,875   ((Won) 726,156   (Won) 9,560,310      (Won) 998,728      (Won) 10,785,450   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —          (607,697     —          (607,697

Total comprehensive income (loss):

                  

Net income

     —           —           —          —          —          413,114        —          413,114   

Other comprehensive loss (Note 19)

     —           —           —          —          —          (1,407     (144,470     (145,877

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           —           —          —          (97     —          —          (97
                                                                  

Balance, March 31, 2010

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887       ((Won) 1,992,083   ((Won) 15,875   ((Won) 726,253   (Won) 9,364,320      (Won) 854,258      (Won) 10,444,893   
                                                                  

Balance, January 1, 2011

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887       ((Won) 2,202,439   ((Won) 15,875   ((Won) 722,216   (Won) 10,824,356      (Won) 736,606      (Won) 11,580,958   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —          (597,198     —          (597,198

Total comprehensive income (loss):

                  

Net income

     —           —           —          —          —          560,672        —          560,672   

Other comprehensive loss (Note 19)

     —           —           —          —          —          (4,079     (46,636     (50,715
                                                                  

Balance, March 31, 2011

   (Won) 44,639       (Won) 2,915,887       ((Won) 2,202,439   ((Won) 15,875   ((Won) 722,216   (Won) 10,783,751      (Won) 689,970      (Won) 11,493,717   
                                                                  

(Continued)

 

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SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

          Share premium                    
    Share
capital
    Paid-in
surplus
    Treasury
stock
    Loss on disposal
of treasury stock
    Other     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Total  
(In thousands of U.S dollars)                                                

Balance, January 1, 2010

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 1,815,523   ($ 14,468   ($ 661,797   $ 8,712,973      $ 910,210      $ 9,829,528   

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (553,836     —          (553,836

Total comprehensive income (loss):

               

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          376,499        —          376,499   

Other comprehensive loss (Note 19)

    —          —          —          —          —          (1,282     (131,665     (132,947

Changes in subsidiaries

    —          —          —          —          (88     —          —          (88
                                                               

Balance, March 31, 2010

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 1,815,523   ($ 14,468   ($ 661,885   $ 8,534,354      $ 778,545      $ 9,519,156   
                                                               

Balance, January 1, 2011

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 2,007,235   ($ 14,468   ($ 658,206   $ 9,864,986      $ 671,320      $ 10,554,530   

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (544,268     —          (544,268

Total comprehensive income (loss):

               

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          510,979        —          510,979   

Other comprehensive loss (Note 19)

    —          —          —          —          —          (3,717     (42,503     (46,220
                                                               

Balance, March 31, 2011

  $ 40,683      $ 2,657,450      ($ 2,007,235   ($ 14,468   ($ 658,206   $ 9,827,980      $ 628,817      $ 10,475,021   
                                                               

See accompanying notes to separate financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Cash generated from operating activities:

        

Net income

   (Won) 560,672      (Won) 413,114      $ 510,979      $ 376,499   

Adjustments for income and expenses (Note 25)

     506,785        564,167        461,868        514,165   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities (Note 25)

     407,422        419,330        371,312        382,165   
                                

Sub-total

     1,474,879        1,396,611        1,344,159        1,272,829   

Interest received

     35,993        51,570        32,803        46,999   

Dividends received

     26,472        29,203        24,126        26,615   

Interest paid

     (62,562     (81,454     (57,017     (74,235

Income tax paid

     (12,431     (341,416     (11,329     (311,156
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,462,351        1,054,514        1,332,742        961,052   
                                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Cash inflows from investing activities:

        

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

     16,000        —          14,582        —     

Decrease in short-term investment securities

     65,000        —          59,239        —     

Decrease in short-term loans

     46,288        68,324        42,185        62,268   

Proceeds from sales of long-term investment securities

     214,497        82        195,486        75   

Proceeds from disposal of subsidiaries and associates

     1,757        —          1,601        —     

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

     343        14,175        313        12,919   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

     3        —          3        —     

Collection of long-term loans

     3,341        3,702        3,045        3,374   

Decrease in other non-current assets

     119        363        108        331   
                                

Sub-total

     347,348        86,646        316,562        78,967   
                                

Cash outflows for investing activities:

        

Increase in short-term financial instruments, net

     —          136,541        —          124,439   

Increase in short-term investment securities

     —          15,000        —          13,671   

Increase in short-term loans

     87,643        76,766        79,875        69,962   

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

     215,006        26        195,950        24   

Acquisition of subsidiaries and associates

     11,000        418,714        10,025        381,603   

Acquisition of property and equipment

     271,735        79,845        247,651        72,768   

Increase in intangible assets

     3,508        1,181        3,197        1,076   

Increase in long-term loans

     90        —          82        —     
                                

Sub-total

     588,982        728,073        536,780        663,543   
                                

Net cash used in investing activities

   ((Won) 241,634   ((Won) 641,427   ($ 220,218   ($ 584,576
                                

(Continued)

 

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SEPARATE STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) (Continued)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

     Korean won     Translation into U.S. dollars (Note 2)  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  
     (In millions)     (In thousands)  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Cash inflows for financing activities:

   (Won) —        (Won) —        $ —        $ —     
                                

Cash outflows for financing activities:

        

Repayment of current portion of long-term debt

     170,000        290,000        154,933        264,297   

Repayment of bonds payable

     332,160        80,000        302,720        72,910   

Cash outflows from transaction of derivatives

     15,690        —          14,299        —     
                                

Sub-total

     517,850        370,000        471,952        337,207   
                                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (517,850     (370,000     (471,952     (337,207
                                

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     702,867        43,087        640,572        39,269   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF THE YEAR

     357,470        422,125        325,787        384,712   

EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON THE BALANCE OF CASH HELD IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

     (5     (5     (5     (5
                                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF THE YEAR

   (Won) 1,060,332      (Won) 465,207      $ 966,354      $ 423,976   
                                

See accompanying notes to separate financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO SEPARATE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2011 AND 2010

 

1. GENERAL:

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of Korea to engage in providing nationwide cellular telephone communication services in the Republic of Korea. The Company mainly provides wireless telecommunications in the Republic of Korea. The Company’s common shares and depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. As of March 31, 2011, the Company’s total issued shares are held by the following:

 

     Number of shares      Percentage of
total shares  issued (%)
 

SK Holdings, Co., Ltd.

     18,748,452         23.22   

Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC

     4,050,518         5.02   

POSCO Corp.

     2,341,569         2.90   

Institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     45,954,460         56.91   

Treasury stock

     9,650,712         11.95   
                 
     80,745,711         100.00   
                 

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

The Company maintains its official accounting records in Republic of Korean won (“Won”) and prepares separate financial statements in conformity with Korean statutory requirements and Korean International Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”), in the Korean language (Hangul). Accordingly, these separate financial statements are intended for use by those who are informed about K-IFRS and Korean practices. The accompanying separate financial statements have been condensed, restructured and translated into English with certain expanded descriptions from the Korean language financial statements. Certain information included in the Korean language financial statements, but not required for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity or cash flows, is not presented in the accompanying separate financial statements.

The accompanying separate financial statements are stated in Korean won, the currency of the country in which the Company is incorporated and operates. The translation of Korean won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is included solely for the convenience of readers of financial statements and has been made at the rate of (Won)1,097.25 to US$1.00, the Noon Buying Rate in the City of New York for cable transfers in Korean won as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last business day of the three months ended March 31, 2011. Such translations into U.S. dollars should not be construed as representations that the Korean won amounts could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate.

 

  x. Basis of Presentation

The Company has adopted the Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”) for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2011. In accordance with K-IFRS 1101 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards”, the transition date to K-IFRS is January 1, 2010. The transition adjustments to K-IFRS are summarized in Note 3.

 

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The Company’s interim separate financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS “1034 Interim Financial Reporting”.

There may be newly or amended K-IFRS and interpretations that are effective subsequent to the current period-end during 2011 or during 2012 which early-adoption is permitted during 2011. Accordingly, accounting policies that are used for the preparation of the interim separate financial statements may be different from the policies that are used for the preparation of the first annual separate financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS as of and for the period ending December 31, 2011. Currently, enactments and amendments of the K-IFRSs are in progress, and the financial information presented in the interim financial statements may change accordingly in the future.

Major accounting policies used for the preparation of the interim separate financial statements are stated below. Unless stated otherwise, these accounting policies have been applied consistently to the financial statements for the current period and accompanying comparative period.

The interim separate financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain non-current assets and financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values, as explained in the accounting policies below. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets.

 

  y. Foreign Currency Exchange

The individual financial statements of each Company entity are presented in the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates (its functional currency). For the purpose of the separate financial statements, the results and financial position of each Company entity are expressed in “Korean Won”, which is the functional currency of the Company and the presentation currency for the separate financial statements.

In preparing the financial statements of the individual entities, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions. At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

Exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise except for:

 

   

exchange differences on foreign currency borrowings relating to assets under construction for future productive use, which are included in the cost of those assets when they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs on those foreign currency borrowings;

 

   

exchange differences on transactions entered into in order to hedge certain foreign currency risks below for hedging accounting policies); and

 

   

exchange differences on monetary items receivable from or payable to a foreign operation for which settlement is neither planned nor likely to occur (therefore forming part of the net investment in the foreign operation), which are recognized initially in other comprehensive income and reclassified from equity to profit or loss on disposal or partial disposal of the net investment.

 

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For the purpose of presenting separate financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations are expressed in Korean won using exchange rates prevailing at the end of the reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period, unless exchange rates fluctuated significantly during that period, in which case the exchange rates at the dates of the transactions are used. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity. On the disposal of a foreign operation, all of the accumulated exchange differences in respect of that operation attributable to the Company are reclassified to profit or loss.

 

  z. Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash, bank balances and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.

 

  aa. Financial Assets

All financial assets are recognized and derecognized on trade date where the purchase or sale of a financial asset is under a contract whose terms require delivery of the financial asset within the timeframe established by the market concerned, and are initially measured at fair value, plus transaction costs, except for those financial assets classified as at fair value through profit or loss, which are initially measured at fair value.

Financial assets are classified into the following specified categories: ‘financial assets at fair value through profit or loss’ (FVTPL), ‘held-to-maturity investments’, ‘available-for-sale financial assets’ and ‘loans and receivables’. The classification depends on the nature and purpose of the financial assets and is determined at the time of initial recognition.

 

  4) Classification of financial assets

 

  1-5) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL. A financial asset is classified as held for trading if it has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the near term or it is a derivative or embedded derivative separated from contracts that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument. Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets at FVTPL are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

  1-6) Held-to-maturity financial assets

Non-derivatives financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity dates that the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held-to-maturity investments. Held-to-maturity investments are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment, with revenue recognized on an effective yield basis.

 

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  1-7) Available-for-sale financial assets

Non-derivatives financial assets that are not classified as at held-to-maturity, held-for-trading; designated as at fair value through profit or loss; or loans and receivables are classified as at available-for-sale financial assets. Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recognized and measured at fair value. Unquoted equity investments whose fair value cannot be measured reliably are carried at cost. Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the investments revaluation reserve, with the exception of impairment losses, interest calculated using the effective interest method, and foreign exchange gains and losses on monetary assets, which are recognized in profit or loss. Where the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated in the investments revaluation reserve is reclassified to profit or loss. Dividends on available-for-sale financial assets are recognized in profit or loss when the Company’s right to receive the dividends is established.

 

  1-8) Loans and receivables

Non-derivatives financial assets like trade receivables, loans, and other receivables that have fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market are classified as ‘loans and receivables’. Loans and receivables are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment. Interest income is recognized by applying the effective interest rate, except for short-term receivables when the recognition of interest would be immaterial.

 

  5) Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

For listed and unlisted equity investments classified as available-for-sale financial asset, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered to be objective evidence of impairment.

When an available-for-sale financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period.

With the exception of available-for-sale equity securities, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

In respect of available-for-sale equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income.

For certain categories of financial asset, such as trade receivables, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis. Objective evidence of impairment for a portfolio of receivables could include the Company’s past experience of collecting payments, an increase in the number of delayed payments in the portfolio past the average credit period, as well as observable changes in national or local economic conditions that correlate with default on receivables.

 

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For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

 

  6) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. If the Company neither transfers nor retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership and continues to control the transferred asset, the Company recognizes its retained interest in the asset and an associated liability for amounts it may have to pay. If the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred financial asset, the Company continues to recognize the financial asset and also recognizes a collateralized borrowing for the proceeds received.

 

  bb. Inventories

Inventories are stated at the acquisition cost using the average method. During the period, a perpetual inventory systems is used to value inventories, which is adjusted to the physical inventory counts performed at the period end. When the market value of inventories is less than the acquisition cost, the carrying amount is reduced to the market value and any difference is charged to current operations as operating expenses.

 

  cc. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

In accordance with K-IFS 1027 and 1028, the accompanying financial statements are separate financial statements, which are presented by an investor with control of a subsidiary or significant influence over associates, in which the investments are measured based on its direct cost, not using the equity method. The Company accounts for the investments in subsidiaries and associates at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1027. Dividends from subsidiaries and associates are recognized in profit when the right to receive the dividend is established.

 

  dd. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. The cost of an item of property and equipment is directly attributable to their purchase or construction, which includes any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. It also includes the initial estimate of the costs of dismantling and removing the item and restoring the site on which it is located.

Subsequent costs are recognized in carrying amount of an asset or as an asset if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the assets will flow into the Company and the cost of an asset can be measured reliably. Routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

 

Assets

   Useful lives (years)  

Buildings and structures

     15, 30   

Machinery

     3 ~ 6   

Other

     4 ~ 10   

 

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The Company reviews the depreciation method, the estimated useful lives and residual values of property and equipment at the end of each annual reporting period. If expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes are accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.

 

  ee. Investment Property

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

While land is not depreciated, all other investment property is depreciated based on the respective assets estimated useful lives ranging from 30 years using the straight-line method.

 

  ff. Goodwill

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of: a) the consideration transferred, b) the amount of any non-controlling interests in the acquiree, and c) the fair value of the acquirer's previously held equity interest in the acquiree (if any); over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. Goodwill is not depreciated, but tested for impairment at the end of each annual reporting period. Goodwill is carried at cost less accumulated impairment losses and the impairment losses are not reversed.

 

  gg. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from 3 ~ 20 years. The Company reviews the amortization method, the estimated useful lives and residual values of intangible assets at the end of each annual reporting period. If expectations differ from previous estimates, the changes are accounted for as a change in an accounting estimate.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but tested for impairment at the end of each annual reporting period. At the case of amortizable intangible assets, the Company reviews impairment at each time whether the carrying amount is not recoverable.

 

  hh. Government Grants

Government grants are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attaching to them and that the grants will be received.

Government grants whose primary condition is that the Company should purchase, construct or otherwise acquire non-current assets are recognized as less at the book value in the separate statement of financial position and transferred to profit or loss on a systematic basis to decrease depreciation expenses over the useful lives of the related assets.

Government grants related to revenue are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis over the periods in which the Company recognizes as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended to compensate. Government grants that are receivable as compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Company with no future related costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they become receivable.

 

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  ii. Financial Liabilities and Equity Instruments issued by the Company

Debt and equity instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement. And the financial liabilities are classified as either ‘financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)’ or ‘other financial liabilities’.

 

  5) Equity instruments

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities. Equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs.

 

  6) Financial liabilities at FVTPL

Financial liabilities are classified as at FVTPL when the financial liability is either held for trading or it is designated as FVTPL. A financial liability is classified as held for trading if it has been acquired principally for the purpose of repurchasing it in the near term or it is a derivative, including embedded derivative separated from contracts, that is not designated and effective as a hedging instrument.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss incorporates any interest paid on the financial liability.

 

  7) Other financial liabilities

Other financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value, net of transaction costs. Other financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, with interest expense recognized on an effective yield basis.

The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial liability and of allocating interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments through the expected life of the financial liability, or (where appropriate) a shorter period, to the net carrying amount on initial recognition.

 

  8) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when the Company’s obligations are discharged, cancelled or they expire. An exchange between an existing borrower and lender of debt instruments with substantially different terms, or a substantial modification of the terms of an existing financial liability is accounted for as an extinguishment of the original financial liability and the recognition of a new financial liability. The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liabilities derecognized and the consideration paid is recognized in profit or loss.

 

  jj. Lease

Leases are classified as finance leases whenever the terms of the lease transfer substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership to the lessee. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Assets held under finance leases are initially recognized as assets of the Company at their fair value at the inception of the lease or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. The corresponding liability to the lessor is included in the statement of financial position as a finance lease obligation.

 

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Lease payments are apportioned between finance expenses and reduction of the lease obligation so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance expenses are recognized immediately in profit or loss, unless they are directly attributable to qualifying assets, in which case they are capitalized in accordance with the Company’s general policy on borrowing costs. Contingent rentals are recognized as expenses in the periods in which they are incurred.

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term, except where another systematic basis is more representative of the time pattern in which economic benefits from the leased asset are consumed. Contingent rentals arising under operating leases are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred.

 

  kk. Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument. For derivative instruments designated as hedges, the effective portions of the gains or losses on the hedging instruments are recorded as part of other comprehensive income (loss)

 

  ll. Retirement Benefit Obligation

The retirement benefit obligation recognized in the statement of financial position represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognized past service cost, and as reduced by the fair value of plan assets.

For defined retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method, with actuarial valuations being carried out at the end of each reporting period. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid, and calculated at the discount rate which is the yield at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Company’s obligation. The Company recognizes all actuarial gains and losses arising from defined benefit plans as other comprehensive income (loss) and records at retained earnings immediately, which is not reclassified to current operation thereafter.

 

  mm. Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that the Company will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. When the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation. Discount rate is pre-tax interest rate reflecting inherent risk of liabilities and market’s valuation on the present value of monetary. Changes in provisions caused by elapse of time are the financial cost as incurred and recognized in profit or loss.

At the end of each reporting period, the remaining provision balance is reviewed and assessed to determine if the current best estimate is being recognized. If the existence of an obligation to transfer economic benefit is no longer probable, the related provision is reversed during the period.

 

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  nn. Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods and rendering of services in the course of ordinary operating activities is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. Revenues are realized or realizable and earned when the Company has persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the goods have been delivered or the services have been rendered to the customer, sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.

The Company’s revenue is principally derived from telecommunication service including data services and wireless device sales. Telecommunication service consists of fixed monthly charges, usage-related charges and non-refundable activation fees. Fixed monthly charges are recognized in the period earned. Usage-related charges are recognized at the time services are rendered. Non-refundable activation fees are deferred and amortized over the expected term of the customer relationship. The Company also sell products and merchandises to customers and these sales are recognized at the time products and merchandises are delivered.

 

  oo. Income Tax and Deferred Tax

Income tax consists of current tax and deferred tax.

 

  4) Current tax

The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs from profit as reported in the separate statement of income and comprehensive income/income statement because of items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and items that are never taxable or deductible. The Company’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

 

  5) Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the separate financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognized if the temporary difference arises from goodwill or from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of other assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

 

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

The Company offsets deferred tax assets and liabilities if, and only if the Company has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.

 

  6) Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity respectively. Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

 

  pp. Handset Subsidies to Long-term Mobile Subscribers

The Company provides lump-sum handset subsidies to customers who agree to use the Company’s service for the predetermined service period and the subsidies are charged to commission paid as the related payments are made. In case where the customers agree to use the Company’s service for the predetermined service period and purchase handsets on installment basis, the subsidies are paid every month over the installment period and the Company provides provision for handset subsidies estimated to be paid, which are charged to commission expense at the time telecommunication service contracts are made.

 

  qq. Critical accounting judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the Company accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following are critical assumptions and key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of reporting period, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.

 

  7) Fair value measurement of financial instruments

Subsequent to initial recognition, available-for-sale financial assets and derivative financial assets are stated at fair value with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss or other comprehensive income. When measuring fair value, if there is quoted price in active market, the Company uses it. But, if quoted price does not exist, the Company uses valuation techniques that require the management’s judgments on the expected future cash flows and discount rates.

 

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  8) Allowance for doubtful accounts of trade/other receivables and loans

In order to calculate allowances for doubtful accounts of the trade receivables, loans and other receivables, the management of the Company estimates an expected bad debt considering the aging of accounts receivables, past experience of bad debt, economic and industrial factors.

 

  9) Impairment of goodwill

Determining whether goodwill is impaired requires an estimation of the value in use of the cash-generating units to which goodwill has been allocated. The value in use calculation requires the directors to estimate the future cash flows expected to arise from the cash-generating unit and a suitable discount rate in order to calculate present value.

 

  10) Measurement of property and equipment, intangible assets

If the Company acquires property and equipment or intangible assets from business combination, it is required to estimate the fair value of these assets at the acquisition date. And it is required to estimate useful lives for depreciation and amortization. For these estimation processes, the management’s judgments shall take important role.

 

  11) Retirement benefit plans

For defined retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined using actuarial valuation method that is required to make assumptions about discount rates, expected rate of return on plan assets and expected rate of salary increase. The assumptions involve critical uncertainties because the retirement benefit plans are in long-term base.

 

  12) Deferred tax

Recognizing and measuring of the deferred tax assets and liabilities requires the management’s judgments and specially, whether and how deferred tax assets is recognized shall be affected from an assumption and management’s judgment of the future situation.

 

3. TRANSITION TO K-IFRS

As stated in Note 2, these are the Company’s first separate financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS as the Company adopts K-IFRS in 2011. Therefore, prior period’s separate financial statements, comparatively presented herein, were restated in accordance with K-IFRS 1101 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards” with a transition date of January 1, 2010.

 

  d. First-time adoption of K-IFRS

K-IFRS 1101 provides for a number of optional exemptions from the general principle of full retrospective applications. The optional exemptions for first-time adoption of K-IFRS of the Company are as follows.

 

  1) Business combination

Business combinations that occurred before the date of transition to K-IFRS, are not be retrospectively restated.

 

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  2) Fair value or revaluation as deemed cost

Certain property and equipment has been revaluated at the date of transition to K-IFRS and that revaluation is used as the asset’s deemed cost.

 

  3) Deemed cost of investments in subsidiaries and associates

In accordance with the optional exemption of K-IFRS 1101, the carrying amount of investments in subsidiaries and associates, under previous GAAP (Korean GAAP), at the date of transition to K-IFRS, is used as the its deemed cost.

 

  e. Explanation of transition to K-IFRS

Transition adjustments from previous GAAP (Korean GAAP) to K-IFRS that affected the Company’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows are as follows.

 

  9) Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

Under Korean GAAP, at the end of a reporting period a benefit obligation is calculated and recognized, based on an assumption that all employees who have worked over a year were to retire as of the reporting period end. While, under K-IFRS, the retirement benefit amount is appropriated as a defined benefit obligation by actuarial assessment using the projected unit credit method.

Also, the Company recognizes its long-term employee benefits obligation by actuarial assessment using the projected unit credit method.

 

  10) Change in depreciation method

The Company changed the depreciation method of equipment from declining balance method to straight-line method.

 

  11) Goodwill acquired by business combinations

Under Korean GAAP, the Company amortized goodwill acquired as a result of business combinations on a straight-line method from 5 ~ 20 years from the year of acquisition. Under K-IFRS, goodwill is not amortized but reviewed for impairment annually.

 

  12) Transfer of financial assets

Under Korean GAAP, when the Company transferred a financial asset to financial institutions and it was determined that control over the asset has been transferred the Company derecognized the financial asset. Under K-IFRS, if the Company retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset, the asset is not derecognized but instead the related cash proceeds are recognized as financial liabilities.

 

  13) Deferment of non-refundable activation fees

Under Korean GAAP, the Company recognizes non-refundable activation revenues when the activation service is performed. Under K-IFRS, the Company defers such revenues and amortizes it over the expected term of the customer relationship.

 

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  14) Income tax

Under Korean GAAP, deferred tax assets and liabilities were classified as either current or non-current based on the classification of their underlying assets and liabilities. If there are no corresponding assets or liabilities, deferred tax assets and liabilities were classified based on the periods the temporary differences were expected to reverse. Under K-IFRS, deferred tax assets and liabilities are all classified as non-current on the statement of financial position.

Under Korean GAAP, difference between the carrying value and the tax base of the investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates and interest in joint ventures were considered as temporary differences and recognized as deferred tax assets and liabilities assuming that all differences from one entity are recovered or settled together. Under K-IFRS, the temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, branches and associates and interest in joint ventures is recognized as deferred assets and liabilities reflecting the manner in which Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

 

  15) Other reclassifications

 

  7-1) Memberships

Under Korean GAAP, memberships and guarantee deposits were classified as other non-current assets. Under K-IFRS, facility-use memberships are recognized as intangible assets with an indefinite useful life and guarantee deposits that satisfy the definition of financial assets are classified as loans and receivables at amortized costs.

 

  7-2) Investment property

Under Korean GAAP, properties acquired for earning rental income and/or for capital appreciation were classified as property and equipment. Under K-IFRS, such properties are reclassified separately as investment properties.

 

  f. Explanation of effect of transition to K-IFRS

Effects on financial position at January 1, 2010 (date of transition) are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    Total assets     Total liabilities     Net equity  

Based on Korean GAAP

  (Won) 19,297,633      (Won) 8,056,183      (Won) 11,241,450   

Adjustments:

     

1. Property and equipment

    69,233        —          69,233   

2. Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

    —          14,860        (14,860

3. Transfer of financial assets

    416,242        400,754        15,488   

4. Non-refundable activation fees

    —          593,981        (593,981

5. Other adjustments

    (178,452     (84,940     (93,512

6. Deferred tax and tax effect of adjustments

    (49,227     (210,859     161,632   
                       

Total adjustment

    257,796        713,796        (456,000
                       

Based on K-IFRS

  (Won) 19,555,429      (Won) 8,769,979      (Won) 10,785,450   
                       

 

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Effects on financial position at March 31, 2010 and total comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    Total assets     Total liabilities     Net equity     Total
comprehensive
income
 

Based on Korean GAAP

  (Won) 19,339,182      (Won) 8,536,782      (Won) 10,802,400      (Won) 168,566   

Adjustments:

       

1. Property and equipment

    92,144        —          92,144        22,911   

2. Amortization of goodwill

    32,370        —          32,370        32,370   

3. Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

    —          15,827        (15,827     (968

4. Transfer of financial assets

    338,554        320,765        17,789        2,300   

5. Effect on equity method in associates

    49,046        —          49,046        49,202   

6. Non-refundable activation fees

    —          577,094        (577,094     16,888   

7. Other adjustments

    (475     90,345        (90,820     2,691   

8. Deferred tax and tax effect of adjustments

    (4,163     (139,048     134,885        (26,723
                               

Total adjustment

    507,476        864,983        (357,507     98,671   
                               

Based on K-IFRS

  (Won) 19,846,658      (Won) 9,401,765      (Won) 10,444,893      (Won) 267,237   
                               

Effects on financial position at December 31, 2010 and total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    Total assets     Total liabilities     Net equity     Total
Comprehensive
income
 

Based on Korean GAAP

  (Won) 18,959,912      (Won) 7,505,495      (Won) 11,454,417      (Won) 1,139,202   

Adjustments:

       

1. Property and equipment

    477,044        —          477,044        407,811   

2. Amortization of goodwill

    129,494        —          129,494        129,494   

3. Employee benefits and retirement benefit obligation

    —          23,630        (23,630     (8,771

4. Transfer of financial assets

    —          —          —          (15,489

5. Effect on equity method in associates

    160,100        —          160,100        205,543   

6. Non-refundable activation fees

    —          533,783        (533,783     60,199   

7. Other adjustments

    (389     94,062        (94,451     (940

8. Deferred tax and tax effect of adjustments

    965        (10,802     11,767        (150,274
                               

Total adjustment

    767,214        640,673        126,541        627,573   
                               

Based on K-IFRS

  (Won) 19,727,126      (Won) 8,146,168      (Won) 11,580,958      (Won) 1,766,775   
                               

 

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Under K-IFRS, dividends received, interest received, interest paid, and income tax paid which were not presented separately in the separate statement of cash flows under Korean GAAP, are now separately presented and the related income (expense) and assets (liabilities) have been adjusted for accordingly. Also, under K-IFRS, foreign currency translation amounts are presented gross as part of the related transactions and deducted against the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on the balance of cash held in foreign currencies. No others significant differences between the separate statements of cash flows prepared under Korean GAAP compared to K-IFRS have been noted.

 

4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Details of financial assets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    March 31, 2011  
    Financial assets
at FVTPL
    Available-for-sale
financial assets
    Loans and
receivables
    Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
    Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

  (Won) —        (Won) —        (Won) 1,060,332      (Won) —        (Won) 1,060,332   

Financial Instruments

    —          —          283,569        —          283,569   

Short-term investment securities

    —          135,240        —          —          135,240   

Long-term investment securities

    16,776        1,742,869        —          —          1,759,645   

Trade and other receivables

    —          —          4,027,511        —          4,027,511   

Derivatives assets

    —          —          —          155,991        155,991   
                                       

Total

  (Won) 16,776      (Won) 1,878,109      (Won) 5,372,412      (Won) 155,991      (Won) 7,422,288   
                                       

 

    December 31, 2010  
    Financial assets
at FVTPL
    Available-for-sale
financial assets
    Loans and
receivables
    Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
    Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

  (Won) —        (Won) —        (Won) 357,470      (Won) —        (Won) 357,470   

Financial Instruments

    —          —          299,569        —          299,569   

Short-term investment securities

    —          393,811        —          —          393,811   

Long-term investment securities

    —          1,517,029        —          —          1,517,029   

Trade and other receivables

    —          —          4,781,648        —          4,781,648   

Derivatives assets

    —          —          —          139,577        139,577   
                                       

Total

  (Won) —        (Won) 1,910,840      (Won) 5,438,687      (Won) 139,577      (Won) 7,489,104   
                                       

 

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Details of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    March 31, 2011  
    Financial liabilities
at FVTPL
    Financial liabilities
at amortized cost
    Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
    Total  

Trade and other payables

  (Won) —        (Won) 2,643,196      (Won) —        (Won) 2,643,196   

Derivatives liabilities

    3,780        —          17,164        20,944   

Borrowings

    —          610,720        —          610,720   

Bonds payable

    450,462        2,640,071        —          3,090,533   
                               

Total

  (Won) 454,242      (Won) 5,893,987      (Won) 17,164      (Won) 6,365,393   
                               

 

    December 31, 2010  
    Financial liabilities
at FVTPL
    Financial liabilities
at amortized cost
    Derivatives
designated as
hedging instruments
    Total  

Trade and other payables

  (Won) —        (Won) 2,685,570      (Won) —        (Won) 2,685,570   

Derivatives liabilities

    5,043        —          25,111        30,154   

Borrowings

    —          613,890        —          613,890   

Bonds payable

    461,655        3,011,765        —          3,473,420   
                               

Total

  (Won) 466,698      (Won) 6,311,225      (Won) 25,111      (Won) 6,803,034   
                               

The following table provides an analysis of the Company’s financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, classified as Level 1, 2, or 3, based on the degree to which the fair value is observable.

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Inputs that are not based on observable market data.

Fair values of financial instruments by hierarchy level as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

Type

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Financial assets at FVTPL

  (Won) —        (Won) 16,776      (Won) —        (Won) 16,776   

Available- for-sale financial assets

    1,606,247        —          271,862        1,878,109   

Derivatives assets

    —          155,991        —          155,991   

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

    450,462        3,780        —          454,242   

Derivatives liabilities

    —          17,164        —          17,164   

 

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5. TRADE AND OTHER RECEIVABLES

Details of short-term trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Accounts receivable – trade

   (Won) 1,504,067      (Won) 1,604,269   

Less : allowance for doubtful accounts

     (166,930     (151,208

Accounts receivable – trade, net

     1,337,137        1,453,061   

Short-term loans

     98,965        81,808   

Less : allowance for doubtful accounts

     (1,248     (1,077

Short-term loans, net

     97,717        80,731   

Accounts receivable - other

     2,139,259        2,534,761   

Less : allowance for doubtful accounts

     (36,372     (34,792

Accounts receivable – other, net

     2,102,887        2,499,969   

Accrued income

     6,578        2,345   
                
   (Won) 3,544,319      (Won) 4,036,106   
                

Details of long-term trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Long-term loans

   (Won) 109,698      (Won) 88,017   

Less : allowance for doubtful accounts

     (23,940     (23,919

Long-term loans, net

     85,758        64,098   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     246,728        527,084   

Guarantee deposits

     150,706        154,360   
                
   (Won) 483,192      (Won) 745,542   
                

Details of changes in allowance for doubtful accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 210,996       (Won) 201,435   

Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts

     15,053         16,115   

Decrease in allowance for doubtful accounts

     —           (174

Other

     2,441         4,369   
                 

Ending balance

   (Won) 228,490       (Won) 221,745   
                 

 

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6. INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Details of investment securities as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  
    Current     Non-current     Current     Non-current  

Equity securities

       

Investments in listed company

  (Won) —        (Won) 1,471,247      (Won) 178,760      (Won) 1,227,380   

Investments in non-listed company

    240        18,626        15,051        18,626   

Investments in funds and etc.

    —          252,595        —          270,622   
                               

Sub-total

    240        1,742,468        193,811        1,516,628   

Debt Securities

    —          17,177        —          401   

Beneficiary certificates (Note)

    135,000        —          200,000        —     
                               

Total

  (Won) 135,240      (Won) 1,759,645      (Won) 393,811      (Won) 1,517,029   
                               

 

  (Note) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2011, are accounted for as accrued income.

 

7. INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES AND ASSOCIATES

Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

    March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Investments in subsidiaries

  (Won) 2,442,516      (Won) 2,442,516   

Investments in associates

    1,151,243        1,141,879   
               

Ending balance

  (Won) 3,593,759      (Won) 3,584,395   
               

 

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Details of investments in subsidiaries as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

     March 31, 2011      Carrying amount  
     Number
of shares
     Ownership
percentage
(%)
     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     1,082,272         83.5       (Won) 144,740       (Won) 144,740   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     28,029,945         64.7         148,831         148,831   

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

     5,590,452         59.7         30,611         30,611   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     16,054,812         63.5         40,234         40,234   

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     120         45.6         8,256         8,256   

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

     2,064,970         63.7         7,708         7,708   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     29,396         100.0         139         139   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     149,638,354         50.6         1,242,247         1,242,247   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     295         59.0         28,857         28,857   

2nd BMC Focus Investment Fund

     200         66.7         19,782         19,782   

Open Innovation Fund

     450         98.9         44,938         44,938   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     46,000,000         100.0         213,934         213,934   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     4,385,400         100.0         21,927         21,927   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     2,856,200         100.0         14,281         14,281   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     3,000,000         100.0         15,000         15,000   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           100.0         28,052         28,052   

Sky Property Mgmt., Ltd.

     22,980         60.0         264,850         264,850   

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

     180,476,700         73.3         26,264         26,264   

SKT Americas, Inc.

     109         100.0         59,167         59,167   

YTK Investment Ltd

     —           100.0         41,686         41,686   

SK Telecom Global Investment B.V

     18,000         100.0         41,012         41,012   
                       

Total

         (Won) 2,442,516       (Won) 2,442,516   
                       

 

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Details of investments in associates as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

    March 31, 2011     Carrying amount  
    Number
of shares
    Ownership
percentage
(%)
    March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

    5,000,000        50.0      (Won) 112,531      (Won) 112,531   

SK China Company Ltd.

    720,000        22.5        47,830        47,830   

SK USA, Inc.

    49        49.0        5,498        5,498   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

    300,000        50.0        4,482        4,482   

Michigan Global Cinema Fund

    40        36.4        3,652        3,652   

3rd Fund of Isu Entertainment (Note a)

    —          —          —          1,636   

Korea IT Fund

    190        63.3        220,957        220,957   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

    483,830        17.8        2,903        2,903   

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

    50        19.9        4,912        4,912   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

    382,000        19.1        1,532        1,532   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

    57,647,058        49.0        400,000        400,000   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

    1,461,486        29.0        7,272        7,272   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

    18,564,000        51.0        18,568        18,568   

BMC Sector Limited Partnership IV

    2,500        49.7        25,000        25,000   

NanoEnTek, Inc. (Note b)

    1,807,130        9.3        11,000        —     

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

    49        49.0        4,247        4,247   

TR Entertainment

    —          42.2        7,560        7,560   

PT. Melon Indonesia

    4,900,000        49.0        6,492        6,492   

Packet One Network

    979,474        27.2        119,856        119,856   

SK Technology Innovation Company

    —          49.0        28,146        28,146   

LightSquared Inc.

    3,387,916        3.3        72,096        72,096   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and other

    —          —          46,709        46,709   
                   

Total

      (Won) 1,151,243      (Won) 1,141,879   
                   

 

  (Note a) During the three months ended March 31, 2011, in accordance with the liquidation of 3rd Fund of Isu Entertainment, relevant all shares was disposed.
  (Note b) For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company acquired 1,807,130 shares of NanoEnTek, Inc. Though the Company only holds 9.3% ownership of NanoEnTek, Inc., as it has the ability to exercise significant influence on NanoEnTek, Inc., entity is considered an equity method investee.

In accordance with the optional exemption of K-IFRS 1101, the carrying amount of investments in subsidiaries and associates, under previous GAAP (Korean GAAP), at the date of transition to K-IFRS, is used as the its deemed cost.

 

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8. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Land

   (Won) 403,161      (Won) 402,702   

Buildings and structures

     1,561,056        1,544,963   

Machinery

     14,549,038        14,354,988   

Other

     1,344,036        1,285,999   

Construction in progress

     374,371        376,896   
                

Total

     18,231,662        17,965,548   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (12,795,392     (12,495,801
                

Property and equipment, net

   (Won) 5,436,270      (Won) 5,469,747   
                

Details of changes in property and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending balance  

Land

   (Won) 402,702       (Won) —         ((Won) 50   (Won) 509      (Won) —        (Won) 403,161   

Buildings and structures

     928,649         10,934         (20     4,080        (17,089     926,554   

Machinery

     3,240,001         1,340         (157     230,392        (303,586     3,167,990   

Other

     521,499         233,450         (567     (170,980     (19,208     564,194   

Construction in progress

     376,896         26,011         —          (28,536     —          374,371   
                                                  

Total

   (Won) 5,469,747       (Won) 271,735       ((Won) 794   (Won) 35,465      ((Won) 339,883   (Won) 5,436,270   
                                                  
     For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending balance  

Land

   (Won) 405,418       (Won) —         ((Won) 6,657   (Won) 1,362      (Won) —        (Won) 400,123   

Buildings and structures

     979,833         83         (1,022     3,767        (18,208     964,453   

Machinery

     3,170,336         839         (2,433     5,675        (300,247     2,874,170   

Other

     330,726         52,837         (551     (23,508     (17,944     341,560   

Construction in progress

     336,834         26,086         (58     (11,090     —          351,772   
                                                  

Total

   (Won) 5,223,147       (Won) 79,845       ((Won) 10,721   ((Won) 23,794   ((Won) 336,399   (Won) 4,932,078   
                                                  

 

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9. INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Investment property as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Land

   (Won) 9,001      (Won) 9,508   

Buildings

     43,987        46,467   
                

Total

     52,988        55,975   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (21,252     (21,176
                

Investment property, net

   (Won) 31,736      (Won) 34,799   
                

Details of changes in investment property for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal      Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 9,508       (Won) —         (Won) —         ((Won) 507   (Won) —        (Won) 9,001   

Buildings

     25,291         —           —           (1,350     (1,206     22,735   
                                                   

Total

   (Won) 34,799       (Won) —         (Won) —         ((Won) 1,857   ((Won) 1,206   (Won) 31,736   
                                                   
     For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal      Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 11,314       (Won) —         (Won) —         ((Won) 1,362   (Won) —        (Won) 9,952   

Buildings

     31,294         —           —           (3,768     (264     27,262   
                                                   

Total

   (Won) 42,608       (Won) —         (Won) —         ((Won) 5,130   ((Won) 264   (Won) 37,214   
                                                   

Details of fair value of investment property as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Land

   (Won) 51,731       (Won) 54,647   

Buildings

     21,679         22,900   
                 

Total

   (Won) 73,410       (Won) 77,547   
                 

The fair value of investment property was appraised on the basis of market price by an independent appraisal company.

 

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10. GOODWILL

Details of goodwill as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc

   (Won) 1,306,236       (Won) 1,306,236   

Other goodwills

     2,186         2,186   
                 
   (Won) 1,308,422       (Won) 1,308,422   
                 

 

11. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Details of changes in intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2011  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Transfer     Amortization     Ending balance  

Frequency use rights

  (Won) 709,043      (Won) —        (Won) —        ((Won) 469)      ((Won) 33,211   (Won) 675,363   

Land use right

    11,130        260        —          —          (948     10,442   

Industrial right

    14,748        331        —          323        (847     14,555   

Software development costs

    4,898        —          —          —          (944     3,954   

Membership

    90,108        —          —          —          —          90,108   

Other

    595,042        2,917        (3     38,488        (71,141     565,303   
                                               

Total

  (Won) 1,424,969      (Won) 3,508      ((Won) 3   (Won) 38,342      ((Won) 107,091   (Won) 1,359,725   
                                               

 

    For the three months ended March 31, 2010  
    Beginning
balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Transfer     Amortization     Ending balance  

Frequency use rights

  (Won) 727,239      (Won) —        (Won) —        (Won) —        ((Won) 29,132   (Won) 698,107   

Land use right

    11,732        —          —          —          (812     10,920   

Industrial right

    14,948        181        —          —          (990     14,139   

Software development costs

    12,528        —          —          —          (1,633     10,895   

Membership

    89,777        —          —          —          —          89,777   

Other

    591,067        1,000        (5     31,018        (69,791     553,289   
                                               

Total

  (Won) 1,447,291      (Won) 1,181      ((Won) 5   (Won) 31,018      ((Won) 102,358   (Won) 1,377,127   
                                               

 

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The book value and residual useful lives of major intangible assets as of March 31, 2011 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     Amount     

Description

  

Residual useful lives

IMT license

   (Won) 557,429       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service    (note a)

W-CDMA license

     93,788       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service    (note b)

WiBro license

     20,419       WiBro service    (note c)

DMB license

     3,727       DMB service    5 years and 3 months

 

  (note a) The Company purchased the W-CDMA license from KCC on December 3, 2001. Amortization of the W-CDMA license commenced once the Company began its commercial W-CDMA services on December 29, 2003 under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the license. The W-COMA license will expire in December 2016.
  (note b) The Company purchased an the additional W-CDMA license from KCC on May 2010. Amortization of the additional W-CDMA license commenced once the Company started its related commercial W-CDMA services on October 7, 2010, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the W-CDMA license. The additional W-COMA license will expire in December 2016.
  (note c) The Company purchased a WiBro license from KCC on March 30, 2005. The license period is for 7 years from the purchase date. Amortization of the WiBro license commenced when the Company started its commercial WiBro services on June 30, 2006, under a straight line basis over the remaining useful life.

 

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12. BONDS PAYABLE

Bonds payable as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of Japanese yen):

 

    Maturity   Annual
Interest
rate (%)
  March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Domestic general bonds

  2011   3.0   (Won) 200,000      (Won) 200,000   

  2013   4.0~6.92     450,000        450,000   

  2014   5.0     200,000        200,000   

  2015   5.0     200,000        200,000   

  2016   5.0~5.92     470,000        470,000   

  2018   5.0     200,000        200,000   

Dollar denominated bonds (US$300,000)

  2011   4.25     —          341,670   

Dollar denominated bonds (US$400,000)

  2027   6.63     442,880        455,560   

Yen denominated bonds (JPY 15,500,000) (note a)

  2012   3 M Euro Yen
LIBOR+0.55~2.5
    206,443        216,547   

Yen denominated bonds (JPY 5,000,000) (note a)

  2012   3 M Euro Yen

TIBOR+2.5

    66,595        69,854   

Floating rate notes (US$ 220,000) (note a)

  2012   3 M

LIBOR+3.15

    243,584        250,558   

Convertible bonds (US$ 332,528) (note b)

  2014   1.75     450,462        461,655   
                   

Sub total

        3,129,964        3,515,844   

Less discounts on bonds

        (39,431     (42,424
                   

Net

        3,090,533        3,473,420   

Less portion due within one year

        (305,002     (539,607
                   

Long-term portion

      (Won) 2,785,531      (Won) 2,933,813   
                   

 

  (note a) The 3-months Euro Yen LIBOR rate, the 3-months Euro Yen TIBOR rate and the 3-month LIBOR rate as of March 31, 2011 are 0.20%, 0.34% and 0.30%, respectively.
  (note b) On April 7, 2009, the Company issued convertible bonds with a maturity of five years in the principal amount of US$332,528,000 for US$326,397,463 with conversion price of (Won)230,010 per share of the Company’s common stock, which was greater than market value at the date of issuance. The Company may redeem the principal amount after 3 years from the issuance date if the market price exceeds 130% of the conversion price during a predetermined period. On the other hand, the bond holders may redeem their notes at 100% of the principal amount on April 7, 2012 (3 years from the issuance date). The conversion right may be exercised during the period from May 18, 2009 to March 24, 2014 and the number of common shares that can be converted as of March 31, 2011 is 2,177,389 shares.

Conversion of notes to common shares may be prohibited under the Telecommunications Law or other legal restrictions which restrains foreign governments, individuals and entities from owning more than 49% of the Company’s voting stock. If such 49% ownership limitation is violated due to the exercise of conversion rights, the Company will pay a bond holder a cash settlement which will be determined at the average price of one day after a holder exercises its conversion right or the weighted average price for the following five or twenty business days. The Company intends to sell treasury shares held in trust by the Company that corresponds to the number of shares of common stock that would have been delivered in the absence of the 49% foreign shareholding restrictions. Unless either previously redeemed or converted, the notes are redeemable at 100% of the principal amount at maturity.

In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on January 21, 2011, the Conversion price has changed from (Won)220,000 to (Won)211,271 and the number of common shares that can be converted changed from 2,090,996 shares to 2,177,389 shares due to the payment of periodic dividends. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, no conversion was made.

 

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13. BORROWINGS

a. Long-term borrowings

Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of Japanese yen):

 

Lender

   Maturity    Annual interest
rate (%) (note)
   March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Korea Development Bank

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.02    (Won) 100,000      (Won) 100,000   

Citibank

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.20    (Won) 100,000      (Won) 100,000   

Nonghyup

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.30    (Won) 100,000      (Won) 100,000   

Hana Bank

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.50    (Won) 150,000      (Won) 150,000   

Nonghyup

   2011    91 days CD yield + 1.50    (Won) 50,000      (Won) 50,000   

Credit Agricole

   2013    6M Libor + 0.29    US$ 30,000      US$ 30,000   

Bank of China

         US$ 20,000      US$ 20,000   

DBS Bank

         US$ 25,000      US$ 25,000   

SMBC

         US$ 25,000      US$ 25,000   
                      

Total

         (Won) 500,000      (Won) 500,000   
         US$ 100,000      US$ 100,000   
                      

Equivalent in Korean won

         (Won) 610,720      (Won) 613,890   

Less portion due within one year

           (500,000     (500,000
                      

Long-term portion

         (Won) 110,720      (Won) 113,890   
                      

 

  (note) As of March 31, 2011, the 91-days CD yield rate is 3.39% and the 6-month Libor rate is 0.46%

 

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14. PROVISON

Details of change in the provisions for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended March 31, 2011      As of March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Decrease     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 732,042       (Won) 200,315       ((Won) 213,463   (Won) 718,894       (Won) 633,447       (Won) 85,447   

Provision for point program

     266         —           (184     82         82         —     

Provision for restoration

     27,740         741         —          28,481         —           28,481   
                                                    

Total

   (Won) 760,048       (Won) 201,056       ((Won) 213,647   (Won) 747,457       (Won) 633,529       (Won) 113,928   
                                                    
     For the three months ended March 31, 2010      As of March 31, 2010  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Decrease     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 609,733       (Won) 325,829       ((Won) 174,660   (Won) 760,902       (Won) 632,508       (Won) 128,394   

Provision for point program

     807         —           (75     732         250         482   

Provision for restoration

     22,642         1,057         —          23,699         —           23,699   
                                                    

Total

   (Won) 633,182       (Won) 326,886       ((Won) 174,735   (Won) 785,333       (Won) 632,758       (Won) 152,575   
                                                    

The Company, for its marketing purposes, grants Point Box Mileage to its subscribers based on their usage of the Company’s services. Points’ provision is provided based on the historical usage experience and the Company’s marketing policy. Also, the Company provides provision for handset subsidies to be provided to the subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis. Such provision is recorded as accrued expenses or other non-current liabilities in accordance with the expected points’ usage and subsidies payment duration since the period end date.

 

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15. RETIREMENT BENEFIT OBLIGATION

 

  g. Details of retirement benefit obligation as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Present value of defined benefit obligation

   (Won) 113,836      (Won) 105,966   

Fair value of plan assets

     (82,463     (84,584
                

Total

   (Won) 31,373      (Won) 21,382   
                

 

  h. Principal actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

     5.49     6.10

Inflation rate

     3.00     3.00

Expected rate of return on plan assets

     4.74     4.71

Expected rate of salary increase

     5.62     5.87

 

  i. Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 105,966      (Won) 87,102   

Current service cost

     7,465        7,099   

Interest cost

     1,425        1,334   

Actuarial gain or loss

     3,777        1,041   

Benefit paid

     (5,017     (3,713

Others

     220        382   
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 113,836      (Won) 93,245   
                

 

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  j. Changes in plan assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 84,584      (Won) 66,489   

Expected return on plan assets

     974        741   

Actuarial gain or loss

     (302     (365

Benefit payment

     (2,793     (2,999

Others

     —          382   
                

Ending balance

   (Won) 82,463      (Won) 64,248   
                

 

  k. Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won)

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Current service cost

   (Won) 7,465      (Won) 7,099   

Interest cost

     1,425        1,334   

Expected return on plan assets

     (974     (741
                

Total

   (Won) 7,916      (Won) 7,692   
                

 

  l. Details of plan assets as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Equity instruments

   (Won) 20,804       (Won) 21,687   

Debt instruments

     48,767         49,465   

Others

     12,892         13,432   
                 

Total

   (Won) 82,463       (Won) 84,584   
                 

Actual return on plan assets for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is (Won)672 million and (Won)376 million, respectively.

 

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16. SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARE PREMIUM

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of (Won)500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and share premium as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows(in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

     March 31,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Authorized shares

     220,000,000        220,000,000   

Issued shares (Note)

     80,745,711        80,745,711   

Share capital

    

Common stock

   (Won) 44,639      (Won) 44,639   

Share premium :

    

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887        2,915,887   

Treasury stock

     (2,202,439     (2,202,439

Loss on disposal of treasury stock

     (15,875     (15,875

Others

     (722,216     (722,216
                

Sub-total

   ((Won) 24,643   ((Won) 24,643
                

There are no changes in share capital for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

  (Note) During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the Company retired 7,002,235 shares, 1,083,000 shares and 448,000 shares, respectively, of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation in accordance with the Korean Commercial Law. As a result, the Company’s outstanding shares has decreased without change in the share capital.

 

17. TREASURY STOCK:

Through 2008, the Company acquired 8,707,696 shares of treasury stock in the open market for (Won)2,055,620 million for providing stock dividends, issue new stocks, merge with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. and SK IMT Co., Ltd., increase shareholder values, and to be able to stabilize its stock price when needed.

On January 9, 2009, in accordance with the resolution of Board of Directors on October 23, 2008, the Company acquired 141,012 shares of treasury stock for (Won)28,939 million and concurrently retired 448,000 treasury shares which it accumulated to date, with the Company’s retained earnings, for (Won)92,477 million. As a result of these transactions, retained earnings decreased by (Won)92,476 million.

On December 15, 2009, the Company acquired 4 shares of treasury stock for (Won)1 million by acquisition request of odd lot stock, due to the merger with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc.

While from July 26, 2010 through October 20, 2010, the Company additionally acquired 1,250,000 shares of treasury stock for (Won)210,356 million in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on July 22, 2010.

As a result of aforementioned treasury stock transactions, as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company has, 9,650,712 shares of treasury stock, at (Won)2,202,439 million.

 

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18. RETAINED EARNINGS

Retained earnings as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011      December 31, 2010  

Appropriated :

     

Legal reserve

   (Won) 22,320       (Won) 22,320   

Reserve for research and manpower development

     535,595         658,928   

Reserve for business expansion

     8,009,138         7,519,138   

Reserve for technology development

     1,524,000         1,150,000   
                 

Sub-total

     10,091,053         9,350,386   

Unappropriated

     692,698         1,473,970   
                 

Total

   (Won) 10,783,751       (Won) 10,824,356   
                 

 

  a. Legal Reserve

The Korean Commercial Code requires the Company to appropriate as a legal reserve at least 10% of cash dividends paid for each accounting period until the reserve equals 50% of outstanding share capital. The legal reserve may not be utilized for cash dividends, but may only be used to offset a future deficit, if any, or may be transferred to share capital.

 

  b. Reserve for Business Expansion and Technology Development

Reserve for research and manpower development were appropriated in order to recognize certain tax deductible benefits through the early recognition of future expenditure for tax purposes. These reserves will be reversed from appropriated and retained earnings in accordance with the relevant tax laws. Such reversal will be included in taxable income in the year of reversal.

 

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19. RESERVES

Details of reserves as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Net change in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

   (Won) 717,719      (Won) 803,075   

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     (27,749     (66,469
                

Total

   (Won) 689,970      (Won) 736,606   
                

Details of change in reserves for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     Net change in fair value of
available-for-sale  financial
assets
    Loss on valuation of
derivatives
    Total  

Balance, January 1, 2011

   (Won) 803,075      ((Won) 66,469   (Won) 736,606   

Changes

     (112,735     50,296        (62,439

Tax effect

     27,379        (11,576     15,803   
                        

Balance, March 31, 2011

   (Won) 717,719      ((Won) 27,749   (Won) 689,970   
                        

Balance, January 1, 2010

   (Won) 1,003,145      ((Won) 4,417   (Won) 998,728   

Changes

     (178,675     (4,120     (182,795

Tax effect

     37,530        795        38,325   
                        

Balance, March 31, 2010

   (Won) 862,000      ((Won) 7,742   (Won) 854,258   
                        

 

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20. OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

Details of other operating income and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Other operating income :

     

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets (Note)

   (Won) 115       (Won) 6,109   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts (Note)

     —           174   

Other (Note)

     2,083         5,067   
                 

Total

   (Won) 2,198       (Won) 11,350   
                 

Other operating expenses :

     

Communication expenses

   (Won) 13,681       (Won) 13,768   

Utilities

     27,770         26,163   

Taxes and dues

     7,421         5,227   

Repair

     41,914         36,422   

Research and development

     57,736         61,346   

Training

     4,204         3,695   

Bad debt expenses

     11,528         15,921   

Supplies and other

     11,996         11,399   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment (Note)

     565         2,661   

Donations (Note)

     23,280         42,438   

Other bad debt expenses(Note)

     3,525         194   

Other (Note)

     3,771         4,319   
                 

Total

   (Won) 207,391       (Won) 223,553   
                 

 

  (Note) Under previous GAAP (Korean GAAP), these were classified as other non-operating income and expenses. While under K-IFRS, these are classified as other operating income and expenses.

 

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21. FINANCE INCOME AND COSTS

Details of finance income and costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Finance income :

     

Interest income

   (Won) 43,015       (Won) 55,643   

Dividend income

     26,472         29,203   

Gain on foreign exchange translation

     8,318         24,038   

Gain on valuation of financial assets at FVTPL

     2,776         —     

Gain on disposal of long term investment assets

     158,495         —     

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     1,263         —     

Gain on valuation of financial liabilities at FVTPL

     11,193         —     
                 

Total

   (Won) 251,532       (Won) 108,884   
                 

Finance costs :

     

Interest costs

   (Won) 55,083       (Won) 69,844   

Loss on valuation of short-term investment securities

     —           3,439   

Loss on foreign exchange translation

     2,380         1,950   

Loss on disposal of long term investment assets

     —           1   

Loss on transactions and valuation of derivatives

     3,131         20,076   

Loss on valuation of financial liabilities at FVTPL

     —           1,849   
                 

Total

   (Won) 60,594       (Won) 97,159   
                 

Details of interest income included in finance income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   (Won) 10,091       (Won) 7,899   

Interest income on installment receivables and other interest income

     32,924         47,744   
                 

Total

   (Won) 43,015       (Won) 55,643   
                 

Details of interest expenses included in finance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings

   (Won) 9,728       (Won) 12,502   

Interest expense on bonds

     41,428         51,275   

Other interest expenses

     3,927         6,067   
                 

Total

   (Won) 55,083       (Won) 69,844   
                 

 

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22. NET INCOME PER SHARE

Net income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are computed as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

Net income per share

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Net income

   (Won) 560,672       (Won) 413,114   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     71,094,999         72,344,999   
                 

Net income per share(in Korean won)

   (Won) 7,886       (Won) 5,710   
                 

The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are calculated as follows:

 

     Date    Number of
shares
    Weighted
number of
Days
   Weighted
number

of shares
 

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 :

          

Number of shares at January 1, 2011

        80,745,711      90/90      80,745,711   

Treasury stock, at the beginning of the year

        (9,650,712   90/90      (9,650,712
                      

Number of shares at March 31, 2011

        71,094,999           71,094,999   
                      

For the three months ended March 31, 2010 :

          

Number of shares at January 1, 2010

        80,745,711      90/90      80,745,711   

Treasury stock, at the beginning of the year

        (8,400,712   90/90      (8,400,712
                      

Number of shares at March 31, 2010

        72,344,999           72,344,999   
                      

Diluted net income per share amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are computed as follows (in millions of Korean won, except for share data):

Diluted net income per share

 

     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Adjusted net income

   (Won) 561,664       (Won) 414,550   

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     73,272,388         74,423,054   
                 

Diluted net income per share

   (Won) 7,665       (Won) 5,570   
                 

 

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Adjusted net income per share and the adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are calculated as follows (In millions of Korean won, except for share data):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Net income

   (Won) 560,672       (Won) 413,114   

Effect of convertible bonds (Note)

     992         1,436   
                 

Adjusted net income

   (Won) 561,664       (Won) 414,550   
                 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     71,094,999         72,344,999   

Effect of convertible bonds (Note)

     2,177,389         2,078,055   
                 

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     73,272,388         74,423,054   
                 

 

  (Note) The effect of convertible bonds increased net income related to interest expenses that would not be incurred, and increased the weighted average number of common shares outstanding related to common shares that would be issued, assuming that the conversion of convertible bonds had occurred at the beginning of the period.

 

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23. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

As of March 31, 2011, the parent company and subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:

 

Type

  

Company

  

Ownership

percentage (%)

  

Types of business

Ultimate parent company

   SK C&C Co., Ltd.    31.8 (Note a)    Information technology and software production

Parent company

   SK Holdings Co., Ltd.    23.2 (Note b)    Holding company

Subsidiary

   SK Telink Co., Ltd.    83.5    Telecommunication service

   SK Communications Co., Ltd.    64.7    Internet website services

   PAXNet Co., Ltd.    59.7    Internet website services

   Loen Entertainment, Inc.    63.5    Release of music disc

   Stonebridge Cinema Fund    45.6    Investment association

   Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.    63.7    Game software production

   SK i-media Co., Ltd.    100.0 (Note c)    Game software production

   Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.    100.0    Cosmetic wholesale

   SK Broadband Co., Ltd.    50.6    Internet website services and telecommunication service

   Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.    100.0 (Note c)    Telecommunication service

   Broadband media Co., Ltd.    100.0 (Note c)    Multimedia TV portal service

   Broadband CS Co., Ltd.    100.0 (Note c)    Customer Q&A and Service

   K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund    59.0    Investment association

   2nd BMC Focus Investment Fund    66.7    Investment association

   Open Innovation Fund    98.9    Investment association

   PS&Marketing Corporation    100.0    Retail

   Service Ace Co., Ltd.    100.0    Customer center management service

   Service Top Co., Ltd.    100.0    Customer center management service

   Network O&S Co., Ltd.    100.0    Base station maintenance service

   SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.    100.0    Equity investment (Holding company)

   Sky Property Mgmt., Ltd.    60.0    Equity investment

   Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.    65.5 (Note c)    GPS manufacturing and selling

   YTK Investment Ltd    100.0    Investment

   SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.    73.3    Telecommunication service

   SKT Americas, Inc.    100.0    Telecommunication service

   Technology Venture Fund, LP    100.0 (Note c)    Research & Development

   SK Telecom Global Investment B.V    100.0    Equity investment

 

  (Note a) The ownership percentage represents ultimate parent Company’s ownership over the parent company
  (Note b) The ownership percentage represents parent company’s ownership over the Company.
  (Note c) The ownership percentage represents subsidiaries’ ownership over their subsidiaries, in which the Company has no direct investment.

 

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Significant related party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, and account balances as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

a. Transactions

 

     For three months ended March 31, 2011      For three months ended March 31, 2010  
     Purchases of
property  and

equipment
     Commissions
paid and

other expenses
     Commissions
earned and
other income
     Purchases of
property  and

equipment
     Commissions
paid and

other expenses
     Commissions
earned and
other income
 

Ultimate parent company:

                 

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 25,576       (Won) 62,684       (Won) 1,324       (Won) 6,157       (Won) 58,791       (Won) 3,309   

Parent Company:

                 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           6,256         76         —           5,902         95   

Subsidiaries:

                 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     —           25,113         18,262         —           4,081         10,407   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     —           2,254         2,120         —           2,864         2,754   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     —           9,838         950         —           7,598         1,066   

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

     —           —           2,996         —           210         1   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     —           41,999         2,382         1,186         23,470         1,488   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     —           51,466         19,960         —           28,617         16,283   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     —           63,467         622         —           81,264         519   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     —           28,171         2,777         —           —           —     

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     —           27,448         1,611         —           —           —     

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     —           18,879         567         —           —           —     

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           4,520         —           —           6,999         —     

SKT Americas, Inc.

     —           3,308         —           —           4,000         —     

Others

     —           251         45         —           37,242         7,702   

Associates:

                 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     —           27,382         2,182         —           24,217         1,510   

F&U Credit Information Co., Ltd.

     —           9,742         383         —           —           —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     —           9,794         13         —           6,500         23   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     2         44,313         17,793         —           —           —     

Others

     —           4,164         1         —           2,422         1   

Others :

                 

SK MNS Co., Ltd.

     —           2,369         4         —           —           —     

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     8,023         83         951         —           —           3,361   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     9,017         2,257         37,208         18,397         214         556   

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     168         86,246         4,133         17         120,608         3,722   

MRO Korea Co., Ltd.

     166         588         3         1,475         623         13   

SK Networks Service Co., Ltd.

     —           3,167         79         —           2,511         65   

Others

     271         23,637         1,641         —           4,191         2,074   
                                                     

Total

   (Won) 43,223       (Won) 559,396       (Won) 118,083       (Won) 27,232       (Won) 422,324       (Won) 54,949   
                                                     

 

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b. Account balances

 

     As of March 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable
     Short-term
loans
     Long-term
loans
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Ultimate parent company:

                 

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 599       (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) 36,706       (Won) 197   

Parent Company:

                 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     68         —           —           —           —           —     

Subsidiaries:

                 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     7,361         —           —           —           8,700         3,196   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     2,607         —           —           —           2,788         5,524   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     576         —           —           —           3,518         —     

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

     3,296         —           —           —           —           —     

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     9,978         —           —           —           12,716         —     

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     586         —           —           1,151         3,437         39,601   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     —           —           —           —           23,563         6,035   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     618         —           —           —           10,570         4,001   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     285         —           —           —           11,220         3,367   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     180         —           —           —           —           170   

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

     3,637         —           —           —           —           —     

Others

     10         —           —           —           257         150   

Associates:

                 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     2,435         —           —           —           15,641         —     

F&U Credit Information Co., Ltd.

     38         —           —           —           3,636         —     

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     6,524         —           —           —           466         —     

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     —           —           30,224         —           —           —     

Others

     6         575         1,832         —           —           —     

Others :

                 

SK MNS Co., Ltd.

     751         —           —           —           1,844         —     

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     1,806         —           —           —           14,224         82   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     4,801         —           —           —           10,279         —     

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     2,223         —           —           5,513         24,558         493   

MRO Korea Co., Ltd.

     2         —           —           —           321         —     

Others

     1,204         —           —           103         1,779         —     
                                                     

Total

   (Won) 88,003       (Won) 575       (Won) 32,056       (Won) 6,767       (Won) 186,223       (Won) 62,816   
                                                     

 

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     As of December 31, 2010  
     Accounts
receivable
     Short-term
loans
     Long-term
loans
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Ultimate parent company:

                 

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 843       (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) —         (Won) 163,154       (Won) 197   

Parent Company:

                 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     525         —           —           —           —           —     

Subsidiaries:

                 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     4,573         —           —           —           9,086         3,439   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     2,239         —           —           —           8,706         5,524   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     665         —           —           —           4,058         —     

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

     6,622         —           —           —           75         —     

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     10,927         —           —           —           19,359         —     

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     3,373         —           —           1,151         63,917         39,462   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     1,085         —           —           —           27,133         5,913   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     164         —           —           —           10,078         3,890   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     542         —           —           —           9,672         3,367   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     184         —           —           —           10,627         170   

SK Telecom China Co., Ltd.

     —           —           —           —           6,984         —     

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

     4,205         —           —           —           —           —     

SKT Americas, Inc.

     —           —           —           —           7,830         —     

Others

     270         —           —           —           7,913         150   

Associates:

                 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     3,382         —           —           —           32,304         —     

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     8,478         —           —           —           19,948         —     

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     —           —           30,224         —           —           —     

Others

     9         575         1,832         —           1,826         —     

Others :

                 

SK MNS Co., Ltd.

     1,591         —           —           —           3,998         —     

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     1,171         —           —           —           16,148         82   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     14,197         —           —           —           30,037         —     

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     2,911         —           —           5,513         32,734         489   

MRO Korea Co., Ltd.

     5         —           —           —           1,408         —     

Others

     1,986         —           —           96         6,255         70   
                                                     

Total

   (Won) 108,359       (Won) 575       (Won) 32,056       (Won) 6,760       (Won) 493,250       (Won) 62,753   
                                                     

 

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c. Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial roles and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The considerations given to such key management for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended
March 31, 2011
     For the three months ended
March 31, 2010
 

Payee

   Payroll      Severance
indemnities
     Total      Payroll      Severance
indemnities
     Total  

Eight(8) Registered directors (including outside directors)

   (Won) 7,156       (Won) 517       (Won) 7,673       (Won) 1,964       (Won) 375       (Won) 2,339   
                                                     

24. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS:

a. Currency swap contract under cash flow hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling US$100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)3,186 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)457 million and foreign exchange translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling (Won)15,920 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with HSBC and SMBC Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY12,500,000,000 issued on November 13, 2007. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)1,823 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)1,013 million and foreign exchange translation loss arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won)62,443 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Mizuho Corporation Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY3,000,000,000 issued on January 22, 2009. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)2,413 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)681 million and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won)6,172 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY5,000,000,000 issued on March 5, 2009. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)1,101 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)311 million and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won)12,013 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Morgan Stanley and other five banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar dominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$400,000,000 at annual fixed interest rate of 6.63% issued on July 20, 2007. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettle foreign currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)27,259 million (excluding tax effect totaling (Won)7,689 million and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won)14,398 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive loss. Meanwhile, in connection with the currency swap contract, gain on valuation of currency swap which was incurred before application of hedge accounting, amounting to (Won)129,806 million was charged to current operations.

b. Interest rate swap contract under cash flow hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap contract with Nonghyup Bank and two other banks to hedge the interest rate risk of long-term floating rate borrowings with face amounts totaling (Won)500,000 million borrowed on July 28, 2008 between August 12, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, in connection with unsettled interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won)2,642 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won)843 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

c. Interest rate swap contract which no hedge accounting is applied

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap contract with DBS and Calyon Bank the interest rate risk of floating rate U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$220,000,000 issued on April 29, 2009. In connection with unsettled interest rate swap contract to which the hedge accounting is not applied, gain on valuation of currency swap of (Won)1,263 million and loss on valuation of interest swap of (Won)1,642 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, are charged to current operations.

 

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As of March 31, 2011, fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows (in thousands of U.S. dollars, Japanese yen and millions of Korean won):

 

                  Fair value  

Type

 

Hedged item

  Amount     Duration
of Contract
  Designated
as Cash
Flow Hedge
    Not
Designated
    Total  

Non-current assets:

           

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings   US$ 100,000      Oct. 10, 2006

~ Oct. 10, 2013

  (Won) 12,277      (Won) —        (Won) 12,277   

Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap

  U.S. dollar denominated bonds   US$ 400,000      Jul. 20, 2007

~ Jul. 20, 2027

    80,461        —          80,461   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  Japanese yen denominated bonds   JPY 12,500,000      Nov. 13, 2007

~ Nov. 13, 2012

    63,253        —          63,253   
                             

Total assets

        (Won) 155,991      (Won) —        (Won) 155,991   
                             

Current liabilities:

           

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest swap

  Japanese yen denominated bonds   JPY 3,000,000      Jan. 22, 2009

~ Jan. 22, 2012

    3,078        —          3,078   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest swap

  Japanese yen denominated bonds   JPY 5,000,000      Mar. 05, 2009

~ Mar. 5, 2012

    10,601        —          10,601   

Floating-to-fixed Interest rate swap

  Long-term borrowings   (Won) 500,000      Jul. 28, 2008

~ Aug. 12, 2011

    3,485        —          3,485   

Non-current liabilities

           

Floating-to-fixed Interest rate swap

  U.S. dollar denominated bonds   US$ 220,000      Apr. 29, 2009

~ Apr.29, 2012

    —          3,780        3,780   
                             

Total liabilities

        (Won) 17,164      (Won) 3,780      (Won) 20,944   
                             

 

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25. STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Interest income

   ((Won) 43,015   ((Won) 55,643

Dividend income

     (26,472     (29,203

Gain on foreign exchange translation

     (7,083     (22,792

Gain on valuation of financial assets at FVTPL

     (2,776     —     

Gain on disposal of long term investments assets

     (158,495     —     

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     (1,263     —     

Gain on disposal of investments in associates

     (121     —     

Gain on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets

     (115     (6,109

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     —          (174

Other income

     (13,413     (1,406

Interest expenses

     55,083        69,844   

Loss on valuation of short-term investment securities

     —          3,439   

Loss on foreign exchange translation

     173        347   

Loss on disposal of long term investments assets

     —          1   

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     —          20,076   

Loss on transaction of derivatives

     3,131        —     

Income tax expense

     228,367        113,922   

Provision for retirement benefits

     7,816        7,517   

Depreciation and amortization

     448,180        439,021   

Bad debt expenses

     11,528        15,921   

Loss on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets

     565        2,661   

Other bad debt expenses

     3,525        194   

Other expenses

     1,170        6,551   
                
   (Won) 506,785      (Won) 564,167   
                

 

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Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011     March 31, 2010  

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 104,268      (Won) 186,982   

Accounts receivable - other

     393,964        (95,843

Advance payments

     (59,696     (20,628

Prepaid expenses

     28,773        1,790   

Inventories

     (4,857     7,910   

Other current assets

     235        (122

Long-term accounts receivables - other

     280,356        (84,581

Accounts payable -other

     (435,664     174,978   

Advanced receipts

     (7,952     12,957   

Withholdings

     145,282        215,879   

Accrued expenses

     (16,545     37,029   

Unearned revenue

     (18,189     (15,548

Retirement benefit payment

     (5,017     (3,713

Plan assets

     2,793        2,999   

Other non-current liabilities

     (329     (759
                
   (Won) 407,422      (Won) 419,330   
                

Significant non-cash transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in millions of Korean won):

 

     For the three months ended  
     March 31, 2011      March 31, 2010  

Transfer construction is progress to of property and equipment

   (Won) 273,857       (Won) 37,188   

Write-off of accounts receivable-trade and others

     174         101   

Transfer bonds payable to current portion of long-term debt account

     106,551         70,000   

Transfer long-term borrowings to current portion of long-term debt account

     17,533         170,000   

 

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26. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT:

Financial Risk Factors

The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risks (Market risk is the risk due to changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices). The Company implements a risk management system to monitor and manage these specific risks.

The Company’s financial assets under financial risk management consist of cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments, financial assets available-for-sale, trade and other receivables, and financial liabilities such as trade and other payables, borrowings, and bonds payable.

a. Market risk

a-(1) Currency risk

The Company is exposed to currency risk mainly on exchange fluctuations on recognized assets and liabilities. The Company manage currency risk by currency forward, etc if needed to hedge currency risk on business transactions. The occurrence of currency risk is mainly on forecasted transaction and recognized assets and liabilities which is denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company.

In addition, the Company has entered into a cross currency swap to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and bonds payables.(Refer to Note 24)

a-(2) Equity price risk

The Company has equity securities which includes listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. For its purpose, the Company uses more than one direct or indirect investment instruments.

a-(3) Interest rate risk

The Company’s interest bearing assets are mostly fixed-interest bearing assets, as such, the Company’s revenue and operating cash flow are not influenced by the changes in market interest rates. However the Company still has interest rate risk arising from borrowings and bonds payables.

Accordingly, the Company performs various analysis of interest rate risk, which include refinancing, renewal, alternative finance and hedging instrument option, to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing. The Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and bonds payables. (Refer to Note 24)

b. Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instruments fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. To manage credit risk, the Company evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty considering the party’s financial information, its own trading record and other factors; based on such information the Company establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue. As a result, the Company believes that the possibility of default is low. Also, the Company’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to it cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivates. To minimize such risk, the Company has a policy to dealing with high credit worthy financial institution.

c. Liquidity risk

The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always maintain sufficient cash equivalents balance and have enough liquidity through various committed credit lines. The Company maintains flexibly enough liquidity under credit lines to maintain and effective & efficient business.

Capital Management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a business while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of its debt and equity balance. The Company overall strategy remains unchanged since 2010.

The Company monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity; the total debt and equity is extracted from the consolidated financial statements.

Debt-equity ratio as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 are as follows (In millions of Korean won):

 

     March 31, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Debt

   (Won) 8,040,215      (Won) 8,146,168   

Equity

     11,493,717        11,580,958   
                

Debt-equity ratio

     69.95     70.34
                

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Soo Cheol Hwang

(Signature)
Name:   Soo Cheol Hwang
Title:   Senior Vice President

Date: July 8, 2011

 

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