Form 6-K
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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 SEPTEMBER 2015

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-04906

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Euljiro 65 (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  x              Form 40-F  ¨

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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-


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SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT

(From January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015)

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN WHICH 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.

ALL REFERENCES TO THE “COMPANY,” “WE,” “US,” OR “OUR” SHALL MEAN SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, ITS CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES. REFERENCES TO “SK TELECOM” SHALL MEAN SK TELECOM CO., LTD., BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ITS CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES.

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 (“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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COMPANY OVERVIEW

1. Company Overview

Since the first quarter of 2011, the Company has reported its financial statements under K-IFRS. The transition date of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to K-IFRS is January 1, 2010, and the adoption date is January 1, 2011. The Company’s semi-annual business report for the six months ended June 30, 2015 includes the following consolidated subsidiaries:

 

Name

  

Date of
Establishment

  

Principal Business

   Total Assets as of Dec. 31,
2014 (millions of Won)
     Material
Subsidiary*

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   Apr. 9, 1998    Telecommunication services and satellite broadcasting services      324,028       Material

M&Service Co., Ltd.

   Feb. 10, 2000    Online information services      78,826       Material

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

   Sep. 19, 1996    Internet portal and other Internet information services      176,168       Material

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

   Sep. 30, 2005    Investment partnership      11,137       —  

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

   Jul. 1, 1997    Online shopping mall operation services      26,078       —  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

   Sep. 26, 1997    Fixed-line telecommunication services, multimedia and IPTV services      3,109,991       Material

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

   Nov. 24, 2008    Investment partnership      21,094       —  

Hwaitec Focus Investment Partnership 2

   Dec. 12, 2008    Investment partnership      19,301       —  

Open Innovation Fund

   Dec. 22, 2008    Investment partnership      21,765       —  

PS&Marketing Co., Ltd.

   Apr. 3, 2009    Sale of telecommunication devices      544,292       Material

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

   Jul. 1, 2010    Customer center management services      66,336       —  

Service Top Co., Ltd.

   Jul. 1, 2010    Customer center management services      57,032       —  

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

   Jul. 1, 2010    Network maintenance services      71,348       —  

BNCP Co., Ltd.

   Dec. 7, 2009    Internet services      6,785       —  

Iconcube, Inc.

   Sep. 14, 2011    Online information services      1,382       —  

Iconcube Holdings, Inc.

   Sep. 5, 2014    Consulting services      1,934       —  

Iriver Ltd.

   Jul. 12, 2000    Audio device manufacturing      65,252       —  

groovers Japan Co. Ltd.

   Feb. 25, 2015    Contents and information distribution      46       —  

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

   Oct. 1, 2011    Telecommunication and platform services      2,579,286       Material

SK Planet Japan, K.K.

   Mar. 14, 2012    Digital contents sourcing services      5,222       —  

SK Planet Global PTE, LTD.

   Aug. 4, 2012    Digital contents sourcing services      4,215       —  

SK Planet America LLC

   Jan. 27, 2012    Digital contents sourcing services      297,981       Material

SKP Global Holdings PTE, LTD.

   Aug. 10, 2012    Holding company for overseas commerce      29,529       —  

SK Global Healthcare Business Group, Ltd.

   Sep. 14, 2012    Investment      25,784       —  

Technology Innovation Partners, L.P.

   Jun. 24, 2011    Investment      33,194       —  

 

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Name

  

Date of
Establishment

  

Principal Business

   Total Assets as of Dec. 31,
2014 (millions of Won)
     Material
Subsidiary*

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

   Sep. 14, 2011    Investment      14,290       —  

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

   Jul. 12, 2007    Investment      37,877       —  

Iriver China Co., Ltd.

   Jun 24, 2004    Electronic device manufacturing      4,519       —  

DongGuan Iriver Electronics Co., Ltd.

   Jul. 6, 2006    Electronic device manufacturing      394       —  

Iriver Enterprise Ltd.

   Jan. 14, 2014    Wholesale and retail      4,931       —  

Iriver Inc.

   Feb. 15, 2007    Wholesale and retail      3,008       —  

Iriver America Inc.**

   May 1, 2005    Wholesale and retail      —         —  

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

   Apr. 5, 2000    Telecommunication services      4,242       —  

SKT Americas, Inc.

   Dec. 29, 1995    Information collection and management consulting services      42,159       —  

YTK Investment Ltd.

   Jul. 1, 2010    Investment      27,944       —  

Atlas Investment

   Jun. 24, 2011    Investment      66,596       —  

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

   Jun. 12, 2008    Security system services      31,633       —  

Shopkick Management Company, Inc.

   Oct. 9, 2014    Investment      230,925       Material

Shopkick, Inc.

   Jun. 1, 2009    Mileage based e-commerce application development      28,216       —  

 

* Material Subsidiary means a subsidiary with total assets of Won 75 billion or more as of the end of the latest fiscal year.
** Iriver America Inc. is currently in liquidation proceedings and possesses no assets.

Changes in subsidiaries are set forth below.

 

Change

  

Name

  

Remarks

Additions

  

groovers Japan Co. Ltd.

  

Established by Iriver Ltd. (“Iriver”) in the first half of 2015

Exclusions

  

Iriver CS Co., Ltd.

  

Merged into Iriver

  

Shenzen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. (“Shenzen E-eye”)

  

Disposed of equity investment

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

B. Date of Incorporation: March 29, 1984

C. Location of Headquarters

(1) Address: 65 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

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

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

 

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D. Major Businesses

(1) Wireless business

The Company provides wireless telecommunications services, characterized by its competitive strengths in handheld devices, affordable pricing, network coverage and an extensive contents library. Since the introduction of services employing LTE technology in July 2011, the telecommunications market for such services has grown, as demand for fast data transfer speeds and differentiated services has increased. Having reached one million subscribers by January 2012 and over 10 million subscribers by April 2013, the Company has solidified its leadership position in LTE services as it has done with its 3G services. In June 2013, the Company became the first telecommunications service provider in the world to provide commercial LTE-Advanced (“LTE-A”) services using carrier aggregation technology, and in June 2014, the Company reaffirmed its technological leadership by becoming the first to provide commercial 225 Mbps wideband LTE-A services, which is three times faster than LTE. In December 2014, the Company launched tri-band LTE-A, which is four times faster than LTE. The Company also launched unlimited LTE data plans and other innovative data plans, such as “Rush hour / Subway Free” plans that are unlimited data plans based on time, place and occasion (or, TPO), reflecting the data pattern usage of customers and their lifestyles. “T-Phone,” “T-outdoor” and “T Kids Phone – Joon,” introduced in 2014, are customer-focused products that create additional value for customers. In addition, the Company released “Pet Fit”, a smart healthcare device for pets in April 2015 and “T-Pet,” which provides a variety of services such as a pet’s live location information through a device embedded with USIM and positioning modules in May 2015. The Company expects that these products will have a lock-in effect on existing customers.

The Company plans to increase its profitability by strengthening its retention policy, which is the fundamental basis of competitiveness for telecommunication companies in this data-intensive era. The Company will lead the information and communication technology (“ICT”) trend by providing products through which customers can have a distinctive experience and by providing innovative services, such as the “T-Phone,” to transition to service-based competition.

In the business-to-business (“B2B”) area, the Company has strengthened its solutions business through the implementation of five main solution products: Smart Store, Smart Work, Smart Cloud, Green & Safety and M–Ad & Payment. Since the commercial launch of its mobile IPTV services, “B tv Mobile,” in October 2012, the Company has gained over one million paying subscribers as of March 2014. The Company is the first telecommunications services provider in the world to provide full high definition streaming services using its LTE-A network. In 2014, the number of its mobile IPTV service subscribers increased by 1.56 million to reach 2.37 million subscribers by the end of the year, and as of June 30, 2015, the number of subscribers was 3.19 million.

In the area of healthcare, the Company achieved several tangible milestones in 2014: point-of-care diagnostic devices manufactured by a company of which the Company is the largest shareholder received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the Company entered the Chinese healthcare market; and the Company was the first Korean company to export medical information systems. The Company plans to continue to find and develop new growth engines in the mid- to long-term. The Company also plans to seek out new growth engines in existing businesses, including the intelligence business, by utilizing its technologies relating to big data.

In order to strengthen our sales channels, the Company has been offering a variety of fixed-line and wireless telecommunication convergence products to its customers through PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. (“PS&Marketing”), one of its subsidiaries. Through Service Ace Co., Ltd., another subsidiary, the Company operates customer service centers in Seoul and provides telemarketing services. Furthermore, Network O&S Co., Ltd., the Company’s subsidiary responsible for the operation of the Company’s 2G to 4G networks (including its CDMA, WCDMA and LTE networks), provides customers with quality network services and provides the Company with technological know-how in network operations.

(2) Fixed-line business

SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (“SK Broadband”) is engaged in providing telecommunications, 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. In 1999, SK Broadband launched its high-speed Internet service in Seoul, Busan, Incheon and Ulsan and currently provides such services nationwide. SK Broadband also commercialized its TV-Portal service in July 2006 and its IPTV service in January 2009 upon receipt of permit in September 2008.

 

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(3) Other businesses

With respect to the Company’s e-commerce business, 11th Street, a platform service that connects various sellers and purchasers online, continues to gain market share. In the commerce platform business area, the Company, utilizing the existing network of partner businesses of OK Cashbag, Korea’s largest loyalty mileage program with 39.0 million members as of June 30, 2015, consumer information from big data, information technology, and other sources of competitive edges that can lead the industry, launched Syrup to provide smart shopping services to consumers and Syrup Store to provide integrated marketing solutions to partner businesses in June 2014. Syrup, a mobile wallet service upgraded and rebranded from its predecessor service, Smart Wallet, reached 14.1 million users as of June 30, 2015 and leads the online-to-offline commerce business.

In the location-based services business area, users of the Company’s T-Map Navigation service reached 19.6 million as of June 30, 2015. T-Map Navigation provides real time traffic information and various local information. Utilizing location-based service technology in other services, including leisure, logistics and travel services, the Company provides increased convenience and added value to customers.

In the digital contents business area, the Company provides high-quality digital contents in its leading mobile contents marketplace, T Store, which had 23.8 million subscribers as of June 30, 2015 and which the Company plans to expand.

In the media business area, the Company provides the optimum environment for subscribers to access multimedia contents according to personal taste and preference through “Hoppin” and “Btv mobile,” available on various digital devices such as personal computers and mobile devices.

In the advertising business area, the Company is engaged in advertisement production, promotion services and research and consulting services to substantively help businesses increase their value in a rapidly evolving business environment. SK Planet Co., Ltd. (“SK Planet”) will continue to provide value to customers by constantly developing and improving its services.

SK Communications Co., Ltd. (“SK Communications”) provides integrated Internet portal services through NATE and instant messaging services through NATE-ON. Key sources of revenue for SK Communications are 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 and NATE-ON and aims to give greater exposure to the advertiser’s brand name to the public. The increased effectiveness of online media as an advertising outlet has resulted in a greatly expanded advertiser base, and the increasing variety in the format of advertising has 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 contents sales and providing certain types of services. Revenues from contents and other services are generated through revenues from NATE-ON instant messaging, custom decorations for mobile phones, cartoon strips, fortunetelling, movies and other contents services. In addition, SK Planet receives revenue from its services agreement with the Company in connection with operation of WAP wireless NATE services and application development.

See “II-1. Business Overview” for more information.

 

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E. Credit Ratings

(1) Corporate bonds

 

Credit rating date

   Subject of rating    Credit rating   

Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)

   Rating classification

June 21, 2012

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 22, 2012

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 29, 2012

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

August 10, 2012

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

August 14, 2012

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

August 14, 2012

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

April 11, 2013

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

April 11, 2013

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

April 11, 2013

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

April 11, 2013

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

April 11, 2013

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

April 11, 2013

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

April 22, 2014

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

April 22, 2014

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

April 22, 2014

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

April 22, 2014

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

April 22, 2014

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

April 22, 2014

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

October 15, 2014

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

October 15, 2014

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

October 15, 2014

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

February 9, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

February 9, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

February 9, 2015

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

May 21, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

May 27, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 10, 2015

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

July 6, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

July 6, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

July 6, 2015

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

 

* Rating definition: “AAA” - The certainty of principal and interest payment is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk and is stable such that it will not be influenced by reasonably foreseeable changes in external factors.

(2) Commercial paper (“CP”)

 

Credit rating date

   Subject of rating    Credit rating   

Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)

   Rating classification

June 21, 2012

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 22, 2012

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

June 29, 2012

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Current rating

December 14, 2012

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

December 18, 2012

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

December 18, 2012

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Regular rating

 

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Credit rating date

   Subject of rating    Credit rating   

Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)

   Rating classification

April 11, 2013

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

April 11, 2013

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

April 11, 2013

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Current rating

November 29, 2013

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

December 18, 2013

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

December 20, 2013

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Regular rating

April 22, 2014

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

April 22, 2014

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

April 22, 2014

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Current rating

October 15, 2014

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

October 15, 2014

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

October 15, 2014

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Regular rating

May 21, 2015

   CP    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

May 27, 2015

   CP    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

June 10, 2015

   CP    A1    NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd.    Current rating

 

* Rating definition: “A1” - Timely repayment capability is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk and is stable such that it will not be influenced by reasonably foreseeable changes in external factors.

(3) International credit ratings

 

Date of credit rating

  

Subject of rating

     Credit rating
of securities
     Credit rating company      Rating type

June 6, 2012

   Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc      A-      Fitch Inc.      Current rating

June 4, 2012

   Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc      A3      Moody’s Investors Service      Current rating

June 7, 2012

   Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc      A-      Standard & Poor’s Rating Services      Current rating

October 24, 2012

   Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars      A-      Fitch Inc.      Current rating

October 24, 2012

   Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars      A3      Moody’s Investors Service      Current rating

October 24, 2012

   Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars      A-      Standard & Poor’s Rating Services      Current rating

 

* On August 9, 2013, Moody’s Investors Service raised the outlook on the Company’s rating from A3 (Negative) to A3 (Stable).
* On April 8, 2014, S&P raised the outlook on the Company’s rating from A- (Stable) to A- (Positive).

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.

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

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

October 2011: SK Planet Co., Ltd. was spun off from the Company.

February 2012: Purchased shares of SK hynix Inc. (formerly, Hynix Semiconductor Inc.)

 

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June 2015: Consummation of the comprehensive share exchange transaction (the “Share Exchange”) through which the Company acquired all of the shares of SK Broadband that it did not otherwise own in exchange for its treasury shares such that SK Broadband became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

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)

 

   

65 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul (December 13, 2004)

B. Significant Changes in Management

At the 28th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 23, 2012, Young Tae Kim and Dong Seob Jee were elected as inside directors, and Hyun Chin Lim was re-elected as an independent director and as a member of the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors. At the 29th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 22, 2013, Dae Sik Cho was elected as an inside director and Dae Shick Oh was elected as an independent director and member of the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors. At the 30th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 21, 2014, Jae Hoon Lee was elected as an independent director and Jae Hyeon Ahn was elected as an independent director and member of the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors. At the 31st General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 20, 2015, Dong Hyun Jang was elected as an inside director.

C. Change in Company Name

On March 23, 2012, SK hynix Inc., which became our subsidiary in February 2012, changed its name to SK hynix Inc. from Hynix Semiconductor Inc. in accordance with a resolution at its annual general meeting of shareholders.

D. Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

(1) Spin-off

In accordance with the resolution of the Company’s board of directors on July 19, 2011 and the resolution of the shareholders’ meeting on August 31, 2011, the Company spun off its platform business and established SK Planet Co., Ltd., effective as of October 1, 2011. The registration of the spin-off was completed on October 5, 2011. Set forth below are important details of the spin-off.

 

Description

  

Detail

Method of Spin-off

   Simple vertical spin-off

Resulting Companies

  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Surviving Company)

SK Planet Co., Ltd. (Spin-off Company)

Effective Date

   October 1, 2011

 

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Set forth below is a summary of the Company’s financial position before and after the spin-off.

 

        (in millions of Won)   

Description

   Before the spin-off
(As of September 30,
2011)
     After the spin-off (As of October 1,  2011)  
   SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      SK Telecom Co., Ltd.      SK Planet Co., Ltd.  

Total Assets

     19,400,114         19,084,651         1,545,537   

Total Liabilities

     7,673,828         7,358,365         315,463   

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     11,726,286         11,726,286         1,230,074   

The schedule of the spin-off is set forth below.

 

Category

  

Date

Board resolution on spin-off

   July 19, 2011

Record Date for Determination of Shareholders for the Shareholders’ Meeting for Spin-off

   August 4, 2011

Shareholders’ Meeting for Approval of Spin-off Plan

   August 31, 2011

Date of Spin-off

   October 1, 2011

Shareholders’ Meeting for Report of Spin-off and Inaugural Meeting of Shareholders

   October 4, 2011

Registration of Spin-off

   October 5, 2011

Others

  

Notice of closure of shareholders register

Period of closure of shareholders register

Public notice of shareholders’ meeting

Dispatch of notice of shareholders’ meeting

  

July 20, 2011

August 5, 2011~ August 8, 2011

August 10, 2011 and August 12, 2011

August 12, 2011

 

   

Changes in shareholding, including majority shareholder

 

   

Not applicable because the spin-off is a simple vertical spin-off.

 

   

Appraisal rights of shareholders

 

   

Not applicable because the spin-off is a simple vertical spin-off.

 

   

Protection of creditors

 

   

In accordance with Article 530-9 Paragraph 1, both SK Telecom and SK Planet will be jointly and severally liable for the payment of all obligations of SK Telecom incurred prior to the spin-off.

 

   

Allocation of new shares

 

   

In accordance with Articles 530-2 through 530-12, the spin-off is a simple vertical spin-off, and all shares of SK Planet were allocated to SK Telecom.

(2) Acquisition of shares of SK hynix Inc. (formerly, Hynix Semiconductor Inc.)

In accordance with the resolution of the Company’s board of directors on November 14, 2011, the Company purchased 146,100,000 shares of SK hynix Inc. (formerly, Hynix Semiconductor Inc.) (“SK Hynix”) (aggregate purchase price of Won 3,374,726 million) on February 14, 2012 in order to acquire control of SK Hynix. The Company had a 21.05% equity interest in SK Hynix after the purchase.

(3) Merger of SK Planet and SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

On January 11, 2013, the Company acquired the remaining 50% equity stake in SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. (“SK Marketing & Company”), a company providing e-commerce and advertising services, from SK Innovation Co., Ltd. and gained control of both SK Marketing & Company and its subsidiary, M&Service Co., Ltd. The Company thereafter contributed the 100% equity stake in SK Marketing & Company to SK Planet and merged SK Marketing & Company into SK Planet as of February 1, 2013.

 

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(4) Acquisition of shares of PS&Marketing

On February 20, 2014, the board of directors of the Company resolved to invest an additional Won 100 billion (20 million common shares) into PS&Marketing, an affiliated company, in order to increase its mid- to long-term competitiveness in distribution. The date of investment was April 2, 2014, and the cumulative investment amount totaled Won 330 billion.

(5) Disposition of shares of iHQ Inc.

On March 10, 2014, the Company disposed of 3,790,000 shares of iHQ Inc. (9.4% of its equity share) to rebalance its investment portfolio.

(6) Acquisition of shares of Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. (“Neosnetworks”)

In order to acquire a new growth engine, the Company acquired a controlling stake in Neosnetworks, a building security company, with the purchase of 31,310 shares (a 66.7% equity interest) of Neosnetworks on April 2, 2014. The Company acquired an additional 50,377 shares in Neosnetworks in April 2015 through a rights offering, resulting in an increase of its ownership to 83.9%.

(7) Acquisition of shares of Iriver

On August 13, 2014, the Company purchased 10,241,722 shares (a 39.3% equity interest) of Iriver Ltd. (“Iriver”) from Vogo-Rio Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. and KGF-Rio Limited in order to foster application development and smartphone accessories as part of the Company’s growth engines. As of December 31, 2014, the Company holds a 48.9% equity interest of Iriver by acquiring additional shares in its rights offering. The Company does not hold a majority of the voting rights of Iriver, but the Company has concluded that it has effective control, as it holds significantly more voting rights than any other shareholder or any organized group of shareholders.

(8) Acquisition of shares of Shopkick, Inc. (“Shopkick”)

On October 10, 2014, SK Planet America LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, acquired (through its 95.2%-owned subsidiary Shopkick Management Company, Inc.) a 100.0% ownership interest in Shopkick, a developer of a shopping app for mobile devices that provides benefits to customers for visiting stores, in order to penetrate the mobile commerce market in the United States.

(9) Disposition of Shenzen E-Eye shares

In 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to dispose of its equity interest in Shenzen E-eye in order to focus its business portfolio on high-growth business areas in the Chinese ICT market. The sale was completed on March 23, 2015.

(10) Disposition of a portion of KEB Hana Card shares

On April 3, 2015, the Company sold 27,725,264 shares (10.4% out of the 25.4% equity interest the Company held prior to the sale) of KEB Hana Card Co., Ltd. to Hana Financial Group in cash. With the proceeds of such sale (Won 180 billion), the Company acquired equity interests in Hana Financial Group on April 17, 2015 through participation in a rights offering by Hana Financial Group. The Company plans to maintain its strategic alliance and pursue opportunities to create synergies with Hana Financial Group.

(11) SK Broadband - Comprehensive Share Exchange

On March 20, 2015, the Company’s board of directors resolved to approve the Share Exchange.

 

   

Share Exchange ratio: Shareholders of one common share of SK Broadband will be allotted 0.0168936 common shares of SK Telecom

 

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Shares exchanged: 2,471,883 registered common shares of SK Telecom

 

   

Date of Share Exchange agreement: March 23, 2015

 

   

Record date: April 6, 2015

 

   

Announcement date for the proceeding of the Share Exchange as a small-scale share swap: April 6, 2015

 

   

Meeting of board of directors for approval of the Share Exchange: May 6, 2015

 

   

Date of the Share Exchange: June 9, 2015

[SK Broadband]

(1) Merger

On July 26, 2012, the board of directors of SK Broadband resolved to merge Broadband D&M Co., Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary, into SK Broadband after transferring Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.’s network maintenance business to Network O&S Co., Ltd. The merger was effective as of September 26, 2012. In connection with this merger, SK Broadband did not issue any new shares.

On October 25, 2012, the board of directors of SK Broadband resolved to merge Broadband CS Co., Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary, into SK Broadband after transferring Broadband CS Co., Ltd.’s customer service business to Service Ace Co., Ltd. The merger was effective as of December 26, 2012. In connection with this merger, SK Broadband did not issue any new shares.

On January 3, 2013, the board of directors of SK Broadband approved the merger of Broadband Media Co., Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary, into SK Broadband. The merger was effective as of March 22, 2013 and was recorded as of March 25, 2013. Please refer to the “Merger Completion Report” filed with the Financial Services Commission on March 25, 2013. In connection with this merger, SK Broadband did not issue any new shares.

(2) Share Exchange

On March 20, 2015, the board of directors of SK Broadband resolved to approve the Share Exchange. The Share Exchange was approved at the extraordinary shareholders meeting held on May 6, 2015. Subsequent to the Share Exchange, the Company became the parent company of SK Broadband with 100% ownership and remained a listed corporation on the KRX KOSPI Market, and SK Broadband became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was delisted from the KRX KOSDAQ Market. There was no change in the share ownership interest of the Company’s existing shareholders or the Company’s management in connection with the Share Exchange.

 

   

Share Exchange ratio: Shareholders of one common share of SK Broadband were allotted 0.0168936 common shares of SK Telecom

 

   

Shares exchanged: 2,471,883 registered common shares of SK Telecom

 

   

Date of Share Exchange agreement: March 23, 2015

 

   

Record date: April 6, 2015

 

   

Announcement date for the proceeding of the Share Exchange as a small-scale share swap: April 6, 2015

 

   

Meeting of board of directors for approval of the Share Exchange: May 6, 2015

 

   

Date of the Share Exchange: June 9, 2015

 

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[SK Planet]

(1) Merger

On January 11, 2013, the Company acquired the remaining 50% equity stake in SK Marketing & Company, a company providing e-commerce and advertising services, from SK Innovation Co., Ltd. and gained control of both SK Marketing & Company and its subsidiary, M&Service Co., Ltd. The Company thereafter contributed the 100% equity stake in SK Marketing & Company to SK Planet and merged SK Marketing & Company into SK Planet as of February 1, 2013. In connection with this merger, the merger ratio between SK Planet and SK Marketing & Company was 1.2927317:1 and SK Planet issued 12,927,317 of its common stock.

On April 22, 2013, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to merge Madsmart, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, into SK Planet to enhance the competitiveness of its platform business and provide faster service to customers by merging the ICT capabilities of the two companies. The merger was effective as of June 1, 2013, and SK Planet did not issue any new shares in connection with the merger.

[SK Communications]

(1) Disposition of shares of SK i-media

Pursuant to the resolution of its board of directors on October 17, 2011, SK Communications sold all of the shares of SK i-media Co., Ltd. it owns to LK Media Tec Co., Ltd. for Won 1 million of cash.

(2) Disposition of shares of U-Land

Pursuant to the resolution of its board of directors on December 21, 2011, SK Communications sold all of the shares of U-Land Co., Ltd. (a 29.85% equity interest) it owns to SK Planet for Won 10 million.

(3) Disposition of the Cyworld service

Pursuant to the resolution of its board of directors on March 6, 2014, SK Communications sold its Cyworld service and certain related assets to Cyworld Co., Ltd. for Won 2.8 billion on April 8, 2014.

(4) Disposition of shares of Service-In

On November 19, 2012, SK Communications sold all of its shares (80,000 common shares) in Service-In Co., Ltd., its subsidiary, to the chief executive officer of Service-In Co., Ltd., pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors of October 31, 2012.

[PS&Marketing]

On February 20, 2014, the board of directors of PS&Marketing resolved to acquire the retail distribution business, including related assets, liabilities, contracts and human capital of the information technology and mobile wing of SK Networks. On the same day, the board of directors of PS&Marketing also resolved to acquire retail stores, including their assets and liabilities, of LCNC Co., Ltd (“LCNC”). The acquisitions were completed on April 30, 2014 at a purchase price of Won 124.5 billion for the assets acquired from SK Networks and a purchase price of Won 10 billion for the assets acquired from LCNC.

[M&Service]

Upon the merger between SK Marketing & Company, which held a 100% equity stake in M&Service, and SK Planet on February 1, 2013, SK Planet holds a 100% equity stake in M&Service.

[Neosnetworks]

On March 31, 2015, Neos Networks acquired the unmanned electronic security business of Joeun Safe to expand its unmanned security business. The acquisition cost, which had been reported on January 5, 2015 as Won 19.4 billion, is subject to adjustment depending on the customer transfer rate and is currently determined to be Won 14.0 billion. The final acquisition cost will be determined on September 30, 2015, based on the customer transfer rate as of such date. Joeun Safe was spun off from its parent company Joeun System in 2006 and has the fourth largest market share in the Korean unmanned security industry. Upon this acquisition, it is expected that the Company will quickly expand into the unmanned security market.

 

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[Iriver]

(1) Merger of Iriver CS Co., Ltd. (“Iriver CS”)

Pursuant to the resolution of its board of directors on November 18, 2014, Iriver decided to merge with Iriver CS, its wholly-owned subsidiary, with Iriver as the surviving entity. The merger was completed based on the merger ratio of 1:0 with no capital increase. The merger and merger registration were completed on January 31, 2015 and February 2, 2015, respectively.

(2) New Establishment of groovers Japan Co. Ltd. (“groovers Japan”)

On February 25, 2015, Iriver newly established its overseas subsidiary, groovers Japan, for the purpose of strengthening new business opportunities in Japan.

E. Other Important Matters related to Management Activities

[SK Telecom]

(1) Issuance of bonds

On May 14, 2014, the Company issued four tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 50 billion (with an annual interest rate of 3.301% and a maturity date of May 14, 2019), Won 150 billion (with an annual interest rate of 3.637% and a maturity date of May 14, 2024), Won 50 billion (with embedded options, an annual interest rate of 4.725% and a maturity date of May 14, 2029), and Won 50 billion (with embedded options, an annual interest rate of 4.72% and a maturity date of May 14, 2029).

On October 28, 2014, the Company issued three tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 160 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.53% and a maturity date of October 28, 2019), Won 150 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.66% and a maturity date of October 28, 2021), and Won 190 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.82% and a maturity date of October 28, 2024).

On February 26, 2015, the Company issued three tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 100 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.40% and a maturity date of February 26, 2022), Won 150 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.49% and a maturity date of February 26, 2025), and Won 50 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.61% and a maturity date of February 26, 2030).

On July 17, 2015, the Company issued four tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 90 billion (with an annual interest rate of 1.89% and a maturity date of July 17, 2018), Won 70 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.66% and a maturity date of July 17, 2025), Won 90 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.82% and a maturity date of July 17, 2030), and Won 50 billion (with an annual interest rate of 3.40% and a maturity date of July 17, 2030).

(2) Issuance of hybrid securities

On June 7, 2013, the Company issued Won 400 billion principal amount of hybrid securities in the form of unguaranteed subordinated bonds with an annual interest rate of 4.21%, which is adjusted five years after the date of issuance. The Company classified the hybrid securities as equity, as there is no contractual obligation to deliver financial assets to the bondholders. The maturity date of the hybrid securities is June 7, 2073, which can be extended by the Company without any notice or announcement.

 

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(3) Conversion of convertible notes

On April 7, 2009, the Company issued convertible notes with a maturity of five years in the principal amount of US$332,528,000 with an annual interest rate of 1.75%. In 2013, holders exercised their conversion rights with respect to an aggregate principal amount of US$326,023,000 of the convertible notes. The Company delivered 1,241,337 treasury shares in respect of US$170,223,000 of the exercised aggregate principal amount and delivered cash in respect of the remainder due to the limit on foreign ownership. In connection with such conversion, the Company recognized Won 135 billion in financial expenses in 2013. On November 13, 2013, the Company exercised its early redemption right and on December 13, 2013, redeemed the US$6,505,000 principal amount of convertible notes not converted by noteholders. A 20-day volume weighted average pricing formula was used for the delivery of cash made in place of treasury shares. Due to such calculation, the Company still had US$91,108,507 outstanding in payables as of December 31, 2013. The amount was paid in full as of January 6, 2014 and currently there is no amount outstanding.

[SK Broadband]

SK Broadband acquired subscriberships of regional cable and other service providers on several different occasions. Such acquisitions were intended to secure a stable subscriber base for its 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 the purchase of subscriberships, SK Broadband did not believe that such acquisitions rose to the level of purchasing an entire business line from another company or were likely to have a material impact on its business and therefore decided that such acquisitions did not require resolutions of its shareholders.

3. Total Number of Shares

A. Total Number of Shares

 

(As of June 30, 2015)    (Unit: in shares)

 

      Share type         

Classification

   Common shares      Preferred
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

     8,116,551         —           8,116,551         —     

VI. Number of shares outstanding (IV-V)

     72,629,160         —           72,629,160         —     

 

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B. Treasury Shares

(1) Acquisitions and dispositions of treasury shares

 

                        (As of June 30, 2015)    (Unit: in shares)

Acquisition methods

   Type of shares    At the beginning
of period
    Changes      At the end of
period
 
        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      7,086,028        —           —          —           7,086,028   
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     
      Direct over-the-
counter
acquisition
   Common shares      —          —           —          —           —     
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     
      Tender offer    Common shares      —          —           —          —           —     
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     
      Sub-total    Common shares      7,086,028        —           —          —           7,086,028   
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     
   Acquisition through trust
and other agreements
   Held by trustee    Common shares      —          —           —          —           —     
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     
      Held in actual
stock
   Common shares      3,886,710        —           —          —           3,886,710   
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     
      Sub-total    Common shares      3,886,710        —           —          —           3,886,710   
         Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     

Other acquisition

   Common shares      (1,163,363     —           (1,692,824     —           (2,856,187
   Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     

Total

   Common shares      9,809,375        —           —          —           8,116,551   
   Preferred shares      —          —           —          —           —     

 

* Due to the Company’s exercise of its early redemption right with respect to its convertible notes on November 13, 2013, the conversion right exercise period had expired by December 31, 2013, and there are no more treasury shares deposited with the Korea Securities Depository.

 

** The change in treasury shares through other acquisitions was a result of the Share Exchange.

 

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4. Status of Voting Rights

 

(As of June 30, 2015)    (Unit: in 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        8,116,551        Treasury shares   
     Preferred share        —          —     

Shares without voting rights pursuant to the Company’s articles of incorporation (the “Articles of Incorporation”) (C)

     Common share        —          —     
     Preferred share        —          —     

Shares with restricted voting rights pursuant to Korean law (D)

     Common share        —          —     
     Preferred share        —          —     

Shares with reestablished voting rights (E)

     Common share        —          —     
     Preferred share        —          —     

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

     Common share        72,629,160        —     
     Preferred share        —          —     

5. Dividends and Others

A. Dividends

 

  (1) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 29th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 22, 2013.

 

   

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

 

  (2) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 357th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 25, 2013.

 

  (3) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 30th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 21, 2014.

 

   

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

 

  (4) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 366th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 24, 2014.

 

  (5) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 31st General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 20, 2015.

 

   

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

 

  (6) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 378th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 23, 2015.

 

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B. Dividends for the Last Three Fiscal Years

(Unit: in millions of Won, except per share values and percentages)

 

    

Classification

     As of and for the
six months
ended June 30,
2015
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31,
2014
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31,
2013
 

Par value per share (Won)

  

     500         500         500   

(Consolidated) Net income

  

     840,635         1,799,320         1,609,549   

Net income per share (Won)

  

     11,695         25,154         23,211   

Total cash dividend

  

     72,629         666,802         666,374   

Total stock dividends

  

     —           —           —     

(Consolidated) Percentage of cash dividend to available income (%)

   

     8.6         37.1         41.4   

Cash dividend yield ratio (%)

     Common share         0.4         3.5         4.1   
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

Stock dividend yield ratio (%)

     Common share         —           —           —     
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

Cash dividend per share (Won)

     Common share         1,000         9,400         9,400   
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

Stock dividend per share (share)

     Common share         —           —           —     
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

 

* Net income per share means basic net income per share. The cash dividend per share of Won 9,400 includes the interim cash dividend per share of Won 1,000.

 

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II. BUSINESS

Each company in the consolidated entity is a separate legal entity providing independent services and products. The business is primarily separated into (1) the wireless business consisting of cellular voice, wireless data and wireless Internet services, (2) the fixed-line business consisting of fixed-line telephone, high speed Internet, data and network lease services, among others, and (3) other businesses consisting of platform services and Internet portal services, among others.

1. Business Overview

Set forth below is a summary business description of material consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Classification

  

Company name

  

Description of business

Wireless    SK Telecom Co., Ltd.    Wireless voice and data telecommunications services via digital wireless networks
   PS&Marketing Co., Ltd.    Sale of fixed-line and wireless telecommunications products through wholesale, retail and online distribution channels
Fixed-line    SK Broadband Co., Ltd.   

High-speed Internet, TV, telephone, commercial data and other fixed-line services and management of the transmission system for online digital contents

Various media-related services, such as channel management, including video on demand, and mobile IPTV services

   SK Telink Co., Ltd.    International wireless direct-dial “00700” services, pre-paid international card calling services, voice services using Internet protocol and Mobile Virtual Network Operator (“MVNO”) services
Other business    SK Planet Co., Ltd.    Various platform services such as 11th Street, Syrup, T Store and T-Map Navigation in the application and commerce areas
   SK Communications Co., Ltd.    Integrated portal services through NATE and instant messaging services through NATE-ON
   M&Service Co., Ltd.    System software development, distribution and technical support services and other online information services
   SK Planet America LLC    System software development, distribution and investments
   Shopkick Management Company, Inc.    System software development, distribution and investments

[Wireless Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As of June 30, 2015, the Korean mobile communication market can be considered to have reached its maturation stage with more than a 100% penetration rate. However, 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 LTE-A, LTE and 3G smartphones which enable the provision of convergence services for multimedia contents, mobile commerce, telematics, new media and other related services. In addition, through the commercialization of LTE network in July 2011 and LTE-A network in June 2013, B2B businesses, such as the corporate “connected workforce” business which can directly contribute to an enhancement in productivity, are expected to grow rapidly. In the first half of 2014, wideband LTE-A service was commercialized and on December 29, 2014, tri-band LTE-A service with a maximum speed of 300 Mbps was also commercialized. Such achievements were the building blocks towards the Company’s LTE penetration reaching 62% as of June 30, 2015.

 

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B. Growth Potential

 

     (Unit: in 1,000 persons)   

Classification

   As of June 30,
2015
     As of December 31,  
      2014      2013      2012  

Number of subscribers

   SK Telecom      26,238         26,468         26,286         26,555   
   Others (KT, LGU+)      26,322         26,125         25,909         25,793   
   MVNO      5,308         4,584         2,485         1,276   
   Total      57,868         57,177         54,680         53,624   

 

* Source: Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (“MSIP”) 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. Sales revenue related to data services is expected to increase due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and high-speed wireless networks. There is also a growing importance to the business-to-business segment, which creates added value by selling and developing various solutions. Seasonal and economic fluctuations have much less impact on the Korean mobile communication market compared to other industries.

Set forth below is the historical market share of the Company.

 

     (Unit: in percentages)   

Classification

   As of June 30,
2015
     As of December 31,  
      2014      2013      2012  

Mobile communication services

     49.5         50.0         50.0         50.3   

 

* Source: MSIP website and each Korean telecommunications company’s respective earnings releases (including MVNOs).

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

The Company is seeking to transform itself from a telecommunications service provider into a comprehensive ICT service provider. It has continued to innovate the scope of its services and achieved strong growth in subscribers amid fierce competition and rate cuts. As a result, for the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded Won 8.5 trillion in revenue and Won 0.8 trillion in operating income on a consolidated basis and Won 6.3 trillion in revenue and Won 0.8 trillion in operating income on a separate basis.

The number of subscribers (including MVNO subscribers) as of June 30, 2015 was 28.7 million, an increase of approximately 290,000 from the previous quarter due to the popularity of the newly launched data-centric tariff plans. In particular, the number of smartphone subscribers as of June 30, 2015 was 20.0 million, an increase of approximately 220,000 from the previous quarter propelled by 17.9 million LTE subscribers, solidifying the Company’s market leadership. Following the launch of commercial LTE services in July 2011, the Company became the first telecommunications service provider in the world to launch commercial wideband LTE-A services in June 2014. In December 2014, the Company launched tri-band LTE-A services. By launching various high quality services utilizing the LTE-A and wideband LTE networks such as group video conference call services, full high definition mobile IPTV streaming services, and “T Baseball Multiview,” which allows users to watch multiple baseball games on one screen, the Company plans to provide an innovative user experience, enhance customer satisfaction and increase profitability.

The Company has proved that it has superior network quality compared to its competitors according to the Korea Communications Commission quality evaluations. The Company has also proved to be the leader in Korea’s top three customer satisfaction indices: according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index, Korean Customer Satisfaction Index and Korean Standard Service Quality Index, the Company has continued to hold the leading position for 18 years, 17 years and 16 years, respectively.

SK Telink, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, expanded its operations to the MVNO business based on its technical expertise and know-how obtained in its international telecommunications business and launched its MVNO service, 7Mobile, which is offered at reasonable rates and provides excellent quality. SK Telink is increasing its efforts to develop low-cost distribution channels and create niche markets through targeted marketing towards customers with lower average revenue per user. An MVNO leases the networks of a mobile network operator (“MNO”) and provides wireless telecommunication services under its own brand and fee structure without owning telecommunication networks or frequencies.

 

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Network O&S, a subsidiary of the Company responsible for the operation of the Company’s base stations and related transmission and power facilities, offers quality fixed-line and wireless network services to customers, including mobile office products to business customers.

PS&Marketing, a subsidiary of the Company, provides a sales platform for products of the Company and SK Broadband, including fixed-line and wireless telecommunication products that address customers’ needs for various convergence products. PS&Marketing provides differentiated service to clients through the establishment of new sales channels and product development.

[Fixed-line Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As subscribers to various bundled wireless and fixed-line products continue to increase, the IPTV business is evolving to satisfy diverse customer needs for media services through differentiated service offerings, including mobile IPTV, bundled wireless and IPTV products and ultra-high definition services for smart televisions. The market for our corporate business is also growing, with cloud computing, mobile offices and other new information and communications technologies being commercialized. The increased usage of smartphones and tablet computers, the pilot programming of commercial ultra-high definition television broadcasting services and competition for wideband LTE services have greatly increased data traffic, thereby further emphasizing the importance of fixed-line network infrastructure that is capable of handling large capacities of data traffic with stability and efficiency.

B. Growth Potential

(Unit: in 1,000 persons)

 

            As of December 31,  

Classification

   As of June 30, 2015      2014      2013  

Fixed-line Subscribers

   High-speed Internet      19,470         19,199         18,738   
  

Fixed-line telephone

     16,641         16,939         17,620   
  

IPTV (real-time)

     11,338         10,840         8,522   

 

* Source: MSIP website and Korea Communications Commission website

 

** The number of IPTV subscribers as of June 30, 2015 has not been announced by the MSIP, and the number shown above is as of March 31, 2015.

C. Cyclical Nature and Seasonality

High-speed Internet, fixed-line telephone and IPTV services are mature markets that are comparatively less sensitive to cyclical economic changes as such services have become more of a necessity and the market has matured. The telecommunications services market overall is not expected to be particularly affected by economic downturns due to the low income elasticity of demand for telecommunication services.

Set forth below is the historical market share of the Company.

 

      

(Unit: in percentages)

 

Classification

   As of      As of December 31,  
   June 30, 2015      2014      2013      2012  

High-speed Internet (including resales)

     25.4         25.1         24.4         24.1   

Fixed-line telephone (including Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”))

     17.1         17.0         16.9         16.7   

IPTV

     26.6         26.1         23.8         22.0   

 

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* Source: MSIP website and the Korea Communications Commission website.

 

* With respect to VoIP services, the market share was calculated based on the number of VoIP subscribers among the Company, KT and LG U+.

 

* The audience share for IPTV as of June 30, 2015 has not been announced by the MSIP, and the number shown above is as of March 31, 2015.

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

In 1999, the Company was the first in the world to commence commercial ADSL services. On the back of its premium technology and enhanced competitiveness achieved through bundled products, it is currently expanding subscriber base across all of its businesses, including broadband Internet, telephone and IPTV. In particular, SK Broadband has positioned itself to focus on corporate customer services and IPTV services as key strategic areas for mid- to long-term growth, exploiting opportunities in new ICT-based businesses that have led to revenue growth and providing differentiated contents in its IPTV business by securing popular programming, which includes exclusive children’s channels and live broadcasts of Major League Baseball games. In addition, the Company has reinforced its leadership in the ultra-high definition broadcasting market by launching ultra-high definition services that require no set-top boxes in April 2014 and by commercializing ultra-high definition set-top boxes for the first time in Korea in September 2014. Furthermore, the Company was the first in the industry to adopt solutions to upgrade full high definition to ultra-high definition, and the Company also strengthened the line-up of ultra-high definition contents by securing access to diverse contents provided by Sony and NBC Universal. Moreover, the Company provides the greatest number of channels in full high definition in the IPTV market due to its recent upgrade of all 130 live high definition channels to full high definition.

In September 2013, the Company developed technology that compresses videos for its ultra-high definition IPTV services. During the first quarter of 2014, the Company commercialized new transmission technology that can more efficiently transmit signals on the hybrid fiber-coaxial network despite its limited frequency. Furthermore, the Company solidified its technological leadership for providing ultra-high definition broadcasting for wireless and fixed line in the IPTV industry by commercializing a unique ultra-high-definition service that can be provided directly to smart televisions without the installation of “smart” set-top boxes in April 2014 and started transmitting ultra-high definition contents to mobile IPTV in May 2014.

SK Telink, a provider of international telecommunications service, 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. It 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. SK Telink plans to strategically target the convergence of wireless and fixed-line telecommunications and strengthen its existing business, including international and long-distance calling services, value-added services for local calling and B2B services and video conference call services while aiming to satisfy the diverse needs of customers by providing quality solutions at reasonable prices.

[Other Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As the number of smartphones distributed in Korea exceeds 40 million, the growth in various mobile devices has spurred the rise of the service provider with a strong platform business as the leader in the ICT market. It is becoming increasingly important to enhance competitiveness by building a platform with large data capacity to handle the increase in data transmission.

A platform business acts as an intermediary by promoting interactions among various customer groups, thereby generating new values. It is important for a platform business to continually attract subscribers and users and to create an ecosystem with certain lock-in effects. A platform can exist in various forms, including as a technological standard (iOS, Android OS), a subscriber-based service platform (Facebook, Twitter) or a marketplace (Amazon, T Store). Platform businesses are evolving and expanding globally.

 

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A platform business has strong growth potential due to its connectivity with related services and ease of global expansion. Apple became a world-leading smartphone producer based on its innovative design and the competitive strength of its App Store platform. Google has created a new ecosystem of long-tail advertising by attracting millions of third parties to its advertising platform, as well as showing strong growth in mobile markets with its competitive platform based on Android OS. It is becoming increasingly important to enhance competitiveness through a database that can register and analyze purchase patterns of customers across all areas and a platform with large data capacity with which to utilize this database and provide differentiated services to customers.

B. Growth Potential

The scope and value generated by the platform business, including application and content marketplaces and N-screen services, continue to increase as smartphones and tablet computers become more popular and the bandwidth and speed of network infrastructure improve. As the wireless network evolves to LTE, business opportunities for the platform business exist, including multimedia streaming, N-screen service based on cloud technology and high-definition location-based services. Since the platform business realizes profit by connecting with advertisements or commerce sites after building a critical mass of subscribers and traffic, the recent growth in the advertising and commerce markets is expected to present an opportunity for platform businesses. The importance of building a platform with large data capacity that is connected to various digital contents and commerce is expected to increase in the future.

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

(1) Commerce markets

The Company expects that online commerce markets will continue to grow due to the growth potential of the Internet shopping population, the strengthening of online business models by off-line operators and the rapid rise of mobile commerce. Recently, due to the widespread use of smartphones and social media, the commercialization of location-based services and the development of big data technology, online to offline (or, O2O) business, which is a concept of attracting customers to offline stores using online and mobile environments, is being highlighted as a new field in the online commerce market industry.

(2) Digital contents

The growth of application marketplaces, which started with Apple’s App Store, provides the platform business with new opportunities for revenue generation. The competitive paradigm is shifting from a competition among platform operators toward a competition among eco-systems that include application developers as well as platform operators.

(3) Media

Due to an increase in the number of devices owned by each user and an increase in network speed, each user can now enjoy music or video files anywhere and anytime by storing them in cloud servers, called N-screen service. Users can recommend music to other users through social networking services, and this is expected to become a distribution model for digital media contents. Various service providers are competing in this market, expecting a strong growth in the online and mobile video market.

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

The Company plans to expand its platform ecosystem focusing on its “Open & Collaboration” motto in operating its commerce business such as 11th Street, Syrup, and OK Cashbag, its digital contents business such as T Store and its location-based service business such as T-Map Navigation, thereby ultimately increasing its enterprise value.

(1) Commerce

11th Street, an online marketplace, has continued its growth through effective marketing and customer satisfaction. Despite its later entry into the online commerce market (launched in 2008), which was already divided between Auction and G-Market, it is leading the domestic e-commerce market and is also rapidly growing in the mobile commerce market. Growth plans involving overseas joint ventures based on 11th Street’s business expertise have resulted in the successful launch of an open online commerce market in Turkey in partnership with Doğuş Group in March 2013. In Indonesia, an open market platform was successfully launched through a joint venture established in July 2013 with PT XM Axiata Tbk, a wireless telecommunications company in Indonesia. In October 2014, SK Planet and Celcom Axiata Berhad, which is a leading telecommunications service provider in Malaysia, established a joint venture, Celcom Planet, and launched online commerce services tailored to the Malaysian market in April 2015.

 

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Syrup is a consumer-oriented commerce service with the goal of minimizing its customers’ time and efforts while maximizing the economic benefits by providing information about coupons and events based on time, place and occasion. To achieve this goal, Syrup combines location-based services, such as geo-fencing, a virtual perimeter technology using a global positioning system (or, GPS) and Bluetooth Low Energy (or, BLE), with big data analysis of consumption patterns. Syrup’s business partners can benefit from cost-effective marketing through Syrup by utilizing statistics and analysis regarding consumers’ frequency of visits, preferred products, and consumption patterns. Furthermore, Syrup is strengthening its service foundation and competitiveness through the continual release of vertical products such as Syrup Pay, Syrup Order and Syrup Table and the expansion of Merchant.

OK Cashbag is a point-based loyalty marketing program which has grown to become a global top-tier loyalty marketing program since its inception in 1999. Customers have access to increased benefits through accumulation of loyalty reward points and partner companies use OK Cashbag as a marketing resource. With 39.0 million subscribers, OK Cashbag maintains a leading position in the industry and plans to continue strengthening its position by providing customized services befitting customers’ needs and market conditions.

(2) Location-based services

T-Map Navigation provides map, local information, real-time traffic information and navigation services. With cumulative subscribers of 19.6 million as of June 30, 2015, T-Map Navigation is one of the leading location-based service platforms in Korea. By entering the Online to Offline service area with T map Taxi, T map Public Transportation and others, the Company is expanding its mobile platform foundation that connects day-to-day life. The Company is broadening the range of its location-based services by also providing “infotainment” systems to commercial vehicle businesses as well as providing localized content on its products, such as region-specific information and advertisements. The Company plans to further develop the T-Map Navigation platform by initiating open application programming interface-based services, providing services to more diverse types of devices and providing local area-based services.

(3) Digital contents

T Store, launched in September 2009, reached 23.8 million subscribers and cumulative downloads of 2.8 billion as of June 30, 2015, solidifying its leadership position in the application market and plans to widen its services to tablets and navigation devices. The Company intends to further develop T Store into a personalized gateway and mobile playground through expansion of the scope of serviceable devices, reinforcement of digital content offerings and enhancement of search services, among other things.

(4) Social networking services (“SNS”) and Internet portal services

The Company’s instant messenger service, “Nate-On,” had a market share of 27.6% in the instant messenger market in Korea, with 4.6 million net users who logged in during the month of June 2015. The Company’s Internet search portal service, “Nate,” had a page-view market share of 4.5% as of June 30, 2015. (Source: Korean Click, based on fixed-line access)

 

   

Satellite DMB service

The Company launched its Hanbyul satellite in 2004 and received government approval in December 30, 2004 to provide satellite DMB services. Broadcasting through satellite DMB commenced in May 2005 and satellite DMB services expanded nationwide thereafter. On August 23, 2012, the board of directors of SK Telink resolved to discontinue operation of its satellite DMB services due to the rapid decrease in satellite DMB subscribers and the continued burden of fixed costs.

 

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2. Major Products & Services

A. Updates on Major Products and Services

(Unit: in millions of Won and percentages)

 

Business

 

Major Companies

  

Item

  

Major Trademarks

   Consolidated
Sales Amount (ratio)
 

Wireless

  SK Telecom Co., Ltd., PS&Marketing Co., Ltd.,
Service Ace Co., Ltd., Network O&S Co., Ltd.
   Mobile communication service, wireless data service, ICT service    T and others      6,622,093 (78%) 
Fixed-line   SK Broadband Co., Ltd.,
SK Telink Co., Ltd.
   Fixed-line phone, high speed Internet, data and network lease service    B tv , 00700 international call, 7Mobile and others      1,232,229 (15%) 

Other

 

SK Planet Co., Ltd ,
SK Communications Co., Ltd.,

Iriver Inc.
M&Service Co., Ltd.,

   Internet portal service and e-commerce    OK Cashbag, NATE, T Store, T-Map Navigation and others      641,703 (7%) 

Total

           8,496,025 (100%) 

[Wireless Business]

As of June 30, 2015, based on the Company’s standard monthly subscription plan, the basic service fee was Won 11,000, and the usage fee was Won 1.8 per 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. As of June 30, 2015, broadband Internet and TV services comprised 54.7% of SK Broadband’s revenue, telephony service 20.0%, corporate data services 24.4% and other telecommunications services 0.9%. Price fluctuations in the different services provided by SK Broadband are due to discounts provided for long-term contracts, changes in equipment costs and competition between companies.

[Other Business]

Set forth below are major products and services of the Company’s material consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Business

  

Item

   Major Trademarks

Platform

  

ICT services, new media services, advertisement services, telecommunications sales, e-commerce and others

   Syrup, T Store, 11th Street, T Map,
OK Cashbag and others

Advertisement (Display, Search)

  

Online advertisement services

   Nate, Nate-On

Contents and others

  

Pay content sales and other services

   Nate, Nate-On

3. Investment Status

[Wireless Business]

A. Investment in Progress

 

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business

   Classification    Investment
period
     Subject of
investment
   Investment effect    Expected
investment
amount
     Amount
already
invested
     Future
investment

Network/Common

   Upgrade/
New installation
     2015       Network,
systems and
others
   Capacity increase and
quality improvement;
systems improvement
     20,000         6,672      

Total

        20,000         6,672      

 

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B. Future Investment Plan

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

 

Business

   Expected investment amount      Expected investment for each year    Investment effect
     Asset type    Amount      2015      2016    2017   

Network/Common

   Network,
systems
and others
     20,000         20,000       To be
determined
   To be
determined
   Upgrades to the existing
services and expanded
provision of services
including wideband
LTE-A

Total

     20,000         20,000       To be
determined
   To be
determined
  

[Fixed-line Business]

A. Investment in Progress

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company made the capital expenditures set out below in order to expand its client base and network infrastructure, and the Company expects that the total amount of capital investments in 2015 will be similar to that of 2014.

 

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business

   Classification    Investment
period
     Subject of
investment
   Investment effect    Total
investments
     Amount
already
invested
     Future
investment

High-speed Internet

   Upgrade/
New installation
    
 
 
 
 
 
For the
six
months
ended
June 30,
2015
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Backbone and
subscriber
network /
others
   Expand subscriber
networks and facilities
     2,261         733       To be
determined

Telephone

                    21      

Television

                    450      

Corporate Data

            Increase leased-line
and integrated
information system
        725      

Others

            Expand networks and
required space
        332      

Total

     2,261         2,261      

4. Revenues

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Business

   Sales type    Item    For the six
months ended
June 30, 2015
     For the year
ended December 31,
2014
     For the year
ended December 31,
2013
 

Wireless

   Services    Mobile
communication
   Export      6,533         6,773         2,526   
         Domestic      6,615,560         13,521,108         13,313,006   
         Subtotal      6,622,093         13,527,881         13,315,532   

Fixed-line

   Services    Fixed-line,
B2B data,
High-speed
Internet, TV
   Export      38,759         63,608         28,002   
         Domestic      1,193,470         2,386,312         2,296,387   
         Subtotal      1,232,229         2,449,920         2,324,389   

Other

   Services    Display and
Search ad.,
Content
   Export      23,226         20,798         14,049   
         Domestic      618,477         1,165,199         948,084   
         Subtotal      641,703         1,185,997         962,133   

Total

   Export      68,518         91,179         44,577   
   Domestic      8,427,507         17,072,619         16,557,477   
   Total      8,496,025         17,163,798         16,602,054   

 

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(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

For the six months ended
June 30, 2015

   Wireless      Fixed      Other     Sub total      Internal
transaction
    After
consolidation
 

Total sales

     7,469,465         1,533,405         997,767        10,000,637         (1,504,612     8,496,025   

Internal sales

     847,372         301,176         356,064        1,504,612         (1,504,612     —     

External sales

     6,622,093         1,232,229         641,703        8,496,025         —          8,496,025   

Operating income (loss)

     815,120         42,805         (42,399     815,526         —          815,526   

Profit (loss) for the period

     —           —           —          —           —          1,075,605   

Total assets

     23,580,421         3,516,376         3,214,927        30,311,724         (2,270,218     28,041,506   

Total liabilities

     9,483,378         2,242,744         897,624        12,623,746         100,173        12,723,919   

5. Derivative Transactions

A. Current Swap Contract Applying Cash Flow Risk Hedge Accounting

Currency swap and interest rate swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

Borrowing date

  

Hedged item

   Hedged risk    Contract type    Financial institution    Duration of
contract

Jul. 20, 2007

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$400,000,000)    Foreign currency
risk
   Cross currency
swap
   Morgan Stanley
and five other
banks
   Jul. 20, 2007 –
Jul. 20, 2027

Jun. 12, 2012

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000,000)    Foreign currency
risk
   Cross currency
swap
   Citibank and five
other banks
   Jun. 12, 2012 –
Jun.12, 2017

Nov. 1, 2012

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$700,000,000)    Foreign currency
risk
   Cross currency
swap
   Barclays and nine
other banks
   Nov. 1, 2012 –
May. 1, 2018

Jan. 17, 2013

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000,000)    Foreign currency
risk
   Cross currency
swap
   BNP Paribas

and three other
banks

   Jan. 17, 2013 –
Nov. 17, 2017

Mar. 7, 2013

   Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000)    Foreign currency
risk and interest
rate risk
   Cross currency
interest rate swap
   DBS Bank    Mar. 7, 2013 –
Mar. 7, 2020

Oct. 29, 2013

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000)    Foreign currency
risk
   Cross currency
swap
   Korea Development
Bank and others
   Oct. 29, 2013 –
Oct. 26, 2018

Dec. 16, 2013

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated loan face value of US$80,577,000)    Foreign currency
risk
   Cross currency
swap
   Deutsche Bank    Dec. 16, 2013 –
Apr. 29, 2022

B. Treatment of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2015, fair values of the above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows.

(Unit: in millions of Won and thousands of foreign currencies)

 

Hedged item

   Fair value  
   Cash flow hedge      Trading
purposes
     Total  
   Accumulated gain
(loss) on valuation
of derivatives
    Tax
effect
    Foreign currency
translation gain
(loss)
    Others(*1)        

Non-current assets:

  

Convertible option(*2) (face amounts of Won 50 billion)

     —          —          —          —           5,380         5,380   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$400,000,000)

     (55,930     (17,856     (7,724     129,806         —           48,296   

 

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Hedged item

   Fair value  
   Cash flow hedge      Trading
purposes
     Total  
   Accumulated gain
(loss) on valuation
of derivatives
    Tax
effect
    Foreign currency
translation gain
(loss)
    Others(*1)        

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000)

     (5,992     (1,913     12,112              4,207   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000)

     (8,992     —          18,603        —           —           9,611   
              

 

 

 

Total assets

                 67,494   
              

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

              

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000,000)

     (6,361     (2,031     749        —           —           (7,643

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$700,000,000)

     (22,835     (7,290     23,372        —           —           (6,753

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000,000)

     2,149        686        (76,321     —           —           (73,486

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated loan face value of US$80,577,000)

     (4,640     (1,482     5,506        —           —           (616
              

 

 

 

Total liabilities

                 (88,498
              

 

 

 

 

(*1) Cash flow hedge accounting has been applied to the relevant contract from May 12, 2010. Others represent gain on valuation of currency swap incurred prior to the application of hedge accounting and was recognized through profit or loss prior to the year ended December 31, 2012.
(*2) Fair value of the conversion option of convertible bonds held by SK Communications Co., Ltd. amounting to Won 10 million was accounted for as derivative financial assets.

6. Major Contracts

[SK Telecom]

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

 

Category

  

Vendor

  

Start Date

  

Completion

Date

  

Contract
Title

  

Contract Amount

Goods

   Telcoware Co.    January 22, 2015    December 31, 2015    2014 B2B GOP Unmanned Security System Installation in eastern Korea    118
   Cremotech Co.    April 9, 2015    September 30, 2015    2015 Purchase of Smart Beam Laser Products    58
   Noori Telecom    November 8, 2012    April 30, 2015    2012 B2B Unit Price Contract for Wireless Modems to Remotely Read Meters of KEPCO’s Transformer Users    52

Construction

   Kocom    January 9, 2015    December 31, 2015    2014 B2B GOP Unmanned Security System Installation in eastern Korea    60

Equipment

   Oracle Korea    January 1, 2015    December 31, 2017    2015 B2B SK Planet Oracle DBMS ULA    49

Real Estate

   SK Broadband Co., Ltd.    February 1, 2015    January 31, 2016    Namsan Office Building Lease Contract    52

Real Estate

   Individuals    January 1, 2015    March 31, 2015    Purchase of land (Jeonju region and 10 others)    113

Subtotal

   502

 

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[SK Broadband]

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

 

Counterparty

  

Contract Contents

  

Contract Period

  

Note

Telecommunication service providers    Interconnection among telecommunication service providers    —      Automatically renewed for two years at a time unless specific amendments are requested
KEPCO    Provision of electric facilities    From Jan. 2015 to Dec. 2015 (Unless special reasons arise, the usage period will be renewed annually)    Use of electricity poles
Seoul City Railway    Use of telecommunication line conduits   

From Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2014

(Renewal in progress, expected to enter into a contract after deciding technical service unit price, to be applied retroactively to 2015 payments)

   Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Busan Transportation Corporation    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From July 2009 to July 2013 (Renewal in progress, currently in the process of transitioning to private network system, plans to enter into a contract once completed and the remaining work is confirmed)    Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Seoul Metro    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From May 2010 to May 2013 (Renewal in progress, currently in discussion to decide usage unit price, future plans to enter into a contract)    Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Gwangju City Railway    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From Sep. 2010 to Dec. 2012 (Renewal in progress, in the completion stage of transitioning to private network system, currently reviewing whether to renew contract at the end of 2015)    Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Service lease)

 

* Renewal is in progress after negotiation of lower usage fees.

[SK Communications]

 

Counterparty

 

Purpose

 

Contract Period

 

Contract Amount

Daum Kakao Corp.   Cost-per-click Internet search advertisement   —     Amount determined based on the number of clicks

 

* SK Communications and Daum Kakao Corp. have agreed not to publicly disclose the contract period with respect to the contract with Daum Kakao Corp.

 

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7. R&D Investments

Set forth below are the Company’s R&D expenditures.

(Unit: in millions of Won except percentages)

 

Category

  For the six months
ended June 30, 2015
    For the year ended December 31,     Remarks  
    2014     2013    

Raw material

    775        530        38        —     

Labor

    33,883        71,224        79,865        —     

Depreciation

    71,386        176,975        158,158        —     

Commissioned service

    18,495        67,802        22,923        —     

Others

    26,867        81,221        102,668        —     

Total R&D costs

    151,406        397,752        363,652        —     

Accounting

   Sales and
administrative
expenses
    147,422        390,943        352,385        —     
   Development
expenses
(Intangible
assets)
    3,984        6,809        11,267        —     

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

    1.78     2.32     2.19     —     

8. Other information relating to investment decisions

A. Trademark Policies

The Company manages its corporate brand and other product brands in a comprehensive way to protect and increase their value. The Company’s Brand Strategy 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 by providing solutions such as registering and licensing of the brands.

B. Business-related Intellectual Property

[SK Telecom]

The Company holds 5,495 Korean-registered patents, 345 U.S.-registered patents, 234 Chinese-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and more patents with other countries. The Company holds 944 Korean-registered trademarks and owns intellectual property rights to the design of the alphabet “T.” 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.

[SK Broadband]

SK Broadband holds 411 Korean-registered patents relating to high-speed Internet, telephone and IPTV service. In addition, SK Broadband has applied for a patent relating to two-way broadcasting system. SK Broadband also holds a number of trademarks and service marks relating to its service and brand.

[SK Planet]

As of June 30, 2015, SK Planet held 2,603 registered patents, 117 registered design marks, 1,242 registered trademarks and five copyrights (including those held jointly with other companies) in Korea. It also holds 117 U.S.-registered patents, 88 Chinese-registered patents, 63 Japanese-registered patents, 31 E.U.-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and 295 registered trademarks, along with a number of other intellectual property rights in other countries.

[SK Communications]

As of June 30, 2015, SK Communications held 81 registered patents, 26 registered design rights and 703 registered trademarks in Korea.

C. Business-related Pollutants and Environmental Protection

The Company does not engage in any manufacturing and therefore does not undertake any industrial processes that emit pollutants into the air or industrial processes in which hazardous materials are used.

 

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III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated and Separate)

A. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

Below is the summary consolidated financial information of the Company as of June 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The Company’s reviewed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, which are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS, are attached hereto.

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except number of companies)   
      As of
March 31, 2015
     As of
December 31, 2014
     As of
December 31, 2013
 

Assets

        

Current Assets

     5,180,521         5,083,148         5,123,415   

•  Cash and Cash Equivalents

     829,659         834,429         1,398,639   

•  Accounts Receivable – Trade, net

     2,443,502         2,392,150         2,257,316   

•  Accounts Receivable – Other, net

     697,103         690,527         643,603   

•  Others

     1,210,257         1,166,042         823,857   

Non-Current Assets

     22,860,985         22,858,085         21,453,100   

•  Long-Term Investment Securities

     1,149,319         956,280         968,527   

•  Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

     6,581,767         6,298,088         5,325,297   

•  Property and Equipment, net

     10,252,498         10,567,701         10,196,607   

•  Intangible Assets, net

     2,298,574         2,483,994         2,750,782   

•  Goodwill

     1,930,205         1,917,595         1,733,261   

•  Others

     648,622         634,427         478,626   

Total Assets

     28,041,506         27,941,233         26,576,515   

Liabilities

        

Current Liabilities

     5,308,391         5,420,310         6,069,220   

Non-Current Liabilities

     7,415,528         7,272,653         6,340,738   

Total Liabilities

     12,723,919         12,692,963         12,409,958   

Equity

        

Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company

     15,187,526         14,506,739         13,452,372   

Share Capital

     44,639         44,639         44,639   

Capital Surplus (Deficit) and Other Capital Adjustments

     662,455         277,998         317,508   

Retained Earnings

     14,421,043         14,188,591         13,102,495   

Reserves

     59,389         (4,489      (12,270

Non-controlling Interests

     130,061         741,531         714,185   

Total Equity

     15,317,587         15,248,270         14,166,557   

Total Liabilities and Equity

     28,041,506         27,941,233         26,576,515   

Number of Companies Consolidated

     39         40         28   

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except per share amounts)   
      For the six months
ended June 30, 2015
     For the six months
ended June 30, 2014
     For the year
ended December  31,
2014
     For the year
ended December  31,
2013
 

Operating Revenue

     8,496,025         8,507,288         17,163,798         16,602,054   

Operating Income

     815,526         798,490         1,825,105         2,011,109   

Profit Before Income Tax

     1,075,605         940,583         2,253,828         1,827,101   

Profit for the Period

     840,635         764,948         1,799,320         1,609,549   

Profit for the Period Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company

     840,334         768,350         1,801,178         1,638,964   

Profit for the Period Attributable to Non-controlling Interests

     301         (3,402      (1,858      (29,415

Basic Earnings Per Share (Won)

     11,695         10,713         25,154         20,708   

Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won)

     11,695         10,713         25,154         23,211   

 

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B. Summary Financial Information (Separate)

Below is the summary separate financial information of the Company as of June 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. The Company’s reviewed separate financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, which are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS, are attached hereto.

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)   
      As of
June 30, 2015
     As of
December 31, 2014
     As of
December 31, 2013
 

Assets

        

Current Assets

     2,685,875         2,689,913         2,817,782   

•  Cash and Cash Equivalents

     155,687         248,311         448,459   

•  Accounts Receivable – Trade, net

     1,597,007         1,559,281         1,513,138   

•  Accounts Receivable – Other, net

     300,037         305,990         388,475   

•  Others

     633,144         576,331         467,710   

Non-Current Assets

     20,177,570         20,022,549         20,009,637   

•  Long-Term Investment Securities

     731,379         608,797         729,703   

•  Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

     8,674,128         8,181,769         8,010,121   

•  Property and Equipment, net

     7,423,274         7,705,906         7,459,986   

•  Intangible Assets, net

     1,755,891         1,928,169         2,239,167   

•  Goodwill

     1,306,236         1,306,236         1,306,236   

•  Others

     286,662         291,672         264,424   

Total Assets

     22,863,445         22,712,462         22,827,419   

Liabilities

        

Current Liabilities

     3,456,046         3,378,046         4,288,073   

Non-Current Liabilities

     5,601,032         5,792,195         5,223,938   

Total Liabilities

     9,057,078         9,170,241         9,512,011   

Equity

        

Share Capital

     44,639         44,639         44,639   

Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

     845,966         433,894         433,894   

Retained Earnings

     12,917,835         12,996,790         12,665,699   

Reserves

     (2,073      66,898         171,176   

Total Equity

     13,806,367         13,542,221         13,315,408   

Total Liabilities and Equity

     22,863,445         22,712,462         22,827,419   

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except per share amounts)   
      For the six months
ended June 30, 2015
     For the six months
ended June 30, 2014
     For the year
ended December  31,
2014
     For the year
ended December 31,
2013
 

Operating Revenue

     6,277,222         6,528,313         13,012,644         12,860,379   

Operating Income

     803,916         778,959         1,737,160         1,969,684   

Profit Before Income Tax

     698,142         640,379         1,321,750         1,220,797   

Profit for the Period

     527,783         516,907         1,028,541         910,157   

Basic Earnings Per Share (Won)

     7,301         7,168         14,262         12,837   

Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won)

     7,301         7,168         14,262         12,837   

 

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2. Other Matters Related to Financial Information

A. Restatement of the Financial Statements

Not applicable.

B. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

(1) Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of Trade and Other Receivables

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)   
     For the six months ended June 30, 2015  
     Gross amount      Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
     Percentage  

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,743,758         235,262         9

Loans

     118,296         27,350         23

Accounts receivable – other

     780,748         79,987         10

Accrued income

     10,264         —           0

Guarantee deposits

     301,121         —           0

Total

     3,954,187         342,599         9
     (Unit: in millions of Won)   
     For the year ended December 31, 2014  
     Gross amount      Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
     Percentage  

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,682,595         221,909         8

Loans

     157,934         27,694         18

Accounts receivable – other

     772,711         78,588         10

Accrued income

     10,134         —           0

Guarantee deposits

     289,009         —           0

Total

     3,912,383         328,191         8

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)   
     For the year ended December 31, 2013  
     Gross amount      Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
     Percentage  

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,495,155         224,685         9

Loans

     164,306         27,469         17

Accounts receivable – other

     715,405         71,802         10

Accrued income

     11,970         29         0

Guarantee deposits

     252,148         —           0

Total

     3,638,984         323,985         9

(2) Movements in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of Trade and Other Receivables

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)   
      For the six months
ended June 30, 2015
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
     For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 

Beginning balance

     328,191         323,985         300,668   

Increase of allowance for doubtful accounts

     39,029         63,697         79,330   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     —           —           (359

Write-offs

     (38,911      (89,529      (76,697

Other

     14,250         30,039         21,042   

Ending balance

     342,599         328,191         323,985   

 

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(3) Policies for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company establishes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the likelihood of recoverability of trade and other receivables based on their aging at the end of the period and past customer default experience for the past two years. With respect to trade receivables relating to wireless telecommunications services, the Company considers the likelihood of recovery based on past customer default experience and the length of default in connection with the type of default (e.g., whether the customer’s service has been terminated or is continued). For such trade receivables that have been overdue for more than two years after the customer’s service has been terminated, the Company records an allowance of 100% of such receivables. For such trade receivables that have been overdue for less than two years after the customer’s service has been terminated, or relates to a customer that is continuing his service, the Company records an allowance of a certain percentage of such receivable. Consistent with customary practice, the Company writes off trade and other receivables for which the prescription period has passed or that are determined to be impossible or economically too costly to collect, including receivables that are less than Won 200,000 and more than six months overdue and receivables that have been determined to be the subject of identity theft.

(4) Aging of Accounts Receivable

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)   
     As of June 30, 2015  
   Six months or
less
    From six
months to one
year
    From one year
to three years
    More than
three years
    Total  

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,446,490        56,741        159,779        80,748        2,743,758   

Percentage

     89.2     2.1     5.8     2.9     100.0

C. Inventories

(1) Detailed Categories of Inventories

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Account Category

   For the six months
ended June 30,
2015
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
    For the year ended
December 31, 2013
 

Merchandise

     249,932        246,738        161,928   

Goods in transit

     —          —          —     

Other inventories

     32,939        20,929        15,192   

Total

     282,871        267,667        177,120   

Percentage of inventories to total assets
[ Inventories / Total assets ]

     1.01     0.96     0.67

Inventory turnover
[ Cost of sales / { ( Beginning balance of inventories + Ending balance of inventories ) / 2} ]

     6.84        7.55        6.20   

(2) Reporting of Inventories

The Company holds handsets, ICT equipment for offline sales, etc. in inventory. The Company conducts physical due diligence of its inventories with its auditors at the end of each year.

D. Fair Value Measurement

See notes 4(5) to 4(7) and 4(16) of the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 for more information.

 

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IV. AUDITOR’S OPINION

1. Auditor (Consolidated)

 

Six months ended June 30,

2015

   Year ended December  31,
2014
   Year ended December  31,
2013
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

2. Audit Opinion (Consolidated)

 

Period

   Auditor’s opinion    Issues noted

Six months ended June 30, 2015

     

        Year ended December 31, 2014

   Unqualified    N/A

        Year ended December 31, 2013

   Unqualified    N/A

3. Auditor (Separate)

 

Six months ended March 31,

2015

   Year ended December  31,
2014
   Year ended December  31,
2013
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

4. Audit Opinion (Separate)

 

Period

   Auditor’s opinion      Issues noted  

Six months ended June 30, 2015

               

Year ended December 31, 2014

     Unqualified         N/A   

Year ended December 31, 2013

     Unqualified         N/A   

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

A. Audit Contracts

 

(Unit: in thousands of Won except number of hours)   

Fiscal Year

   Auditors   

Contents

   Fee      Total
number of
hours
accumulated
for the fiscal
year
 

Year ended December 31, 2015

   KPMG Samjong
Accounting Corp.
   Semi-annual review      1,320,000         19,008   
      Quarterly review      
      Separate financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

Year ended December 31, 2014

   KPMG Samjong
Accounting Corp.
   Semi-annual review      1,280,000         17,890   
      Quarterly review      
      Separate financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

Year ended December 31, 2013

   KPMG Samjong
Accounting Corp.
   Semi-annual review      1,250,000         17,796   
      Quarterly review      
      Separate financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

 

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B. Non-Audit Services Contract with External Auditors

 

(Unit: in millions of Won)  

Period

   Contract date   

Service provided

   Service duration      Fee  

Year ended December 31, 2015

   January 9, 2015    Audit of public WiFi     
 
Jan. 9-Jan. 23,
2015
  
  
     85   

Year ended December 31, 2014

   March 18, 2014    Due diligence of assets     
 
March 18-
April 2, 2014
 
  
     50   
   May 28, 2014    Tax advice     
 
 
May 28-
September 23,
2014
 
  
  
     42   
   June 12, 2014    Review revised local tax laws     
 
June 12-
July 14, 2014
 
  
     22   

Year ended December 31, 2013

   N/A                   

6. Change of Independent Auditors

Not applicable.

 

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V. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Omitted in quarterly and semi-annual reports in accordance with Korean disclosure rules.

VI. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1. Board of Directors

A. Overview of the Composition of the Board of Directors

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) is composed of six members: four independent directors and two inside directors. Within the Board, there are five committees: Independent Director Nomination Committee, Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, CapEx Review Committee, and Corporate Citizenship Committee.

 

(As of July 31, 2015)

Total number
of persons

  

Inside directors

  

Independent directors

6

   Dong Hyun Jang, Dae Sik Cho    Jae Hyeon Ahn, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hoon Lee, Jay Young Chung

At the 31st General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 20, 2015, Dong Hyun Jang was newly elected as an inside director. At the meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 20, 2015, Jay Young Chung was appointed as the chairman of the Board of Directors.

B. Significant Activities of the Board of Directors

 

Meeting

   Date   

Agenda

   Approval

371st

(the 1st meeting of 2015)

   February 5, 2015   

 

•    Financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014

 

•    Annual business report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014

 

•    Bond offering

 

•    Lease contract of Namsan office building with SK Broadband

 

•    Report of internal accounting management

 

•    Report for the period after the fourth quarter of 2014

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

 

372nd

(the 2nd meeting of 2015)

   February 24, 2015   

•    Convocation of the 31st General Meeting of Shareholders

 

•    Report of internal accounting management

   Approved as proposed

 

373rd

(the 3rd meeting of 2015)

   March 20, 2015   

•    Election of the representative director

 

•    Election of the chairman of the Board of Directors

 

•    Election of committee members

 

•    Financial transactions with affiliated company (SK Securities)

 

•    Share Exchange with SK Broadband

 

•    Disposal of treasury shares

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

374th

(the 4th meeting of 2015)

   April 23, 2015   

•    Additional investment in Neosnetworks

 

•    Reappointment of compliance officer

 

•    Provision of funds for management of the 2015 SUPEX meetings

 

•    Report for the period after the first quarter of 2015

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

375th

(the 5th meeting of 2015)

   May 6, 2015   

•    Approval of Share Exchange Agreement with SK Broadband

   Approved as proposed

376th

(the 6th meeting of 2015)

   May 29, 2015   

•    Purchase of SK Broadband shares

 

•    Report in relation to the equity spinoff for SK Planet’s cloud streaming business

   Approved as proposed

 

 

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Meeting

   Date   

Agenda

   Approval

377th

(the 7th meeting of 2015)

   June 25, 2015   

 

•    Transactions with SK C&C in the third quarter of 2015

 

•    Transactions with INFOSEC Co., Ltd. in the third quarter of 2015

 

•    Bond offering

 

•    Transactions regarding corporate shares with affiliated company (SK Securities)

 

•    Financial transactions with affiliated company (SK Securities)

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

378th

(the 8th meeting of 2015)

   July 23, 2015   

•    Service transactions with SK (China) Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.

 

•    Investment in Entrix Co., Ltd.

 

•    Extension of maturity of KIF (Korea IT Fund)

 

•    Extension of SK Telecom’s CVC

 

•    Payment of interim dividends

 

•    Report on the financial results for the first half of 2015

 

•    Report for the period after the second quarter of 2015

 

•    Status of SK Telecom’s media business

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

 

 

 

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

 

* The term of Hyun Jin Lim ended on March 20, 2015.

C. Committees within Board of Directors

(1) Committee structure (as of July 31, 2015)

(a) Compensation Review Committee

 

Total number
of persons

   Members    Task
   Inside Directors   

Independent Directors

  

3

      Jay Young Chung, Jae Hoon Lee, Dae Shick Oh    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

 

Total number
of persons

   Members    Task
   Inside Directors   

Independent Directors

  

4

      Jae Hoon Lee, Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hyeon Ahn    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

 

Total number
of persons

   Members    Task
   Inside Directors   

Independent Directors

  

3

      Jae Hyeon Ahn, Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh    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.

(d) Independent Director Nomination Committee

 

Total number
of persons

   Members                                 Task                            
   Inside Directors   

Independent Directors

  

3

   Dong Hyun Jang    Jae Hyeon Ahn, Jae Hoon Lee    Nomination of
independent directors

 

* Under the Korean Commercial Code, a majority of the members of the Independent Director Nomination Committee should be independent directors.

 

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(e) Audit Committee

 

Total number
of persons

   Members                                     Task                                 
   Inside Directors   

Independent Directors

  

3

      Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hoon Lee, Jae Hyeon Ahn    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 the Korean Commercial Code.

2. Audit System

The Company’s Audit Committee consists of three independent directors, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hoon Lee and Jae Hyeon Ahn.

Major activities of the Audit Committee as of July 31, 2015 are set forth below.

 

Meeting

   Date   

Agenda

   Approval

The 1st

meeting of 2015

   February 4, 2015   

•    Report of internal accounting management system

 

•    Review of business and audit results for the second half of 2014 and business and audit plans for 2015

 

•    Evaluation of internal monitoring controls based on the opinion of the members of the Audit Committee

 

•    Service contract with SKTCH

 

•    Transactions with INFOSEC Co., Ltd. in the first quarter of 2015

 

•    Engagement of Independent Auditing Firm for 2015 to 2017

  

 

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

The 2nd

meeting of 2015

   February 23, 2015   

•    Report on the IFRS audit of fiscal year 2014

 

•    Report on review of 2014 internal accounting management system

 

•    Evaluation of internal accounting management system operation

 

•    Agenda and document review for the 31st General Meeting of Shareholders

 

•    Auditor’s report for fiscal year 2014

 

•    Construction of fixed-line and wireless networks in 2015

 

•    Contract for payment of customer appreciation gifts in 2015

  

 

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

The 3rd

meeting of 2015

   March 19, 2015   

•    Transactions with SK C&C Co., Ltd. in the second quarter of 2015

 

•    Transactions with INFOSEC Co., Ltd. in the second quarter of 2015

 

•    Transaction with SK Planet Co., Ltd. for VIP program in 2015

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

The 4th

meeting of 2015

   April 22, 2015   

•    Election of the chairman

 

•    Purchase of maintenance, repair and operations items from Happynarae Co., Ltd.

 

•    Remuneration for outside auditors for fiscal year 2015

 

•    Outside auditor service plan for fiscal year 2015

 

•    Audit plan for fiscal year 2015

   Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

The 5th

meeting of 2015

   May 29, 2015   

•    Construction of fixed-line and wireless networks in 2015

   Approved as proposed

The 6th

meeting of 2015

   July 22, 2015   

•    Remuneration increase for outside auditors for fiscal year 2015

 

•    Review report of outside auditors for the first half of fiscal year 2015

 

•    Review of business and audit results for the first half of 2015 and business and audit plans for the second half of 2015

   Approved as proposed

 

 

 

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

 

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3. Shareholders’ Exercise 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 held 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 meeting of shareholders held in 2003.

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

 

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VII. SHAREHOLDERS

1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

A. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

(As of June 30, 2015)    (Unit: in shares and percentages)   

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 Holdings Co., Ltd.

   Largest Shareholder    Common share      20,363,452         25.22         20,363,452         25.22   

Tae Won Chey

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      100         0.00         100         0.00   

Shin Won Chey

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      4,000         0.00         1,067         0.00   

Dong Hyun Jang

   Officer of the Company    Common share      0         0.00         251         0.00   

Myung Hyun Cho

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      0         0.00         136         0.00   

Total

   Common share      20,367,552         25.22         20,365,006         25.22   

B. Overview of the Largest Shareholder

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (“SK Holdings”) is a holding company in accordance with the Fair Trade Act and as of June 30, 2015, has nine subsidiaries: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SK Networks Co., Ltd., SKC Co., Ltd., SK E&C Co., Ltd., SK Shipping Co., Ltd., SK E&S Co., Ltd., SK Biofarm Co., Ltd. and SK Forest Co., Ltd.

Details of the subsidiaries of SK Holdings are as follows:

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)

Affiliates

   Share Holdings     Book Value (million
Won)
     Industry    Description

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     33.4     3,944,657       Energy and Petrochemical    Publicly Listed

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

     25.2     3,091,125       Telecommunication    Publicly Listed

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     39.1     905,691       Trading and Energy    Publicly Listed

SKC Co., Ltd.

     41.9     254,632       PET Film Manufacturing and
Chemical Products
   Publicly Listed

SK E&C Co., Ltd.

     44.5     470,014       Infrastructure, Architectural
Housing and Plant Construction
   Privately Held

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     83.1     420,568       Ocean Freight    Privately Held

SK E&S Co., Ltd.

     94.1     1,026,307       Gas Company Holdings and
Power Generation
   Privately Held

SK Biofarm Co., Ltd.

     100.0     328,702       Biotechnology    Privately Held

SK Forest Co., Ltd.

     100.0     61,387       Forestry and Landscaping    Privately Held

 

* The above shareholdings are based on common share holdings as of June 30, 2015.

SK Holdings 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 Holdings is required to report key management activities of its subsidiaries in accordance with Article 8 of KOSPI Market Disclosure Regulation.

 

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The rule is applicable to subsidiaries whose book value of the holding company’s shareholding exceeds 10% of their total assets based on the financial statements as of December 31, 2014. SK Innovation Co., Ltd. and SK Telecom Co., Ltd. are two such subsidiaries.

2. Matters Relevant to the Largest Shareholder

SK Holdings, the company’s largest shareholder, resolved to merge with and into SK C&C through the approval of the board of directors on April 20, 2015 and the approval of the shareholders on June 26, 2015. On August 3, 2015, SK Holdings merged with and into SK C&C such that SK Holdings was dissolved and SK C&C (which was renamed SK Holdings) became the largest shareholder of the Company.

It is expected that the combination of SK C&C’s growth potential based on ICT capabilities and SK Holdings’ resources will lead to an improved financial structure and provide for enhanced capacity to discover new growth engines, thus leading to greater competitiveness of the two companies.

 

  -  

Surviving entity: SK C&C

 

  -  

Name of the surviving entity after the merger: SK Holdings

 

  -  

Merger Ratio:

 

  -  

Common share of SK C&C : Common share of SK Holdings = 1 : 0.7367839

 

  -  

Preferred share of SK C&C : Preferred share of SK Holdings = 1 : 1.1102438

3. Changes in Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder

Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows.

 

(As of June 30, 2015)          (Unit: in shares and percentages)

Largest
Shareholder

   Date of the change in the
largest shareholder/
Date of change in
shareholding
   Shares
Held
     Holding Ratio     

Remarks

SK Holdings

   January 31, 2012      20,366,290         25.22       Retirement of Bang Hyung Lee, a former officer of an affiliated company (ownership of 200 shares of the Company)
   January 2, 2014      20,367,290         25.22       Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 1,000 shares
   March 24, 2014      20,368,290         25.23       Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 1,000 shares
   January 2, 2015      20,364,290         25.22       Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, disposed of 4,000 shares
   March 20, 2015      20,363,803         25.22       Appointment of CEO Dong Hyun Jang (ownership of 251 shares of the Company), Retirement of Sung Min Ha
   June 9, 2015      20,365,006         25.22       Purchase through the Share Exchange between SK Broadband and SK Telecom (Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 1,067 shares, and Myung Hyun Cho, SK Broadband’s independent director, purchased 136 shares)

 

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

 

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4. Distribution of Shares

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

 

(As of June 30, 2015)      (Unit: in shares and percentages)   

Rank

 

Name (title)

   Common share  
     Number of shares      Ownership ratio      Remarks  

1

  Citibank ADR      9,974,658         12.35         —     

2

  SK Holdings      20,363,452         25.22         —     

3

  SK Telecom      8,116,551         10.05         Treasury shares   

4

  National Pension Service      6,403,901         7.93         —     

Shareholdings under the Employee Stock Ownership Program

     209         0.00         —     

B. Shareholder Distribution

 

(As of June 30, 2015)      (Unit: in shares and percentages)   

Classification

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

Total minority shareholders*

     56,778         99.87     34,906,951         43.23     —     

 

* Defined as shareholders whose shareholding is less than a hundredth of the total issued and outstanding shares.

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

A. Domestic Securities Market

 

(Unit: in Won and shares)   

Types

   June
2015
     May
2015
     April
2015
     March
2015
     February
2015
     January
2015
 
Common stock            Highest      262,500         281,500         293,500         290,500         301,000         290,000   
  

Lowest

     240,500         246,500         262,500         269,000         274,000         264,000   

Monthly transaction volume

     3,727,042         4,782,569         4,506,099         3,612,290         2,153,718         3,341,160   

B. Foreign Securities Market

 

New York Stock Exchange      (Unit: in U.S. dollars and number of American Depositary Receipts)   

Types

   June 2015      May 2015      April 2015      March 2015      February
2015
     January
2015
 

Depository Receipt        

   Highest      26.00         29.61         30.07         29.30         29.76         29.27   
  

Lowest

     23.96         24.44         26.49         26.22         27.65         26.78   
Monthly transaction volume      11,842,065         13,521,822         12,349,916         14,783,781         14,057,769         19,189,999   

 

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VIII. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

1. Employees

 

(As of June 30, 2015)      (Unit: in persons and millions of Won)   
      Number of employees      Average      Aggregate      Average         

Classification

   Regular
employees
     Contract
employees
     Others      Total      service
year
     wage for the
year 2015
     wage per
person
     Remarks  

Male

     3,372         190         —           3,562         12.5         232,063         64         —     

Female

     475         103         —           578         9.4         26,606         45         —     

Total

     3,847         293         —           4,140         12.1         258,669         62         —     

 

* Based on Section 9-1-2 (Employee Status) of the Corporate Disclosure Guidelines (amended as of February 2015).

 

* Average wage per person was calculated based on the average number of employees for the six months ended June 30, 2015 (Total: 4,199, Male: 3,612 Female: 587)

2. Compensation of Directors

A. Amount Approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting

 

(As of June 30, 2015)      (Unit: in millions of Won)   

Classification

   Number of Directors      Aggregate Amount Approved  

Directors

     6         12,000   

B. Amount Paid

 

(As of June 30, 2015)      (Unit: in millions of Won)   

Classification

   Number of Directors*      Aggregate Amount Paid      Average Amount
Paid Per Director
 

Insider Directors

     4         1,927         482   

Independent Directors

     2         70         35   

Audit Committee Members

     3         105         35   

Total

     9         2,102         —     

 

* Includes three directors whose terms have expired as of March 31, 2015.

3. Individual Compensation of Directors

 

(As of June 30, 2015)    (Unit: in millions of Won)   

Name

   Title    Aggregate Amount Paid  

Sung Min Ha

   Chief Executive Officer and President      716   

Dong Seob Jee

   Head of Strategy & Planning Office      527   

 

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IX. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

1. Line of Credit Extended to the Largest Shareholder

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Name (Corporate name)

   Relationship      Account category   Change details     Accrued     Remarks  
        Beginning     Increase     Decrease     Ending     interest    

SK Wyverns

     Affiliate       Long-term and short-term loans     1,221        —          —          1,221        —          —     

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

A. Investment and Disposition of Investment

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Name (Corporate name)

   Relationship     

Investment

  

Transaction

date

  

Base date

  

Transaction
items

   Transaction
amount
 

Neosnetworks

     Affiliate       Acquisition of shares    April 29, 2015    —      Registered common shares      39,999   

B. Acquisition and Sale of Securities

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Name (Corporate name)

   Relationship     

Investment

  

Transaction
date

  

Base date

  

Transaction
items

   Transaction
amount
 

SK Broadband

     Affilate       Purchase of shares    June 1, 2015    —      Registered common shares      186,817   

C. Transfer of Assets

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Name (Corporate name)

  Relationship     Details     Remarks  
    Transferred
Assets
 

Purpose of

Transfer

  Date of Transfer   Purchase Price     Sale Price    

SK Broadband

    Affiliate      Vehicles and
transportation
equipment
  Disposition of assets   March 17, 2015     —          32        —     

SK Planet

    Affiliate      Machinery and
equipment
  Disposition of assets   March 31, 2015     —          1        —     

PS&Marketing

    Affiliate      Vehicles,
computer
software and
trademark rights
  Transfer of Business   April 30, 2015     —          152     

Total

            —          185        —     

D. Transfer of Business

None.

 

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3. Transactions with the Largest Shareholder

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Name (Corporate name)

   Relationship      Investment      Transaction period    Transaction items    Transaction
amount
 

PS&Marketing

     Affiliate         Sales/Purchases       January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015    Marketing commissions, etc.      416,028   

SK Broadband

     Affiliate         Sales/Purchases       January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015    Interconnection revenues, etc.      325,277   

4. Related Party Transactions

See note 33 of the notes to our consolidated financial statements attached hereto for more information regarding related party transactions.

5. Related Party Transactions (excluding Transactions with 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 category

  Change details     Accrued     Remarks  
        Beginning     Increase     Decrease     Ending     interest    

Baekmajang and others

     Agency       Long-term and short-term loans     82,739        153,283        (203,887     32,135        —          —     

Daehan Kanggun BCN Inc.

     Investee       Long-term loans     22,147        —          —          22,147        —          —     

Wave City Development, Inc.

     Investee       Short-term loans     1,200        500        —          1,700        —          —     

 

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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

None.

B. Summary Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Date

  

Agenda

  

Resolution

27th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 11, 2011)

  

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

 

2.     Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

 

3.     Amendment to Company Regulation on Executive Compensation

 

4.     Election of directors

 

•    Election of inside directors

 

•    Election of independent directors

 

•    Election of independent directors as Audit Committee members

  

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

 

Approved

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

 

Approved (Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So)

 

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

 

Approved (Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho)

 

1st Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of 2011

(August 31, 2011)

  

1.     Approval of the Spin-off Plan

 

2.     Election of director

  

Approved (Spin-off of SK Planet)

 

Approved (Jun Ho Kim)

28th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 23, 2012)

  

1.     Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011

 

2.     Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

 

3.     Election of directors

 

•    Election of an inside director

 

•    Election of an inside director

 

•    Election of an independent director

 

4.     Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member

 

5.     Approval of remuneration limit for directors

 

  

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

 

Approved

 

 

Approved (Young Tae Kim)

 

Approved (Dong Seob Jee)

 

Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)

 

Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

29th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 22, 2013)

  

1.     Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012

 

2.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

 

3.     Election of directors

 

•    Election of an inside director

 

•    Election of an independent director

 

4.     Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member

 

5.     Approval of remuneration limit for directors

 

  

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

 

Approved

 

 

Approved (Dae Sik Cho)

 

Approved (Dae Shick Oh)

 

Approved (Dae Shick Oh)

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

30th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 21, 2014)

  

1.     Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013

 

2.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

 

3.     Election of directors

 

•    Election of an inside director

 

•    Election of an independent director

 

•    Election of an independent director

 

•    Election of an independent director

 

4.     Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member

 

5.     Approval of remuneration limit for directors

  

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

 

Approved

 

 

Approved (Sung Min Ha)

 

Approved (Jay Young Chung)

 

Approved (Jae Hoon Lee)

 

Approved (Jae Hyeon Ahn)

 

Approved (Jae Hyeon Ahn)

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

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Date

  

Agenda

  

Resolution

31st Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 20, 2015)

  

1.     Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014

 

2.     Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

 

3.     Election of directors

 

•    Election of an inside director

 

4.     Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member

 

5.     Approval of remuneration limit for directors

  

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

 

Approved

 

 

Approved (Dong Hyun Jang)

 

Approved (Jae Hoon Lee)

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

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 against the Company ordering the Company to pay Won 570 million to KOMCA, which was affirmed by the appellate court on October 26, 2011. The Company filed an appeal at the Supreme Court of Korea and the judgment was overturned on July 11, 2013. The case was remanded down to the appellate court which ruled in favor of the Company on September 4, 2014. KOMCA filed an appeal at the Supreme Court of Korea, and on January 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Korea affirmed the Seoul High Court’s decision. There is no impact on the Company’s business or results of operation as the final outcome of this litigation has been rendered in favor of the Company.

B. Other Matters

None.

[SK Broadband]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

(1) SK Broadband as the plaintiff

 

     (Unit: in thousands of Won)

Description of Proceedings

   Date of Commencement
of Proceedings
   Amount of Claim      Status

Dispute to dismiss an order to compensate for damages

   October 2014      715,121       Pending before

district court

Others

        287,364      

Total

        1,002,485       —  

(2) SK Broadband as the defendant

 

     (Unit: in thousands of Won)

Description of Proceedings

   Date of Commencement
of Proceedings
   Amount of Claim      Status

Damages claim by Haein Networks Co., Ltd.

   March 2013      101,000       Pending before
district court

Damages claim by Mag Telecom Co., Ltd. and others

   January 2012      606,000       Pending before
district court

Damages claim by GT Com Co., Ltd.

   March 2014      101,000       Pending before
district court

Others

        278,358      

Total

        1,086,358       —  

 

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The Company does not believe that the outcome of any of the proceedings in which SK Broadband is named as a defendant will have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

(1) Pledged assets and covenants

SK Broadband, upon approval by its board of directors, has provided guarantees for financial instruments amounting to Won 1,775 million to support employees’ funding for the Employee Stock Ownership Program.

Additionally, SK Broadband has provided “geun” mortgage amounting to Won 16.1 billion to others, including Ilsan Guksa, on a part of its buildings in connection with the leasing of the buildings. Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company has provided a performance guarantee of Won 16.6 billion to SK Broadband in connection with the performance of certain contracts and the repair of any defects.

[SK Planet]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

As of June 30, 2015, there were three pending cases proceeding with SK Planet as the defendant, and the aggregate amount of the claim was Won 43.9 million. The management cannot reasonably forecast the outcome of this case, and no amount in connection with this proceeding was recognized on the Company’s financial statements.

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

None.

[SK Communications]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

As of June 30, 2015, the aggregate amount of claims was Won 1.4 billion. The Company successfully defended some but not all suits relating to a leak of personal information of subscribers of NATE. Relevant proceedings remain pending at various courts in Korea. The management cannot reasonably forecast the outcome of the pending proceedings, and as a result, adjustments were not made in the financial statements of the Company. The Company does not believe that the outcome of any of the proceedings in which SK Communications is named as a defendant will have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

The material payment guarantees provided by third parties to SK Communications as of June 30, 2015 are set forth in the table below.

 

(Unit: in thousands of Won)   

Financial Institution

  

Guarantee

   Amount  

Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company

   Prepaid coverage payment guarantee      700,000   
   Provisional deposit guarantee insurance for bonds      873,000   
   Support for production and publication of cartoon series      160,000   

Total

        1,733,000   

 

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[PS&Marketing]

A. Other Contingent Liabilities

Shinhan Bank has provided a payment guarantee of Won 3 billion for PS&Marketing’s purchase of mobile devices from Apple Korea Ltd.

3. Status of sanctions, etc.

[SK Telecom]

On March 14, 2012, the Company received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for an alleged violation of Article 23 of the Fair Trade Act relating to the handset subsidy practice and distribution of handsets and was imposed a fine of Won 21,928 million. The Company filed an administrative proceeding to appeal the order and the Seoul High Court ruled against it on October 29, 2014. The Company appealed the decision, and the case is currently pending before the Supreme Court of Korea.

On February 6, 2012, the Company received three penalty points and was imposed a fine of Won 3 million from the Korea Exchange for a violation of Article 35 of Korea Exchange’s disclosure rules. The Company paid the fine and has been taking efforts to prevent a repetitive violation.

On June 21, 2012, the Company received a correctional order from the Korea Communications Commission in connection with its decision on whether the Company had violated regulations related to the safeguarding of location information. The Company completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by December 2012.

On July 4, 2012, the Fair Trade Commission issued correctional orders and imposed fines on the Company and seven affiliated companies for alleged unfair advantage provided to SK C&C, an affiliated company, in services fees for information technology system management and operation. The Company and SK Planet were imposed fines of Won 25,042 million and Won 1,349 million, respectively. The Company and the seven affiliated companies appealed the orders and on May 14, 2014, won the suit at the Seoul High Court. The Fair Trade Commission appealed the decision, and the case is currently pending before the Supreme Court of Korea.

On December 24, 2012, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 6.89 billion, imposed a suspension on acquiring new subscribers from January 31, 2013 to February 21, 2013 and issued a correctional order for providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by March 2013.

On January 11, 2013, the Company received a correctional order and a fine of Won 100 million from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for alleged violation of Article 23 of the Fair Trade Act relating to the Company’s transactions with its distribution network. The Company paid the fine by May 10, 2013.

On March 14, 2013, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 3.14 billion and issued a correctional order in a case for providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by April 2013.

On July 18, 2013, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 36.5 billion and issued a correctional order for providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by August 2013.

 

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On August 21, 2013, the Company received a correctional order from the Korea Communications Commission in connection with its decision on whether the Company had violated procedural regulations related to terms and conditions of usage. The Company completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by November 2013.

On September 16, 2013, the Company received a correctional order from the Korea Communications Commission in connection with its decision on whether the Company had violated regulations related to wholesale provision of telecommunication services. The Company completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by October 2013.

On November 15, 2013, the Korea Communications Commission imposed a fine of Won 676 million and issued a correctional order for limiting termination of telecommunication services. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by December 2013.

On December 27, 2013, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 56.0 billion and issued a correctional order for providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by January 2014.

On March 7, 2014, the MSIP imposed a suspension of operations for 45 days for failure to observe the order of the Korea Communications Commission to cease providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. The Company suspended its operations during the period between April 5, 2014 and May 19, 2014, and reported to the MSIP on the implementation of actions pursuant to the suspension order by May 2014.

On March 13, 2014, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 16.65 billion, imposed a suspension on acquiring new customers for 7 days, and issued a correctional order for providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. In April 2014, the Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by April 2014. The Company suspended acquisition of new customers during the period beginning September 11, 2014 and ending September 17, 2014, and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by September 2014.

On January 31, 2013, the Seoul Central District Court acquitted Mr. Jae Won Chey, our former director and vice chairman, on all charges against him. On September 27, 2013, the Seoul High Court reversed the acquittal of the above-mentioned former director, sentencing him to a prison term of three and a half years for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes. On February 27, 2014, the Supreme Court of Korea affirmed the Seoul High Court’s decision. While the court’s final decision on the appealed case is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, investors should note that it is difficult to predict, among others, the market’s assessment of such case.

On August 21, 2014, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 37.1 billion and issued a correctional order for providing discriminatory subsidies to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by September 2014.

On December 4, 2014, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 800 million and issued a correctional order for violating the Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by January 2015.

On March 12, 2015, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 934 million and issued a correctional order for violating the Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act with respect to the Company’s compensation programs for used handsets. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order by April 2015.

 

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On March 26, 2015, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 23.5 billion, imposed a suspension on acquiring new customers for seven days, and issued a correctional order for violating the Mobile Device Distribution Improvement Act. The Company paid the fine and implemented the improvement of the procedures and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order in May 2015. The suspension on acquiring new customers will be implemented hereafter.

On May 13, 2015, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 3.56 billion and issued a correctional order for violating its obligations to protect personal information (a fine of Won 360 million imposed for violation of its obligations to protect personal information and Won 3.2 billion imposed for damaging users’ interests). The Company paid the fine in July 2015 and plans to report to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order in the future. Whether the correctional order on the violation of obligations to protect personal information will be enforced depends on the Court’s ruling following the Company’s filing of an administrative proceeding to appeal the order on June 24, 2015.

On May 28, 2015, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 350 million and issued a correctional order for damaging users’ interests through misleading and exaggerated advertisement of bundled media and telecommunications products. The Company plans to pay the fine and report to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order in the future.

[SK Broadband]

(1) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

 

   

Date: May 28, 2015

 

   

Subject: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband received a correctional order (corrective measures for damaging users’ interests through misleading and exaggerated advertisement of bundled media and telecommunications products).

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Article 50-1 Paragraph 5 of the Telecommunications Business Act and Article 42-1 of its enforcement ordinance by inducing subscribers through misleading and exaggerated advertisements.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Established plans to manage distribution network related to the misleading and exaggerated advertisements.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Make an official announcement about having received the correctional order and improve operational procedures.

(2) Violation of the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce

 

   

Date: July 11, 2014

 

   

Subject: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband received a correctional order (relating to the failure to notify consumers of information relating to cancellations of purchases) and a fine of Won 1 billion.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Article 13 of the Act on Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce by not having notified consumers of the procedures for cancellation of purchases for paid IPTV contents.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Implemented voluntary improvements to notify consumers of cancellation procedures for such purchase prior to a decision by the Fair Trade Commission.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Implement the correctional order and pay the fine.

 

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(3) Violation of the Act on Facilitation of the Use of Information Network and Protection of Information

 

   

Date: June 16, 2014

 

   

Subject: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a fine of Won 3 million.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Articles 59 and 76 of the Act on Facilitation of the Use of Information Network and Protection of Information and Article 76 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act by not having designated proper contacts for the users of telecommunications billing services to raise objections and protect rights and interests of the users and by not having provided the contact information on the Internet or other means of communication.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine, designated contact persons for user protection of telecommunications billing services, provided contact information on the Company’s website, and paid the fine.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Designate contact persons for user protection of telecommunications billing services and provide contact information to users.

(4) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

 

   

Date: August 21, 2013

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband received a correctional order from the Korea Communications Commission.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violation of Article 50, Paragraph 1, Number 5 of the Telecommunications Business Act for use of subscription agreements that omitted certain material terms and conditions pertaining to high-speed Internet usage.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Completed revision of subscription agreements to include material terms and conditions pertaining to high-speed Internet usage. Has distributed information sheets on current terms and conditions to new subscribers since November 25, 2013.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Improve operations including through revision of subscription agreements.

(5) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

 

   

Date: June 5, 2013

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband received a correctional order from the Korea Communications Commission.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Improperly delayed cancellations of high-speed Internet subscribers and violated Articles 42 and 50 of the Telecommunication Business Act.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Improving operating procedures to stop the prohibited practice due for completion in August, completed amendment of the terms of service and published the sanction in newspapers.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Improve cancellation procedures to prevent recurrence of the cancellation delays.

 

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(6) Violation of accounting rules

 

   

Date: December 13, 2012

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a fine of Won 39 million from the Korea Communications Commission.

 

   

Reason and the relevant law: Business report for 2011 violated accounting rules under Article 49 of the Telecommunication Business Act.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

 

   

Company’s plan: Will improve accounting management system.

(7) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

 

   

Date: May 18, 2012

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband received a correctional order and a fine of Won 253 million

 

   

Reason and relevant law: Violation of Article 50, Paragraph 1, Number 5 of the Telecommunications Business Act and Article 50, Paragraph 1 of the related Enforcement Decree for offering discounts outside the terms and conditions of the subscription agreement to certain subscribers and thereby discriminating against certain subscribers

 

   

Status of implementation: Paid the fine, ceased the prohibitive practice, disclosed receiving the correctional order in a newspaper advertisement and changed business practice to prevent reoccurrence.

 

   

Company’s plan: Continuous management of the company’s distribution network and improve the company’s distribution structure.

(8) Violation of accounting rules

 

   

Date: January 20, 2012

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a fine of Won 54 million from the Korea Communications Commission.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Business report for 2010 violated accounting rules under Article 49 of the Telecommunication Business Act.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Will improve accounting management system.

4. Important Matters That Occurred After June 30, 2015

(1) On July 1, 2015, the Company’s material consolidated subsidiary SK Broadband delisted in accordance with Articles 45 and 46 of the KOSDAQ stock market’s listing regulations pursuant to its voluntary application to delist in connection with the Share Exchange of its 295,959,087 ordinary shares.

(2) SK Broadband’s resolution to acquire the Hoppin business from SK Planet through a spin-off and subsequent merger transaction pursuant to Article 530-2 of the Korean Commercial Code was approved by its board of directors on July 29, 2015 and its shareholders on July 30, 2015. The transaction closed on September 1, 2015.

 

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A. Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings

Not applicable.

B. Use of Proceeds from Private Offerings

 

(As of June 30, 2015)    (Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Classification

   Closing Date      Proceeds     

Planned Use of Proceeds

   Actual Use
of Proceeds
   Reasons
for
Change
 

Convertible Bonds*

     April 7, 2009         437,673       Refinancing of convertible bonds issued in May 2004    Refinancing and
working capital
     —     

 

* In 2013, holders exercised their conversion rights with respect to an aggregate principal amount of US$326,023,000 of the convertible notes. The Company delivered 1,241,337 treasury shares in respect of US$170,223,000 of the exercised aggregate principal amount and delivered cash in respect of the remainder due to the limit on foreign ownership. In connection with such conversion, the Company recognized Won 135.1 billion in financial expenses in 2013. On November 13, 2013, the Company exercised its early redemption right and on December 13, 2013, redeemed the US$6,505,000 principal amount of convertible notes not converted by noteholders.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2015 and 2014

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

     3   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

     5   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

     6   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

     7   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     8   

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To The Board of Directors and Shareholders

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), which comprise the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of June 30, 2015, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the condensed consolidated interim statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”) No.1034 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’, and for such internal controls as management determines necessary to enable the preparation of condensed consolidated interim financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ responsibility

Our responsibility is to issue a report on these condensed consolidated interim financial statements based on our reviews.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review consists principally of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements referred to above are not prepared fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’.


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Other matters

The consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which are not accompanying this report, were audited by us in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing and our report thereon, dated February 23, 2015, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2014, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by us in all material respects.

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such condensed consolidated interim financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

August 7, 2015

 

This report is effective as of August 7, 2015, the review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the review report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the review report should understand that the above review report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30,
2015
     December 31, 2014  

Assets

        

Current Assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     32,33       829,659         834,429   

Short-term financial instruments

     5,32,33,34,35         285,587         313,068   

Short-term investment securities

     8,32,33         342,795         280,161   

Accounts receivable—trade, net

     6,32,33,34         2,443,502         2,392,150   

Short-term loans, net

     6,32,33,34         32,195         74,512   

Accounts receivable—other, net

     6,32,33,34         697,103         690,527   

Prepaid expenses

        140,256         134,404   

Inventories, net

     7,35         282,871         267,667   

Assets classified as held for sale

     9         —           10,510   

Advanced payments and other

     6,8,32,33,34         126,553         85,720   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

        5,180,521         5,083,148   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Assets:

        

Long-term financial instruments

     5,32,33,35         631         631   

Long-term investment securities

     8,32,33         1,149,319         956,280   

Investments in associates and joint ventures

     11         6,581,767         6,298,088   

Property and equipment, net

     12,34,35         10,252,498         10,567,701   

Investment property, net

     13         16,147         14,997   

Goodwill

     14         1,930,205         1,917,595   

Intangible assets, net

     15         2,298,574         2,483,994   

Long-term loans, net

     6,32,33,34         58,751         55,728   

Long-term accounts receivable—other

     6,32,33         3,658         3,596   

Long-term prepaid expenses

     35         61,400         51,961   

Guarantee deposits

     5,6,32,33,34         296,436         285,144   

Long-term derivative financial assets

     21,32,33         67,494         70,035   

Deferred tax assets

     30         24,905         25,083   

Other non-current assets

     6,32,33         119,200         127,252   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

        22,860,985         22,858,085   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      28,041,506         27,941,233   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30,
2015
     December 31, 2014  

Liabilities and Equity

  

  

Current Liabilities:

        

Short-term borrowings

     16,32,33       929,300         366,600   

Current installments of debentures and long-term borrowings, net

     16,32,33         560,331         590,714   

Current installments of finance lease liabilities

     19,32,33         1,744         3,804   

Current installments of long-term payables—other

     17,32,33         118,955         189,389   

Accounts payable—trade

     32,33,34         291,316         275,495   

Accounts payable—other

     32,33,34         1,066,880         1,381,850   

Withholdings

     32,33,34         887,656         1,053,063   

Accrued expenses

     32,33         786,418         952,418   

Income tax payable

     30         224,673         99,236   

Unearned revenue

        270,809         327,003   

Provisions

     18         39,285         51,075   

Advanced receipts

        126,791         129,255   

Liabilities classified as held for sale

     9         —           408   

Other current liabilities

        4,233         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

        5,308,391         5,420,310   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

        

Debentures, excluding current installments, net

     16,32,33         5,887,803         5,649,158   

Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments

     16,32,33         131,302         149,720   

Long-term payables—other

     17,32,33         577,406         684,567   

Long-term unearned revenue

        4,688         19,659   

Finance lease liabilities

     19,32,33         —           26   

Defined benefit liabilities

     20         121,729         91,587   

Long-term derivative financial liabilities

     21,32,33         88,498         130,889   

Long-term provisions

     18         29,907         36,013   

Deferred tax liabilities

     30         511,611         444,211   

Other non-current liabilities

     32,33         62,584         66,823   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        7,415,528         7,272,653   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        12,723,919         12,692,963   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Share capital

     1,22         44,639         44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments

     22,23,24         662,455         277,998   

Retained earnings

     25         14,421,043         14,188,591   

Reserves

     26         59,389         (4,489
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company

        15,187,526         14,506,739   

Non-controlling interests

        130,061         741,531   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Equity

        15,317,587         15,248,270   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

      28,041,506         27,941,233   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won except for per share data)                                
            June 30, 2015     June 30, 2014  
     Note      Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
    Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
 

Operating revenue:

     4,34            

Revenue

      4,255,739        8,496,025        4,305,368        8,507,288   

Operating expense:

     34            

Labor cost

        543,881        1,018,862        401,137        830,276   

Commissions paid

        1,262,168        2,609,298        1,364,310        2,991,953   

Depreciation and amortization

     4         703,859        1,396,447        668,435        1,324,263   

Network interconnection

        239,857        474,109        280,736        556,533   

Leased line

        93,393        196,390        101,176        207,337   

Advertising

        120,452        197,438        99,883        185,233   

Rent

        117,037        239,488        113,376        222,576   

Cost of products that have been resold

        449,918        940,850        393,957        729,654   

Other operating expenses

     27         312,296        607,617        336,264        660,973   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        3,842,861        7,680,499        3,759,274        7,708,798   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4         412,878        815,526        546,094        798,490   

Finance income

     4,29         29,053        61,302        35,167        75,162   

Finance costs

     4,29         (89,690     (171,040     (110,919     (199,699

Gains relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net

     1,4,11         208,066        452,323        149,647        294,702   

Other non-operating income

     4,28         7,176        15,363        16,731        36,574   

Other non-operating expenses

     4,28         (51,891     (97,869     (28,714     (64,646
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

     4         515,592        1,075,605        608,006        940,583   

Income tax expense

     30         117,704        234,970        110,367        175,635   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit for the period

      397,888        840,635        497,639        764,948   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Attributable to :

           

Owners of the Parent Company

      395,839        840,334        498,536        768,350   

Non-controlling interests

        2,049        301        (897     (3,402

Earnings per share

     31            

Basic earnings per share (in won)

      5,432        11,695        6,909        10,713   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share (in won)

      5,432        11,695        6,909        10,713   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30, 2015     June 30, 2014  
            Three-
month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
    Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
 

Profit for the period

      397,888        840,635        497,639        764,948   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

           

Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss, net of taxes:

           

Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities

     20         5,527        (3,092     (7,841     (11,994

Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes:

           

Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

     26         71,167        53,048        13,579        (537

Net change in other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures

     26         23,435        27,880        (52,638     (53,469

Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives

     21,26         (32,321     (20,673     (23,433     (18,813

Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations

     26         8,288        9,419        (12,023     (10,416
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of taxes

        76,096        66,582        (82,356     (95,229
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

      473,984        907,217        415,283        669,719   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

           

Owners of the Parent Company

      469,790        904,733        417,499        674,619   

Non-controlling interests

        4,194        2,484        (2,216     (4,900

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)                                            
     Controlling Interest     Non-controlling
interests
    Total equity  
     Share capital      Capital
surplus
(deficit) and
other capital
adjustments
    Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Sub-total      

Balance, January 1, 2014

   44,639         317,508        13,102,495        (12,270     13,452,372        714,185        14,166,557   

Cash dividends

     —           —          (595,865     —          (595,865     (170     (596,035

Total comprehensive income

               

Profit (loss) for the period

     —           —          768,350        —          768,350        (3,402     764,948   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —          (11,937     (81,794     (93,731     (1,498     (95,229
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —          756,413        (81,794     674,619        (4,900     669,719   

Interest on hybrid bond

     —           —          (8,420     —          (8,420     —          (8,420

Business combination under common control

     —           (28,641     —          —          (28,641     —          (28,641

Changes in ownership in subsidiaries

     —           (141     —          —          (141     141        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2014

   44,639         288,726        13,254,623        (94,064     13,493,924        709,256        14,203,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2015

   44,639         277,998        14,188,591        (4,489     14,506,739        741,531        15,248,270   

Cash dividends

     —           —          (595,865     —          (595,865     (143     (596,008

Total comprehensive income

               

Profit for the period

     —           —          840,334        —          840,334        301        840,635   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —           —          (2,765     67,164        64,399        2,183        66,582   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —          837,569        67,164        904,733        2,484        907,217   

Interest on hybrid bond

     —           —          (8,420     —          (8,420     —          (8,420

Treasury stock

     —           412,072        —          —          412,072        —          412,072   

Changes in consolidation scope

     —           —          —          —          —          (5,226     (5,226

Changes in ownership in subsidiaries

     —           (27,615     (832     (3,286     (31,733     (608,585     (640,318
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2015

   44,639         662,455        14,421,043        59,389        15,187,526        130,061        15,317,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30,
2015
    June 30,
2014
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Cash generated from operating activities

       

Profit for the period

      840,635        764,948   

Adjustments for income and expenses

     36         1,479,292        1,528,742   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities

     36         (786,942     (710,051
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        1,532,985        1,583,639   

Interest received

        25,052        23,348   

Dividends received

        59,349        10,567   

Interest paid

        (137,412     (141,322

Income tax paid

        (65,923     (100,204
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

        1,414,051        1,376,028   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Cash inflows from investing activities:

       

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

        27,448        —     

Decrease in short-term investment securities, net

        —          55,007   

Collection of short-term loans

        203,599        73,766   

Decrease in long-term financial instruments

        3        11   

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities

        116,256        47,431   

Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates and joint ventures

        176,037        4   

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

        13,772        4,049   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        1,101        1,441   

Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale

        990        1,056   

Collection of long-term loans

        1,501        2,398   

Decrease of deposits

        10,618        4,136   

Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets

        2,548        90   

Increase in cash due to acquisition of a subsidiary

        10,148        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        564,021        189,389   

Cash outflows for investing activities:

       

Increase in short-term financial instruments, net

        —          (9,379

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

        (69,842     —     

Increase in short-term loans

        (155,582     (88,101

Increase in long-term loans

        (10,583     (2,450

Increase in long-term financial instruments

        (5     —     

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

        (232,887     (19,805

Acquisition of investments in associates and joint ventures

        (20,570     (29,809

Acquisition of property and equipment

        (1,103,196     (1,331,556

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (39,935     (38,114

Increase in deposits

        (11,037     (2,643

Increase in other non-current assets

        (436     —     

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

        (13,957     (118,667
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        (1,658,030     (1,640,524
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

      (1,094,009     (1,451,135
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)    June 30,
2015
    June 30,
2014
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Cash inflows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net

   562,700        608,000   

Proceeds from issuance of debentures

     507,799        627,970   

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

     —          13,552   

Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives

     189        119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     1,070,688        1,249,641   

Cash outflows for financing activities:

    

Repayments of long-term account payables-other

     (190,603     (207,668

Repayments of debentures

     (370,000     (406,149

Repayments of long-term borrowings

     (14,953     (11,916

Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives

     (474     (373

Payments of finance lease liabilities

     (1,789     (10,250

Payments of dividends

     (595,865     (595,865

Payments of interest on hybrid bond

     (8,420     (8,420

Decrease in cash from the consolidated capital transaction

     (218,394     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     (1,400,498     (1,240,641
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (329,810     9,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (9,768     (66,107

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

     834,429        1,398,639   

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     4,998        (1,269
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

   829,659        1,331,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

1. Reporting Entity

(1) General

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Parent Company”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) to engage in providing cellular telephone communication services in Korea. The Parent Company mainly provides wireless telecommunications in Korea. The Parent Company’s common shares and depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. As of June 30, 2015, the Parent Company’s total issued shares are held by the following:

 

     Number of
shares
     Percentage of
total shares issued (%)
 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     20,363,452         25.22   

National Pension Service, other institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     52,265,708         64.73   

Treasury stock

     8,116,551         10.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total number of shares

     80,745,711         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements comprise the Parent Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Group” and individuals as “Group entities”). SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is the ultimate controlling entity of the Parent Company.

(2) List of subsidiaries

The list of subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

               Ownership (%)  

Subsidiary

  

Location

  

Primary business

   June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Telecommunication and MVNO service

     83.5         83.5   

M&Service Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Data base and internet website service

     100.0         100.0   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Internet website services

     64.6         64.6   

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

   Korea   

Investment association

     55.2         56.0   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Online shopping mall operation agency

     100.0         100.0   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1)

   Korea   

Telecommunication services

     100.0         50.6   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

   Korea   

Investment association

     59.0         59.0   

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

   Korea   

Investment association

     66.7         66.7   

Open Innovation Fund

   Korea   

Investment association

     98.9         98.9   

PS&Marketing Corporation

   Korea   

Communications device retail business

     100.0         100.0   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Customer center management service

     100.0         100.0   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Customer center management service

     100.0         100.0   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Base station maintenance service

     100.0         100.0   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Internet website services

     100.0         100.0   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

The list of subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows, Continued:

 

               Ownership (%)  

Subsidiary

  

Location

  

Primary business

   June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Iconcube Holdings, Inc.

   Korea   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

Iconcube, Inc.

   Korea   

Internet website services

     100.0         100.0   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

   Korea   

Telecommunication service

     100.0         100.0   

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.(*2)

   Korea   

Guarding of facilities

     83.9         66.7   

IRIVER LIMITED(*3)

   Korea   

Manufacturing digital audio players and other portable media devices.

     49.0         49.0   

Iriver CS Co., Ltd.(*4)

   Korea   

After-sales service and logistics agency

     —           100.0   

iriver Enterprise Ltd.

   Hong Kong   

Management of Chinese subsidiary

     100.0         100.0   

iriver America Inc.

   USA   

Marketing and sales in North America

     100.0         100.0   

iriver Inc.

   USA   

Marketing and sales in North America

     100.0         100.0   

iriver China Co., Ltd.

   China   

Sales and manufacturing MP3,4 in China

     100.0         100.0   

Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd.

   China   

Sales and manufacturing e-book in China

     100.0         100.0   

Groovers JP Ltd.(*4)

   Japan   

Digital music contents sourcing and distribution service

     100.0         —     

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

   China   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.(*4)

   China   

Manufacturing

     —           65.5   

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

   Hong Kong   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

SK Planet Japan, K. K.

   Japan   

Digital contents sourcing service

     100.0         100.0   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

   Singapore   

Telecommunication service

     73.3         73.3   

SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd.

   Singapore   

Digital contents sourcing service

     100.0         100.0   

SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

   Singapore   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

SKT Americas, Inc.

   USA   

Information gathering and consulting

     100.0         100.0   

SKP America LLC.

   USA   

Digital contents sourcing service

     100.0         100.0   

YTK Investment Ltd.

   Cayman   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

Atlas Investment

   Cayman   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

Technology Innovation Partners, LP.

   USA   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

   Cayman   

Investment association

     100.0         100.0   

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

   USA   

Investment association

     95.2         95.2   

shopkick, Inc.

   USA   

Mileage-based online transaction application development

     100.0         100.0   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

 

(*1) On March 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Parent Company decided to grant 0.0168936 share of its treasury stock in exchange for 1 share of SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, to the shareholders of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. as of June 9, 2015. After the stock exchange, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*2) Due to the shareholders’ agreement which grants put option to the non-controlling shareholders, this entity is consolidated as a wholly owned subsidiary in the consolidated financial statements. The Parent Company newly acquired 50,377 and 326,748 shares of Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. by participating in the capital increase and capital increase without consideration respectively during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.
(*3) Although the Group has less than 50% of the voting rights of IRIVER LIMITED, it is considered to have de facto control since the Group holds significantly more voting rights than any other vote holder or organized group of vote holders, and the other shareholdings are widely dispersed.
(*4) Changes in subsidiaries are explained in Note 1-(4).

In accordance with the Group’s accounting policy relating to the scope of consolidation, small-sized subsidiaries including IM Shopping Inc. were excluded from the list of subsidiaries as the effects on the Group’s consolidated financial statements are not material considering both individual and overall quantitative and qualitative effects.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries

Condensed financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                  

Subsidiary

   Total
assets
     Total
liabilities
     Total
equity

(deficit)
    Revenue      Profit
(loss)
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   338,182         159,654         178,528        218,424         40,041   

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     73,574         29,054         44,520        62,655         2,398   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     168,285         38,866         129,419        41,408         (5,667

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     11,344         399         10,945        —           2,729   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     31,693         32,049         (356     44,068         836   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     3,178,193         2,083,091         1,095,102        1,314,981         (4,079

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     13,377         —           13,377        —           (212

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

     18,576         —           18,576        —           (735

Open Innovation Fund

     20,829         —           20,829        —           (948

PS&Marketing Corporation

     518,410         310,136         208,274        896,876         184   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     68,214         37,400         30,814        104,181         2,407   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     65,282         42,037         23,245        97,674         3,668   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     64,441         36,097         28,344        93,513         2,769   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

     5,701         5,417         284        5,366         (614

Iconcube Holdings, Inc.(*1)

     1,202         448         754        836         (143

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     2,663,395         735,693         1,927,702        767,803         (9,704

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

     69,365         13,157         56,208        25,945         (2,104

IRIVER LIMITED(*2)

     63,949         16,011         47,938        28,386         503   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     33,811         1,103         32,708        3,919         (12,890

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

     24,620         —           24,620        —           (1,254

SK Planet Japan, K. K.

     3,656         253         3,403        283         (2,263

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     4,338         1,315         3,023        —           —     

SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd.

     1,809         180         1,629        1         (2,324

SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

     36,384         9         36,375        —           (8,511

SKT Americas, Inc.

     43,029         860         42,169        4,457         (370

SKP America LLC.

     347,454         82         347,372        —           (102

YTK Investment Ltd.

     15,651         —           15,651        —           (3,118

Atlas Investment(*3)

     69,476         136         69,340        —           (1,170

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

     279,214         6         279,208        —           (2,384

shopkick, Inc.

     35,305         30,859         4,446        13,761         (24,535

 

(*1) The condensed financial information of Iconcube Holdings, Inc. includes financial information of Iconcube, Inc., a subsidiary of Iconcube Holdings, Inc.
(*2) The condensed financial information of IRIVER LIMITED includes financial information of iriver Enterprise Ltd., iriver America Inc., iriver Inc., iriver China Co., Ltd., Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd. and Groovers JP Ltd. subsidiaries of IRIVER LIMITED.
(*3) The financial information of Atlas Investment includes financial information of Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. and SK Telecom China Fund I L.P., subsidiaries of Atlas Investment.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries, Continued

Condensed financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                  

Subsidiary

   Total
assets
     Total
liabilities
     Total
equity

(deficit)
    Revenue      Profit
(loss)
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   324,028         184,074         139,954        465,463         13,073   

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     78,826         36,817         42,009        133,789         7,492   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     176,168         41,987         134,181        93,910         (18,386

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     11,137         320         10,817        —           383   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     26,078         27,259         (1,181     64,509         933   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     3,109,991         1,988,379         1,121,612        2,654,381         4,307   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     21,094         4         21,090        —           4,920   

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

     19,301         —           19,301        —           (2,055

Open Innovation Fund

     21,765         —           21,765        —           (6,266

PS&Marketing Corporation

     544,292         336,221         208,071        1,627,217         2,817   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     66,336         37,770         28,566        207,427         3,570   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     57,032         36,723         20,309        188,835         3,503   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     71,348         45,770         25,578        211,916         3,823   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

     6,785         5,887         898        12,869         (1,505

Iconcube Holdings, Inc.(*1)

     1,415         515         900        630         (2,284

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     2,579,286         746,832         1,832,454        1,512,492         1,593   

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

     31,633         13,251         18,382        33,302         (1,989

IRIVER LIMITED(*2)

     61,945         14,392         47,553        53,192         2,345   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     37,877         2,335         35,542        12,420         1,058   

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

     15,566         408         15,158        3,637         (1,143

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

     25,874         —           25,874        —           (689

SK Planet Japan, K. K.

     5,222         1,638         3,584        93         (4,561

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     4,242         1,286         2,956        —           (73

SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd.

     4,215         64         4,151        87         (2,543

SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

     29,529         11         29,518        —           (9,716

SKT Americas, Inc.

     42,159         554         41,605        9,100         (5

SKP America LLC.

     297,981         67         297,914        —           (2,370

YTK Investment Ltd.

     27,944         —           27,944        —           (15,259

Atlas Investment(*3)

     66,825         94         66,731        —           (6,626

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

     230,925         —           230,925        —           —     

shopkick, Inc.

     28,216         13,698         14,518        —           —     

 

(*1) The condensed financial information of Iconcube Holdings, Inc. includes financial information of Iconcube, Inc., a subsidiary of Iconcube Holdings, Inc.
(*2) The condensed financial information of IRIVER LIMITED includes financial information of iriver CS Co. Ltd., iriver Enterprise Ltd., iriver America Inc., iriver Inc., iriver China Co., Ltd., and Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd., subsidiaries of IRIVER LIMITED.
(*3) The financial information of Atlas Investment includes financial information of Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. and SK Telecom China Fund I L.P., subsidiaries of Atlas Investment.

 

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1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(4) Changes in subsidiaries

The list of subsidiaries that were newly included in consolidation during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

Subsidiary

  

Reason

Groovers JP Ltd.    Established by IRIVER LIMITED during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

The list of subsidiaries that were excluded from subsidiaries during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

Subsidiary

  

Reason

Iriver CS Co., Ltd.    Merged into IRIVER LIMITED during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.    Disposed during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

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1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(5) The information of significant non-controlling interests of the Group as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 is as follows. There were no dividends paid during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014 by subsidiaries of which non-controlling interests are significant.

 

(In millions of won)       
      June 30, 2015  
     SK  Communications
Co., Ltd.
 

Ownership of non-controlling interests (%)

     35.4   

Current assets

   83,445   

Non-current assets

     84,840   

Current liabilities

     (36,248

Non-current liabilities

     (2,618

Net assets

     129,419   

Net assets of consolidated entities

     129,419   

Carrying amount of non-controlling interests

     45,889   

Revenue

   41,408   

Loss for the period

     (5,667

Loss of the consolidated entities

     (5,667

Total comprehensive loss

     (4,761

Loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     (2,009

Net cash used in operating activities

   (1,635

Net cash provided by investing activities

     14,324   

Net cash provided by financing activities

     —     

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     12,689   

 

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1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(5) The information of significant non-controlling interests of the Group as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 is as follows. There were no dividends paid during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014 by subsidiaries of which non-controlling interests are significant, Continued

 

(In millions of won)       
      December 31, 2014  
     SK
Communications
Co., Ltd.
     SK Broadband
Co., Ltd.
 

Ownership of non-controlling interests (%)

     35.4         49.4   

Current assets

   89,135         463,764   

Non-current assets

     87,033         2,646,227   

Current liabilities

     (41,252      (881,886

Non-current liabilities

     (735      (1,106,493

Net assets

     134,181         1,121,612   

Adjustment for fair value

     —           111,561   

Net assets of consolidated entities

     134,181         1,233,173   

Carrying amount of non-controlling interests

     47,577         609,638   

Revenue

   93,910         2,654,381   

Profit (loss) for the period

     (18,386      4,307   

Amortization of fair value adjustment

     —           (1,916

Profit (loss) of the consolidated entities

     (18,386      2,391   

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     530         (10,324

Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

     (6,519      1,182   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   (5,962      431,760   

Net cash used in investing activities

     (17,927      (599,016

Net cash provided by financing activities

     —           119,484   

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (23,889      (47,772

 

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2. Basis of Preparation

(1) Statement of compliance

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”), as prescribed in the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ as part of the period covered by the Group’s K-IFRS annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Group since the last annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements.

(2) Use of estimates and judgments

1) Critical judgments, assumptions and estimation uncertainties

The preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements in conformity with K-IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Group’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

(2) Use of estimates and judgments, Continued

2) Fair value measurement

Group’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The Group has an established control framework with respect to the measurement of fair values. This includes a valuation team that has overall responsibility for overseeing all significant fair value measurements, including Level 3 fair values, and reports directly to the finance executive.

The valuation team regularly reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments. If third party information, such as broker quotes or pricing services, is used to measure fair values, then the valuation team assesses the evidence obtained from the third parties to support the conclusion that such valuations meet the requirements of K-IFRS, including the level in the fair value hierarchy in which such valuations should be classified.

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Group uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

 

  ü Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
  ü Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
  ü Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The Group recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.

Information about assumptions used for fair value measurements are included in Note 33.

(3) Common control transactions

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (“the Ultimate Controlling Entity”) is the Ultimate Controlling Entity of the Parent Company because it controls the Parent Company. Accordingly, gains and losses from business acquisitions and dispositions involving entities that are under the control of the Ultimate Controlling Entity are accounted for as common control transactions within equity.

 

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3. Significant Accounting Policies

Except as described below, the accounting policies applied by the Group in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014. The following changes in accounting policy are also expected to be reflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2015.

(1) Changes in accounting policies

The following amendment to existing standards has been published and are mandatory for the Group for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014.

1) K-IFRS 1019 ‘Employee Benefits’ – Employee contributions Amendments to K-IFRS 1019 introduced a practical expedient to accounting for defined benefit plan, when employees or third parties pay contributions if certain criteria are met. According to the amendments, the entity is permitted to recognize those contributions as a reduction of the service cost in the period in which the related service is rendered, instead of forecast future contributions from employees or third parties and attribute them to periods or service as negative benefits.

There is no material impact of the application of this amendment on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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4. Operating Segments

The Group’s operating segments have been determined to be each business unit, for which the Group provides independent services and merchandise. The Group’s reportable segments are: 1) cellular services, which include cellular voice service, wireless data service and wireless internet services, and 2) fixed-line telecommunication services, which include telephone services, internet services, and leased line services. All other operating segments, which include the Group’s internet portal services and other operations, do not meet the quantitative thresholds to be considered reportable segments and are presented as Others.

(1) Details of the segment information as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                        
     Cellular
Services
     Fixed-line
Telecommunication
services
     Others     Sub-total      Consolidation
adjustments
    Consolidated
amount
 

Total revenue

   7,469,465         1,533,405         997,767        10,000,637         (1,504,612     8,496,025   

Inter-segment revenue

     847,372         301,176         356,064        1,504,612         (1,504,612     —     

External revenue

     6,622,093         1,232,229         641,703        8,496,025         —          8,496,025   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,066,285         261,845         68,317        1,396,447         —          1,396,447   

Operating income (loss)

     815,120         42,805         (42,399     815,526         —          815,526   

Finance income and costs, net

                  (109,738

Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net

                  452,323   

Other non-operating income and expense, net

                  (82,506
               

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

                  1,075,605   

Total assets

     23,580,421         3,516,376         3,214,927        30,311,724         (2,270,218     28,041,506   

Total liabilities

     9,483,378         2,242,744         897,624        12,623,746         100,173        12,723,919   

 

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4. Operating Segments, Continued

(2) Details of the segment information as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                        
     Cellular
Services
     Fixed-line
Telecommunication
services
     Others     Sub-total      Consolidation
adjustments
    Consolidated
amount
 

Total revenue

   7,520,742         1,517,777         878,927        9,917,446         (1,410,158     8,507,288   

Inter-segment revenue

     745,251         289,670         375,237        1,410,158         (1,410,158     —     

External revenue

     6,775,491         1,228,107         503,690        8,507,288         —          8,507,288   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,035,809         247,530         40,924        1,324,263         —          1,324,263   

Operating income (loss)

     788,831         25,865         (16,206     798,490         —          798,490   

Finance income and costs, net

                  (124,537

Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net

                  294,702   

Other non-operating income and expense, net

                  (28,072
               

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

                  940,583   

Total assets

     23,386,690         3,325,776         3,089,274        29,801,740         (2,774,091     27,027,649   

Total liabilities

     9,958,215         2,067,197         866,318        12,891,730         (67,261     12,824,469   

Intersegment sales and purchases are conducted on an arms-length basis and eliminated on consolidation. Since there are no intersegment sales of inventory, there is no unrealized intersegment profit to be eliminated on consolidation. The Group principally operates its business in its domestic market in Korea and the amounts outside of Korea are immaterial, therefore no entity-wide geographical information is presented.

No single customer contributed 10% or more to the Group’s total revenue for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

5. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Short-term financial instruments(*)

   89,525         90,321   

Long-term financial instruments(*)

     607         612   

Guarantee deposits

     280         280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   90,412         91,213   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Financial instruments include charitable trust fund established by the Group. Profits from the fund are donated to charitable institutions. As of June 30, 2015, the funds cannot be withdrawn.

 

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6. Trade and Other Receivables

(1) Details of trade and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    June 30, 2015  
     Gross
amount
     Allowances for
impairment
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable—trade

   2,677,060         (233,558      2,443,502   

Short-term loans

     32,414         (219      32,195   

Accounts receivable—other

     777,090         (79,987      697,103   

Accrued income

     10,264         —           10,264   

Others

     4,685         —           4,685   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,501,513         (313,764      3,187,749   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     85,882         (27,131      58,751   

Long-term accounts receivable—other

     3,658         —           3,658   

Guarantee deposits

     296,436         —           296,436   

Long-term accounts receivable—trade

     66,698         (1,704      64,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     452,674         (28,835      423,839   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   3,954,187         (342,599      3,611,588   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2014  
     Gross
amount
     Allowances for
impairment
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable—trade

   2,614,059         (221,909      2,392,150   

Short-term loans

     75,199         (687      74,512   

Accounts receivable—other

     769,115         (78,588      690,527   

Accrued income

     10,134         —           10,134   

Others

     3,865         —           3,865   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,472,372         (301,184      3,171,188   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     82,735         (27,007      55,728   

Long-term accounts receivable—other

     3,596         —           3,596   

Guarantee deposits

     285,144         —           285,144   

Long-term accounts receivable—trade

     68,536         —           68,536   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     440,011         (27,007      413,004   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   3,912,383         (328,191      3,584,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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6. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in allowances for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Balance at January 1

   328,191         323,984   

Increase of bad debt allowances

     39,069         31,678   

Write-offs

     (38,911      (38,532

Others

     14,250         12,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

   342,599         330,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of overdue but not impaired, and impaired trade and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                            
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
 

Neither overdue nor impaired

   1,901,690         1,061,411         1,831,243         1,089,001   

Overdue but not impaired

     77,171         5,146         76,671         3,481   

Impaired

     764,897         143,872         774,681         137,306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,743,758         1,210,429         2,682,595         1,229,788   

Allowances for doubtful accounts

     (235,262      (107,337      (221,909      (106,282
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,508,496         1,103,092         2,460,686         1,123,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group establishes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the likelihood of recoverability of trade and other receivables based on their aging at the end of the period, past customer default experience, customer credit status, and economic and industrial factors.

 

  (4) The aging of overdue but not impaired accounts receivable as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                            
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Accounts
receivable  -

trade
     Other
receivables
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
 

Less than 1 month

   26,992         1,721         25,254         1,795   

1 ~ 3 months

     23,080         1,849         26,469         213   

3 ~ 6 months

     11,108         92         11,641         608   

More than 6 months

     15,991         1,484         13,307         865   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   77,171         5,146         76,671         3,481   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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7. Inventories

Details of inventories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
   Acquisition
cost
     Write-down
of inventory
    Carrying
amount
     Acquisition
cost
     Write-down
of inventory
    Carrying
amount
 

Merchandise

   255,690         (5,758     249,932         252,063         (5,325     246,738   

Finished goods

     2,553         (131     2,422         1,930         (216     1,714   

Work in process

     1,212         (102     1,110         1,144         (131     1,013   

Raw materials and supplies

     30,469         (1,062     29,407         19,242         (1,040     18,202   
   289,924         (7,053     282,871         274,379         (6,712     267,667   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8. Investment Securities

 

  (1) Details of short-term investment securities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Beneficiary certificates(*)

   267,140         277,003   

Current installments of long-term investment securities

     75,655         3,158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   342,795         280,161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of June 30, 2015 were accounted for as accrued income.

 

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8. Investment Securities, Continued

 

  (2) Details of long-term investment securities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Equity securities:

     

Marketable equity securities

   912,704         657,286   

Unlisted equity securities(*1)

     65,601         56,236   

Equity investments(*2)

     198,418         209,120   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,176,723         922,642   

Debt securities:

     

Public bonds(*3)

     —           158   

Investment bonds(*4)

     48,251         36,638   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     48,251         36,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,224,974         959,438   

Less current installments of long-term investment securities

     (75,655      (3,158
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term investment securities

   1,149,319         956,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Unlisted equity securities whose fair value cannot be measured reliably are recorded at cost.
(*2) Equity investments are recorded at cost.
(*3) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Less than 1 year

   —           158   

 

(*4) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Parent Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd., which were classified as available-for-sale financial assets. Health Connect Co., Ltd. has been classified as investments in associates (₩5,900 million) as the Parent Company obtained significant influence over the company. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million and the remaining convertible bonds of ₩560 million was fully redeemed.

 

9. Assets and Liabilities Classified as Held for Sale

During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group entered into a disposal contract regarding the Group’s ownership interests in Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd., the Parent Company’s subsidiary. Assets and liabilities of the subsidiary amounting to ₩10,510 million and ₩408 million, were reclassified to assets and liabilities held for sale, respectively, and the carrying amount in excess of the fair value less cost to sell was recognized as impairment loss. The ownership interests of Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. were disposed during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

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10. Business Combinations

 

  (1) General information

On April 1, 2015, Neosnetworks Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, acquired an unmanned machine security business of Joeun Safe Co., Ltd., which manages facility guarding services, in order to expand infrastructure and enhance competitiveness of its security business.

The Group recognized the acquired assets and liabilities as fair value and the difference between the consideration and fair value of net assets as goodwill.

 

  (2) Consideration paid and assets and liabilities transferred

Consideration paid and assets in succession recognized at the acquisition date are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     2015  

Consideration paid

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   13,957   

Accounts payable—other

     2,302   
  

 

 

 
   16,259   
  

 

 

 

Assets transferred

  

Property and equipment

   3,641   

Intangible assets

     8,219   

Other assets

     2,525   
  

 

 

 
   14,385   
  

 

 

 

The fair value of such intangible assets transferred has been provisionally recorded and subject to change since the independent valuation process of the intangible assets has not been completed as of June 30, 2015.

 

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11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

  (1) Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)         June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Country    Ownership
percentage
     Carrying
amount
     Ownership
percentage
     Carrying
amount
 

Investments in associates

              

SK China Company Ltd.(*1)

   China      9.6       38,560         9.6       35,817   

Korea IT Fund(*2)

   Korea      63.3         242,170         63.3         240,676   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*1,3)

   Korea      15.0         253,707         25.4         425,140   

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

   Korea      35.1         19,766         35.1         19,486   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

   Korea      26.0         35,854         26.0         36,527   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

   Hongkong      21.0         80,661         21.0         79,394   

Packet One Network(*1)

   Malaysia      13.6         44,391         13.6         53,670   

SK Technology Innovation Company

   Cayman      49.0         44,888         49.0         44,052   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

   Korea      42.5         16,268         42.5         15,551   

SK hynix Inc.

   Korea      20.1         5,293,292         20.1         4,849,159   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

   Netherlands      32.1         14,326         32.1         14,015   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

   Virgin Island      33.0         256,897         33.0         248,534   

Xinan Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

   China      49.0         24,620         49.0         25,874   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. and others

   —        —           160,491         —           158,725   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Sub-total

           6,525,891            6,246,620   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Investments in joint ventures

              

Dogus Planet, Inc.(*4)

   Turkey      50.0         8,995         50.0         11,441   

PT. Melon Indonesia

   Indonesia      49.0         3,806         49.0         3,564   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

   Korea      51.0         6,712         51.0         6,944   

Celcom Planet

   Malaysia      51.0         12,449         51.0         16,605   

PT XL Planet Digital(*4)

   Indonesia      50.0         23,914         50.0         12,914   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Sub-total

           55,876            51,468   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

         6,581,767          6,298,088   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (1) Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*1) Classified as investments in associates as the Group can exercise significant influence through its participation on the board of directors even though the Group has less than 20% of equity interests.
(*2) Investment in Korea IT Fund was classified as investment in associates as the Group has less than 50% of voting rights, and therefore does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.
(*3) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Group disposed of 27,725,264 shares of KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.
(*4) There were additional investments in associates and joint ventures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

  (2) The market price of investments in listed associates as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)                                          
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
   Market
value per
share
(In won)
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
     Market
value per
share

(In won)
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
 

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

   892         21,620,360         19,285         734         21,620,360         15,869   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     9,200         5,870,290         54,007         5,710         5,870,290         33,519   

SK hynix Inc.

     42,300         146,100,000         6,180,030         47,750         146,100,000         6,976,275   

 

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11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (3) The financial information of the significant investees as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    As of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     SK hynix
Inc.
     KEB
HanaCard Co.,
Ltd.
     SKY
Property
Mgmt. Ltd.
     Korea IT
Fund
 

Current assets

   9,656,987         6,344,737         158,150         122,165   

Non-current assets

     18,806,717         779,000         676,461         260,364   

Current liabilities

     5,268,876         1,317,903         235,268         —     

Non-current liabilities

     2,899,276         4,466,298         37,401         —     

Revenue

     9,456,920         746,127         43,601         16,935   

Profit for the period

     2,403,866         11,002         11,043         10,869   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     73,785         (5,074      (249      —     

Total comprehensive income

     2,477,651         5,928         10,794         10,869   

 

(In millions of won)    As of and for the year ended December 31, 2014  
     SK hynix
Inc.
     KEB
HanaCard Co.,
Ltd.(*)
     SKY
Property
Mgmt. Ltd.
     Korea IT
Fund
 

Current assets

   10,363,514         6,716,612         172,775         122,026   

Non-current assets

     16,519,764         568,065         667,560         258,144   

Current liabilities

     5,765,304         848,140         62,868         —     

Non-current liabilities

     3,081,671         5,109,888         242,116         —     

Revenue

     17,125,566         305,756         81,502         18,883   

Profit (loss) for the period

     4,195,169         (11,196      15,006         5,470   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (52,360      (734      (6,090      4,837   

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     4,142,809         (11,930      8,916         10,307   

 

(*) Revenue and net profit of Hana SK Card Co., Ltd. for pre-merger period, amounting to ₩853,506 million and ₩3,521 million, respectively, were not included.

 

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11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (4) The condensed financial information of joint ventures as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    As of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Television Media
Korea Ltd.
     Dogus Planet,
Inc.
     PT. Melon
Indonesia
     PT XL
Planet
Digital
     Celcom
Planet
 

Current assets

   15,178         21,262         9,939         25,819         21,416   

Cash and cash equivalents

     2,383         2         5,116         22,344         19,371   

Non-current assets

     3,697         15,706         2,692         29,129         3,483   

Current liabilities

     6,185         18,901         4,674         7,633         7,900   

Account payable, other payables and provisions

     5,737         4,626         4,674         5,252         5,889   

Non-current liabilities

     —           75         139         424         —     

Account payable, other payables and provisions

     —           —           —           —           —     

Revenue

     9,136         15,404         7,550         1,717         221   

Depreciation and amortization

     (1,642      (1,628      (71      (1,279      (420

Interest income

     96         308         152         —           197   

Interest expense

     —           —           —           —           —     

Income tax benefit

     —           —           —           2,940         —     

Profit (loss)

     (455      (8,338      845         (8,512      (8,311

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     (455      (8,338      845         (8,512      (8,311

 

(In millions of won)    As of and for the year ended December 31, 2014  
     Television Media
Korea Ltd.
     Dogus Planet,
Inc.
     PT. Melon
Indonesia
     PT XL
Planet
Digital
     Celcom
Planet
 

Current assets

   16,252         38,641         10,022         9,241         30,407   

Cash and cash equivalents

     5,104         6         4,763         6,710         30,400   

Non-current assets

     4,543         13,011         3,094         14,589         3,343   

Current liabilities

     7,188         28,406         5,689         4,198         1,182   

Account payable, other payables and provisions

     265         3,648         —           —           —     

Non-current liabilities

     464         377         102         124         —     

Account payable, other payables and provisions

     464         377         —           124         —     

Revenue

     16,403         23,897         11,826         1,019         —     

Depreciation and amortization

     (3,732      (2,402      (928      (1,452      (1

Interest income

     254         1,154         268         —           —     

Interest expense

     —           (6      —           —           —     

Income tax expense

     —           —           —           (5,334      —     

Profit (loss)

     (3,361      (37,146      523         (15,596      (1,479

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     (3,361      (37,146      523         (15,596      (1,479

 

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11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (5) Reconciliations of financial information of significant associates to carrying amounts of investments in associates in the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    June 30, 2015  
     Net assets      Ownership
interests
(%)
     Net assets
attributable
to the
ownership
interests
     Cost-book
value
differentials
     Carrying
amount
 

Associates:

              

SK hynix Inc.(*)

   20,295,754         20.1         4,073,077         1,220,215         5,293,292   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     1,339,536         15.0         200,931         52,776         253,707   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*)

     554,016         33.0         182,825         74,072         256,897   

Korea IT Fund

     382,529         63.3         242,170         —           242,170   

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2014  
     Net assets      Ownership
interests
(%)
     Net assets
attributable
to the
ownership
interests
     Cost-book
value
differentials
     Carrying
amount
 

Associates:

              

SK hynix Inc.(*)

   18,036,453         20.1         3,619,666         1,229,493         4,849,159   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     1,326,649         25.4         337,266         87,874         425,140   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*)

     527,479         33.0         174,068         74,466         248,534   

Korea IT Fund

     380,170         63.3         240,676         —           240,676   

 

(*) These entities prepare consolidated financial statements and net assets of these entities represent net assets attributable to owners of the Parent Company.

 

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11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (6) Details of changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition
and
Disposal
    Share of
profits
(losses)
    Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Other
increase

(decrease)
    Ending
balance
 

Investments in associates

             

SK China Company Ltd.

   35,817         —          (1,093     3,836        —          38,560   

Korea IT Fund(*)

     240,676         —          5,041        (1,444     (2,103     242,170   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     425,140         (174,475     2,481        561        —          253,707   

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

     19,486         —          259        21        —          19,766   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     36,527         —          (848     175        —          35,854   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     79,394         —          (587     1,854        —          80,661   

Packet One Network

     53,670         —          (8,714     (565     —          44,391   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     44,052         —          (1,970     2,806        —          44,888   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     15,551         —          808        (91     —          16,268   

SK hynix Inc.(*)

     4,849,159         —          473,132        14,831        (43,830     5,293,292   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     14,015         —          (1     312        —          14,326   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

     248,534         —          3,939        4,424        —          256,897   

Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

     25,874         —          (1,254     —          —          24,620   

Others(*)

     158,725         840        (7,678     720        7,884        160,491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     6,246,620         (173,635     463,515        27,440        (38,049     6,525,891   

Investments in joint ventures

             

Dogus Planet, Inc.

     11,441         4,389        (7,516     681        —          8,995   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     3,564         —          414        (172     —          3,806   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     6,944         —          (232     —          —          6,712   

Celcom Planet

     16,605         —          (4,156     —          —          12,449   

PT XL Planet Digital

     12,914         15,341        (4,341     —          —          23,914   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     51,468         19,730        (15,831     509        —          55,876   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   6,298,088         (153,905     447,684        27,949        (38,049     6,581,767   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Dividends paid by the associate are deducted from the carrying amount during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

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11. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (6) Details of changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition
and
Disposal
     Share of
profits
(losses)
    Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Impairment
loss
    Other
increase

(decrease)
    Ending
balance
 

Investments in associates

                

SK China Company Ltd.

   37,434         —           (988     (1,714     —          —          34,732   

Korea IT Fund

     231,402         —           4,370        (2,554     —          —          233,218   

Etoos Co., Ltd

     12,029         —           346        —          —          (12,375     —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     378,616         —           (1,156     (643     —          —          376,817   

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

     21,241         —           (1,710     (41     (491     —          18,999   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     9,312         7,778         7        2        —          19,180        36,279   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     77,517         —           2,381        (5,178     —          —          74,720   

Packet One Network

     60,706         —           (12,050     4,924        —          —          53,580   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     53,874         —           (1,514     (2,036     —          —          50,324   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     13,935         —           970        (71     —          —          14,834   

SK hynix Inc.

     3,943,232         —           322,120        (41,092     —          —          4,224,260   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     13,477         —           (3     (519     —          —          12,955   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

     238,278         —           502        (6,523     —          —          232,257   

Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

     26,562         —           (16     —          —          —          26,546   

Others

     164,976         2,354         (7,818     1,634        —          (966     160,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     5,282,591         10,132         305,441        (53,811     (491     5,839        5,549,701   

Investments in joint ventures

                

Dogus Planet, Inc.

     10,105         19,677         (6,636     935        —          —          24,081   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     3,230         —           190        (116     —          —          3,304   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     8,659         —           (1,143     —          —          —          7,516   

PT XL Planet Digital

     20,712         —           (2,780     (397     —          —          17,535   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     42,706         19,677         (10,369     422        —          —          52,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   5,325,297         29,809         295,072        (53,389     (491     5,839        5,602,137   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  (7) As the Group discontinued the application of the equity method due to the carrying amount of the Group’s share being reduced to zero, the unrecognized accumulated equity losses as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Unrealized loss      Unrealized change in
equity
 
     Period ended
June 30, 2015
     Accumulated      Period ended
June 30, 2015
     Accumulated  

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

   2,658         4,302         —           —     

Gemini and others

     1,673         6,990         —           365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   4,331         11,292         —           365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

12. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                              
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Business
combination
     Ending
balance
 

Land

   766,780         2,198         (2,025     4,874        —          —           771,827   

Buildings

     933,867         4,360         (6,838     23,333        (24,581     —           930,141   

Structures

     352,789         761         (33     11,911        (17,044     —           348,384   

Machinery

     7,310,815         179,819         (2,858     594,637        (1,045,697     3,641         7,040,357   

Other

     499,050         435,518         (2,574     (308,958     (69,688     —           553,348   

Construction in progress

     704,400         295,862         —          (391,821     —          —           608,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   10,567,701         918,518         (14,328     (66,024     (1,157,010     3,641         10,252,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)                                                           
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Impairment     Others      Business
acquisition
     Ending
balance
 

Land

   732,206         3,406         —          14,568        —          —          1,493         608         752,281   

Buildings

     956,691         3,902         (383     6,816        (24,329     —          2,678         947         946,322   

Structures

     364,951         124         —          3,483        (16,287     —          —           —           352,271   

Machinery

     6,847,059         140,326         (4,514     828,158        (1,011,543     (2,929     —           7,741         6,804,298   

Other

     533,181         551,456         (1,474     (340,107     (64,800     —          4,743         129         683,128   

Construction in progress

     762,519         316,178         (980     (558,912     —          —          —           —           518,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   10,196,607         1,015,392         (7,351     (45,994     (1,116,959     (2,929     8,914         9,425         10,057,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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13. Investment Property

Changes in investment property for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Transfer      Depreciation      Ending
balance
 

Land

   10,418         886         —           11,304   

Buildings

     4,579         385         (121      4,843   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   14,997         1,271         (121      16,147   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Transfer      Depreciation      Ending
balance
 

Land

   10,822         249         —           11,071   

Buildings

     4,989         116         (123      4,982   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   15,811         365         (123      16,053   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

14. Goodwill

 

  (1) Goodwill as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc.

   1,306,236         1,306,236   

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

     358,443         358,443   

Other goodwill

     265,526         252,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,930,205         1,917,595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Changes in goodwill for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Beginning balance

   1,917,595         1,733,261   

Impairment loss on goodwill

     (1,976      —     

Others

     14,586         17,814   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,930,205         1,751,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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15. Intangible Assets

 

  (1) Changes in intangible assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                              
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Amortization     Business
combination
     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   1,384,044         —           —          —          (140,264     —           1,243,780   

Land use rights

     25,353         4,647         (148     —          (4,608     —           25,244   

Industrial rights

     107,760         9,334         —          1,089        (3,105     —           115,078   

Development costs

     8,331         1,262         —          32        (2,278     —           7,347   

Facility usage rights

     52,636         515         (12     271        (4,216     —           49,194   

Customer relations

     6,404         —           —          (29     (1,939     8,219         12,655   

Memberships

     94,119         549         (804     67        —          —           93,931   

Other

     805,347         23,929         (106     76,794        (154,619     —           751,345   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,483,994         40,236         (1,070     78,224        (311,029     8,219         2,298,574   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)                                                            
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Impairment     Others      Business
acquisition
     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   1,664,571         —           —          —           (140,264     —          —           —           1,524,307   

Land use rights

     16,590         8,990         (33     —           (3,808     —          2,258         —           23,997   

Industrial rights

     58,763         2,804         (8     —           (2,269     (2     —           —           59,288   

Development costs

     10,127         158         (25     62         (1,955     —          —           —           8,367   

Facility usage rights

     58,828         615         (16     379         (4,190     —          —           —           55,616   

Customer relations

     6,333         272         —          —           (1,731     —          692         1,702         7,268   

Memberships

     128,452         2,690         (44     —           —          —          —           267         131,365   

Other

     807,118         22,585         (597     75,631         (149,349     (235     1,146         92         756,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,750,782         38,114         (723     76,072         (303,566     (237     4,096         2,061         2,566,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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15. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

  (2) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of June 30, 2015 are as follows, all of which are depreciated on a straight-line basis:

 

(In millions of won)                          
     Amount     

Description

   Commencement
of amortization
     Completion of
amortization
 

W-CDMA license

   150,691       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service      Dec. 2003         Dec. 2016   

W-CDMA license

     24,466       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service      Oct. 2010         Dec. 2016   

800MHz license

     243,264       Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service      Jul. 2011         Jun. 2021   

1.8GHz license

     816,530       Frequency use rights relating to LTE service      Sep. 2013         Dec. 2021   

WiBro license

     8,829       WiBro service      Mar. 2012         Mar. 2019   
  

 

 

          
   1,243,780            
  

 

 

          

 

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16. Borrowings and Debentures

 

(1) Short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                          
      Lender    Annual
interest
rate (%)
     June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Commercial Paper

   Woori Investment Bank Co., Ltd., etc.      1.64~2.37       630,000         206,000   

Short-term borrowings

   Korea Development Bank, etc.      2.11~3.08         299,300         160,600   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         929,300         366,600   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Long-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars)                          

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
   Maturity      June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Shinhan Bank

   2.39      Jun. 15, 2015       —           1,712   

Kookmin Bank

   2.13      Jun. 15, 2016         3,250         4,874   

Kookmin Bank

   2.13      Mar. 15, 2017         3,498         4,496   

Kookmin Bank

   2.13      Mar. 15, 2018         7,883         8,600   

Shinhan Bank (*1)

   6M bank debenture
rate + 1.58
     Apr. 30, 2016         10,000         10,000   

Korea Development Bank

   3.32      Jul. 30 ,2019         39,000         39,000   

Korea Development Bank

   2.94      Jul. 30 ,2019         10,000         10,000   

Export Kreditnamnden (*2)

   1.7      Apr. 29, 2022         90,577         94,903   
           (USD 80,577      (USD 86,338
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total

           164,208         173,585   

Less present value discount on long-term borrowings

           (2,352      (2,623
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
           161,856         170,962   

Less current installments of long-term borrowings

           (30,554      (21,242
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term borrowings

         131,302         149,720   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) As of June 30, 2015, the 6M bank debenture rate of Shinhan Bank is 1.75%.
(*2) For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group obtained long-term borrowings from Export Kreditnamnden, an export credit agency. The long-term borrowings are redeemed by installments on an annual basis from 2014 to 2022.

 

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16. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of other currencies)  
     Purpose    Maturity    Annual interest
rate (%)
   June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing fund    2016    5.00    200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Other fund    2015    5.00      —          200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2018    5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2016    5.54      40,000        40,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2016    5.92      230,000        230,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund    2016    3.95      110,000        110,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2021    4.22      190,000        190,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating and
refinancing fund
   2019    3.24      170,000        170,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2022    3.30      140,000        140,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2032    3.45      90,000        90,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund    2023    3.03      230,000        230,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2033    3.22      130,000        130,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2019    3.30      50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2024    3.64      150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*5,6)

      2029    4.73      —          55,188   

Unsecured private bonds(*5)

      2029    4.72      55,351        55,177   

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing fund    2019    2.53      160,000        160,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2021    2.66      150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2024    2.82      190,000        190,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating and
refinancing fund
   2022    2.40      100,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

      2025    2.49      150,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

      2030    2.61      50,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

   Operating fund    2015    4.62      10,000        10,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2015    4.09      —          110,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2015    4.14      110,000        110,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2017    4.28      100,000        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2015    3.14      130,000        130,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2017    3.27      120,000        120,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2016    3.05      80,000        80,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2019    3.49      210,000        210,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2019    2.76      130,000        130,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2018    2.23      50,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2020    2.49      160,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2015    3.12      —          10,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2016    3.24      10,000        10,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2017    3.48      20,000        20,000   

Foreign global bonds

      2027    6.63      449,640        439,680   
              (USD 400,000     (USD 400,000

Swiss unsecured private bonds

      2017    1.75      364,257        333,429   
              (CHF 300,000     (CHF 300,000

Foreign global bonds

      2018    2.13      786,870        769,440   
              (USD 700,000     (USD 700,000

Australia unsecured private bonds

      2017    4.75      258,858        269,727   
              (AUD 300,000     (AUD 300,000

Floating rate notes(*4)

      2020    3M Libor + 0.88      337,230        329,760   
              (USD 300,000     (USD 300,000

 

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16. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of other currencies)  
     Purpose    Maturity    Annual interest
rate (%)
   June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Foreign global bonds(*2)

   Operating fund    2018    2.88      337,230        329,760   
              (USD 300,000     (USD 300,000
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

              6,449,436        6,252,161   

Less discounts on bonds

              (31,856     (33,531
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              6,417,580        6,218,630   

Less current installments of bonds

              (529,777     (569,472
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            5,887,803        5,649,158   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) Unsecured private bonds were issued by SK Telink Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*2) Unsecured private bonds were issued by SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*3) Unsecured private bonds were issued by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*4) As of June 30, 2015, 3M Libor rate is 0.28%.
(*5) The Group settled the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the bonds and related derivatives by designating the structured bonds as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The difference between the carrying amount of the designated financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the amount required to pay at maturity is ₩5,351 million as of June 30, 2015.

 

(*6) As of December 31, 2014, the principal amount and the fair value of the structured bonds were ₩50,000 million and ₩55,188 million, respectively. The entire bonds were early redeemed during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

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17. Long-term Payables—other

 

  (1) Long-term payables—other as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses

   545,013         657,001   

Other(*)

     32,393         27,566   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   577,406         684,567   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Other includes vested compensation claims of employees who have rendered long-term service, etc.

 

  (2) As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, long-term payables—other which consist of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 800MHz, 2.3GHz and 1.8GHz frequencies are as follows (See Note 15):

 

(In millions of won)  
     Period of
repayment
   Coupon rate   Annual effective
interest rate(*)
  June 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 

800MHz

   2013~2015    3.51%   5.69%   —          69,416   

2.3GHz

   2014~2016    3.00%   5.80%     2,882        5,766   

1.8GHz

   2012~2021    2.43~3.00%   4.84~5.25%     707,006        824,841   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            709,888        900,023   

Present value discount on long-term payables—other

            (45,920     (53,633
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            663,968        846,390   

Current installments of long-term payables—other

            (118,955     (189,389
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount at period end

          545,013        657,001   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) The Group estimated the discount rate based on its credit ratings and corporate bond yield rate as there is no market interest rate available for long-term payables-other.

 

  (3) The repayment schedule of long-term payables—other related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses as of June 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     Amount  

Less than 1 year

   120,718   

1~3 years

     235,669   

3~5 years

     235,669   

More than 5 years

     117,832   
  

 

 

 
   709,888   
  

 

 

 

 

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18. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                        
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015      As of June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Reversal     Other      Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   26,799         —           (2,696     (18,173     —           5,930         3,368         2,562   

Provision for restoration

     59,727         1,844         (375     (962     868         61,102         34,658         26,444   

Other provisions

     562         1,921         (323     —          —           2,160         1,259         901   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   87,088         3,765         (3,394     (19,135     868         69,192         39,285         29,907   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)        
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014      As of June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Reversal     Other     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   53,923         86,249         (49,206     —          —          90,966         58,043         32,923   

Provision for restoration

     40,507         1,528         (347     (909     (145     40,634         17,812         22,822   

Other provisions

     451         —           (99     —          (45     307         —           307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   94,881         87,777         (49,652     (909     (190     131,907         75,855         56,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group has provided handset subsidy to subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized provision for subsidy amounts which the Group is expected to pay in future periods.

 

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19. Finance Lease Liabilities

 

  (1) Finance Lease

The Group has leased telecommunication equipment under finance lease agreements with Cisco Systems Capital Korea Ltd. Finance lease liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Finance Lease Liabilities

     

Current installments of long-term finance lease liabilities

   1,744         3,804   

Long-term finance lease liabilities

     —           26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,744         3,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group’s related interest and principal as of June 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Minimum
lease payment
     Present
value
     Minimum
lease
payment
     Present
value
 

Less than 1 year

   1,775         1,744         3,909         3,804   

1~5 years

     —           —           26         26   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total

     1,775         1,744         3,935         3,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current installments of long-term finance lease liabilities

        (1,744         (3,804
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Long-term finance lease liabilities

             —              26   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

  (2) Operating Lease

The Group entered into operating lease and sublease agreements in relation to rented office space and the expected future lease payments and lease revenues as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     Lease payments      Lease revenues  

Less than 1 year

   28,935         3,496   

1~5 years

     75,089         1,026   

More than 5 years

     41,481         641   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   145,505         5,163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Sale and Leaseback

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Group disposed a portion of its property and equipment and investment property, and entered into lease agreements with respect to those assets. This sale and leaseback transaction is considered as an operating lease and expected future lease payments and lease revenues are explained in Note 19-(2).

 

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20. Defined Benefit Liabilities

 

  (1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Present value of defined benefit obligations

   471,040         437,844   

Fair value of plan assets

     (349,311      (346,257
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   121,729         91,587   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2015   December 31, 2014

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

   2.13%~3.70%   2.23%~3.70%

Expected rate of salary increase

   2.51%~7.39%   2.51%~7.39%

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations is determined based on the Group’s credit ratings and yield rate of corporate bonds with similar maturities for estimated payment term of defined benefit obligations. Expected rate of salary increase is determined based on the Group’s historical promotion index, inflation rate and salary increase ratio in accordance with salary agreement.

 

  (3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Beginning balance

   437,844         312,494   

Current service cost

     52,278         64,192   

Interest cost

     5,957         5,126   

Remeasurement

     

- Demographic assumption

     (6      —     

- Financial assumption

     760         —     

- Adjustment based on experience

     3,522         14,600   

Benefit paid

     (33,513      (33,361

Others(*)

     4,198         4,078   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   471,040         367,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Others for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 include the liabilities of ₩4,491 million and ₩1,289 million succeeded due to transfer of employees from associates, and transfer to construction in progress, etc. Others for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 include the liabilities of ₩3,151 million succeeded due to transfer of employees from associates, and transfer to construction in progress, etc.

 

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20. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

 

  (4) Changes in plan assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Beginning balance

   346,257         238,293   

Interest income

     4,721         4,596   

Actuarial loss

     (2,567      (214

Contributions by employer directly to plan assets

     29,033         6,415   

Benefit paid

     (30,334      (8,830

Others

     2,201         1,040   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   349,311         241,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Current service cost

   52,278         64,192   

Net interest cost

     1,236         530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   53,514         64,722   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above costs are recognized in labor cost, research and development, or capitalized into construction-in-progress.

 

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21. Derivative Instruments

 

  (1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In thousands of foreign currencies)

 

Borrowing
date

  

Hedged item

   Hedged risk    Contract
type
   Financial
institution
   Duration of
contract
Jul. 20, 2007   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Morgan Stanley
and five other
banks
   Jul. 20, 2007 ~
Jul. 20, 2027
Jun. 12, 2012   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Citibank and
five other banks
   Jun. 12, 2012 ~
Jun.12, 2017

Nov. 1,

2012

  

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Barclays and
nine other banks
   Nov. 1, 2012 ~
May 1, 2018

Jan. 17,

2013

  

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   BNP Paribas and
three other
banks
   Jan. 17, 2013 ~
Nov. 17, 2017

Mar. 7,

2013

  

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk and the
interest rate risk
   Currency
interest
rate swap
   DBS Bank    Mar. 7, 2013 ~
Mar. 7, 2020
Oct. 29, 2013   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Korea
Development
Bank and others
   Oct.29, 2013 ~
Oct. 26, 2018
Dec. 16, 2013   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Deutsche bank    Dec.16, 2013 ~
Apr. 29, 2022

 

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21. Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) As of June 30, 2015, fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies)

 

     Fair value  
     Cash flow hedge      Held for
trading
purpose
     Total  

Hedged item

   Accumulated
gain (loss) on
valuation of
derivatives
    Tax
effect
    Accumulated
foreign
currency
translation
(gain) loss
    Others
(*)
       

Non-current assets:

              

Structured bond (face value of KRW 50,000)

   —          —          —          —           5,380         5,380   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000)

     (55,930     (17,856     (7,724     129,806         —           48,296   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000)

     (5,992     (1,913     12,112        —           —           4,207   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000)

     (8,992     —          18,603        —           —           9,611   
              

 

 

 

Total assets

               67,494   
              

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

              

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000)

   (6,361     (2,031     749        —           —           (7,643

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000)

     (22,835     (7,290     23,372        —           —           (6,753

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000)

     2,149        686        (76,321     —           —           (73,486

Fixed-to-fixed long-term borrowings (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577)

     (4,640     (1,482     5,506        —           —           (616
              

 

 

 

Total liabilities

               (88,498
              

 

 

 

 

(*) Cash flow hedge accounting has been applied to the relevant contracts from May 12, 2010. Others represent gain on valuation of currency swap incurred prior to the application of hedge accounting and was recognized through profit or loss prior to May 12, 2010.

 

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22. Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

The Parent Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of ₩500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus and other capital adjustments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Authorized shares

     220,000,000         220,000,000   

Issued shares(*1)

     80,745,711         80,745,711   

Share capital

     

Common stock

   44,639         44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments:

     

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887         2,915,887   

Treasury stock (Note 23)

     (1,770,434      (2,139,683

Loss on disposal of treasury stock

     —           (18,087

Hybrid bond (Note 24)

     398,518         398,518   

Others(*2)

     (881,516      (878,637
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   662,455         277,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*1) During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the Parent 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 Act. As a result, the Parent Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.

There were no changes in share capital for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014 and details of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In shares)    June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  
     Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
    Outstanding
shares
     Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
 

Beginning issued shares

     80,745,711         9,809,375        70,936,336         80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336   

Disposal of treasury stock

     —           (1,692,824     1,692,824         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending issued shares

     80,745,711         8,116,551        72,629,160         80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*2) Others primarily consist of the excess of the consideration paid by the Group over the carrying values of net assets acquired from common control transactions with entities within the control of the Ultimate Controlling Entity.

 

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23. Treasury Stock

The Parent Company acquired treasury stock to provide stock dividends, issue new stocks, merge with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. and SK IMT Co, Ltd., increase shareholder value and to stabilize its stock prices when needed.

Treasury stock as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, shares)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Number of shares

     8,116,551         9,809,375   

Amount

   1,770,434         2,139,683   

On June 9, 2015, the Parent Company granted 1,692,824 shares of its treasury stock in order to acquire shares of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

 

24. Hybrid Bond

Hybrid bonds classified as equity as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
    

Type

   Issuance date      Maturity     Annual
interest
rate(%)
    Amount  

Private hybrid bonds

   Blank coupon unguaranteed subordinated bond      June 7, 2013         June 7, 2073 (*1)      4.21 (*2)    400,000   

Issuance costs

               (1,482
            

 

 

 
             398,518   
            

 

 

 

Hybrid bonds issued by the Parent Company are classified as equity as there is no contractual obligation for delivery of financial assets to the bond holders. These are subordinated bonds which rank before common shareholders in the event of a liquidation or reorganization of the Parent Company.

 

(*1) The Parent Company has a right to extend the maturity under the same issuance terms without any notice or announcement. The Parent Company also has the right to defer interest payment at its sole discretion.

 

(*2) Annual interest rate is adjusted after five years from the issuance date.

 

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25. Retained Earnings

 

  (1) Retained earnings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   22,320         22,320   

Reserve for research & manpower development

     87,300         151,533   

Reserve for business expansion

     9,671,138         9,476,138   

Reserve for technology development

     2,616,300         2,416,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,397,058         12,066,291   

Unappropriated

     2,023,985         2,122,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   14,421,043         14,188,591   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Legal reserve

The Korean Commercial Act requires the Parent 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.

 

  (3) Reserve for research & manpower development

The reserve for research and manpower development was 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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26. Reserves

 

  (1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

   288,101         235,385   

Other comprehensive loss of investments in associates and joint ventures

     (135,931      (163,808

Unrealized fair value of derivatives

     (102,602      (77,531

Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations

     9,821         1,465   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   59,389         (4,489
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Change in reserves for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Unrealized
fair value of
available-for-
sale financial
assets
    Other
comprehensive  loss
of investment

in associates
    Unrealized
fair value of
derivatives
    Foreign currency
translations
differences for
foreign operations
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2014

   208,529        (172,117     (35,429     (13,253     (12,270

Changes

     (4,718     (53,527     (23,095     (10,038     (91,378

Tax effect

     4,088        167        5,329        —          9,584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2014

   207,899        (225,477     (53,195     (23,291     (94,064
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2015

   235,385        (163,808     (77,531     1,465        (4,489

Changes

     69,215        27,946        (29,988     8,356        75,529   

Tax effect

     (16,499     (69     4,917        —          (11,651
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

   288,101        (135,931     (102,602     9,821        59,389   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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27. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June  30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June  30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Other Operating Expenses:

           

Communication expenses

   11,512         24,051         14,828         29,132   

Utilities

     60,476         126,608         51,936         114,734   

Taxes and dues

     8,114         16,468         6,522         14,760   

Repair

     79,975         145,832         69,872         134,481   

Research and development

     77,952         147,422         104,054         204,960   

Training

     7,128         14,569         9,017         16,594   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade

     21,982         34,995         17,362         23,553   

Travel

     7,154         13,965         7,806         14,563   

Supplies and other

     38,003         83,707         54,867         108,196   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   312,296         607,617         336,264         660,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

28. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

 

  (1) Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June  30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June  30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Other Non-operating Income:

           

Fees revenues

   201         323         4,449         5,964   

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     1,842         2,765         1,385         3,411   

Others

     5,133         12,275         10,897         27,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   7,176         15,363         16,731         36,574   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Non-operating Expenses:

           

Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets

   953         1,976         237         3,166   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     1,281         3,290         1,696         3,980   

Donations

     24,937         30,769         18,663         27,052   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—other

     6,226         4,074         5,154         8,125   

Loss on disposal of investment securities

     —           —           7         7   

Loss on impairment of investment assets

     9,398         18,668         —           127   

Others(*)

     9,096         39,092         2,957         22,189   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   51,891         97,869         28,714         64,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Others for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 primarily consists of penalties amounting to ₩28.3 billion and ₩16.7 billion, respectively.

 

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29. Finance Income and Costs

 

  (1) Details of finance income and costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Finance Income:

           

Interest income

   12,380         25,181         14,274         29,756   

Dividends

     43         13,339         939         10,567   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     2,815         6,288         2,364         6,663   

Gain on foreign currency translations

     3,243         4,024         14,400         15,926   

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

     3,606         6,252         1,223         6,114   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     —           1,030         1,967         6,017   

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     —           —           —           119   

Gain on relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     6,966         5,188         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   29,053         61,302         35,167         75,162   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Finance Costs:

           

Interest expense

   74,706         150,222         82,593         161,229   

Loss on foreign currency transactions

     2,880         8,193         5,526         9,552   

Loss on foreign currency translations

     2,088         3,132         117         5,186   

Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities

     1,649         1,651         —           2,112   

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     699         —           12,135         12,135   

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     4,517         4,517         335         335   

Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —           —           2,419         1,352   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     —           174         7,794         7,798   

Other finance costs

     3,151         3,151         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   89,690         171,040         110,919         199,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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29. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

 

  (2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June  30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   5,010         10,393         8,602         18,250   

Interest income on installment receivables and others

     7,370         14,788         5,672         11,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   12,380         25,181         14,274         29,756   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings

   8,536         12,722         8,735         13,994   

Interest expense on debentures

     56,610         116,514         61,749         122,035   

Interest on finance lease liabilities

     19         47         149         349   

Others

     9,541         20,939         11,960         24,851   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   74,706         150,222         82,593         161,229   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3,151         3,151         —           —     

Accounts receivable—trade

     21,982         34,995         17,304         23,494   

Other receivables

     6,226         4,074         5,154         8,125   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   31,359         42,220         22,458         31,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

30. Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was recognized as current tax expense adjusted to changes in estimates related to prior periods, deferred tax expenses by origination and reversal of temporary differences, and income tax recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

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31. Earnings per Share

 

  (1) Basic earnings per share

1) Basic earnings per share for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won, shares)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the Parent Company:

  

Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company on common shares

   395,839         840,334         498,536         768,350   

Interest on hybrid bonds

     (8,420      (8,420      (8,420      (8,420

Profit for the period on common shares

     387,419         831,914         490,116         759,930   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     71,326,988         71,132,741         70,936,336         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (In won)

   5,432         11,695         6,909         10,713   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

 

(In shares)    Number of
shares
     Weighted number of shares  
        Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2015

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

Effect of treasury stock

     (8,116,551      (9,418,723      (9,612,970
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2015

     72,629,160         71,326,988         71,132,741   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In shares)    Number of
shares
     Weighted number of shares  
        Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2014

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

Effect of treasury stock

     (9,809,375      (9,809,375      (9,809,375
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2014

     70,936,336         70,936,336         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Diluted earnings per share

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no potentially dilutive shares. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are the same as basic earnings per share.

 

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32. Categories of Financial Instruments

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
     June 30, 2015  
     Financial
assets at fair
value
through
profit or
loss
     Available-
for-sale
financial
assets
     Loans and
receivables
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated as
hedged

item
     Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

   —           —           829,659         —           829,659   

Financial instruments

     —           —           286,218         —           286,218   

Short-term investment securities

     —           342,795         —           —           342,795   

Long-term investment securities

     —           1,149,319         —           —           1,149,319   

Accounts receivable—trade

     —           —           2,508,496         —           2,508,496   

Loans and other receivables(*)

     —           —           1,103,092         —           1,103,092   

Derivative financial assets

     5,380         —           —           62,114         67,494   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   5,380         1,492,114         4,727,465         62,114         6,287,073   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)  
     December 31, 2014  
     Financial
assets at fair
value
through
profit or
loss
     Available-
for-sale
financial
assets
     Loans and
receivables
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated as
hedged

item
     Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

   —           —           834,429         —           834,429   

Financial instruments

     —           —           313,699         —           313,699   

Short-term investment securities

     —           280,161         —           —           280,161   

Long-term investment securities

     7,817         948,463         —           —           956,280   

Accounts receivable—trade

     —           —           2,460,686         —           2,460,686   

Loans and other receivables(*)

     —           —           1,123,507         —           1,123,507   

Derivative financial assets

     8,713         —           —           61,322         70,035   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   16,530         1,228,624         4,732,321         61,322         6,038,797   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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32. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*) Details of loans and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Short-term loans

   32,195         74,512   

Accounts receivable – other

     697,103         690,527   

Accrued income

     10,264         10,134   

Other current assets

     4,685         3,866   

Long-term loans

     58,751         55,728   

Long-term accounts receivable – other

     3,658         3,596   

Guarantee deposits

     296,436         285,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,103,092         1,123,507   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    June 30, 2015  
     Financial
liabilities at
fair value
through
profit or
loss
     Financial
liabilities
measured at
amortized
cost
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated as
hedged

item
     Total  

Accounts payable – trade

   —           291,316         —           291,316   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           —           88,498         88,498   

Borrowings

     —           1,091,156         —           1,091,156   

Debentures(*1)

     55,351         6,362,229         —           6,417,580   

Accounts payable—other and others(*2)

     —           2,577,647         —           2,577,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   55,351         10,322,348         88,498         10,466,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2014  
     Financial
liabilities at
fair value
through
profit or
loss
     Financial
liabilities
measured at
amortized
cost
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated as
hedged

item
     Total  

Accounts payable – trade

   —           275,495         —           275,495   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           —           130,889         130,889   

Borrowings

     —           537,562         —           537,562   

Debentures(*1)

     110,365         6,108,265         —           6,218,630   

Accounts payable—other and others(*2)

     —           3,241,615         —           3,241,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   110,365         10,162,937         130,889         10,404,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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32. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*1) Bonds classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are structured bonds and they were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss in order to settle the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the related derivatives and bonds.
(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Accounts payable – other

   1,066,880         1,381,850   

Withholdings

     1,914         1,760   

Accrued expenses

     786,418         952,418   

Current installments of long-term payables—other

     120,699         193,193   

Long-term payables – other

     577,406         684,567   

Finance lease liabilities

     —           26   

Other non-current liabilities

     24,330         27,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,577,647         3,241,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

33. Financial Risk Management

 

  (1) Financial risk management

The Group is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Market risk is the risk related to the changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices. The Group implements a risk management system to monitor and manage these specific risks.

The Group’s financial assets under financial risk management consist of cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments, available-for-sale financial assets, trade and other receivables. Financial liabilities consist of trade and other payables, borrowings, and debentures.

 

  1) Market risk

 

  (i) Currency risk

The Group is exposed to currency risk mainly on exchange fluctuations on recognized assets and liabilities. The Group manages currency risk by currency forward, etc. if needed to hedge currency risk on business transactions. Currency risk occurs on forecasted transaction and recognized assets and liabilities which are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Group.

 

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33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

 

  1) Market risk, Continued

 

  (i) Currency risk, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Euros, thousands of Japanese Yen, thousands of other currencies)

 

     Assets      Liabilities  
     Foreign
currencies
     Won
translation
     Foreign
currencies
     Won
translation
 

USD

     181,643       210,357         1,885,459       2,119,442   

EUR

     10,841         13,995         28         36   

JPY

     35,507         326         1,897         17   

AUD

     —           —           298,776         257,802   

CHF

     —           —           299,163         363,241   

Others

     1,411         487         1         1   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      225,165          2,740,539   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

In addition, the Group has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (See Note 21)

As of June 30, 2015, effects on income (loss) before income tax as a result of change in exchange rate by 10% are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     If increased by 10%      If decreased by 10%  

USD

   7,049         (7,049

EUR

     1,363         (1,363

JPY

     31         (31

Others

     48         (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   8,491         (8,491
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (ii) Equity price risk

The Group has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. As of June 30, 2015, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount to ₩1,097,621 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

Since the Group’s interest bearing assets are mostly fixed-interest bearing assets, as such, the Group’s revenue and operating cash flow are not influenced by the changes in market interest rates. However, the Group still has interest rate risk arising from borrowings and debentures.

Accordingly, the Group performs various analysis of interest rate risk, which includes refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging instrument option, to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing.

 

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33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

 

  1) Market risk, Continued

(iii) Interest rate risk, Continued

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and debentures. As of June 30, 2015, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to ₩29,300 million and ₩337,230 million respectively, the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate debentures. (See Note 21) If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 would have been changed ₩293 million due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings.

 

  2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Cash and cash equivalents

   829,462         833,129   

Financial instruments

     286,218         313,699   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     30,805         15,498   

Accounts receivable—trade

     2,508,496         2,460,686   

Loans and receivables

     1,103,092         1,123,507   

Derivative financial assets

     67,494         70,035   

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —           7,817   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   4,825,567         4,824,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

To manage credit risk, the Group 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 Group establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Group has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue for a prolonged period. As a result, the Group believes that the possibility of default is remote. Also, the Group’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivatives. To minimize such risk, the Group has a policy to deal with high credit worthy financial institutions. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Group is the carrying amount of financial assets as of June 30, 2015.

In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are overdue at the end of the reporting period but not impaired is stated in Note 6 and the analysis of financial assets that are individually determined to be impaired at the end of the reporting period is stated in Note 29.

 

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33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

 

  3) Liquidity risk

The Group’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 Group maintains flexibly enough liquidity under credit lines through active operating activities.

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     Carrying
amount
     Contractual
cash flows
     Less than 1
year
     1 - 5 years      More than
5 years
 

Accounts payable-trade

   291,316         291,317         291,317         —           —     

Borrowings(*1)

     1,091,156         1,108,746         967,561         114,659         26,526   

Debentures(*1)

     6,417,580         7,685,893         746,696         4,382,877         2,556,320   

Accounts payable-other and others(*2)

     2,577,647         2,644,084         1,932,024         584,515         127,545   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   10,377,699         11,730,040         3,937,598         5,082,051         2,710,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group does not expect that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier or at different amounts.

 

(*1) Includes estimated interest to be paid and excludes discounts on borrowings and debentures.
(*2) Excludes discounts on accounts payable-other and others.

As of June 30, 2015, periods which cash flows from cash flow hedge derivatives are expected to occur are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                               
     Carrying
amount
    Contractual
cash flows
    Less than 1
year
    1 - 5 years     More than
5 years
 

Assets

   62,114        60,232        3,253        57,930        (951

Liabilities

     (88,498     (91,506     (10,258     (80,648     (600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (26,384     (31,274     (7,005     (22,718     (1,551
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (2) Capital management

The Group 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 overall strategy of the Group is the same as that of the group as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Group monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total liabilities divided by total equity; the total liabilities and equity is derived from the financial statements.

Debt-equity ratio as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
     June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Liabilities

   12,723,919        12,692,963   

Equity

     15,317,587        15,248,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt-equity ratio

     83.07     83.24
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  (3) Fair value

 

  1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   5,380         —           5,380         —           5,380   

Derivative financial assets

     62,114         —           62,114         —           62,114   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     1,097,621         912,704         47,140         137,777         1,097,621   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,165,115         912,704         114,634         137,777         1,165,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Cash and cash equivalents(*1)

   829,659         —           —           —           —     

Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2)

     394,493         —           —           —           —     

Accounts receivable – trade and others(*1)

     3,611,588         —           —           —           —     

Financial instruments(*1)

     286,218         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   5,121,958         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   55,351         —           55,351         —           55,351   

Derivative financial liabilities

     88,498         —           88,498         —           88,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   143,849         —           143,849         —           143,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Accounts payable – trade(*1)

   291,316         —           —           —           —     

Borrowings

     1,091,156         —           1,095,444         —           1,095,444   

Debentures

     6,362,229         —           6,791,982         —           6,791,982   

Accounts payable—other and others(*1)

     2,577,647         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   10,322,348         —           7,887,426         —           7,887,426   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value, Continued

 

  2) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   16,530         —           8,713         7,817         16,530   

Derivative financial assets

     61,322         —           61,322         —           61,322   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     846,614         657,286         47,002         142,326         846,614   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   924,466         657,286         117,037         150,143         924,466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Cash and cash equivalents(*1)

   834,429         —           —           —           —     

Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2)

     382,010         —           —           —           —     

Accounts receivable – trade and others(*1)

     3,584,193         —           —           —           —     

Financial instruments(*1)

     313,699         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   5,114,331         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   110,365         —           110,365         —           110,365   

Derivative financial liabilities

     130,889         —           130,889         —           130,889   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   241,254         —           241,254         —           241,254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Accounts payable – trade(*1)

   275,495         —           —           —           —     

Borrowings

     537,562         —           549,083         —           549,083   

Debentures

     6,108,265         —           6,514,832         —           6,514,832   

Accounts payable—other and others(*1)

     3,241,615         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   10,162,937         —           7,063,915         —           7,063,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*1) Does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are closed to the reasonable approximate fair values.

 

  (*2) Equity instruments which do not have quoted price in an active market for the identical instruments (inputs for Level 1) are measured at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1039 as such equity instruments cannot be reliably measured using other methods.

Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market (available-for-sale financial assets, financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, etc.) is measured based on the bid price at the end of the reporting date.

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value, Continued

The Group uses various valuation methods for valuation of fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market. Fair value of available-for-sale securities is determined using the market approach methods and financial assets through profit or loss are measured using the option pricing model. In addition, derivative financial contracts and long-term liabilities are measured using the present value methods. Inputs used to such valuation methods include swap rate, interest rate, and risk premium, and the Group performs valuation using the inputs which are consistent with natures of assets and liabilities being evaluated.

Interest rates used by the Group for the fair value measurement as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

     Interest rate  

Derivative instruments

     1.57 ~ 1.87

Borrowings and debentures

     2.33 ~ 2.48

 

  3) There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                           
     Balance at
January 1
     Acquisition      Other
comprehensive
loss
    Balance at
June  30
 

Available-for-sale financial assets

   142,326         2,544         (7,093     137,777   

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

33. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (4) Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                          
      Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Gross offset
financial
instruments
recognized
     Net financial
instruments
presented on the
statements of
financial position
     Relevant amount not offset
on the statements of
financial position
        
              Financial
instruments
     Cash
collaterals
received
     Net
amount
 

Financial assets:

                 

Derivatives(*)

   37,578         —           37,578         (36,494      —           1,084   

Accounts receivable—trade and others

     115,214         (106,599      8,615         —           —           8,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   152,792         (106,599      46,193         (36,494      —           9,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

                 

Derivatives(*)

   36,494         —           36,494         (36,494      —           —     

Accounts payable—trade and others

     106,599         (106,599      —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   143,093         (106,599      36,494         (36,494      —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                          
     Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Gross offset
financial
instruments
recognized
     Net financial
instruments
presented on the
statements of
financial position
     Relevant amount not offset
on the statements of
financial position
        
              Financial
instruments
     Cash
collaterals
received
     Net
amount
 

Financial assets:

                 

Derivatives(*)

   48,057         —           48,057         (45,892      —           2,165   

Accounts receivable—trade and others

     128,794         (117,568      11,226         —           —           11,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   176,851         (117,568      59,283         (45,892      —           13,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

                 

Derivatives(*)

   45,892         —           45,892         (45,892      —           —     

Accounts payable—trade and others

     117,568         (117,568      —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   163,460         (117,568      45,892         (45,892      —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*) The amount is applicable by enforceable master netting agreement according to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association).

 

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34. Transactions with Related Parties

 

  (1) List of related parties

 

Relationship

   Company
Ultimate Controlling Entity    SK Holding Co., Ltd.
Subsidiaries    SK Planet Co., Ltd. and 38 others (See Note 1)
Joint ventures    Dogus Planet, Inc. and four others
Associates    SK hynix Inc. and 51 others
Affiliates    The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s investee
under equity method, the Ultimate Controlling
Entity’s subsidiaries and associates, etc.

 

  (2) Compensation for the key management

The Parent Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month period
ended June 30,  2015
     Six-month period
ended June 30,  2015
     Three-month period
ended June 30,  2014
     Six-month period
ended June 30,  2014
 

Salaries

   203         1,560         287         1,626   

Provision for retirement benefits

     421         542         113         681   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   624         2,102         400         2,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Compensation for the key management includes salaries, non-monetary salaries and contributions made in relation to the pension plan.

 

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34. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)        2015  
         Operating revenue and
others
    Operating expense and
others
    Acquisition of property
and equipment
    Loans  

Scope

  

Company

  Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
    Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
    Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
    Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1)

  1,090        1,244        9,240        189,121        —          —          —          —     

Associates

  

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

    662        1,331        10,127        22,366        —          —          —          —     
  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

    68        139        2,001        2,959        2,481        2,869        —          —     
  

SK hynix Inc.(*2)

    2,627        50,178        2,194        2,199        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

    1,278        3,130        1,606        11,435        —          —          —          —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

    5,418        10,850        2,496        8,223        —          —          —          —     
  

Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

    —          —          —          —          —          —          121        7,153   
  

Others(*3)

    3,663        5,056        4,995        9,512        11        1,141        —          500   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       13,716        70,684        23,419        56,694        2,492        4,010        121        7,653   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    1,177        4,759        11,077        13,057        73,059        125,394        —          —     
  

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

    3,438        7,379        79,359        160,928        49,150        90,384        —          —     
  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    4,318        6,023        255,918        620,717        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Networks service Co., Ltd.

    2,483        4,830        24,893        37,774        522        526        —          —     
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

    110        212        9,659        21,101        12,342        73,359        —          —     
  

SK Energy Co., Ltd.

    1,877        3,015        227        443        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Gas Co., Ltd.

    813        1,885        —          —          —          —          —          —     
  

Others

    6,628        13,094        10,180        19,660        4,214        4,563        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       20,844        41,197        391,313        873,680        139,287        294,226        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     35,650        113,125        423,972        1,119,495        141,779        298,236        121        7,653   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Parent Company.

(*2) Operating revenue and others include ₩43,830 million of dividends paid by SK hynix Inc. and deducted from the investment in associates.

(*3) Operating revenue and others include ₩2,103 million and ₩227 million of dividends paid by Korea IT Fund and UniSK, respectively, and deducted from the investment in associates.

 

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34. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won)        2014  
         Operating revenue and
others
    Operating expense and
others
    Acquisition of property
and equipment
    Loans  

Scope

  

Company

  Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
    Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
    Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
    Three-month
period ended
June 30
    Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1)

  130        255        8,954        188,694        —          —          —          —     

Associates

  

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

    470        993        9,740        21,982        —          —          —          —     
  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

    74        129        1,072        2,617        3,157        4,050        —          —     
  

SK hynix Inc.

    2,208        4,922        —          879        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

    180        228        120        9,041        —          —          —          —     
  

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.(*2)

    11,179        21,436        1,078        2,297        —          —          —          —     
  

Others

    2,138        3,433        5,133        8,602        —          —          45        45   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       16,249        31,141        17,143        45,418        3,157        4,050        45        45   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    821        1,669        23,544        23,544        70,063        100,126        —          —     
  

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

    4,689        8,595        71,056        154,140        25,364        51,409        —          —     
  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    6,229        12,354        551,082        928,615        2,452        3,251        —          —     
  

SK Networks service Co., Ltd.

    5,359        5,423        22,880        41,511        716        716        —          —     
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

    80        202        25,677        46,113        54,873        78,838        —          —     
  

SK Energy Co., Ltd.

    7,834        11,848        221        443        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Gas Co., Ltd.

    786        3,952        —          —          —          —          —          —     
  

Others

    5,636        10,534        5,184        14,718        4,623        5,150        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       31,434        54,577        699,644        1,209,084        158,091        239,490        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     47,813        85,973        725,741        1,443,196        161,248        243,540        45        45   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Parent Company.

(*2) During the year ended December 31, 2014, due to the merger with Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., the Parent Company’s associate and KEB Card Co., Ltd., the Group exchanged 57,647,058 shares of Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., with 67,627,587 shares of the surviving company, KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

 

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34. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)         June 30, 2015  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable-trade,
and others
     Accounts
payable-trade,
and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.

   —           433         —     

Associates

  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     —           13         959   
  

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     —           39         1,439   
  

SK hynix Inc.

     —           1,346         2,414   
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     1,221         303         435   
  

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     1,700         38,412         —     
  

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     22,148         —           —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     —           1,869         4,868   
  

Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

     7,153         —           —     
  

Others

     —           817         1,847   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        32,222         42,799         11,962   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     —           3,847         20,363   
  

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

     —           1,416         65,032   
  

SK Networks. Co., Ltd.

     —           5,691         174,880   
  

SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.

     —           15         2,921   
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     —           231         9,341   
  

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     —           1,761         282   
  

SK Energy Co., Ltd.

     —           1,624         62   
  

SK Gas Co., Ltd.

     —           59         9   
  

Others

     —           2,129         14,399   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           16,773         287,289   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      32,222         60,005         299,251   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

34. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won)         December 31, 2014  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable-trade,
and others
     Accounts
payable-trade,
and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.

   —           90         —     

Associates

  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     —           13         2,650   
  

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     —           148         797   
  

SK hynix Inc.

     —           2,800         2,840   
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     1,221         —           —     
  

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     1,200         38,412         —     
  

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     22,148         —           —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     —           1,998         59   
  

Others

     —           543         1,285   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        24,569         43,914         7,631   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     —           897         27,282   
  

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

     —           1,393         121,145   
  

SK Networks. Co., Ltd.

     —           2,608         238,351   
  

SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.

     —           16         2,922   
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     —           321         3,037   
  

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     —           1,641         271   
  

SK Energy Co., Ltd.

     —           4,781         79   
  

SK Gas Co., Ltd.

     —           2,143         47   
  

Others

     —           2,813         9,342   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           16,613         402,476   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      24,569         60,617         410,107   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (5) As of June 30, 2015, collateral and guarantee provided by the Group for the related parties’ financing purposes are as follows. There are no collateral or guarantee provided by related parties to the Group nor the Group to related parties.

 

  (6) M&Service Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, entered into performance agreement with SK Energy Co., Ltd. and provides a blank note to SK Energy Co., Ltd., with regard to this transaction.

 

  (7) During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group acquired convertible bonds with a face value of ₩6,000 million from Health Connect Co., Ltd. at the face value. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Parent Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million.

 

  (8) There were additional investments in associates and joint ventures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. (See Note 11)

 

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35. Commitments and Contingencies

 

  (1) Collateral assets and commitments

SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has pledged its properties as collateral for leases on buildings in the amount of ₩16,102 million as of June 30, 2015.

SK Broadband Co., Ltd., has guaranteed for employees’ borrowings relating to employee stock ownership and provided short-term financial instruments amounting to ₩1,775 million as collateral as of June 30, 2015.

 

  (2) Contingencies

As of June 30, 2015, the claim amount of pending litigations of SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, amounts to ₩1,440 million. The ultimate outcome of such litigation is not expected to have a material effect on the Group’s financial position or performance results.

 

  (3) Guarantee provided

PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company, obtained ₩3,000 million of payment guarantees from Shinhan Bank, in relation to handsets purchased from the Apple Computer Korea Ltd.

 

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36. Statements of Cash Flows

 

  (1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Interest income

   (25,181)         (29,756

Dividends

     (13,339      (10,567

Gain on foreign currency translation

     (4,024      (15,926

Gain on disposal of long-term investments assets

     (6,252      (6,114

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     (1,030      (6,017

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     —           (119

Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net

     (452,323      (294,702

Gain on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets

     (2,765      (3,411

Gain on relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     (5,188      —     

Other income

     (131      (6

Interest expenses

     150,222         161,229   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     3,132         5,186   

Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities

     1,651         2,112   

Other finance costs

     3,151         —     

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     —           12,135   

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     4,517         335   

Income tax expense

     234,970         175,635   

Provision for retirement benefits

     53,514         64,722   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,468,160         1,420,648   

Bad debt expenses

     34,995         23,553   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     3,290         3,980   

Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets

     1,976         3,166   

Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —           1,352   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     174         7,798   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—other

     4,074         8,125   

Loss on disposal of investments assets

     —           7   

Loss on impairment of investment assets

     18,668         127   

Other expenses

     7,031         5,250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,479,292         1,528,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

36. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Accounts receivable—trade

   (79,987      (195,944

Accounts receivable—other

     (42,198      (106,246

Accrued income

     —           57   

Advance payments

     (34,860      (31,938

Prepaid expenses

     (14,154      (14,301

V.A.T. refund receivable

     27         7,949   

Inventories

     (16,676      (142,872

Guarantee deposits

     (12,118      (5,876

Accounts payable—trade

     36,889         118,439   

Accounts payable—other

     (132,104      (491,376

Advanced receipts

     (3,289      11,668   

Withholdings

     (178,717      218,630   

Deposits received

     (7,475      (1,275

Accrued expenses

     (162,490      (35,025

V.A.T. payable

     13,419         8,019   

Unearned revenue

     (71,067      (56,921

Provisions

     (29,665      4,710   

Long-term provisions

     (9,137      32,304   

Plan assets

     1,301         2,415   

Retirement benefit payment

     (33,513      (33,361

Others

     (11,128      893   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (786,942      (710,051
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Significant non-cash transactions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Transfer of other property and equipment and others to construction in progress

   720,259         943,978   

Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment, and intangible assets

     328,438         364,744   

Decrease of accounts payable—other related to acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

     (184,377      (316,164

Increase of accounts receivable—other related to disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     —           2,015   

 

37. Subsequent Events

 

  (1) Interim dividends

On July 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Parent Company resolved to pay interim cash dividends of ₩1,000 per share totaling ₩72,629 million (Market dividend rate: 0.40%). The ex-dividend date was June 30, 2015 and the interim dividends are expected to be paid within twenty days after the date of the Board of Directors’ resolution.

 

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

     3   

Condensed Separate Statements of Income

     5   

Condensed Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

     6   

Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

     7   

Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows

     8   

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To The Board of Directors and Shareholders

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), which comprise the condensed separate statement of financial position as of June 30, 2015, the related condensed separate statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the condensed separate interim statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these condensed separate interim financial statements in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”) No.1034 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’, and for such internal controls as management determines necessary to enable the preparation of condensed separate interim financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors’ responsibility

Our responsibility is to issue a report on these condensed separate interim financial statements based on our reviews.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review consists principally of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion

Based on our reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements referred to above are not prepared fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’.


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Other matters

The separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2014, and the related separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which are not accompanying this report, were audited by us in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing and our report thereon, dated February 23, 2015, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2014, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by us in all material respects.

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such condensed separate interim financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

August 7, 2015

 

This report is effective as of August 7, 2015, the review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the review report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the review report should understand that the above review report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Assets

        

Current Assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     26,27       155,687         248,311   

Short-term financial instruments

     4,26,27         133,000         143,000   

Short-term investment securities

     6,26,27         267,140         197,161   

Accounts receivable—trade, net

     5,26,27,28         1,597,007         1,559,281   

Short-term loans, net

     5,26,27,28         21,758         67,989   

Accounts receivable—other, net

     5,26,27,28         300,037         305,990   

Prepaid expenses

        82,509         86,070   

Inventories, net

        34,401         23,694   

Advanced payments and other

     5,26,27         94,336         58,417   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

        2,685,875         2,689,913   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Assets:

        

Long-term financial instruments

     4,26,27         69         69   

Long-term investment securities

     6,26,27         731,379         608,797   

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     7         8,674,128         8,181,769   

Property and equipment, net

     8,28         7,423,274         7,705,906   

Goodwill

     9         1,306,236         1,306,236   

Intangible assets, net

     10         1,755,891         1,928,169   

Long-term loans, net

     5,26,27,28         34,874         38,457   

Long-term prepaid expenses

        29,847         28,551   

Guarantee deposits

     4,5,26,27,28         163,891         156,807   

Long-term derivative financial assets

     15,26,27         57,883         67,728   

Other non-current assets

        98         60   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

        20,177,570         20,022,549   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      22,863,445         22,712,462   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 

Liabilities and Equity

       

Current Liabilities:

       

Short-term borrowings

     11,26,27       770,000        200,000   

Current installments of debentures and long-term borrowings, net

     11,26,27         282,297        211,863   

Current installments of long-term payables—other

     12,26,27         118,955        189,389   

Accounts payable—other

     26,27,28         848,511        1,086,485   

Withholdings

     26,27         640,045        801,119   

Accrued expenses

     26,27         434,316        615,488   

Income tax payable

     24         219,152        91,315   

Unearned revenue

        49,081        92,783   

Provisions

     13         37,576        50,456   

Advanced receipts

        56,113        39,148   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

        3,456,046        3,378,046   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

       

Debentures, excluding current installments, net

     11,26,27         4,686,412        4,655,137   

Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments

     11,26,27         75,786        80,147   

Long-term payables—other

     12,26,27         545,013        657,001   

Long-term unearned revenue

        4,503        19,544   

Defined benefit liabilities

     14         12,862        15,555   

Long-term derivative financial liabilities

     15,26,27         88,498        130,889   

Long-term provisions

     13         20,497        27,676   

Deferred tax liabilities

     24         109,910        144,876   

Other non-current liabilities

     26,27         57,551        61,370   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        5,601,032        5,792,195   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        9,057,078        9,170,241   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

       

Share capital

     1,16         44,639        44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments

     16,17,18         845,966        433,894   

Retained earnings

     19         12,917,835        12,996,790   

Reserves

     20         (2,073     66,898   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

        13,806,367        13,542,221   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

      22,863,445        22,712,462   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Income

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won except for per share data)                                
            June 30, 2015     June 30, 2014  
     Note      Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
    Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
 

Operating revenue:

     28            

Revenue

      3,143,766        6,277,222        3,264,610        6,528,313   

Operating expense:

     28            

Labor cost

        249,706        423,033        147,178        313,216   

Commissions paid

        1,228,049        2,571,119        1,305,216        2,894,331   

Depreciation and amortization

        531,639        1,056,576        518,153        1,027,207   

Network interconnection

        182,446        352,367        219,888        434,763   

Leased line

        85,383        181,586        92,490        189,352   

Advertising

        58,398        91,028        57,108        96,546   

Rent

        95,663        193,593        92,520        185,243   

Cost of products that have been resold

        110,599        224,108        121,630        235,573   

Other operating expenses

     21         205,793        379,896        182,762        373,123   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        2,747,676        5,473,306        2,736,945        5,749,354   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

        396,090        803,916        527,665        778,959   

Finance income

     23         19,735        82,519        15,102        40,706   

Finance costs

     23         (67,890     (133,598     (86,279     (152,387

Other non-operating income

     22         3,737        6,969        13,569        28,592   

Other non-operating expenses

     22         (32,291     (61,664     (25,622     (55,491
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

        319,381        698,142        444,435        640,379   

Income tax expense

     24         87,384        170,359        81,061        123,472   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit for the period

      231,997        527,783        363,374        516,907   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share

     25            

Basic earnings per share (in won)

      3,135        7,301        5,004        7,168   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share (in won)

      3,135        7,301        5,004        7,168   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)           June 30, 2015     June 30, 2014  
     Note      Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
    Three-month
period ended
    Six-month
period ended
 

Profit for the period

      231,997        527,783        363,374        516,907   

Other comprehensive loss

           

Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss, net of taxes:

           

Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities

     14         (410     (2,453     (6,467     (9,585

Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes:

           

Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

     20         (28,520     (53,569     (9,136     (51,431

Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives

     15,20         (24,802     (15,402     (21,064     (16,693
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of taxes

        (53,732     (71,424     (36,667     (77,709
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

      178,265        456,359        326,707        439,198   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)                                                          
     Share capital      Capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Total
equity
 
      Paid-in
surplus
     Treasury
stock
    Loss on disposal of
treasury stock
    Hybrid
bond
     Other        

Balance, January 1, 2014

   44,639         2,915,887         (2,139,683     (18,087     398,518         (722,741     12,665,699        171,176        13,315,408   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —           —          (595,865     —          (595,865

Total comprehensive income

                     

Profit for the period

     —           —           —          —          —           —          516,907        —          516,907   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —           —          —          —           —          (9,585     (68,124     (77,709
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —           —          —          —           —          507,322        (68,124     439,198   

Interest on hybrid bond

     —           —           —          —          —           —          (8,420     —          (8,420
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2014

   44,639         2,915,887         (2,139,683     (18,087     398,518         (722,741     12,568,736        103,052        13,150,321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2015

   44,639         2,915,887         (2,139,683     (18,087     398,518         (722,741     12,996,790        66,898        13,542,221   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —           —          (595,865     —          (595,865

Total comprehensive income

                     

Profit for the period

     —           —           —          —          —           —          527,783        —          527,783   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —           —          —          —           —          (2,453     (68,971     (71,424
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —           —          —          —           —          525,330        (68,971     456,359   

Treasury stock

     —           —           369,249        18,087        —           24,736        —          —          412,072   

Interest on hybrid bond

     —           —           —          —          —           —          (8,420     —          (8,420
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2015

   44,639         2,915,887         (1,770,434     —          398,518         (698,005     12,917,835        (2,073     13,806,367   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)    Note      June 30,
2015
    June 30,
2014
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Cash generated from operating activities

       

Profit for the period

      527,783        516,907   

Adjustments for income and expenses

     30         1,383,546        1,361,390   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities

     30         (647,987     (452,702
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        1,263,342        1,425,595   

Interest received

        11,819        9,065   

Dividends received

        56,561        10,567   

Interest paid

        (111,951     (115,795

Income tax paid

        (68,359     (96,712
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

        1,151,412        1,232,720   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Cash inflows from investing activities:

       

Decrease in short-term investment securities, net

        —          55,002   

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

        10,000        10,000   

Collection of short-term loans

        199,853        69,413   

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities

        5,235        44,572   

Proceeds from disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

        185,557        —     

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

        5,739        9,350   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        72        275   

Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale

        —          1,056   

Collection of long-term loans

        —          1,988   

Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets

        —          90   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        406,456        191,746   

Cash outflows for investing activities:

       

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

        (69,842     —     

Increase in short-term loans

        (150,164     (85,960

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

        (202,424     (8,357

Acquisition of investments in subsidiaries and associates

        (246,271     (146,536

Acquisition of property and equipment

        (789,708     (1,024,367

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (9,859     (23,489

Increase in other non-current assets

        (38     —     

Increase in long-term loans

        —          (45
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        (1,468,306     (1,288,754
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

      (1,061,850 )      (1,097,008
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

(In millions of won)    June 30,
2015
    June 30,
2014
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Cash inflows from financing activities:

    

Increase in short-term borrowings, net

   570,000        440,000   

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

     —          3,552   

Proceeds from issuance of debentures

     298,718        299,354   

Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives

     175        118   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     868,893        743,024   

Cash outflows for financing activities:

    

Repayments of long-term borrowings

     (6,407     (6,407

Repayments of long-term account payables—other

     (190,134     (207,668

Repayments of debentures

     (250,000     (96,151

Payments of cash dividends

     (595,865     (595,865

Payments of interest on hybrid bonds

     (8,420     (8,420

Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives

     (329     (335
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     (1,051,155     (914,846
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (182,262     (171,822
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (92,700     (36,110

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

     248,311        448,459   

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     76        (155

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

   155,687        412,194   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

1. Reporting Entity

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) to engage in providing cellular telephone communication services in Korea. The Company mainly provides wireless telecommunications in 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 the London Stock Exchange. As of June 30, 2015, the Company’s total issued shares are held by the following:

 

     Number of
shares
     Percentage of
total shares issued (%)
 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     20,363,452         25.22   

National Pension Service, other institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     52,265,708         64.73   

Treasury stock

     8,116,551         10.05   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total number of shares

     80,745,711         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

2. Basis of Preparation

 

  (1) Statement of compliance

The condensed separate interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”), as prescribed in the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies.

These condensed separate interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ as part of the period covered by the Company’s K-IFRS annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Company since the last annual separate financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2014. These condensed separate interim financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements.

These condensed interim financial statements are separate interim financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, ‘Separate Financial Statements’ presented by a parent, an investor with joint control of, of significant influence over, an investee, in which the investments are accounted for at cost.

 

  (2) Use of estimates and judgments

1) Critical judgments, assumptions and estimation uncertainties

The preparation of the condensed separate interim financial statements in conformity with K-IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

In preparing these condensed separate interim financial statements, the significant judgments made by management in applying the Company’s accounting policies and the key sources of estimation uncertainty were the same as those that applied to the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

  (2) Use of estimates and judgments, Continued

2) Fair value measurement

A number of the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures require the measurement of fair values, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. The Company has an established control framework with respect to the measurement of fair values. This includes a valuation team that has overall responsibility for overseeing all significant fair value measurements, including Level 3 fair values, and reports directly to the finance executive.

The valuation team regularly reviews significant unobservable inputs and valuation adjustments. If third party information, such as broker quotes or pricing services, is used to measure fair values, then the valuation team assesses the evidence obtained from the third parties to support the conclusion that such valuations meet the requirements of K-IFRS, including the level in the fair value hierarchy in which such valuations should be classified.

When measuring the fair value of an asset or a liability, the Company uses market observable data as far as possible. Fair values are categorized into different levels in a fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in the valuation techniques as follows:

 

  ü Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

  ü Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

 

  ü Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

If the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset or a liability fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, then the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the same level of the fair value hierarchy as the lowest level input that is significant to the entire measurement. The Company recognizes transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy at the end of the reporting period during which the change has occurred.

Information about assumptions used for fair value measurements are included in Note 27.

 

  (3) Common control transactions

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (“the Ultimate Controlling Entity”) is the Ultimate Controlling Entity of the Company because it controls the Company. Accordingly, gains and losses from business acquisitions and dispositions involving entities that are under the control of the Ultimate Controlling Entity are accounted for as common control transactions within equity.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

Except as described below, the accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed separate interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014. The following changes in accounting policy are also expected to be reflected in the Company’s separate financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2015.

 

  (1) Changes in accounting policies

The following amendment to existing standards has been published and are mandatory for the Company for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014.

1) K-IFRS 1019 ‘Employee Benefits’—Employee contributions

Amendments to K-IFRS 1019 introduced a practical expedient to accounting for defined benefit plan, when employees or third parties pay contributions if certain criteria are met. According to the amendments, the entity is permitted to recognize those contributions as a reduction of the service cost in the period in which the related service is rendered, instead of forecast future contributions from employees or third parties and attribute them to periods or service as negative benefits.

There is no material impact of the application of this amendment on the Company’s financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

4. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Short-term financial instruments(*)

   85,500         85,500   

Long-term financial instruments(*)

     69         69   

Guarantee deposits

     280         280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   85,849         85,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Financial instruments include charitable trust fund established by the Company. Profits from the fund are donated to charitable institutions. As of June 30, 2015, the funds cannot be withdrawn.

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables

 

  (1) Details of trade and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    June 30, 2015  
     Gross amount      Allowances for
impairment
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable—trade

   1,718,223         (121,216      1,597,007   

Short-term loans

     21,978         (220      21,758   

Accounts receivable—other

     362,204         (62,167      300,037   

Accrued income

     6,924         —           6,924   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,109,329         (183,603      1,925,726   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     56,511         (21,637      34,874   

Guarantee deposits

     163,891         —           163,891   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     220,402         (21,637      198,765   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,329,731         (205,240      2,124,491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2014  
     Gross amount      Allowances for
impairment
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable—trade

   1,665,941         (106,660      1,559,281   

Short-term loans

     68,676         (687      67,989   

Accounts receivable—other

     366,821         (60,831      305,990   

Accrued income

     6,354         —           6,354   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,107,792         (168,178      1,939,614   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     60,130         (21,673      38,457   

Guarantee deposits

     156,807         —           156,807   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     216,937         (21,673      195,264   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,324,729         (189,851      2,134,878   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in allowances for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Balance at January 1

   189,851         174,480   

Increase of bad debt allowances

     27,697         24,157   

Write-offs

     (22,319      (25,391

Collection of receivables previously written-off

     10,011         9,578   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30

   205,240         182,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of overdue but not impaired, and impaired trade and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Accounts
receivable  -

trade
     Other
receivables
     Accounts
receivable  -

trade
     Other
receivables
 

Neither overdue nor impaired

   1,215,386         499,520         1,182,627         553,014   

Overdue but not impaired

     51,496         —           47,663         —     

Impaired

     451,341         111,988         435,651         105,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,718,223         611,508         1,665,941         658,788   

Allowances for doubtful accounts

     (121,216      (84,024      (106,660      (83,191
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,597,007         527,484         1,559,281         575,597   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company establishes allowances for doubtful accounts based on the likelihood of recoverability of trade and other receivables based on their aging at the end of the period, past customer default experience, customer credit status, and economic and industrial factors.

 

  (4) The aging of overdue but not impaired accounts receivable as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Less than 1 month

   9,900         12,045   

1 ~ 3 months

     16,852         15,222   

3 ~ 6 months

     9,854         8,591   

More than 6 months

     14,890         11,805   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   51,496         47,663   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

6. Investment Securities

 

  (1) Details of short-term investment securities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Beneficiary certificates(*)

   267,140         197,003   

Current installments of long-term investment securities

     —           158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   267,140         197,161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of June 30, 2015, were accounted for as accrued income.

 

  (2) Details of long-term investment securities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Equity securities:

     

Marketable equity securities

   607,306         490,741   

Unlisted equity securities(*1)

     42,877         28,696   

Equity investments(*2)

     72,039         73,054   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     722,222         592,491   

Debt securities:

     

Public bonds(*3)

     —           158   

Investment bonds(*4)

     9,157         16,306   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     9,157         16,464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     731,379         608,955   

Less current installments of long-term investment securities

     —           (158
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term investment securities

   731,379         608,797   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Unlisted equity securities whose fair value cannot be measured reliably are recorded at cost.
(*2) Equity investments are recorded at cost.
(*3) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Less than 1 year

   —           158   

 

(*4) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd., which were classified as available-for-sale financial assets. Health Connect Co., Ltd. has been classified as investments in associates (₩5,900 million) as the Company obtained significant influence over the investee. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million and the remaining convertible bonds of ₩560 million was fully redeemed. Also, the Company classified the convertible bonds of IRIVER LIMITED, amounting to ₩7,128 million, as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and the difference between carrying amount and fair value was accounted for as gain or loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

 

  (1) Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Investments in subsidiaries

   4,287,049         3,614,750   

Investments in associates

     4,387,079         4,567,019   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   8,674,128         8,181,769   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Details of investments in subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
(%)
     Carrying
amount
     Carrying amount  

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     1,082,272         83.5       144,740         144,740   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1)

     295,959,080         100.0         1,860,398         1,242,247   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     66,000,000         100.0         313,934         313,934   

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 Planet Co., Ltd.

     72,927,317         100.0         1,538,020         1,538,020   

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.(*2)

     408,435         83.9         63,967         23,968   

IRIVER LIMITED

     15,202,039         49.0         54,503         54,503   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           100.0         38,652         29,116   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     180,476,700         73.3         2,364         2,364   

SKT Americas, Inc.

     122         100.0         83,871         83,871   

YTK Investment Ltd.

     —           100.0         18,693         27,945   

Atlas Investment

     —           100.0         77,050         77,050   

SK Global Healthcare Business Group Ltd.

     —           100.0         39,649         25,784   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         4,287,049         3,614,750   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) On March 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to grant 0.0168936 share of its treasury stock in exchange for 1 share of SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, to the shareholders of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. as of June 9, 2015. After the stock exchange, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
(*2) The Company newly acquired 50,377 and 326,748 shares of Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. by participating in the capital increase and capital increase without consideration respectively during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

  (3) Details of investments in associates as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)

   June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
percentage
(%)
     Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

SK China Company Ltd.(*1)

     720,000         9.6       47,830         47,830   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     680,000         42.5         12,250         12,250   

Korea IT Fund(*2)

     190         63.3         220,957         220,957   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*1)

     393,460         19.1         1,532         1,532   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*1,3)

     39,902,323         15.0         253,739         430,044   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     1,675,126         29.0         8,340         8,340   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     5,870,290         26.0         37,959         37,959   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     77,762,360         21.0         83,691         83,691   

Packet One Network(*1)

     2,265,944         13.6         60,706         60,706   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     14,700         49.0         45,864         45,864   

SK hynix Inc.

     146,100,000         20.1         3,374,725         3,374,725   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     9,772,686         32.1         14,485         14,485   

SK Latin America Investment S.A.

     9,448,937         32.1         14,243         14,243   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

     12,639         33.0         145,656         145,656   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and others

     —           —           65,102         68,737   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         4,387,079         4,567,019   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Classified as investments in associates as the Company can exercise significant influence through its participation on the board of directors even though the Company has less than 20% of equity interests.
(*2) Investment in Korea IT Fund was classified as investment in associates as the Company has less than 50% of voting rights, and therefore does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.
(*3) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company disposed of 27,725,264 shares of KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

  (4) The market price of investments in listed subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Market
value per
share
(In won)
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
     Market
value per
share

(In won)
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
 

IRIVER LIMITED

   5,590         15,202,039         84,979         6,370         15,202,039         96,837   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*)

     —           295,959,080         —           4,380         149,638,354         655,416   

 

(*) Due to the voluntary delisting of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the market price is not disclosed as of June 30, 2015.

 

8. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                       
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   448,255         828         (328     5,155        —          453,910   

Buildings

     568,874         782         (4,131     21,997        (17,409     570,113   

Structures

     350,915         761         (33     11,911        (17,013     346,541   

Machinery

     5,277,929         22,013         (689     525,155        (791,819     5,032,589   

Other

     430,478         421,932         (1,730     (309,165     (54,630     486,885   

Construction in progress

     629,455         200,553         —          (296,772     —          533,236   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   7,705,906         646,869           (6,911     (41,719     (880,871     7,423,274   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)                                       
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   416,991         3,372         —          14,221        —          434,584   

Buildings

     585,375         428         (101     5,967        (17,177     574,492   

Structures

     363,093         125         —          3,406        (16,257     350,367   

Machinery

     4,945,088         30,095         (709     729,287        (772,697     4,931,064   

Other

     472,832         533,525         (1,140     (339,991     (51,053     614,173   

Construction in progress

     676,607         178,473         (9,438     (431,598     —          414,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   7,459,986         746,018         (11,388     (18,708     (857,184     7,318,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

9. Goodwill

Goodwill as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecom, Inc.

   1,306,236         1,306,236   

 

10. Intangible Assets

 

  (1) Changes in intangible assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                        
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   1,384,044         —           —          —           (140,264     1,243,780   

Land use rights

     14,016         1,412         —          —           (2,431     12,997   

Industrial rights

     10,583         3,507         (2     —           (2,109     11,979   

Facility usage rights

     15,843         515         (12     271         (1,276     15,341   

Memberships

     63,465         62         —          —           —          63,527   

Other

     440,218         4,363         (5     50,721         (87,030     408,267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   1,928,169         9,859         (19     50,992         (233,110     1,755,891   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)                                        
     For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   1,664,571         —           —          —           (140,264     1,524,307   

Land use rights

     9,752         4,000         —          —           (2,038     11,714   

Industrial rights

     9,113         2,796         —          —           (1,717     10,192   

Facility usage rights

     16,155         615         (16     379         (1,250     15,883   

Memberships

     82,815         —           —          —           —          82,815   

Other

     456,761         16,078         (330     31,600         (81,137     422,972   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   2,239,167         23,489         (346     31,979         (226,406     2,067,883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

10. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

  (2) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of June 30, 2015 are as follows, all of which are depreciated on a straight-line basis:

 

(In millions of won)

 
     Amount     

Description

   Commencement
of amortization
     Completion of
amortization
 

W-CDMA license

   150,691       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service      Dec. 2003         Dec. 2016   

W-CDMA license

     24,466       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service      Oct. 2010         Dec. 2016   

800MHz license

     243,264       Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service      Jul. 2011         Jun. 2021   

1.8GHz license

     816,530       Frequency use rights relating to LTE service      Sep. 2013         Dec. 2021   

WiBro license

     8,829       WiBro service      Mar. 2012         Mar. 2019   
  

 

 

          
   1,243,780            
  

 

 

          

 

11. Borrowings and Debentures

 

  (1) Short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                            

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
     Maturity      June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Korea Development Bank

     2.48         Apr. 30, 2015       —           100,000   
     2.11         Sep. 30, 2015         100,000         —     
     2.11         Oct. 30, 2015         100,000         —     

Kookmin Bank

     2.56         Jul. 17, 2015         70,000         —     

CP

     2.37         Jan. 15, 2015         —           100,000   
     1.80         Jul. 16, 2015         300,000         —     
     1.64         Jul. 17, 2015         200,000         —     
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
   770,000         200,000   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Long-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
   Maturity    June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Export Kreditnamnden(*)

   1.70    Apr. 29, 2022     

 

₩90,577

(USD 80,577

  

    

 

94,903

(USD 86,338

  

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less present value discount on long-term borrowings

    

 

90,577

(2,352

  

    

 

94,903

(2,623

  

        

 

 

    

 

 

 
     88,225         92,280   

Less current installments of long-term borrowings

     (12,439      (12,133
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
           ₩75,786         80,147   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company obtained long-term borrowings from Export Kreditnamnden, an export credit agency. The long-term borrowings are redeemed by installments on an annual basis from 2014 to 2022.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

11. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, and thousands of other currencies)  
     Purpose    Maturity      Annual interest
rate (%)
     June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing fund      2016         5.00       200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Other fund      2015         5.00         —          200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2018         5.00         200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2016         5.54         40,000        40,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2016         5.92         230,000        230,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund      2016         3.95         110,000        110,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2021         4.22         190,000        190,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating and
refinancing fund
     2019         3.24         170,000        170,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2022         3.30         140,000        140,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2032         3.45         90,000        90,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund      2023         3.03         230,000        230,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2033         3.22         130,000        130,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2019         3.30         50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2024         3.64         150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2, 3)

        2029         4.73         —          55,188   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

        2029         4.72         55,351        55,177   

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing fund      2019         2.53         160,000        160,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2021         2.66         150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2024         2.82         190,000        190,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating and
refinancing fund
     2022         2.40         100,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

        2025         2.49         150,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

        2030         2.61         50,000        —     

Foreign global bonds

   Operating fund      2027         6.63         449,640        439,680   
              (USD 400,000     (USD 400,000

Swiss unsecured private bonds

        2017         1.75         364,257        333,429   
              (CHF 300,000     (CHF 300,000

Foreign global bonds

        2018         2.13         786,870        769,440   
              (USD 700,000     (USD 700,000

Australian unsecured private bonds

        2017         4.75         258,858        269,727   
              (AUD 300,000     (AUD 300,000

Floating rate notes(*1)

        2020        
 
3M
Libor + 0.88
  
  
     337,230        329,760   
              (USD 300,000     (USD 300,000
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

              4,982,206        4,882,401   

Less discounts on bonds

              (25,936     (27,534
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              4,956,270        4,854,867   

Less current installments of bonds

              (269,858     (199,730
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            4,686,412        4,655,137   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) As of June 30, 2015, 3M Libor rate is 0.28%.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

11. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*2) The Company settled the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the bonds and related derivatives by designating the structured bonds as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The difference between the carrying amount of the designated financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the amount required to pay at maturity is ₩5,351 million as of June 30, 2015.

 

(*3) As of December 31, 2014, the principal amount and the fair value of the structured bonds were ₩50,000 million and ₩55,188 million, respectively. The entire bonds were early redeemed during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

 

12. Long-term Payables—other

 

  (1) As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, long-term payables—other which consist of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 800MHz, 2.3GHz and 1.8GHz frequencies are as follows (See Note 10):

 

(In millions of won)                                 
      Period of
repayment
     Coupon rate     Annual effective
interest rate(*)
    June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

800MHz

     2013~2015         3.51     5.69   —           69,416   

2.3GHz

     2014~2016         3.00     5.80     2,882         5,766   

1.8GHz

     2012~2021         2.43~3.00     4.84~5.25     707,006         824,841   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
            709,888         900,023   

Present value discount on long-term payables—other

            (45,920      (53,633
         

 

 

    

 

 

 
            663,968         846,390   

Less current installments of long-term payables—other

            (120,718      (190,134

Current installments of present value discount on long-term payables—other

            1,763         745   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Carrying amount at period end

          545,013         657,001   
         

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The Company estimated the discount rate based on its credit ratings and corporate bond yield rate as there is no market interest rate available for long-term payables—other.

 

  (2) The repayment schedule of long-term payables—other as of June 30, 2015 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

   Amount  

Less than 1 year

   120,718   

1~3 years

     235,669   

3~5 years

     235,669   

More than 5 years

     117,832   
  

 

 

 
   709,888   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

13. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015      As of June 30, 2015  
     Beginning
balance
      Increase        Utilization       Reversal      Ending
balance
      Current       Non-
current
 

Provision for handset subsidy

   26,799         —           (2,696     (18,173     5,930         3,368         2,562   

Provision for restoration

     51,333         2,116         (344     (962     52,143         34,208         17,935   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   78,132         2,116         (3,040     (19,135     58,073         37,576         20,497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014      As of June 30, 2014  
     Beginning
balance
      Increase        Utilization       Reversal      Ending
balance
      Current       Non-
current
 

Provision for handset subsidy

   53,923         86,249         (49,206     —          90,966         58,043         32,923   

Provision for restoration

     32,173         1,528         (180     (884     32,637         17,590         15,047   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   86,096         87,777         (49,386     (884     123,603         75,633         47,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company has provided handset subsidy to subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized a provision for subsidy amounts which the Company is expected to pay in future periods.

 

14. Defined Benefit Liabilities

 

  (1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Present value of defined benefit obligations

   197,898         195,130   

Fair value of plan assets

     (185,036      (179,575
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   12,862         15,555   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

     June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

     2.91     2.91

Expected rate of salary increase

     3.80     3.80

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations is determined based on the Company’s credit ratings and yield rate of corporate bonds with similar maturities for estimated payment term of defined benefit obligations. Expected rate of salary increase is determined based on the Company’s historical promotion index, inflation rate and salary increase ratio in accordance with salary agreement.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

14. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

 

  (3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Beginning balance

   195,130         154,460   

Current service cost

     17,610         16,294   

Interest cost

     2,707         2,990   

Remeasurement

     

- Demographic assumption

     16         —     

- Adjustment based on experience

     834         12,086   

Benefit paid

     (20,266      (10,710

Others(*)

     1,867         1,437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   197,898         176,557   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Others for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 include transfer to construction in progress and liabilities in relation to executives transferred from affiliates.

 

  (4) Changes in plan assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Beginning balance

   179,575         131,574   

Interest income

     2,491         2,480   

Actuarial loss

     (2,387      (560

Contributions by employer directly to plan assets

     25,000         4,000   

Benefit paid

     (19,643      (3,116
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   185,036         134,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Current service cost

   17,610         16,294   

Net Interest cost

     216         510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   17,826         16,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above costs are recognized in labor cost, research and development, or capitalized into construction-in-progress.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

15. Derivative Instruments

 

  (1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In thousands of foreign currencies)     

Borrowing
date

  

Hedged item

   Hedged risk    Contract
type
   Financial institution    Duration of
contract
Jul. 20, 2007   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Morgan Stanley
and five other
banks
   Jul. 20, 2007 ~
Jul. 20, 2027
Jun. 12, 2012   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Citibank and five
other banks
   Jun. 12, 2012 ~
Jun. 12, 2017

Nov. 1,

2012

  

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Barclays and nine
other banks
   Nov. 1, 2012 ~
May. 1, 2018

Jan. 17,

2013

  

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   BNP Paribas and
three other banks
   Jan. 17, 2013 ~
Nov. 17, 2017

Mar. 7,

2013

  

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000)

   Foreign currency
risk and the
interest rate risk
   Currency
interest
rate swap
   DBS Bank    Mar. 7, 2013 ~
Mar. 7, 2020
Dec. 16, 2013   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577)

   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Deutsche bank    Dec. 16, 2013 ~
Apr. 29, 2022

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

15. Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) As of June 30, 2015, fair values of the above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies)          Fair value  
           Cash flow hedge      Held for
trading
purpose
     Total  

Hedged item

         Accumulated
gain (loss) on
valuation of
derivatives
    Tax
effect
    Accumulated
(gain) loss
on foreign
currency
translation
    Others(*)        

Non-current assets:

                

Structured bond (face value of KRW 50,000)

            —          —          —          —           5,380         5,380   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap
(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000)

       (55,930     (17,856     (7,724     129,806         —           48,296   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap
(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000)

       (5,992     (1,913     12,112        —           —           4,207   
                

 

 

 

Total assets

                 57,883   
                

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

                

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap
(Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000)

            (6,361     (2,031     749        —           —           (7,643

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap
(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000)

       (22,835     (7,290     23,372        —           —           (6,753

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap
(Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000)

       2,149        686        (76,321     —           —           (73,486

Fixed-to-fixed long-term borrowings
(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577)

       (4,640     (1,482     5,506        —           —           (616
                

 

 

 

Total liabilities

                 (88,498
                

 

 

 

 

(*) Cash flow hedge accounting has been applied to the relevant contracts from May 12, 2010. Others represent gain on valuation of currency swap incurred prior to the application of hedge accounting and was recognized through profit or loss prior to May 12, 2010.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

16. Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of ₩500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus and other capital adjustments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Authorized shares

     220,000,000         220,000,000   

Issued shares(*)

     80,745,711         80,745,711   

Share capital

     

Common stock

   44,639         44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments:

     

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887         2,915,887   

Treasury stock (Note 17)

     (1,770,434      (2,139,683

Loss on disposal of treasury stock

     —           (18,087

Hybrid bond (Note 18)

     398,518         398,518   

Others

     (698,005      (722,741
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   845,966         433,894   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*) 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 Act. As a result, the Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.

There were no changes in share capital for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014 and details of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In shares)    June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  
     Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
     Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
 

Beginning issued shares

     80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336         80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336   

Disposal of treasury stock

     —           (1,692,824      1,692,824         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending issued shares

     80,745,711         8,116,551         72,629,160         80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

17. Treasury Stock

The Company acquired treasury stock to provide stock dividends, issue new stocks, merge with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. and SK IMT Co, Ltd., increase shareholder value and to stabilize its stock prices when needed.

Treasury stock as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, shares)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Number of shares

     8,116,551         9,809,375   

Amount

   1,770,434         2,139,683   

On June 9, 2015, the Company granted 1,692,824 shares of its treasury stock (acquisition cost: ₩369,249 million) in order to acquire shares of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

18. Hybrid Bond

Hybrid bonds classified as equity as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                               
     Type    Issuance date      Maturity     Annual
interest
rate (%)
    Amount  

Private hybrid bonds

   Blank coupon
unguaranteed subordinated
bond
     June 7, 2013         June 7, 2073 (*1)      4.21 (*2)    400,000   

Issuance costs

               (1,482
            

 

 

 
             398,518   
            

 

 

 

Hybrid bonds issued by the Company are classified as equity as there is no contractual obligation for delivery of financial assets to the bond holders. These are subordinated bonds which rank before common shareholders in the event of a liquidation or reorganization of the Company.

 

  (*1) The Company has a right to extend the maturity under the same issuance terms without any notice or announcement. The Company also has the right to defer interest payment at its sole discretion.
  (*2) Annual interest rate is adjusted after five years from the issuance date.

 

19. Retained Earnings

 

  (1) Retained earnings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   22,320         22,320   

Reserve for research & manpower development

     87,300         151,534   

Reserve for business expansion

     9,671,138         9,476,138   

Reserve for technology development

     2,616,300         2,416,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,397,058         12,066,292   

Unappropriated

     520,777         930,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   12,917,835         12,996,790   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Legal reserve

The Korean Commercial Act 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.

 

  (3) Reserve for research & manpower development

The reserve for research and manpower development was 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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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

20. Reserves

 

  (1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

   91,537         145,106   

Unrealized fair value of derivatives

     (93,610      (78,208
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (2,073      66,898   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Changes in reserves for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015  
     Unrealized
fair value of
available-for-sale
financial assets
     Unrealized
fair value of
derivatives
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2015

   145,106         (78,208      66,898   

Changes

     (70,672      (20,319      (90,991

Tax effect

     17,103         4,917         22,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

   91,537         (93,610      (2,073
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014  
     Unrealized
fair value of
available-for-sale
financial assets
     Unrealized
fair value of
derivatives
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2014

   211,209         (40,033      171,176   

Changes

     (67,851      (22,022      (89,873

Tax effect

     16,420         5,329         21,749   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2014

   159,778         (56,726      103,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

21. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Other Operating Expenses:

           

Communication expenses

   8,475         18,058         10,671         21,863   

Utilities

     45,979         95,260         37,588         83,713   

Taxes and dues

     5,116         9,509         4,043         8,809   

Repair

     53,017         91,491         45,074         86,517   

Research and development

     62,071         110,954         57,254         108,358   

Training

     4,421         10,161         5,751         11,968   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade

     16,347         23,612         12,039         16,034   

Other

     10,367         20,851         10,342         35,861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   205,793         379,896         182,762         373,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

22. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Other Non-operating Income:

           

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

   866         937         489         600   

Others

     2,871         6,032         13,080         27,992   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   3,737         6,969         13,569         28,592   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Non-operating Expenses:

           

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

   884         2,056         1,146         2,709   

Donations

     18,116         23,562         18,581         26,560   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—other

     6,239         4,085         5,153         8,123   

Others(*)

     7,052         31,961         742         18,099   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   32,291         61,664         25,622         55,491   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*) Others for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 primarily consists of penalties amounting to ₩28.3 billion and ₩16.7 billion, respectively.

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

23. Finance Income and Costs

 

  (1) Details of finance income and costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Finance Income:

           

Interest income

   5,465         11,160         5,999         12,827   

Dividends

     2,308         56,731         939         10,567   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     2,308         4,484         1,212         5,211   

Gain on foreign currency translation

     1,197         1,098         —           115   

Gain relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     6,965         5,188         —           —     

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

     1,492         2,828         935         5,851   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     —           1,030         6,017         6,017   

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     —           —           —           118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   19,735         82,519         15,102         40,706   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance Costs:

           

Interest expense

   59,906         121,132         68,473         132,372   

Loss on foreign currency transactions

     2,378         7,027         5,148         8,783   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     —           25         2,106         1,741   

Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities

     —           2         5         6   

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     699         —           —           —     

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     4,517         4,517         335         335   

Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     358         689         2,419         1,352   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     —           174         7,793         7,798   

Other finance costs

     32         32         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   67,890         133,598         86,279         152,387   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Details of interest income included in finance income three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   1,668         3,483         3,128         6,674   

Interest income on installment receivables and others

     3,797         7,677         2,871         6,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   5,465         11,160         5,999         12,827   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

23. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

 

  (3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings

   6,981         10,010         7,648         11,983   

Interest expense on debentures

     44,050         91,353         49,378         96,536   

Others

     8,875         19,769         11,447         23,853   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   59,906         121,132         68,473         132,372   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Accounts receivable—trade

   16,347         23,612         12,039         16,034   

Other receivables

     6,239         4,085         5,153         8,123   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     32         32         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   22,618         27,729         17,192         24,157   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

24. Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was recognized as current tax expense adjusted to changes in estimates related to prior periods, deferred tax expenses by origination and reversal of temporary differences, and income tax recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

25. Earnings per Share

 

  (1) Basic earnings per share

 

  1) Basic earnings per share for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won, shares)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Profit for the period

   231,997         527,783         363,374         516,907   

Interest on hybrid bond

     (8,420      (8,420      (8,420      (8,420

Profit for the period on common shares

     223,577         519,363         354,954         508,487   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     71,326,988         71,132,741         70,936,336         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (In won)

   3,135         7,301         5,004         7,168   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

 

(In shares)    Number of
shares
     Weighted number of shares  
        Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2015

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

Effect of treasury stock

     (8,116,551      (9,418,723      (9,612,970
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2015

     72,629,160         71,326,988         71,132,741   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In shares)    Number of
shares
     Weighted number of shares  
        Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2014

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

Effect of treasury stock

     (9,809,375      (9,809,375      (9,809,375
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2014

     70,936,336         70,936,336         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Diluted earnings per share

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no potentially dilutive shares. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are the same as basic earnings per share.

 

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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

26. Categories of Financial Instruments

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     June 30, 2015  
     Financial
assets at
fair value
through
profit or
loss
     Available-
for-sale
financial
assets
     Loans and
receivables
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated
as hedged
item
     Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

   —           —           155,687         —           155,687   

Financial instruments

     —           —           133,069         —           133,069   

Short-term investment securities

     —           267,140         —           —           267,140   

Long-term investment securities(*1)

     7,128         724,251         —           —           731,379   

Accounts receivable—trade

     —           —           1,597,007         —           1,597,007   

Loans and other receivables(*2)

     —           —           527,484         —           527,484   

Derivative financial assets

     5,380         —           —           52,503         57,883   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   12,508         991,391         2,413,247         52,503         3,469,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     December 31, 2014  
     Financial
assets at
fair value
through
profit or
loss
     Available-
for-sale
financial
assets
     Loans and
receivables
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated
as hedged
item
     Total  

Cash and cash equivalents

   —           —           248,311         —           248,311   

Financial instruments

     —           —           143,069         —           143,069   

Short-term investment securities

     —           197,161         —           —           197,161   

Long-term investment securities(*1)

     7,817         600,980         —           —           608,797   

Accounts receivable—trade

     —           —           1,559,281         —           1,559,281   

Loans and other receivables(*2)

     —           —           575,597         —           575,597   

Derivative financial assets

     8,713         —           —           59,015         67,728   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   16,530         798,141         2,526,258         59,015         3,399,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Long-term investment securities were designated as financial assets at fair value through profit of loss since the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the host contract, could not be separately measured.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

26. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*2) Details of loans and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Short-term loans

   21,758         67,989   

Accounts receivable—other

     300,037         305,990   

Accrued income

     6,924         6,354   

Long-term loans

     34,874         38,457   

Guarantee deposits

     163,891         156,807   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   527,484         575,597   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     June 30, 2015  
     Financial
liabilities at
fair value
through
profit or
loss
     Financial
liabilities
measured at
amortized
cost
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated
as hedged
item
     Total  

Derivative financial liabilities

   —           —           88,498         88,498   

Borrowings

     —           858,225         —           858,225   

Debentures(*1)

     55,351         4,900,919         —           4,956,270   

Accounts payable—other and others(*2)

     —           1,978,004         —           1,978,004   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   55,351         7,737,148         88,498         7,880,997   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)       
     December 31, 2014  
     Financial
liabilities at
fair value
through
profit or
loss
     Financial
liabilities
measured at
amortized
cost
     Derivative
financial
instruments
designated
as hedged
item
     Total  

Derivative financial liabilities

   —           —           130,889         130,889   

Borrowings

     —           292,280         —           292,280   

Debentures(*1)

     110,365         4,744,502         —           4,854,867   

Accounts payable—other and others(*2)

     —           2,582,608         —           2,582,608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   110,365         7,619,390         130,889         7,860,644   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

26. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*1) Bonds classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are structured bonds and they were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss in order to settle the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the related derivatives and bonds.
(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Accounts payable—other

   848,511         1,086,485   

Withholdings

     —           3   

Accrued expenses

     434,316         615,488   

Current installments of long-term payables—other

     118,955         189,389   

Long-term payables—other

     545,013         657,001   

Other non-current liabilities

     31,209         34,242   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   1,978,004         2,582,608   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

27. Financial Risk Management

 

  (1) Financial risk management

The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Market risk is the risk related to the 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, available-for-sale financial assets, trade and other receivables. Financial liabilities consist of trade and other payables, borrowings, and debentures.

1) Market risk

(i) Currency risk

The Company is exposed to currency risk mainly on exchange fluctuations on recognized assets and liabilities. The Company manages currency risk by currency forward, etc. if needed to hedge currency risk on business transactions. Currency risk occurs on forecasted transaction and recognized assets and liabilities which are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(i) Currency risk, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Euros, thousands of Japanese Yen, thousands of other currencies)

 

     Assets      Liabilities  
     Foreign
currencies
     Won
translation
     Foreign
currencies
     Won
translation
 

USD

     59,027       72,525         1,472,341       1,655,058   

EUR

     10,716         13,837         19         24   

JPY

     33,489         307         —           —     

AUD

     —           —           298,776         257,802   

CHF

     —           —           299,163         363,241   

Others

     1,411         487         —           —     
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
       87,156          2,276,125   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

In addition, the Company has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (See Note 15)

As of June 30, 2015, effects on income (loss) before income tax as a result of change in exchange rate by 10% are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     If increased by 10%      If decreased by 10%  

USD

   5,981         (5,981

EUR

     1,348         (1,348

JPY

     31         (31

Others

     48         (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   7,408         (7,408
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(ii) Equity price risk

The Company has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. As of June 30, 2015, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount to ₩696,010 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

Since 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 debentures.

Accordingly, the Company performs various analysis of interest rate risk, which includes refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging instrument option, to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(iii) Interest rate risk, Continued

The Company’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of June 30, 2015, floating-rate debentures amount to ₩337,230 million and the Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and debentures (See Note 15). If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 would not have been changed due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and debentures.

2) 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. The maximum credit exposure as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     June 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  

Cash and cash equivalents

   155,657         248,281   

Financial instruments

     133,069         143,069   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     2,030         8,648   

Accounts receivable - trade

     1,597,007         1,559,281   

Loans and receivables

     527,484         575,597   

Derivative financial assets

     57,883         67,728   

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     7,128         7,817   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,480,258         2,610,421   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue for a prolonged period. As a result, the Company believes that the possibility of default is remote. Also, the Company’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivatives. To minimize such risk, the Company has a policy to deal with high credit worthy financial institutions. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Company is the carrying amount of financial assets as of June 30, 2015.

In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are overdue at the end of the reporting period but not impaired is stated in Note 5 and the analysis of financial assets that are individually determined to be impaired at the end of the reporting period is stated in Note 23.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

3) 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 through active operating activities.

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     Carrying
amount
     Contractual
cash flows
     Less than 1
year
     1 - 5 years      More than
5 years
 

Borrowings (*1)

   858,225         870,166         787,590         56,050         26,526   

Debentures (*1)

     4,956,270         6,085,519         444,044         3,085,155         2,556,320   

Accounts payable - other and others (*2)

     1,978,004         2,045,116         1,375,465         548,532         121,119   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   7,792,499         9,000,801         2,607,099         3,689,737         2,703,965   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company does not expect that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier or at different amounts.

(*1) Includes estimated interest to be paid and excludes discounts on borrowings and debentures.

(*2) Excludes discounts on accounts payable - other and others.

As of June 30, 2015, periods which cash flows from cash flow hedge derivatives are expected to occur are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                               
     Carrying
amount
    Contractual
cash flows
    Less than 1
year
    1 - 5 years     More than
5 years
 

Assets

   52,503        52,226        5,187        47,990        (951

Liabilities

     (88,498     (91,506     (10,258     (80,648     (600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (35,995     (39,280     (5,071     (32,658     (1,551
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (2) 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 overall strategy of the Company is the same as that of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Company monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total liabilities divided by total equity; the total liabilities and equity is derived from the financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (2) Capital management, Continued

Debt-equity ratio as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
     June 30, 2015     December 31, 2014  

Liabilities

   9,057,078        9,170,241   

Equity

     13,806,367        13,542,221   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt-equity ratio

     65.60     67.72
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Fair value

 

  1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   12,508         —           5,380         7,128         12,508   

Derivative financial assets

     52,503         —           52,503         —           52,503   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     696,010         607,306         47,140         41,564         696,010   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   761,021         607,306         105,023         48,692         761,021   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Cash and cash equivalents(*1)

   155,687         —           —           —           —     

Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2)

     295,381         —           —           —           —     

Accounts receivable—trade and others(*1)

     2,124,491         —           —           —           —     

Financial instruments(*1)

     133,069         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,708,628         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   55,351         —           55,351            55,351   

Derivative financial liabilities

     88,498         —           88,498         —           88,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   143,849         —           143,849         —           143,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Borrowings

   858,225         —           859,322         —           859,322   

Debentures

     4,900,919         —           5,267,575         —           5,267,575   

Accounts payable—other and others(*1)

     1,978,004         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   7,737,148         —           6,126,897         —           6,126,897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value, Continued

 

  2) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   16,530         —           8,713         7,817         16,530   

Derivative financial assets

     59,015         —           59,015         —           59,015   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     586,675         490,741         47,002         48,932         586,675   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   662,220         490,741         114,730         56,749         662,220   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Cash and cash equivalents(*1)

   248,311         —           —           —           —     

Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2)

     211,466         —           —           —           —     

Accounts receivable—trade and others(*1)

     2,134,878         —           —           —           —     

Financial instruments(*1)

     143,069         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   2,737,724         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   110,365         —           110,365         —           110,365   

Derivative financial liabilities

     130,889         —           130,889         —           130,889   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   241,254         —           241,254         —           241,254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value

              

Borrowings

   292,280         —           300,048         —           300,048   

Debentures

     4,744,502         —           5,103,527         —           5,103,527   

Accounts payable—other and others(*1)

     2,582,608         —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   7,619,390         —           5,403,575         —           5,403,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are closed to the reasonable approximate fair values.
(*2) Equity instruments which do not have quoted price in an active market for the identical instruments (inputs for Level 1) are measured at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1039 as such equity instruments cannot be reliably measured using other methods.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value, Continued

Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market (available-for-sale financial assets, financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, etc.) is measured based on the bid price at the end of the reporting date.

The Company uses various valuation methods for valuation of fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market. Fair value of available-for-sale securities is determined using the market approach methods and financial assets through profit or loss are measured using the option pricing model. In addition, derivative financial contracts and long-term liabilities are measured using the present value methods. Inputs used to such valuation methods include swap rate, interest rate, and risk premium, and the Company performs valuation using the inputs which are consistent with natures of assets and liabilities being evaluated.

Interest rates used by the Company for the fair value measurement as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

     Interest rate

Derivative instruments

   1.57 ~ 1.87%

Borrowings and debentures

   2.33 ~ 2.48%

 

  3) There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                            
     Balance at
January 1
     Loss for the
period
     Other
comprehensive
loss
     Balance at
June 30
 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   7,817         (689      —           7,128   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     48,932         —           (7,368      41,564   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (4) Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Gross offset
financial
instruments
recognized
    Net financial
instruments
presented on the
statements of
financial position
     Relevant amount not offset
on the statements of
financial position
     Net
amount
 
             Financial
instruments
    Cash
collaterals
received
    

Financial assets:

               

Derivatives(*)

   37,578         —          37,578         (36,494     —           1,084   

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     115,214         (106,599     8,615         —          —           8,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   152,792         (106,599     46,193         (36,494     —           9,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

               

Derivatives(*)

   36,494         —          36,494         (36,494     —           —     

Accounts payable – other and others

     106,599         (106,599     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   143,093         (106,599     36,494         (36,494     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Gross offset
financial
instruments
recognized
    Net financial
instruments
presented on the
statements of
financial position
     Relevant amount not offset
on the statements of
financial position
     Net
amount
 
             Financial
instruments
    Cash
collaterals
received
    

Financial assets:

               

Derivatives(*)

   48,057         —          48,057         (45,892     —           2,165   

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     128,794         (117,568     11,226         —          —           11,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   176,851         (117,568     59,283         (45,892     —           13,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

               

Derivatives(*)

   45,892         —          45,892         (45,892     —           —     

Accounts payable – other and others

     117,568         (117,568     —           —          —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   163,460         (117,568     45,892         (45,892     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The amount is applicable by enforceable master netting agreement according to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association).

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties

 

  (1) List of related parties

 

Relationship

  

Company

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.

Subsidiaries

   SK Planet Co., Ltd. and 38 others(*)

Joint ventures

   Dogus Planet, Inc. and four others

Associates

   SK hynix Inc. and 51 others

Affiliates

   The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s investor using the equity method and the Ultimate Controlling Entity’s subsidiaries and associates, etc.

 

(*) As of June 30, 2015, subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:

 

Company

  Ownership
percentage

(%)
   

Types of business

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

    83.5      Telecommunication and MVNO service

M&Service Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Data base and internet website service

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

    64.6      Internet website services

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

    55.2      Investment association

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Online shopping mall operation agency

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Telecommunication services

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

    59.0      Investment association

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

    66.7      Investment association

Open Innovation Fund

    98.9      Investment association

PS&Marketing Corporation

    100.0      Communications device retail business

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

BNCP Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Internet website services

Icon Cube Holdings Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Investment association

Icon Cube Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Internet website services

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Telecommunication service

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

    83.9      Guarding of facilities

IRIVER LIMITED

    49.0      Manufacturing of media and sound equipment

iriver Enterprise Ltd.

    100.0      Management of Chinese subsidiary

iriver America Inc.

    100.0      Sales and marketing in North America

iriver Inc.

    100.0      Sales and marketing in North America

iriver China Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Manufacturing of MP3,4 and domestic sales in China

Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Manufacturing of e-book and domestic sales in China

Groovers JP Ltd.

    100.0      Digital music contents sourcing and distribution service

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

    100.0      Investment association

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

    100.0      Investment association

SK Planet Japan, K. K.

    100.0      Digital contents sourcing service

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

    73.3      Telecommunication service

SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd.

    100.0      Digital contents sourcing service

SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

    100.0      Investment association

SKT Americas, Inc.

    100.0      Information gathering and consulting

SKP America LLC.

    100.0      Digital contents sourcing service

YTK Investment Ltd.

    100.0      Investment association

Atlas Investment

    100.0      Investment association

Technology Innovation Partners, L.P.

    100.0      Investment association

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

    100.0      Investment association

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

    95.2      Investment association

shopkick, Inc.

    100.0      Mileage-based online transaction application development

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (2) Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    2015      2014  
     Three-month
period ended
June  30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
     Three-month
period ended
June 30
     Six-month
period ended
June 30
 

Salaries

   203         1,560         287         1,626   

Provision for retirement benefits

     421         542         113         681   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   624         2,102         400         2,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Compensation for the key management includes salaries, non-monetary salaries and contributions made in relation to the pension plan.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)   2015  
         Operating revenue
and others
    Operating expense
and others
    Acquisition of
property and
equipment
    Loans  

Scope

  

Company

  Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1)

  206        347        6,847        184,576        —          —          —          —     

Subsidiaries

  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

    38,684        64,378        133,507        260,899        1,977        2,000        —          —     
  

PS&Marketing Corporation

    2,995        5,621        170,365        416,028        249        315        —          —     
  

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

    656        1,559        47,674        79,673        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

    16,013        27,183        134,795        266,743        1,640        1,720        —          —     
  

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

    16,242        30,296        5,575        13,507        —          —          —          —     
  

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

    1,907        3,805        35,472        75,406        —          —          —          —     
  

Service Top Co., Ltd.

    2,138        4,121        39,238        78,122        —          —          —          —     
  

Others

    3,206        6,235        7,149        15,040        72        150        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       81,841        143,198        573,775        1,205,418        3,938        4,185        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Associates

  

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

    404        853        9,205        20,718        —          —          —          —     
  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

    16        34        1,340        1,755        2,323        2,643        —          —     
  

SK hynix Inc.(*2)

    1,610        48,198        2,194        2,199        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

    279        561        1,302        10,908        —          —          —          —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

    5,418        10,850        2,837        8,223        —          —          —          —     
  

Others(*3)

    2,429        2,544        1,715        3,437        11        11        —          500   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       10,156        63,040        18,593        47,240        2,334        2,654        —          500   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

    764        4,138        7,594        8,590        56,071        83,615        —          —     
  

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

    806        2,026        63,560        121,686        34,720        63,442        —          —     
  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    3,506        4,446        4,368        8,276        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Networks service Co., Ltd.

    2,433        4,731        14,282        17,160        423        427        —          —     
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

    46        95        1,639        3,854        8,830        47,948        —          —     
  

Others

    3,785        6,331        6,898        12,734        1,575        1,882        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       11,340        21,767        98,341        172,300        101,619        197,314        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     103,543        228,352        697,556        1,609,534        107,891        204,153        —          500   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Company.
(*2) Operating revenue and others include ₩43,830 million of dividends received from SK hynix Inc.
(*3) Operating revenue and others include ₩2,103 million and ₩227 million of dividends received from Korea IT Fund and UniSK, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won)        2014  
         Operating revenue
and others
    Operating expense
and others
    Acquisition of
property  and

equipment
    Loans  

Scope

  

Company

  Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Three-
month
period
ended
June 30
    Six-
month
period
ended
June 30
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1)

  123        234        6,936        184,425        —          —          —          —     

Subsidiaries

  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

    41,146        72,100        135,525        255,641        46        46        —          —     
  

PS&Marketing Corporation

    4,090        6,785        181,452        341,566        841        841        —          —     
  

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

    623        1,272        38,256        70,143        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

    15,325        28,188        156,730        298,062        545        1,045        —          —     
  

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

    11,910        23,129        3,679        11,352        224        227        —          —     
  

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

    1,792        3,542        32,629        69,559        —          —          —          —     
  

Service Top Co., Ltd.

    1,661        3,303        35,509        75,200        —          —          —          —     
  

Others

    2,602        3,708        5,543        13,014        50        50        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       79,149        142,027        589,323        1,134,537        1,706        2,209        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Associates

  

F&UCredit information Co., Ltd.

    415        893        9,354        21,018        —          —          —          —     
  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

    —          —          599        1,502        2,725        3,492        —          —     
  

SK hynix Inc.

    1,312        3,171        —          879        —          —          —          —     
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

    5        8        —          8,921        —          —          —          —     
  

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.(*2)

    6,448        13,419        744        1,512        —          —          —          —     
  

Others

    1,223        1,299        2,595        4,338        —          —          45        45   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       9,403        18,790        13,292        38,170        2,725        3,492        45        45   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd

    670        1,296        11,474        11,474        55,586        55,586        —          —     
  

SK C&C Co., Ltd.

    1,167        1,853        56,382        112,694        13,736        37,092        —          —     
  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

    5,171        9,994        51,334        195,274        2,452        2,454        —          —     
  

SK Networks service Co., Ltd.

    5,293        5,293        9,400        14,279        435        435        —          —     
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

    25        81        1,708        1,976        36,200        57,399        —          —     
  

Others

    3,133        5,379        1,860        6,711        3,490        3,847        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       15,459        23,896        132,158        342,408        111,899        156,813        —          —     
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     104,134        184,947        741,709        1,699,540        116,330        162,514        45        45   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Company.
(*2) During the year ended December 31, 2014, due to the merger with Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., the Company’s associate and KEB Card Co., Ltd., the Company exchanged 57,647,058 shares of Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., with 67,627,587 shares of the surviving company, KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)         June 30, 2015  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable-trade,
and others
     Accounts payable–
trade, and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.    —           284         —     

Subsidiaries

   SK Broadband Co., Ltd.      —           1,487         12,328   
   PS&Marketing Corporation      —           2,331         87,533   
   Network O&S Co., Ltd.      —           90         23,456   
   SK Planet Co., Ltd.      —           9,243         33,217   
   SK Telink Co., Ltd.      —           9,676         3,258   
   Service Ace Co., Ltd.      —           —           20,624   
   Service Top Co., Ltd.      —           —           21,638   
   Others      —           4,865         13,645   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           27,692         215,699   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Associates

   HappyNarae Co., Ltd.      —           —           666   
   SK hynix Inc.      —           1,346         2,413   
   SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd.      1,221         265         2   
   Wave City Development Co., Ltd.      1,700         38,412         —     
   Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.      22,147         —           —     
   KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.      —           1,869         4,051   
   Others      —           109         1,065   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        25,068         42,001         8,197   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.      —           3,092         13,680   
   SK C&C Co., Ltd.      —           903         34,633   
   SK Networks Co., Ltd.      —           4,133         1,066   
   SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.      —           12         2,674   
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      —           220         1,258   
   SK Innovation Co., Ltd.      —           1,623         265   
   Others      —           1,683         9,357   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           11,666         62,933   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      25,068         81,643         286,829   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won)         December 31, 2014  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable-trade,
and others
     Accounts  payable–
trade, and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.    —           89         —     

Subsidiaries

   SK Broadband Co., Ltd.      —           3,236         38,432   
   PS&Marketing Corporation      —           566         101,431   
   Network O&S Co., Ltd.      —           1,201         12,981   
   SK Planet Co., Ltd.      —           9,711         51,991   
   SK Telink Co., Ltd.      —           10,306         5,665   
   Service Ace Co., Ltd.      —           436         19,972   
   Service Top Co., Ltd.      —           887         21,386   
   Others      —           8,890         15,042   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           35,233         266,900   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Associates

   HappyNarae Co., Ltd.      —           —           1,780   
   SK hynix Inc.      —           2,561         2,763   
   SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd.      1,221         —           —     
   Wave City Development Co., Ltd.      1,200         38,412         —     
   Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.      22,147         —           —     
   KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.      —           1,867         38   
   Others      —           226         840   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        24,568         43,066         5,421   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.      —           359         3,754   
   SK C&C Co., Ltd.      —           718         76,777   
   SK Networks Co., Ltd.      —           2,027         4,766   
   SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.      —           12         2,004   
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      —           282         1,559   
   SK Innovation Co., Ltd.      —           1,510         247   
   Others      —           2,592         6,108   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           7,500         95,215   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      24,568         85,888         367,536   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (5) As of June 30, 2015, there are no collateral or guarantee provided by related parties to the Company, nor by the Company to related parties.

 

  (6) For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company acquired convertible bonds with a face value of ₩5,000 million and ₩6,000 million, respectively, from IRIVER LIMITED and Health Connect Co., Ltd. at the face value. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

29. Sale and Leaseback

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company disposed a portion of its property and equipment and investment property, and entered into lease agreements with respect to those assets. This sale and leaseback transaction is accounted for as an operating lease and the gain on disposal of the property and equipment is recognized as profit or loss.

The Company recognized lease payment of ₩7,270 million and ₩7,038 million, respectively, in relation to the above operating lease agreement and lease revenue of ₩4,770 million and ₩4,516 million, respectively, in relation to the sublease agreement for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Future lease payments and lease revenue from the above operating lease agreement and sublease agreement are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Lease payments      Lease revenue  

Less than 1 year

   14,757         9,540   

1~5 years

     54,718         31,180   

More than 5 years

     34,144         16,870   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   103,619         57,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

30. Statements of Cash Flows

 

  (1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)   For the six-month period ended  
    June 30, 2015     June 30, 2014  

Interest income

  (11,160     (12,827

Dividends

    (56,731     (10,567

Gain on foreign currency translation

    (1,098     (115

Gain relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

    (5,188     —     

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

    (2,828     (5,851

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

    (937     (600

Gain on valuation of derivatives

    (1,030     (6,017

Gain on settlement of derivatives

    —          (118

Loss on foreign currency translation

    25        1,741   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade

    23,612        16,034   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—other

    4,085        8,123   

Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities

    2        6   

Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

    689        1,352   

Other finance costs

    32        —     

Depreciation and amortization

    1,113,981        1,083,590   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

    2,056        2,709   

Interest expenses

    121,132        132,372   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

    174        7,798   

Loss on settlement of derivatives

    4,517        335   

Provision for retirement benefits

    17,826        16,804   

Income tax expense

    170,359        123,472   

Other expenses

    4,028        3,149   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
  1,383,546        1,361,390   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

 

30. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the six-month period ended  
     June 30, 2015      June 30, 2014  

Accounts receivable—trade

   (61,178      (100,450

Accounts receivable—other

     2,495         40,419   

Advance payments

     (32,173      (22,336

Prepaid expenses

     3,561         4,888   

Inventories

     (11,100      2,426   

Long-term prepaid expenses

     (1,296      (4,905

Guarantee deposits

     (8,397      3,202   

Accounts payable—other

     (95,177      (485,253

Advanced receipts

     16,966         7,281   

Withholdings

     (161,073      184,824   

Deposits received

     (7,164      (462

Accrued expenses

     (189,574      (53,559

Unearned revenue

     (58,743      (56,706

Provisions

     (11,476      4,710   

Long-term provisions

     (9,393      32,880   

Plan assets

     (5,357      (884

Retirement benefit payment

     (20,266      (10,710

Others

     1,358         1,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (647,987      (452,702
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Significant non-cash transactions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)   For the six-month
period ended
 
    June 30, 2015     June 30, 2014  

Transfer of other property and equipment and others to construction in progress

  327,678        363,931   

Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment and intangible assets

    624,450        795,529   

Decrease of accounts payable—other related to acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

    (142,839     (278,349

 

31. Subsequent Events

 

  (1) Interim dividends

On July 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to pay interim cash dividends of ₩1,000 per share totaling ₩72,629 million (Market dividend rate: 0.40%). The ex-dividend date was June 30, 2015 and the interim dividends are expected to be paid within twenty days after the date of the Board of Directors’ resolution.

 

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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/ Yong Hwan Lee
(Signature)
Name:   Yong Hwan Lee
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 17, 2015