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 JUNE 2012

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-04906

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

11, Euljiro2-ga, Jung-gu

Seoul 100-999, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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

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

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ¨

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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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QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT

(From January 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012)

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

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

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

 

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I. COMPANY OVERVIEW

1. Company Overview

Starting in the first quarter of 2011, SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) prepares and reports its financial statements under the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted for use in Korea (“K-IFRS”). The transition date of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to K-IFRS is January 1, 2010 and the adoption date is January 1, 2011. The Company’s quarterly business report for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 includes the following consolidated subsidiaries:

 

Name

 

Date of

Establishment

  

Principal Business

   Total Asset as of Dec. 31,
2011 (millions of Won)
     Material
Subsidiary*

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

  Apr. 9, 1998    Telecommunication and satellite broadcasting services      420,829       Material

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

  Sep. 19, 1996    Internet portal and other Internet information services      314,700       Material

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

  May 18, 1999    Database and online information services      33,949      

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

  Jul. 7, 1982    Music and audio publication      157,104       Material

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

  Sep. 30, 2005    Investment partnership      18,506      

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 1997    Information technology and computer services      49,729      

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

  Sep. 26, 1997    Multimedia and IP TV services      3,314,479       Material

Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.

  Feb. 5, 1998    Management of telecommunication facilities      11,872      

Broadband Media Co., Ltd.

  Aug. 25, 2005    Telemarketing services      89,915       Material

Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

  Oct. 1, 1998    Call center operation      6,948      

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

  Nov. 24, 2008    Investment partnership      48,057      

2nd Benex Focus Investment Fund

  Dec. 12, 2008    Investment partnership      21,663      

Open Innovation Fund

  Dec. 22, 2008    Investment partnership      44,716      

PS&Marketing Corporation

  Apr. 3, 2009    Resale of telecommunication services      289,062       Material

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 2010    Call center operation and telemarketing services      43,447      

Service Top Co., Ltd.

  Jul 1, 2010    Call center operation and telemarketing services      37,165      

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 2010    Wireless telecommunication services      80,249       Material

Service In Co., Ltd.

  Apr. 4, 2011    Internet services      3,247      

BNCP Co., Ltd.

  Dec. 7, 2009    Software development      28,631      

 

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Name

 

Date of

Establishment

  

Principal Business

   Total Asset as of Dec. 31,
2011 (millions of Won)
     Material
Subsidiary*

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

  Oct. 5,2011    Platform service      1,677,730       Material

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

  Jul. 12, 2007    Investment      36,810      

Sky Property Mgmt., Ltd.

  Jun. 20, 2007    Real estate rental      820,639       Material

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

  Apr. 1, 2000    Telematics services      23,569      

SK China Real Estate Co., Limited

  Mar. 19, 2009    Real estate investment      295      

SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.

  Apr. 5, 2000    Wireless telecommunication services      42,539      

SKT Americas, Inc.

  Dec. 29, 1995    Management consulting and investment      42,681      

YTK Investment Ltd.

  Jul. 1, 2010    Investment      51,218       Material

Atlas Investment

  Jun. 24, 2011    Investment      50,643       Material

Technology Innovation Partners, LP

  Jun. 24, 2011    Investment      0      

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

  Sep. 14, 2011    Investment      687      

 

* Material Subsidiary means a subsidiary with total assets of Won 50 billion or more as of the end of the latest fiscal year.

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

B. Date of Incorporation: March 29, 1984

C. Location of Headquarters

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

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

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

D. Major Businesses

(1) Wireless Business

The Company provides wireless telecommunications services, characterized by its competitive strengths in handheld device, affordable pricing, network coverage and an extensive contents library. With the commencement of services employing LTE technology, the Company expects to be able to provide its wireless subscribers with access to high-quality video contents and services, interactive multimedia games and other new services. In 2012, we plan to achieve new growth by focusing on data services as LTE service expands. Having reached one million LTE subscribers as of January 31, 2012 for the first time in Korea, the Company is solidifying its leadership position in LTE services based on its technology and network operating expertise. The Company also plans to improve the profitability of its wireless business through efficient capital expenditures and marketing and enhancement of marketing network and products. In the business-to-business area, the Company plans to develop and commercialize industry-specific solutions focused on healthcare and education through strategic alliances.

 

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(2) Fixed-line Business

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. With the adoption of K-IFRS in 2011, our broadband and fixed-line services segment also includes the following services provided by certain other subsidiaries of SK Telecom subject to consolidation under K-IFRS: multimedia services and IP TV services (Broadband Media Co., Ltd.); telemarketing services (Broadband CS Co., Ltd.); and telecommunications-related construction and lease services (Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.).

(3) Other Businesses

The Company is pursuing customer satisfaction by providing the best service and generating new values in diverse areas in contents delivery, location based service, media, mobile commerce and advertisement. In contents delivery service, the Company provides high-quality digital contents in its leading mobile contents marketplace, T store, which had more than 10 million subscribers and plans to expand globally.

In the location based service business, users of the Company’s T map service surpassed 10 million in 2011. T map provides real time traffic information and various local information. In the media business, the Company provides “hoppin” service that enables subscribers to access various multimedia contents through personal computers, mobile and other digital devices. In the commerce and advertising area, the Company’s 11 Street provides platform service that connects various sellers and purchasers on-line, which continues to increase its market share. In addition, the Company pursues new business opportunities in comprehensive advertising service comprising on-line and wireless, such as its “T ad” service.

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

See “II. 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

February 20, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

February 21, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

February 21, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 3, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 17, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 30, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

October 20, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

October 20, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

October 20, 2008

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

January 13, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

January 13, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

January 13, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

February 23, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

February 23, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

February 23, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 24, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

June 26, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 30, 2009

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 22, 2010

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 29, 2010

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

June 29, 2010

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

May 27, 2011

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

June 13, 2011

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

June 23, 2011

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

December 12, 2011

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

December 13, 2011

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

December 16, 2011

  Corporate bond   AAA    Korea Ratings    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 in that there is no influence of any environmental change under reasonable expectation conditions.

 

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(2) Commercial Paper (“CP”)

 

Credit rating date

 

Subject of rating

 

Credit rating

  

Credit rating entity

(Credit rating range)

  

Rating classification

June 3, 2008

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 16, 2008

  CP   A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 17, 2008

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

October 20, 2008

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

October 20, 2008

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

October 20, 2008

  CP   A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

June 24, 2009

  CP   A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Current rating

June 26, 2009

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 30, 2009

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

December 15, 2009

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

December 30, 2009

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

December 30, 2009

  CP   A1    Korea Information Services, Inc.    Regular rating

June 22, 2010

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 29, 2010

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

June 29, 2010

  CP   A1    NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.    Current rating

December 16, 2010

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

December 27, 2010

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

December 29, 2010

  CP   A1    NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.    Regular rating

May 27, 2011

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

June 13, 2011

  CP   A1    NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.    Current rating

June 23, 2011

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

December 12, 2011

  CP   A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Regular rating

December 13, 2011

  CP   A1    NICE Investors Service Co, Ltd.    Regular rating

December 16, 2011

  CP   A1    Korea Ratings    Regular rating

 

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

(3) International Credit Ratings

 

Date of credit rating

 

Subject of rating

 

Credit rating

of securities

  

Credit rating company

(Credit rating range)

  

Rating type

February 13, 2012

  Offshore Convertible Bonds   A-    Fitch (England)    Current rating

February 15, 2012

  Offshore Convertible Bonds   A3    Moody’s (U.S.A.)    Current rating

February 14, 2012

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

 

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2. Company History

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. Location of Headquarters

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

 

   

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

B. Significant Changes in Management

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on August 31, 2011, Jun Ho Kim was elected as an inside director and Jin Woo So resigned from the Board to transfer to an affiliate of the Company. At the 28th General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 23, 2012, (1) Young Tae Kim and Dong Seob Jee were elected as inside directors, (2) Hyun Chin Lim was re-elected as an independent director, and (3) Hyun Chin Lim was re-elected as a member of the audit committee.

C. Change in Company Name

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

D. Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

[SK Telecom]

 

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(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

Set forth below is summary of financial position before and after the spin-off. (in millions of Won)

 

Description

   Before spin-off
(As of September 30,
2011)
     After 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   

Schedule of spin-off

 

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 or Inaugural Meeting of Shareholders

  October 4, 2011

Registration of Spin-off

  October 5, 2011

Others

  

 

  Notice of closure of shareholders register

  July 20, 2011
  

 

  Period of closure of shareholders register

  August 5, 2011~August 8, 2011
  

 

  Public notice of shareholders’ meeting

  August 10, 2011 and August 12, 2011
  

 

  Dispatch of notice of shareholders’ meeting

  August 12, 2011

 

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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 530-1 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 Hynix Semiconductor

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

[SK Telink Co., Ltd.]

(1) Merger

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

[SK Communications Co., Ltd.]

(1) Merger

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

 

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(2) Spin off

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

(3) Disposition and acquisition of businesses

1. Disposition of publishing business division

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

2. Acquisition of the “KUKU” division

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

3. Disposition of the Spicus division

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

(4) Disposition of shares

1. Disposition of shares of Etoos

SK Communications sold all of its shares in Etoos to Cheong Sol pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors of October 19, 2009 and, as consideration, received Won 50,000 million principal amount of convertible bonds. Pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors of July 23, 2010, SK Communications converted Won 25 billion principal amount, out of a total of Won 50 billion principal amount, of convertible bonds of Etoos into 701,000 shares of Etoos (15.58%). Pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors of January 13, 2012, SK Communications sold Won 20 billion principal amount, out of the remaining Won 25 billion principal amount, of convertible bonds of Etoos Education Co., Ltd. to Shinhan Private Equity Fund No. 2 at a price of Won 19 billion.

2. Disposition of shares of SK i-Media

Pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors of October 17, 2011, SK Communications sold all shares of SK i-Media Co., Ltd. held by it to LK Media Tech Co., Ltd. at a price of Won 1 million.

3. Disposition of shares of U-Land, an overseas entity

Pursuant to a resolution of its board of directors of December 21, 2011, SK Communications sold all of its 29.85% interest in U-Land, an overseas entity, to SK Planet Co., Ltd. at a price of Won 10 million.

E. Other Important Matters related to Management Activities

[SK Telecom]

(1) Bank loans

On February 14, 2012, the Company borrowed Won 2.5 trillion in a syndicated loan from a syndicate of Korean banks including Kookmin Bank and Woori Bank in order to finance the purchase of Hynix shares. Won 2 trillion of the loan matures in three years and Won 0.5 trillion of the loan matures in one year.

 

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[SK Broadband]

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

[SK Communications Co., Ltd.]

(1) Leak of personal information

In July 2011, a leak of personal information of subscribers of Nate and Cyworld websites operated by SK Communications Co., Ltd., the Company’s consolidated subsidiary, occurred. Two lawsuits (total claim of Won 9 million) demanding compensation for damages from the leak were filed and five payment orders (total payment amount of Won 7 million) were issued by the courts against SK Communications in connection with the leak.

3. Total Number of Shares

A. Total number of shares

 

(As of March 31, 2012)    (Unit: shares)  

Classification

   Share type      Remarks  
   Common shares      —        Total     

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

     11,050,712         —           11,050,712         —     

VI. Number of shares outstanding (IV-V)

     69,694,999         —           69,694,999         —     

 

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On July 20, 2011, the Company publicly disclosed its plan to repurchase treasury stock. The Company repurchased 1.4 million shares of treasury stock from July 25, 2011 to September 30, 2011 through the Korea Exchange. For more information on the repurchase of treasury stock, please see public disclosures made on July 20, 2011 and October 5, 2011.

B. Treasury Stock

(1) Acquisitions and Dispositions of Treasury Stocks

 

(As of March 31, 2012)                                 (Unit: 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
     —           —           —           —           —     
      Tender
offer
   Common
shares
     —           —           —           —           —     
         Preferred
shares
     —           —           —           —           —     
      Appraisal
rights of
dissenting
shareholder
   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
     77,974         —           —           —           77,974   
   Preferred
shares
     —           —           —           —           —     

Total

   Common
shares
     11,050,712         —           —           —           11,050,712   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Preferred
shares
     —           —           —           —           —     
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Among 11,050,712 shares directly acquired by the Company, 2,308,406 shares were deposited with the Korea Securities Depository as of March 31, 2012 for issuance upon conversion of the overseas convertible bonds.

 

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4. Status of Voting Rights

 

(As of March 31, 2012)                (Unit: shares)

Classification

   Number of shares      Remarks

Total shares (A)

   Common share      80,745,711       —  
     

 

 

    
  

 

Preferred share

     —        
     

 

 

    

Number of shares without voting rights (B)

   Common share      11,050,712       Treasury shares
  

 

Preferred share

     —        

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

   —        —         —  

Shares with reestablished voting rights (D)

   —        —         —  

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

   Common share      69,694,999       —  
  

 

Preferred share

     —        

5. Dividends and Others

A. Dividends

 

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

 

   

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

 

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

 

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

 

   

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

 

  (4) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 330th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 28, 2011.

 

  (5) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 28th General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 23, 2012.

 

   

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

 

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B. Dividends for the Last 3 Fiscal Years

 

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

 

Classification

     As of and for the
quarter ended
March 31,

2012
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31,
2011
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31,
2010
 

Par value per share (Won)

  

     500         500         500   

Net income

  

     344,972         1,694,363         1,947,008   

Net income per share (Won)

  

     4.950         24,002         27,063   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash dividend

  

     —           656,533         669,534   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock dividends

  

     —           —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Percentage of cash dividend to available income (%)

  

     —           38.7         34.4   

Cash dividend yield ratio (%)

     Common share         —           6.6         5.4   
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

Stock dividend yield ratio (%)

     Common share         —           —           —     
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

Cash dividend per share (Won)

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

Stock dividend per share (share)

     Common share         —           —           —     
     Preferred share         —           —           —     

 

 

Prepared based on non-consolidated financial statements. Net income per share means basic net income per share.

 

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

 

* Total cash dividend of Won 656,533 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes the total interim dividend amount of Won 71,095 million, and the cash dividend amount per share of Won 9,400 includes the interim cash dividend amount of Won 1,000.

 

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II. BUSINESS

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

1. Business Overview

[Wireless Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As of March 31, 2012, the number of domestic mobile phone subscribers reached 52.71 million and, with more than 100% penetration rate, the Korean mobile communication market can be considered to have reached its maturation stage. However, the penetration rate is expected to increase further due to increased use of mobile phones by corporate users resulting from the rapid growth of smartphone markets, as well as the increasing popularity of high-tech mobile devices based on wireless data services such as tablet PC.

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

B. Growth Potential

 

                               (Unit: 1,000 persons)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2012
     As of December 31,  
      2011      2010      2009      2008  

Number of subscribers

  

 

SK Telecom

     26,556         26,553         25,705         24,270         23,032   
  

 

Others (KT, LGU+)

     26,153         25,954         25,062         23,675         22,575   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

 

Total

     52,709         52,507         50,767         47,944         45,607   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

 

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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 wireless Internet. Business-to-business segment that creates added values by adding additional solutions and applications is also growing. Seasonal and economic fluctuations have much less impact on the Korean mobile communication market compared to other industries.

Historical market share of the Company:

 

(Unit: %)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2012
     As of December 31,  
      2011      2010      2009  

Mobile communication services

     50.4         50.6         50.6         50.6   

Comparative market share:

 

(As of March 31, 2012)      (Unit: %)  

Classification

   SK Telecom      KT      LGU+  

Market share

     50.4         31.5         18.1   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

The Company is seeking to transform itself from a telecommunication service provider into a comprehensive information and communication technology (“ICT”) service provider. It has continued to expand the scope of its services and achieved strong growth in subscribers amid fierce competition and rate cuts. In the first quarter of 2012, on a non-consolidated basis, the Company recorded revenue of Won 3.02 trillion, operating income of Won 460 billion and net income of Won 340 billion. On a consolidated basis, the Company’s revenue increased 2.0% to Won 3.99 trillion in the first quarter of 2012 from the corresponding period of the previous year, primarily due to an increase in the number of 3G smartphone subscribers and LTE subscribers. The Company’s consolidated operating income amounted to Won 450 billion, impacted by an increase in capital expenditures due to an increase in data traffic, as well as an increase in frequency expenses.

The number of subscribers as of March 31, 2012 was 26.56 million, an increase of 3,000 from the previous quarter. In particular, the number of smartphone subscribers as of March, 31 of 2012 was 12.76 million, an increase of 7.4 million from the previous quarter, including 1.77 million LTE subscribers, solidifying the Company’s market leadership. The Company upgraded the quality of smartphone services by providing commercial LTE services, which enable streaming service of high-quality videos, high-definition video conference calls and wireless on-line gaming services. The Company also plans to enhance customer satisfaction by improving network quality.

 

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SK Telink, a subsidiary of the Company, plans to expand its operations to the mobile virtual network operator (“MVNO”) business based on its technical expertise and know-how obtained in its international telecommunications business. SK Telink plans to launch its pre-paid MVNO service in June 2012 and post-pay service in January 2013. 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.

[Fixed Line Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

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

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

 

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B. Growth Potential

 

(Unit: 1,000 persons)                          

Classification

   As of March 31,
2012
     As of December 31,  
      2011      2010  

Fixed Line Subscribers

  

 

High Speed Internet

     17,963         17,860         17,224   
  

 

Fixed Line

     18,560         18,633         19,273   
  

 

IPTV (real-time)

     4,958         3,591         2,740   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

C. Cyclical Nature and Seasonality

High-speed Internet, fixed-line telephone and IPTV services are generally not sensitive to cyclical economic changes. Demand for these services also does not show seasonal fluctuations.

We expect that the accelerated transition to digital TV services as a result of the termination of terrestrial analog TV broadcast, as well as the entrance of Google Inc. and Apple Inc. into the television market, would present opportunities by expanding the market size and increasing consumers’ interests. Risk factors include a competitor’s convergence service comprising both IPTV and satellite TV service, which is aimed at expanding the subscriber base.

Historical market share of the Company:

 

(Unit: %)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2012
     As of December 31,  
      2011      2010  

High Speed Internet (include Resale)

     23.6         23.5         23.2   

Fixed Line (include VOIP)

     15.0         14.6         13.7   

IPTV (real-time)

     19.9         24.6         26.8   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website)

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

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

 

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SK Telink, a material consolidated subsidiary of ours, provides international telecommunications service. SK Telink has been able to establish itself as a market leader as a result of its affordable pricing, proactive marketing and the quality of its services. 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. In addition, in 2011, we were again ranked first in the three major independent customer satisfaction surveys, including the Korea Nation Customer Satisfaction Index, after having been ranked first in 2010. The revenue from our international calling services in 2011 was Won 416.5 billion. SK Telink plans to strengthen its existing business, including international and long-distance calling services, while satisfying customers’ diverse needs for new services such as the VOIP and value-added services.

[Other Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As the number of smartphone subscribers in Korea exceeds 23 million, 92% of total economically active population uses smartphones. The growth in smartphones and other mobile devices has made a service provider with strong platform business the leader in ICT market. Platform business acts as an intermediary among various customer groups and thereby generating new values, attracting subscribers and users and creating an ecosystem with certain lock-in effects. A platform can exist in various forms, including technological standard (iOS, Android OS), subscriber-based service platforms (Facebook, Twitter) or a marketplace (Amazon, T store). Platform business is evolving and expanding globally.

Platform business has strong growth potential due to its connectivity with related services and ease of global expansion. Apple has become the world’s leading smartphone producer based on its innovative design and the competitive strength of its AppStore platform. Google has created a new ecosystem of long-tail advertisement 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. Facebook has grown significantly into a platform business by introducing platforms such as Facebook Connect, Social Graph and Like.

B. Growth Potential

The Company expects that the scope and value generated by the platform business, including application and content marketplaces and N-screen services, will increase, as smartphones and tablet PCs become more popular and the bandwidth and speed of network infrastructure improve.

 

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<Global Smartphone and Tablet Sales Forecast>                                              (in million units)  

Classification

   2008      2009      2010      2011      2012      2013      2014      2015  

Smartphone

     252         285         269         366         455         555         670         774   

Tablet

     —           —           18         70         108         160         223         294   

(Source: Gartner, April 2011)

 

 

<Korea Smartphone and Tablet Subscriber Forecast>                         (in ten thousand subscribers)  

Classification

   2010      2011      2012      2013      2014      2015  

Smartphone

     733         1,883         2,706         3,324         3,820         4,213   

Tablet

     18         180         383         563         744         982   

(Source: Korea Communications Commission, December 2010)

As the wireless network evolves to the fourth generation (4G) LTE, business opportunities for the platform business are growing, which include multimedia streaming, N-screen service based on cloud technology and high-definition location based services. Since the platform business realizes profit by connecting with advertisement or commerce after building a critical mass of subscriber and traffic base, recent growth in advertisement and commerce markets is expected to present an opportunity for platform businesses.

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

(1) Competition

 

 

Application Marketplace

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

 

<Growth of Global Application Marketplace>                                   

Classification

   2008      2009      2010      2011      2012  

Revenue (in US$ million)

     807         4,002         6,107         10,108         15,805   

Downloads (in millions)

     505         2,516         4,501         8,001         14,001   

 

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(Source: Korea Electronics Technology Institute, February 2010)

 

<Global Competitive Environment among Application Marketplaces, May 2011>                    

Classification

   App Store    Android Market    Ovi Store    GetJar

Operator

   Apple    Google    Nokia    GetJar

Time launched

   July 2008    October 2008    May 2009    2004

Available Applications

   425,000    238,000    84,000    68,000

Cumulative Downloads (in billions)

   15.0    5.0    1.8    0.6

(Source: ComScore, Distismo, June 2011)

 

 

Commerce Markets

The Company expects that on-line commerce market will continue to grow due to growth potential of Internet shopping population and strengthening of on-line business models by off-line operators.

 

<Size of Korea Commerce Market>                      (unit: Won trillion)  

Classification

   2010      2011(F)      2012(F)      2014(F)  

Total Commerce Markets

     197.0         223.0         238.0         252.0   

Online Commerce

     24.8         29.6         34.1         45.2   

Department Stores and Supermarkets

     57.2         60.1         63.7         75.1   

TV home shopping

     5.2         5.9         6.3         7.2   

Convenience Stores

     7.0         7.8         8.8         11.2   

Small Stores

     101.0         103.3         119.2         113.3   

(Source: National Statistical Office, 2010)

Korean advertisement market is expected to grow from Won 7.4 trillion in 2010 to Won 10.0 trillion in 2015. In particular, mobile advertisement is expected to grow rapidly to Won 0.8 trillion in 2015, primarily due to the popularity of smartphones and convergence with location based advertisement.

 

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<Korea Advertising Market by Media>           (unit: Won trillion)  

Classification

   2001      2005      2010      2015(F)  

Total Advertisement Market

     5.5         6.3         7.4         10.0   

TV, Radio, Newspaper, Magazine

     4.4         4.5         4.3         4.9   

Internet

     0.1         0.6         1.5         2.3   

Mobile

           0.3         0.8   

Others (including cable television)

     0.9         1.2         1.6         2.0   

(Source: Frost & Sullivan, 2010, Korea Communications Commission, 2010)

 

   

Media Contents Market

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, which is 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 on-line and mobile video market.

Internet portal service providers provide more or less identical types of services, including search, social networking sites, email service, news and other contents. However, for each type of service, a small number of service providers with specialized expertise are enjoying relatively large market shares. However, the portal services market has a relatively light entry barrier and there is increased competition from new entrants. In addition, the ease of access to services provided by competitive foreign providers is also adding to a strongly competitive market environment.

(2) Market Share

Our “CyWorld” service is the largest social networking website in Korea, with 26.11 million cumulative subscribers, 16.24 million net subscribers and a page view of 1.7 billion as of March 2012. Our “Nate-On” service had the largest market share of 70.9% in the instant messenger market in Korea with 10.2 million net users as of March 2012. Our “Nate” search portal service ranked third among search engines in Korea with a market share of 2.3% as of March 2012. (Source: Korean Click, company data).

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

Based on the digital content marketplace (T store), commerce marketplace (11 Street) and location-based service (T map), the Company plans to expand its platform ecosystem focusing on “Open & Collaboration” motto. It seeks to increase its enterprise value by expanding into media platform and advertisement platform.

 

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Digital Content Marketplace

T store, launched in September 2009, reached 13.68 million subscribers and cumulative downloads of 720 million as of March 2012, solidifying its leadership position in the Korean application market and plans to widen its services to tablets and navigation devices.

 

   

Commerce (Open Market)

11 Street, a 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 has succeeded in growing to a comparable size with Auction vying for the second position. Future growth plans include new commerce and overseas joint ventures based on 11 Street’s business expertise.

 

   

Location-based Service

T map provides map, local information, real-time traffic information and navigation services. With unique visitors of 4.32 million per month as of March 31, 2012, T map is one of the leading location based service platforms in Korea. The Company plans to further develop T map platform by initiating open services, providing services to more diverse types of devices and providing local services.

 

   

Media Platform

The Company’s media platform business has started with “hoppin” service, which provides N-screen media service enabling subscribers to enjoy contents through a number of devices. Hoppin is expanding its services to more types of smartphones and tablets. The Company plans to develop Hoppin service into a media platform acting as an intermediary of various N-screen services. It also plans to provide media platform services in global markets.

 

   

Web Search through Nate.com

The Company’s web search service provided through Nate.com plans to enhance competitiveness by adding social search function. In addition, Cyworld plans to establish a worldwide service for global users.

 

   

Mobile Social Networking Service

In the first quarter 2012, SK Planet, a subsidiary of the Company, acquired Mad Smart Co., Ltd., which provides “tic-toc” service, in order to expand its business to mobile communication and social networking services. Mobile social networking service, still in its early stage of development, presents ample opportunities for new businesses and is expected to grow rapidly in the future. SK Planet plans to create synergies from the acquisition by combining its know-how in platform service and the strengths of “tic-toc” in social networking services.

 

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2. Major Products & Services

A. Updates on Major Products and Services

 

               (Unit: in thousands of Won, %)  

Business
fields

  

Major companies

  

Item

  

Major trademarks

   Sales amount (ratio)  

Mobile

   SK Telecom Co., Ltd., PS&Marketing Corporation, Service Ace Co., Ltd., Service Top Co. Ltd., Network O&S Co., Ltd.   

Mobile Phone Service,

Wireless Data Service,

Information Telecommunication Service

   T, NATE and others      3,222,915,848 (81%) 

Fixed

Line

   SK Broadband Co., Ltd., Broadband D&M Co., Ltd., Broadband Media Co., Ltd., Broadband CS Co., Ltd., SK Telink Co., Ltd.    Fixed-line Phone, High Speed Internet, Data and Network Lease Service    B tv, 00700 international call and others      535,996,050 (13%) 

Other

   SK Planet Co., Ltd , Commerce Planet Co., Ltd , SK Communications Co., Ltd., PAXNet Co., Ltd., Loen Entertainment, Inc., SKT Americas, Inc., SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.    Internet Portal Service, Game Service    11th Street, T-Store, T-map, NATE, Cyworld and others      226,656,807 (6%) 
           

 

 

 

Total

     3,985,568,705 (100%) 
           

 

 

 

B. Price Fluctuation Trend of Major Products and Services

[Mobile Business]

Previously, based on the Company’s Basic Plan for monthly subscription, the basic service fee was Won 13,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 20 per 10 seconds and based on the Company’s Standard Plan, basic service fee was Won 12,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 18 per 10 seconds. As of March 31, 2012, based on the Company’s Standard Plan, basic service fee was Won 11,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 1.8 per 1 second.

[Fixed Line Business]

SK Broadband provides broadband Internet access service, telephony, TV, corporate data services and other services for both individual and corporate customers. For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, broadband Internet and TV services comprised 47.0% of SK Broadband’s revenue, telephony service 24.9%, corporate data services 19.6% and other telecommunications services 8.5%.

[Other Business]

SK Communications’ display advertisements are priced at Won 15 to 70 million per day. Search advertisements are priced variably depending on the search keyword using cost per click and cost per time methods. Cyworld revenues are generated through sale of cyber items at a price of Won 300 to 700 per item per week.

 

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3. Investment Status

[Mobile Business]

A. Investment in Progress

 

                              (Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business field

   Classification    Investment
period
   Subject of
investment
  

Investment effect

   Total
investments
   Amount
already
invested
     Future
investment

Network/Common

   Upgrade/
New installation
   2012    Network,
systems and
others
   Capacity increase and quality improvement; systems improvement    To be
determined
     4,820       To be
determined
                 

 

 

    

Total

   —      To be
determined
     4,820       To be
determined
                 

 

 

    

B. Future Investment Plan

 

                                  (Unit: in 100 millions of Won)
     Expected investment amount      Expected investment for each year    Investment effect

Business field

   Asset type    Amount      2012      2013    2014   

Network/Common

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

 

 

    

 

 

          

Total

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

 

 

    

 

 

          

[Fixed Line Business]

A. Investment in Progress

 

                                (Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business field

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

High-speed Internet

   Upgrade/
New installation
   2012    Backbone
and
subscriber
network /
others
   Expand subscriber
networks and facilities
     387         107       To be
determined

 

Telephone

                    5      

 

Television

                    131      

 

Corporate Data

            Increase leased-line
and integrated
information system
        130      

 

Others

            Expand networks         14      
                 

 

 

    

Total

        387      
                 

 

 

    

 

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4. Revenues

 

                           (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Business field

  

Sales

type

  

Item

   For the quarter
ended March 31,
2012
     For the year
ended December 31,
2011
     For the year
ended December 31,
2010
 
Mobile    Services    Mobile communication   

 

Export

     8,379         1,331         599   
        

 

Domestic

     3,214,537         13,100,614         12,919,663   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        

 

Subtotal

     3,222,916         13,101,945         12,920,262   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Fixed Line    Services   

 

Fixed line, B2B data, High speed Internet, TV

  

 

Export

     7,209         28,070         30,883   
        

 

Domestic

     528,787         2,134,498         2,196,424   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        

 

Subtotal

     535,996         2,162,568         2,227,307   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Other    Services    Display and Search ad., Content   

 

Export

     442         12,036         12,000   
        

 

Domestic

     226,215         711,729         439,726   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        

 

Subtotal

     226,657         723,765         451,726   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  

 

Export

     16,029         41,437         43,482   
  

 

Domestic

     3,969,539         15,946,841         15,555,813   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  

 

Total

     3,985,569         15,988,278         15,599,295   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                          (Unit: in thousands of Won)         

For the quarter ended March 31,
2012

   Wireless      Fixed      Other      Sub total      Internal
transaction
     After
consolidation
 

Total revenue

     3,442,511,586         690,664,846         400,488,770         4,533,665,202         -548,096,497         3,985,568,705   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Internal revenue

     219,595,738         154,668,795         173,831,964         548,096,497         -548,096,497         —     

External revenue

     3,222,915,848         535,996,050         226,656,807         3,985,568,705         —           3,985,568,705   

Operating income (loss)

     459,432,534         -1,341,845         -5,774,690         452,315,999         —           452,315,999   

Net profit (loss)

     344,914,154         -18,476,142         -244,976         326,193,036         -25,812,203         300,380,833   

Total asset

     23,537,231,130         3,442,233,461         3,294,059,817         30,273,524,408         -3,726,622,809         26,546,901,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     11,642,534,707         2,152,590,940         819,822,185         14,614,947,832         -460,036,340         14,154,911,492   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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5. Derivative Transactions

(1) Currency swap contract applying cash flow risk hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar denominated floating rate long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling US$100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 3,317,536,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 559,011,000 and foreign exchange translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling Won 18,980 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with two banks including HSBC in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds (56-2) with face amounts totaling JPY 12,500,000,000 issued on November 13, 2007. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contracts, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 2,711,443,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 862,401,000 and foreign exchange translation loss arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling Won 68,536,652,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive gain.

In addition, the Company has entered into a currency swap contract with six banks including Morgan Stanley to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds (with face amounts totaling US$400,000,000) issued on July 20, 2007, and has applied cash flow risk hedge accounting to this foreign currency swap contract starting from May 12, 2010. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2012, in connection with this unsettled foreign currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of currency swap of Won 50,902,415,000 that has accrued since May 12, 2010 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 16,251,159,000 and foreign exchange translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling Won 2,363,941,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss. Meanwhile, a gain on valuation of currency swap of Won 129,806,021,000 incurred prior to the date of applying cash flow risk hedge accounting was charged to current operations.

The Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with two banks including DBS in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of floating rate foreign currency bonds with face amounts totaling US$220,000,000 issued on April 29, 2009, and has applied cash flow risk hedge accounting to this swap contract starting from October 14, 2011. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2012, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives of Won 938,665,000 that has accrued since October 14, 2011 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 299,679,000 and foreign exchange translation gain arising from this floating rate foreign currency bonds totaling Won 4,434,269,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

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The Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with two banks including DBS in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of floating rate foreign currency bonds with face amounts totaling US$250,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives of Won 6,279,558,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 2,004,819,000 and foreign exchange translation gain arising from this floating rate foreign currency bonds totaling Won 5,116,051,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive gain.

The Company has entered into a currency and interest rate swap contract with United Overseas Bank in order to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of floating rate foreign currency bonds with face amounts totaling SGD 65,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with this unsettled currency and interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives of Won 278,165,000 (excluding tax effect totaling Won 88,807,000 and foreign exchange translation loss arising from this floating rate foreign currency bonds totaling Won 1,319,602,000) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

(2) The fair values of the derivative instruments described above as of March 31, 2012 are recognized as derivative assets or derivative liabilities under current assets, non-current assets or current liabilities on the Company’s balance sheet. Details are as follows:

 

(Unit: Won in thousands)

 

Category

  

Subject of Risk

Hedge

  

Contract Period

   Fair Value of Derivative Instruments  
         Designated as
Hedging
Instrument
     Not
Designated
as Hedging
Instrument
     Total  

Currency Swap
(Current Asset)

  

Unguaranteed Japanese Yen-denominated Bonds (face amount of JPY 12,500,000,000)

  

From Nov. 13, 2007 to

Nov. 13, 2012

     70,385,694         —           70,385,694   

Currency Swap
(Non-current Assets)

  

Floating-rate Long-term Borrowing (principal amount of USD 100,000,000)

  

From Oct. 10, 2006 to

Oct. 10, 2013

     15,103,453         —           15,103,453   
  

 

Unguaranteed Foreign Currency Bonds (face amount of USD 400,000,000)

  

From Jul. 20, 2007 to

Jul. 20, 2027

     60,288,506         —           60,288,506   
  

 

Floating-rate Foreign Currency Bonds (face amount of USD 250,000,000)

  

From Dec. 15, 2011 to

Dec. 12, 2014

     3,168,327         —           3,168,327   
  

 

Floating-rate Foreign Currency Bonds (face amount of SGD 65,000,000)

  

From Dec. 15, 2011 to

Dec. 12, 2014

     952,631         —           952,631   

 

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(Unit: Won in thousands)

 

Category

  

Subject of Risk

Hedge

  

Contract Period

   Fair Value of Derivative Instruments  
         Designated as
Hedging
Instrument
     Not
Designated
as Hedging
Instrument
     Total  

Conversion Right
(Non-current Asset)

  

Convertible Bonds (Available-for-sale Securities)(*) (face amount of Won 50,000,000 thousand)

  

From Sep. 1, 2009 to

Aug. 31, 2014

     —           974,723         974,723   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative assets:

        149,898,611         974,723         150,873,334   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Currency Swap
(Current Liability)

  

Floating-rate Foreign Currency Bonds (face amount of USD 220,000,000)

  

From Apr. 29, 2009 to

Apr. 29, 2012

     5,672,614         —           5,672,614   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total derivative liabilities:

        5,672,614         —           5,672,614   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(*) The fair value of Won 974,723,000 of the conversion rights of the convertible bonds held by SK Communications, a subsidiary of the Company, was recognized as non-current derivative asset.

6. Major Contracts

[SK Telecom]

 

Category

  

Vendor

  

Start Date

  

Completion

Date

  

Contract

Title

   Contract Amount
(Won in  100 million)
 

Service

   SK Planet Co., Ltd.    January 1, 2012    December 31, 2012   

B2B contents contract for 2012 with SK Planet
(T-map, T-Gift, Nate FZ, T-Cloud)

     6,167   
              

 

 

 

Subtotal

     6,167   
              

 

 

 

[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    —      Interconnection among telecommunication service providers
KEPCO    Provision of electric facilities    From Dec. 2004 until terminated    Use of electricity poles

 

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Counterparty

  

Contract Contents

  

Contract Period

  

Note

Seoul City Railway    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2012    Use of railway telecommunication conduit
Seoul Metro    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From May 2010 to May 2013    Use of railway telecommunication conduit
Busan Transportation Corporation    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From July 2009 to July 2012    Use of railway telecommunication conduit
Gwangju City Railway    Use of telecommunication line conduits    From Sep. 2010 to Dec. 2012    Use of railway telecommunication conduit

[SK Planet]

 

Counterparty

  

Contract Contents

   Contract Period   

Amount

SK Communications

   Operation of shopping business at Nate.com website    From Jul. 1, 2011 to
Dec. 31, 2013
   Variable depending on the NATE shopping revenues and other factors

Note. The agreements with SK Communications Co., Ltd. have been transferred from SK Telecom to SK Planet in connection with the spin-off of SK Planet on Oct. 5, 2011.

[SK Communications]

 

Counterparty

  

Purpose

  

Contract Period

  

Contract Amount

Overture Korea    Agency agreement for search advertisement    —      Amount determined based on the number of clicks
SK Construction Co., Ltd.    Construction of Pangyo Office Building    23 months    Won 61.9 billion
SK Planet Co., Ltd.    Operation of shopping business at nate.com website    From Jul. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2013    Minimum guarantee of Won 18.4 billion for the period from Jul. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011; Amounts for 2012 and 2013 are to be determined depending on the NATE shopping revenues and other factors.
Daum Communications    Business and service cooperation regarding search advertisement    —      Revenues are allocated in accordance with certain set percentages.

 

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Note. The agreements with SK Planet Co., Ltd. have been transferred from SK Telecom to SK Planet in connection with the spin-off of SK Planet on Oct. 5, 2011.

7. R&D Investments

 

                (Unit: in million Won)              

Category

   For the quarter
ended  March 31,
2012
    For the year
ended  December 31,
2011
    For the year
ended December 31,

2010
    Remarks  

Raw material

     5        45        41        —     

Labor

     20,545        48,656        49,441        —     

Depreciation

     36,810        149,850        143,131        —     

Commissioned service

     1,568        40,257        98,545        —     

Others

     8,175        57,118        64,755        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total R&D costs

     67,103        295,927        355,913        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Accounting

  

Sales and administrative expenses

     66,544        289,979        352,186        —     
  

 

Development expenses (Intangible assets)

     559        5,948        3,727        —     

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

     1.69     1.85     2.28  

 

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8. Other information relating to investment decisions

[SK Telecom]

A. Trademark Policies

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

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

B. Business-related Intellectual Properties

The Company holds 3,419 Korean registered patents, 228 U.S. registered patents, 107 Chinese registered patents(all including patents held jointly with other companies) and more patents with other countries. The Company holds 811 Korean registered trademarks and owns intellectual property rights to the design of 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 320 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 March 31, 2012, SK Planet held 1,733 Korean registered patents, 91 registered design marks, 739 registered trademarks and one copyright (including those held jointly with other companies). It also holds 20 U.S. registered patents, 30 Chinese registered patents, 8 Japanese registered patents, 13 E.U. registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and more patents with other countries.

[SK Communications]

As of March 31, 2012, SK Communications held 58 Korean registered patents, 26 registered design rights and 694 registered trademarks.

 

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III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

  1. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

 

  A. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

 

                 (Unit: in thousand Won)  

Classification/Fiscal Year

   As of
March 31, 2012
    As of
December 31, 2011
    As of
December 31, 2010
 

Current Assets

     5,555,731,817        6,117,478,958        6,653,991,923   

•     Cash and Cash Equivalent

     1,769,391,447        1,650,793,876        659,404,935   

•     Accounts Receivable – Trade

     1,744,497,858        1,823,169,889        1,949,397,279   

•     Accounts Receivable – Other

     741,298,879        908,836,454        2,531,847,155   

•     Others

     1,300,543,633        1,734,678,739        1,513,342,554   

Non-Current Assets

     20,991,169,782        18,248,557,471        16,478,397,157   

•     Long Term Investment

     1,466,734,560        1,537,945,216        1,680,582,091   

•     Investments in Associates

     4,685,821,635        1,384,605,401        1,204,691,805   

•     Property and Equipment

     8,696,455,542        9,030,998,201        8,153,412,683   

•     Intangible Assets

     2,940,927,120        2,995,803,300        1,884,955,652   

•     Goodwill

     1,740,203,341        1,749,932,878        1,736,649,137   

•     Others

     1,461,027,584        1,549,272,475        1,818,105,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     26,546,901,599        24,366,036,429        23,132,389,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

     6,582,580,262        6,673,589,809        6,202,170,452   

Non-Current Liabilities

     7,572,331,230        4,959,737,573        4,522,219,358   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     14,154,911,492        11,633,327,382        10,724,389,810   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Controlling Shareholders’ Equity

     11,342,733,441        11,661,880,863        11,329,990,900   

Capital

     44,639,473        44,639,473        44,639,473   

Share Premium

     (290,688,346     (285,347,419     (78,952,875

Retained Earnings

     11,359,342,076        11,642,525,267        10,721,249,327   

Reserves

     229,440,238        260,063,542        643,054,975   

Non-controlling Interests

     1,049,256,666        1,070,828,184        1,078,008,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     12,391,990,107        12,732,709,047        12,407,999,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of Companies Consolidated

     30        31        32   

 

Classification/Fiscal Year

   For the quarter
ended March 31, 2012
    For the year
ended December 31, 2011
    For the year
ended December 31, 2010
 

Revenue

     3,985,568,705        15,988,277,642        15,599,162,033   

Operating Income (or Loss)

     452,315,999        2,131,457,658        2,285,911,094   

Income (or Loss) From Continuing Operation Before Income Tax

     381,984,403        2,182,858,121        2,318,090,573   

Consolidated Total Net Income

     300,380,834        1,582,073,280        1,766,834,754   

Net Income (or Loss) Attributable to Controlling Interests

     306,424,089        1,612,889,086        1,841,612,790   

Net Income (or Loss) Attributable to Non-controlling Interests

     (6,043,255     (30,815,806     (74,778,036

Net Income Per Share (Won)

     4,397        22,848        25,598   

Diluted Net Income Per Share (Won)

     4,300        22,223        24,942   

 

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  2. Summary Financial Information (Non-Consolidated)

 

                 (Unit: in thousand Won)  

Classification/Fiscal Year

   As of
March 31, 2012
    As of
December 31, 2011
    As of
December 31, 2010
 

Current Assets

     3,615,332,854        3,948,077,706        5,316,976,799   

•     Cash and Cash Equivalent

     1,163,682,631        895,557,654        357,469,908   

•     Accounts Receivable – Trade

     1,287,862,447        1,282,233,900        1,453,060,673   

•     Accounts Receivable – Other

     526,980,498        774,221,266        2,499,969,010   

•     Others

     636,807,278        996,064,886        1,006,477,208   

Non Current Assets

     19,491,357,493        16,572,449,699        14,410,149,512   

•     Long Term Investment

     1,265,922,974        1,312,437,834        1,517,029,011   

•     Investments in Associates

     7,956,912,187        4,647,505,583        3,584,394,790   

•     Property and Equipment

     6,026,043,707        6,260,168,675        5,469,747,495   

•     Intangible Assets

     2,334,965,118        2,364,795,182        1,424,968,542   

•     Goodwill

     1,306,236,299        1,306,236,299        1,308,422,097   

•     Others

     601,277,208        681,306,126        1,105,587,577   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     23,106,690,347        20,520,527,405        19,727,126,311   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

     5,087,269,776        4,467,005,877        4,561,013,611   

Non Current Liabilities

     6,324,291,206        4,087,219,816        3,585,155,050   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     11,411,560,982        8,554,225,693        8,146,168,661   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital

     44,639,473        44,639,473        44,639,473   

Share Premium

     (236,016,201     (236,016,201     (24,643,471

Retained Earnings

     11,592,034,419        11,837,184,788        10,824,355,758   

Reserves

     294,471,674        320,493,652        736,605,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     11,695,129,365        11,966,301,712        11,580,957,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Classification/Fiscal Year

   For the quarter
ended March 31, 2012
     For the year
ended December 31, 2011
     For the year
ended December 31, 2010
 

Revenue

     3,016,446,714         12,575,129,190         12,550,496,552   

Operating Income (or Loss)

     457,701,670         2,086,648,941         2,355,027,851   

Income (or Loss) From Continuing Operation Before Income Tax

     433,836,583         2,274,421,557         2,503,637,367   

Net Income (or Loss)

     344,971,971         1,694,363,093         1,947,007,919   

Net Income Per Share (Won)

     4,950         24,002         27,063   

Diluted Net Income Per Share (Won)

     4,835         23,343         26,366   

 

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

 

 

Transition to K-IFRS

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

IV. AUDITOR’S OPINION

1. Auditor (Consolidated)

 

Quarter ended March 31,

2012

   Year ended December  31,
2011
   Year ended December  31,
2010

KPMG Samjong

Accounting Corp.

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Deloitte Anjin LLC

2. Audit Opinion (Consolidated)

 

Term

   Auditor’s opinion    Issues noted

Quarter ended March 31, 2012

   —      —  

Year ended December 31, 2011

   Unqualified    —  

Year ended December 31, 2010

   Unqualified    —  

3. Auditor (Non-Consolidated)

 

Quarter ended March 31,

2012

   Year ended December  31,
2011
   Year ended December  31,
2010

KPMG Samjong

Accounting Corp.

   Deloitte Anjin LLC    Deloitte Anjin LLC

4. Audit Opinion (Non-Consolidated)

 

Term

   Auditor’s opinion    Issues noted

Quarter ended March 31, 2012

   —      —  

Year ended December 31, 2011

   Unqualified    —  

Year ended December 31, 2010

   Unqualified    —  

 

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

A. Audit Contracts

 

(Unit: in thousands of Won / hour)  

Term

  

Auditors

  

Contents

   Fee      Total
hours
 

Year ended

December 31, 2012

   KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.   

 

Semi-annual review

     1,220,000         16,160   
     

 

Quarterly review

     
     

 

Non-consolidated financial statements audit

     
     

 

Consolidated financial statements audit

     
     

 

English financial statements review and other audit task

     

Year ended

December 31, 2011

   Deloitte Anjin LLC   

 

Semi-annual review

     1,364,000         14,033   
     

 

Quarterly review

     
     

 

Non-consolidated financial statements audit

     
     

 

Consolidated financial statements audit

     
     

 

English financial statements review and other audit task

     
Year ended December 31, 2010    Deloitte Anjin LLC   

 

Semi-annual review

     1,563,770         16,810   
     

 

Quarterly review

     
     

 

Non-consolidated financial statements audit

     
     

 

Consolidated financial statements audit

     
     

 

IFRS-based financial statements review

     
     

 

English financial statements review and other audit task

     

B. Non-Audit Services Contract with External Auditors

 

(Unit: in thousands of Won)  

Term

   Contract date   

Service provided

   Service
duration
     Fee  
Quarter ended March 31, 2012    —      —        —           —     
Year ended December 31, 2011   

 

April 11, 2011

  

 

Tax consulting

     30 days         45,000   
  

 

April 28, 2011

   Tax consulting      30 days         45,000   
Year ended December 31, 2010   

 

July 20,2010

   Management consulting      4 days         5,000   
  

 

July 28, 2010

   Tax consulting      15 days         18,000   
  

 

July 28, 2010

   Tax consulting      5 days         6,600   
  

 

July 28, 2010

   Tax consulting      30 days         40,000   
  

 

July 28, 2010

   Tax consulting      20 days         23,100   
  

 

December 23, 2010

   Tax consulting      3 days         7,700   
  

 

December 23, 2010

   Tax consulting      20 days         24,600   
  

 

December 29, 2010

   Tax consulting      15 days         17,000   

 

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6. Change of Independent Auditors

Starting from 2012, the Company changed its independent auditors to KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. from Deloitte Anjin LLC due to the expiration of the audit contract with Deloitte Anjin LLC.

V. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Omitted in quarterly and half-year reports in accordance with Korean disclosure rules.

 

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VI. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES

1. Board of Directors

A. Overview of Board of Directors Composition

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

 

The number

of persons

  

Inside directors

  

Independent directors

8    Sung Min Ha, Young Tae Kim, Dong Seob Jee    Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho

At the 28th General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 23, 2012, Young Tae Kim and Dong Seob Jee were elected as inside directors, Hyun Chin Lim was re-elected as an independent director, and Hyun Chin Lim was re-elected as a member of the audit committee.

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

 

Meeting

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Approval

339th

(the 1st meeting of 2012)

   February 9, 2012   

 

•       Financial Statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Annual Business Report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Management Plan for 2012

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Transaction of goods, services and assets with SK Planet

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Report for Internal Accounting Management System

  

 

—  

     

 

•       Report for Subsequent Events following 4Q 2011

  

 

—  

340th

(the 2nd meeting of 2012)

   February 23, 2012   

•       Convocation of the 28th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

   Approved as proposed
     

 

•       Result of Internal Accounting Management System Evaluation

  

 

—  

 

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Meeting

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Approval

341th

(the 3rd meeting of 2012)

   March 23, 2012   

 

•       Election of Chairman of the Board of Directors

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Amendment to the Company’s internal rules

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Election of committee members

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Asset Management Transaction with Affiliated Company (SK Securities)

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Donation to Happiness Sharing Institute

  

 

Approved as proposed

342th

(the 4th meeting of 2012)

   April 26, 2012   

•       Adoption of internal compliance rules and the appointment of chief compliance officer

   Approved as proposed
     

 

•       Amendment of board regulations

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Issuance of overseas bonds

  

 

Approved as proposed

     

 

•       Report for Subsequent Events following 1Q 2012

  

 

—  

 

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

C. Committees within Board of Directors

(1) Committee Structure (As of April 30, 2012)

a) Compensation Review Committee

 

Number of

Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  
5    —      Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho    Review CEO remuneration system and amount.

 

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

b) Capex Review Committee

 

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  
5    Dong Seob Jee    Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho    Review major investment plans and changes thereto.

 

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

c) Corporate Citizenship Committee

 

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  
5    Dong Seob Jee    Dal Sup Shim, Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung    Review guidelines on “Corporate Social Responsibility” (“CSR”) programs, etc.

 

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

d) Independent Director Nomination Committee

 

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  

3

   Sung Min Ha    Rak Yong Uhm, Jae Ho Cho    Nomination of independent directors

 

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

e) Audit Committee

 

Number of
Persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  

4

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

 

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

2. Audit System

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

 

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Major activities of the Audit Committee are as follows.

 

Meeting

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Approval

  

Remarks

The first

meeting of 2012

   February 1, 2012   

•       Preparation for audit report for the 28th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

  

—  

  

The second

meeting of 2012

   February 8, 2012   

 

•       Business-to-business contract with SK Telink

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•       Construction of Mobile Phone Facilities for 2012

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•       Construction of Network Facilities for 2012

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

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

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

 

•       2nd half 2011 Management Audit Results and Management Audit Plan for 2012

  

 

—  

  
     

 

•       Reports on Internal Accounting Management System

  

 

—  

  

The third

meeting of 2012

   February 22, 2012   

 

•       Reports on 2011 IFRS Audit

  

 

—  

  
     

•       Report on Review of 2011 Internal Accounting Management System

   —     
     

•       Evaluation of Internal Accounting Management System Operation

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Auditor’s Report for Fiscal Year 2011

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Agenda and Document Review for the 28th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Purchase of Mobile Phone Relay Devices for 2012

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Purchase of Mobile Phone Transmission Devices for 2012

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       2012 IT SM contract

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Engagement of Independent Auditing Firm for 2012 to 2014

   Approved as proposed   

The fourth

meeting of 2012

   March 22, 2012   

 

•       2012 2Q Transactions with SK C&C Co., Ltd.

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

•       Asset Management Transaction with Affiliated Company (SK Securities)

   —     

The fifth

meeting of 2012

   April 26, 2012   

 

•       Election of Chairman — Jae Ho Cho

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

•       Remuneration of outside auditor for the Fiscal Year 2012

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Outside auditor service plan for the Fiscal Year 2012

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Audit plan for the Fiscal Year 2012

   —     
     

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

   Approved as proposed   

The sixth

meeting of 2012

   May 23, 2012   

 

•       Construction of Mobile Phone Facilities for 2012

  

 

Approved as proposed

  
     

•       Construction of Network Facilities for 2012

   Approved as proposed   
     

•       Service contract for handset customer service for 2012

   Approved as proposed   

 

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

 

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3. Shareholders’ Exercises of Voting Rights

A. Voting System and Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights

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

 

Articles of Incorporation

  

Description

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

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

 

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4. Affiliated Companies

A. Capital Investments between Affiliated Companies

 

(As of March 31, 2012)  

Investing company

   Invested companies  
   SK
Corporation
    SK
Innovation
    SK
Energy
    SK
Global
Chemical
    SK
Telecom
    SK
Networks
    SKC     SK
E&C
    SK
Shipping
    SK
Securities
 

SK Corporation

       33.4         25.2     39.1     42.5     40.0     83.1  

SK Innovation

         100/0     100/0            

SK Energy

                    

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

                       22.7

SK Telecom

                    

SK Chemicals

               0.02       25.4    

SKC

                    

SK E&C

                    

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

     31.8                  

SK E&S

                    

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

                    

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     31.8     33.4     100/0     100.0     25.2     39.2     42.5     65.4     83.1     22.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing company

   Invested companies  
   SK E&S     SK Gas     DOPCO     CCE     YN
Energy
    Ko-one Energy
Service(formerly,
Daehan City
Gas)
    SK
Sci-tech
    SK
Telink
    Busan
City Gas
    Jeonnam
City Gas
 

SK Corporation

     94.1                  

SK Innovation

         41.0              

SK Energy

                    

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

                    

SK Telecom

                   83.5    

SK Chemicals

       45.5             50.0      

SK C

                    

SK E&C

                    

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

     5.9                  

SK E&S

           100.0     100.0     82.2         40.0     100.0

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

                    

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     100.0     45.5     41.0     100.0     100.0     82.2     50.0     83.5     40.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Invested companies  

Investing company

   Gangwon
City Gas
    JBES     M &
Service
    SK
Wyverns
    Infosec     Happynarae
(formerly,
MRO

Korea)
    SK Telesys     Encar
network
    F&U
Credit
Info
    Paxnet  

SK Corporation

                    

SK Innovation

               42.5        

SK Energy

                   0.0    

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

                    

SK Telecom

           100.0       42.5         50.0  

SK Chemicals

                    

SK C

                 47.5      

SK E&C

                    

SK Gas

               5.0        

SK C&C

             100.0     5.0       91.7    

SK E&S

     100.0     100.0                

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

         100.0              

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

                       59.7

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     95.0     47.5     91.7     50.0     59.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Invested companies  

Investing company

   SK D&D     Natruck     Loen
Entertainment
    Independence     SK
Mobile
Energy
    SK
Petrochemical
    SK
Communications
    SKN
Internet
    SKC
Air
Gas
    SKN
service
 

SK Corporation

                    

SK Innovation

             100.0          

SK Energy

       92.4                

SK Global Chemical

               100.0        

SK Networks

                   100.0       85.0

SK Telecom

                    

SK Chemicals

                    

SK C

                     80.0  

SK E&C

     45.0                  

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

           100.0            

SK E&S

                    

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

         67.6           64.6      

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     45.0     92.4     67.6     100.0     100.0     100.0     64.6     100.0     80.0     85.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Investing company

   Invested companies  
   Commerce
Planet
    Real
Vest
    SKC
Solmics
Co., Ltd.
    SK
Broadband
    SK M&C     Broadband
Media
    Broadband
D&M
    Broadband
CS
    UBcare     PyongTaek
Energy
Service
 

SK Corporation

                    

SK Innovation

             50.0          

SK Energy

                    

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

                    

SK Telecom

           50.6     50.0          

SK Chemicals

                     44.0  

SK C

         53.7              

SK E&C

       100.0                

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

                    

SK E&S

                       100.0

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

               100.0     100.0     100.0    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

     100.0                  

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     100.0     100.0     53.7     50.6     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     44.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Invested companies  

Investing company

   WS
Commerce
    Incyto     Namwon
Sarang
Electric
Power
    Jeju
United FC
    MKS
Guarantee
    PS&Marketing     SK Forest     Green Biro     SK
Lubricants
    Zicos  

SK Corporation

                    

SK Innovation

                     100.0  

SK Energy

           100.0            

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

     100.0                  

SK Telecom

               100.0        

SK Chemicals

                    

SK C

       100.0                

SK E&C

                 100.0      

SK Gas

                   100.0    

SK C&C

                    

SK E&S

                    

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

         100.0       100.0          

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                       100.0

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

                    

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Investing company

   Invested companies  
   SK
Seentec
    Daejeon
Pure
Water
    Gwangju
Pure

Water
    SKW     Television
Media
Korea
    Network
O&S
    Service
Ace
    Service
Top
    SK
Pinx
    U base
Manufacturing
Asia
 

SK Corporation

                    

SK Innovation

                    

SK Energy

                    

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

                     100.0  

SK Telecom

               100.0     100.0     100.0    

SK Chemicals

     100.0                  

SK C

           65.0            

SK E&C

       32.0     42.0              

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

                    

SK E&S

                    

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                       100.0

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

             51.0          

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     100.0     32.0     42.0     65.0     51.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing company

   Invested companies  
   Natruck
Friends
    Ulsan
Aromatics
    SK
Biofarm
    Service In     SKC
Lighting
    Gimcheon
Energy
    SKSM     PMP     LC&C     Speed Motor  

SK Corporation

         100.0              

SK Innovation

                    

SK Energy

     50.0                  

SK Global Chemical

       50.0                

SK Networks

                     79.6     100.0

SK Telecom

                    

SK Chemicals

                    

SK C

             65.0          

SK E&C

                    

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

                    

SK E&S

               50.0       100.0    

SK Communications

           100.0            

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                 100.0      

SK Planet

                    

SK Hynix

                    

Hynix Engineering

                    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     50.0     50.0     100.0     100.0     65.0     50.0     100.0     100.0     79.6     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Investing company

   Invested companies  
   SK
Planet
    Highway
Star
    SK
Hynix
    Hynix
Engineering
    HYSTEC     HYLogitec     Hynix
Human
Resources
    QRT
Semiconductor
    Silicon
File
    Ami
Power
 

SK Corporation

                    

SK Innovation

                    

SK Energy

       100.0                

SK Global Chemical

                    

SK Networks

                    

SK Telecom

     100.0       21.1              

SK Chemicals

                    

SK C

                    

SK E&C

                    

SK Gas

                    

SK C&C

                    

SK E&S

                    

SK Communications

                    

SK Broadband

                    

SK D&D

                    

SK Marketing & Company

                    

SK Lubricant

                    

SK Shipping

                    

SK Planet

                    

SK Hynix

           99.6     99.6     99.6     99.6       29.7     99.6

Hynix Engineering

                   100.0    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total affiliated companies

     100.0     100.0     21.1     99.6     99.6     99.6     99.6     100.0     29.7     99.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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VII. SHAREHOLDERS INFORMATION

1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

A. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

(As of March 31, 2012)                     (Unit: Shares, %)  

Name

  

Relationship

  

Type of share

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

SK Corporation

   Largest Shareholder    Common share      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      2,000         0.00         2,000         0.00   

Sung Min Ha

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      738         0.00         738         0.00   

Bang Hyung Lee*

   Officer of affiliated company    Common share      200         0.00         0         0.00   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total-

   Common share      20,366,490         25.22         20,366,290         25.22   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Resigned on January 31, 2012.

B. Overview of the Largest Shareholder

SK Corporation is a holding company and as of March 31, 2012, has eight subsidiaries: SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Co., Ltd., SK Networks Co., Ltd., SKC Co., Ltd., SK Shipping Co., Ltd., SK E&C Co., Ltd., SK E&S Co., Ltd. and SK Biofarm Co., Ltd. SK Biofarm Co., Ltd. spun off from SK Corporation on April 1, 2011.

Details of SK Corporation’s subsidiaries 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     1,165,759       Trading, Energy Sale    Publicly Listed

SKC Co., Ltd.

     42.5     254,632       Synthetic Resin Manufacturing    Publicly Listed

SK E&C Co., Ltd.

     40.0     485,171       Construction    Privately Held

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     83.1     607,643       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.

     100.00     228,702       Biotechnology    Privately Held

 

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* The above share holdings are based on common stock holdings as of March 31, 2012.

SK Corporation is a publicly listed company and is required to submit a report of its significant business activities in accordance with Article 161 of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act. Also as a holding company, SK Corporation is required to report key management activities of its subsidiaries in accordance with Article 8 of KOSPI Market Disclosure Regulation.

The rule is applicable to subsidiaries whose book value of the holding company’s shareholding exceeds 10% of its total assets based on the financial statements as of December 31, 2011. SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and SK Networks Co., Ltd. are three such subsidiaries.

On August 1, 2011, SK E&S Co., Ltd. acquired K-Power Co., Ltd. SK E&S that is engaged in distribution of gas and energy business plans to create synergy by merging with K-Power that is engaged in power generation and plans to seek new growth opportunities in overseas gas business and power generation.

2. Changes in shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder

Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows.

 

(As of March 31, 2012)                  (Unit: Shares, %)

Largest

Shareholder

   Date of the change in the
largest shareholder/

Date of change in
shareholding
   Shares
Held
     Holding Ratio     

Remarks

SK

Corporation

   March 7, 2008      18,751,260         23.09      

Purchased 1,085,325 shares from SK Networks

on March 7, 2008

  

 

March 13, 2009

  

 

 

 

18,751,360

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.22

 

  

  

 

At the 25th General Meeting of Shareholders, elected

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

the Company stock)

  

 

December 30, 2009

  

 

 

 

18,755,260

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.23

 

  

  

 

Man Won Jung, the CEO, purchased 3,900 shares.

  

 

May 26, 2010

  

 

 

 

18,756,760

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.23

 

  

  

 

Man Won Jung, the CEO, purchased 1,500 shares

  

 

July 20, 2010

  

 

 

 

18,756,860

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.23

 

  

  

 

Man Won Jung, the CEO, purchased 100 shares

  

 

September 17, 2010

  

 

 

 

18,757,360

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.23

 

  

  

 

Dal Sup Shim, an Independent Director, purchased 500 shares

  

 

March 11, 2011

  

 

 

 

18,750,490

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.22

 

  

  

 

Man Won Jung, SK Telecom’s CEO, resigned

Shin Bae Kim, SK C&C’s CEO, resigned

  

 

April. 5, 2011

  

 

 

 

18,749,990

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.22

 

  

  

 

Dal Sup Shim, an Independent Director, disposed 500 shares

  

 

July 8, 2011

  

 

 

 

18,749,990

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.22

 

  

  

 

Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 500 shares

  

 

August 5, 2011

  

 

 

 

18,750,490

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.22

 

  

  

 

Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 500 shares

  

 

August 23, 2011

  

 

 

 

18,751,490

 

  

  

 

 

 

23.22

 

  

  

 

Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 500 shares

  

 

December 21, 2011

  

 

 

 

20,366,490

 

  

  

 

 

 

25.22

 

  

  

 

SK Corporation purchased 1,615,000 shares

  

 

January 31, 2012

  

 

 

 

20,366,290

 

  

  

 

 

 

25.22

 

  

  

 

Bang Hyung Lee, an officer of an affiliated company with 200 shares, resigned

 

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

3. Distribution of Shares

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

 

(As of December 31, 2011)    (Unit: shares, %)  

Rank

 

Name (title)

   Common share  
     Number of shares      Ownership ratio  
1   Citibank ADR      21,711,446         26.89   
2   SK Corporation      20,363,452         25.22   
3   SK Telecom      11,050,712         13.69   

Shareholdings under the Employee Stock Ownership Program *

     290,155         0.36   

 

* As of March 31, 2012

B. Shareholder Distribution

 

(As of December 31, 2011)    (Unit: shares, %)  

classification

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

Total minority shareholders

     40,558         99.98         24,843,976         30.76         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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

A. Domestic Securities Market

 

                                             (Unit: Won, shares)  

Types

   March
2012
     February
2012
     January
2012
     December
2011
     November
2011
     October
2011
 

Common stock

   Highest      146,000         145,500         143,000         156,000         165,000         161,500   
  

 

Lowest

     131,500         136,000         134,500         145,000         148,000         140,500   
Monthly transaction volume      4,037,305         3,970,688         4,221,433         5,442,574         5,958,443         4,319,905   

B. Foreign Securities Market

 

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

Types

   March
2012
     February
2012
     January
2012
     December
2011
   November
2011
     October
2011
 

Depository Receipt

   Highest      14.60         14.45         14.08       15.41      15.99         18.83   
  

 

Lowest

     13.51         13.40         12.90       14.14      13.53         15.21   
Monthly transaction volume      40,978,400         30,905,000         30,029,400       49,489,960      44,012,672         36,305,704   

VIII. EMPLOYEES AND MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION

 

  1. EMPLOYEES

 

(As of March 31, 2012)           (Unit: persons, in millions of Won)  

Classification

   Number of employees    Average
service
year
     Aggregate
wage for the
quarter
ended
March  31,
2011
     Average
wage  per

person
     Remarks  
   Regular
employees
     Contract
employees
     Others      Total            

Male

     3,363         40         —         3,403      13.1         64,905         19         —     

Female

     509         70         —         579      10.7         8,135         14         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     3,872         110         —         3,982      12.7         73,040         18         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

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2. Management Compensation

A. Amount Approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting

 

            (Unit: Won million)  

Classification

   Number of Directors      Aggregate Amount Approved  

Directors

     8         12,000   

2. Amount Paid

 

                   (Unit: Won million)    

Classification

   Number of Directors      Aggregate Amount Paid      Average Amount
Paid Per  Director
 

Insider Directors

     3         8,452         2,817   

Independent Directors

     1         22         22   

Audit Committee Members

     4         81         20   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     8         8,555         1,069   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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IX. TRANSACTIONS WITH PARTIES WITH INTERESTS

1. Loans to the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

(As of March 31, 2012)                                (Unit: in millions of Won)    

Name (Corporate name)

  

Relationship

  

Account category

   Change details      Accrued
interest
     Remarks  
         Beginning      Increase      Decrease      Ending        

SK Wyverns

   Affiliated company   

Long-term and

short-term loans

     1,832         —           —           1,832         —           —     

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

A. Investment and Disposition of Investment

None.

B. Transfer of Assets

 

                         (Units: in millions of Won)  

Name (Corporate Name)

  

Relationship

  

Details

     Remarks  
     

Transferred
Objects

  

Purpose of

Transfer

  

Date of
Transfer

   Amount
Transferred
From  Largest

Shareholder
     Amount
Transferred
to Largest
Shareholder
    

Encar Network Co., Ltd.

   Affiliated Company    Used car sale   

Sale of assets

not in use

   March 14, 2012      —           60         —     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

                    60         —     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

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

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

 

                                    (Unit: in millions of Won)         

Name (Corporate name)

  

Relationship

  

Account category

   Change details      Accrued
interest
     Remarks  
         Beginning      Increase      Decrease      Ending        

Midus and others

   Agency   

Long-term and

short-term loans

     118,919         48,808         51,956         115,771         —           —     

 

                                   

(Unit: in millions of Won)

 

Name (Corporate name)

  

Relationship

  

Account category

   Change details      Accrued
interest
     Remarks  
         Beginning      Increase      Decrease      Ending        

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

   Investee    Long-term loans      22,102         —           —           22,102         —           —     

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.

 

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B. Summary Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Date

  

Agenda

  

Resolution

24th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 14, 2008)

  

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

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

2.      Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

   Approved
  

3.      Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

   Approved (Won 12 billion)
  

4.      Election of Directors

  
  

•       Election of inside directors

   Approved (Shin Bae Kim, Young Ho Park)
  

•       Election of independent directors

   Approved (Rak Yong Uhm, Jay Young Chung)
  

•       Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

   Approved (Jae Ho Cho)

25th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 13, 2009)

  

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

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

2.      Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

   Approved (Won 12 billion)
  

3.      Amendment to Company Regulation on Executive Compensation

   Approved
  

4.      Election of Directors

  
  

•       Election of inside directors

   Approved (Jae Won Chey, Man Won Jung)
  

•       Election of independent directors

   Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)
  

•       Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

   Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)

26th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 12, 2010)

  

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

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

2.      Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

   Approved
  

3.      Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

   Approved (Won 12 billion)
  

4.      Election of Directors

  
  

•       Election of inside directors

   Approved (Ki Haeng Cho)
  

•       Election of independent directors

   Approved (Dal Sup Shim)
  

•       Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

   Approved (Dal Sup Shim, Jay Young Chung)

27th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 11, 2011)

  

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

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

2.      Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

   Approved
  

3.      Amendment to Company Regulation on Executive Compensation

   Approved (Won 12 billion)
  

4.      Election of Directors

  
  

•       Election of inside directors

   Approved (Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So)
  

•       Election of independent directors

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

•       Election of independent directors as Audit Committee member

   Approved (Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho)
1st Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders (August 31, 2011)   

1.      Approval of the Spin-off Plan

   Approved (Spin-off of SK Planet)
  

2.      Election of Directors

   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

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

2.      Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

   Approved
  

3.      Election of Directors

  
  

•       Election of inside directors

   Approved (Young Tae Kim)
  

•       Election of inside directors

   Approved (Dong Seob Jee)
  

•       Election of independent directors

   Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)
  

4.      Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member

   Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)
  

5.      Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors

   Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

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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 appealed to the Supreme Court on November 8, 2011. The Company plans to vigorously defend itself in the Supreme Court by supplementing legal analysis relating to the interpretation of legal actions. While the Company does not expect immediate impact on its business and financial condition from the litigation because the judgment amount is Won 570 million and the final outcome of the litigation has not been decided, the Company may be required to pay on-going license fees in the future if it loses in the final judgment.

 

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

B. Other Matters

(1) Pledged Assets and Covenants

In 2011, SK Broadband, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, pledged its real estate and short term financial instruments as collateral for one year in connection with the borrowing by Broadband Media, another consolidated subsidiary. As of March 31, 2012, the amount of real estate provided as collateral was as follows: Won 65 billion to Hana Bank, Won 78 billion to IBK Capital and Won 52 billion to Kookmin Bank; the amount of short term financial instruments provided as collateral was as follows: Won 60 billion to Korea Exchange Bank, Won 35 billion to Hana Bank, Won 39 billion to National Agricultural Cooperative Federation and Won 20 billion to Woori Bank.

In addition, in 2011, SK Broadband, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, pledged its real estate as collateral for one year in connection with the borrowing by Broadband CS, another consolidated subsidiary. As of March 31, 2012, the amount of real estate provided as collateral was Won 16.9 billion to Kookmin Bank.

SK Broadband, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, has also provided “geun” mortgage amounting to Won 15.3 billion to others, including Ilsan Guksa, on a part of its buildings in connection with the leasing of the buildings.

In 2011, PS & Marketing, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, entered into a loan agreement to borrow up to Won 60 billion of working capital from Shinhan Bank. In connection with the loan agreement, it pledged Won 78 billion of its inventories to Shinhan Bank as collateral.

As of March 31, 2012, SKY Property Mgmt, Ltd. pledged CNY800 million of its buildings and land-use rights as collateral to Korea Exchange Bank and China Merchants Bank in connection with a long-term borrowing of CNY560 million. In the first quarter of 2012, SKY Property Mgmt, Ltd. newly borrowed long-term loans of US$30 million and HKD 234 million from Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd. and pledged its interests in its subsidiary, Shanghai Fujita Tianshan Housing Development Co., Ltd., as collateral.

(2) Payment Guarantee by the Company

The Company is participating in the tactical aeronautics project of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration of Korea (the “DAPA”), together with Joint Defense Corporation. The Company has guaranteed the payment of Won 4.2 billion that the DAPA has prepaid to Joint Defense Corporation.

 

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[SK Broadband]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

(1) SK Broadband as the Plaintiff

 

               (Unit: thousand won)

Description of Proceedings

  

Date of Commencement

of Proceedings

  

Amount of Claim

  

Status

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

   September 2009    1,810,000    Pending before Supreme Court

Claim relating to Gangamgu District Office Cable-Burying Project

   March 2010    345,271    Pending before Supreme Court

Administrative Proceeding relating to Gangnamgu District Office

   April 2010    703,440    Pending before Administrative Court

Claim for Sales Price by Sambo Motors

   April 2011    321,200    Pending before Appellate Court

Damages Claims against Golden Young and Others

   April 2011    454,267    Pending before District Court

Damages Claim relating to Hyundai Construction

   December 2010    561,282    Pending before Appellate Court

Other claims and proceedings

   —      240,814   
     

 

  

Total

   —      4,436,275    —  
     

 

  

(2) SK Broadband as the Defendant

 

                 (Unit: thousand won)

Description of Proceedings

  

Date of Commencement
of Proceedings

   Amount of Claim     

Status

Damage Claim by Sun Technology and One Other

   October 2011      1,006,429       Pending before Appellate Court

Claim for Return of Unfair Benefit from One Call

   October 2010      471,302       Pending before Appellate Court

Damages Claim from Jin Man Cho and One Other

   January 2011      200,000       Pending before Appellate Court

Claim for Commission by i-Media Valley and Five Other Companies

   July 2010      313,764       Pending before Appellate Court

Claim for Commission by Vialty and Four Other Companies

   November 2010      125,000       Pending before District Court

Damage Claim by On-nuri Co., Ltd.

   December 2011      101,000       Pending before District Court

Damage Claim by Mac Telecom and Five Other Companies

   January 2012      606,000       Pending before District Court

Other claims and proceedings

   —        62,309       —  
     

 

 

    

Total

   —        2,885,804       —  
     

 

 

    

 

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The management believes that the final results of the litigations listed above would not have a material impact on the company’s financial statements. In addition, in 2011, SK Broadband partly lost in a litigation relating to the leak of personal information at the district court, which ordered SK Broadband to pay damages of Won 4,469 million (out of the plaintiffs’ claims of Won 24,689 million), and recognized such damage order as other accounts payable.

(3) Broadband Media as the Defendant

 

Description of Proceedings

   Date of Commencement
of Proceedings
   Amount of Claim      Status

Claim for Commission by i-Media Valley and Five Other Companies

   July 2010      300,868       Pending before

Appellate Court

     

 

 

    

Total

   —        300,868       —  
     

 

 

    

[SK Communications]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate amount of claim was Won 4,187 million. The management cannot reasonably forecast the outcome of the pending cases.

3. Status of sanctions, etc.

[SK Telecom]

Due to the Company’s ineffective measures taken with respect to phone numbers that are used for sending illegal unsolicited bulk messages, the Korea Communications Commission, on April 8, 2009, ordered the Company to improve its work procedures.

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

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

 

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On June 10, 2010, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 2 billion and issued a correction order for hurting subscribers’ interests relating to USIM uses. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by September 2010.

On September 24, 2010, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 12.9 billion and issued a correction order for providing discriminatory subsidy to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and completed the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by January 2011.

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

On September 19, 2011, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 6.86 billion and issued a correction order for providing discriminatory subsidy to subscribers. The Company paid the fine and expects to complete the improvement of the procedures in consultation with the Korea Communications Commission by January 2012.

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

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

On April 22, 2011, the Company received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for violation of Article 21 of the Electronic Commerce Act and was imposed a fine of Won 5 million. The Company paid the fine and filed a suit disputing the order of the Fair Trade Commission. The suit is currently pending.

On November 11, 2011, the Company received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for violation of Article 23 of the Fair Trade Act relating to the transfer of patented technology necessary for the supply of relay facilities. The Company has corrected the procedures before receiving the correctional order.

 

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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 20.69 billion. The Company plans to review its legal options after receiving an official statement from the Fair Trade Commission.

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.

A Trial of a former director of the Company is pending with respect to the Company’s past transactions.

[SK Broadband]

(1) 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.

(2) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

 

   

Date: November 23, 2011

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a fine of Won 30 million from the Korea Communications Commission.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Telecommunication Business Act by allocating “060” number without prior review and charging fees for the service usage.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine, stopped the prohibited practice, improved operating procedures and reported the results.

 

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Company’s Plan: Will improve operating procedures.

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

 

   

Date: July 14, 2011

 

   

Subject: SK Broadband and a former officer of SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a fine of Won 15 million and the former officer was imposed a fine of Won 5 million.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Articles 24 and 62 of the Act on Facilitation of the Use of Information Network and Protection of Information by providing subscribers’ personal information to telemarketers without subscribers’ consents.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Provide education to officers and employees and strengthen internal regulations.

(4) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

 

   

Date: February 21, 2011

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a correction order and a fine of Won 3.2 billion from the Korea Communications Commission.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Improperly discriminated subscribers with respect to the fee reduction in the process of acquiring high-speed Internet subscribers. Violated Article 50 of the Telecommunication Business Act and Article 42 of the Enforcement Decree.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine, stopped the prohibited practice, published the sanction on newspapers, improved operating procedures and amended the terms of services.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Continue to monitor marketing networks, improve marketing procedures, distribute incentive items directly and reduce incentive items.

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

 

   

Date: June 10, 2010

 

   

Subject Company: SK Broadband

 

   

Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a fine of Won 10 million.

 

   

Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Articles 49 and 62 of the Act on Facilitation of the Use of Information Network and Protection of Information by providing subscribers’ personal information to telemarketers without subscribers’ consents.

 

   

Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

 

   

Company’s Plan: Provide education to officers and employees and strengthen internal regulations.

 

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[SK Communications]

On July 31, 2008, SK Communications was imposed a fine of Won 125 million by the Fair Trade Commission of Korea in connection with the preparation for the Fair Trade Commission’s field inspection. SK Communications has paid the fine and has taken efforts to prevent a repeat of the same violation, including education of the relevant personnel.

4. Important Matters That Occurred After March 31, 2012

[SK Communications]

SK Communication is pursuing a public sale of its equity shares of Etoos Education (15.58%) and remaining convertible bonds in the principal amount of Won 5 billion, as disclosed on February 24, 2012.

5. Use of Proceeds

A. Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings

 

 

(Unit:                    Won million            )

Classification

  

Closing Date

   Proceeds      Use of Proceeds
disclosed in  the
Prospectus
  

Actual Use of

Proceeds

   Reasons for
Change

Bonds (series 61-1)

   December 27, 2011      110,000       Working Capital    Working Capital    —  

Bonds (series 61-2)

   December 27, 2011      190,000       Working Capital    Working Capital    —  

B. Use of Proceeds from Private Offerings

 

(Unit:                    Won million            )

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    —  

Floating Rate Notes

   December 15, 2011      347,088       Refinancing of floating rate notes issued in April 2009    Refinancing and working capital    —  

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2012

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

     1   

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

     9   

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”), expressed in Korean won, which comprise the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of March 31, 2012, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

We did not review the financial statements of SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a domestic subsidiary, two other domestic subsidiaries and an associate, whose financial statements constitute 25.5% of consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2012 and 15.2% of consolidated total operating revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. Those financial statements were reviewed by other auditors whose reports have been furnished to us, and our report, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for those subsidiaries, is based solely on the reports of those other auditors.

Management’s responsibility for the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

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 review.

We conducted our review 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of Korea 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 review and the reports of other auditors, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements referred to above are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 Interim Financial Reporting.

The accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 have been translated into United States dollars solely for the convenience of the reader. We have reviewed the translation and, in our opinion, the condensed consolidated interim financial statements expressed in Korean won have been translated into dollars on the basis set forth in note 2 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.


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Other Considerations

The condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Group for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011 were reviewed by other auditors and their report thereon, dated May 27, 2011, stated that nothing has come to their attention that causes them to believe that the condensed consolidated interim financial statements referred to above were not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 Interim Financial Reporting.

In addition, the condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2011, and the related condensed 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 other auditors and their report thereon, dated March 13, 2012, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2011, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by other auditors in all material respects.

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such consolidated interim financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report and the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are for use by those knowledgeable about Korean auditing standards and their application in practice.

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

May 16, 2012

This report is effective as of May 16, 2012, 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.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

            Korean won      Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
     March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
            (In millions)      (In thousands)  

Assets

              

Current Assets:

              

Cash and cash equivalents

     28,29       (Won) 1,769,391         1,650,794       $ 1,563,896         1,459,072   

Short-term financial instruments

     5,28,29,31         567,513         979,564         501,603         865,798   

Short-term investment securities

     8,28,29         163,713         94,829         144,700         83,815   

Accounts receivable - trade, net

     6,28,29,30         1,744,498         1,823,170         1,541,893         1,611,428   

Short-term loans, net

     6,28,29,30         96,802         100,429         85,559         88,765   

Accounts receivable - other, net

     6,28,29,30         741,299         908,836         655,205         803,285   

Prepaid expenses

        107,440         118,200         94,962         104,472   

Derivative financial assets

     19,28,29         70,386         148,038         62,211         130,845   

Inventories, net

     7,31         184,070         219,590         162,693         194,087   

Advanced payments and other

     6,8,28,29,30         110,619         74,029         97,771         65,432   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

        5,555,731         6,117,479         4,910,493         5,406,999   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Assets:

              

Long-term financial instruments

     5,28,29,31         7,631         7,628         6,745         6,742   

Long-term investment securities

     8,28,29         1,466,735         1,537,945         1,296,389         1,359,329   

Investments in associates

     9         4,685,822         1,384,605         4,141,614         1,223,798   

Property and equipment, net

     10,30,31         8,696,456         9,030,998         7,686,455         7,982,144   

Investment property

     11         265,085         271,086         234,298         239,602   

Goodwill

     12         1,740,203         1,749,933         1,538,097         1,546,697   

Intangible assets

     13         2,940,927         2,995,803         2,599,370         2,647,873   

Long-term loans, net

     6,28,29,30         91,258         95,565         80,660         84,466   

Long-term accounts receivable – other

     6,28,29         2,837         5,393         2,508         4,767   

Long-term prepaid expenses

     31         556,623         567,762         491,977         501,823   

Guarantee deposits

     6,28,29,30         234,585         245,218         207,340         216,739   

Long-term derivative financial assets

     19,28,29         80,488         105,915         71,140         93,614   

Deferred tax assets

     26         199,278         227,578         176,134         201,147   

Other non-current assets

     6,28,29         23,242         23,128         20,543         20,442   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

        20,991,170         18,248,557         18,553,270         16,129,183   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      (Won) 26,546,901         24,366,036       $  23,463,763         21,536,182   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

            Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
            (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Liabilities and Equity

           

Current Liabilities:

           

Short-term borrowings

     14,28,29       (Won) 1,139,571        700,713      $ 1,007,222        619,333   

Accounts payable - trade

     28,29,30         148,816        195,391        131,532        172,698   

Accounts payable - other

     28,29,30         1,817,571        1,507,877        1,606,480        1,332,754   

Withholdings

     28,29         627,979        496,860        555,046        439,155   

Accrued expenses

     28,29,31         864,786        744,673        764,350        658,187   

Income tax payable

     26         347,662        293,725        307,285        259,612   

Unearned revenue

        275,873        290,791        243,834        257,019   

Derivative financial liabilities

     19,28,29         5,673        4,645        5,014        4,106   

Provisions

     16         632,736        657,198        559,251        580,872   

Current portion of long-term debt, net

     14,15,17,28,29         606,889        1,662,841        536,405        1,469,720   

Advanced receipt and other

     30         115,024        118,876        101,665        105,068   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

        6,582,580        6,673,590        5,818,084        5,898,524   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

           

Debentures, net

     14,28,29         3,942,317        3,229,009        3,484,459        2,853,994   

Long-term borrowings

     14,28,29         2,373,127        323,852        2,097,514        286,240   

Long-term payables - other

     15,28,29,30         710,310        847,496        627,815        749,068   

Long-term unearned revenue

        200,837        212,172        177,512        187,530   

Finance lease liabilities

     17,28,29         36,553        41,940        32,308        37,069   

Defined benefit obligation

     18         93,135        85,941        82,319        75,960   

Long-term provisions

     16         143,251        142,361        126,614        125,827   

Other non-current liabilities

     28,29,30         72,801        76,966        64,345        68,029   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        7,572,331        4,959,737        6,692,886        4,383,717   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        14,154,911        11,633,327        12,510,970        10,282,241   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

           

Share capital

     1,20         44,639        44,639        39,455        39,455   

Share premium

     20,21         (290,688     (285,347     (256,928     (252,207

Retained earnings

     22         11,359,342        11,642,525        10,040,076        10,290,371   

Reserves

     23         229,440        260,064        202,793        229,860   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company

        11,342,733        11,661,881        10,025,396        10,307,478   

Non-controlling interests

        1,049,257        1,070,828        927,397        946,462   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

        12,391,990        12,732,709        10,952,793        11,253,941   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

      (Won) 26,546,901        24,366,036      $ 23,463,763        21,536,182   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

            Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      2012     2011     2012     2011  
            (In millions except for
per share data)
    (In thousands except for
per share data)
 

Operating revenue:

     4,30            

Revenue

      (Won) 3,969,973        3,901,012      $ 3,508,903        3,447,951   

Other operating income

     24         15,596        7,849        13,785        6,938   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        3,985,569        3,908,861        3,522,688        3,454,889   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expense:

     30            

Labor cost

        355,533        313,585        314,241        277,166   

Commissions paid

        1,418,911        1,360,036        1,254,120        1,202,082   

Depreciation and amortization

        588,919        575,146        520,523        508,349   

Network interconnection

        296,151        318,741        261,757        281,723   

Leased line

        118,935        113,894        105,122        100,667   

Advertising

        69,903        55,275        61,784        48,856   

Rent

        106,876        99,271        94,464        87,742   

Cost of goods sold

        271,436        186,474        239,912        164,817   

Other operating expenses

     24         306,589        272,101        270,981        240,498   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        3,533,253        3,294,523        3,122,904        2,911,900   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4         452,316        614,338        399,784        542,989   

Finance income

     25         68,205        268,851        60,284        237,627   

Finance costs

     25         (110,954     (103,477     (98,068     (91,459

Losses related to investments in affiliates, net

     1,9         (27,583     (10,811     (24,379     (9,556
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax

        381,984        768,901        337,621        679,601   

Income tax expense

     26         81,603        231,633        72,126        204,731   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income for the period

     4       (Won) 300,381        537,268      $ 265,495        474,870   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Attributable to :

           

Owners of the Parent Company

        306,424        542,534        270,836        479,525   

Non-controlling interests

        (6,043     (5,266     (5,341     (4,655
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

     27       (Won) 4,397        7,631      $ 3.89        6.74   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

     27       (Won) 4,312        7,302      $ 3.81        6.45   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

            Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      2012     2011     2012     2011  
            (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Net income for the period

      (Won) 300,381        537,268      $ 265,495        474,870   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

           

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

     23         (14,232     (85,330     (12,579     (75,420

Net change in other comprehensive income of investments in associates

     9,23         6,435        (3,808     5,688        (3,365

Gains (losses) on valuation of derivatives

     19,23         (17,981     38,570        (15,892     34,090   

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

     23         (10,319     (13,408     (9,121     (11,851

Actuarial losses on defined benefit obligations

     18,22         (3,691     (3,593     (3,263     (3,175
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (39,788     (67,569     (35,167     (59,721
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

      (Won) 260,593        469,699      $ 230,328        415,149   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to:

           

Owners of the Parent Company

        271,631        477,908        240,084        422,404   

Non-controlling interests

        (11,038     (8,209     (9,756     (7,255
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      (Won) 260,593        469,699        230,328        415,149   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(In millions of won)

 

     Controlling Interest              
     Share capital      Share premium     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Sub-total     Non-controlling
interest
    Total equity  

Balance, January 1, 2011

   (Won) 44,639         (78,953     10,721,249        643,056        11,329,991        1,078,008        12,407,999   

Cash dividends

     —           —          (597,198     —          (597,198     —          (597,198

Total comprehensive income

               

Net income

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

Other comprehensive loss

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

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           6,452        —          —          6,452        65        6,517   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2011

   (Won) 44,639         (72,501     10,662,775        582,239        11,217,152        1,069,865        12,287,017   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

     44,639         (285,347     11,642,525        260,064        11,661,881        1,070,828        12,732,709   

Cash dividends

     —           —          (585,438     —          (585,438     (1,956     (587,394

Total comprehensive income

               

Net income

     —           —          306,424        —          306,424        (6,043     300,381   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —          (4,169     (30,624     (34,793     (4,995     (39,788

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           (5,341     —          —          (5,341     (8,577     (13,918
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

   (Won) 44,639         (290,688     11,359,342        229,440        11,342,733        1,049,257        12,391,990   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(In thousands of U.S. dollars) (note 2)

 

     Controlling Interest              
     Share capital      Share premium     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Sub-total     Non-controlling
interest
    Total equity  

Balance, January 1, 2011

   $ 39,455         (69,783     9,476,091        568,371        10,014,134        952,809        10,966,943   

Cash dividends

     —           —          (527,840     —          (527,840     —          (527,840

Total comprehensive income

               

Net income

     —           —          479,525        —          479,525        (4,655     474,870   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —          (3,367     (53,754     (57,121     (2,600     (59,721

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           5,702        —          —          5,702        58        5,760   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2011

   $ 39,455         (64,081     9,424,409        514,617        9,914,400        945,612        10,860,012   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

     39,455         (252,207     10,290,371        229,860        10,307,479        946,462        11,253,941   

Cash dividends

     —           —          (517,446     —          (517,446     (1,729     (519,175

Total comprehensive income

               

Net income

     —           —          270,836        —          270,836        (5,341     265,495   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —          (3,685     (27,067     (30,752     (4,415     (35,167

Changes in subsidiaries

     —           (4,721     —          —          (4,721     (7,580     (12,301
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

   $ 39,455         (256,928     10,040,076        202,793        10,025,396        927,397        10,952,793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

            Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      2012     2011     2012     2011  
            (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

           

Cash generated from operating activities

           

Net income for the period

      (Won) 300,381        537,268      $ 265,495        474,870   

Adjustments for income and expenses

     32         825,200        724,483        729,362        640,342   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities

     32         144,288        297,982        127,530        263,375   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        1,269,869        1,559,733        1,122,387        1,378,587   

Interest received

        30,335        40,880        26,812        36,132   

Dividends received

        22,333        26,473        19,740        23,399   

Interest paid

        (97,361     (101,287     (86,054     (89,524

Income tax paid

        (4,008     (19,220     (3,543     (16,988
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

        1,221,168        1,506,579        1,079,342        1,331,606   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

           

Cash inflows from investing activities:

           

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

        403,106        10,608        356,289        9,376   

Decrease in short-term investment securities, net

        —          65,000        —          57,451   

Collection of short-term loans

        54,153        48,962        47,864        43,276   

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities

        28,780        220,379        25,438        194,784   

Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates

        1,850        2,257        1,635        1,995   

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

        2,137        2,445        1,889        2,161   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        1,792        596        1,584        526   

Collection of long-term loans

        3,416        5,514        3,019        4,873   

Decrease of deposits

        3,378        —          2,985        —     

Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets

        41        145        37        129   

Proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary

        88,602        —          78,312        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        587,255        355,906        519,052        314,571   

Cash outflows for investing activities:

           

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

        45,000        —          39,774        —     

Increase in short-term loans

        49,466        88,303        43,721        78,048   

Increase in long-term loans

        793        2,086        701        1,844   

Increase in long-term financial instruments, net

        3        —          3        —     

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

        16,228        232,485        14,344        205,484   

Acquisition of investments in associates

        3,068,050        29,411        2,711,729        25,995   

Acquisition of property and equipment

        530,977        285,856        469,310        252,657   

Acquisition of intangible assets

        32,706        17,040        28,907        15,060   

Increase in deposits

        6,375        —          5,634        —     

Increase in other non-current assets

        —          —          —          —     

Decrease in cash due to the exclusion from scope of consolidation

        11,867        —          10,489        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        3,761,465        655,181        3,324,611        579,088   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

      (Won) (3,174,210     (299,275   $ (2,805,559     (264,517
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

          Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note    2012     2011     2012     2011  
          (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from financing activities:

           

Cash inflows from financing activities:

           

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

      (Won) 642,989        407,951      $ 568,313        360,572   

Issuance of debentures

        318,696        49,798        281,683        44,014   

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

        2,054,944        12,162        1,816,284        10,750   

Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives

        1,517        —          1,340        —     

Increase in cash from the consolidated capital transaction

        —          7,589        —          6,708   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        3,018,146        477,500        2,667,620        422,044   

Cash outflows for financing activities:

           

Repayment of short-term borrowings

        202,317        250,717        178,820        221,599   

Repayment of current portion of long-term debt

        95,446        180,239        84,361        159,306   

Repayment of debentures

        634,398        502,160        560,719        443,839   

Repayment of long-term borrowings

        2,693        7,458        2,381        6,592   

Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives

        3,157        15,690        2,790        13,869   

Payment of finance lease liabilities

        4,993        —          4,413        —     

Distribution to non-controlling interests

        1,025        —          906        —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        944,029        956,264        834,390        845,205   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

        2,074,117        (478,764     1,833,230        (423,161
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

        121,075        728,540        107,013        643,928   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

        1,650,794        659,405        1,459,072        582,822   

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

        (2,478     (2,919     (2,189     (2,580
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

      (Won) 1,769,391        1,385,026      $ 1,563,896        1,224,170   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

1. Reporting Entity

(1) General

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Parent Company”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of 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 March 31, 2012, 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   

Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC

     4,050,518         5.02   

POSCO Corp.

     2,341,569         2.90   

Institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     42,939,460         53.17   

Treasury stock

     11,050,712         13.69   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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”).

(2) List of subsidiaries

The list of subsidiaries as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

               Ownership(%)  

Subsidiary

   Location    Primary business    March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Telecommunication service      83.5         83.5   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Internet website services      64.6         64.6   

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Internet website services      59.7         59.7   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

   Korea    Release of music disc      67.6         67.6   

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

   Korea    Investment association      57.0         57.0   

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Game software production      —           63.7   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Online shopping mall
operation agency
     100.0         100.0   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Telecommunication
services
     50.6         50.6   

Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Base station maintenance
service
     100.0         100.0   

Broadband Media Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Multimedia TV portal
service
     100.0         100.0   

Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Customer Q&A and
Service
     100.0         100.0   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

   Korea    Investment association      59.0         59.0   

Benex 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   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

(2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

 

 

               Ownership(%)  

Subsidiary

   Location   

Primary business

   March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

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   

Service-In Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Database & on-line information service      100.0         100.0   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Telecommunication service and new media business      100.0         100.0   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

   China    Equity investment      100.0         100.0   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

   China    Real Estate Investment      60.0         60.0   

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

   China    Manufacturing      65.5         65.5   

SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd.

   Hong Kong    Real Estate Investment      99.4         99.4   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

   Singapore    Telecommunication service      73.3         73.3   

SKT Americas, Inc.

   USA    Information gathering and consulting      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

   Cayman    Investment Association      100.0         100.0   

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

   Cayman    Investment Association      100.0         100.0   

In accordance with the 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 financial statements are not material considering both individual and overall quantitative and qualitative effects, although the Company has ownership interests of more than 50% on those subsidiaries.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

(3) Financial information of subsidiaries

Financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

             

Subsidiary

   Total
assets
     Total
liabilities
     Total
equity
    Revenue      Net income
(loss)
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 408,480         214,669         193,811        87,213         5,211   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     315,501         86,634         228,867        51,903         (4,663

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

     33,820         11,199         22,621        9,464         121   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     167,057         55,734         111,323        43,992         6,990   

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     20,862         190         20,672        53         2,665   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     35,362         36,765         (1,403     12,615         (126

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     2,939,424         1,563,454         1,375,970        552,668         5,887   

Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.

     11,566         6,805         4,761        10,065         319   

Broadband Media Co., Ltd.

     76,973         349,590         (272,617     17,895         (5,787

Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

     7,101         18,675         (11,574     18,764         180   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     45,306         —           45,306        —           (235

Benex Focus Limited Partnership II

     21,453         249         21,204        —           (377

Open Innovation Fund

     44,483         383         44,100        —           (184

PS&Marketing Corporation

     288,497         149,505         138,992        321,041         (6,051

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     42,579         17,953         24,626        35,301         2,884   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     35,829         20,768         15,061        33,759         1,323   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     42,315         21,426         20,889        35,688         1,786   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

     27,977         9,857         18,120        8,867         886   

Service-In Co., Ltd.

     3,147         682         2,465        2,487         (22

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     1,558,494         301,754         1,256,740        244,583         2,913   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     34,546         1,233         33,313        5,521         233   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*1)

     812,058         314,432         497,626        15,505         605   

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

     23,017         2,147         20,870        1,929         1,262   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     41,312         9,580         31,732        —           (595

SKT Americas, Inc.

     36,481         846         35,635        2,536         (5,238

YTK Investment Ltd.

     50,530         —           50,530        —           —     

Atlas Investment(*2)

     49,143         672         48,471        —           (964

 

(*1) The financial information of Sky Property Mgmt. Ltd. includes the financial information of SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sky Property Mgmt. Ltd.
(*2) 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

(3) Financial information of subsidiaries, Continued

 

Financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

             

Subsidiary

   Total assets      Total
liabilities
     Total
equity
    Revenue      Net income
(loss)
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 420,829         228,687         192,142        419,131         35,269   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     319,948         84,282         235,666        260,573         (5,041

PAXNet Co., Ltd.

     33,949         11,461         22,488        33,004         (2,347

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     157,104         48,386         108,718        167,273         21,398   

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     18,506         196         18,310        21         1,069   

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

     37,529         17,304         20,225        56,029         8,707   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     49,729         51,057         (1,328     75,038         (556

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     3,318,699         1,945,825         1,372,874        2,285,845         19,272   

Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.

     11,872         7,399         4,473        46,433         (49

Broadband Media Co., Ltd.

     89,915         356,816         (266,901     66,526         (32,214

Broadband CS Co., Ltd.

     6,948         18,744         (11,796     74,104         63   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     48,057         16         48,041        —           (113

Benex Focus Limited Partnership II

     21,663         285         21,378        —           (10,358

Open Innovation Fund

     44,716         432         44,284        —           (427

PS&Marketing Corporation

     289,062         143,883         145,179        1,078,925         (31,820

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     43,447         21,669         21,778        130,102         1,365   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     37,165         23,255         13,910        123,366         1,829   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     80,249         61,555         18,694        199,653         5,646   

BNCP Co., Ltd.

     28,631         11,397         17,234        17,860         1,877   

Service-In Co., Ltd.

     3,247         759         2,488        6,225         (12

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     1,677,730         423,903         1,253,827        279,466         11,014   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     36,810         2,442         34,368        26,944         (232

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*1)

     820,639         317,038         503,601        51,204         6,386   

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

     23,569         3,744         19,825        14,703         2,007   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     42,539         9,769         32,770        5,519         205   

SKT Americas, Inc.

     42,681         1,280         41,401        18,468         (14,604

YTK Investment Ltd.

     51,218         —           51,218        —           —     

Atlas Investment(*2)

     50,643         530         50,113        —           (2,056

 

(*1) The financial information of Sky Property Mgmt. Ltd. includes the financial information of SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sky Property Mgmt. Ltd.
(*2) 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

(4) Changes in subsidiaries

There are no subsidiaries that were newly acquired during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 and the list of subsidiary that is newly excluded during the same period is as follows:

 

Subsidiary

  

Reason

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.

   The Parent Company sold its investment during the period.

The Parent Company sold 2,064,970 shares (ownership interest of 63.7%) of investment in the above subsidiary to NCsoft Corporation and recognized gain on disposal of (Won) 66,006 million during the three- month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

2. Basis of Preparation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are stated in Korean won, the functional currency of the Parent Company and the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Group is incorporated and operates. The translation of Korean won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is included solely for the convenience of readers of financial statements and has been made at the rate of (Won)1,131.40 to USD 1.00, the Noon Buying Rate in the City of New York for cable transfers in Korean won as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last business day of the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. Such translations into U.S. dollars do not comply with K-IFRS and should not be construed as representations that the Korean won amounts could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate.

(1) Statement of compliance

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034 Interim Financial Reporting. They do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements.

(2) Use of estimates and judgments

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, 2011.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

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, 2011.

 

4. Operating Segments

The Group’s segments are classified at the business unit level, at which the Group generates separately identifiable revenue and costs, and the related information is reported to the chief operating decision maker for the purpose of resource allocation and assessment of segment performance. The Group’s reportable segments are: 1) cellular services, which include cellular voice service, wireless data service and wireless internet services, 2) fixed-line telecommunication services, which include telephone services, internet services, and leased line services and 3) other, which include the Group’s Internet portal services, game development and other operations.

(1) Details of the segments as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

              
     Cellular
services
     Fixed-line
Telecommunication
services
    Other     Subtotal      Consolidation
adjustments
    Consolidated
amount
 

Total sales

   (Won) 3,442,512         690,665        400,488        4,533,665         (548,096     3,985,569   

Internal sales

     219,596         154,669        173,831        548,096         (548,096     —     

External sales

     3,222,916         535,996        226,657        3,985,569         —          3,985,569   

Operating income (loss)

     459,433         (1,342     (5,775     452,316         —          452,316   

Net income (loss)

     319,102         (18,476     (245     300,381         —          300,381   

Total assets

     23,537,231         3,442,233        3,294,060        30,273,524         (3,726,623     26,546,901   

Total liabilities

     11,642,535         2,152,591        819,822        14,614,948         (460,037     14,154,911   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(2) Details of the segments as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

               
     Cellular
services
     Fixed-line
Telecommunication
services
    Other      Subtotal      Consolidation
adjustments
    Consolidated
amount
 

Total sales

   (Won) 3,433,060         666,566        154,456         4,254,082         (345,221     3,908,861   

Internal sales

     198,386         123,403        23,432         345,221         (345,221     —     

External sales

     3,234,674         543,163        131,024         3,908,861         —          3,908,861   

Operating income

     595,952         7,235        11,151         614,338         —          614,338   

Net income (loss)

     550,772         (19,428     5,924         537,268         —          537,268   

Total assets

     19,959,640         3,529,803        1,536,786         25,026,229         (2,089,010     22,937,219   

Total liabilities

     8,242,458         2,246,844        369,500         10,858,802         (208,600     10,650,202   

The Group principally operates wireless and fixed-line business in its domestic market in Korea, therefore does not generate geographical information.

 

5. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Short-term financial instruments(*1)

   (Won) 232,903         232,462   

Long-term financial instruments(*2)

     7,589         7,589   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 240,492         240,051   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Short-term financial instruments include financial instruments restricted in use in relation to the various charitable contributions and payment guarantee for borrowings which are non-cancellable until maturity.
(*2) Long-term financial instruments include charitable contributions which are non-cancellable until maturity.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

6. Trade and Other Receivables

(1) Details of trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     March 31, 2012  
     Gross
amount
     Allowances for
impairment
    Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

       

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 1,986,825         (242,327     1,744,498   

Short-term loans

     98,789         (1,987     96,802   

Accounts receivable - other

     804,216         (62,917     741,299   

Accrued income

     27,706         (142     27,564   

Others

     954         —          954   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,918,490         (307,373     2,611,117   

Non-current assets:

       

Long-term loans

     122,108         (30,849     91,258   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,837         —          2,837   

Guarantee deposits

     234,584         —          234,585   

Long-term accounts receivable - trade

     12,989         —          12,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     372,518         (30,849     341,669   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   (Won) 3,291,008         (338,222     2,952,786   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

6. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

 

(In millions of won)       
     December 31, 2011  
     Gross
amount
     Allowances for
impairment
    Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

       

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 2,063,611         (240,441     1,823,170   

Short-term loans

     102,693         (2,264     100,429   

Accounts receivable - other

     953,821         (44,985     908,836   

Accrued income

     21,989         (142     21,847   

Others

     462         —          462   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,142,576         (287,832     2,854,744   

Non-current assets:

       

Long-term loans

     126,553         (30,988     95,565   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     5,393         —          5,393   

Guarantee deposits

     245,218         —          245,218   

Long-term accounts receivable - trade

     12,471         —          12,471   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     389,635         (30,988     358,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   (Won) 3,532,211         (318,820     3,213,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (2) The movement in allowance for doubtful accounts in respect of trade and other receivables during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Balance at January, 1

   (Won) 318,820        327,382   

Increase of bad debt

     26,944        20,933   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (5,654     (1,305

Write-off

     (4,806     (174

Others(*)

     2,918        (213
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March, 31

   (Won) 338,222        346,623   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Others include collection of receivables written-off, net exchange difference and changes in consolidation scope.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (3) Details of trade and other receivables, overdue but not impaired, and impaired accounts receivable as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

        
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
    Other
receivables
    Accounts
receivable -
trade
    Other
receivables
 

Accounts receivable

   (Won) 1,382,415        901,861        1,417,574        1,287,607   

Overdue but not impaired accounts receivable

     64,723        4,862        34,030        32,144   

Impaired accounts receivable

     552,676        384,471        624,478        136,378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,999,814        1,291,194        2,076,082        1,456,129   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (242,327     (95,895     (240,441     (78,379
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,757,487        1,195,299        1,835,641        1,377,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

6. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

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

 

  (4) The aging of overdue but not impaired accounts receivable as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

           
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Accounts
receivable -
other
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Accounts
receivable -
other
 

Less than 1 month

   (Won) 20,486         1,228         9,125         15,384   

1 ~ 3 months

     13,664         370         8,063         3,147   

3 ~ 6 months

     13,691         2,154         4,124         713   

More than 6 months

     16,882         1,110         12,718         12,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 64,723         4,862         34,030         32,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. Inventories

Details of Inventories as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

               
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Acquisition
cost
     Write-down
of inventory
    Carrying
amount
     Acquisition
cost
     Write-down
of inventory
    Carrying
amount
 

Merchandise

   (Won) 179,685         (3,543     176,142         216,452         (4,551     211,901   

Finished goods

     3,506         (508     2,998         3,371         (547     2,824   

Work in process

     603         —          603         286         —          286   

Raw materials and supplies

     4,381         (54     4,327         4,630         (51     4,579   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   (Won) 188,175         (4,105     184,070         224,739         (5,149     219,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

8. Investment Securities

(1) Details of short-term investment securities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Beneficiary certificates(*)

   (Won) 153,097         91,539   

Current portion of long-term investment securities

     10,616         3,290   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 163,713         94,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2012 were accounted for as accrued income.

 

  (2) Details of long-term available-for-sale financial assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

    
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Equity securities:

    

Marketable equity securities

   (Won) 1,108,970        1,100,847   

Unlisted equity securities

     69,937        97,397   

Equity investments

     217,463        281,877   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,396,370        1,480,121   

Debt securities:

    

Public bonds(*1)

     421        413   

Investment bonds(*2)

     80,560        60,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     80,981        61,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1,477,351        1,541,235   

Less current portion of long-term investment securities

     (10,616     (3,290
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term investment securities

   (Won) 1,466,735        1,537,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Less than 1 year

   (Won) 45         45   

1 ~ 5 years

     376         368   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 421         413   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*2) The Group classified convertible bonds of NanoEnTek, Inc. (carrying amount as of March 31, 2012: (Won) 15,977 million), which were acquired during the year ended December 31, 2011, as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. The difference between acquisition cost and fair value is accounted for as finance income (loss).

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

9. Investments in Associates

 

  (1) Investments in associates accounted for using the equity method as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)

              
      March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
      Number of
shares
     Ownership
(%)
   Acquisition
cost
     Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     5,000,000       50.0    (Won) 190,000         131,223         128,320   

SK China Company Ltd.

     720,000       22.5      49,529         47,809         48,488   

SK USA, Inc.

     49       49.0      3,184         4,569         4,534   

Benex Sector Limited Partnership IV

     2,500       49.7      25,000         24,140         24,907   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     300,000       50.0      2,410         4,148         3,565   

Korea IT Fund(*1)

     190       63.3      190,000         226,975         230,980   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

     691,680       25.5      4,150         4,150         4,008   

Konan Technology

     78,550       29.5      13,456         4,284         4,760   

Etoos Co., Ltd.(*2)

     701,000       15.6      18,993         12,258         13,928   

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     100       39.8      10,000         8,430         8,415   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*2)

     382,000       19.1      1,967         —           1,124   

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

     —         25.0      2,500         2,325         2,326   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

     —         20.0      2,000         1,157         1,165   

BMC Movie Expert Fund

     135       46.6      13,500         14,268         13,926   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     57,647,058       49.0      400,000         401,410         396,553   

Television Media Korea Ltd.(*3)

     18,564,000       51.0      18,568         14,603         15,262   

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

     11,010,280       28.9      26,334         11,804         11,814   

NanoEnTek, Inc.(*2)

     1,807,130       9.3      11,000         9,769         10,470   

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

     49       49.0      3,475         6,120         5,886   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     4,900,000       49.0      6,492         5,123         5,326   

Packet One Network

     1,151,556       28.2      137,751         98,981         103,408   

Mobile Money Venture, LLC

     —         50.0      12,762         952         982   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     —         49.0      85,873         73,478         75,974   

LightSquared Inc.(*2)

     3,387,916       3.3      72,096         —           49,441   

SK hynix Inc.(*4)

     146,100,000       21.1      3,374,726         3,344,805         —     

SK MENA Investment B.V.(*5)

     —         32.1      14,485         14,485         —     

TR Entertainment and others

           278,675         218,556         219,043   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         (Won) 4,968,926         4,685,822         1,384,605   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investments in Associates, Continued

 

 

(*1) 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.
(*2) The Group classified the investments in Etoos Co., Ltd., Wave City Development Co., Ltd., NanoEnTek, Inc., and LightSquared Inc., as investments in associates as the Group can exercise significant influence on these investees through participation of their board of directors even though the Group has less than 20% of equity interests in those investees.
(*3) The Group classified the investments in Television Media Korea Ltd. as investments in associates as the entity is considered a joint venture.
(*4) The Group acquired 146,100,000 shares (ownership interest of 21.1%) of SK hynix Inc. through purchase of existing shares and subscription of new shares at February 14, 2012.
(*5) The Group acquired 32.1% of ownership interest of SK MENA Investment B.V. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

  (2) The market price of investments in listed associates as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share and per share data)  
      March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
      Market
value per
share
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
     Market
value per
share
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
 

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

   (Won) 1,175         11,010,280         12,937         1,435         11,010,280         15,800   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     3,935         1,807,130         7,111         4,160         1,807,130         7,518   

SK hynix Inc.

     29,250         146,100,000         4,273,425         —           —           —     

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investments in Associates, Continued

 

 

  (3) The condensed financial information of the investees as of and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

             
     As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
     Total assets      Total
liabilities
     Total
equity
    Revenue      Net income
(loss) for the
period
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 691,993         429,546         262,447        155,853         4,178   

SK China Company, Ltd.

     227,290         14,176         213,114        8,684         (1,829

SK USA, Inc.

     20,788         11,463         9,325        4,080         (2,312

Benex Sector Limited Partnership IV

     48,759         423         48,336        407         (16

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     13,470         6,006         7,464        15,366         1,377   

Korea IT Fund

     358,538         —           358,538        —           63   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

     16,470         12,454         4,016        3,889         904   

Konan Technology

     14,710         4,461         10,249        1,373         (1,636

Etoos Co., Ltd.

     97,569         77,666         19,903        23,789         (2,662

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     21,317         157         21,160        199         38   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     123,969         132,163         (8,194     —           (435

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

     9,359         61         9,298        51         (7

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

     5,834         50         5,784        11         (42

BMC Movie Expert Fund

     30,794         145         30,649        879         734   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     10,719,220         9,991,725         727,495        254,708         10,227   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     33,072         4,910         28,162        2,685         (1,273

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

     27,925         7,566         20,359        3,515         (204

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     49,736         21,485         28,251        2,768         (959

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co.,Ltd.

     22,392         9,986         12,406        4,932         596   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     11,097         988         10,109        195         (317

Packet One Network

     274,774         186,074         88,700        29,256         (12,593

Mobile Money Venture, LLC

     2,095         207         1,888        46         (27

SK Technology Innovation Company

     149,956         —           149,956        —           (1,433

LightSquared Inc.

     4,484,505         3,125,885         1,358,620        8,343         (162,631

SK hynix Inc.(*)

     19,264,360         9,366,111         9,898,249        2,388,389         (271,223

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     44,380         1         44,379        —           5   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investments in Associates, Continued

 

 

(*) Financial information of SK hynix Inc. used when applying the equity method represents financial information after the acquisition date, February 14, 2012 and revenue and net loss for the period recognized from the acquisition date to March 31, 2012 are (Won) 1,436,477 million and (Won) 183,976 million, respectively.

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     As of and for the year ended December 31, 2011  
     Total assets      Total
liabilities
     Total equity      Revenue      Net income
(loss) for the
period
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 753,508         496,867         256,641         652,749         21,543   

SK China Company, Ltd.

     281,579         58,124         223,455         43,526         4,542   

SK USA, Inc.

     20,184         10,932         9,252         10,623         (2,133

Benex Sector Limited Partnership IV

     50,357         478         49,879         —           (1,717

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     13,511         7,303         6,208         50,554         110   

Korea IT Fund

     364,706         —           364,706         —           10,502   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

     17,467         14,424         3,043         17,722         407   

Konan Technology

     15,507         3,622         11,885         11,790         651   

Etoos Co., Ltd.

     69,994         67,889         2,105         107,174         (743

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     21,288         166         21,122         187         (621

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     129,768         123,882         5,886         431         (1,399

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

     9,387         82         9,305         638         106   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

     5,877         51         5,826         92         (1,518

BMC Movie Expert Fund

     30,068         153         29,915         4,690         1,019   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     9,810,720         9,094,326         716,394         849,719         25,593   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     34,606         5,150         29,456         4,919         (6,481

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

     25,978         5,588         20,390         27,494         (5,650

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     52,649         20,379         32,270         13,088         (8,809

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

     20,401         8,388         12,013         16,028         1,202   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     12,112         1,242         10,870         803         (1,860

Packet One Network

     269,362         197,049         72,313         99,918         (72,307

Mobile Money Venture, LLC

     2,191         227         1,964         6,294         1,189   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     159,745         4,695         155,050         —           (11,556

LightSquared Inc.

     4,647,136         3,125,885         1,521,251         33,374         (669,558

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investments in Associates, Continued

 

 

  (4) Details of changes in investments in associates accounted for using the equity method for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

                  
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Share of
profits
(losses)
    Other
comprehensive
income
    Impairment
loss
    Other
increase
(decrease)
    Ending
balance
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 128,320         —           —          3,149        (246     —          —          131,223   

SK China Company, Ltd.

     48,488         —           —          (614     (65     —          —          47,809   

SK USA, Inc.

     4,534         —           —          (988     1,024        —          —          4,570   

Benex Sector Limited Partnership IV

     24,907         —           —          (8     (759     —          —          24,140   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     3,565         —           —          583        —          —          —          4,148   

Korea IT Fund

     230,980         —           —          (4,787     782        —          —          226,975   

JYP Entertainment Corporation

     4,008         —           —          200        (58     —          —          4,150   

Konan Technology

     4,760         —           —          (477     —          —          —          4,283   

Etoos Co., Ltd.

     13,928         —           —          (1,670     —          —          —          12,258   

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     8,415         —           —          15        —          —          —          8,430   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     1,124         —           —          (1,124     —          —          —          —     

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

     2,326         —           —          (2     —          —          —          2,324   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

     1,165         —           —          (8     —          —          —          1,157   

BMC Movie Expert Fund

     13,926         —           —          342        —          —          —          14,268   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     396,553         —           —          4,406        452        —          —          401,411   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     15,262         —           —          (659     —          —          —          14,603   

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

     11,814         —           —          400        (410     —          —          11,804   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     10,470         —           —          (788     87        —          —          9,769   

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd.

     5,886         —           —          507        (274     —          —          6,119   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     5,326         —           —          (77     (126     —          —          5,123   

Packet One Network

     103,408         —           —          (5,248     821        —          —          98,981   

Mobile Money Venture, LLC

     982         —           —          (16     —          —          (13     953   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     75,974         —           —          (1,451     (1,045     —          —          73,478   

LightSquared Inc.

     49,441         —           —          (10,571     1,513        (40,383     —          —     

SK hynix Inc.

     —           3,374,726         —          (34,588     4,668        —          —          3,344,806   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     —           14,485         —          —          —          —          —          14,485   

TR Entertainment and others

     219,043         1,502         (1,850     268        10        —          (418     218,555   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,384,605         3,390,713         (1,850     (53,206     6,374        (40,383     (431     4,685,822   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investments in Associates, Continued

 

 

(In millions of won)

                
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Share of
profits
(losses)
    Other
comprehensive
income
    Other
increase
(decrease)
    Ending
balance
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

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

SK China Company, Ltd.

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

SK USA, Inc.

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

Benex Sector Limited Partnership IV

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

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     4,529         —           —          159        —          —          4,688   

Korea IT Fund

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

JYP Entertainment Corporation

     4,150         —           —          172        —          —          4,322   

Konan Technology

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

Etoos Co., Ltd.

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

BMC Digital Culture and Contents Venture Fund

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

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

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

IBKC-bmc Cultural Contents Fund

     2,292         —           —          10        —          —          2,302   

Hanhwa No.2 Daisy Entertainment Investment Fund

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

BMC Movie Expert Fund

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

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

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

Television Media Korea Ltd.

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

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

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

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     —           11,000         —          —          —          —          11,000   

UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co.,Ltd.

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

PT. Melon Indonesia

     6,210         —           —          2        26        —          6,238   

Packet One Network

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

Mobile Money Venture, LLC

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

SK Technology Innovation Company

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

Lightsquared Inc.

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

BNCP Co., Ltd.

     —           18,411         —          —          —          —          18,411   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and others

     74,898         —           (2,187     139        (921     (277     71,652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investments in Associates, Continued

 

 

  (5) 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 March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     Unrealized loss      Unrealized change in
equity
 

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 1,099         —     

ULand Company Limited

     496         50   

Cyworld Holdings Hong Kong and others

     2,937         333   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 4,532         383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

There is no unrealized change in equity which has not been recognized for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

10. Property and Equipment

 

  (1) Property and equipment as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Acquisition
cost
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Accumulated
impairment
loss
    Carrying
amount
     Carrying
Amount
 

Land

   (Won) 730,591         —          —          730,591         730,361   

Buildings

     1,516,967         (539,104     —          977,863         989,079   

Structures

     585,853         (293,343     —          292,510         301,115   

Machinery

     21,412,457         (16,123,068     (1,818     5,287,571         5,493,572   

Other

     1,674,866         (931,063     (12     743,791         711,461   

Construction in progress

     667,559         —          (3,429     664,130         805,410   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 26,588,293         (17,886,578     (5,259     8,696,456         9,030,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (2) Changes in property and equipment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

  

      For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012    

 

 
      Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Impairment     Change of
consolidation
scope
    Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 730,361         1         —          229        —          —          —          730,591   

Buildings

     989,079         259         —          1,793        (13,268     —          —          977,863   

Structures

     301,115         8         (1     132        (8,744     —          —          292,510   

Machinery

     5,493,572         20,853         (2,393     202,538        (426,999     —          —          5,287,571   

Other

     711,461         411,481         (728     (346,612     (30,257     —          (1,554     743,791   

Construction in progress

     805,410         98,375         —          (236,226     —          (3,429     —          664,130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 9,030,998         530,977         (3,122     (378,146     (479,268     (3,429     (1,554     8,696,456   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

10. Property and Equipment, Continued

 

(In millions of won)

              
      For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
      Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

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

Buildings

     1,018,508         10,909         (20     (925     (12,172     1,016,300   

Structures

     242,125         25         —          1,060        (7,836     235,374   

Machinery

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

Other

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

Construction in progress

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

11. Investment Property

 

  (1) Investment property as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

          
      March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
      Acquisition
cost
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

Land

   (Won) 23,193         —          23,193         23,153   

Buildings

     291,083         (49,191     241,892         247,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 314,276         (49,191     265,085         271,086   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (2) Changes in investment property for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

         
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 23,153         40        —          23,193   

Buildings

     247,933         (4,199     (1,842     241,892   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 271,086         (4,159     (1,842     265,085   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)           
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Transfer      Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

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

Buildings

     168,128         272         (2,511     165,889   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 197,307         2,070         (2,511     196,866   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

11. Investment Property, Continued

 

  (3) Details of fair value of investment property as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

           
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Carrying
amount
     Fair
value
     Carrying
amount
     Fair
value
 

Land

   (Won) 23,193         40,609         23,153         40,540   

Buildings

     241,892         268,175         247,933         272,794   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 265,085         308,784         271,086         313,334   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

12. Goodwill

 

  (1) Goodwill as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

  
      March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc.

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

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

     358,443         358,443   

Other goodwill

     75,524         85,254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,740,203         1,749,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Details of changes in goodwill for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 1,749,933        1,736,649   

Decrease upon disposal of business

     (9,684     —     

Other decrease(*)

     (46     (92
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,740,203        1,736,557   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Other decrease represents effects of exchange rate change in relation to the foreign subsidiaries.

 

13. Intangible Assets

 

  (1) Intangible assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                 
     March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
     Acquisition
cost
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Accumulated
impairment
    Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

Frequency use rights

   (Won) 2,837,385         (975,166     —          1,862,219         1,889,102   

Land use right

     38,956         (20,761     —          18,195         19,327   

Industrial right

     88,168         (26,662     —          61,506         59,473   

Development costs

     171,865         (146,205     (6,526     19,134         20,961   

Facility usage right

     138,765         (71,209     —          67,556         69,491   

Customer relations

     124,181         (3,600     —          120,581         141,819   

Memberships(*1)

     118,849         —          —          118,849         117,711   

Other(*2)

     2,256,420         (1,579,298     (4,235     672,887         677,919   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 5,774,589         (2,822,901     (10,761     2,940,927         2,995,803   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Memberships are classified as intangible assets with indefinite useful life and are not amortized.
(*2) Other intangible assets consist of computer software and usage rights to a research facility which the Group built and donated to a university which in turn the Group is given rights-to-use for a definite number of years.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (2) Details of changes in intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                              
      For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
      Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Change of
consolidation
scope
    Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   (Won) 1,889,102         16,659         —          —           (43,542     —          1,862,219   

Land use right

     19,327         613         (80     —           (1,665     —          18,195   

Industrial right

     59,473         2,946         —          310         (1,175     (48     61,506   

Development costs

     20,961         58         —          —           (1,885     —          19,134   

Facility usage right

     69,491         131         (38     —           (2,028     —          67,556   

Customer relations

     141,819         61         —          —           (21,299     —          120,581   

Memberships

     117,711         2,028         (106     —           —          (784     118,849   

Other

     677,919         18,219         (1,568     53,126         (73,100     (1,709     672,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 2,995,803         40,715         (1,792     53,436         (144,694     (2,541     2,940,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

13. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

 

(In millions of won)                                             
      For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
      Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Amortization     Impairment     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

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

Land use right

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

Industrial right

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

Development costs

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

Facility usage right

     73,760         86         (3     24        (1,979     (777     71,111   

Customer relations

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

Membership

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

Other

     658,716         13,871         (34     41,672        (83,747     (162     630,316   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of major intangible assets as of March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                 
     Amount     

Description

   Residual useful
lives

W-CDMA license

   (Won) 461,726       Frequency use rights relating to
W-CDMA service
   (*1)

W-CDMA license

     77,477       Frequency use rights relating to
W-CDMA service
   (*2)

800MHz license

     375,032       Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service    (*3)

1.8GHz license

     928,203       Frequency use rights relating to LTE service    (*4)

Wibro license

     294       WiBro service    (*5)

Wibro license

     16,463       WiBro service    (*6)

DMB license

     3,024       DMB service    4 years and
3 months

Customer relationships related to acquisition of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     110,981       Customer relationships    1 year and
6 months

 

(*1) The Group purchased the W-CDMA license from Korea Communication Commission (“KCC”) on December 4, 2001. Amortization of the W-CDMA license commenced once the Group began its commercial W-CDMA services on December 29, 2003 under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the license. The W-COMA license will expire in December 2016.

 

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13. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

 

(*2) The Group purchased the additional W-CDMA license from KCC in May 2010. Amortization of the additional W-CDMA license commenced once the Group started its related commercial W-CDMA services on October 7, 2010, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the W-CDMA license. The additional W-COMA license will expire in December 2016.
(*3) The Group purchased 800MHz license from KCC in June 2011. Amortization of the 800MHz license commenced once the Group started its related commercial CDMA and LTE services on July 1, 2011, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the 800MHz license. The 800MHz license will expire in June 2021.
(*4) The Group purchased 1.8GHz license from KCC in December 2011. Amortization of the 1.8GHz license will commence when the Group starts its related commercial LTE services in the second half of year 2012, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the 1.8GHz license. The 1.8GHz license will expire in December 2021.
(*5) The Group purchased a WiBro license from KCC on March 30, 2005. The license period is 7 years from the purchase date. Amortization of the WiBro license commenced when the Group started its commercial WiBro services on June 30, 2006, under a straight line basis over the remaining useful life.
(*6) The Group additionally purchased Wibro license in March 2012. Amortization of this WiBro license commenced when the Group started its commercial WiBro services on March 30, 2012, under a straight line basis over the remaining useful life. This Wibro license will expire in March 2019.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

14. Borrowings and Debentures

 

  (1) Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars)

       
      Lender    Annual
interest
rate (%)
     March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Commercial Paper

   Woori Bank, etc.      3.78~3.85       (Won) 200,000        200,000   

Short-term borrowings (Korean won)

   Kookmin Bank, etc.      4.29~8.03         902,592        394,033   

Short-term borrowings (Foreign currency)

   SK China Company, Ltd.      —          

 

36,979

(USD 32,500

  

   

 

106,680

(USD 92,500

  

        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         (Won) 1,139,571        700,713   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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14. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

 

  (2) Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Chinese yuan and thousands of Hong Kong dollars)

  

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
   Maturity    March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Bank of Communications(*1,2)

   6M Libor + 0.29    Oct. 10, 2013    (Won)

 

34,134

(USD 30,000

  

   

 

34,599

(USD 30,000

  

Bank of China(*1)

   6M Libor + 0.29    Oct. 10, 2013     
 
22,756
(USD 20,000
 
   

 

23,066

(USD 20,000

  

DBS Bank(*1)

   6M Libor + 0.29    Oct. 10, 2013     
 
28,445
(USD 25,000
 
   

 

28,833

(USD 25,000

  

SMBC(*1)

   6M Libor + 0.29    Oct. 10, 2013     
 
28,445
(USD 25,000
 
   

 

28,833

(USD 25,000

  

China Merchants Bank

   5.35    Jan. 27, 2018     
 
65,076
(CNY 360,000
 
   

 

65,893

(CNY 360,000

  

Korea Exchange Bank

   5.18    Jan. 28, 2015     
 
30,730
(CNY 170,000
 
   

 

31,116

(CNY 170,000

  

Hana Bank HK(*3)

   3M Libor + 3.2    Mar. 3, 2014     
 
85,335
(USD 75,000
 
   

 

86,498

(USD 75,000

  

SCB Bank HK(*3)

   3M Libor + 3.3    Nov. 3, 2014     
 
34,134
(USD 30,000
 
    —     

SCB Bank HK(*3)

   3M Libor + 3.3    Nov. 3, 2014     
 
34,291
(HKD 234,000
 
    —     

Kookmin Bank and 13 others

   4.48    Feb. 14, 2015      2,000,000        —     

Kookmin Bank

   3.55    Jun. 15, 2012      988        1,977   

Korea Development Bank

   3.55    Jun. 17, 2013      4,407        5,288   

Korea Development Bank

   3.55    Jun. 16, 2014      7,414        8,237   

Shinhan Bank

   3.55    Jun. 15, 2015      10,273        10,273   

Kookmin Bank

   3.55    Jun. 15, 2016      9,749        9,749   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

           2,396,177        334,362   

Less present value discount on long-term borrowings

           (12,673     —     
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
           2,383,504        334,362   

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

           (10,377     (10,510
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term borrowings

         (Won) 2,373,127        323,852   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) As of March 31, 2012, 6M Libor rate is 0.73%.
(*2) As of March 31, 2012, the Group’s lender is Bank of Communications as Credit Agricole transferred the loans to Bank of Communications during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.
(*3) As of March 31, 2012, 3M Libor rate is 0.47%.

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

14. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

(3) Debentures as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Japanese Yen, and thousands of Singapore dollars)  
     Purpose    Maturity    Annual interest
rate (%)
   March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing    2016    5.00    (Won) 200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   fund    2013    4.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2014    5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

      2012    3M Euro Yen
Libor + 0.55
    

 

172,593

(JPY 12,500,000

  

   

 

185,645

(JPY 12,500,000

  

Unsecured private bonds

   Other fund    2015    5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2018    5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2013    6.92      250,000        250,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2016    5.54      40,000        40,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2012    3M Euro Yen
Libor + 2.50
     —         

 

44,555

(JPY 3,000,000

  

Unsecured private bonds

      2016    5.92      230,000        230,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2012    3M Euro Yen
Tibor + 2.50
     —         

 

74,258

(JPY 5,000,000

  

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating    2016    3.95      110,000        110,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   fund    2021    4.22      190,000        190,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2014    4.86      50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2015    4.62      50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2013    3.99      150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2014    4.53      290,000        290,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2014    4.40      100,000        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2015    4.09      110,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2015    4.14      110,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds(*3)

      2017    4.28      100,000        —     

Foreign global bonds

      2027    6.63     

 

455,120

(USD 400,000

  

   

 

461,320

(USD 400,000

  

Foreign global bonds

      2012    7.00      —         

 

576,650

(USD 500,000

  

Exchangeable bonds(*6,7)

   Refinancing
fund
   2014    1.75     

 

401,619

(USD 332,528

  

   

 

397,886

(USD 332,528

  

Floating rate notes(*4)

      2012    3M Libor + 3.15     

 

250,316

(USD 220,000

  

   

 

253,726

(USD 220,000

  

Floating rate notes(*4)

      2014    3M Libor + 1.60     
 
284,450
(USD 250,000
  
   

 

288,325

(USD 250,000

  

Floating rate notes(*5)

      2014    SOR rate + 1.20     

 

58,793

(SGD 65,000

  

   

 

57,618

(SGD 65,000

  

           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

              4,402,891        4,799,983   

Less discounts on bonds

              (37,879     (39,095
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              4,365,012        4,760,888   

Less current portion of bonds payable

              (422,695     (1,531,879
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            (Won) 3,942,317        3,229,009   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

14. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

 

(*1) As of March 31, 2012, 3M EURO Yen Libor rate is 0.19%.
(*2) Unsecured private bonds were issued by SK Telink Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*3) According to covenant provision of the related borrowings, SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, is required to maintain its debt ratio lower than 1,000 percent and cannot dispose of its property and equipment more than twenty times of equity or (Won) 10 trillion in any given fiscal year.
(*4) As of March 31, 2012, 3M Libor rate is 0.47%.
(*5) As of March 31, 2012, SOR rate is 0.36%.
(*6) As of March 31, 2012, exchangeable bonds are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. As of December 31, 2011, the exchangeable bonds were classified as current as the bond holders would be eligible to redeem their notes at 100% of the principal amount on April 7, 2012. However, as of March 31, 2012, the exchangeable bonds are reclassified as non-current liabilities as the bond holders have not exercised and have lost their early redemption right.
(*7) On April 7, 2009, the Group issued exchangeable bonds with a maturity of five years in the principal amount of USD 332,528,000 for USD 326,397,463 with a coupon rate of 1.75%. As of March 31, 2012, fair value of the exchangeable bonds is USD 352,978,472. The exchange price could be adjusted and the exchange price is (Won) 199,280 with the exchange rate of (Won) 1,383.40 per USD 1.

The Group may redeem the principal amount after 3 years from the issuance date if the market price exceeds 130% of the exchange price during a predetermined period. On the other hand, the bond holders may redeem their notes at 100% of the principal amount on April 7, 2012 (3 years from the issuance date). The exchange right may be exercised during the period from May 18, 2009 to March 24, 2014 and the number of common shares that can be exchanged as of March 31, 2012 is 2,308,406 shares.

Exchange of notes to common shares may be prohibited under the Telecommunications Law or other legal restrictions which restrains foreign governments, individuals and entities from owning more than 49% of the Group’s voting stock. If such 49% ownership limitation is violated due to the exercise of exchange rights, the Group will pay the bond holder a cash settlement which will be determined at the average price of one day after a holder exercises its exchange right or the weighted average price for the following five or twenty business days. Unless either previously redeemed or exchanged, the notes are redeemable at 100% of the principal amount at maturity.

In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on February 9, 2012, the exchange price has changed from (Won) 209,853 to (Won) 199,280 and the number of common shares that can be exchanged was changed from 2,192,102 shares to 2,308,406 shares due to the payment of periodic dividends. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, no exchange was made.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

14. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

 

  (4) Details of issuance or repayments of borrowings and debentures for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Japanese Yen, and thousands of Hong Kong dollars)  
     Lender    Annual
interest rate (%)
   Maturity      Coupon
value
    Carrying amount  

January 1, 2012

            (Won) 5,835,058        5,795,962   

Issues:

             

Short-term borrowings

   Kookmin Bank and
other
   4.29~6.50      2013         642,989        642,989   

Long-term borrowings

   Kookmin Bank and
other
   4.48      2015         2,000,000        2,000,000   
   SCB Bank HK    3M Libor + 3.3      2014        

 

34,134

(USD 30,000

  

   

 

34,134

(USD 30,000

 

   SCB Bank HK    3M Libor + 3.3      2014        

 

34,291

(HKD 234,000

  

   

 

34,291

(HKD 234,000

  

Fees, etc.

                   —          (12,673

Debentures

      4.09      2015         110,000        109,581   
      4.14      2015         110,000        109,576   
      4.28      2017         100,000        99,605   

Repayments:

             

Short-term borrowings

   Hana Bank and
other
   4.94~6.87              (202,317     (202,317

Long-term borrowings

   Korea Development
Bank and other
   3.55      —           (2,693     (2,693

Unsecured private bonds

      3M Euro Yen
Libor + 2.50
     2012        

 

(44,555

(JPY 3,000,000


    (44,555

Unsecured private bonds

      3M Euro Yen
Libor + 2.50
     2012        

 

(74,258

(JPY 5,000,000


    (74,258

Foreign global bond

      7.00      2012        

 

(576,650

(USD 500,000


    (576,650

Other:

             

Foreign translation gain (loss) and others(*)

              (27,359     (24,904
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

            (Won) 7,938,640        7,888,088   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Foreign translation gain (loss) and others represent changes from foreign translation gain (loss) of foreign currency borrowings and debentures and amortization of bond discount.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

15. Long-term Payables - other

 

  (1) Long-term payables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses

   (Won) 705,491         840,974   

Other (*)

     4,829         6,522   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   (Won) 710,310         847,496   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Other consists of vested compensation claims of employees who have rendered long-term service.

 

  (2) As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, long-term payables consist of payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 2.1GHz, 800MHZ, 1.8GHz and 2.3GHz frequency and other details are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

          
     2.1GHz     800MHz     1.8GHz     2.3GHz     Total  

Period of repayment

     2012~2014        2013~2015        2012~2021        2014~2016     

Coupon rate(*1)

     3.58     3.51     3.00     3.00  

Annual effective interest rate(*2)

     5.89     5.69     5.25     5.80  

Nominal value

   (Won) 52,600        208,250        746,250        8,650        1,015,750   

Present value discount on long-term payments - other

     (3,237     (11,060     (66,797     (641     (81,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Present value of long-term payables – other at the time of acquisition

     49,363        197,190        679,453        8,009        934,015   

Nominal value

     52,600        208,250        746,250        —          1,007,100   

Present value discount on long-term payables - other

     (3,237     (11,060     (66,797     —          (81,094

Current portion of long-term payables - other

     (17,533     —          (74,625     —          (92,158

Accumulated amortization of present value discount at December 31, 2011

     2,065        1,925        3,136        —          7,126   

Carrying amount as of December 31, 2011

     33,895        199,115        607,964        —          840,974   

Increase

     —          —          —          8,650        8,650   

Present value discount on long-term payables - other

     —          —          —          (641     (641

Amortization of present value discount on long-term payables - other

     68        964        876        1        1,909   

Less current portion of long-term payables - other

     (16,812     (65,466     (63,123     —          (145,401
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount at March 31, 2012

   (Won) 17,151        134,613        545,717        8,010        705,491   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

15. Long-term Payables - other, Continued

 

 

(*1) The Group applied an annual interest rate equal to the previous year average lending rate of public funds financing account less1%.
(*2) 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 account payable-other.

 

  (2) The repayment schedule of long-term payables - other as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

  
     Amount  

2013

   (Won) 161,575   

2014

     164,458   

2015

     146,925   

2016 and thereafter

     450,633   
  

 

 

 
   (Won) 923,591   
  

 

 

 

 

16. Provisions

 

  Change in provisions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

                
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012      As of March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-
current
 

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 762,238         169,931         (195,806     736,363         627,946         108,417   

Provision for point programs

     639         24         —          663         —           663   

Provision for restoration

     36,378         2,688         (288     38,778         4,738         34,040   

Provision for warranty

     154         —           (23     131         —           131   

Provision for sales return

     81         15         (44     52         52         —     

Other provisions

     69         —           (69     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 799,559         172,658         (196,230     775,987         632,736         143,251   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

(In millions of won)

                
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011      As of March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 732,042         200,315         (213,463     718,894         633,447         85,447   

Provision for point programs

     87         —           —          87         —           87   

Provision for restoration

     32,522         832         —          33,354         —           33,354   

Provision for warranty

     140         —           (3     137         —           137   

Provision for sales return

     48         —           (17     31         31         —     

Other provisions

     11         1         (2     10         10         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 764,850         201,148         (213,485     752,513         633,488         119,025   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

16. Provisions, Continued

The Group has provided handset subsidy for the subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized provision for handset subsidy in accordance with the payment duration as of period end.

 

17. Finance Lease Liabilities

 

  (1) The Group has leased certain telecommunication equipment under the finance lease agreement with Cisco Capital Korea. Finance lease liabilities as of March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Finance Lease Liabilities

     

Current portion of long-term finance lease liabilities

   (Won) 28,415         31,308   

Long-term finance lease liabilities

     36,553         41,940   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 64,968         73,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) The Group’s related interest and principal as of March 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

          
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     Minimum
lease payment
     Present
value
    Minimum
lease payment
     Present
value
 

Less than 1 year

   (Won) 29,404         28,415        34,198         31,308   

1~5 years

     40,004         36,553        44,119         41,940   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     69,408         64,968        78,317         73,248   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term finance lease liabilities

        (28,415        (31,308
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Long-term finance lease liabilities

        36,553           41,940   
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

18. Defined Benefit Liabilities

 

  (1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Present value of defined benefit obligations

   (Won) 195,667        188,120   

Fair value of plan assets

     (102,532     (102,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 93,135        85,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2012   December 31, 2011

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

   3.95%~6.15%   4.11%~6.15%

Inflation rate

   3.00%   3.00%

Expected rate of return on plan assets

   3.50%~7.00%   2.00%~8.11%

Expected rate of salary increase

   2.00%~6.98%   3.50%~5.62%

 

18. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

Discount rate for defined benefit obligation 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 obligation. Expected rate of return on plan assets represent weighted average rate of market value of the individual assets on the plan. Expected rate of return on plan assets is determined based on the historical yield rate and current market conditions. 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. Inflation rate is determined based on inflation data declared by Bank of Korea.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 188,120        160,363   

Current service cost

     19,367        15,588   

Interest cost

     2,005        2,133   

Actuarial gain or loss

     5,488        3,248   

Benefit paid

     (15,862     (9,301

Others(*)

     (3,451     807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   (Won) 195,667        172,838   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Others include effects of changes in consolidation scope of (-) (Won) 4,185 million in relation to the disposal of Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd. and transfer to construction in progress during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012

 

  (4) Changes in plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 102,179        92,493   

Expected return on plan assets

     949        1,056   

Actuarial gain or loss

     243        (323

Contributions by employer directly to plan assets

     1,388        —     

Benefit paid

     (2,229     (3,386

Others

     2        (49
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   (Won) 102,532        89,791   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Current service cost

   (Won) 19,367        15,588   

Interest cost

     2,005        2,133   

Expected return on plan assets

     (949     (1,056
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 20,423        16,665   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

18. Defined Benefit Obligation, Continued

 

 

  (6) Details of plan assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)      
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Equity instruments

   (Won) 98         —     

Debt instruments

     25,925         12,455   

Short-term financial instruments, etc.

     76,509         89,724   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 102,532         102,179   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Actual return on plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to (Won) 1,191 million and (Won) 733 million, respectively.

 

19. Derivative Instruments

(1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting

The Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling USD 100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied since May 12, 2010, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 3,318 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 559 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling (Won) 18,980 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with HSBC and SMBC Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY 12,500,000,000 issued on November 13, 2007. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 2,711 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 862 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won) 68,537 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Group has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Morgan Stanley and five other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 400,000,000 at annual fixed interest rate of 6.63% issued on July 20, 2007. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled foreign currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied since May 12 2010, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 50,902 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 16,251 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 2,364 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive loss. In connection with the currency swap contract, gain on valuation of currency swap which was incurred before application of hedge accounting, amounting to (Won) 129,806 million was recognized in profit or loss.

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

19. Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

In addition, on October 14, 2011, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with DBS and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 220,000,000 issued on April 29, 2009. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 939 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 300 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 4,434 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with DBS Bank and Citi Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 250,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 6,280 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 2,005 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 5,116 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with United Overseas Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its Singapore dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling SGD 65,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 278 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 89 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Singapore dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 1,320 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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  (2) As of March 31, 2012, fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, Japanese yen, and Singapore dollars)  
                     Fair value  
      Hedged item   Amount      Duration of
Contract
   Designated as
Cash Flow
Hedge
     Not
Designated
     Total  

Current assets:

                

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

   Japanese yen
denominated
bonds
  JPY  12,500,000       Nov. 13, 2007~
Nov. 13, 2012
   (Won) 70,386         —           70,386   

Non-current assets:

                

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

   U.S. dollar
denominated
long-term
borrowings
  USD 100,000       Oct. 10, 2006~
Oct. 10, 2013
     15,103         —           15,103   

Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap

   U.S. dollar
denominated
bonds
  USD 400,000       Jul. 20, 2007~
Jul. 20, 2027
     60,289         —           60,289   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

   U.S. dollar
denominated
bonds
  USD 250,000       Dec. 15, 2011~
Dec. 12, 2014
     3,168         —           3,168   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

   Singapore
dollar
denominated
bonds
  SGD 65,000       Dec. 15, 2011~
Dec. 12, 2014
     953         —           953   

Convertible option

   Convertible
bonds(*)
  KRW 50,000       Sep. 01, 2009~
Aug. 31, 2014
     —           974         974   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

           (Won) 149,899         974         150,873   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

                

Floating-to-fixed interest rate swap

   U.S. dollar
denominated
bonds
  USD 220,000       Apr. 29, 2009~

Apr. 29, 2012

     5,673         —           5,673   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

           (Won) 5,673         —           5,673   
          

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Fair value of the conversion option of convertible bonds held by SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, amounting to (Won)975 million was accounted for as non-current derivative financial assets.

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

20. Share Capital and Share Premium

The Parent Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of (Won) 500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and share premium as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)

    
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Authorized shares

   (Won) 220,000,000        220,000,000   

Issued shares(*1)

     80,745,711        80,745,711   

Share capital

    

Common stock

     44,639        44,639   

Share premium:

    

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887        2,915,887   

Treasury stock

     (2,410,451     (2,410,451

Loss on disposal of treasury stock

     (18,855     (18,855

Others(*2)

     (777,269     (771,928
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) (290,688     (285,347
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*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 Law. As a result, the Parent Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.
(*2) Others represent effects of changes in consolidation scope due to the disposal of Ntreeve Soft Co., Ltd.

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

21. Treasury Stock

Through 2009, the Parent Company acquired 8,400,712 shares of treasury stock in the open market for (Won) 1,992,083 million 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.

In addition, the Parent Company acquired 1,250,000 shares of treasury stock for (Won) 210,356 million from July 26, 2010 to October 20, 2010 and 1,400,000 shares of treasury stock for (Won) 208,012 million from July 21, 2011 to September 28, 2011, in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Directors on July 22, 2010 and July 19, 2011, respectively.

As a result of aforementioned treasury stock transactions, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Parent Company has 11,050,712 shares of treasury stock at (Won) 2,410,451 million.

 

22. Retained Earnings

 

  (1) Retained earnings as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   (Won) 22,320         22,320   

Reserve for research & manpower development

     220,000         535,595   

Reserve for business expansion

     9,106,138         8,009,138   

Reserve for technology development

     1,901,300         1,524,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     11,249,758         10,091,053   

Unappropriated

     109,584         1,551,472   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 11,359,342         11,642,525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Legal reserve

The Korean Commercial Code 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.

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (3) Reserve for research & manpower development

Reserve for research and manpower development were appropriated in order to recognize certain tax deductible benefits through the early recognition of future expenditure for tax purposes. These reserves will be reversed from appropriated and retained earnings in accordance with the relevant tax laws. Such reversal will be included in taxable income in the year of reversal.

 

23. Reserves

(1) Details of reserves as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
      March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

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

   (Won) 341,650        354,951   

Net change in other comprehensive income of associates

     (87,213     (93,598

Losses on valuation of derivatives

     (41,271     (25,099

Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations

     16,274        23,810   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 229,440        260,064   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

23. Reserves, Continued

 

  (2) Change in reserves for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                               
     Net change
in fair value of
available-for-
sale financial
assets
    Net change in
other comprehensive
income of
investment  in
associates
    Losses on
valuation of
derivatives
    Foreign currency
translation
differences for
foreign operations
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   (Won) 793,645        (91,413     (56,862     (2,314     643,056   

Changes

     (112,722     (3,810     50,221        (9,679     (75,990

Tax effect

     27,380        (630     (11,577     0        15,173   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2011

     708,303        (95,853     (18,218     (11,993     582,239   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2012

     354,951        (93,598     (25,099     23,810        260,064   

Changes

     (17,436     6,317        (20,745     (7,536     (39,400

Tax effect

     4,135        68        4,573        —          8,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2012

   (Won) 341,650        (87,213     (41,271     16,274        229,440   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

24. Other Operating Income and Expenses

Details of other operating income and expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Other Operating Income:

     

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

   (Won) 5,654         1,305   

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     1,010         1,102   

Others

     8,932         5,442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 15,596         7,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Operating Expenses:

     

Communication expenses

   (Won) 17,327         13,382   

Utilities

     44,451         39,220   

Taxes and dues

     31,121         10,983   

Repair

     60,780         64,397   

Research and development

     66,544         59,365   

Training

     6,076         5,121   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

     7,257         17,218   

Travel

     7,084         6,536   

Supplies and others

     21,894         21,068   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     1,994         2,011   

Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets

     3,429         939   

Loss on disposal of other investment assets

     —           149   

Loss on impairment of other investment assets

     1         —     

Donations

     12,908         23,981   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     19,687         3,715   

Others

     6,036         4,016   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 306,589         272,101   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

25. Finance Income and Costs

 

  (1) Details of finance income and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
      March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Finance Income:

     

Interest income

   (Won) 32,396         48,647   

Dividends

     22,333         20,675   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     1,953         1,373   

Gain on foreign currency translation

     819         24,240   

Gain on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     —           2,776   

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

     6,412         158,674   

Reversal of loss on impairment of investment assets

     —           10   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     —           1,263   

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     4,292         —     

Gain on valuation of financial liability at fair value through profit or loss

     —           11,193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 68,205         268,851   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance Costs:

     

Interest expense

   (Won) 97,035         80,944   

Loss on foreign currency transactions

     1,182         2,500   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     859         1,204   

Loss on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     640         —     

Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities

     7,505         —     

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     —           15,697   

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     —           3,132   

Loss on valuation of financial liability at fair value through profit or loss

     3,733         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 110,954         103,477   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   (Won) 20,789         13,499   

Interest income on installment receivables and others

     11,607         35,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 32,396         48,647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

25. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

 

  (3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings

   (Won) 15,547         18,217   

Interest expense on debentures

     52,355         54,091   

Interest on finance lease liabilities

     811         1,343   

Others

     28,322         7,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 97,035         80,944   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows.

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 7,257         17,218   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     19,687         3,715   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 26,944         20,933   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

26. 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, temporary differences, and income tax recognized in other comprehensive income. Difference between the average effective tax rate for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was caused mainly by the tax effect for changes in estimates related to prior periods.

 

27. Earnings per Share

 

  (1) Basic earnings per share

1) Basic earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    For the three-month period ended  
      March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Net income for the period

   (Won) 306,424         542,534   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     69,694,999         71,094,999   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (In Won)

   (Won) 4,397         7,631   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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27. Earnings per Share, Continued

 

 

  2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In shares)    Number of shares     Weighted
number of
days
     Weighted number
of shares
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2012

     80,745,711        91/91         80,745,711   

Effect of treasury stock

     (11,050,712     91/91         (11,050,712
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Number of shares at March 31, 2012

     69,694,999           69,694,999   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

(In shares)    Number of
shares
    Weighted
number of
days
     Weighted number
of shares
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2011

     80,745,711        90/90         80,745,711   

Effect of treasury stock

     (9,650,712     90/90         (9,650,712
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Number of shares at March 31, 2011

     71,094,999           71,094,999   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

  (2) Diluted earnings per share

 

  1) Diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Diluted net income for the period

   (Won) 310,486         535,042   

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     72,003,405         73,272,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share (In Won)

   (Won) 4,312         7,302   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  2) Adjusted net income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Net income

   (Won) 306,424         542,534   

Effect of exchangeable bonds

     4,062         (7,492
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   (Won) 310,486         535,042   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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27. Earnings per Share, Continued

 

 

  3) Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In shares)

     
     For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     69,694,999         71,094,999   

Effect of exchangeable bonds(*)

     2,308,406         2,177,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     72,003,405         73,272,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Effect of exchangeable bonds represents weighted average number of common shares outstanding in respect of the exchangeable common shares of exchangeable bonds, which could be exchanged to treasury stock

 

28. Categories of Financial Instruments

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

              
     March 31, 2012  
     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

   (Won) —           —           1,769,391         —           1,769,391   

Financial instruments

     —           —           575,144         —           575,144   

Short-term investment securities

     —           163,713         —           —           163,713   

Long-term investment securities(*1)

     15,977         1,450,758         —           —           1,466,735   

Accounts receivable - trade

     —           —           1,757,487         —           1,757,487   

Loans and receivables(*2)

     —           —           1,195,299         —           1,195,299   

Derivative financial assets(*3)

     974         —           —           149,899         150,873   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 16,952         1,614,471         5,297,321         149,899         7,078,643   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

28. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

 

(In millions of won)

  

     December 31, 2011  
     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

   (Won) —           —           1,650,794         —           1,650,794   

Financial instruments

     —           —           987,192         —           987,192   

Short-term investment securities

     —           94,829         —           —           94,829   

Long-term investment securities(*1)

     16,617         1,521,328         —           —           1,537,945   

Accounts receivable - trade

     —           —           1,835,641         —           1,835,641   

Loans and receivables(*2)

     —           —           1,377,750         —           1,377,750   

Derivative financial assets(*3)

     1,018         —           —           252,935         253,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 17,635         1,616,157         5,851,377         252,935         7,738,104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) The entire amount of long-term investment securities was designated as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss as the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the main contract, could not be separately measured.

 

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  (*2) Details of loans and receivables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

     
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Short-term loans

   (Won) 96,802         100,429   

Accounts receivable - other

     741,299         908,836   

Accrued income

     27,564         21,847   

Other current assets

     954         462   

Long-term loans

     91,258         95,565   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,837         5,393   

Guarantee deposits

     234,585         245,218   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,195,299         1,377,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (*3) Derivative financial assets classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss is the fair value of conversion right of convertible bonds held by SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.

 

28. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012  
     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

   (Won) —           148,816         —           148,816   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           —           5,673         5,673   

Borrowings

     —           3,523,075         —           3,523,075   

Debentures(*1)

     401,619         3,963,393         —           4,365,012   

Accounts payable - other and others(*2)

     —           3,651,202         —           3,651,202   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 401,619         11,286,486         5,673         11,693,778   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(In millions of won)    December 31, 2011  
     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

   (Won) —           195,391         —           195,391   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           —           4,645         4,645   

Borrowings

     —           1,035,074         —           1,035,074   

Debentures(*1)

     397,886         4,363,002         —           4,760,888   

Accounts payable - other and others(*2)

     —           3,312,642         —           3,312,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 397,886         8,906,109         4,645         9,308,640   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) The entire amount of debentures was designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the main contract, could not be separately measured.
(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Accounts payable - other

   (Won) 1,817,571         1,507,458   

Withholdings

     9,491         10,835   

Accrued expenses

     864,786         744,673   

Current portion of long-term payables - other

     173,816         120,452   

Long-term payables - other

     710,310         847,496   

Finance lease liabilities

     36,553         41,940   

Other non-current liabilities

     38,675         39,788   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 3,651,202         3,312,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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29. 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, financial assets available-for-sale, 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.

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2012 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

     83,032       (Won) 94,513         1,522,685       (Won) 1,735,163   

EUR

     321         481         1,674         2,533   

JPY

     152,973         2,112         12,542,732         173,183   

CNY

     —           —           530,002         95,634   

HKD

     —           —           234,245         34,327   

Others

     26         29         64,488         58,332   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      (Won) 97,135          (Won) 2,099,172   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

In addition, the Group has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (Refer to Note 19)

 

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As of March 31, 2012, 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

   (Won) (54,676     54,676   

EUR

     (242     242   

JPY

     144        (144

CNY

     (9,563     9,563   

HKD

     (3,433     3,433   

Others

     1        (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) (67,769     67,769   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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29. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(1) Financial risk management, continued

 

 

  (ii) Equity price risk

The Group has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. As of March 31, 2012, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount of (Won) 1,270,097 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.

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of March 31, 2012, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to (Won) 3,651,953 million and the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and debentures. (Refer to Note 19) If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 would have been decreased (increased) by (Won) 3,829 million due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and bons payables.

 

  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. 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 three-month period ended March 31, 2012, 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 derivates. 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 March 31, 2012.

 

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In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are over due 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 25.

 

29. 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 March 31, 2012 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

   (Won) 148,816         148,816         148,816         —           —     

Derivative financial liabilities

     5,673         5,673         5,673         —           —     

Borrowings

     3,523,075         4,534,341         1,962,039         2,504,325         67,977   

Debentures(*1)

     4,365,012         5,366,008         603,839         3,557,744         1,204,425   

Accounts payable - other and others(*2)

     3,651,202         3,653,748         2,870,461         541,313         241,974   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 11,693,778         13,708,586         5,590,828         6,603,382         1,514,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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 bonds.
  (*2) Excludes discounts on accounts payable-other and others.

 

  (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 31 December 2011.

The Group monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity; the total debt and equity is extracted from the financial statements.

Debt-equity ratio as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

    
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Liabilities

   (Won) 14,154,911        11,633,327   

Equity

     12,391,990        12,732,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt-equity ratio

     114.23     91.37
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

29. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value

Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market is measured based on the quoted market price at the end of the reporting date. Disclosed market price of the financial assets held by the Group is the bid price.

 

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Fair value of the financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using the valuation method. The Group uses the various valuation methods and makes assumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period. Fair value of financial instruments such as long-term liabilities is measured using the various methods including estimated discounted cash flow method.

Fair values of accounts receivable – trade, and accounts payable - trade are considered to be carrying amount less impairment and fair value of financial liabilities for the disclosure purpose is estimated by discounting contractual future cash flows using the current market interest rate used for the similar financial instruments by the Group.

Interest rates used by the Group for the fair value measurement as of March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

     Interest rate

Derivative instruments

   3.19%~5.07%

Borrowings and debentures

   4.09%

 

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29. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

 

  1) Fair value and carrying amount

Carrying amount and fair value of financial assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

           
      March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
      Carrying
amount
     Fair value      Carrying
amount
     Fair value  

Assets carried at fair value

           

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   (Won) 16,952         16,952         17,635         17,635   

Derivative financial assets

     149,899         149,899         252,935         252,935   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     1,270,097         1,270,097         1,129,928         1,129,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,436,948         1,436,948         1,400,498         1,400,498   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Assets carried at amortized cost

           

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,769,391         1,769,391         1,650,794         1,650,794   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     344,374         344,374         486,229         486,229   

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     2,952,786         2,952,786         3,213,391         3,213,391   

Financial instruments

     575,144         575,144         987,191         987,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 5,641,695         5,641,695         6,337,605         6,337,605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities carried at fair value

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     401,619         401,619         397,886         397,886   

Derivative financial liabilities

     5,673         5,673         4,645         4,645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 407,292         407,292         402,531         402,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities carried at amortized cost

           

Accounts payable - trade

     148,816         148,816         195,391         195,391   

Borrowings

     3,523,075         3,558,187         1,035,075         1,035,075   

Debentures

     3,963,393         4,149,147         4,363,002         4,562,156   

Accounts payable - other and others

     3,651,202         3,651,202         3,312,642         3,312,642   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 11,286,486         11,507,352         8,906,110         9,105,264   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  2) Fair value hierarchy

The different levels have been defined 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 within 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)

 

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29. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(3) Fair value, continued

 

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value, by fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2012.

 

(In millions of won)

           
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   (Won) —           15,977         975         16,952   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     1,108,970         27,697         133,430         1,270,097   

Derivative financial assets

     —           149,899         —           149,899   

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     401,619         —           —           401,619   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           5,673         —           5,673   

There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 in 2012 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

           
     Balance at
January 1
     Profit(loss) for
the period
    Other
comprehensive
income
    Disposal     Balance at
March 31
 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   (Won) 1,018         (43     —          —          975   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     197,019         —          (49,505     (14,084     133,430   

 

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30. Transactions with Related Parties

Transactions among consolidated entities have been eliminated upon the consolidation and significant related party transactions of the Group for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, and account balances as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

  (1) Transactions

 

(In millions of won)

                 
     Purchases of property
and equipment
     Commissions paid and
other expenses
     Commissions earned and
other income
 
     For the three-month period ended March 31  
     2012      2011      2012      2011      2012      2011  

Parent Company:

                 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

   (Won) —           —           7,766         7,432         100         78   

Associates:

     —           —           —           —           —           —     

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     24         8         32,173         30,411         2,754         2,347   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     —           —           13,195         10,139         365         420   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     —           —           9,416         9,794         —           13   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     135         2         76,898         44,313         47,679         17,873   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.(*)

     44         235         964         932         5         10   

SK China Company, Ltd.

     —           —           3,821         —           73         —     

Others

     154         —           802         5,371         8         228   

Others:

                 

SK C&C Company Limited

     56,228         26,005         76,542         68,397         3,364         4,009   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     3         —           185         208         868         825   

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     14         2         3,455         2,813         529         6   

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     54,750         9,792         5,369         5,673         1,602         1,569   

SKC Ltd.

     —           —           —           —           246         352   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     13,969         17,236         4,733         6,413         83         37,315   

SK Networks Company Limited

     1,923         178         301,960         280,025         4,713         4,409   

SK Networks Service

     —           —           15,664         11,061         51         130   

SK Networks Internet, Inc.

     —           —           1,024         —           —           —     

SK Pinx Co., Ltd.

     —           —           501         465         3         4   

Infosec Co., Ltd.

     102         —           1,980         —           18         —     

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     —           —           600         —           685         831   

SK Securities Co., Ltd.

     —           —           —           —           780         —     

Others

     46         270         3,097         23,122         1,487         808   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 127,392         53,728         560,145         506,569         65,413         71,227   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

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30. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

 

  (2) Account balances

 

(In millions of won)

           
     March 31, 2012  
     Accounts
receivable
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 133         —           40         —     

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     6,237         —           15,866         10   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     23         —           3,795         —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     —           —           121         —     

Wave City Develkpment Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     7,757         14         4,726         —     

SK China Company, Ltd.

     —           —           36,979         219   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     —           —           949         —     

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.(*1)

     1         —           541         —     

Others

     4         10         701         —     

Others:

           

SK C&C Company Limited

     1,313         438         96,975         3,585   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     734         91         —           —     

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     749         —           1,876         —     

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     1,065         —           22,414         82   

SKC Ltd.

     57         —           —           —     

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     150         —           17,512         —     

SK Networks Company Limited

     694         1,013         174,125         896   

SK Networks Service

     10         —           2,708         —     

SK Energy Co., Ltd.

     188         —           2,732         —     

SK Securities Co., Ltd.

     —           —           660         —     

SKY Investment Co., Ltd.(*2)

     14,519         —           —           —     

Others

     524         —           1,847         429   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 72,570         1,566         384,567         5,221   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(*1) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.
(*2) The amount represents remaining balance of the loans to SKY Investment Co., Ltd. as of March 31, 2012.

 

30. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

(In millions of won)

           
     December 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 147         —           —           —     

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     9,876         —           36,901         10   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     —           —           3,736         —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     3,812         —           —           —     

Wave City Develkpment Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     8,683         14         2,358         —     

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     20,562         —           —           —     

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.(*)

     1         —           1,768         —     

Others

     69         —           1,539         222   

Others:

           

SK C&C Company Limited

     3,330         —           172,047         3,585   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     954         91         2         —     

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     644         —           4,679         —     

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     1,271         —           39,215         82   

SKC Ltd.

     184         —           —           —     

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     132         —           65,619         —     

SK Mobile energy Co., Ltd.

     1         —           71         —     

SK Networks Company Limited

     24,403         5,513         158,884         896   

SK Networks Service

     6         —           4,754         —     

SK Shipping Co., Ltd.

     365         —           —           —     

Others

     5,088         —           10,876         433   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 117,940         5,618         502,449         5,228   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

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  (3) Compensation for the key management

The Parent Company considers registered directors who have substantial roles and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The considerations given to such key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

  
     For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Salaries

   (Won) 7,991         7,156   

Provision for retirement benefits

     565         517   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 8,556         7,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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31. Commitments and Contingencies

 

  (1) Collateral assets and commitments

SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, agreed to provide guarantees for Broadband Media Co., Ltd.’s loans as of March 31, 2012. For the guarantee, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. has provided its properties as collaterals as follows: (Won) 65,000 million to Hana Bank, (Won) 78,000 million to IBK Capital and (Won) 52,000 million to Kookmin Bank, respectively. SK Broadband Co., Ltd., has also provided its short-term financial instruments as collaterals as follows: (Won) 60,000 million to Korea Exchange Bank, (Won) 35,000 million to Hana Bank, (Won) 39,000 million to Nonghyup and (Won) 20,000 million to Woori Bank, respectively.

SK Broadband Co., Ltd. has provided guarantees for loans of Broadband CS Co., Ltd. For the guarantee, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. has pledged its properties as collateral in the amount of (Won) 16,900 million to Kookmin Bank as of March 31, 2012.

SK Broadband Co., Ltd. has pledged its properties as collateral for leases on buildings in the amount of (Won) 15,300 million as of March 31, 2012.

PS & Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has obtained a line of credit for (Won) 60,000 million from Shinhan Bank for operational purposes. In relation to the line of credit, PS & Marketing Corporation pledged (Won) 78,000 million of inventory as collateral to Shinhan Bank as of March 31, 2012.

As of March 31, 2012, SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd., a subsidiary, has pledged CNY 800 million of building and land use right (long-term prepaid expenses) as collateral for its long-term borrowing amounting to CNY 560 million to Korea Exchange Bank and China Merchants Bank. In relation to the newly obtained long-term borrowings of USD 30 million and HKD 234 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, the Parent Company has provided interest in SHANGHAI FUJITA TIANSHAN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD., a subsidiary, as collateral to Standard Chartered Bank (HK) Ltd.

 

  (2) Guarantee provided

As of March 31, 2012, the Parent Company has participated in “Tactical Airship” program of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration with Joint Defense Corporation. For an advance receipt amounting to (Won) 4,200 million, which Joint Defense Corporation received from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Parent Company provides payment guarantees to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

 

  (3) Contingencies

As of March 31, 2012, the Group has recorded a provision in the amount of (Won) 4,469 million as SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, have partially lost the first trial relating to the violation of customer’s privacy (plaintiff’s claims of (Won) 24,689 million) during the year ended December 31, 2011.

As of March 31, 2012, the claim amount of pending litigations of SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, amounts to (Won) 4,187 million and the ultimate result of these litigations cannot be reasonably estimated.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

32. Statements of Cash Flows

 

  (1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
     Korean won  
     2012     2011  
     (In millions)  

Interest income

   (Won) (32,396     (48,647

Dividend

     (22,333     (20,675

Gain on foreign currency translation

     (819     (24,240

Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —          (2,776

Gain on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     —          (11,193

Gain on disposal of long-term investments assets

     (6,412     (158,674

Reversal of impairment loss on long-term investments securities

     —          (10

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     —          (1,263

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     (4,292     —     

Losses related to investments in affiliates

     27,583        10,811   

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     (1,010     (1,102

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (5,654     (1,305

Other income

     (2,193     (2,242

Interest expenses

     97,035        80,944   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     859        1,204   

Loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     640        —     

Loss on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     3,733        —     

Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities

     7,505        —     

Loss on valuation of derivatives

     —          15,697   

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     —          3,132   

Income tax expense

     81,604        231,633   

Provision for retirement benefits

     20,423        16,665   

Depreciation and amortization

     625,804        610,075   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

     7,257        17,218   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     1,994        2,011   

Impairment loss on property, equipment and intangible assets

     3,429        939   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     19,687        3,715   

Other expenses

     2,756        2,566   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 825,200        724,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

32. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

     Korean won  
     2012     2011  
     (In millions)  

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 67,254        49,224   

Accounts receivable - other

     181,448        661,808   

Accrued income

     (5,653     (17,356

Advance payments

     (13,865     (67,315

Prepaid expenses

     12,324        26,943   

Proxy paid V.A.T.

     (311     (27,983

Inventories

     17,128        (19,578

Guarantee deposits

     12,775        (650

Accounts payable - trade

     (44,706     30,362   

Accounts payable - other

     (274,740     (497,734

Advanced receipts

     (188     1,586   

Withholdings

     117,747        76,573   

Deposits received

     (3,089     2,493   

Accrued expenses

     129,735        (23,720

Advanced V.A.T.

     13,488        101,696   

Unearned revenue

     (26,245     (18,271

Provisions

     (28,679     (19

Long-term provisions

     3,718        158   

Plan assets

     841        3,386   

Retirement benefit payment

     (15,862     (9,301

Others

     1,168        25,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 144,288        297,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Significant non-cash transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

     Korean won  
     2012      2011  
     (In millions)  

Transfer of other tangible assets to construction in progress

   (Won) 367,439         245,444   

Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment and investment in associates

     603,665         280,775   

Transfer of inventories to tangible assets account

     18,344         13,790   

Accounts payable - other related to acquisition of tangible assets and others

     8,009         16,357   

Write-off of accounts receivable-trade and others

     4,807         174   

 

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Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2012

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Contents

 

     Page  

Independent Auditors’ Review Report

     1   

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

     9   

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”), expressed in Korean won, which comprise the condensed separate statement of financial position as of March 31, 2012, the related condensed separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility for the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

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 review.

We conducted our review 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of Korea 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 review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements referred to above are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 Interim Financial Reporting.

The accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 have been translated into United States dollars solely for the convenience of the reader. We have reviewed the translation and, in our opinion, the condensed separate interim financial statements expressed in Korean won have been translated into dollars on the basis set forth in note 2 to the condensed separate interim financial statements.


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Other Considerations

The condensed separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the Company for the three-month period ended March 31, 2011 were reviewed by other auditors and their report thereon, dated May 27, 2011, stated that nothing has come to their attention that causes them to believe that the condensed separate interim financial statements referred to above were not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 Interim Financial Reporting.

In addition, the condensed separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2011, and the related condensed 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 other auditors and their report thereon, dated March 13, 2012, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2011, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by other auditors in all material respects.

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such separate interim financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report and the accompanying condensed separate financial statements are for use by those knowledgeable about Korean review standards and their application in practice.

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

May 16, 2012

This report is effective as of May 16, 2012, 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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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

            Korean won      Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
     March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
            (In millions)      (In thousands)  

Assets

              

Current Assets:

              

Cash and cash equivalents

     25,26       (Won) 1,163,683         895,558       $ 1,028,533         791,548   

Short-term financial instruments

     4,25,26         205,000         627,500         181,191         554,623   

Short-term investment securities

     6,25,26         154,263         90,573         136,347         80,054   

Accounts receivable - trade, net

     5,25,26,27         1,287,862         1,282,234         1,138,291         1,133,316   

Short-term loans, net

     5,25,26,27         85,786         88,236         75,822         77,988   

Accounts receivable - other, net

     5,25,26,27         526,980         774,221         465,777         684,304   

Prepaid expenses

        68,610         79,668         60,644         70,415   

Derivative financial assets

     16,25,26         70,386         83,708         62,211         73,987   

Inventories, net

        3,250         8,407         2,872         7,431   

Advanced payments and other

     5,25,26         49,513         17,972         43,763         15,885   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

        3,615,333         3,948,077         3,195,451         3,489,551   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Assets:

              

Long-term financial instruments

     4,25,26         7,569         7,569         6,690         6,690   

Long-term investment securities

     6,25,26         1,265,923         1,312,438         1,118,900         1,160,012   

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     7         7,956,912         4,647,506         7,032,802         4,107,748   

Property and equipment, net

     8,27         6,026,044         6,260,169         5,326,183         5,533,117   

Investment property

     9         31,185         30,699         27,563         27,133   

Goodwill

     10         1,306,236         1,306,236         1,154,531         1,154,531   

Intangible assets

     11         2,334,965         2,364,795         2,063,784         2,090,150   

Long-term loans, net

     5,25,26,27         72,295         75,282         63,899         66,538   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     5,25,26         2,837         5,393         2,508         4,767   

Long-term prepaid expenses

        19,729         20,939         17,438         18,507   

Guarantee deposits

     5,25,26,27         141,199         155,389         124,800         137,343   

Long-term derivative financial assets

     16,25,26         79,513         104,897         70,278         92,714   

Deferred tax assets

     23         245,946         280,380         217,382         247,817   

Other non-current assets

        1,004         758         887         670   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

        19,491,357         16,572,450         17,227,645         14,647,737   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      (Won) 23,106,690         20,520,527       $ 20,423,096         18,137,288   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

     Note      Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
        March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 
            (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Liabilities and Equity

           

Current Liabilities:

           

Short-term borrowings

     12,25,26       (Won) 500,000        —        $ 441,930        —     

Accounts payable - other

     25,26,27         1,720,371        1,361,473        1,520,568        1,203,353   

Withholdings

     25,26         438,693        330,674        387,744        292,269   

Accrued expenses

     15,25,26         587,959        468,313        519,674        413,923   

Income tax payable

     23         325,604        277,836        287,788        245,568   

Unearned revenue

        269,310        282,890        238,034        250,036   

Derivative financial liabilities

     16,25,26         5,673        4,645        5,014        4,106   

Provisions

     14         632,213        656,597        558,788        580,340   

Current portion of long-term debt, net

     12,13,25,26         568,097        1,044,519        502,118        923,209   

Advanced receipt and other

        39,350        40,059        34,780        35,407   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

        5,087,270        4,467,006        4,496,438        3,948,211   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

           

Debentures, net

     12,25,26         2,985,547        2,590,630        2,638,808        2,289,756   

Long-term borrowings

     12,25,26         2,101,107        115,330        1,857,086        101,936   

Long-term payables - other

     13,25,26         705,491        840,974        623,555        743,304   

Long-term unearned revenue

        200,836        212,171        177,511        187,530   

Defined benefit obligation

     15         32,654        26,740        28,862        23,634   

Long-term provisions

     14         135,313        134,264        119,598        118,671   

Other non-current liabilities

     25,26,27         163,343        167,110        144,372        147,702   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        6,324,291        4,087,219        5,589,792        3,612,533   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        11,411,561        8,554,225        10,086,230        7,560,744   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

           

Share capital

     1,17         44,639        44,639        39,455        39,455   

Share premium

     17,18         (236,016     (236,016     (208,605     (208,605

Retained earnings

     19         11,592,034        11,837,185        10,245,744        10,462,422   

Reserves

     20         294,472        320,494        260,272        283,272   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

        11,695,129        11,966,302        10,336,866        10,576,544   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

      (Won) 23,106,690        20,520,527      $ 20,423,096        18,137,288   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

       Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note      2012     2011     2012     2011  
           

(In millions except for

per share data)

   

(In thousands except for

per share data)

 

Operating revenue:

     27            

Revenue

      (Won) 3,007,439        3,129,950      $ 2,658,157        2,766,440   

Other operating income

     21         9,008        2,198        7,962        1,943   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        3,016,447        3,132,148        2,666,119        2,768,383   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expense:

     27            

Labor cost

        169,735        177,462        150,022        156,851   

Commissions paid

        1,271,355        1,239,915        1,123,700        1,095,912   

Depreciation and amortization

        400,956        413,655        354,389        365,614   

Network interconnection

        225,750        242,494        199,532        214,331   

Leased line

        107,436        97,853        94,958        86,488   

Advertising

        36,198        35,388        31,994        31,278   

Rent

        80,888        79,100        71,494        69,913   

Cost of goods sold

        61,945        40,910        54,751        36,159   

Other operating expenses

     21         204,482        207,391        180,734        183,305   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        2,558,745        2,534,168        2,261,574        2,239,851   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

        457,702        597,980        404,545        528,532   

Finance income

     22         52,113        251,532        46,060        222,319   

Finance costs

     22         (84,365     (60,595     (74,566     (53,558

Gain on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

     7         80,483        122        71,135        107   

Impairment loss on investments in associates

     7         (72,096     —          (63,723     —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income tax

        433,837        789,039        383,451        697,400   

Income tax expense

     23         88,865        228,367        78,544        201,844   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income for the period

      (Won) 344,972        560,672      $ 304,907        495,556   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

     24       (Won) 4,950        7,886      $ 4.38        6.97   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

     24       (Won) 4,847        7,550      $ 4.28        6.67   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

     Note      Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
        2012     2011     2012     2011  
            (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Net income for the period

      (Won) 344,972        560,672      $ 304,907        495,556   

Other comprehensive income(loss)

           

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

     20         (11,699     (85,356     (10,340     (75,443

Gains (losses) on valuation of derivatives

     16,20         (14,323     38,720        (12,660     34,223   

Actuarial losses on defined benefit obligations

     15,19         (4,684     (4,079     (4,140     (3,605
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (30,706     (50,715     (27,140     (44,825
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

      (Won) 314,266        509,957      $ 277,767        450,731   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(In millions of won)    Share capital      Share Premium     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Total equity  
        Paid-in
surplus
     Treasury stock     Loss on disposal of
treasury stock
    Other        

Balance, January 1, 2011

   (Won) 44,639         2,915,887         (2,202,439     (15,875     (722,216     10,824,356        736,606        11,580,958   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —          (597,198     —          (597,198

Total comprehensive income

                  

Net income

     —           —           —          —          —          560,672        —          560,672   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —           —          —          —          (4,079     (46,636     (50,715
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2011

   (Won) 44,639         2,915,887         (2,202,439     (15,875     (722,216     10,783,751        689,970        11,493,717   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

     44,639         2,915,887         (2,410,451     (18,855     (722,597     11,837,185        320,494        11,966,302   

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —          (585,439     —          (585,439

Total comprehensive income

                  

Net income

     —           —           —          —          —          344,972        —          344,972   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —           —          —          —          (4,684     (26,022     (30,706
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

   (Won) 44,639         2,915,887         (2,410,451     (18,855     (722,597     11,592,034        294,472        11,695,129   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(In thousands of U.S. dollars) (Note 2)  
    Common
stock
    Share Premium     Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Total equity  
      Paid-in
surplus
    Treasury
stock
    Loss on disposal of
treasury stock
    Other        

Balance, January 1, 2011

  $ 39,455        2,577,238        (1,946,649     (14,031     (638,339     9,567,223        651,057        10,235,954   

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (527,840     —          (527,840

Total comprehensive income

               

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          495,556        —          495,556   

Other comprehensive loss

    —          —          —          —          —          (3,605     (41,220     (44,825
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2011

  $ 39,455        2,577,238        (1,946,649     (14,031     (638,339     9,531,334        609,837        10,158,845   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2012

    39,455        2,577,238        (2,130,503     (16,665     (638,675     10,462,422        283,272        10,576,544   

Cash dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (517,445     —          (517,445

Total comprehensive income

               

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          304,907        —          304,907   

Other comprehensive loss

    —          —          —          —          —          (4,140     (23,000     (27,140
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2012

  $ 39,455        2,577,238        (2,130,503     (16,665     (638,675     10,245,744        260,272        10,336,866   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

          Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
    Note     2012     2011     2012     2011  
          (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

         

Cash generated from operating activities

         

Net income for the period

    (Won) 344,972        560,672      $ 304,907        495,556   

Adjustments for income and expenses

    29        557,635        506,785        492,872        447,927   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities

    29        211,427        407,037        186,872        359,764   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

      1,114,034        1,474,494        984,651        1,303,247   

Interest received

      20,621        35,993        18,226        31,814   

Dividends received

      25,167        26,472        22,244        23,398   

Interest paid

      (59,468     (62,177     (52,562     (54,956

Income tax paid

      (1,972     (12,431     (1,743     (10,988
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

      1,098,382        1,462,351        970,816        1,292,515   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

         

Cash inflows from investing activities:

         

Decrease in short-term investment securities, net

      —          65,000        —          57,451   

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

      422,500        16,000        373,431        14,142   

Collection of short-term loans

      51,956        46,288        45,922        40,912   

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities

      469        214,497        414        189,585   

Proceeds from disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

      88,602        1,757        78,312        1,553   

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

      450        343        398        303   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

      1,577        3        1,394        3   

Collection of long-term loans

      2,811        3,341        2,484        2,953   

Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets

      —          119        —          104   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

      568,365        347,348        502,355        307,006   

Cash outflows for investing activities:

         

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

      45,000        —          39,774        —     

Increase in short-term loans

      48,808        87,643        43,139        77,464   

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

      9,469        215,006        8,369        190,035   

Acquisition of investments in subsidiaries and associates

      3,066,547        11,000        2,710,401        9,722   

Acquisition of property and equipment

      486,802        271,735        430,265        240,175   

Acquisition of intangible assets

      15,939        3,508        14,087        3,101   

Increase in long-term loans

      —          90        —          80   

Increase in other non-current assets

      246        —          218        —     
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

      3,672,811        588,982        3,246,253        520,577   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (Won) (3,104,446)        (241,634)      $ (2,743,898)        (213,571)   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

          Korean won     Translation into
U.S. dollars (note 2)
 
     Note    2012      2011     2012      2011  
          (In millions)     (In thousands)  

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Cash inflows from financing activities:

             

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

      (Won) 500,000         —        $ 441,930         —     

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

        1,986,800         —          1,756,054         —     

Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives

        1,517         —          1,342         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total

        2,488,317         —          2,199,326         —     

Cash outflows for financing activities:

             

Repayment of current portion of long-term debt

        92,158         170,000        81,455         150,256   

Repayment of debentures

        118,813         332,160        105,014         293,583   

Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives

        3,157         15,690        2,790         13,868   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total

        214,128         517,850        189,259         457,707   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

        2,274,189         (517,850     2,010,067         (457,707
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

        268,125         702,867        236,985         621,237   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

        895,558         357,470        791,548         315,954   

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

        —           (5     —           (5
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

      (Won) 1,163,683         1,060,332      $ 1,028,533         937,186   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

1. Reporting Entity

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Company” or “the Parent Company”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of 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 March 31, 2012, 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   

Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC

     4,050,518         5.02   

POSCO Corp.

     2,341,569         2.90   

Institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     42,939,460         53.17   

Treasury stock

     11,050,712         13.69   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total number of shares

     80,745,711         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

2. Basis of Preparation

The accompanying separate financial statements are stated in Korean won, the functional currency of the Company and the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Company is incorporated and operates. The translation of Korean won amounts into U.S. dollar amounts is included solely for the convenience of readers of financial statements and has been made at the rate of (Won) 1,131.40 to USD 1.00, the Noon Buying Rate in the City of New York for cable transfers in Korean won as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the last business day of the three-month period ended March 31, 2012. Such translations into U.S. dollars do not comply with K-IFRS and should not be construed as representations that the Korean won amounts could be converted into U.S. dollars at that or any other rate.

 

  (1) Statement of compliance

These condensed separate interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034 Interim Financial Reporting. They 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 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements presented by a parent, an investor in an associate or a venturer in a jointly controlled entity, in which the investments are accounted for on the basis of the direct equity interest rather than on the basis of the reported results and net assets of the investees.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

  (2) Use of estimates and judgments

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, 2011.

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

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, 2011.

 

4. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are summarized as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Short-term financial instruments (*)

   (Won) 70,000         70,000   

Long-term financial instruments (*)

     7,569         7,569   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 77,569         77,569   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) These financial instruments include financial instruments restricted in use in relation to the various charitable contributions which are non-cancellable until maturity.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables

 

  (1) Details of trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012  
     Gross
amount
     Allowances for
impairment
    Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

       

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 1,407,362         (119,500     1,287,862   

Short-term loans

     86,912         (1,126     85,786   

Accounts receivable - other

     571,784         (44,804     526,980   

Accrued income

     5,110         —          5,110   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,071,168         (165,430     1,905,738   

Non-current assets:

       

Long-term loans

     95,865         (23,570     72,295   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,837         —          2,837   

Guarantee deposits

     141,199         —          141,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     239,901         (23,570     216,331   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   (Won) 2,311,069         (189,000     2,122,069   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
(In millions of won)    December 31, 2011  
     Gross
amount
     Allowances for
impairment
    Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

       

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 1,400,758         (118,524     1,282,234   

Short-term loans

     89,387         (1,151     88,236   

Accounts receivable - other

     802,581         (28,360     774,221   

Accrued income

     5,278         —          5,278   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,298,004         (148,035     2,149,969   

Non-current assets:

       

Long-term loans

     98,886         (23,604     75,282   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     5,393         —          5,393   

Guarantee deposits

     155,389         —          155,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     259,668         (23,604     236,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   (Won) 2,557,672         (171,639     2,386,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

  (2) The movement in allowance for doubtful accounts in respect of trade and other receivables during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Balance at January, 1

   (Won) 171,639        210,996   

Increase of bad debt

     16,249        15,053   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (4,301     —     

Write-off

     (256     (174

Collection of receivables written-off

     5,669        2,615   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March, 31

   (Won) 189,000        228,490   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of trade and other receivables, overdue but not impaired, and impaired accounts receivable as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
    Other
receivables
    Accounts
receivable -
trade
    Other
receivables
 

Accounts receivable

   (Won) 1,002,186        799,713        944,177        1,072,199   

Overdue but not impaired accounts receivable

     33,716        —          24,880        —     

Impaired accounts receivable

     371,460        103,994        431,701        84,715   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,407,362        903,707        1,400,758        1,156,914   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (119,500     (69,500     (118,524     (53,115
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,287,862        834,207        1,282,234        1,103,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

  (4) The aging of overdue but not impaired accounts receivable as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Less than 1 month

   (Won) 7,844         4,229   

1 ~ 3 months

     6,343         6,979   

3 ~ 6 months

     7,140         3,336   

More than 6 months

     12,389         10,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 33,716         24,880   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

6. Investment Securities

 

  (1) Details of short-term investment securities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Beneficiary certificates (*)

   (Won) 145,387         90,287   

Current portion of long-term investment securities

     8,876         286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 154,263         90,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2012, were accounted for as accrued income.

 

  (2) Details of long-term available-for-sale financial assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Equity securities:

    

Marketable equity securities

   (Won) 1,107,426        1,095,747   

Unlisted equity securities

     15,900        15,903   

Equity investments

     126,505        175,466   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,249,831        1,287,116   

Debt securities:

    

Public bonds (*1)

     401        401   

Investment bonds (*2)

     24,567        25,207   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     24,968        25,608   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     1,274,799        1,312,724   

Less current portion of long-term investment securities

     (8,876     (286
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term investment securities

   (Won) 1,265,923        1,312,438   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Less than 1 year

   (Won) 45         45   

1 ~ 5 years

     356         356   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 401         401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*2) The Company classified convertible bonds of NanoEnTek, Inc. (carrying amount as of March 31, 2012: (Won) 15,977 million), which were acquired during the year ended December 31, 2011, as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss. The difference between acquisition cost and fair value is accounted for as finance income (loss).

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

 

  (1) Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Investments in subsidiaries

   (Won) 3,375,231         3,382,939   

Investments in associates

     4,581,681         1,264,567   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 7,956,912         4,647,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Details of investments in subsidiaries as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
(%)
     Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     1,082,272         83.5       (Won) 144,740         144,740   

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.(*)

     —           —           —           7,708   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     149,638,354         50.6         1,242,247         1,242,247   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     46,000,000         100.0         213,934         213,934   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     4,385,400         100.0         21,927         21,927   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     2,856,200         100.0         14,281         14,281   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     3,000,000         100.0         15,000         15,000   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     60,000,000         100.0         1,234,884         1,234,884   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           100.0         29,116         29,116   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

     22,980         60.0         264,850         264,850   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     180,476,700         73.3         26,264         26,264   

SKT Americas, Inc.

     122         100.0         65,379         65,379   

YTK Investment Ltd.

     —           100.0         52,123         52,123   

Atlas Investment

     —           100.0         50,486         50,486   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         (Won) 3,375,231         3,382,939   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, the Company sold 2,064,970 shares (ownership interest of 63.7%) of investment in Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd. to NCsoft Corporation and recognized gain on disposal of (Won) 80,483 million.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

  (3) Details of investments in associates as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
percentage
(%)
     Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     5,000,000         50.0       (Won) 112,531         112,531   

SK China Company Ltd.

     720,000         22.5         47,830         47,830   

SK USA, Inc.

     49         49.0         5,498         5,498   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd. (*1)

     680,000         42.5         12,250         12,250   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     300,000         50.0         4,481         4,481   

Korea IT Fund (*2)

     190         63.3         220,957         220,957   

Wave City Development Co., Ltd. (*3)

     382,000         19.1         1,532         1,532   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     57,647,058         49.0         400,000         400,000   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     1,461,486         29.0         8,340         8,340   

NanoEnTek, Inc.(*3)

     1,807,130         9.3         11,000         11,000   

Health Connect Co., Ltd.

     141,000         49.5         1,410         1,410   

UNISK (Beijing) Information Technology Co.,Ltd.

     49         49.0         4,247         4,247   

TR Entertainment

     —           42.2         7,560         7,560   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     —           35.0         83,691         83,691   

Packet One Network

     1,151,556         28.2         137,751         137,751   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     9,800         49.0         85,873         85,873   

Lightsquared Inc.(*3,4)

     3,387,916         3.3         —           72,097   

SK hynix Inc.(*5)

     146,100,000         21.1         3,374,726         —     

SK MENA Investment B.V.(*6)

     —           32.1         14,485         —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and others

           47,519         47,519   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         (Won) 4,581,681         1,264,567   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(*1) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.
(*2) Investment in Korea IT Fund was classified as investments in associates as the Company only has less than 50% of voting rights, and therefore does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.
(*3) Investments in these associates were classified as investments in associates as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence on these associates through participation on their board of directors.
(*4) The Company recognized impairment loss of (Won) 72,097 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.
(*5) The Company acquired 146,100,000 shares (ownership interest of 21.1%) of SK hynix Inc. through purchase of existing shares and subscription of new shares at February 14, 2012.

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

(*6) The Company acquired 32.1% of ownership interest of SK MENA Investment B.V. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

  (4) The market price of investments in listed subsidiaries as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)  
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
   Market
value per
share
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
     Market
value per
share
     Number of
shares
     Market
price
 

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 3,480         149,638,354         520,741         3,460         149,638,354         517,749   

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

8. Property and Equipment

 

  (1) Property and equipment as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
     Acquisition
cost
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

Land

   (Won) 409,427         —          409,427         409,696   

Buildings

     1,080,258         (413,952     666,306         676,095   

Structures

     585,696         (293,306     292,390         300,995   

Machinery

     15,605,494         (12,149,080     3,456,414         3,581,275   

Other

     1,493,692         (818,917     674,775         640,317   

Construction in progress

     526,732         —          526,732         651,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 19,701,299         (13,675,255     6,026,044         6,260,169   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

8. Property and Equipment, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in property and equipment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                       
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 409,696         1         —          (270     —          409,427   

Buildings

     676,095         258         —          53        (10,100     666,306   

Structures

     300,995         8         (1     131        (8,743     292,390   

Machinery

     3,581,275         2,707         (377     177,255        (304,446     3,456,414   

Other

     640,317         405,401         (606     (347,537     (22,800     674,775   

Construction in progress

     651,791         78,427         —          (203,486     —          526,732   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 6,260,169         486,802         (984     (373,854     (346,089     6,026,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)       
      For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 402,702         —           (50     509        —          403,161   

Buildings

     686,645         10,909         (20     3,019        (9,253     691,300   

Structures

     242,004         25         —          1,061        (7,836     235,254   

Machinery

     3,240,001         1,340         (157     230,392        (303,586     3,167,990   

Other

     521,499         233,450         (567     (170,980     (19,208     564,194   

Construction in progress

     376,896         26,011         —          (28,536     —          374,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 5,469,747         271,735         (794     35,465        (339,883     5,436,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9. Investment Property

 

  (1) Investment property as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
      March 31, 2012      December 31,
2011
 
     Acquisition
cost
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

Land

   (Won) 9,270         —          9,270         9,001   

Buildings

     44,792         (22,877     21,915         21,698   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 54,062         (22,877     31,185         30,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

9. Investment Property, Continued

 

 

  (2) Changes in investment property for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Transfer      Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 9,001         269         —          9,270   

Buildings

     21,698         541         (324     21,915   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 30,699         810         (324     31,185   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   (Won) 9,508         (507     —          9,001   

Buildings

     25,291         (1,350     (1,206     22,735   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 34,799         (1,857     (1,206     31,736   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of fair value of investment property as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Carrying
amount
     Fair value      Carrying
amount
     Fair value  

Land

   (Won) 9,270         53,277         9,001         51,731   

Buildings

     21,915         22,326         21,698         21,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 31,185         75,603         30,699         73,410   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

10. Goodwill

Goodwill as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc.

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

 

11. Intangible Assets

 

  (1) Intangible assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Acquisition
cost
     Accumulated
depreciation
    Carrying
amount
     Carrying
amount
 

Frequency use rights

   (Won) 2,837,385         (975,166     1,862,219         1,889,103   

Land use right

     29,273         (17,811     11,462         12,740   

Industrial right

     30,527         (20,023     10,504         8,328   

Development costs

     124,545         (124,004     541         1,185   

Facility usage right

     38,289         (23,696     14,593         15,058   

Memberships (*1)

     80,580         —          80,580         80,606   

Other (*2)

     1,395,277         (1,040,211     355,066         357,775   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 4,535,876         (2,200,911     2,334,965         2,364,795   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Memberships are classified as intangible assets with indefinite useful life and are not amortized.
(*2) Other intangible assets consist of computer software and usage rights to a research facility which the Company built and donated to a university which in turn the Company is given rights-to-use for a definite number of years.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (2) Details of changes in intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                        
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   (Won) 1,889,102         16,659         —          —           (43,542     1,862,219   

Land use right

     12,740         —           (80     —           (1,197     11,463   

Industrial right

     8,328         2,934         —          —           (758     10,504   

Development costs

     1,185         —           —          —           (644     541   

Facility usage right

     15,058         131         (38     —           (558     14,593   

Memberships

     80,607         —           (27     —           —          80,580   

Other

     357,775         4,225         (1,431     28,519         (34,023     355,065   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 2,364,795         23,949         (1,576     28,519         (80,722     2,334,965   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

11. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

(In millions of won)                                       
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Amortization     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

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

Land use right

     11,130         260         —          —          (948     10,442   

Industrial right

     14,748         331         —          323        (847     14,555   

Development costs

     4,898         —           —          —          (944     3,954   

Facility usage right

     16,702         86         (3     24        (555     16,254   

Membership

     90,108         —           —          —          —          90,108   

Other

     578,340         2,831         —          38,464        (70,586     549,049   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,424,969         3,508         (3     38,342        (107,091     1,359,725   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

 

  (3) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                
    Amount    

Description

  Residual
useful lives
 

W-CDMA license

  (Won) 461,726      Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service     (*1)   

W-CDMA license

    77,477      Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service     (*2)   

800MHz license

    375,032      Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service     (*3)   

1.8GHz license

    928,203      Frequency use rights relating to LTE service     (*4)   

Wibro license

    294      WiBro service     (*5)   

Wibro license

    16,463      WiBro service     (*6)   

DMB license

    3,024      DMB service    
 
4 years and
3 months
  
  
 

 

 

     
  (Won) 1,862,219       
 

 

 

     

 

(*1) The Company purchased the W-CDMA license from Korea Communication Commission (“KCC”) on December 4, 2001. Amortization of the W-CDMA license commenced once the Company began its commercial W-CDMA services on December 29, 2003 under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the license. The W-COMA license will expire in December 2016.
(*2) The Company purchased the additional W-CDMA license from KCC in May 2010. Amortization of the additional W-CDMA license commenced once the Company started its related commercial W-CDMA services on October 7, 2010, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the W-CDMA license. The additional W-COMA license will expire in December 2016.
(*3) The Company purchased 800MHz license from KCC in June 2011. Amortization of the 800MHz license commenced once the Company started its related commercial CDMA and LTE services on July 1, 2011, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the 800MHz license. The 800MHz license will expire in June 2021.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

11. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

(*4) The Company purchased 1.8GHz license from KCC in December 2011. Amortization of the 1.8GHz license will commence when the Company starts its related commercial LTE services in the second half of year 2012, under a straight-line basis over the remaining useful life of the 1.8GHz license. The 1.8GHz license will expire in December 2021.
(*5) The Company purchased a WiBro license from KCC on March 30, 2005. The license period is 7 years from the purchase date. Amortization of the WiBro license commenced when the Company started its commercial WiBro services on June 30, 2006, under a straight line basis over the remaining useful life.
(*6) The Company additionally purchased Wibro license in March 2012. Amortization of this WiBro license commenced when the Company started its commercial WiBro services on March 30, 2012, under a straight line basis over the remaining useful life. This Wibro license will expire in March 2019.

 

12. Borrowings and Debentures

 

  (1) Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                        

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
   Maturity    March 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Kookmin Bank and Woori Bank

   4.29    Feb. 14, 2013    (Won) 500,000         —     

 

  (2) Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
     Maturity      March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Bank of Communications (*1,2)

     6M Libor + 0.29         Oct. 10, 2013       (Won)

 

34,134

(USD 30,000

  

   

 

34,599

(USD 30,000

  

Bank of China (*1)

     6M Libor + 0.29         Oct. 10, 2013        

 

22,756

(USD 20,000

  

   

 

23,066

(USD 20,000

  

DBS Bank (*1)

     6M Libor + 0.29         Oct. 10, 2013        

 

28,445

(USD 25,000

  

   

 

28,833

(USD 25,000

  

SMBC (*1)

     6M Libor + 0.29         Oct. 10, 2013        

 

28,445

(USD 25,000

  

   

 

28,832

(USD 25,000

  

Kookmin Bank and 13 others

     4.48         Feb. 14, 2015         2,000,000        —     
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
           2,113,780        115,330   

Less present value discount on long-term borrowings

  

     (12,673     —     
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 2,101,107        115,330   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(*1) As of March 31, 2012, 6M Libor rate is 0.73%.
(*2) As of March 31, 2012, the Company’s lender is Bank of Communications as Credit Agricole transferred the loans to Bank of Communications during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

12. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Japanese Yen, thousands of other currencies)  
     Purpose    Maturity      Annual
interest rate
(%)
   March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing
fund
     2016       5.00    (Won) 200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2013       4.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2014       5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds (*1)

        2012       3M Euro Yen
Libor + 0.55
    

 

172,593

(JPY 12,500,000

  

   

 

185,645

(JPY 12,500,000

  

Unsecured private bonds

   Other fund      2015       5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2018       5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2013       6.92      250,000        250,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2016       5.54      40,000        40,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2012       3M Euro Yen
Libor + 2.50
     —         

 

44,555

(JPY 3,000,000

  

Unsecured private bonds

        2016       5.92      230,000        230,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2012       3M Euro Yen
Tibor + 2.50
     —         

 

74,258

(JPY 5,000,000

  

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating
fund
     2016       3.95      110,000        110,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2021       4.22      190,000        190,000   

Foreign global bonds

        2027       6.63     
 
455,120
(USD 400,000
  
   

 

461,320

(USD 400,000

  

Exchangeable bonds (*4,5)

   Refinancing
fund
     2014       1.75     

 

401,619

(USD 332,528

  

   

 

397,886

(USD 332,528

  

Floating rate notes (*2)

   Operating
fund
     2012       3M Libor +
3.15
    

 

250,316

(USD 220,000

  

   

 

253,726

(USD 220,000

  

Floating rate notes (*2)

        2014       3M Libor +
1.60
    

 

284,450

(USD 250,000

  

   

 

288,325

(USD 250,000

  

Floating rate notes (*3)

        2014       SOR rate +
1.20
    

 

58,793

(SGD 65,000

  

   

 

57,619

(SGD 65,000

  

           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

              3,442,891        3,583,334   

Less discounts on bonds

              (34,649     (37,329
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              3,408,242        3,546,005   

Less current portion of bonds

              (422,695     (955,375
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            (Won) 2,985,547        2,590,630   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(*1) As of March 31, 2012, 3M EURO Yen Libor rate is 0.19%.
(*2) As of March 31, 2012, 3M Libor rate is 0.47%.
(*3) As of March 31, 2012, SOR rate is 0.36%.
(*4) As of March 31, 2012, exchangeable bonds are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. As of December 31, 2011, the exchangeable bonds were classified as current as the bond holders would be eligible to redeem their notes at 100% of the principal amount on April 7, 2012. However, as of March 31, 2012, the exchangeable bonds are reclassified as non-current liabilities as the bond holders have not exercised and have lost their early redemption right.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

12. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

(*5) On April 7, 2009, the Company issued exchangeable bonds with a maturity of five years in the principal amount of USD 332,528,000 for USD 326,397,463 with a coupon rate of 1.75%. As of March 31, 2012, fair value of the exchangeable bonds is USD 352,978,472. The exchange price could be adjusted and the exchange price is (Won) 199,280 with the exchange rate of (Won) 1,383.40 per USD 1.

The Company may redeem the principal amount after 3 years from the issuance date if the market price exceeds 130% of the exchange price during a predetermined period. On the other hand, the bond holders may redeem their notes at 100% of the principal amount on April 7, 2012 (3 years from the issuance date). The exchange right may be exercised during the period from May 18, 2009 to March 24, 2014 and the number of common shares that can be exchanged as of March 31, 2012 is 2,308,406 shares.

Exchange of notes to common shares may be prohibited under the Telecommunications Law or other legal restrictions which restrains foreign governments, individuals and entities from owning more than 49% of the Company’s voting stock. If such 49% ownership limitation is violated due to the exercise of exchange rights, the Company will pay the bond holder a cash settlement which will be determined at the average price of one day after a holder exercises its exchange right or the weighted average price for the following five or twenty business days. Unless either previously redeemed or exchanged, the notes are redeemable at 100% of the principal amount at maturity.

In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors on February 9, 2012, the exchange price has changed from (Won) 209,853 to (Won) 199,280 and the number of common shares that can be exchanged was changed from 2,192,102 shares to 2,308,406 shares due to the payment of periodic dividends. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, no exchange was made.

 

  (4) Details of issuance or repayments of borrowings and debentures for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of Japanese yen)  

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
     Maturity      Coupon
value
    Carrying
amount
 

January 1, 2012

         (Won) 3,698,663        3,661,334   

Issues:

          

Short-term borrowings

     4.29         2013         500,000        500,000   

Long-term borrowings

     4.48         2015         2,000,000        2,000,000   

Commissions and others

     —           —           —          (12,673

Repayments:

          

Unsecured private bonds

     3M Euro Yen      

 

2012

  

     (44,555     (44,555
     Libor + 2.50            (JPY 3,000,000  

Unsecured private bonds

     3M Euro Yen      

 

2012

  

     (74,258     (74,258
     Libor + 2.50            (JPY 5,000,000  

Other:

          

Foreign translation gain (loss) and others(*)

           (23,179     (20,499
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

March 31, 2012

         (Won)     6,056,671        6,009,349   
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Foreign translation gain (loss) and others represent changes from foreign translation gain (loss) of foreign currency borrowings and debentures and amortization of bond discount.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

13. Long-term Payables - other

 

  (1) As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, long-term payables consist of payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 2.1GHz, 800MHZ, 1.8GHz and 2.3GHz frequency and other details are as follows (Refer to note 11):

 

(In millions of won)           
     2.1GHz     800MHz     1.8GHz     2.3GHz     Total  

Period of repayment

     2012~2014        2013~2015        2012~2021        2014~2016     

Coupon rate (*1)

     3.58     3.51     3.00     3.00  

Annual effective interest rate (*2)

     5.89     5.69     5.25     5.80  

Nominal value

   (Won) 52,600        208,250        746,250        8,650        1,015,750   

Present value discount on long-term payables - other

     (3,237     (11,060     (66,797     (641     (81,735
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Present value of long-term payables – other at the time of acquisition

     49,363        197,190        679,453        8,009        934,015   

Nominal value

     52,600        208,250        746,250        —          1,007,100   

Present value discount on long-term payables - other

     (3,237     (11,060     (66,797     —          (81,094

Current portion of long-term payables - other

     (17,533     —          (74,625     —          (92,158

Accumulated amortization of present value discount at December 31, 2011

     2,065        1,925        3,136        —          7,126   

Carrying amount as of December 31, 2011

     33,895        199,115        607,964        —          840,974   

Increase

     —          —          —          8,650        8,650   

Present value discount on long-term payables - other

     —          —          —          (641     (641

Amortization of present value discount on long-term payables - other

     68        964        876        1        1,909   

Less current portion of long-term payables - other

     (16,812     (65,466     (63,123     —          (145,401
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount at March 31, 2012

   (Won)     17,151        134,613        545,717        8,010        705,491   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) The Company applied an annual interest rate equal to the previous year average lending rate of public funds financing account less 1%.
(*2) 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 account payable-other.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

13. Long-term Payables - other, Continued

 

  (2) The repayment schedule of long-term payables - other as of March 31, 2012 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Amount  

2013

   (Won) 161,575   

2014

     164,458   

2015

     146,925   

2016 and thereafter

     450,633   
  

 

 

 
   (Won) 923,591   
  

 

 

 

 

14. Provisions

Change in provisions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012      As of March 31, 2012  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 762,238         169,931         (195,806     736,363         627,946         108,417   

Provision for restoration

     28,623         2,606         (66     31,163         4,267         26,896   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 790,861         172,537         (195,872     767,526         632,213         135,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended March 31, 2011      As of March 31, 2011  
     Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for handset subsidy

   (Won) 732,042         200,315         (213,463     718,894         633,447         85,447   

Provision for restoration

     27,740         741         —          28,481         —           28,481   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 759,782         201,056         (213,463     747,375         633,447         113,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company has provided handset subsidy for the subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized provision for handset subsidy in accordance with the payment duration as of period end.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

15. Defined Benefit Liabilities

 

  (1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Present value of defined benefit obligations

   (Won) 100,946        95,359   

Fair value of plan assets

     (68,292     (68,619
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 32,654        26,740   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

     4.53     4.53

Inflation rate

     3.00     3.00

Expected rate of return on plan assets

     3.67     4.74

Expected rate of salary increase

     6.10     5.62

Discount rate for defined benefit obligation 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 obligation. Expected rate of return on plan assets represent weighted average rate of market value of the individual assets on the plan. Expected rate of return on plan assets is determined based on the historical yield rate and current market conditions. 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. Inflation rate is determined based on inflation data declared by Bank of Korea.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 95,359        105,966   

Current service cost

     7,220        7,465   

Interest cost

     1,044        1,425   

Actuarial gain or loss

     6,458        3,777   

Benefit paid

     (9,530     (5,017

Others (*)

     395        220   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   (Won) 100,946        113,836   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Others include transfer to construction in progress.

 

  (4) Changes in plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Beginning balance

   (Won) 68,619        84,584   

Expected return on plan assets

     618        974   

Actuarial gain or loss

     239        (302

Benefit paid

     (1,184     (2,793
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   (Won) 68,292        82,463   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

15. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

 

  (5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012     March 31, 2011  

Current service cost

   (Won) 7,220        7,465   

Interest cost

     1,044        1,425   

Expected return on plan assets

     (618     (974
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 7,646        7,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (6) Details of plan assets as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Equity instruments

   (Won) 39         —     

Debt instruments

     16,441         —     

Short-term financial instruments, etc.

     51,812         68,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 68,292         68,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Actual return on plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to (Won) 857 million and (Won) 672 million, respectively.

 

16. Derivative Instruments

 

  (1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling USD 100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 3,318 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 559 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling (Won) 18,980 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with HSBC and SMBC Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds with face amounts totaling JPY 12,500,000,000 issued on November 13, 2007. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 2,711 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 862 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Japanese yen denominated bonds totaling (Won) 68,537 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

16. Derivative Instruments, Continued

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Morgan Stanley and five other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 400,000,000 at annual fixed interest rate of 6.63% issued on July 20, 2007. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled foreign currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied since May 12, 2010, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 50,902 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 16,251 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 2,364 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive loss. In connection with the currency swap contract, gain on valuation of currency swap which was incurred before application of hedge accounting, amounting to (Won) 129,806 million was recognized in profit or loss.

In addition, on October 14, 2011, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with DBS and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 220,000,000 issued on April 29, 2009. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 939 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 300 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 4,434 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with DBS Bank and Citi Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 250,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 6,280 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 2,005 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 5,116 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with United Overseas Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its Singapore dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling SGD 65,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to (Won) 278 million (net of tax effect totaling (Won) 89 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Singapore dollar denominated bonds totaling (Won) 1,320 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

16. Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) As of March 31, 2012, fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, Japanese yen, and Singapore dollars)

     Fair value  
    

Hedged item

   Amount      Duration of
Contract
     Designated as
Cash Flow
Hedge
 

Current assets:

           

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  

Japanese yen denominated bonds

   JPY 12,500,000        
 
Nov. 13, 2007 ~
Nov. 13, 2012
  
  
   (Won) 70,386   

Non-current assets:

           

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  

U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings

   USD 100,000        
 
Oct. 10, 2006 ~
Oct. 10, 2013
  
  
     15,103   

Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap

  

U.S. dollar denominated bonds

   USD 400,000        
 
Jul. 20, 2007 ~
Jul. 20, 2027
  
  
     60,289   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  

U.S. dollar denominated bonds

   USD 250,000        
 
Dec. 15, 2011 ~
Dec. 12, 2014
  
  
     3,168   

Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap

  

Singapore dollar denominated bonds

   SGD 65,000        
 
Dec. 15, 2011 ~
Dec. 12, 2014
  
  
     953   
           

 

 

 

Total assets

            (Won) 149,899   
           

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

           

Floating-to-fixed interest rate swap

  

U.S. dollar denominated bonds

   USD 220,000        
 
Apr. 29, 2009 ~
Apr.29, 2012
  
  
     5,673   
           

 

 

 

Total liabilities

            (Won) 5,673   
           

 

 

 

 

17. Share Capital and Share Premium

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of (Won) 500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and share premium as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)             
      March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Authorized shares

   (Won) 220,000,000        220,000,000   

Issued shares (*)

     80,745,711        80,745,711   

Share capital

    

Common stock

     44,639        44,639   

Share premium:

    

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887        2,915,887   

Treasury stock

     (2,410,451     (2,410,451

Loss on disposal of treasury stock

     (18,855     (18,855

Others

     (722,597     (722,597
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) (236,016     (236,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the Company retired 7,002,235 shares, 1,083,000 shares and 448,000 shares, respectively, of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation in accordance with the Korean Commercial Law. As a result, the Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

There were no changes in share capital for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

18. Treasury Stock

Through 2009, the Company acquired 8,400,712 shares of treasury stock in the open market for (Won) 1,992,083 million 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.

In addition, the Company acquired 1,250,000 shares of treasury stock for (Won) 210,356 million from July 26, 2010 to October 20, 2010 and 1,400,000 shares of treasury stock for (Won) 208,012 million from July 21, 2011 to September 28, 2011, in accordance with the resolution of the Board of Directors on July 22, 2010 and July 19, 2011, respectively.

As a result of aforementioned treasury stock transactions, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company has 11,050,712 shares of treasury stock at (Won) 2,410,451 million.

 

19. Retained Earnings

 

  (1) Retained earnings as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   (Won) 22,320         22,320   

Reserve for research & manpower development

     220,000         535,595   

Reserve for business expansion

     9,106,138         8,009,138   

Reserve for technology development

     1,901,300         1,524,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     11,249,758         10,091,053   

Unappropriated

     342,276         1,746,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 11,592,034         11,837,185   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (2) Legal reserve

The Korean Commercial Code requires the Company to appropriate as a legal reserve at least 10% of cash dividends paid for each accounting period until the reserve equals 50% of outstanding share capital. The legal reserve may not be utilized for cash dividends, but may only be used to offset a future deficit, if any, or may be transferred to share capital.

 

  (3) Reserve for research & manpower development

Reserve for research and manpower development were appropriated in order to recognize certain tax deductible benefits through the early recognition of future expenditure for tax purposes. These reserves will be reversed from appropriated and retained earnings in accordance with the relevant tax laws. Such reversal will be included in taxable income in the year of reversal.

 

20. Reserves

 

  (1) Details of reserves as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)             
     March 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

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

   (Won) 340,918        352,616   

Losses on valuation of derivatives

     (46,446     (32,122
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 294,472        320,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (2) Change in reserves for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Loss on
valuation of
available-for-sale
financial assets
    Loss on
valuation
of derivatives
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   (Won) 803,075        (66,469     736,606   

Changes

     (112,735     50,296        (62,439

Tax effect

     27,379        (11,576     15,803   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2011

     717,719        (27,749     689,970   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2012

     352,616        (32,122     320,494   

Changes

     (15,433     (18,896     (34,329

Tax effect

     3,735        4,572        8,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2012

   (Won) 340,918        (46,446     294,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

21. Other Operating Income and Expenses

Details of other operating income and expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month
period ended
 
     March 31,
2012
     March 31,
2011
 

Other Operating Income:

     

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

   (Won) 4,301         —     

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     231         115   

Others

     4,476         2,083   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 9,008         2,198   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Operating Expenses:

     

Communication expenses

     16,171         13,681   

Utilities

     32,000         27,770   

Taxes and dues

     27,410         7,421   

Repair

     39,237         41,914   

Research and development

     43,745         57,736   

Training

     4,759         4,204   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

     290         11,528   

Supplies and others

     11,201         12,384   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     762         565   

Donations

     12,269         23,280   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     15,959         3,525   

Others

     679         3,383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 204,482         207,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

22. Finance Income and Costs

 

  (1) Details of finance income and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Finance Income:

     

Interest income

   (Won)     20,991         43,015   

Dividends

     25,167         26,472   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     1,150         1,235   

Gain on foreign currency translation

     43         7,083   

Gain on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     —           2,776   

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

     470         158,495   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     —           1,263   

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     4,292         —     

Gain on valuation of financial liability at fair value through profit or loss

     —           11,193   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 52,113         251,532   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance Costs:

     

Interest expense

     71,002         55,083   

Loss on foreign currency transactions

     1,375         2,208   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     110         173   

Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities

     7,505         —     

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     —           3,131   

Loss on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     640         —     

Loss on valuation of financial liability at fair value through profit or loss

     3,733         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 84,365         60,595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   (Won) 12,425         10,340   

Interest income on installment receivables and others

     8,566         32,675   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 20,991         43,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

22. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

 

  (3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings

   (Won) 3,465         9,728   

Interest expense on debentures

     40,902         41,428   

Others

     26,635         3,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 71,002         55,083   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows.

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) 290         11,528   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     15,959         3,525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 16,249         15,053   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

23. 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, temporary differences, and income tax recognized in other comprehensive income. Difference between the average effective tax rate for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was caused mainly by the tax effect for changes in estimates related to prior periods.

 

24. Earnings per Share

 

  (1) Basic earnings per share

 

  1) Basic earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Net income for the period

   (Won) 344,972         560,672   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     69,694,999         71,094,999   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (In Won)

   (Won) 4,950         7,886   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

24. Earnings per Share, Continued

 

  2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011are calculated as follows:

 

     Number of shares     Weighted
number of
days
     Weighted number
of shares
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2012

     80,745,711        91/91         80,745,711   

Effect of treasury stock

     (11,050,712     91/91         (11,050,712
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of shares at March 31, 2012

   (Won) 69,694,999           69,694,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

     Number of shares     Weighted
number of
days
     Weighted number
of shares
 

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2011

     80,745,711        90/90         80,745,711   

Effect of treasury stock

     (9,650,712     90/90         (9,650,712
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of shares at March 31, 2011

   (Won) 71,094,999           71,094,999   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Diluted earnings per share

 

  1) Diluted net income per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Diluted net income for the period

   (Won) 349,034         553,180   

Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     72,003,405         73,272,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted net income per share (In Won)

   (Won) 4,847         7,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  2) Adjusted net income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Net income

   (Won) 344,972         560,672   

Effect of exchangeable bonds

     4,062         (7,492
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted net income

   (Won) 349,034         553,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  3) Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are calculated as follows:

 

(In shares)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     69,694,999         71,094,999   

Effect of exchangeable bonds (*)

     2,308,406         2,177,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     72,003,405         73,272,388   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

24. Earnings per Share, Continued

 

(*) Effect of exchangeable bonds represents weighted average number of common shares outstanding in respect of the exchangeable common shares of exchangeable bonds, which could be exchanged to treasury stock.

 

25. Categories of Financial Instruments

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
     March 31, 2012  
     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

   (Won) —           —           1,163,683         —           1,163,683   

Financial instruments

     —           —           212,569         —           212,569   

Short-term investment securities

     —           154,263         —           —           154,263   

Long-term investment securities (*1)

     15,977         1,249,946         —           —           1,265,923   

Accounts receivable - trade

     —           —           1,287,862         —           1,287,862   

Loans and receivables (*2)

     —           —           834,207         —           834,207   

Derivative financial assets

     —           —           —           149,899         149,899   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won)   15,977         1,404,209         3,498,321         149,899         5,068,406   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(In millions of won)                                   
     December 31, 2011  
     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

   (Won) —           —           895,558         —           895,558   

Financial instruments

     —           —           635,069         —           635,069   

Short-term investment securities

     —           90,573         —           —           90,573   

Long-term investment securities (*1)

     16,617         1,295,821         —           —           1,312,438   

Accounts receivable - trade

     —           —           1,282,234         —           1,282,234   

Loans and receivables (*2)

     —           —           1,103,799         —           1,103,799   

Derivative financial assets

     —           —           —           188,605         188,605   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 16,617         1,386,394         3,916,660         188,605         5,508,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

25. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

(*1) The entire amount of long-term investment securities was designated as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss as the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the main contract, could not be separately measured.
(*2) Details of loans and receivables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Short-term loans

   (Won) 85,786         88,236   

Accounts receivable - other

     526,980         774,221   

Accrued income

     5,110         5,278   

Long-term loans

     72,295         75,282   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,837         5,393   

Guarantee deposits

     141,199         155,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 834,207         1,103,799   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     March 31, 2012  
     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

   (Won) —           —           5,673         5,673   

Borrowings

     —           2,601,107         —           2,601,107   

Debentures(*1)

     401,619         3,006,623         —           3,408,242   

Accounts payable – other and others(*2)

     —           3,299,802         —           3,299,802   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 401,619         8,907,532         5,673         9,314,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)       
     December 31, 2011  
     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

   (Won) —           —           4,645         4,645   

Borrowings

     —           115,330         —           115,330   

Debentures(*1)

     397,886         3,148,118         —           3,546,004   

Accounts payable – other and others(*2)

     —           2,901,123         —           2,901,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 397,886         6,164,571         4,645         6,567,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

25. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

(*1) The entire amount of debentures was designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the main contract, could not be separately measured.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Accounts payable - other

   (Won) 1,720,371         1,361,473   

Withholdings

     18         18   

Accrued expenses

     587,959         468,313   

Current portion of long-term payables - other

     145,401         89,144   

Long-term payables - other

     705,491         840,974   

Other non-current liabilities

     140,562         141,201   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 3,299,802         2,901,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

26. 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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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

26. Financial Risk Management, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2012 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
     Korean won
equivalent
     Foreign
currencies
     Korean won
equivalent
 

USD

     10,087       (Won) 11,501         1,325,680       (Won) 1,508,359   

EUR

     320         480         1,674         2,533   

JPY

     152,973         2,112         12,542,182         173,175   

SGD

     1         1         64,485         58,328   

Others

     1         1         250         41   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      (Won) 14,095          (Won) 1,742,436   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

In addition, the Company has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (Refer to Note 16)

As of March 31, 2012, 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

   (Won) (40,561     40,561   

EUR

     (242     242   

JPY

     145        (145

SGD

     (1     1   

Others

     (4     4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) (40,663     40,663   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

(ii) Equity price risk

The Company has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. As of March 31, 2012, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amounts to (Won) 1,245,481 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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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

26. Financial Risk Management, Continued

The Company’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of March 31, 2012, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to (Won) 3,379,932 million and the Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and debentures. (Refer to Note 16) If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 would have been decreased (increased) by (Won) 3,151 million 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. To manage credit risk, the Company evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty considering the party’s financial information, its own trading records and other factors; based on such information, the Company establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, 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 remonte. Also, the Company’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivates. To minimize such risk, the Company has a policy to deal with high credit worthy financial institutions. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Company is the carrying amount of financial assets as of March 31, 2012.

In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are over due 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 22.

 

  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.

 

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Table of Contents

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

  

     Carrying
amount
     Contractual
cash flows
     Less than
1 year
     1 - 5 years      More than
5 years
 

Derivative financial liabilities

   (Won) 5,673         5,673         5,673         —           —     

Borrowings

     2,601,107         2,879,489         612,040         2,267,449         —     

Debentures (*1)

     3,408,242         4,297,017         562,244         2,530,348         1,204,425   

Accounts payable - other and others (*2)

     3,299,802         3,372,502         2,465,508         608,494         298,500   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 9,314,824         10,554,681         3,645,465         5,406,291         1,502,925   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company does not expect that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier or at different amounts.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

26. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(*1) Includes estimated interest to be paid and excludes discounts on bonds.
(*2) Excludes discounts on accounts payable-other and others.

 

  (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 31 December 2011.

The Company monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total debt divided by total equity; the total debt and equity is extracted from the financial statements.

Debt-equity ratio as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

    
     March 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Liability

   (Won) 11,411,561        8,554,225   

Equity

     11,695,129        11,966,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt-equity ratio

     97.58     71.49
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Fair value

Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market is measured based on the quoted market price at the end of the reporting date. Disclosed market price of the financial assets held by the Company is the bid price.

Fair value of the financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using the valuation method. The Company uses the various valuation methods and makes assumptions that are mainly based on market conditions existing at the end of each reporting period. Fair value of financial instruments such as long-term liabilities is measured using the various methods including estimated discounted cash flow method.

Fair values of accounts receivable – trade, and accounts payable - trade are considered to be carrying amount less impairment and fair value of financial liabilities for the disclosure purpose is estimated by discounting contractual future cash flows using the current market interest rate used for the similar financial instruments by the Company.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

Interest rates used by the Company for the fair value measurement as of March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

     Interest rate

Derivative instruments

   3.19%~5.07%

Borrowings and Debentures

   4.09%

 

26. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  1) Fair value and carrying amount

Carrying amount and fair value of financial assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

           
     March 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Carrying
amount
     Fair value      Carrying
amount
     Fair value  

Assets carried at fair value

           

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   (Won) 15,977         15,977         16,617         16,617   

Derivative financial assets

     149,899         149,899         188,605         188,605   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     1,245,481         1,245,481         1,273,132         1,273,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 1,411,357         1,411,357         1,478,354         1,478,354   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Assets carried at amortized cost

           

Cash and cash equivalents

     1,163,683         1,163,683         895,558         895,558   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     158,728         158,728         113,262         113,262   

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     2,122,069         2,122,069         2,386,033         2,386,033   

Financial instruments

     212,569         212,569         635,069         635,069   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 3,657,049         3,657,049         4,029,922         4,029,922   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities carried at fair value

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     401,619         401,619         397,886         397,886   

Derivative financial liabilities

     5,673         5,673         4,645         4,645   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 407,292         407,292         402,531         402,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities carried at amortized cost

           

Borrowings

     2,601,107         2,646,596         115,330         115,330   

Debentures

     3,006,623         3,179,676         3,148,118         2,985,078   

Accounts payable - other and others

     3,299,802         3,299,802         2,901,123         2,901,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 8,907,532         9,126,074         6,164,571         6,001,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

  2) Fair value hierarchy

The different levels have been defined as follows:

 

   

Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

   

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)

 

   

Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs)

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

26. Financial Risk Management, Continued

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value, by fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2012.

 

(In millions of won)

           
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   (Won) —           15,977         —           15,977   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     1,107,427         25,387         112,667         1,245,481   

Derivative financial assets

     —           149,899         —           149,899   

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     401,619         —           —           401,619   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           5,673         —           5,673   

There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 in 2012 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

         
      Balance at
January 1
     Other
comprehensive
income
    Disposal     Balance at
March 31
 

Available-for-sale financial assets

   (Won) 162,098         (35,345     (14,086     112,667   

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

27. Transactions with Related Parties

 

  (1) As of March 31, 2012, the parent company and subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:

 

Type

  

Company

   Ownership
percentage ( %)
 

Types of business

Parent Company

   SK Holdings Co., Ltd.    25.2(*1)   Holding company

Subsidiaries

   SK Telink Co., Ltd.    83.5   Telecommunication service
   SK Communications Co., Ltd.    64.6(*2)   Internet website services
   PAXNet Co., Ltd.    59.7(*2)   Internet website services
   Loen Entertainment, Inc.    67.6(*2)   Release of music disc
   Stonebridge Cinema Fund    45.6   Investment association
   Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.    100.0(*2)   Online shopping mall operation agency
   SK Broadband Co., Ltd.    50.6   Telecommunication services
   Broadband D&M Co., Ltd.    100.0(*2)   Base station maintenance service
   Broadband Media Co., Ltd.    100.0(*2)   Multimedia TV portal service
   Broadband CS Co., Ltd.    100.0(*2)   Customer Q&A and Service
   K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund    59.0(*2)   Investment association
   Benex Focus Limited Partnership II    66.7(*2)   Investment association
   Open Innovation Fund    98.9(*2)   Investment association
   PS&Marketing Corporation    100.0   Retail
   Service Ace Co., Ltd.    100.0   Customer center management service
   Service Top Co., Ltd.    100.0   Customer center management service
   Network O&S Co., Ltd.    100.0   Base station maintenance service
   BNCP Co., Ltd.    100.0(*2)   Software development and distribution service
   Service-In Co., Ltd.    100.0(*2)   Data base and internet website service
   SK Planet Co., Ltd.    100.0   Telecommunication service and new media business
   SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.    100.0   Equity investment (Holding company)
   SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.    60.0   Equity investment
  

Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.

   65.5(*2)   GPS manufacturing and selling
  

SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd.

   99.4   Equity investment
  

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

   73.3   Telecommunication service
  

SKT Americas, Inc.

   100.0   Telecommunication service
  

YTK Investment Ltd.

   100.0   Investment
  

Atlas Investment

   100.0   Investment
  

Technology Innovation Partners, LP.

   100.0(*2)   Investment
  

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

   100.0(*2)   Investment

 

(*1) The ownership percentage represents parent company’s ownership over the Company.
(*2) The ownership percentage represents subsidiaries’ ownership over their subsidiaries, in which the Company has no direct investment.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

27 Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (2) Transactions

 

(In millions of won)    Purchases of property and
equipment
     Commissions paid and
other expenses
     Commissions earned and
other income
 
     For the three-month period ended  
     March 31,
2012
     March 31,
2011
     March 31,
2012
     March 31,
2011
     March 31,
2012
     March 31,
2011
 

Parent Company:

                 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

   (Won) —           —           6,230         6,256         99         76   

Subsidiaries:

                 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     —           —           9,945         25,113         11,699         18,263   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     —           —           —           2,254         1,696         2,120   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     —           —           3         9,838         964         950   

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd. (*1)

     —           —           —           —           —           2,996   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     —           —           —           41,999         3         2,383   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     355         —           87,099         51,466         27,127         19,960   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     —           —           64,404         63,467         735         622   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     —           —           34,363         28,171         2,078         2,777   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     —           —           33,202         27,448         1,661         1,611   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     —           —           26,017         18,879         587         567   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     —           —           130,634         —           13,543         —     

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           —           —           4,520         —           —     

SKT Americas, Inc.

     —           —           —           3,308         —           —     

Others

     —           —           277         251         29         45   

Associates:

                 

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     24         —           24,077         27,382         2,000         2,182   

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     —           —           12,674         9,742         341         383   

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     —           —           9,400         9,794         —           13   

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     —           2         76,253         44,313         47,677         17,793   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd. (*2)

     3         166         429         588         —           3   

Others

     —           —           4,460         4,164         —           1   

Others:

                 

SK C&C Company Limited

     52,072         25,576         63,631         62,684         1,255         1,324   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     —           —           185         —           825         —     

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     —           —           156         2,369         223         4   

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     42,882         8,023         81         83         1,569         951   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     12,344         9,017         462         2,257         31         37,208   

SK Networks Company Limited

     —           168         83,481         86,246         4,153         4,132   

SK Networks Service

     —           —           6,718         3,167         —           78   

Others

     4         271         2,493         23,636         1,984         1,641   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 107,684         43,223         676,674         559,395         120,279         118,083   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

27. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

(*1) The Company sold its investment during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.
(*2) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

  (3) Account balances

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2012  
     Accounts
receivable
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 133         —           —           —     

Subsidiaries:

           

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     3,952         —           23,232         3,281   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     2,120         —           3,218         5,524   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     580            21         —     

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     —           —           42         —     

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     4,560         1,151         28,189         39,944   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     319         —           112,097         6,276   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     —           —           16,172         3,997   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     569         —           11,782         3,367   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     263         —           3,425         165   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     26,462         —           23,175         66,829   

SK Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     3,737         —           —           —     

Others

     —           —           54         150   

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     819         —           9,705         —     

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     23         —           3,795         —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     —           —           105         —     

Wave City Develkpment Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     7,718         —           4,380         —     

HappyNarae Co., Ltd. (*)

     —           —           402         —     

Others

     2         10         332         —     

Others:

           

SK C&C Company Limited

     1,288         —           85,733         197   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     714         91         —           —     

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     402         —           399         —     

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     1,064         —           16,235         82   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     140         —           12,359         —     

SK Networks Company Limited

     —           1,013         27,273         696   

SK Networks Service

     —           —           2,688         —     

Others

     478         —           1,796         47   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 93,755         2,265         386,609         130,555   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

27. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Account balances, Continued

 

(In millions of won)    December 31, 2011  
     Accounts
receivable
     Guarantee
deposits
     Accounts
payable
     Guarantee
deposits
received
 

Parent Company:

           

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

   (Won) 146         —           —           —     

Subsidiaries:

           

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     2,664         —           7,749         3,281   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     1,221         —           2,508         5,524   

Loen Entertainment, Inc.

     472         —           764         —     

Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd.(*1)

     1,629         —           —           —     

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     1         —           363         —     

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     7,244         982         78,286         40,401   

PS&Marketing Corporation

     371         —           40,311         6,249   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     735         —           13,213         3,997   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     438         —           14,733         2,462   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     575         —           50,210         170   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     85,902         —           177,809         66,805   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,788         —           —           —     

SKT Americas, Inc.

     —           —           4,062         —     

Others

     —           —           591         150   

Associates:

           

SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

     262         —           22,977         —     

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     —           —           3,736         —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     3,812         —           —           —     

Wave City Develkpment Co., Ltd.

     38,412         —           —           —     

HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.

     8,627         —           1,600         —     

HappyNarae Co., Ltd. (*2)

     —           —           1,057         —     

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     20,562         —           —           —     

Others

     —           —           1,060         —     

Others:

           

SK C&C Company Limited

     2,452         —           89,784         197   

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     940         91         2         —     

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     332         —           2,346         —     

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     486         —           27,808         83   

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     106         —           35,371         —     

SK Networks Company Limited

     696         4,613         29,296         696   

SK Networks Service

     —           —           3,530         —     

Others

     2,141         —           1,322         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 184,014         5,686         610,488         130,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) The Company sold its investment during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.
(*2) Name of the company has been changed from MRO Korea Co., Ltd. to HappyNarae Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

27. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial roles and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. Considerations given to key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)       
     For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2012      March 31, 2011  

Salaries

   (Won) 7,991         7,156   

Provision for retirement benefits

     565         517   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   (Won) 8,556         7,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

28. Commitments and Contingencies

As of March 31, 2012, the Company has participated in “Tactical Airship” program of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration with Joint Defense Corporation. For an advance receipt amounting to (Won) 4,200 million, which Joint Defense Corporation received from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Company provides payment guarantees to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

 

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

29. Statements of Cash Flows

 

  (1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

     Korean won  
     2012     2011  
     (In millions)  

Interest income

   (Won) (20,991     (43,015

Dividends

     (25,167     (26,472

Gain on foreign currency translation

     (43     (7,083

Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —          (2,776

Gain on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     —          (11,193

Gain on disposal of long-term investments securities

     (470     (158,495

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     —          (1,263

Gain on settlement of derivatives

     (4,292     —     

Gain on disposal of investments in associates

     (80,483     (122

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     (231     (115

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (4,301     —     

Other income

     (2,131     (2,220

Interest expenses

     71,002        55,083   

Loss on foreign currency translation

     110        173   

Loss on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     640        —     

Loss on valuation of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     3,733        —     

Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities

     7,505        —     

Loss on settlement of derivatives

     —          3,131   

Income tax expense

     88,865        228,367   

Provision for retirement benefits

     7,646        7,916   

Impairment loss on investment in associates

     72,096        —     

Depreciation and amortization

     427,135        448,180   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

     290        11,528   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     762        565   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     15,959        3,525   

Other expenses

     1        1,071   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 557,635        506,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

 

29. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

     Korean won  
     2012     2011  
     (In millions)  

Accounts receivable - trade

   (Won) (1,727     104,268   

Accounts receivable - other

     250,337        393,964   

Advance payments

     (9,574     (59,696

Prepaid expenses

     12,268        28,773   

Inventories

     5,158        (4,857

Long-term accounts receivables - other

     2,556        280,356   

Guarantee deposits

     14,247        3,903   

Accounts payable - other

     (227,014     (435,664

Advanced receipts

     (709     (7,952

Withholdings

     108,020        141,380   

Deposits received

     (1,637     (330

Accrued expenses

     116,378        (3,955

Unearned revenue

     (24,915     (18,189

Provisions

     (28,651     (19,301

Long-term provisions

     5,037        6,325   

Plan assets

     1,184        2,793   

Retirement benefit payment

     (9,530     (5,017

Others

     (1     236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   (Won) 211,427        407,037   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Significant non-cash transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:

 

     Korean won  
     2012      2011  
     (In millions)  

Transfer of other property and equipment to construction in progress

   (Won)   367,293         245,321   

Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment

     570,779         273,857   

Accounts payable - other related to acquisition of tangible assets and others

     8,010         —     

Write-off of accounts receivable-trade and others

     256         174   

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SK TELECOM CO., LTD.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Soo Cheol Hwang

(Signature)
Name: Soo Cheol Hwang
Title: Senior Vice President

Date: June 29, 2012

 

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