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SK TELECOM CO LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2013

Jun 14, 2013

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6-K 1 d553414d6k.htm FORM 6-K 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 2013

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): ¨

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

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, 2013 to March 31, 2013)

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.

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

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

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I. COMPANY OVERVIEW

  1. Company Overview

Starting in the first quarter of 2011, the Company prepares and reports its financial statements under K-IFRS. The transition date of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries to K-IFRS is January 1, 2010 and the adoption date is January 1, 2011. The Company’s quarterly business report for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 includes the following consolidated subsidiaries:

Name Date of Establishment Principal Business Material Subsidiary*
SK Telink Co., Ltd. Apr. 9, 1998 Telecommunication services 241,977 Material
SK Communications Co., Ltd. Sep. 19, 1996 Internet portal and other Internet information services 265,819 Material
Loen Entertainment, Inc. Jul. 7, 1982 Music and audio publication 173,079 Material
Stonebridge Cinema Fund Sep. 30, 2005 Investment partnership 10,965
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 1997 Information technology and computer services 34,007
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. Sep. 26, 1997 Multimedia and IP TV services 3,035,657 Material
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund Nov. 24, 2008 Investment partnership 43,779
Hwaitec Focus Investment Partnership 2 Dec. 12, 2008 Investment partnership 22,547
Open Innovation Fund Dec. 22, 2008 Investment partnership 43,394
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. Apr. 3, 2009 Resale of telecommunication services 317,613 Material
Service Ace Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Call center operation and telemarketing services 48,956
Service Top Co., Ltd. Jul 1, 2010 Call center operation and telemarketing services 43,332
Network O&S Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Wireless telecommunication services 165,818 Material
BNCP Co., Ltd. Dec. 7, 2009 Software development 24,000
SK Planet Co., Ltd. Oct. 5,2011 Platform service 1,647,965 Material
Madsmart, Inc. Mar. 21, 2011 Software development and digital contents sourcing services 1,591
M&Service Co., Ltd. Feb. 10, 2000 Information technology and marketing services 48,493
SK Planet Japan, K.K. Mar. 14, 2012 Software development and digital contents sourcing services 47
SK Planet Global PTE, LTD. Aug. 14, 2012 Software development and digital contents sourcing services 636
SK Planet America LLC Dec. 27, 2012 Software development and digital contents sourcing services 6,669
SK Global Healthcare Business Group Sep. 14, 2012 Investment 25,784
Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. Jun. 24, 2011 Investment 34,120
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. Sep. 14, 2011 Investment 3,454
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. Jul. 12, 2007 Investment 35,233
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. Apr. 1, 2000 Telematics services 18,915
SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd. Apr. 5, 2000 Wireless telecommunication services 38,331
SKT Americas, Inc. Dec. 29, 1995 Management consulting and investment 36,378
YTK Investment Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Investment 64,036 Material
Atlas Investment Jun. 24, 2011 Investment 51,065 Material
  • Material Subsidiary means a subsidiary with total assets of Won 50 billion or more as of the end of the latest fiscal year.

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

B. Date of Incorporation: March 29, 1984

C. Location of Headquarters

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

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

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

D. Major Businesses

(1) Wireless Business

The Company provides wireless telecommunications services, characterized by its competitive strengths in handheld devices, affordable pricing, network coverage and an extensive contents library. Since the introduction of services employing LTE technology in July 2011, the telecommunications market for such services has grown as demand for fast data transfer speeds and differentiated services has increased. Having reached one million subscribers by January 2012 and over 10 million subscribers by April 2013, the Company has solidified its leadership position in LTE services as it has done with its 3G services. The Company is also improving 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 is strengthening its solutions business through the implementation of five main solution products: Smart Store, Smart Work, Smart Cloud, Green & Safety and M–Ad & Payment.

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

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(2) Fixed-line Business

SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (“SK Broadband”) is engaged in providing telecommunications, broadcasting and new media services and various other services that are permitted to be carried out by SK Broadband under relevant regulations, as well as business activities that are directly or indirectly related to providing those services. With the adoption of K-IFRS in 2011, our broadband and fixed-line services segment also includes multimedia services and IP TV services.

(3) Other Businesses

The Company is pursuing customer satisfaction by providing the best service and generating new values in diverse business such as digital contents, location-based services, media, mobile commerce, loyalty marketing and advertising.

In the digital contents business area, the Company provides high-quality digital contents in its leading mobile contents marketplace, T Store, which had more than 19.8 million subscribers as of March 31, 2013 and which the Company plans to expand globally. With respect to the Company’s commerce business, 11th Street, which continues to gain market share, is a platform service that connects various sellers and purchasers on-line. In the loyalty marketing business area, the Company provides an increasing number of products involving OK Cashbag points in order to attract new customers and retain existing customers. Since its inception in 1999, OK Cashbag, owned by SK Planet Co., Ltd. (“SK Planet”) continues to be Korea’s largest loyalty mileage program with 36 million members. In the location-based services business area, users of the Company’s T-Map Navigation service surpassed 16.9 million as of March 31, 2013. T-Map Navigation provides real time traffic information and various local information. Utilizing location-based service technology in other services, including leisure, logistics and travel services, the Company provides increased convenience and added value to customers. In the media business area, the Company provides “Hoppin” service that enables subscribers to access various multimedia contents through personal computers, mobile devices and other digital devices. In the advertising business area, the Company is engaged in advertisement production, promotion services and research and consulting services to substantively help businesses increase their value in a rapidly evolving business environment.

SK Communications Co., Ltd. (“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 a greatly expanded advertiser base, and the increasing variety in the format of advertising has contributed to the growth of display advertising. Search engine-based advertising refers to the type of advertising that embeds advertisements within search results produced by searches of certain keywords on the NATE portal site. Search engine-based advertising has a certain appeal to small and medium-sized advertisers. Contents and other services include 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, movies and other contents services. In addition, SK Planet receives revenue from its services agreement with the Company in connection with operation of WAP wireless NATE services.

The Company is also one of the leaders in the music services industry with the continued growth of MelOn, its online music service, and its investments in music distribution and production.

In order to find future growth engines and strengthen the Company’s competitiveness, the Company has made strategic investments in YTK Investment Ltd. and Atlas Investment, both investment fund companies.

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
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
June 21, 2012 Corporate bond AAA Korea Ratings Regular rating
June 22, 2012 Corporate bond AAA Korea Investors Service, Inc. Regular rating
June 29, 2012 Corporate bond AAA NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Regular rating
August 10, 2012 Corporate bond AAA Korea Ratings Current rating
August 14, 2012 Corporate bond AAA Korea Investors Service, Inc. Current rating
August 14, 2012 Corporate bond AAA NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Current rating
April 11, 2013 Corporate bond AAA Korea Ratings Current rating
April 11, 2013 Corporate bond AAA Korea Investors Service, Inc. Current rating
April 11, 2013 Corporate bond AAA NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Current rating
April 11, 2013 Corporate bond AAA Korea Ratings Regular rating
April 11, 2013 Corporate bond AAA Korea Investors Service, Inc. Regular rating
April 11, 2013 Corporate bond AAA NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Regular rating
  • Rating definition: “AAA” - The certainty of principal and interest payment is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk and is stable such that it will not be influenced by reasonably foreseeable changes in external factors.

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(2) Commercial Paper (“CP”)

Credit rating date Subject of rating Credit rating Credit rating entity (Credit rating range) Rating classification
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
June 21, 2012 CP A1 Korea Ratings Current rating
June 22, 2012 CP A1 Korea Investors Service, Inc. Current rating
June 29, 2012 CP A1 NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Current rating
December 18, 2012 CP A1 Korea Ratings. Regular rating
December 14, 2012 CP A1 Korea Investors Service, Inc. Regular rating
December 18, 2012 CP A1 NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Regular rating
April 11, 2013 CP A1 Korea Ratings Current rating
April 11, 2013 CP A1 Korea Investors Service, Inc. Current rating
April 11, 2013 CP A1 NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. Current rating
  • Rating definition : “A1” - Timely repayment capability is at the highest level with extremely low investment risk and is stable such that it will not be influenced by reasonably foreseeable changes in external factors.

(3) International Credit Ratings

Date of credit rating Subject of rating Credit rating of securities Credit rating company Rating type
June 6, 2012 Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc A- Fitch Inc. Current rating
June 4, 2012 Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc A3 Moody’s Investors Service Current rating
June 7, 2012 Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc A- Standard & Poor’s Rating Services Current rating
October 24, 2012 Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars A- Fitch Inc. Current rating
October 24, 2012 Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars A3 Moody’s Investors Service Current rating
October 24, 2012 Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars A- Standard & Poor’s Rating Services Current rating
  1. 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.

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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 Company’s board of directors 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. At the 29th General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 22, 2013, Dae Sik Cho was elected as an inside director and Dae Shick Oh was elected as an independent director and member of the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors.

C. Change in Company Name

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

D. Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

[SK Telecom]

(1) Spin-off

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

Description Detail
Method of Spin-off Simple vertical spin-off
Resulting Companies SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (Surviving Company) SK Planet Co., Ltd. (Spin-off Company)
Effective Date October 1, 2011

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

| Description | Before the spin-off (As of September 30, 2011) | After the spin-off (As of
October 1, 2011) | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | SK Telecom Co., Ltd. | SK Planet Co., Ltd. |
| Total Assets | 19,400,114 | 19,084,651 | 1,545,537 |
| Total Liabilities | 7,673,828 | 7,358,365 | 315,463 |
| Total Shareholders’ Equity | 11,726,286 | 11,726,286 | 1,230,074 |

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 and Inaugural Meeting of Shareholders October 4, 2011
Registration of Spin-off October 5, 2011
Others Notice of closure of shareholders register Period of closure of shareholders register Public notice of shareholders’ meeting Dispatch of notice of shareholders’ meeting July 20, 2011 August 5, 2011 ~ August 8, 2011 August 10, 2011 and August 12, 2011 August 12,
2011

• Changes in shareholding, including majority shareholder

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

• Appraisal rights of shareholders

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

• Protection of creditors

• In accordance with Article 530-1 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 SK hynix Inc. (formerly, Hynix Semiconductor Inc.)

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

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[SK Broadband]

(1) Merger

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

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

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

[SK Planet]

(1) Merger

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

[SK Telink]

(1) Merger

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

[SK Communications]

(1) 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.

  1. 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.

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  1. 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.

(2) 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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 at a price of Won 10 million.

  1. Disposition of shares of Service-In

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

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 SK Hynix shares. Won 2 trillion of the loan matures in three years and Won 0.5 trillion of the loan matures in one year.

[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 were likely to have a material impact on our business, and therefore we believed that such acquisitions did not require resolutions of our shareholders.

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[SK Communications]

(1) Leak of personal information

In July 2011, there was a leak of personal information of subscribers of NATE and Cyworld websites operated by SK Communications. As of March 31, 2013, twenty lawsuits were filed against SK Communications, alleging that the leak was caused by its poor management of subscribers’ personal information and seeking damages of approximately Won 5.5 billion. With respect to a few of the lawsuits, the relevant district courts have rendered judgments for the relevant plaintiffs’ claims in part and SK Communications has appealed such judgments to the applicable high courts, where the cases are currently pending. Other cases remain pending at various district courts in Korea.

[SK Telink]

On August 23, 2012, the board of directors of SK Telink resolved to discontinue operations of its satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (“DMB”) services due to the decrease in satellite DMB subscribers and the continued burden of fixed costs.

  1. Total Number of Shares

A. Total Number of Shares

(As of March 31, 2013) — Classification Share type (Unit: shares) — 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 —

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

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B. Treasury Shares

(1) Acquisitions and Dispositions of Treasury Shares

(As of March 31, 2013) — Acquisition methods Type of shares At the beginning of period Changes At the end of period
Acquired (+) Disposed (-) Retired (-)
Acquisition pursuant to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea (“FSCMA”) Direct acquisition Direct acquisition from market Common shares 7,086,028 — — — 7,086,028
Preferred shares — — — — —
Direct over-the-counter acquisition Common shares — — — — —
Preferred shares — — — — —
Tender offer Common shares — — — — —
Preferred shares — — — — —
Sub-total Common shares 7,086,028 — — — 7,086,028
Preferred shares — — — — —
Acquisition through trust and other agreements Held by trustee Common shares — — — — —
Preferred shares — — — — —
Held in actual stock Common shares 3,886,710 — — — 3,886,710
Preferred shares — — — — —
Sub-total Common shares 3,886,710 — — — 3,886,710
Preferred shares — — — — —
Other acquisition Common shares 77,974 — — — 77,974
Preferred shares — — — — —
Total Common shares 11,050,712 — — — 11,050,712
Preferred shares — — — — —
  • Of the 11,050,712 shares acquired by the Company, 2,421,077 shares were deposited with the Korea Securities Depository as of March 31, 2013 for issuance upon conversion of the Company’s overseas convertible bonds.

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  1. Status of Voting Rights
(As of March 31, 2013) — Classification Number of shares (Unit: 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 without voting rights pursuant to the Company’s articles of incorporation (C) Common share — —
Preferred share — —
Shares with restricted voting rights pursuant to Korean law (D) Common share — —
Preferred share — —
Shares with reestablished voting rights (E) Common share — —
Preferred share — —
The number of shares with exercisable voting right s (F = A - B - C - D + E) Common share 69,694,999 —
Preferred share — —
  1. Dividends and Others

A. Dividends

(1) 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.

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

(3) 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.

(4) Distribution of interim dividends of Won 1,000 was approved during the 344th Board of Directors’ Meeting on July 25, 2012.

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

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

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B. Dividends for the Last 3 Fiscal Years

Classification (Unit: in millions of Won, except per share value) — As of and for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 As of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 As of and for the year ended December 31, 2011
Par value per share (Won) 500 500 500
Net income 302,178 1,242,767 1,694,363
Net income per share (Won) 4,336 17,832 24,002
Total cash dividend — 655,133 656,533
Total stock dividends — — —
Percentage of cash dividend to available income (%) — 52.7 38.7
Cash dividend yield ratio (%) Common share — 6.2 6.6
Preferred share — — —
Stock dividend yield ratio (%) Common share — — —
Preferred share — — —
Cash dividend per share (Won) Common share — 9,400 9,400
Preferred share — — —
Stock dividend per share (share) Common share — — —
Preferred share — — —

※ Prepared based on separate financial statements. Net income per share means basic net income per share.

  • The 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 per share of Won 1,000.

  • The total cash dividend of Won 655,133 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes the total interim dividend amount of Won 69,695 million, and the cash dividend amount per share of Won 9,400 includes the interim cash dividend amount per share of Won 1,000.

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II. BUSINESS

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

  1. Business Overview

Summary Business Description of Material Consolidated Subsidiaries

Classification Company name Description of business
Wireless SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Wireless voice and data telecommunications services via digital wireless networks
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. Resale of fixed-line and wireless telecommunications products through wholesale, retail and online distribution channels
Network O&S Co., Ltd. Network maintenance services such as the operation of the Company’s base stations and related transmission and power facilities
Fixed-line SK Broadband Co., Ltd. High-speed Internet, TV, telephone, commercial data and other fixed-line services and management of the transmission system for online
digital contents Various media-related services, such as channel
management, including video on demand, and mobile IPTV services
SK Telink Co., Ltd. International wireless direct-dial “00700” services, pre-paid international card calling services, voice services using Internet protocol and Mobile Virtual Network
Operator (“MVNO”) services
Other business SK Planet Co., Ltd. Various platform services such as 11th Street, T Store, T-Map Navigation and Hoppin in the application, commerce and new media areas, among others
SK Communications Co., Ltd. Integrated portal services through NATE, social networking services through Cyworld and instant messaging services through NATE-ON
Loen Entertainment, Inc. Online music services, including operation of MelOn, a music portal, as well as production and sales of music albums
YTK Investment Ltd. Established to strategically invest in funds in order to find future growth opportunities and strengthen the Company’s competitiveness
Atlas Investment

[Wireless Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As of March 31, 2013, the Korean mobile communication market can be considered to have reached its maturation stage with more than a 100% penetration rate. However, the Korean mobile communications market continues to improve in the quality of services with the help of advances in network-related technology and the development of highly advanced LTE and 3G smartphones which enable the provision of convergence services for multimedia contents, mobile commerce, telematics, new media and other related services. In addition, through the HSPA+ network commercialized in October 2010 and the LTE network introduced in July 2011, B2B businesses, such as the corporate “connected workforce” business which can directly contribute to an enhancement in productivity, are expected to grow rapidly.

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B. Growth Potential

Classification As of March, 31, 2013 (Unit: 1,000 persons) — As of December 31,
2012 2011 2010 2009
Number of subscribers SK Telecom 27,030 26,961 26,553 25,750 24,270
Others (KT, LGU+) 26,806 26,663 25,954 25,062 23,675
Total 53,836 53,624 52,507 50,767 47,944

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website and each Korean telecommunications company’s respective earnings releases)

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. The importance of the business-to-business segment, which creates added value by selling and developing various solutions, 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:

Classification As of March 31, 2013 As of December 31,
2012 2011 2010 2009
Mobile communication services 50.2 50.3 50.6 50.6 50.6

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website and each Korean telecommunications company’s respective earnings releases)

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. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded Won 4.1 trillion in operating revenue and Won 410 billion in operating income on a consolidated basis and Won 3.1 trillion in revenue and Won 420 billion in operating income on a separate basis.

The number of subscribers as of March 31, 2013 was 27.03 million, an increase of approximately 68,000 from the previous quarter. In particular, the number of smartphone subscribers as of March 31, 2013 was 16.65 million, an increase of approximately 670,000 from the previous quarter, including 9.33 million LTE subscribers, solidifying the Company’s market leadership. The Company upgraded the quality of data services by providing commercial LTE services, enabling streaming of high-quality videos, high-definition voice services such as high-definition video conference calls and joyn.T, an all-IP next generation integrated communications service. The Company also plans to enhance customer satisfaction by improving network quality.

The Company has proved that it has superior network quality compared to its competitors according to the Korea Communications Commission quality evaluations. The Company has also proved to be the leader in Korea’s top three customer satisfaction indices: according to the National Customer Satisfaction Index, Korean Customer Satisfaction Index and Korean Standard Service Quality Index, the Company has continued to hold the leading position for 16 years, 15 years and 13 years, respectively.

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

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

PS&Marketing, a subsidiary of the Company involved in wholesale, retail and online sales, offers fixed-line and wireless telecommunication products and services to meet the lifestyle needs of customers.

[Fixed-line Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

Mergers among fixed-line operators and wireless operators have accelerated the convergence within the Korean telecommunications industry, 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 by lowering rates, such as introducing plans with unlimited minutes for both inter- and intra-network calls. In addition, with the introduction of smartphones, tablet computers and other devices with enhanced mobility and the expansion of LTE service (including the planned launch of LTE-Advanced service in the second half of 2013), wireless Internet usage has become a norm. As subscribers to various bundled wireless and fixed-line products are continuing to increase, subscribers to IPTV services are rapidly increasing. The market for our corporate business is also growing with cloud computing, mobile offices and other new information and communications technologies being commercialized. The increased usage of smartphones and tablet computers has greatly increased the demand for wireless data transmissions, thereby further emphasizing the importance of fixed-line networks.

The number of subscribers of the Company’s IPTV services has reached over 6.7 million in four years since the Company launched this service and the Company continues to strengthen its position in the pay television market. In addition, with the increase in the number of smartphones, tablet PCs and other mobile devices, new services such as mobile IPTV and N-screen services are expected to grow significantly in the future.

B. Growth Potential

Classification (Unit: 1,000 persons) — As of March 31, 2013 As of December 31,
2012 2011
Fixed-line Subscribers High-speed Internet 18,333 18,254 17,860
Fixed-line telephone 18,306 18,459 18,633
IPTV (real-time) 6,799 6,310 3,591

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website and each Korean telecommunications company’s earnings releases)

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C. Cyclical Nature and Seasonality

High-speed Internet, fixed-line telephone and IPTV services are mature markets that are generally not sensitive to cyclical economic changes due to the easing of competition resulting from the decrease in differentiation between service providers and the nature of the respective services. We expect that the accelerated transition to digital TV services as a result of the termination of analog open air TV broadcasting, as well as the entrance of Google Inc. (“Google”) and Apple Inc. (“Apple”) into the television market and the introduction of smart TV products, will present opportunities by expanding the market size and increasing consumers’ interests. We are strengthening our competitiveness in the TV business by expanding the number of popular channels, such as kids channels and channels providing live broadcasts of MLB games, as well as strengthening mobile IPTV services using N-screen.

Historical market share of the Company:

(Unit: %) — Classification As of March 31, 2013 As of December 31,
2012 2011
High-speed Internet (include resales) 24.2 24.1 23.5
Fixed-line telephone (include VOIP) 16.6 16.5 14.6
IPTV (real-time) 22.6 22.2 19.3

(Source: Korea Communications Commission website and each Korean telecommunications company’s earnings releases)

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 an 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.

SK Telink, a material consolidated subsidiary of the Company, 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. SK Telink plans to strengthen its existing business, including international and long-distance calling services, value-added services for local calling and B2B services, while satisfying customers’ diverse needs for new services.

[Other Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

As the number of smartphones distributed in Korea exceeds 30 million, the growth in various mobile devices has spurred the rise of the service provider with a strong platform business as the leader in the ICT market. It is becoming increasingly important to enhance competitiveness by building a platform with large data capacity to handle the increase in data transmission.

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A platform business acts as an intermediary by promoting interactions among various customer groups, thereby generating new values. It is important for a platform business to continually attract subscribers and users and to create an ecosystem with certain lock-in effects. A platform can exist in various forms, including as a technological standard (iOS, Android OS), a subscriber-based service platform (Facebook, Twitter) or a marketplace (Amazon, T Store). Platform businesses are evolving and expanding globally. It is becoming increasingly important to enhance competitiveness by creating a database that can register and analyze purchase patterns of customers across all areas and building a platform with large data capacity to utilize this database to provide differentiated services.

A platform business has strong growth potential due to its connectivity with related services and ease of global expansion. Apple became a world-leading smartphone producer based on its innovative design and the competitive strength of its App Store platform. Google has created a new ecosystem of long-tail advertising by attracting millions of third parties to its advertising platform, as well as showing strong growth in mobile markets with its competitive platform based on Android OS.

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 computers become more popular and the bandwidth and speed of network infrastructure improve.

As the wireless network evolves to LTE, business opportunities for the platform business 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 advertisements or commerce sites after building a critical mass of subscribers and traffic, the recent growth in the advertising and commerce markets is expected to present an opportunity for platform businesses. We expect that in the future, the importance of building a platform with large data capacity that is connected to various digital contents and commerce will increase.

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 business with new opportunities for revenue generation. The competitive paradigm is shifting from a competition among platform operators toward a competition among eco-systems that include application developers as well as platform operators.

• Commerce Markets

The Company expects that on-line commerce markets will continue to grow due to the growth potential of the Internet shopping population and the strengthening of on-line business models by off-line operators. The Korean advertising market is expected to grow from Won 9.8 trillion in 2012 to Won 11.7 trillion in 2015. In particular, mobile advertising is expected to grow rapidly to Won 1.0 trillion in 2015, primarily due to the popularity of smartphones and convergence with location-based advertising.

• 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 the on-line and mobile video market.

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Although Internet portal service providers provide more or less identical types of services, including search, social networking, email, news and other content services, 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 low 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 highly competitive market environment.

(2) Market Share

“CyWorld” service, our social networking website in Korea, had 26 million cumulative subscribers, 13 million net users and a page view of 500 million as of March 2013. Our “Nate-On” service had the largest market share of 73.6% in the instant messenger market in Korea with 8 million net users as of March 2013. Our “Nate” search portal service had a market share of 1.8% as of March 2013. (Source: Korean Click, Company data).

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

SK Planet plans to expand its platform ecosystem focusing on its “Open & Collaboration” motto in operating its digital content marketplaces such as T Store and Hoppin, commerce marketplaces such as 11 th Street and Smart Wallet and location-based services such as T-Map Navigation, thereby ultimately increasing its enterprise value.

• Digital Content Marketplace

T Store, launched in September 2009, reached 19.8 million subscribers and cumulative downloads of 1.24 billion as of March 2013, solidifying its leadership position in the Korean application market and plans to widen its services to tablets and navigation devices. The Company intends to further develop T Store into a global service platform by evolving it into a personalized gateway and mobile playground through expansion of the scope of serviceable devices, reinforcement of digital content offerings and enhancement of search services, among other things.

The Company’s “Hoppin” service, which provides N-screen media service enabling subscribers to enjoy video on demand through a number of N-screen compatible devices, including smartphones, tablets and PCs. Through continual service improvements and stable service provision, Hoppin has become the leading mobile video on demand service with over 300 million subscribers as of October 2012. The Company plans to market this service globally based on its experience in the Korean IT infrastructure environment.

• Commerce (Open Market)

11th Street, an online marketplace, has continued its growth through effective marketing and customer satisfaction. Despite its later entry into the online commerce market (launched in 2008) which was already divided between Auction and G-Market, it is leading the domestic e-commerce market and is also firmly establishing its position as the leader in the mobile commerce market. Growth plans involving overseas joint ventures based on 11th Street’s business expertise have resulted in the successful launch of an open online commerce market in Turkey in partnership with Doğuş Group.

OK Cashbag is a point-based loyalty marketing program which has grown to become a global top-tier loyalty marketing program since its inception in 1999. Customers have access to increased benefits through accumulation of loyalty reward points and partner companies use OK Cashbag as a marketing resource. With 36 million subscribers, OK Cashbag maintains a leading position in the industry and plans to continue strengthening its position by providing customized services befitting customers’ needs and market conditions.

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• Location-based Service

T-Map Navigation provides map, local information, real-time traffic information and navigation services. With cumulative subscribers of 16.95 million as of March 31, 2013, T-Map Navigation is one of the leading location-based service platforms in Korea. The Company is broadening the range of its location-based services by also providing “infotainment” systems to commercial vehicle businesses as well as providing localized content on its products, such as region-specific information and advertisements. The Company plans to further develop the T-Map Navigation platform by initiating open application programming interface-based services, providing services to more diverse types of devices and providing local area-based services.

• Media Platform

The Company’s media platform business started with its “Hoppin” service, which provides N-screen media service enabling subscribers to enjoy contents through a number of devices. Hoppin has expanded its services to more types of smartphones and tablets and has 3.73 million subscribers as of March 31, 2013. 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 overseas markets in stages.

• Music Business

The Company’s online music site, MelOn, has continued to increase its sales and, for the past five years, has been recognized as having the largest market share and the highest brand recognition in the digital music sales market in Korea. As of March 31, 2013, the Company supports all major smartphone and tablet devices introduced in Korea. The Company is quickly and flexibly responding to the mobile environment by improving the usability of its mobile applications, proactively responding to the release of new devices and continuing to improve its service and maintain its stable operation. The Company has also established a multi-device environment in which users can use MelOn anywhere and anytime, by among other things supporting all five major web browsers, including Explorer, Google Chrome and Safari. The Company is leading the growth of the music industry while respecting the rights of copyright holders. Despite changes in licensing fee requirements, the Company is pioneering new business areas by creating new products and services to meet the needs of a wide range of customers and partnering with various companies. The Company plans to strengthen its leadership in the mobile market and increase the number of its subscribers by providing reliable service operations and continually improving service, offering relevant and special music related contents to its customers and engaging in diverse and differentiated marketing promotion activities.

※ Satellite DMB

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

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  1. Major Products & Services

A. Updates on Major Products and Services

(Unit: in millions of Won, %) — Business Major companies Item Major trademarks Consolidated Sales amount (ratio)
Wireless SK Telecom Co., Ltd., PS&Marketing Co., Ltd., Service Ace Co., Ltd., Service Top Co. Ltd., Network O&S Co., Ltd. Mobile Communication Service, Wireless Data Service, Information Telecommunication Service T and others 3,265,014(79.4 %)
Fixed-line SK Broadband Co., Ltd., SK Telink Co., Ltd. Fixed-line Phone, High Speed Internet, Data and Network Lease Service B tv , 00700 international call and others 580,628(14.1 %)
Other SK Planet Co., Ltd, Commerce Planet Co., Ltd, SK Communications Co., Ltd., Loen Entertainment, Inc., YTK Investment Ltd., Atlas Investment Internet Portal Service and Game Design NATE, 11th Street, T Store, T-Map Navigation, MelOn, Cyworld and others 266,995(6.5 %)
Total 4,112,637(100 %)

B. Price Fluctuation Trend of Major Products and Services

[Wireless Business]

In the past, based on the Company’s basic monthly subscription plan, 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 monthly subscription plan, the basic service fee was Won 12,000 per month and the usage fee was Won 18 per 10 seconds. As of March 31, 2013, based on the Company’s standard monthly subscription plan, the 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. As of March 31, 2013, broadband Internet and TV services comprised 50.0% of SK Broadband’s revenue, telephony service 24.1%, corporate data services 25.2% and other telecommunications services 0.7%.

  1. Investment Status

[Wireless Business]

A. Investment in Progress

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business Classification Investment period Subject of investment Investment effect Future investment
Network/Common Upgrade/ New installation 2013 Network, systems and others Capacity increase and quality improvement; systems improvement 21,000 3,507 To be determined
Total - 21,000 3,507 To be determined

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B. Future Investment Plan

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business Expected investment amount — Asset type Amount Expected investment for each year — 2013 2014 2015 Investment effect
Network/Common Network, systems and others 21,000 21,000 To be determined To be determined Upgrades to the existing services and provision of new services
Total 21,000 21,000 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 Classification Investment period Subject of investment Investment effect Future investment
High-speed Internet Upgrade/ New installation 1st quarter, 2013 Backbone and subscriber network / others Expand subscriber networks and facilities 365 88 To be determined
Telephone 11
Television 21
Corporate Data Increase leased-line and integrated information system 184
Others Expand networks 61
Total 365
  1. Revenues

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Business — Wireless Sales type — Services Item — Mobile communication Export 97 14,202 1,331
Domestic 3,264,917 13,204,702 13,074,936
Subtotal 3,265,014 13,218,904 13,076,267
Fixed-line Services Fixed-line, B2B data, High-speed Internet, TV Export 6,240 29,883 28,070
Domestic 574,388 2,163,978 2,103,879
Subtotal 580,628 2,193,861 2,131,949
Other Services Display and Search ad., Content Export 753 4,698 12,036
Domestic 266,242 883,016 706,217
Subtotal 266,995 887,714 718,253
Total Export 7,090 48,783 41,437
Domestic 4,105,547 16,251,696 15,885,032
Total 4,112,637 16,300,479 15,926,469

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(Unit: in millions of Won) — For the quarter ended March 31, 2013 Wireless Fixed Other Sub total Internal transaction After consolidation
Total sales 3,551,807 714,873 435,747 4,702,427 -589,790 4,112,637
Internal sales 286,793 134,245 168,752 589,790 -589,790 0
External sales 3,265,014 580,628 266,995 4,112,637 0 4,112,637
Operating income (loss) 423,524 7,914 -20,805 410,633 0 410,633
Total assets 22,878,131 3,123,480 3,037,280 29,038,891 -3,630,049 25,408,843
Total liabilities 10,607,539 1,897,378 856,846 13,361,763 -320,620 13,041,143
  1. Derivative Transactions

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

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of U.S. dollar-denominated long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling US$100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with this 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 2,802 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 394 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from U.S. dollar-denominated long-term borrowings totaling Won 16,410 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross 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 hedge accounting to this cross currency swap contract starting from May 12, 2010. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 37,356 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 11,926 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from these unguaranteed U.S. dollar-denominated bonds totaling Won 12,483 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss. In connection with this cross currency swap contract, a gain on valuation of the cross currency swap contract incurred before application of cash flow hedge accounting of Won 129,806 million was recognized.

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with two banks, including DBS, to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of floating-rate U.S. dollar-denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$250,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 5,767 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 1,841 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from these unguaranteed U.S. dollar-denominated bonds totaling Won 11,490 million) was accounted for as other comprehensive income.

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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, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 174 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 55 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from these Singapore dollar-denominated bonds totaling Won 791 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with six banks, including Citibank, to hedge the foreign currency risk of its Swiss Franc-denominated bonds with face amounts totaling CHF 300,000,000 issued on June 12, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 8,912 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 2,845 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from its Swiss Franc-denominated bonds totaling Won 12,176 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with ten banks, including Barclays, to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar-denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$700,000,000 issued on November 1, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 12,029 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 3,840 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from these unguaranteed U.S. dollar-denominated bonds totaling Won 14,883 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with four banks, including BNP Paribas, to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed Australian dollar-denominated bonds with face amounts totaling AUD 300,000,000 issued on January 17, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 307 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 98 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from these unguaranteed Australian dollar-denominated bonds totaling Won 11,703 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with DBS to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its U.S. dollar-denominated bonds with face amounts totaling US$300,000,000 issued on March 7, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with this unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to Won 4,077 million (net of tax effect totaling Won 1,302 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from these U.S. dollar-denominated bonds totaling Won 8,506 million) was accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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(2) The fair values of the derivative instruments described above as of March 31, 2013 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: in thousands of Won) — 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) U.S. dollar-denominated long-term borrowings (principal amount of US$100,000,000) From Oct. 10, 2006 to Oct. 10, 2013 13,213,611 — 13,213,611
Currency Swap (Non-current Asset) Unguaranteed U.S. dollar-denominated bonds (face amount of US$400,000,000) From Jul. 20, 2007 to Jul. 20, 2027 68,040,599 — 68,040,599
Floating-rate Singapore dollar-denominated bonds (face amount of SGD 65,000,000) From Dec. 15, 2011 to Dec. 12, 2014 561,781 — 561,781
Floating-rate Australian dollar-denominated bonds (face amount of AUD 300,000,000) From Jan. 17, 2013 to Nov. 17, 2017 12,107,035 — 12,107,035
Floating-rate U.S. dollar-denominated bonds (face amount of US$300,000,000) From Mar. 7, 2013 to Mar. 7, 2020 3,127,450 — 3,127,450
Conversion Right (Current Asset) Convertible bonds (Available-for-sale securities)(*) (face amount of Won 50,000,000,000) From Sep. 1, 2009 to Aug. 31, 2014 — 463,759 463,759
Conversion Right (Non-current Asset) — 225,385 225,385
Total derivative assets 97,050,476 689,144 97,739,620
Currency Swap (Non-current Liability) Floating-rate U.S. dollar-denominated bonds (face amount of US$250,000,000) From December 15, 2011 to December 12, 2014 3,881,838 — 3,881,838
Floating-rate Swiss Franc-denominated bonds (face amount of CHF 300,000,000) From June 12, 2012 to June 12, 2017 23,933,776 — 23,933,776
Floating-rate U.S. dollar-denominated bonds (face amount of US$700,000,000) From November 1, 2012 to May 1, 2018 986,514 — 986,514
Total derivative liabilities 28,802,128 — 28,802,128

(*) The fair value of Won 689,144,000 of the conversion rights of the convertible bonds held by SK Communications, a subsidiary of the Company, was recognized as a derivative asset.

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  1. Major Contracts

[SK Telecom]

Category Vendor Start Date Completion Date Contract Title
Service SK Planet Co., Ltd. February 25, 2013 December 31, 2013 B2B contents purchase contract for ‘Smart Safe’ and ‘Phone Safe 40’ 206
Service SK Planet Co., Ltd. February 25, 2013 March 31, 2013 Contract for 2012 production of above-the-line advertisements (former SK M&C) 58
Real Estate Individual January 1, 2013 May 15, 2013 Purchase of regional centers (23 centers) 150
Subtotal 414

[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. 2012 to Dec. 2013 Use of electricity poles
Seoul City Railway Use of telecommunication line conduits From Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2012 (Renewal in progress) Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Seoul Metro Use of telecommunication line conduits From May 2010 to May 2013 Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Busan Transportation Corporation Use of telecommunication line conduits From July 2009 to July 2013 Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Gwangju City Railway Use of telecommunication line conduits From Sep. 2010 to Dec. 2012 (Renewal in progress) Use of railway telecommunication conduit (For establishment of lines for corporate use)

[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

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[SK Communications]

Counterparty Purpose Contract Period Contract Amount
Daum Communications Cost-per-click Internet 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

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

※ On February 1, 2013, the board of directors of SK Communications resolved to sell the Pangyo office building (which is currently under construction) and certain land it owns to SK Planet for Won 74.9 billion. This amount is subject to the approval of the Gyeonggi Provincial Government.

  1. R&D Investments
(Unit: in millions of Won) — Category For the quarter ended March 31, 2013 For the year ended December 31, Remarks
2012 2011
Raw material 5 42 45 —
Labor 28,222 59,050 48,656 —
Depreciation 41,332 163,295 149,850 —
Commissioned service 5,024 62,399 40,257 —
Others 10,836 61,546 57,118 —
Total R&D costs 85,419 346,332 295,927 —
Accounting Sales and administrative expenses 81,597 304,557 289,979 —
Development expenses (Intangible assets) 3,822 41,775 5,948 —
R&D cost / sales amount ratio (Total R&D costs / Current sales amount×100) 2.08 % 2.12 % 1.85 % —

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  1. 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 Property

The Company holds 4,810 Korean-registered patents, 276 U.S.-registered patents, 178 Chinese-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and more patents with other countries. The Company holds 825 Korean-registered trademarks and owns intellectual property rights to the design of the alphabet “T”. The designed alphabet “T” is registered in all business categories for trademarks (total of 45) and is being used as the primary brand of the Company.

[SK Broadband]

SK Broadband holds 329 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, 2013, SK Planet held 2,104 registered patents, 91 registered design marks, 1,066 registered trademarks and one copyright (including those held jointly with other companies) in Korea. It also holds 24 U.S.-registered patents, 35 Chinese-registered patents, 8 Japanese-registered patents, 15 E.U.-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and 130 registered trademarks, along with a number of other intellectual property rights, in other countries.

[SK Communications]

As of March 31, 2013, SK Communications held 66 registered patents, 26 registered design rights and 700 registered trademarks in Korea.

C. Business-related Pollutants and Environmental Protection

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

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  1. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

A. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

| (Unit: in thousands of Won, except for number of companies) — As of March 31, 2013 | | As of December 31, 2012 | | As
of December 31, 2011 | | As
of December 31, 2010 | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Current Assets | 5,081,677,666 | | 5,294,420,978 | | 6,117,478,958 | | 6,653,991,923 | |
| • Cash and Cash Equivalents | 1,124,347,601 | | 920,124,810 | | 1,650,793,876 | | 659,404,935 | |
| • Accounts Receivable - Trade, net | 2,223,429,231 | | 1,954,920,332 | | 1,823,169,889 | | 1,949,397,279 | |
| • Accounts Receivable - Other, net | 697,238,852 | | 582,098,398 | | 908,836,454 | | 2,531,847,155 | |
| • Others | 1,036,661,982 | | 1,837,277,438 | | 1,734,678,739 | | 1,513,342,554 | |
| Non-Current Assets | 20,327,164,856 | | 20,301,138,645 | | 18,248,557,471 | | 16,478,397,157 | |
| • Long-Term Investment Securities | 990,700,266 | | 953,712,512 | | 1,537,945,216 | | 1,680,582,091 | |
| • Investments in Associates | 4,817,238,156 | | 4,632,477,315 | | 1,384,605,401 | | 1,204,691,805 | |
| • Property and Equipment, net | 9,577,989,426 | | 9,712,718,716 | | 9,030,998,201 | | 8,153,412,683 | |
| • Intangible Assets, net | 2,653,778,460 | | 2,689,657,645 | | 2,995,803,300 | | 1,884,955,652 | |
| • Goodwill | 1,736,161,410 | | 1,744,483,009 | | 1,749,932,878 | | 1,736,649,137 | |
| • Others | 551,297,138 | | 568,089,448 | | 1,549,272,475 | | 1,818,105,789 | |
| Total Assets | 25,408,842,522 | | 25,595,559,623 | | 24,366,036,429 | | 23,132,389,080 | |
| Current Liabilities | 6,287,108,304 | | 6,174,895,434 | | 6,673,589,809 | | 6,202,170,452 | |
| Non-Current Liabilities | 6,754,034,211 | | 6,565,881,872 | | 4,959,737,573 | | 4,522,219,358 | |
| Total Liabilities | 13,041,142,515 | | 12,740,777,306 | | 11,633,327,382 | | 10,724,389,810 | |
| Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company | 11,585,120,552 | | 11,854,777,781 | | 11,661,880,863 | | 11,329,990,900 | |
| Share Capital | 44,639,473 | | 44,639,473 | | 44,639,473 | | 44,639,473 | |
| Capital Deficit and Other Capital Adjustments | (351,978,100 | ) | (288,882,796 | ) | (285,347,419 | ) | (78,952,875 | ) |
| Retained Earnings | 11,890,283,342 | | 12,124,657,526 | | 11,642,525,267 | | 10,721,249,327 | |
| Reserves | 2,175,837 | | (25,636,422 | ) | 260,063,542 | | 643,054,975 | |
| Non-controlling Interests | 782,579,455 | | 1,000,004,536 | | 1,070,828,184 | | 1,078,008,370 | |
| Total Equity | 12,367,700,007 | | 12,854,782,317 | | 12,732,709,047 | | 12,407,999,270 | |
| Number of Companies Consolidated | 29 | | 32 | | 31 | | 32 | |

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| (Unit: in thousands of Won, except for per share amounts) — For the
quarter ended March 31, 2013 | | For the
year ended December 31, 2012 | | For the
year ended December 31, 2011 | | For the year ended December 31, 2010 | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operating Revenue | 4,112,636,562 | | 16,300,479,280 | | 15,926,468,674 | | 15,489,373,747 | |
| Operating Income | 410,632,572 | | 1,760,171,449 | | 2,295,613,330 | | 2,555,781,816 | |
| Profit Before Income Tax | 427,906,104 | | 1,550,887,182 | | 2,240,689,573 | | 2,373,223,839 | |
| Profit for the Year | 345,934,455 | | 1,115,662,553 | | 1,582,073,280 | | 1,766,834,754 | |
| Profit for the Year Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company | 354,154,598 | | 1,151,704,905 | | 1,612,889,086 | | 1,841,612,790 | |
| Profit for the Year Attributable to Non-controlling Interests | (8,220,143 | ) | (36,042,352 | ) | (30,815,806 | ) | (74,778,036 | ) |
| Earnings Per Share (Won) | 5,081 | | 16,525 | | 22,848 | | 25,598 | |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won) | 5,081 | | 16,141 | | 22,223 | | 24,942 | |

B. Changes to Accounting Standards Adopted During 2012

(1) Financial Instruments: Disclosures

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1107, ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’ since January 1, 2012. The amendments require disclosing the nature of transferred assets, their carrying amount, and the description of risks and rewards for each class of transferred financial assets that are not derecognized in their entirety. If the Company derecognizes transferred financial assets but still retains their specific risks and rewards, the amendments require additional disclosures of their risks.

(2) Presentation of Financial Statements

The Company adopted the amendments pursuant to the amended K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ starting with the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s operating income is calculated as operating revenue less operating expense. Operating expense represents expense incurred from the Company’s main operating activities and includes cost of products that have been resold and selling, general and administrative expenses.

C. Changes to Accounting Standards Adopted During 2013

(1) Presentation of Financial Statements

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013, classified items within other comprehensive income by nature and presented “items that are not subsequently recycled through profit or loss” and “items that are subsequently reclassified if certain conditions are met” as a group.

(2) Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard introduces a single control model to determine whether an investee should be consolidated. Subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by a controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company. A controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company controls a subsidiary when the controlling entity or the subsidiary of the controlling company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the subsidiary and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the subsidiary.

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(3) Joint Arrangements

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1111, ‘Joint Arrangements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard classifies joint arrangements into two types - joint operations and joint ventures. A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint operators) have rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint ventures) have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. The standard requires a joint operator to recognize and measure the assets and liabilities (and recognize the related revenues and expenses) in relation to its interest in the arrangement in accordance with relevant IFRSs applicable to the particular assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The standard requires a joint venture to recognize an investment and to account for that investment using the equity method.

(4) Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1112, ‘Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities’ since January 1, 2013. The standard brings together into a single standard all the disclosure requirements about an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities. The Company is currently assessing the disclosure requirements for interests in subsidiaries, interests in joint arrangements and associates and unconsolidated structured entities in comparison with the existing disclosures. The standard requires the disclosure of information about the nature, risks and financial effects of these interests.

(5) Employee Benefits

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1019, ‘Employee Benefits’ since January 1, 2013. The standard requires recognition of actuarial gains and losses immediately in other comprehensive income and to calculate expected return on plan assets based on the rate used to discount the defined benefit obligation.

(6) Fair Value Measurement

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1113, ‘Fair Value Measurement’ since January 1, 2013. The standard defines fair value and a single framework for fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

D. Impact of Changes in Accounting Policies

(1) Consolidated Financial Statements

In accordance with the transitional provision on K-IFRS No. 1110, the Company assessed control on investees as of January 1, 2013, the initial adoption date of the standard, and there have been no changes in subsidiaries upon adoption of the standard.

(2) Presentation of Financial Statements

The Company early adopted the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and separately present its operating income as operating revenue less operating expense on the consolidated statement of income.

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The Company retrospectively applied the amendment to K-IFRS No. 1001, for which the impact is as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month ended March 31, 2012
Operating income before adoption of the amendment 465,182
Differences:
Other non-operating income
Fees revenues (465 )
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets (1,010 )
Others (8,467 )
(9,942 )
Other non-operating expense
Impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets 3,429
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 1,994
Donations 12,908
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 19,687
Others 6,036
44,054
Operating income after adoption of the amendment 499,294

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  1. Summary Financial Information (Separate)

A. Summary Financial Information (Separate)

(Unit: in thousands of Won) — As of March 31, 2013 As of December 31, 2012 As of December 31, 2011 As of December 31, 2010
Current Assets 2,765,811,807 2,589,699,186 3,948,077,706 5,316,976,799
• Cash and Cash Equivalents 465,782,665 256,576,827 895,557,654 357,469,908
• Accounts Receivable - Trade, net 1,416,415,295 1,407,205,772 1,282,233,900 1,453,060,673
• Accounts Receivable - Other, net 454,931,116 383,048,424 774,221,266 2,499,969,010
• Others 428,682,731 542,868,163 996,064,886 1,006,477,208
Non-Current Assets 19,625,730,061 19,659,803,155 16,572,449,699 14,410,149,512
• Long-Term Investment Securities 700,382,280 733,893,220 1,312,437,834 1,517,029,011
• Investments in Associates 8,110,130,373 7,915,546,670 4,647,505,583 3,584,394,790
• Property and Equipment, net 7,043,807,359 7,119,090,098 6,260,168,675 5,469,747,495
• Intangible Assets, net 2,113,178,817 2,187,872,109 2,364,795,182 1,424,968,542
• Goodwill 1,306,236,299 1,306,236,299 1,306,236,299 1,308,422,097
• Others 351,994,933 397,164,759 681,306,126 1,105,587,577
Total Assets 22,391,541,868 22,249,502,341 20,520,527,405 19,727,126,311
Current Liabilities 4,591,585,660 4,343,086,486 4,467,005,877 4,561,013,611
Non-Current Liabilities 5,735,287,417 5,529,367,602 4,087,219,816 3,585,155,050
Total Liabilities 10,326,873,077 9,872,454,088 8,554,225,693 8,146,168,661
Share Capital 44,639,473 44,639,473 44,639,473 44,639,473
Capital Deficit and Other Capital Adjustments (236,160,479 ) (236,160,479 ) (236,016,201 ) (24,643,471 )
Retained Earnings 12,128,372,484 12,413,981,340 11,837,184,788 10,824,355,758
Reserves 127,817,313 154,587,919 320,493,652 736,605,890
Total Equity 12,064,668,791 12,377,048,253 11,966,301,712 11,580,957,650

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| (Unit: in thousands of Won, except per share amounts) — For the
quarter ended March 31, 2013 | For the
year ended December 31, 2012 | For the
year ended December 31, 2011 | For the
year ended December 31, 2010 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operating Revenue | 3,112,098,912 | 12,332,719,444 | 12,551,255,630 | 12,514,520,922 |
| Operating Income | 420,110,586 | 1,675,388,351 | 2,184,498,641 | 2,530,954,768 |
| Profit Before Income Tax | 380,176,417 | 1,546,719,635 | 2,274,421,558 | 2,503,637,367 |
| Profit for the Year | 302,177,572 | 1,242,767,480 | 1,694,363,093 | 1,947,007,919 |
| Earnings Per Share (Won) | 4,336 | 17,832 | 24,002 | 27,063 |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won) | 4,336 | 17,406 | 23,343 | 26,366 |

B. Changes to Accounting Standards Adopted During 2012

(1) Financial Instruments: Disclosures

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1107, ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosures’ since January 1, 2012. The amendments require disclosing the nature of transferred assets, their carrying amount, and the description of risks and rewards for each class of transferred financial assets that are not derecognized in their entirety. If the Company derecognizes transferred financial assets but still retains their specific risks and rewards, the amendments require additional disclosures of their risks.

(2) Presentation of financial statements

The Company adopted the amendments pursuant to the amended K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ starting with the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company’s operating income is calculated as operating revenue less operating expense. Operating expense represents expense incurred from the Company’s main operating activities and includes cost of products that have been resold and selling, general and administrative expenses.

C. Changes to Accounting Standards Adopted During 2013

(1) Presentation of Financial Statements

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013, classified items within other comprehensive income by nature and presented “items that are not subsequently recycled through profit or loss” and “items that are subsequently reclassified if certain conditions are met” as a group.

(2) Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard introduces a single control model to determine whether an investee should be consolidated. Subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by a controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company. A controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company controls a subsidiary when the controlling entity or the subsidiary of the controlling company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the subsidiary and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the subsidiary.

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(3) Joint Arrangements

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1111, ‘Joint Arrangements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard classifies joint arrangements into two types - joint operations and joint ventures. A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint operators) have rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint venturers) have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. The standard requires a joint operator to recognize and measure the assets and liabilities (and recognize the related revenues and expenses) in relation to its interest in the arrangement in accordance with relevant IFRSs applicable to the particular assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The standard requires a joint venturer to recognize an investment and to account for that investment using the equity method.

(4) Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1112, ‘Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities’ since January 1, 2013. The standard brings together into a single standard all the disclosure requirements about an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities. The Company is currently assessing the disclosure requirements for interests in subsidiaries, interests in joint arrangements and associates and unconsolidated structured entities in comparison with the existing disclosures. The standard requires the disclosure of information about the nature, risks and financial effects of these interests.

(5) Employee Benefits

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1019, ‘Employee Benefits’ since January 1, 2013. The standard requires recognition of actuarial gains and losses immediately in other comprehensive income and to calculate expected return on plan assets based on the rate used to discount the defined benefit obligation.

(6) Fair Value Measurement

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1113, ‘Fair Value Measurement’ since January 1, 2013. The standard defines fair value and a single framework for fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

D. Impact of Changes in Accounting Policies

(1) Consolidated Financial Statements

In accordance with the transitional provision on K-IFRS No. 1110, the Company assessed control on investees as of January 1, 2013, the initial adoption date of the standard, and there have been no changes in subsidiaries upon adoption of the standard.

(2) Presentation of Financial Statements

The Company early adopted the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and separately present its operating income as operating revenue less operating expense on the separate statement of income.

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The Company retrospectively applied the amendment to K-IFRS No. 1001, for which the impact is as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three month ended March 31, 2012
Operating income before adoption of the amendment 457,702
Differences:
Other non-operating income —
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 231
Others 4,475
(4,706 )
Other non-operating expense
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 762
Donations 12,270
Bad debt for accounts receivable – other 15,959
Others 678
29,669
Operating income after adoption of the amendment 482,665
  1. K-IFRS: Preparation, Impact to Financial Statements and Changes in the Accounting Principles Implemented

• Transition to K-IFRS

The Company prepares its financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS starting from 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 fiscal year 2010, which are presented for comparison, were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS with January 1, 2010 as the transition date and pursuant to K-IFRS No. 1101, “First-time Adoption of Korean International Financial Reporting Standards.”

III. AUDITOR’S OPINION

  1. Auditor (Consolidated)
Quarter ended March 31, 2013 Year ended December 31, 2012 Year ended December 31, 2011
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Deloitte Anjin LLC
  1. Audit Opinion (Consolidated)
Period Auditor’s opinion Issues noted
Quarter ended March 31, 2013 - -
Year ended December 31, 2012 Unqualified -
Year ended December 31, 2011 Unqualified -
  1. Auditor (Separate)
Quarter ended March 31, 2013 Year ended December 31, 2012 Year ended December 31, 2011
KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Deloitte Anjin LLC

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  1. Audit Opinion (Separate)
Period Auditor’s opinion Issues noted
Quarter ended March 31, 2013 - -
Year ended December 31, 2012 Unqualified -
Year ended December 31, 2011 Unqualified -
  1. Remuneration for Independent Auditors for the Past Three Fiscal Years

A. Audit Contracts

(Unit: in thousands of Won / hour) — Fiscal Year Auditors Contents Fee Total number of hours accumulated for the fiscal year
Year ended December 31, 2013 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Semi-annual review 1,250,000 17,796
Quarterly review
Separate financial statements audit
Consolidated financial statements audit
English financial statements review and other audit task
Year ended December 31, 2012 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Semi-annual review 1,220,000 19,583
Quarterly review
Separate 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
Separate financial statements audit
Consolidated financial statements audit
English financial statements review and other audit task

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B. Non-Audit Services Contract with External Auditors

(Unit: in thousands of Won) — Period Contract date Service provided Service duration Fee
Quarter ended March 31, 2013 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Year ended December 31, 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Year ended December 31, 2011 April 11, 2011 Tax consulting 30 days 45,000
April 28, 2011 Tax consulting 30 days 45,000
  1. 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.

IV. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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

V. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES

  1. Board of Directors

A. Overview of the Composition of the Board of Directors

The Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) is composed of 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.

(As of May 8, 2013) — The number of persons Inside directors Independent directors
8 Sung Min Ha, Dae Sik Cho, Dong
Seob Jee Rak Yong Uhm, Dae Shick Oh, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho

At the 29th General Shareholders’ Meeting held on March 22, 2013, Dae Sik Cho was elected as an inside director and Dae Shick Oh was elected as an independent director and a member of the audit committee.

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B. Significant Activities of the Board of Directors

Meeting Date Agenda Approval
351th (the 1st
meeting of 2013) February 7, 2013 - Financial statement as of and for the year ended December 31,
2012 Approved as proposed
- Annual
business report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 Approved as proposed
- Bond
offering Approved as proposed
- Report
of internal accounting management -
- Report
for subsequent events following 4Q 2012 -
352th (the 2nd
meeting of 2013) February 21, 2013 - 2013 transaction of goods, services and assets with SK Planet Approved as proposed
- Convocation of the 29th annual general meeting of
shareholders Approved as proposed
- Result
of internal accounting management system evaluation -
353th (the 3rd
meeting of 2013) March 22, 2013 - Election of chairman of the board of directors Approved as proposed
- Election of committee members Approved as proposed
- Financial transactions with affiliated company (SK Securities) Approved as proposed
354th (the 4rd
meeting of 2013) April 25, 2013 - Sublease transaction of advisor offices Approved as proposed
- Budget
and operation plans for 2013 SUPEX conferences Approved as proposed
- Report
for the period after the first quarter of 2013 -
  • The line items that do not show approval are for reporting purposes only.

C. Committees within Board of Directors

(1) Committee Structure ( As of May 8, 2013 )

a) Compensation Review Committee

Number of Persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
5 - Rak Yong Uhm, Dae Shick Oh, 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 Rak Yong Uhm, Dae Shick Oh, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho Review major investment plans and changes thereto.
  • The Capex Review Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

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c) Corporate Citizenship Committee

Number of Persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
5 Dong Seob Jee Rak Yong Uhm, Hyun Chin Lim, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho 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 Dae Shick Oh, Hyun Chin Lim 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 - Dae Shick Oh, 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.

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  1. Audit System

The Company’s Audit Committee consists of four independent directors, Dae Shick Oh, Hyun Chin Lim, Jae Ho Cho and Jay Young Chung.

Major activities of the Audit Committee are as follows.

Meeting Date Agenda Approval
The 1st meeting
of 2013 February 6, 2013 • Construction of mobile phone facilities
for 2013 Approved as proposed
• Construction of transmission network facilities for 2013 Approved as proposed
• Evaluation of internal accounting controls based on the opinion of the
members of the audit committee Approved as proposed
• Review business and audit results for the second half of 2012 and business
and audit plan for 2013 -
• Report of internal accounting management system -
The 2nd meeting
of 2013 February 20, 2013 • Report on 2012 IFRS audit -
• Report on review of 2012 internal
accounting management system -
• Evaluation of internal accounting management system
operation Approved as proposed
• Agenda and document review for the 29th annual general meeting of
shareholders Approved as proposed
• Auditor’s report for fiscal year 2012 Approved as proposed
• 2013 IT SM contract Approved as proposed
The 3rd meeting
of 2013 March 21, 2013 • Transactions with SK C&C in the
second quarter of 2013 Approved as proposed
• Plans for financial transactions with affiliated company (SK
Securities) -
The 4th meeting
of 2013 April 24, 2013 • Election of chairman Approved as proposed
• Purchase of maintenance, repair and operations items from Happynarae Co.,
Ltd. Approved as proposed
• Service contract for SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. Approved as proposed
• Remuneration for outside auditor for fiscal year 2013 Approved as proposed
• Outside auditor service plan for fiscal year 2013 Approved as proposed
• Audit plan for fiscal year 2013 -
  • The line items that do not show approval are for reporting purposes only.

  • Shareholders’ Exercise of Voting Rights

A. Voting System and Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights

Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation as shown below, the cumulative voting system was first introduced in the General Meeting of Shareholders 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 12 th 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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  1. Affiliated Companies

A. Capital Investments between Affiliated Companies

(As of March 31, 2013)

Investing company — SK Corporation SK Innovation SK Energy SK Global Chemical SK Telecom SK Networks SKC SK E&C SK Shipping SK Securities
SK Holdings 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
SK Telecom
SK Chemicals 0.02 % 25.4 %
SKC
SK E&C
SK Gas
SK C&C 31.8 % 10.0 %
SK E&S
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D
SK Continental E-Motion
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 31.8 % 33.4 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 25.2 % 39.2 % 42.5 % 65.4 % 83.1 % 10.0 %

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Investing company Invested companies — SK E&S SK Gas DOPCO CCE YN Energy Ko-one Energy Service SK Sci-tech SK Telink Busan City Gas Jeonnam City Gas
SK Holdings 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 % 99.7 % 40.0 % 100.0 %
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D
SK Continental E-Motion
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy Service
SK Seentec 10.0 %
Total affiliated companies 100.0 % 55.5 % 41.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 99.7 % 50.0 % 83.5 % 40.0 % 100.0 %
Investing company Invested companies — Gangwon City Gas JBES M & Service SK Wyverns Infosec Happynarae (formerly, MRO Korea) SK Telesys Encar network F&U Credit Info Hanam Energy Service
SK Holdings
SK Innovation 42.5 %
SK Energy
SK Global Chemical
SK Networks
SK Telecom 100.0 % 42.5 % 50.0 %
SK Chemicals
SK C 50.0 %
SK E&C
SK Gas 5.0 %
SK C&C 100.0 % 5.0 % 100.0 %
SK E&S 100.0 % 100.0 %
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D
SK Continental E-Motion
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet 100.0 %
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy Service 100.0 %
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 95.0 % 50.0 % 100.0 % 50.0 % 100.0 %

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Investing company Invested companies — SK D&D Natruck Loen Entertainment Speed Motor SK Mobile Energy SK Petrochemical SK Communications SK Planet SKC Air Gas SKN service
SK Holdings
SK Innovation 100.0 %
SK Energy 100.0 %
SK Global Chemical 100.0 %
SK Networks 100.0 % 86.5 %
SK Telecom 100.0 %
SK Chemicals
SK C 80.0 %
SK E&C 40.4 %
SK Gas
SK C&C
SK E&S
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D
SK Continental E-Motion
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet 67.6 % 64.6 %
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy Service
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 40.4 % 100.0 % 67.6 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 64.6 % 100.0 % 80.0 % 86.5 %
Investing company Invested companies — Commerce Planet Real Vest SKC Solmics Co., Ltd. SK Broadband LC&C PMP PS&Marketing UBcare PyongTaek Energy Service Wirye Energy Service
SK Holdings
SK Innovation
SK Energy
SK Global Chemical
SK Networks 79.6 %
SK Telecom 50.6 % 100.0 %
SK Chemicals 44.0 %
SK C 46.3 %
SK E&C 100.0 %
SK Gas
SK C&C
SK E&S 100.0 % 100.0 % 71.0 %
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D
SK Continental E-Motion
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet 100.0 %
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy Service
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 100.0 % 100.0 % 46.3 % 50.6 % 79.6 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 44.0 % 100.0 % 71.0 %

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Investing company Invested companies — Jeju United FC MKS Guarantee SK Forest SK Lubricants MAD Smart Bizen SK HY ENG HYSTEC Silicon File Ami Power
SK Holdings 100.0 %
SK Innovation 100.0 %
SK Energy 100.0 %
SK Global Chemical
SK Networks
SK Telecom
SK Chemicals
SK C
SK E&C
SK Gas
SK C&C 99.0 %
SK E&S
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D 100.0 %
SK Continental E-Motion
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet 100.0 %
SK Hynix 100.0 % 100.0 % 27.9 % 100.0 %
Ko-one Energy Service
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 99.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 27.9 % 100.0 %
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 Holdings
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 Continental E-Motion 100.0 %
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping
SK Planet 51.0 %
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy Service
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 100.0 % 32.0 % 42.0 % 65.0 % 51.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %

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Investing company Invested companies — SKSM Ulsan Aromatics SK Biofarm SK Hynix SKC Lighting Gimcheon Energy SK Continental E-Motion
SK Holdings 100.0 %
SK Innovation
SK Energy
SK Global Chemical 50.0 %
SK Networks
SK Telecom 21.1 %
SK Chemicals
SK C 72.2 %
SK E&C
SK Gas
SK C&C
SK E&S 50.0 %
SK Communications
SK Broadband
SK D&D
SK Continental E-Motion 100.0 %
SK Lubricants
SK Shipping 100.0 %
SK Planet
SK Hynix
Ko-one Energy Service
SK Seentec
Total affiliated companies 100.0 % 50.0 % 100.0 % 21.1 % 72.2 % 50.0 % 100.0 %
  • Change in company names:

• Ko-one Energy Service changed its name from Daehan City Gas

• Ulsan Aromatics changed its name from Arochemi

• Happynarae changed its name from MRO Korea

• Bizen changed its name from Telsk

• SK Hystec changed its name from Hystec

• SK HY ENG changed its name from Hynix Engineering

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VI. SHAREHOLDERS

  1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

A. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

(As of March 31, 2013)
Number of shares owned and ownership ratio
Beginning of Period End of Period
Name Relationship Type of share Number of shares Ownership ratio Number of shares Ownership ratio
SK Holdings Co., Ltd. Largest Shareholder Common share 20,363,452 25.22 20,363,452 25.22
Tae Won Chey Officer of affiliated company Common share 100 0.00 100 0.00
Shin Won Chey Officer of affiliated company Common share 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 Holdings Co., Ltd. (“SK Holdings”) is a holding company and as of March 31, 2013, has nine 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., SK Biofarm Co., Ltd. and SK Forest Co., Ltd.

Details of the subsidiaries of SK Holdings are as follows:

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. 100.0 % 228,702 Biotechnology Privately Held
SK Forest Co., Ltd. 100.0 % 60,200 Forestry and landscaping Privately Held
  • The above share holdings are based on common stock holdings as of March 31, 2013.

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

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, 2012. SK Innovation Co., Ltd., SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and SK Networks Co., Ltd. are three such subsidiaries.

  1. Changes in Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder

Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows.

(As of March 31, 2013) — Largest Shareholder Date of the change in the largest shareholder/ Date of change in shareholding Shares Held Holding Ratio (Unit: Shares, %) — Remarks
SK Corporation 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 Holdings purchased 1,615,000 shares
January 31, 2012 20,366,290 25.22 Retirement of Bang Hyung Lee, a former officer of an affiliated
company
  • Shares held are the sum of shares held by SK Holdings and its related parties.

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  1. Distribution of Shares

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

(As of December 31, 2012) — Rank Name (title) Common share
Number of shares Ownership ratio
1 Citibank ADR 19,377,247 24.00
2 SK Holdings 20,363,452 25.22
3 SK Telecom 11,050,712 13.69
4 National Pension Service* 4,928,904 6.10
Shareholdings under the Employee Stock Ownership Program** 189,954 0.24
  • Shares held as of February 6, 2013.

** Shares held as of March 31, 2013.

B. Shareholder Distribution

(As of December 31, 2012) — Classification Number of shareholders Ratio (%) Number of shares Ratio (%) Remarks
Total minority shareholders * 23,891 99.78 % 25,939,500 32.12 % —
  • Defined as shareholders whose shareholding is less than a hundredth of the total issued and outstanding shares.

  • Share Price and Trading Volume in the Last Six Months

A. Domestic Securities Market

(Unit: Won, shares)

Types — Common stock Highest 185,500 181,500 173,500 161,000 156,500 159,500
Lowest 176,500 170,000 150,000 151,500 148,000 145,500
Monthly transaction volume 4,078,714 5,273,834 4,963,152 3,490,158 3,941,628 3,423,464

B. Foreign Securities Market

New York Stock Exchange — Types March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012
Depository Receipt Highest 18.69 18.45 17.98 16.48 15.94 16.19
Lowest 17.63 17.14 15.69 15.40 15.09 14.48
Monthly transaction volume 26,144,041 45,507,772 42,451,234 26,702,427 34,396,407 24,874,194

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VII. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

  1. Employees

| (As of March 31, 2013) — Classification | Number of employees | | | Average service year | Aggregate wage for
the year
ended December 31, 2012 | Average wage
per person | Remarks | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Regular employees | Contract employees | Others | Total | | | | |
| Male | 3,516 | 54 | — | 3,570 | 13 | 200,013,197 | 55,948 | — |
| Female | 528 | 66 | — | 594 | 11 | 24,138,286 | 39,964 | — |
| Total | 4,044 | 120 | — | 4,164 | 13 | 224,151,483 | 53,638 | — |

  • Excludes retirement and severance payments to employees whose employment was terminated before the end of the respective employment periods.

  • Compensation of Directors

A. Amount Approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting

Classification Number of Directors Aggregate Amount Approved
Directors 8 12,000

B. Amount Paid

| (As of March 31, 2013) — Classification | Number of Directors | Aggregate Amount Paid | Average Amount Paid Per
Director |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Insider Directors | 3 | 1,861 | 620 |
| Independent Directors* | 1 | 23 | 23 |
| Audit Committee Members | 4 | 91 | 23 |
| Total | 8 | 1,975 | 247 |

  • Excludes independent directors who are Audit Committee members.

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VIII. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  1. Loans to the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

None

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

A. Investment and Disposition of Investment

None.

B. Transfer of Assets

None.

  1. Related Party Transactions (excluding Transactions with the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons)

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

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Relationship Account category — Beginning Increase Decrease Ending
Midus and others Agency Long-term and short-term loans 89,491 99,138 91,232 97,397 — —

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Relationship Account category — Beginning Increase Decrease Ending
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. Investee Long-term loans 22,102 — — 22,102 — —

IX. 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 — 27 th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 11, 2011) Agenda — 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 Resolution — 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 Approved (Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So)
• Election of inside directors Approved (Rak Young Uhm, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho
Cho)
• Election of independent directors
• Election of independent directors as Audit Committee
member Approved (Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho)
1 st 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)
28 th 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 Approved (Young Tae Kim)
• Election of inside directors Approved (Dong Seob Jee)
• Election of inside directors Approved (Hyun Chin Lim)
• Election of independent directors
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)
29 th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 22, 2013) 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2012 Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share)
2. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation Approved
3. Election of Directors Approved (Dae Sik Cho)
• Election of an inside director Approved (Dae Shick Oh)
• Election of an independent director
4. Election of an independent director as Audit Committee
member Approved (Dae Shick Oh)
5. Approval of Remuneration Limit for
Directors Approved (Won 12 billion)

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  1. 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 this litigation to have an immediate impact on its business or results of operation 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 increased on-going license fees in the future if the final judgment is rendered against it.

  • 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

SK Broadband has provided “geun” mortgage amounting to Won 15.2 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 40 billion of working capital from Shinhan Bank. In connection with the loan agreement, it pledged Won 52 billion of its inventories to Shinhan Bank 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 the Joint Defense Corporation. The Company has guaranteed the payment of US$3,897,196 that the DAPA has prepaid to the Joint Defense Corporation.

[SK Broadband]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

(1) SK Broadband as the Plaintiff

| Description of Proceedings | (Unit: in thousands of Won) — 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 |
| 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 | — | 2,000 | |
| Total | — | 3,876,261 | — |

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(2) SK Broadband as the Defendant

Description of Proceedings (Unit: in thousands of Won) — 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
Damages Claim from Jin Man Cho and One Other January 2011 200,000 Pending before Appellate Court
Damages Claim by Mac Telecom and Five Other Companies January 2012 606,000 Pending before District Court
Damages Claim by On-nuri Co., Ltd. December 2011 101,000 Pending before District Court
Damages Claim by Haein Networks March 2013 101,000 Pending before District Court
Other claims and proceedings — 166,584 —
Total — 2,181,013 —

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 5,459 million (out of the plaintiffs’ claims of Won 24,689 million), and recognized such damage order as other accounts payable.

[SK Communications]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

As of March 31, 2013, the aggregate amount of claims was Won 6.1 billion. The management cannot reasonably forecast the outcome of the pending cases.

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

The material payment guarantees provided by third parties to SK Communications as of March 31, 2013 are set forth in the table below.

Financial Institution (Unit: in thousands of Won) — Guarantee Amount
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company Prepaid coverage payment guarantee 700,000
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company Provisional deposit guarantee insurance for bonds 1,068,051
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company Contractual payment guarantee 514,161

[SK Planet]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

As of March 31, 2013, there were two pending proceedings with SK Planet as the defendant and the aggregate amount of the claims was Won 1.2 billion. The management cannot reasonably forecast the outcome of the pending cases and no amount in connection with these proceedings were recognized on the Company’s financial statements.

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  1. Status of sanctions, etc.

[SK Telecom]

On December 2, 2010, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 6.2 billion and issued a correctional 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 correctional 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 2012.

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.

On March 14, 2012, the Company received a correctional order from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for an alleged violation of Article 23 of the Fair Trade Act relating to the handset subsidy practice and distribution of handsets and was imposed a fine of Won 21,928 million. The Company appealed the order and filed a suit with the administrative court. The suit is currently pending.

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

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

On July 4, 2012, the Company received a correctional order and a fine of Won 24,987 million from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea for alleged violation of Article 23 of the Fair Trade Act relating to the payment of system management and operation fees. The Company appealed the order and filed a suit with the administrative court. On September 12, 2012, the Company received a formal written letter from the Fair Trade Commission of Korea with a corrected fine of Won 25,042 million, which also includes the fine for transactions in the first half of 2012.

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

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

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

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Certain former executive officers of the Company were acquitted in district court with respect to certain of the Company’s past transactions. An appeal has been filed at the applicable high court, where the case is currently pending.

[SK Broadband]

(1) Violation of Accounting Rules

• Date: December 13, 2012

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

• Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

• Company’s plan: Will improve accounting management system.

(2) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

• Date: May 18, 2012

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

(3) 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.

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(4) 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.

• Company’s Plan: Will improve operating procedures.

(5) 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.

(6) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

• Date: February 21, 2011

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

• Sanction: SK Broadband was imposed a correctional 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.

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  1. Important Matters That Occurred After March 31, 2013

[SK Telecom]

(1) Bond offering

On April 23, 2013, the Company issued two tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 230 billion (with an annual interest rate of 3.03% and maturity date of April 23, 2023) and Won 130 billion (with an annual interest rate of 3.22% and maturity date of April 23, 2033).

[SK Planet]

(1) Merger

On April 22, 2013, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to merge MAD Smart into SK Planet to combine the companies’ ICT capacities and increase its competitiveness in the platform business. The merger will be effective on June 1, 2013. In connection with this merger, SK Planet will not issue any new shares.

  1. Use of Proceeds

A. Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings

• Not applicable.

B. Use of Proceeds from Private Offerings

(Unit: In millions of Won)

Classification Closing Date 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 —

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2013 and 2012

(With Independent Auditors’ Review Report Thereon)

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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 8
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements 10

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To The Board of Directors and Shareholders

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), which comprise the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of March 31, 2013, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 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, and an associate, whose financial statements constitute 19.6% of the Group’s consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2013 and 11.9% (2012: 15.2%) of the Group’s consolidated operating revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013. Other auditors reviewed those financial statements and our report, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for these entities, is based solely on the reports of other auditors.

Management’s responsibility

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

Auditors’ responsibility

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

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review consists principally of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with 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 reviews 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 prepared fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’.

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Highlights

As discussed in note 35, during the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 the Group decided to discontinue the broadcasting business operation due to the accumulating losses resulting from the continuing decline in satellite digital multimedia broadcasting subscribers. The Group has presented operating results of this broadcasting business as loss from discontinued operation and accordingly restated the comparative information of the statement of income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

As discussed in note 3 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the Group adopted amendments to K-IFRS No.1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ from the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and separately presents operating income on the consolidated statements of income, which is calculated as operating revenue less operating expense. The Group applied this change in accounting policies retrospectively and accordingly restated the comparative information of the consolidated statement of income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

Other matters

The statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which are not accompanying this report, were audited by us and our report thereon, dated February 22, 2013, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2012, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by us in all material respects.

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

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

May 10, 2013

This report is effective as of May 10, 2013, 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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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 10,31,32 1,124,348 920,125
Short-term financial instruments 5,10,31,32 338,651 514,417
Short-term investment securities 8,10,31,32 188,454 60,127
Accounts receivable - trade, net 6,10,31,32,33 2,223,429 1,954,920
Short-term loans, net 6,31,32,33 93,306 84,908
Accounts receivable - other, net 6,31,32,33 697,239 582,098
Prepaid expenses 10 111,256 102,572
Derivative financial assets 21,31,32 13,677 9,656
Inventories, net 7,10,34 205,115 242,146
Assets classified as held for sale 9 2,143 775,556
Advanced payments and other 6,10,31,32 84,060 47,896
Total Current Assets 5,081,678 5,294,421
Non-Current Assets:
Long-term financial instruments 5,10,31,32 634 144
Long-term investment securities 8,10,31,32 990,700 953,712
Investments in associates 10,11 4,817,238 4,632,477
Property and equipment, net 10,12,34 9,577,989 9,712,719
Investment property, net 13 26,140 27,479
Goodwill 14 1,736,161 1,744,483
Intangible assets, net 10,15 2,653,778 2,689,658
Long-term loans, net 6,10,31,32 61,942 69,299
Long-term prepaid expenses 34 25,321 31,341
Guarantee deposits 5,6,10,31,32 238,697 236,242
Long-term derivative financial assets 21,31,32 84,062 52,992
Deferred tax assets 10,29 85,669 124,098
Other non-current assets 6,31,32 28,833 26,494
Total Non-Current Assets 20,327,164 20,301,138
Total Assets 25,408,842 25,595,559

See accompany notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements .

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings 16 160,000 600,245
Current portion of long-term debt, net 10,16,19,31,32 910,255 892,867
Accounts payable - trade 10,31,32 253,537 253,884
Accounts payable - other 10,31,32 2,203,409 1,811,038
Withholdings 10,31,32 834,663 717,170
Accrued expenses 10,31,32 979,105 890,863
Income tax payable 29 102,955 60,253
Unearned revenue 10 509,912 258,691
Provisions 18 208,427 287,307
Advanced receipts and other 10,31,32 124,845 108,272
Liabilities classified as held for sale 9 — 294,305
Total Current Liabilities 6,287,108 6,174,895
Non-Current Liabilities:
Debentures, net, excluding current portion 16,31,32 5,731,863 4,979,220
Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion 16,31,32 18,412 369,237
Long-term payables - other 17,31,32 565,599 715,508
Long-term unearned revenue 150,409 160,821
Finance lease liabilities 19,31,32 18,106 22,036
Defined benefit liabilities 10,20 102,342 86,521
Long-term derivative financial liabilities 21,31,32 28,802 63,599
Long-term provisions 18 76,667 106,561
Other non-current liabilities 31,32 61,834 62,379
Total Non-Current Liabilities 6,754,034 6,565,882
Total Liabilities 13,041,142 12,740,777
Equity
Share capital 1,22 44,639 44,639
Capital deficit and other capital adjustments 10,22,23 (351,978 ) (288,883 )
Retained earnings 24 11,890,283 12,124,657
Reserves 25 2,176 (25,636 )
Equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company 11,585,120 11,854,777
Non-controlling interests 782,580 1,000,005
Total Equity 12,367,700 12,854,782
Total Liabilities and Equity 25,408,842 25,595,559

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won except for per share data)
Continuing operations
Operating revenue: 4,33
Revenue 4,112,637 3,969,711
Operating expense: 33
Labor cost 448,619 355,533
Commissions paid 1,450,758 1,414,443
Depreciation and amortization 4 640,839 580,260
Network interconnection 252,549 296,151
Leased line 113,629 118,935
Advertising 64,906 69,903
Rent 110,866 106,876
Cost of products that have been resold 320,673 271,436
Other operating expenses 26 299,165 256,880
Sub-total 3,702,004 3,470,417
Operating income 3,4 410,633 499,294
Finance income 4,28 37,450 68,205
Finance costs 4,28 (148,763 ) (110,954 )
Gains (losses) related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net 4,9,11 161,325 (27,583 )
Other non-operating income 4,27 13,863 9,942
Other non-operating expenses 27 (46,602 ) (44,054 )
Profit before income tax 427,906 394,850
Income tax expense from continuing operations 29 (81,972 ) (84,576 )
Profit from continuing operations 345,934 310,274
Discontinued operation
Loss from discontinued operation, net of income taxes 35 — (9,893 )
Profit for the period 345,934 300,381
Attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company 354,154 306,424
Non-controlling interests (8,220 ) (6,043 )
Earnings per share 30
Basic earnings per share 5,081 4,397
Diluted earnings per share 5,081 4,312
Earnings per share - Continuing operations 30
Basic earnings per share 5,081 4,539
Diluted earnings per share 5,081 4,454

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won) — Profit for the period 345,934 300,381
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Actuarial losses on defined benefit obligations, net 20 (3,083 ) (3,691 )
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 25,28 (19,237 ) (14,232 )
Net change in other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures 25 48,964 6,435
Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives 25,28 (7,450 ) (17,981 )
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations 25 6,208 (10,319 )
25,402 (39,788 )
Total comprehensive income 371,336 260,593
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company 378,876 271,631
Non-controlling interests (7,540 ) (11,038 )

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won)
Controlling Interest
Share capital Capital deficit and
other capital adjustments Retained earnings Reserves Sub-total Non- controlling interests Total equity
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
Profit (loss) for the period — — 306,424 — 306,424 (6,043 ) 300,381
Other comprehensive loss — — (4,169 ) (30,624 ) (34,793 ) (4,995 ) (39,788 )
Changes in ownership in subsidiaries — (5,341 ) — — (5,341 ) (8,577 ) (13,918 )
Balance, March 31, 2012 44,639 (290,688 ) 11,359,342 229,440 11,342,733 1,049,257 12,391,990
Balance, January 1, 2013 44,639 (288,883 ) 12,124,657 (25,636 ) 11,854,777 1,000,005 12,854,782
Cash dividends — — (585,438 ) — (585,438 ) (2,032 ) (587,470 )
Total comprehensive income
Profit (loss) for the period — — 354,154 — 354,154 (8,220 ) 345,934
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — (3,090 ) 27,812 24,722 680 25,402
Business combination under common control — (61,854 ) — — (61,854 ) — (61,854 )
Changes in ownership in subsidiaries — (1,241 ) — — (1,241 ) (207,853 ) (209,094 )
Balance, March 31, 2013 44,639 (351,978 ) 11,890,283 2,176 11,585,120 782,580 12,367,700

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash generated from operating activities
Profit for the period 345,934 300,381
Adjustments for income and expenses 36 772,594 825,200
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities 36 (393,493 ) 144,288
Sub-total 725,035 1,269,869
Interest received 11,017 30,335
Dividends received 1 22,333
Interest paid (86,091 ) (97,361 )
Income tax refund received (income tax paid) 24,186 (4,008 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 674,148 1,221,168
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash inflows from investing activities:
Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net 198,336 403,106
Collection of short-term loans 93,124 54,153
Proceeds from disposal of long-term financial instruments 106,679 —
Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities 10,811 28,780
Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates 1,250 1,850
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 3,083 2,137
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets 742 1,792
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale 190,393 —
Collection of long-term loans 5,750 3,416
Decrease of deposits 3,110 3,378
Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets 344 41
Proceeds from disposal of a subsidiary 7,221 88,602
Sub-total 620,843 587,255
Cash outflows for investing activities:
Increase in short-term investment securities, net (19,996 ) (45,000 )
Increase in short-term loans (99,312 ) (49,466 )
Increase in long-term loans (522 ) (793 )
Increase in long-term financial instruments — (3 )
Acquisition of long-term investment securities (1,003 ) (16,228 )
Acquisition of investments in associates and joint ventures (22,128 ) (3,068,050 )
Acquisition of property and equipment (522,415 ) (530,977 )
Acquisition of intangible assets (16,948 ) (32,706 )
Increase in deposits (6,501 ) (6,375 )
Increase in other non-current assets (2,948 ) —
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (94,805 ) (11,867 )
Sub-total (786,578 ) (3,761,465 )
Net cash used in investing activities (165,735 ) (3,174,210 )

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash inflows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 40,000 642,989
Issuance of debentures 656,359 318,696
Proceeds from long-term borrowings — 2,054,944
Cash inflows from transaction of derivatives 2,199 1,517
Sub-total 698,558 3,018,146
Cash outflows for financing activities:
Repayment of short-term borrowings (480,245 ) (202,317 )
Repayment of current portion of long-term debt (161,575 ) (95,446 )
Repayment of debentures — (634,398 )
Repayment of long-term borrowings (352,561 ) (2,693 )
Cash outflows from transaction of derivatives — (3,157 )
Payment of finance lease liabilities (5,491 ) (4,993 )
Decrease in cash from transactions with owners of the Parent Company (3,871 ) (1,025 )
Sub-total (1,003,743 ) (944,029 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (305,185 ) 2,074,117
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 203,228 121,075
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 920,125 1,650,794
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 995 (2,478 )
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 1,124,348 1,769,391

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  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, 2013, the Parent Company’s total issued shares are held by the following:

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. 20,363,452 25.22
National Pension 4,928,904 6.10
Institutional investors and other minority stockholders 44,402,643 54.99
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”). SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is the ultimate controlling entity of the Parent Company because it has de facto control of the Parent Company. An entity is viewed to have de facto control when the balance of holdings is dispersed and the other shareholders have not organized their interests in such a way that they exercise more votes than the minority holder.

(2) List of subsidiaries

The list of subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is as follows:

Subsidiary Location Primary business Ownership(%) — March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
SK Telink Co., Ltd. Korea Telecommunication service 83.5 83.5
M&Service Co., Ltd.(*) Korea Data base and online information agency 100.0 —
SK Communications Co., Ltd. Korea Internet website services 64.6 64.6
PAXNet Co., Ltd.(*) Korea Internet website services — 59.7
Loen Entertainment, Inc. Korea Release of music disc. 67.6 67.6
Stonebridge Cinema Fund Korea Investment association 57.0 57.0
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 Media Co., Ltd.(*) Korea Multimedia TV portal services — 100.0
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund Korea Investment association 59.0 59.0
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II Korea Investment association 66.7 66.7
Open Innovation Fund Korea Investment association 98.9 98.9
PS&Marketing Corporation Korea Communications device retail business 100.0 100.0
Service Ace Co., Ltd. Korea Customer center management service 100.0 100.0
Service Top Co., Ltd. Korea Customer center management service 100.0 100.0
Network O&S Co., Ltd. Korea Base station maintenance service 100.0 100.0

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

Subsidiary Location Primary business Ownership(%) — March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
BNCP Co., Ltd. Korea Internet website services 100.0 100.0
SK Planet Co., Ltd. Korea Telecommunication service and new media business 100.0 100.0
Madsmart, Inc. Korea Application software production 100.0 100.0
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. China Investment association 100.0 100.0
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*) Virgin Island Real estate investment — 60.0
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. China Manufacturing 65.5 65.5
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. China Investment association 100.0 100.0
SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd.(*) Hong Kong Real estate investment — 99.4
SK Planet Japan Japan Digital contents sourcing service 100.0 100.0
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. Singapore Telecommunication service 73.3 73.3
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. Singapore Digital contents sourcing service 100.0 100.0
SKT Americas, Inc. USA Information gathering and consulting 100.0 100.0
SKP America LLC. USA Digital contents sourcing service 100.0 100.0
YTK Investment Ltd. Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0
Atlas Investment Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0
Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0

(*) Changes in subsidiaries are explained in Note 1-(4).

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 Group 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, 2013 and 2012

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries

Condensed financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

(In millions of won) — Subsidiary Total assets Total liabilities Total equity Revenue Profit (loss)
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 235,892 125,031 110,861 109,701 281
M&Service Co., Ltd. 64,770 31,882 32,888 28,087 1,143
SK Communications Co., Ltd. 252,462 64,577 187,885 33,059 (7,478 )
Loen Entertainment, Inc. 184,127 54,745 129,382 50,470 5,960
Stonebridge Cinema Fund 10,556 421 10,135 — 73
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. 30,751 31,778 (1,027 ) 16,444 317
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 2,887,589 1,772,347 1,115,242 605,172 5,204
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund 24,999 — 24,999 — (13,765 )
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II 22,131 283 21,848 — (767 )
Open Innovation Fund 29,168 426 28,742 — (14,650 )
PS&Marketing Corporation 300,847 167,243 133,604 305,976 (2,535 )
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 50,637 24,246 26,391 45,766 1,920
Service Top Co., Ltd. 44,325 25,294 19,031 39,547 1,663
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 60,374 33,477 26,897 48,419 1,954
BNCP Co., Ltd. 12,751 7,349 5,402 3,892 (9,231 )
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 2,185,902 667,389 1,518,513 295,438 (10,157 )
Madsmart, Inc. 2,176 373 1,803 — (1,222 )
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. 37,857 2,824 35,033 5,123 1,047
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. 19,639 1,777 17,862 2,109 30
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. 25,784 — 25,784 — —
SK Planet Japan 1,064 163 901 108 (404 )
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 39,649 9,310 30,339 — (1,221 )
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. 1,839 42 1,797 89 (239 )
SKT Americas, Inc. 38,809 547 38,262 1,693 (2,630 )
SKP America LLC. 5,486 1,644 3,842 — —
YTK Investment Ltd. 66,487 — 66,487 — —
Atlas Investment(*) 52,557 90 52,467 — (331 )

(*) 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, 2013 and 2012

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries, Continued

Condensed financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:

(In millions of won) — Subsidiary Total assets Total liabilities Total equity Revenue Profit (loss)
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 241,977 128,191 113,786 341,084 (74,951 )
SK Communications Co., Ltd. 265,819 70,483 195,336 197,153 (35,334 )
PAXNet Co., Ltd. 31,400 9,173 22,227 34,237 (156 )
Loen Entertainment, Inc. 173,079 44,998 128,081 185,016 23,839
Stonebridge Cinema Fund 10,965 903 10,062 509 5,707
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. 34,007 35,351 (1,344 ) 52,507 655
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 3,035,657 1,656,923 1,378,734 2,486,317 26,412
Broadband media Co., Ltd. 50,574 320,727 (270,153 ) 90,602 (3,396 )
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund 43,779 15 43,764 — (1,778 )
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II 22,547 — 22,547 — (3,934 )
Open Innovation Fund 43,394 — 43,394 — (788 )
PS&Marketing Corporation 317,613 181,737 135,876 1,484,492 (9,662 )
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 48,956 24,461 24,495 146,554 3,418
Service Top Co., Ltd. 43,332 25,963 17,369 133,705 4,198
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 165,818 140,853 24,965 377,909 7,970
BNCP Co., Ltd. 24,000 9,367 14,633 26,167 (2,463 )
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 1,647,965 381,620 1,266,345 1,034,697 11,977
Madsmart, Inc. 1,591 724 867 635 (2,756 )
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. 35,233 1,782 33,451 25,755 (151 )
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*1) 773,413 294,305 479,108 70,808 10,390
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. 18,915 1,788 17,127 9,590 (1,068 )
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. 25,784 — 25,784 — —
SK Planet Japan 47 4 43 — (63 )
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 38,331 7,904 30,427 990 (8 )
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. 636 130 506 — (526 )
SKT Americas, Inc. 36,378 784 35,594 10,712 (10,837 )
SKP America LLC. 6,669 2,431 4,238 109 (3,301 )
YTK Investment Ltd. 64,036 — 64,036 — —
Atlas Investment(*2) 51,065 205 50,860 — (4,324 )

(*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, 2013 and 2012

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(4) Changes in subsidiaries

1) The list of subsidiary that was newly included during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

Subsidiary Reason
M&Service Co., Ltd. The Group acquired additional ownership interest in M&Service Co., Ltd. and obtained control

2) The list of subsidiaries that were excluded during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

Subsidiary Reason
PAXNet Co., Ltd. The Parent Company sold its investment during the period.
Broadband media Co., Ltd. Merged into SK Broadband Co., Ltd. during the period.
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. The Parent Company sold its investment during the period.
SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd. The Parent Company sold its investment during the period.

(5) The information of significant non-controlling interests of consolidated entities as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, and for the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013
SK Communications Co., Ltd. SK Broadband Co., Ltd.
Ownership of non-controlling interests (%) 35.4 49.4
Current assets 131,756 552,489
Non-current assets 120,706 2,335,100
Current liabilities (56,986 ) (718,785 )
Non-current liabilities (7,591 ) (1,053,562 )
Net assets 187,885 1,115,242
Adjustment for fair value — 136,711
Net assets of consolidated entities 187,885 1,251,953
Carrying amount of non-controlling interests 66,619 618,922
Revenue 33,059 605,172
Profit (loss) for the period (7,478 ) 5,204
Amortization of adjustment for fair value — (7,744 )
Loss of the consolidated entities (7,478 ) (2,540 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) (7,470 ) 5,532
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests (2,650 ) (1,256 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (8,398 ) 98,416
Net cash provided by investing activities 2,619 114,402
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 19 (159,553 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (5,760 ) 53,265

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued
(In millions of won)
December 31, 2012
SK Communications Co., Ltd. SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1) SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*2)
Ownership of non-controlling interests(%) 35.4 49.4 40.0
Current assets 99,599 684,804 69,093
Non-current assets 166,220 2,394,352 704,319
Current liabilities (64,811 ) (907,000 ) (51,068 )
Non-current liabilities (5,672 ) (1,061,608 ) (243,236 )
Net assets 195,336 1,110,548 479,108
Adjustment for fair value — 144,455 —
Net assets of consolidated entities 195,336 1,255,003 479,108
Carrying amount of non-controlling interests 69,222 621,055 195,907
Revenue 197,153 2,492,160 70,808
Profit (loss) for the period (35,334 ) 22,499 10,390
Amortization of adjustment for fair value — (72,192 ) —
Profit (loss) of the consolidated entities (35,334 ) (49,693 ) 10,390
Total comprehensive Income(loss) (36,785 ) 17,397 (23,948 )
Profit (loss) attribute to non-controlling interests (12,525 ) (24,595 ) 4,156
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (14,925 ) 375,848 16,258
Net cash provided by (used in) Investing activities 5,319 (287,975 ) (396 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 92 (224,837 ) (1,405 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (9,514 ) (136,964 ) 14,457

(*1) The condensed financial information of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. is consolidated financial information which includes financial information of Broadband Media Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

(*2) The condensed financial information of Sky Property Mgmt. Ltd. is consolidated financial information which includes financial information of SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sky Property Mgmt. Ltd.

There were no dividends received for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Basis of Preparation

(1) Statement of compliance

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

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ as part of the period covered by the Group’s K-IFRS annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Group since the last annual consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements.

(2) Use of estimates and judgments

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, 2012.

(3) Common control transactions

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

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Significant Accounting Policies

Except as described below, the accounting policies applied by the Group in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following changes in accounting policy are also expected to be reflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2013.

(1) Changes in accounting policies

1) K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’

The Group has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013, classified items within other comprehensive income by nature and presented “items that are not subsequently recycled through profit or loss” and “items that are subsequently reclassified if certain conditions are met” as a group.

2) K-IFRS No.1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’

The Group has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard introduces a single control model to determine whether an investee should be consolidated. Subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by a controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company. A controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company controls a subsidiary when the controlling entity or the subsidiary of the controlling company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the subsidiary and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the subsidiary.

3) K-IFRS No.1111, ‘Joint Arrangements’

The Group has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1111, ‘Joint Arrangements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard classifies joint arrangements into two types - joint operations and joint ventures. A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint operators) have rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint ventures) have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. The standard requires a joint operator to recognize and measure the assets and liabilities (and recognize the related revenues and expenses) in relation to its interest in the arrangement in accordance with relevant IFRSs applicable to the particular assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The standard requires a joint venture to recognize an investment and to account for that investment using the equity method.

4) K-IFRS No.1112, ‘Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities’

The Group has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1112, ‘Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities’ since January 1, 2013. The standard brings together into a single standard all the disclosure requirements about an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities. The Group is currently assessing the disclosure requirements for interests in subsidiaries, interests in joint arrangements and associates and unconsolidated structured entities in comparison with the existing disclosures. The standard requires the disclosure of information about the nature, risks and financial effects of these interests.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(1) Changes in accounting policies, Continued

5) K-IFRS No. 1019, ‘Employee Benefits’

The Group has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1019, ‘Employee Benefits’ since January 1, 2013. The standard requires recognition of actuarial gains and losses immediately in other comprehensive income and to calculate expected return on plan assets based on the rate used to discount the defined benefit obligation.

6) Amendments to K-IFRS No. 1113, ‘Fair Value Measurement’

The Group has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1113, ‘Fair Value Measurement’ since January 1, 2013. The standard defines fair value and a single framework for fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

(2) Impact of changes in accounting policies

1) K-IFRS No.1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’

In accordance with the transitional provision on K-IFRS No. 1110, the Group assessed control on investees as of January 1, 2013, the initial adoption date of the standard, and there have been no changes in subsidiaries upon adoption of the standard.

2) K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’

The Group early adopted the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and separately present its operating income as operating revenue less operating expense on the consolidated statement of income.

The Group retrospectively applied the amendment to K-IFRS No. 1001, for which the impact is as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month ended
March 31, 2012
Operating income before adoption of the amendment 465,182
Differences:
Other non-operating income
Fees revenues (465 )
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets (1,010 )
Others (8,467 )
(9,942 )
Other non-operating expense
Impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets 3,429
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 1,994
Donations 12,908
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 19,687
Others 6,036
44,054
Operating income after adoption of the amendment 499,294

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(3) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

The following new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards have been published and are mandatory for the Group for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2013, and the Group has not early adopted them.

1) K-IFRS No.1032, ‘Financial Instruments: Presentation’

The amendments clarified the application guidance related to ‘offsetting a financial asset and a financial liability’. The amendment is mandatorily effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 with earlier application permitted.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Operating Segments

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

Cellular services include cellular voice service, wireless data service and wireless internet services. Fixed-line telecommunication services include telephone services, internet services, and leased line services. Other includes the Group’s Internet portal services, game manufacturing and other immaterial operations.

As discussed in Note 35, during the 3-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Group decided to cease the broadcasting business due to the accumulating losses resulting from the continuing decline in satellite digital multimedia broadcasting subscribers. The comparative consolidated financial statements for the 3-month period ended March 31, 2012 have been retrospectively adjusted for discontinued operations

(1) Details of the segment information as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Cellular Services Fixed-line Telecommunication services Other Sub-total Consolidation adjustments Consolidated amount
Total revenue 3,551,807 714,873 435,747 4,702,427 (589,790 ) 4,112,637
Internal revenue 286,793 134,245 168,752 589,790 (589,790 ) —
External revenue 3,265,014 580,628 266,995 4,112,637 — 4,112,637
Depreciation and amortization 479,302 131,590 29,947 640,839 — 640,839
Operating income 423,524 7,914 (20,805 ) 410,633 — 410,633
Finance income and costs, net (111,313 )
Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net 161,325
Other non-operating income and expense, net (32,739 )
Profit from continuing operations before income tax 427,906
Total assets 22,878,131 3,123,480 3,037,280 29,038,891 (3,630,049 ) 25,408,842
Total liabilities 10,607,538 1,897,378 856,846 13,361,762 (320,620 ) 13,041,142

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Operating Segments, Continued

(2) Details of the segment information 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 Sub-total Consolidation adjustments Consolidated amount
Total revenue 3,430,413 675,841 398,039 4,504,293 (534,582 ) 3,969,711
Internal revenue 216,612 144,139 173,831 534,582 (534,582 ) —
External revenue 3,213,801 531,702 224,208 3,969,711 — 3,969,711
Depreciation and amortization 402,416 122,261 55,583 580,260 — 580,260
Operating income 494,372 3,247 1,675 499,294 — 499,294
Finance income and costs, net (42,749 )
Loss related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net (27,583 )
Other non-operating income and expense, net (34,112 )
Profit from continuing operations before income tax 394,850
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

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

No single customer contributed 10% or more to the Group’s total revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012.

  1. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Short-term financial instruments(*) 95,717 241,587
Long-term financial instruments(*) 103 106
Guarantee deposits 40 40
95,860 241,733

(*) Financial instruments include charitable trust fund established by the Group (profits from this charitable fund are donated to charitable institutions and the funds cannot be withdrawn as of March 31, 2013) and guarantees for loans and other similar instruments.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Trade and Other Receivables

(1) Details of trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | March 31, 2013 — Gross amount | Allowances
for impairment | | Carrying amount | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Current assets: | | | | | |
| Accounts receivable - trade | ₩ | 2,447,974 | (224,545 | ) | 2,223,429 |
| Short-term loans | | 95,179 | (1,873 | ) | 93,306 |
| Accounts receivable - other | | 766,939 | (69,700 | ) | 697,239 |
| Accrued income | | 19,491 | (171 | ) | 19,320 |
| Others | | 1,651 | — | | 1,651 |
| | | 3,331,234 | (296,289 | ) | 3,034,945 |
| Non-current assets: | | | | | |
| Long-term loans | | 90,427 | (28,485 | ) | 61,942 |
| Guarantee deposits | | 238,697 | — | | 238,697 |
| Long-term accounts receivable - trade | | 13,540 | — | | 13,540 |
| | | 342,664 | (28,485 | ) | 314,179 |
| | ₩ | 3,673,898 | (324,774 | ) | 3,349,124 |
| (In millions of won) | December 31, 2012 | | | | |
| | Gross amount | Allowances for impairment | | Carrying amount | |
| Current assets: | | | | | |
| Accounts receivable - trade | ₩ | 2,166,293 | (211,373 | ) | 1,954,920 |
| Short-term loans | | 86,789 | (1,881 | ) | 84,908 |
| Accounts receivable - other | | 639,386 | (57,288 | ) | 582,098 |
| Accrued income | | 8,857 | (142 | ) | 8,715 |
| Others | | 431 | — | | 431 |
| | | 2,901,756 | (270,684 | ) | 2,631,072 |
| Non-current assets: | | | | | |
| Long-term loans | | 97,636 | (28,337 | ) | 69,299 |
| Guarantee deposits | | 236,242 | — | | 236,242 |
| Long-term accounts receivable - trade | | 15,024 | (1,647 | ) | 13,377 |
| | | 348,902 | (29,984 | ) | 318,918 |
| | ₩ | 3,250,658 | (300,668 | ) | 2,949,990 |

(2) The movements in allowances for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Balance at January 1 300,668 318,820
Increase of bad debt 22,643 26,944
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts (50 ) (5,654 )
Write-off (5,625 ) (4,806 )
Others (*) 7,138 2,918
Balance at March 31 324,774 338,222

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

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  1. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

(3) Details of overdue but not impaired, and impaired trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Accounts receivable
- trade Other receivables Accounts receivable
- trade Other receivables
Neither overdue nor impaired 1,875,257 1,041,882 1,589,911 976,882
Overdue but not impaired 81,487 32,209 38,590 1,588
Impaired 504,770 138,293 552,816 90,871
2,461,514 1,212,384 2,181,317 1,069,341
Allowance for doubtful accounts (224,545 ) (100,229 ) (213,020 ) (87,648 )
2,236,969 1,112,155 1,968,297 981,693

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, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Accounts receivable
- trade Accounts receivable
- other Accounts receivable
- trade Accounts receivable
- other
Less than 1 month 17,741 11,547 4,067 171
1 ~ 3 months 32,592 6,910 10,264 673
3 ~ 6 months 6,118 589 10,507 101
More than 6 months 25,036 13,163 13,752 643
81,487 32,209 38,590 1,588
  1. Inventories

Details of inventories as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Acquisition cost Write- down
of inventory Carrying amount Acquisition cost Write- down
of inventory Carrying amount
Merchandise 200,477 (1,926 ) 198,551 230,640 (1,784 ) 228,856
Finished goods 3,611 (1,013 ) 2,598 3,525 (962 ) 2,563
Work in process 34 — 34 309 — 309
Raw materials and supplies 4,006 (74 ) 3,932 10,487 (69 ) 10,418
208,128 (3,013 ) 205,115 244,961 (2,815 ) 242,146

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investment Securities

(1) Details of short-term investment securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Beneficiary certificates (*) 184,097 56,160
Current portion of long-term investment securities 4,357 3,967
188,454 60,127

(*) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2013 were accounted for as accrued income.

(2) Details of long-term investment securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Equity securities:
Marketable equity securities 560,963 584,035
Unlisted equity securities 91,735 99,643
Equity investments 266,244 223,370
918,942 907,048
Debt securities:
Public bonds(*1) 368 377
Investment bonds(*2) 75,747 50,254
76,115 50,631
Total 995,057 957,679
Less current portion of long-term investment securities (4,357 ) (3,967 )
Long-term investment securities 990,700 953,712

(*1) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Less than 1 year — 8
1 ~ 5 years 368 369
368 377

(*2) The Group classified convertible bonds of NanoEnTek, Inc. (carrying amount as of March 31, 2013: ₩16,294 million) 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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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Assets and Liabilities Classified as Held for Sale

(1) Subsidiary

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Group classified assets and liabilities of a subsidiary, SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd., as held for sale as a result of the Board of Directors’ decision on December 21, 2012 to dispose of the Group’s ownership interests of 27% in the subsidiary in order to utilize the proceeds for new business opportunities.

Non-current assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
December 31, 2012
Asset group held-for sale 773,413
Current assets(*1) 69,094
Non-current assets 704,319
Long-term prepaid expense 486,439
Investment property 186,682
Property and equipment 1,566
Other non-current assets 29,632
Liability group held-for-sale 294,305
Current liabilities 51,069
Non-current liabilities 243,236

(*1) Cash and cash equivalents of ₩51,831 million which are included in current assets are recognized as cash outflows from investing activities in the statement of cashflows as the cash equivalents are expected to be recovered through the disposal of assets and liabilities held for sale.

As of December 31, 2012, the assets and liabilities classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less cost to sell.

On January 11, 2013, the Group sold the Group’s ownership interests of 27% accounted for as a non-current assets held for sale to SK Innovation Co., Ltd., a related party, and recognized a gain on disposal of a subsidiary of ₩140,689 million in profit or loss.

(2) Investments in associates

The Group entered into agreement to dispose of its ownership interests in SK Fans Co., Ltd., an associate, during the year ended December 31, 2012 and investment in the associate was reclassified to non-current assets held for sale after an impairment loss of ₩7,656 million was recognized.

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  1. Business combination

(1) General information

The Parent Company acquired the ownership interest of 50% of SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd., advertising and e-commerce agency, from SK Innovation Co., Ltd., a related party under common control, through additional purchase of shares and obtained the control over SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd., and its subsidiary, M&Service Co., Ltd.

Prior to the acquisition, the Parent Company owns 50% ownership of SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. After obtaining the control over SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd, the Parent Company acquired the shares of SK Planet Co., Ltd. by investing its ownership interest of 100% of SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. as a form of investment in kind. On February 1, 2013, SK Planet Co., Ltd. merged SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.

As the business combination occurred during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 was a business combination between entities under common control, the difference between the transferred price and book value of net assets was recognized as capital deficit and other capital adjustments.

(2) Consideration paid and identifiable assets and liabilities transferred

(In millions of won)
Amount
Consideration paid
Cash and cash equivalents 190,605
Investments in associates (carrying value) 141,534
332,139
Identifiable assets and liabilities transferred
Cash and cash equivalents 95,800
Trade receivables 132,514
Inventories 3,472
Tangible and intangible assets 68,699
Other assets 457,431
Trade payables (150,014 )
Other liabilities (337,617 )
270,285
Amount recorded in capital deficit and other capital adjustments 61,854

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

(1) Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Country March 31, 2013 — Ownership percentage Carrying amount Ownership percentage Carrying amount
Investments in associates
SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.(*1) Korea — — 50.0 145,333
SK China Company Ltd.(*2) China 9.6 38,732 9.6 37,628
SK USA, Inc. USA 49.0 4,819 49.0 4,580
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. Korea 50.0 3,552 50.0 4,011
Korea IT Fund(*3) Korea 63.3 229,977 63.3 230,016
JYP Entertainment Corporation Korea 25.5 5,877 25.5 4,232
Konan Technology Korea 29.5 4,479 29.5 4,835
Etoos Co., Ltd. (*2) Korea 15.6 11,599 15.6 12,037
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. (*2) Korea 19.1 — 19.1 —
HanaSK Card Co., Ltd. Korea 49.0 377,289 49.0 378,457
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. Korea 29.0 7,982 29.0 7,982
Candle Media Co., Ltd. Korea 40.9 20,943 40.9 21,935
NanoEnTek, Inc. (*2) Korea 9.3 9,199 9.3 9,276
UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. China 49.0 7,038 49.0 6,589
SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd. Hong kong 35.0 80,580 35.0 77,967
PT. Melon Indonesia Indonesia 49.0 4,483 49.0 4,447
Packet One Network Malaysia 27.0 98,550 28.2 88,389
Mobile Money Venture, LLC USA 50.0 848 50.0 826
SK Technology Innovation Company Cayman 49.0 64,398 49.0 63,559
LightSquared Inc. (*2) USA 3.3 — 3.3 —
ViKi, Inc. USA 24.8 14,515 26.3 15,667
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. Korea 42.5 12,927 42.5 13,113
SK Hynix Inc. Korea 21.1 3,387,837 21.1 3,328,245
SK MENA Investment B.V. Netherlands 32.1 14,180 32.1 13,666
SK Latin America Investment Spain 32.1 14,196 32.1 13,685
Gemini Singapore 20.0 4,951 20.0 7,139
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*4) Virgin Island 33.0 240,468 — —
TR Entertainment and others — — 119,700 — 121,101
Sub-total 4,779,119 4,614,715
Investments in joint ventures
Dogus Planet, Inc. Turkey 50.0 26,845 50.0 6,005
Television Media Korea Ltd. Korea 51.0 11,274 51.0 11,757
Sub-total 38,119 17,762
Total 4,817,238 4,632,477

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(*1) SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. was merged into SK Planet Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 (note 10).

(*2) The Group classified the investments in SK China Company Ltd., 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) 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.

(*4) The Group reclassified investment in SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. as investments in associates from subsidiaries due to partial disposal of its shares.

(2) There is no joint venture listed publicly and the market price of investments in associates listed publicly as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share and per share data)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Market value per share Number of shares Market price Market value per share Number of shares Market price
Candle Media Co., Ltd. 897 21,620,360 19,393 858 21,620,360 18,550
NanoEnTek, Inc. 4,700 1,807,130 8,494 3,915 1,807,130 7,075
SK hynix Inc. 28,750 146,100,000 4,200,375 25,750 146,100,000 3,762,075

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(3) The condensed financial information of the major investees as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 — SK Hynix Inc. HanaSK Card Co., Ltd. SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. Korea IT Fund Packet One Network
Current assets 5,700,143 6,647,262 83,990 179,649 56,418
Non-current assets 13,358,072 337,410 726,708 183,628 252,605
Current liabilities 4,455,681 91,052 60,020 — 124,488
Non-current liabilities 4,558,987 6,210,601 253,008 — 89,567
Revenue 2,777,049 219,942 17,642 763 28,319
Profit (loss) from continuing operations 178,713 563 3,736 (62 ) (12,746 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) 125,854 (1,652 ) — — 2,414
Total comprehensive income (loss) 304,567 (1,089 ) 3,736 (62 ) (10,332 )
(In millions of won) As of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 — SK Hynix Inc. HanaSK Card Co., Ltd. Korea IT Fund Packet One Network
Current assets 5,313,573 7,888,008 195,164 46,872
Non-current assets 13,335,120 296,007 168,182 210,027
Current liabilities 4,441,180 259,659 6 143,936
Non-current liabilities 4,468,071 7,240,140 — 80,896
Revenue 10,162,210 1,012,772 19,444 110,152
Profit (loss) from continuing operations (158,795 ) (29,571 ) 5,820 (42,830 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) (305,601 ) (2,653 ) — 2,259
Total comprehensive income (loss) (464,396 ) (32,224 ) 5,820 (40,571 )

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(4) The condensed financial information of joint ventures as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) As of and for three-month period ended March 31, 2013
Television Media Korea Ltd. Dogus Planet, Inc.
Current assets 22,704 47,266
Cash and cash equivalents 10,292 44,531
Non-current assets 5,475 7,900
Current liabilities 6,336 1,368
Account payable, other payables and provisions 5,936 1,025
Non-current liabilities 207 107
Account payable, other payables and provisions — 107
Revenue 3,367 7
Depreciation and amortization (906 ) (397 )
Interest income 47 413
Interest expense — (9 )
Loss from continuing operations (919 ) (2,617 )
Total comprehensive loss (919 ) (2,617 )
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2012
(In millions of won) Television Media Korea
Ltd. Dogus Planet, Inc.
Current assets 22,449 7,735
Cash and cash equivalents 10,562 6,085
Non-current assets 6,056 7,349
Current liabilities 5,724 2,970
Account payable, other payables and provisions 5,323 2,631
Non-current liabilities 199 104
Account payable, other payables and provisions — 104
Revenue 12,115 —
Depreciation and amortization (2,886 ) (864 )
Interest income 758 539
Loss from continuing operations (6,873 ) (4,494 )
Total comprehensive loss (6,873 ) (4,494 )

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(5) Details of changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 — Beginning balance Acquisition and Disposal Share of profits (losses) Other comprehensive income Other increase (decrease) Ending balance
Investments in associates
SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.(*1) 145,333 190,606 (3,955 ) 155 (332,139 ) —
SK China Company Ltd. 37,628 — (8,354 ) 9,458 — 38,732
SK USA, Inc. 4,580 — 63 176 — 4,819
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. 4,011 — (75 ) (384 ) — 3,552
Korea IT Fund 230,016 — (39 ) — — 229,977
JYP Entertainment Corporation 4,232 — 1,245 400 — 5,877
Konan Technology 4,835 — (356 ) — — 4,479
Etoos Co., Ltd. 12,037 — (438 ) — — 11,599
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. — — — — — —
HanaSK Card Co., Ltd. 378,457 — (316 ) (852 ) — 377,289
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. 7,982 — — — — 7,982
Candle Media Co., Ltd. 21,935 — (1,058 ) (22 ) 88 20,943
NanoEnTek, Inc. 9,276 — (83 ) 6 — 9,199
UNISK(Beijing) Information Technology Co., Ltd. 6,589 — 174 275 — 7,038
PT. Melon Indonesia 4,447 — 143 (107 ) — 4,483
Packet One Network 88,389 — 9,258 903 — 98,550
Mobile Money Venture, LLC 826 — (12 ) 31 3 848
SK Technology Innovation Company 63,559 — (1,549 ) 2,388 — 64,398
LightSquared Inc. — — — — — —
ViKi, Inc. 15,667 — (995 ) (157 ) — 14,515
SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd. 77,967 — (361 ) 2,974 — 80,580
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 13,113 — (186 ) — — 12,927
SK Hynix Inc. 3,328,245 — 33,103 26,489 — 3,387,837
SK MENA Investment B.V. 13,666 — — 514 — 14,180
SK Latin America Investment 13,685 — 428 83 — 14,196
Gemini 7,139 — (2,322 ) 134 — 4,951
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*2) — — 829 6,936 232,703 240,468
TR Entertainment and others 121,101 (550 ) (2,781 ) 937 993 119,700
Sub-total 4,614,715 190,056 22,363 50,337 (98,352 ) 4,779,119
Investments in joint ventures
Television Media Korea Ltd. 6,005 21,428 (1,309 ) 721 — 26,845
Dogus Planet, Inc. 11,757 — (483 ) — — 11,274
Sub-total 17,762 21,428 (1,792 ) 721 — 38,119
Total 4,632,477 211,484 20,571 51,058 (98,352 ) 4,817,238

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(*1) The entity was merged into SK Planet Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 (note 10).

(*2) The Group reclassified the investments in SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. as investments in associates during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 — Beginning balance Acquisition and Disposal Share of profits (losses) Other comprehensive income Impairment loss Other increase (decrease) Ending balance
Investments in associates
SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. 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
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
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. 1,124 — (1,124 ) — — — —
HanaSK Card Co., Ltd. 396,553 — 4,406 452 — — 401,411
Candle Media 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 269,782 (348 ) 607 (749 ) — (418 ) 268,874
Sub-total 1,369,343 3,388,863 (52,547 ) 6,374 (40,383 ) (431 ) 4,671,219
Investments in joint ventures
Television Media Korea Ltd. 15,262 — (659 ) — — — 14,603
Total 1,384,605 3,388,863 (53,206 ) 6,374 (40,383 ) (431 ) 4,685,822

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(6) 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, 2013 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | Unrealized loss — Period ended Mar. 31,
2013 | | Accumulated | Period ended Mar. 31,
2013 | Accumulated | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ULand Company Limited | ₩ | — | | 1,703 | — | — |
| Wave City Development Co., Ltd. | | (1,315 | ) | 434 | — | 127 |
| Cyworld Holdings Hong Kong and others | | — | | 2,937 | — | 334 |
| | ₩ | (1,315 | ) | 5,074 | — | 461 |

  1. Property and Equipment

(1) Property and equipment as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December
31, 2012
Acquisition cost Accumulated depreciation Accumulated impairment loss Carrying amount Carrying Amount
Land 706,908 — — 706,908 704,908
Buildings 1,399,535 (517,513 ) — 882,022 886,371
Structures 687,540 (327,148 ) — 360,392 363,484
Machinery 23,245,933 (16,938,401 ) (122,863 ) 6,184,669 6,316,192
Other 1,660,801 (1,004,002 ) (760 ) 656,039 637,212
Construction in progress 787,959 — — 787,959 804,552
28,488,676 (18,787,064 ) (123,623 ) 9,577,989 9,712,719

(2) Changes in property and equipment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Change
of consolidation scope Ending balance
Land 704,908 — (6 ) 220 — 1,786 706,908
Buildings 886,371 13 (89 ) 2,069 (11,252 ) 4,910 882,022
Structures 363,484 — (7 ) 5,646 (8,731 ) — 360,392
Machinery 6,316,192 33,398 (5,297 ) 312,192 (479,297 ) 7,481 6,184,669
Other 637,212 307,831 (714 ) (262,036 ) (31,281 ) 5,027 656,039
Construction in progress 804,552 62,260 (273 ) (83,801 ) — 5,221 787,959
9,712,719 403,502 (6,386 ) (25,710 ) (530,561 ) 24,425 9,577,989

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Property and Equipment, Continued
(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 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
9,030,998 530,977 (3,122 ) (378,146 ) (479,268 ) (3,429 ) (1,554 ) 8,696,456
  1. Investment Property

(1) Investment property as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Acquisition cost Accumulated depreciation Carrying amount Carrying amount
Land 12,417 — 12,417 12,638
Buildings 18,749 (5,026 ) 13,723 14,841
31,166 (5,026 ) 26,140 27,479

(2) Changes in investment property for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 — Beginning balance Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 12,638 (221 ) — 12,417
Buildings 14,841 (404 ) (714 ) 13,723
27,479 (625 ) (714 ) 26,140
(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012
Beginning balance Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 23,153 40 — 23,193
Buildings 247,933 (4,199 ) (1,842 ) 241,892
271,086 (4,159 ) (1,842 ) 265,085

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Goodwill

(1) Goodwill as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc. 1,306,236 1,306,236
Goodwill related to acquisition of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 358,443 358,443
Other goodwill 71,482 79,804
1,736,161 1,744,483

(2) Details of changes in goodwill for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Beginning balance 1,744,483 1,749,933
Change of consolidation scope 1,660 (9,684 )
Impairment loss on goodwill (9,982 ) —
Other decrease — (45 )
1,736,161 1,740,204
  1. Intangible Assets

(1) Intangible assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 — Acquisition cost Accumulated depreciation Accumulated impairment Carrying amount Carrying amount
Frequency use rights 2,837,385 (1,203,764 ) (2,907 ) 1,630,714 1,693,868
Land use rights 42,369 (27,848 ) — 14,521 16,062
Industrial rights 85,788 (25,856 ) — 59,932 60,104
Development costs 173,387 (148,235 ) (11,714 ) 13,438 13,420
Facility usage rights 142,465 (79,018 ) — 63,447 65,340
Customer relations 53,005 (14,915 ) — 38,090 48,886
Memberships(*1) 127,861 — (732 ) 127,129 118,954
Other(*2) 2,213,327 (1,500,573 ) (6,247 ) 706,507 673,024
5,675,587 (3,000,209 ) (21,600 ) 2,653,778 2,689,658

(*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 and the Group in turn is given rights-to-use for a definite number of years.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Intangible Assets, Continued

(2) Details of changes in intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Impairment Change
of consolidation scope Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,693,868 — — — (63,154 ) — — 1,630,714
Land use rights 16,062 327 (169 ) — (1,699 ) — — 14,521
Industrial rights 60,104 833 — — (936 ) — (69 ) 59,932
Development costs 13,420 1,196 — — (1,414 ) (635 ) 871 13,438
Facility usage rights 65,340 182 (12 ) — (2,063 ) — — 63,447
Customer relations 48,886 213 — — (11,009 ) — — 38,090
Memberships 118,954 279 (614 ) — — — 8,510 127,129
Other 673,024 13,918 (13 ) 62,467 (70,423 ) — 27,534 706,507
2,689,658 16,948 (808 ) 62,467 (150,698 ) (635 ) 36,846 2,653,778
(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 1,889,102 16,659 — — (43,542 ) — 1,862,219
Land use rights 19,327 613 (80 ) — (1,665 ) — 18,195
Industrial rights 59,473 2,946 — 310 (1,175 ) (48 ) 61,506
Development costs 20,961 58 — — (1,885 ) — 19,134
Facility usage rights 69,491 131 (38 ) — (2,028 ) — 67,556
Customer relations 141,819 61 — — (21,299 ) — 120,581
Memberships 117,711 2,029 (106 ) — — (784 ) 118,850
Other 677,919 18,218 (1,568 ) 53,126 (73,100 ) (1,709 ) 672,886
2,995,803 40,715 (1,792 ) 53,436 (144,694 ) (2,541 ) 2,940,927

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Intangible Assets, Continued

(3) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of major intangible assets as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Amount Description Residual useful lives
W-CDMA license 366,023 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service (*1)
W-CDMA license 61,166 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service (*2)
800MHz license 334,488 Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service (*3)
1.8GHz license 854,924 Frequency use rights relating to LTE service (*4)
WiBro license 14,113 WiBro service (*5)
Customer relationships 28,155 Customer relationships related to acquisition of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 6 months
1,658,869

(*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.

(*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 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, 2013 and 2012

  1. Borrowings and Debentures

(1) Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Lender Annual interest rate (%) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Commercial Paper Meritz Securities Co., Ltd., etc 2.97 120,000 130,000
Short-term borrowings Kookmin Bank, etc. 3.98 40,000 470,245
160,000 600,245

(2) Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars) — Lender Annual interest rate (%) Maturity March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Bank of Communications (*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 ₩ (USD 33,363 30,000 ) (USD 32,133 30,000 )
Bank of China (*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 (USD 22,242 20,000 ) (USD 21,422 20,000 )
DBS Bank (*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 (USD 27,803 25,000 ) (USD 26,778 25,000 )
SMBC (*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 (USD 27,803 25,000 ) (USD 26,778 25,000 )
Kookmin Bank and 13 others 4.48 Feb. 14, 2015 — 350,000
Korea Development Bank 3.56 Jun. 17, 2013 881 1,762
Korea Development Bank 3.56 Jun. 16, 2014 4,118 4,942
Shinhan Bank 3.56 Jun. 15, 2015 7,705 8,561
Kookmin Bank 3.56 Jun. 15, 2016 9,749 9,749
Kookmin Bank 3.56 Mar. 15, 2017 5,996 5,996
Sub-total 139,660 488,121
Less present value discount on long-term borrowings — (1,667 )
139,660 486,454
Less current portion of long-term borrowings (121,248 ) (117,217 )
Long-term borrowings 18,412 369,237

(*) As of March 31, 2013, 6M Libor rate is 0.44%.

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  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(3) Debentures as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of other currencies) Purpose Maturity Annual interest rate (%) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Unsecured private bonds Refinancing fund 2016 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2013 4.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2014 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 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 2016 5.92 230,000 230,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating fund 2016 3.95 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds 2021 4.22 190,000 190,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating and refinancing fund 2019 3.24 170,000 170,000
Unsecured private bonds 2022 3.30 140,000 140,000
Unsecured private bonds 2032 3.45 90,000 90,000
Unsecured private bonds(*1) Operating fund 2014 4.86 20,000 20,000
Unsecured private bonds(*1) 2015 4.62 10,000 10,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2013 3.99 150,000 150,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2014 4.53 290,000 290,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2014 4.40 100,000 100,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2015 4.09 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2015 4.14 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2017 4.28 100,000 100,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2015 3.14 130,000 130,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2017 3.27 120,000 120,000
Foreign global bonds 2027 6.63 (USD 444,840 400,000 ) (USD 428,440 400,000 )
Exchangeable bonds(*5) Refinancing fund 2014 1.75 (USD 443,765 332,528 ) (USD 405,678 332,528 )
Floating rate notes(*3) Operating fund 2014 3M Libor + 1.60 (USD 278,025 250,000 ) 267,775
(USD 250,000 )
Floating rate notes(*4) 2014 SOR rate + 1.20 (SGD 58,258 65,000 ) 56,906
(SGD 65,000 )
Swiss unsecured private bonds 2017 1.75 (CHF 351,300 300,000 ) 351,930
(CHF 300,000 )
Foreign global bonds 2018 2.13 (USD 778,470 700,000 ) 749,770
(USD 700,000 )
Australia unsecured private bonds 2017 4.75 347,427 —
(AUD 300,000 ) —
Floating rate notes(*3) 2020 3M Libor + 0.88 333,630 —
(USD 300,000 ) —
Sub-total 6,395,715 5,620,499
Less discounts on bonds (45,480 ) (43,500 )
6,350,235 5,576,999
Less current portion of bonds (618,372 ) (597,779 )
5,731,863 4,979,220

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(*1) Unsecured private bonds were issued by SK Telink Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.

(*2) Unsecured private bonds were issued by SK Broadband Co, Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.

(*3) As of March 31, 2013, 3M Libor rate is 0.28%.

(*4) As of March 31, 2013, SOR rate is 0.20%.

(*5) 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, 2013, fair value of the exchangeable bonds is USD 399,033,600. The exchange price could be adjusted and the exchange price is ₩190,006 with the exchange rate of ₩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. 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, 2013 is 2,421,077 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 general shareholder’s meeting on March 22, 2013, the exchange price has changed from ₩197,760 to ₩190,006 and the number of common shares that can be exchanged was changed from 2,326,149 shares to 2,421,077 shares due to the payment of periodic dividends. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, no exchange was made.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Long-term Payables - other

(1) Long-term payables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses 555,416 705,605
Other (*) 10,183 9,903
565,599 715,508

(*) Other includes vested compensation claims of employees who have rendered long-term service, etc.

(2) As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 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 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 35,066 208,250 671,625 8,650 923,591
Present value discount on long-term payables - other (3,076 ) (10,178 ) (64,230 ) (641 ) (78,125 )
Current portion of long-term payables - other (17,533 ) (69,417 ) (74,625 ) — (161,575 )
Accumulated amortization of present value discount at December 31, 2012 2,693 5,955 12,911 155 21,714
Carrying amount as of December 31, 2012 17,150 134,610 545,681 8,164 705,605
Amortization of present value discount 173 966 2,884 52 4,075
Current portion of amortization of present value discount (161 ) (882 ) (2,567 ) — (3,610 )
Less current portion of long-term payables - other (17,162 ) (66,711 ) (64,156 ) (2,625 ) (150,654 )
Carrying amount at March 31, 2013 — 67,983 481,842 5,591 555,416

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. 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 payables-other.

(2) The repayment schedule of long-term payables - other as of March 31, 2013 is as follows:

(In millions of won)
Amount
2014 164,458
2015 146,925
2016 77,508
2017 and thereafter 373,125
762,016
  1. Provisions

Change in provisions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 As of March 31, 2013
Beginning balance Increase Utilization (*) Others Ending balance Current Non-current
Provision for handset subsidy 353,383 1,485 (111,815 ) — 243,053 199,990 43,063
Provision for restoration 39,895 467 (107 ) 1,224 41,479 8,364 33,115
Other provisions 590 — (36 ) 8 562 73 489
393,868 1,952 (111,958 ) 1,232 285,094 208,427 76,667

(*) Utilization includes reversal of other provisions of ₩1 million.

(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 As of March 31, 2012
Beginning balance Increase Utilization Others Ending balance Current Non-current
Provision for handset subsidy 762,238 169,931 (195,806 ) — 736,363 627,946 108,417
Provision for restoration 36,379 684 (288 ) 2,003 38,778 4,738 34,040
Other provisions 942 40 (44 ) (92 ) 846 52 794
799,559 170,655 (196,138 ) 1,911 775,987 632,736 143,251

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. 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.

  1. Finance Lease Liabilities

(1) Finance Lease

The Group has leased telecommunication equipment under the finance lease agreement with Cisco Capital Korea and display equipment under the finance lease agreement with Hana Capital. Finance lease liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Finance Lease Liabilities
Current portion of long-term finance lease liabilities 19,981 19,904
Long-term finance lease liabilities 18,106 22,036
38,087 41,940

The Group’s related interest and principal as of March 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 — Minimum lease payment Present value Minimum lease payment Present value
Less than 1 year 21,335 19,981 21,375 19,904
1~5 years 18,682 18,106 22,744 22,036
Sub-total 40,017 38,087 44,119 41,940
Current portion of long-term finance lease liabilities (19,981 ) (19,904 )
Long-term finance lease liabilities 18,106 22,036

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(2) Operating Lease

The Group entered into operating lease and sublease agreements in relation to rented office space and the expected future lease payments and lease revenues are as follows:

(In millions of won) Lease payments Lease revenues
Less than 1 year 30,650 1,050
1~5 years 79,375 1,074
More than 5 years 79,673 1,282
189,698 3,406

(3) Sales and Leaseback

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Group disposed a portion of its property and equipment and investment property, and entered into lease agreements with respect to those assets. This sale and leaseback transaction is considered as an operating lease and expected future lease payments and lease revenues are explained in Note 19-(2).

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities

(1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Present value of defined benefit obligations 271,034 244,867
Fair value of plan assets (168,692 ) (158,345 )
102,342 86,522

(2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Discount rate for defined benefit obligations 3.28% ~ 4.75% 3.28% ~ 4.75%
Expected rate of salary increase 3.00% ~ 5.81% 3.00% ~ 5.81%

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 salary increase is determined based on the Group’s historical promotion index, inflation rate and salary increase ratio in accordance with salary agreement.

(3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Beginning balance 244,866 188,120
Current service cost 21,723 19,367
Interest cost 2,112 2,005
Remeasurement
- Adjustment based on experience 3,421 5,488
Benefit paid (15,801 ) (15,862 )
Others(*) 14,713 (3,451 )
Ending balance 271,034 195,667

(*) Others include liabilities of ₩14,703 million, transferred due to business combination and transfer to construction in progress during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and effects of changes in consolidation scope of ₩(4,185) million in relation to the disposal of Ntreev Soft Co., Ltd. during the three-month period ended March 31, 2012.

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  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

(4) Changes in plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Beginning balance 158,345 102,179
Expected return on plan assets 1,431 949
Remeasurement factor of plan assets 785 243
Contributions by employer directly to plan assets 45 1,388
Benefit paid (5,077 ) (2,229 )
Others 13,163 3
Ending balance 168,692 102,533

(*) Others include assets of ₩14,334 million transferred due to business combination and effects of changes in consolidation scope of ₩(1,312) million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

(5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Current service cost 21,723 19,367
Net interest cost 681 1,056
22,404 20,423

The above costs are recognized in labor cost, research and development, or capitalized into construction-in-progress.

(6) Details of plan assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Equity instruments 1,630 1,221
Debt instruments 42,689 34,269
Short-term financial instruments, etc. 124,373 122,855
168,692 158,345

Actual return on plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 amounted to ₩2,216 million and ₩1,191 million, respectively.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Derivative Instruments

(1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting

The Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency 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 long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling USD 100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2013, 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 ₩2,802 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩394 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling ₩16,410 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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, 2013, in connection with unsettled cross currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied since May 12 2010, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩37,356 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩11,926 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩12,483 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss. In connection with the cross currency swap contract, gain on valuation of currency swap which was incurred before application of hedge accounting, amounting to ₩129,806 million was recognized in profit or loss.

In addition, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate 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, 2013, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩5,767 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩1,841 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩11,490 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate 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, 2013, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩173 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩55 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Singapore dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩791 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Group has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Citi Bank and five other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of its Swiss Franc denominated bonds with face amounts totaling CHF 300,000,000 issued on June 12, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩8,912 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩2,845 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed Swiss Franc denominated bonds totaling ₩12,176 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Derivative Instruments, Continued

(1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting, Continued

In addition, the Group has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Barclays and nine other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 700,000,000 issued on November 1, 2012. As of December 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩12,029 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩3,840 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩14,883 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Group has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with BNP Paribas and three other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed Australia dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling AUD 300,000,000 issued on January 17, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩307 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩98 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Australia dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩11,703 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Group has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap contract with DBS Bank to hedge the foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk of its US dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 300,000,000 issued on March 07, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩4,077 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩1,302 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed US dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩8,506 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Derivative Instruments, Continued

(2) As of March 31, 2013, 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, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, and Swiss franc)
Fair value
Hedged item Amount Duration of Contract Designated as Cash Flow Hedge Not Designated Total
Current assets:
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 100,000 Oct. 10, 2006 ~ Oct. 10, 2013 13,214 — 13,214
Convertible option Convertible bonds (*) KRW 50,000 Sep. 01, 2009 ~ Aug. 31, 2014 — 463 463
Non-current assets:
Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 400,000 Jul. 20, 2007 ~ Jul. 20, 2027 68,040 — 68,040
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap Singapore dollar denominated bonds SGD 65,000 Dec. 15, 2011 ~ Dec. 12, 2014 562 — 562
Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap Australia dollar denominated bonds AUD 300,000 Jan. 17, 2013 ~ Nov. 17, 2017 12,107 — 12,107
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 300,000 Mar. 07, 2013 ~ Mar. 07, 2020 3,127 — 3,127
Convertible option Convertible bonds (*) KRW 50,000 Sep. 01, 2009 ~ Aug. 31, 2014 — 226 226
Total assets 97,050 689 97,739
Non-current liabilities:
Floating-to-fixed interest rate swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 250,000 Dec. 15, 2011 ~ Dec.12, 2014 3,882 — 3,882
Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap Swiss franc denominated bonds CHF 300,000 Jun. 12, 2012 ~ Jun. 12, 2017 23,933 — 23,933
Fix-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 700,000 Nov. 01, 2012 ~ May. 01, 2018 987 — 987
Total liabilities 28,802 — 28,802

(*) Fair value of the conversion option of convertible bonds held by SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary, amounting to ₩689 million was accounted for as non-current derivative financial assets.

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Share Capital and Capital Surplus (Deficit) and Other Capital Adjustments

The Parent Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of ₩500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Authorized shares 220,000,000 220,000,000
Issued shares(*1) 80,745,711 80,745,711
Share capital
Common stock 44,639 44,639
Capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments:
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) (838,559 ) (775,464 )
(351,978 ) (288,883 )

(*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 primarily consist of net losses on disposals of businesses and the excess of the consideration paid by the Group over the carrying values of net assets acquired from common control transactions with entities within the control of the Ultimate Controlling Entity.

There were no changes in share capital for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and the years ended December 31, 2012.

  1. Treasury Stock

Through 2009, the Parent Company acquired 8,400,712 shares of treasury stock in the open market for ₩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 ₩210,356 million from July 26, 2010 to October 20, 2010 and 1,400,000 shares of treasury stock for ₩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 these treasury stock transactions, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Parent Company has 11,050,712 shares of treasury stock at ₩2,410,451 million.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Retained Earnings

(1) Retained earnings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Appropriated:
Legal reserve 22,320 22,320
Reserve for research & manpower development 155,766 220,000
Reserve for business expansion 9,376,138 9,106,138
Reserve for technology development 2,271,300 1,901,300
11,825,524 11,249,758
Unappropriated 64,759 874,899
11,890,283 12,124,657

(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.

(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.

  1. Reserves

(1) Details of reserves as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 187,822 207,063
Net change in other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures (126,204 ) (175,044 )
Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives (54,102 ) (46,652 )
Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations (5,340 ) (11,003 )
2,176 (25,636 )

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  1. Reserves, Continued

(2) Change in reserves for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) — Balance at January 1, 2012 | Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for- sale
financial assets — ₩ | 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 | | 341,650 | | (87,213 | ) | (41,271 | ) | 16,274 | | 229,440 | |
| Balance at January 1, 2013 | | 207,063 | | (175,044 | ) | (46,652 | ) | (11,003 | ) | (25,636 | ) |
| Changes | | (25,409 | ) | 51,057 | | (9,829 | ) | 5,663 | | 21,482 | |
| Tax effect | | 6,168 | | (2,217 | ) | 2,379 | | — | | 6,330 | |
| Balance at March 31, 2013 | ₩ | 187,822 | | (126,204 | ) | (54,102 | ) | (5,340 | ) | 2,176 | |

  1. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Other Operating Expenses:
Communication expenses 13,760 17,327
Utilities 54,698 44,451
Taxes and dues 7,670 31,121
Repair 64,416 60,780
Research and development 81,597 66,544
Training 6,388 6,076
Bad debt for accounts receivables - trade 12,113 7,257
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts (50 ) (5,654 )
Travel 6,526 7,084
Supplies and other 52,047 21,894
299,165 256,880

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  1. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

(1) Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Other Non-operating Income:
Fees revenues 758 465
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 2,009 1,010
Others 11,096 8,467
13,863 9,942
Other Non-operating Expenses:
Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets 10,617 3,429
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 5,379 1,994
Donations 12,162 12,907
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 10,530 19,687
Others 7,914 6,037
46,602 44,054

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For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Finance Income and Costs

(1) Details of finance income and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Finance Income:
Interest income 17,571 32,396
Dividends 10,149 22,333
Gain on foreign currency transactions 2,538 1,953
Gain on foreign currency translation 2,939 819
Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities 1,041 6,412
Gain on settlement of derivatives 2,274 4,292
Gain on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss 938 —
37,450 68,205
(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Finance Costs:
Interest expense 89,907 97,035
Loss on foreign currency transactions 3,035 1,182
Loss on foreign currency translation 3,975 859
Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities 190 7,505
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 38,087 3,733
Impairment loss of long-term investment securities 13,569 —
148,763 110,954

(2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits 11,394 20,789
Interest income on installment receivables and others 6,177 11,607
17,571 32,396

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

(3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings 15,752 15,547
Interest expense on debentures 62,165 52,355
Interest on finance lease liabilities 411 811
Others 11,579 28,322
89,907 97,035

(4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Available-for-sale financial assets 13,569 —
Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade 12,113 7,257
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 10,530 19,687
36,212 26,944
  1. Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was recognized as current tax expense adjusted to changes in estimates related to prior periods, deferred tax expenses by origination and reversal of temporary differences, and income tax recognized in other comprehensive income.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Earnings per Share

(1) Basic earnings per share

1) Basic earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Profit for the period 354,154 306,424
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 69,694,999
Basic earnings per share (In won) 5,081 4,397

2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In shares) Number of shares Weighted number of days Weighted number of shares
Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2013 80,745,711 90/90 80,745,711
Effect of treasury stock (11,050,712 ) 90/90 (11,050,712 )
Number of shares at March 31, 2013 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, 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

(2) Diluted earnings per share

1) Diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013(*) March 31, 2012
Diluted profit for the period 354,154 310,486
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 72,003,405
Diluted earnings per share (In won) 5,081 4,312

(*) The number of common shares outstanding in respect of the exchangeable common shares of exchangeable bonds is excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 as the effect of exchangeable bond would have been ant-dilutive (diluted shares of 2,421,077); thus, diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is the same as basic earnings per share.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Earnings per Share, Continued

2) Diluted profit for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Profit for the period 354,154 306,424
Effect of exchangeable bonds — 4,062
Diluted profit for the period 354,154 310,486

3) Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In shares) — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 69,694,999
Effect of exchangeable bonds(*) — 2,308,406
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 72,003,405

(*) 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.

(3) Basic loss per share from discontinued operation

(In millions of won, shares) — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Loss from discontinued operation attributable to owners of the Parent Company — 9,893
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 69,694,999
Basic loss per share (In won) — 142

Diluted loss per share from discontinued operation is the same as basic loss per share from discontinued operation.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments

(1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013
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 — — 1,124,348 — 1,124,348
Financial instruments — — 339,285 — 339,285
Short-term investment securities — 188,454 — — 188,454
Long-term investment securities(*1) 16,294 974,406 — — 990,700
Accounts receivable - trade — — 2,236,969 — 2,236,969
Loans and receivables(*2) — — 1,112,155 — 1,112,155
Derivative financial assets(*3) 689 — — 97,050 97,739
16,983 1,162,860 4,812,757 97,050 6,089,650
(In millions of won)
December 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 — — 920,125 — 920,125
Financial instruments — — 514,561 — 514,561
Short-term investment securities — 60,127 — — 60,127
Long-term investment securities(*1) 15,356 938,356 — — 953,712
Accounts receivable - trade — — 1,968,297 — 1,968,297
Loans and receivables(*2) — — 981,693 — 981,693
Derivative financial assets(*3) 689 — — 61,959 62,648
16,045 998,483 4,384,676 61,959 5,461,163

(*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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(*2) Details of loans and receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Short-term loans 93,306 84,908
Accounts receivable - other 697,239 582,098
Accrued income 19,320 8,715
Other current assets 1,651 431
Long-term loans 61,942 69,299
Guarantee deposits 238,697 236,242
1,112,155 981,693

(*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.

(2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 — 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 — 253,537 — 253,537
Derivative financial liabilities — — 28,802 28,802
Borrowings — 299,660 — 299,660
Debentures(*1) 443,765 5,906,470 — 6,350,235
Accounts payable - other and other payables(*2) — 3,966,172 — 3,966,172
443,765 10,425,839 28,802 10,898,406
(In millions of won) December 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 — 253,884 — 253,884
Derivative financial liabilities — — 63,599 63,599
Borrowings — 1,086,699 — 1,086,699
Debentures(*1) 405,678 5,171,321 — 5,576,999
Accounts payable - other and other payables(*2) — 3,646,486 — 3,646,486
405,678 10,158,390 63,599 10,627,667

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. 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.

(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Accounts payable - other 2,203,100 1,811,038
Withholdings 1,998 1,840
Accrued expenses 979,105 890,863
Current portion of long-term payables - other 170,635 177,870
Long-term payables - other 565,599 715,508
Finance lease liabilities 18,106 22,036
Other non-current liabilities 27,629 27,331
3,966,172 3,646,486
  1. 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.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2013 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 112,302 124,891 2,179,213 2,423,502
EUR 37,062 52,822 14,879 21,205
JPY 102,257 1,207 10,600 125
AUD — — 297,700 344,764
CHF — — 298,236 349,234
SGD — — 64,663 57,956
Others 10,749 2,001 13,403 2,514
180,921 3,199,300

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 20)

As of March 31, 2013, 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 (37,204 ) 37,204
EUR 3,162 (3,162 )
JPY 108 (108 )
Others (51 ) 51
(33,985 ) 33,985

(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, 2013, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount of ₩715,525 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

Since the Group’s interest bearing assets are mostly fixed-interest bearing assets, as such, the Group’s revenue and operating cash flow are not influenced by the changes in market interest rates. However, the Group still has interest rate risk arising from borrowings and debentures.

Accordingly, the Group performs various analysis of interest rate risk, which includes refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging instrument option, to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of March 31, 2013, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to ₩669,913 million and ₩111,210 million respectively, the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and debentures. (Refer to Note 21) If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 would not have been changed due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and debentures.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents 1,124,348 920,125
Financial instruments 339,285 514,561
Available-for-sale financial assets 1,162,860 998,483
Accounts receivable - trade 2,236,969 1,968,297
Loans and receivables 1,112,155 981,693
Derivative financial assets 97,050 61,959
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 16,983 16,045
6,089,650 5,461,163

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, 2013, 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, 2013.

In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are overdue at the end of the reporting period but not impaired is stated in Note 6 and the analysis of financial assets that are individually determined to be impaired at the end of the reporting period is stated in Note 28.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

3) Liquidity risk

The Group’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always maintain sufficient cash equivalents balance and have enough liquidity through various committed credit lines. The Group maintains flexibly enough liquidity under credit lines through active operating activities.

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2013 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 253,537 253,537 253,524 13 —
Derivative financial liabilities 28,802 26,943 17,985 38,817 (29,859 )
Borrowings 299,660 302,234 283,179 19,055 —
Debentures (*1) 6,350,235 7,587,861 847,920 4,192,648 2,547,293
Accounts payable - other and others(*2) 3,946,499 4,243,980 3,499,376 513,704 230,900
10,878,733 12,414,555 4,901,984 4,764,237 2,748,334

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 2012.

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, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Liabilities 13,041,142 12,740,777
Equity 12,367,700 12,854,782
Debt-equity ratio 105.45 % 99.11 %

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. 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.

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, 2013 are as follows:

Interest rate
Derivative instruments 2.55~4.26%
Borrowings and debentures 2.81~2.82%

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, 2013 December 31, 2012
Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value
Assets carried at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 16,983 16,983 16,045 16,045
Derivative financial assets 97,050 97,050 61,959 61,959
Available-for-sale financial assets 715,525 715,525 765,759 765,759
829,558 829,558 843,763 843,763
Assets carried at amortized cost
Cash and cash equivalents 1,124,348 1,124,348 920,125 920,125
Available-for-sale financial assets 447,335 463,629 232,724 232,724
Accounts receivable - trade and others 3,349,124 3,349,124 2,949,990 2,949,990
Financial instruments 339,285 339,285 514,561 514,561
5,260,092 5,276,386 4,617,400 4,617,400
Liabilities carried at fair value
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 443,765 443,765 405,678 405,678
Derivative financial liabilities 28,802 28,802 63,599 63,599
472,567 472,567 469,277 469,277

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value, Continued

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value
Liabilities carried at amortized cost
Accounts payable - trade 253,537 253,537 253,884 253,884
Borrowings 299,660 309,788 1,086,699 1,100,464
Debentures 5,906,470 6,228,039 5,171,321 5,461,142
Accounts payable - other and others 3,966,172 3,966,172 3,646,486 3,646,486
10,425,839 10,757,536 10,158,390 10,461,976

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)

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value, by fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2013.

(In millions of won) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss — 16,294 689 16,983
Derivative financial assets — 97,050 — 97,050
Available-for-sale financial assets 560,957 46,262 108,306 715,525
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 443,765 — — 443,765
Derivative financial liabilities — 28,802 — 28,802

There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 in 2013 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Balance at January 1 Acquisition Other comprehensive income Disposal Balance at March 31
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 689 — — — 689
Available-for-sale financial assets 125,572 1,000 (2,520 ) (15,746 ) 108,306

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. 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, 2013 and 2012, and account balances as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(1) Transactions

(In millions of won)
Operating revenue and others Operating expense and others
Three-month period ended March 31, 2013 Three-month period ended March 31, 2012 Three-month period ended March 31, 2013 Three-month period ended March 31, 2012
Parent Company 574 100 179,866 7,766
Associates 5,794 50,884 19,638 137,626
Others 30,260 14,429 502,276 542,145
36,628 65,413 701,780 687,537

Please refer to note 10 for details of business combination with entities under common control.

(2) Account balances

(In millions of won)
Accounts receivable and others Accounts payable and others
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012 March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Parent Company 571 310 171,268 —
Associates 75,953 68,768 6,029 164,783
Others 23,853 55,757 281,577 520,487
100,377 124,835 458,874 685,270

(3) Compensation for the key management

The Parent Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The compensations given to such key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Salaries 1,253 7,991
Provision for retirement benefits 721 565
1,974 8,556

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

(1) Collateral assets and commitments

SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has pledged its properties as collateral for leases on buildings in the amount of ₩15,200 million as of March 31, 2013.

PS & Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company, has obtained a line of credit for ₩40,000 million from Shinhan Bank for operational purposes. In relation to the line of credit, PS & Marketing Corporation pledged ₩52,000 million of inventory as collateral to Shinhan Bank as of March 31, 2013.

(2) Guarantee provided

As of March 31, 2013, 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 USD 3,897,196, 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, 2013, the Group has recorded a provision in the amount of ₩5,459 million as SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, have partially lost the first trial relating to the violation of customer’s privacy (plaintiff’s claims of ₩24,689 million).

As of March 31, 2013, the claim amount of pending litigations of SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, amounts to ₩6,131 million and the ultimate result of these litigations cannot be reasonably estimated.

  1. Discontinued Operation

(1) Discontinued operation

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2012, SK Telink Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, ceased its broadcasting business due to the rapid decrease in satellite digital multimedia broadcasting subscribers along with the effects from smart phones, etc.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Discontinued Operation, Continued

(2) Results of discontinued operation

Results of discontinued operation included in the consolidated statements of income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows. The consolidated statement of income presented for comparative purposes was restated in order to present discontinued operation segregated from the continuing operations.

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2012
Results of discontinued operation:
Revenue 261
Expense (13,127 )
Operating loss generated by discontinued operation (12,866 )
Income tax benefit 2,973
Loss generated by discontinued operation (9,893 )
Attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company (9,398 )
Non-controlling interests (495 )

(3) Cash flows used in discontinued operation

Cash flows used in discontinued operation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2012
Cash flow used in discontinued operation:
Net cash used in operating activities (9,704 )
Net cash used in investing activities (300 )
Net cash used in financing activities (9,602 )
Net cash used in discontinued operation (19,606 )

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Statements of Cash Flows

(1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest income (17,571 ) (32,396 )
Dividend (10,149 ) (22,333 )
Gain on foreign currency translation (2,939 ) (819 )
Gain on disposal of long-term investments assets (1,041 ) (6,412 )
Gain on settlement of derivatives (2,274 ) (4,292 )
Equity in losses of investments in affiliates (161,325 ) 27,583
Gain on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets (2,009 ) (1,010 )
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts (50 ) (5,654 )
Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (938 ) —
Other income (2,067 ) (2,193 )
Interest expenses 89,907 97,035
Loss on foreign currency translation 3,975 859
Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities 190 7,505
Impairment loss on long-term investment securities 13,569 —
Income tax expense 81,972 81,604
Provision for retirement benefits 22,404 20,423
Depreciation and amortization 681,973 625,804
Bad debt expenses 12,113 7,257
Loss on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets 5,379 1,994
Impairment loss on property, equipment and intangible assets 10,617 3,429
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 38,087 3,733
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 10,530 19,687
Loss on disposition of other investment 1 —
Other expenses 2,240 2,756
772,594 825,200

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Accounts receivable - trade (149,972 ) 67,254
Accounts receivable - other (59,722 ) 181,448
Accrued income (829 ) (5,653 )
Advance payments (37,172 ) (13,865 )
Prepaid expenses 3,478 12,324
Proxy paid V.A.T. (10,833 ) (311 )
Inventories 18,477 17,128
Guarantee deposits 6,998 12,775
Accounts payable - trade 6,519 (44,706 )
Accounts payable - other (252,480 ) (274,740 )
Advanced receipts 1,285 (188 )
Withholdings 99,189 117,747
Deposits received (542 ) (3,089 )
Accrued expenses 92,390 129,735
Advanced V.A.T. 25,607 13,488
Unearned revenue (21,544 ) (26,245 )
Provisions (79,988 ) (28,679 )
Long-term provisions (30,061 ) 3,718
Plan assets 5,032 841
Retirement benefit payment (15,801 ) (15,862 )
Others 6,476 1,168
(393,493 ) 144,288

(3) Significant non-cash transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Transfer of other tangible assets to construction in progress 264,163 367,439
Transfer of construction in progress to property, equipment and investment in associates 316,508 603,665
Accounts payable - other related to acquisition of tangible assets and others (118,913 ) 8,010

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Subsequent Events

On April 23, 2013, the Group issued bonds of ₩230,000 million with fixed interest rate of 3.03% and ₩130,000 million with fixed interest rate of 3.22%. Maturities of those bonds are April 23, 2023 and April 23, 2033, respectively.

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Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2013 and 2012

(With Independent Auditors’ Review Report Thereon)

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Contents

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 8
Notes to the Condensed Interim Separate Financial Statements 10

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Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To The Board of Directors and Shareholders

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), which comprise the condensed separate statement of financial position as of March 31, 2013, the related condensed separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility

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

Auditors’ responsibility

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

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Review Standards for Quarterly and Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. A review consists principally of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with 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 reviews, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements referred to above are not prepared fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with K-IFRS No.1034 ‘Interim Financial Reporting’.

Highlights

As discussed in Note 3 to the condensed separate interim financial statements, the Company adopted amendments to K-IFRS No.1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ from the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and separately presents operating income on the separate statements of income, which is calculated as operating revenue less operating expense. The Company applied this change in accounting policies retrospectively and accordingly restated the comparative information of the separate statement of income for the three-month ended March 31, 2012.

Other matters

The statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2012, and the related separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended, which are not accompanying this report, were audited by us and our report thereon, dated February 22, 2013, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2012, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from that audited by us in all material respects.

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

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

May 10, 2013

This report is effective as of May 10, 2013, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying condensed separate financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 26,27 465,783 256,577
Short-term financial instruments 4,26,27 135,500 179,300
Short-term investment securities 6, 26,27 76,504 56,401
Accounts receivable - trade, net 5,26,27,28 1,416,415 1,407,206
Short-term loans, net 5,26,27,28 84,714 75,449
Accounts receivable - other, net 5,26,27,28 454,931 383,048
Prepaid expenses 73,252 76,016
Derivative financial assets 16,26,27 13,214 9,656
Inventories, net 10,482 15,995
Non-current assets held for sale 7 2,143 121,337
Advanced payments and other 5,26,27 32,873 8,714
Total Current Assets 2,765,811 2,589,699
Non-Current Assets:
Long-term financial instruments 4,26,27 69 69
Long-term investment securities 6,26,27 700,382 733,893
Investments in subsidiaries and associates 8 8,110,130 7,915,547
Property and equipment, net 9,28 7,043,807 7,119,090
Goodwill 10 1,306,236 1,306,236
Intangible assets, net 11 2,113,179 2,187,872
Long-term loans, net 5,26,27,28 43,273 49,672
Long-term prepaid expenses 15,974 21,582
Guarantee deposits 4,5,26,27,28 143,135 149,373
Long-term derivative financial assets 16,26,27 83,836 52,303
Deferred tax assets 24 65,312 123,723
Other non-current assets 397 443
Total Non-Current Assets 19,625,730 19,659,803
Total Assets 22,391,541 22,249,502

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings 12,26,27 40,000 330,000
Current portion of long-term debt, net 12,13,26,27 710,419 713,072
Accounts payable - other 26,27,28 1,932,347 1,509,456
Withholdings 26,27 659,696 552,380
Accrued expenses 26,27 663,396 600,101
Income tax payable 87,663 52,267
Unearned revenue 241,077 252,298
Provisions 14 207,940 286,819
Advanced receipts 49,048 46,693
Total Current Liabilities 4,591,586 4,343,086
Non-Current Liabilities:
Debentures, net, excluding current portion 12,26,27 4,764,416 3,992,111
Long-term borrowings, excluding current portion 12,26,27 — 348,333
Long-term payables - other 13,26,27 555,416 705,605
Long-term unearned revenue 150,408 160,820
Defined benefit liabilities 15 41,993 34,951
Long-term derivative financial liabilities 16,26,27 28,802 63,599
Long-term provisions 14 68,666 99,355
Other non-current liabilities 26,27,28 125,586 124,594
Total Non-Current Liabilities 5,735,287 5,529,368
Total Liabilities 10,326,873 9,872,454
Equity
Share capital 1,17 44,639 44,639
Capital deficit and other capital adjustments 17,18 (236,160 ) (236,160 )
Retained earnings 19 12,128,372 12,413,981
Reserves 20 127,817 154,588
Total Equity 12,064,668 12,377,048
Total Liabilities and Equity 22,391,541 22,249,502

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won except for per share data)
Operating revenue: 3,28
Revenue 3,112,099 3,007,439
Operating expense: 28
Labor cost 199,905 169,735
Commissions paid 1,369,500 1,271,355
Depreciation and amortization 476,364 400,956
Network interconnection 176,366 225,750
Leased line 104,036 107,436
Advertising 34,669 36,198
Rent 86,286 80,888
Cost of products that have been resold 78,802 61,945
Other operating expenses 21 166,060 170,511
Sub-total 2,691,988 2,524,774
Operating income 3 420,111 482,665
Finance income 23 27,865 52,113
Finance costs 23 (115,402 ) (84,365 )
Other non-operating income 3,22 6,973 4,706
Other non-operating expenses 3,22 (30,571 ) (29,669 )
Gain on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates 8 71,200 80,483
Impairment loss on investments in associates — (72,096 )
Profit before income tax 380,176 433,837
Income tax expense 24 77,999 88,865
Profit for the period 302,177 344,972
Earnings per share 25
Basic earnings per share 4,336 4,950
Diluted earnings per share 4,336 4,847

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won) — Profit for the period 302,177 344,972
Other comprehensive loss
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Actuarial losses on defined benefit obligations, net 15,19 (2,348 ) (4,684 )
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 20 (19,320 ) (11,699 )
Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives 16,20 (7,451 ) (14,323 )
(29,119 ) (30,706 )
Total comprehensive income 273,058 314,266

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won)
Capital deficit and other capital adjustments
Share capital Paid-in surplus Treasury stock Loss on disposal of treasury stock Other Retained earnings Reserves Total equity
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
Profit for the period — — — — — 344,972 — 344,972
Other comprehensive loss — — — — — (4,684 ) (26,022 ) (30,706 )
Balance, March 31, 2012 44,639 2,915,887 (2,410,451 ) (18,855 ) (722,597 ) 11,592,034 294,472 11,695,129
Balance, January 1, 2013 44,639 2,915,887 (2,410,451 ) (18,855 ) (722,741 ) 12,413,981 154,588 12,377,048
Cash dividends — — — — — (585,438 ) — (585,438 )
Total comprehensive income
Profit for the period — — — — — 302,177 — 302,177
Other comprehensive loss — — — — — (2,348 ) (26,771 ) (29,119 )
Balance, March 31, 2013 44,639 2,915,887 (2,410,451 ) (18,855 ) (722,741 ) 12,128,372 127,817 12,064,668

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash generated from operating activities
Profit for the period 302,177 344,972
Adjustments for income and expenses 31 625,487 557,635
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities 31 (90,051 ) 211,427
Sub-total 837,613 1,114,034
Interest received 5,037 20,621
Dividends received — 25,167
Interest paid (71,719 ) (59,468 )
Income tax refund received (income tax paid) 18,589 (1,972 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 789,520 1,098,382
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash inflows from investing activities:
Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net 43,800 422,500
Collection of short-term loans 91,232 51,956
Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities 10,712 469
Proceeds from disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates — 88,602
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 684 450
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets 512 1,577
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets held for sale 190,393 —
Collection of long-term loans 5,531 2,811
Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets 48 —
Sub-total 342,912 568,365
Cash outflows for investing activities:
Increase in short-term financial instruments, net (20,000 ) (45,000 )
Increase in short-term loans (99,138 ) (48,808 )
Acquisition of long-term investment securities (1,003 ) (9,469 )
Acquisition of investments in subsidiaries and associates (194,584 ) (3,066,547 )
Acquisition of property and equipment (459,439 ) (486,802 )
Acquisition of intangible assets (6,048 ) (15,939 )
Increase in other non-current assets — (246 )
Sub-total (780,212 ) (3,672,811 )
Net cash used in investing activities (437,300 ) (3,104,446 )

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, 2013 and 2012

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash inflows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings 40,000 500,000
Proceeds from long-term borrowings — 1,986,800
Issuance of debentures 656,359 —
Cash inflows from transaction of derivatives 2,274 1,517
Sub-total 698,633 2,488,317
Cash outflows for financing activities:
Repayment of short-term borrowings (330,000 ) —
Repayment of long-term borrowings (350,000 ) —
Repayment of current portion of long-term debt (161,575 ) (92,158 )
Repayment of debentures — (118,813 )
Cash outflows from transaction of derivatives — (3,157 )
Sub-total (841,575 ) (214,128 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (142,942 ) 2,274,189
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 209,278 268,125
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 256,577 895,558
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (72 ) —
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 465,783 1,163,683

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012

  1. Reporting Entity

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the 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 Company mainly provides wireless telecommunications in Korea. The Company’s common shares and depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. As of March 31, 2013, the Company’s total issued shares are held by the following:

SK Holdings, Co., Ltd. 20,363,452 25.22
National Pension 4,928,904 6.10
Institutional investors and other minority stockholders 44,402,643 54.99
Treasury stock 11,050,712 13.69
Total number of shares 80,745,711 100.00
  1. Basis of Presentation

(1) Statement of compliance

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

These condensed separate interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034, ‘Interim Financial Reporting’ as part of the period covered by the Company’s K-IFRS annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Company since the last annual separate financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2012. These condensed separate interim financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements.

These condensed interim financial statements are separate interim financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, ‘Separate Financial Statements’ presented by a parent, an investor in an associate or a venture 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.

(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, 2012.

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  1. Basis of Presentation, Continued

(3) Common control transactions

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

  1. Significant Accounting Policies

Except as described below, the accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed separate interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2012. The following changes in accounting policy are also expected to be reflected in the Company’s separate financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2013.

(1) Changes in accounting policies

1) K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013, classified items within other comprehensive income by nature and presented “items that are not subsequently recycled through profit or loss” and “items that are subsequently reclassified if certain conditions are met” as a group.

2) K-IFRS No.1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard introduces a single control model to determine whether an investee should be consolidated. Subsidiary is an entity that is controlled by a controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company. A controlling entity or a subsidiary of a controlling company controls a subsidiary when the controlling entity or the subsidiary of the controlling company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the subsidiary and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the subsidiary.

3) K-IFRS No.1111, ‘Joint Arrangements’

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1111, ‘Joint Arrangements’ since January 1, 2013. The standard classifies joint arrangements into two types - joint operations and joint ventures. A joint operation is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint operators) have rights to the assets, and obligations for the liabilities, relating to the arrangement. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the parties that have joint control of the arrangement (i.e. joint venturers) have rights to the net assets of the arrangement. The standard requires a joint operator to recognize and measure the assets and liabilities (and recognize the related revenues and expenses) in relation to its interest in the arrangement in accordance with relevant IFRSs applicable to the particular assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The standard requires a joint venturer to recognize an investment and to account for that investment using the equity method.

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  1. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(1) Changes in accounting policies, Continued

4) K-IFRS No.1112, ‘Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities’

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1112, ‘Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities’ since January 1, 2013. The standard brings together into a single standard all the disclosure requirements about an entity’s interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and unconsolidated structured entities. The Company is currently assessing the disclosure requirements for interests in subsidiaries, interests in joint arrangements and associates and unconsolidated structured entities in comparison with the existing disclosures. The standard requires the disclosure of information about the nature, risks and financial effects of these interests.

5) K-IFRS No. 1019, ‘Employee Benefits’

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1019, ‘Employee Benefits’ since January 1, 2013. The standard requires recognition of actuarial gains and losses immediately in other comprehensive income and to calculate expected return on plan assets based on the rate used to discount the defined benefit obligation.

6) K-IFRS No. 1113, ‘Fair Value Measurement’

The Company has applied the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1113, ‘Fair Value Measurement’ since January 1, 2013. The standard defines fair value and a single framework for fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

(2) Impact of changes in accounting policies

1) K-IFRS No.1110, ‘Consolidated Financial Statements’

In accordance with the transitional provision on K-IFRS No. 1110, the Company assessed control on investees as of January 1, 2013, the initial adoption date of the standard, and there have been no changes in subsidiaries upon adoption of the standard.

2) K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’

The Company early adopted the amendments to K-IFRS No. 1001, ‘Presentation of Financial Statements’ since the interim period ended September 30, 2012 and separately present its operating income as operating revenue less operating expense on the separate statement of income.

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  1. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

(2) Impact of changes in accounting policies, Continued

The Company retrospectively applied the amendment to K-IFRS No. 1001, for which the impact is as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three month ended March 31, 2012
Operating income before adoption of the amendment 457,702
Differences:
Other non-operating income —
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 231
Others 4,475
(4,706 )
Other non-operating expense
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 762
Donations 12,270
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 15,959
Others 678
29,669
Operating income after adoption of the amendment 482,665

(3) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted

The following new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards have been published and are mandatory for the Company for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2013. Impact of these new standards, interpretations and amendments to the separate interim financial statements cannot be measured as of March 31, 2013.

1) K-IFRS No. 1032, ‘Financial Instruments: Presentation’

The amendments clarified the application guidance related to ‘offsetting a financial asset and a financial liability’. The amendment is mandatorily effective for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014 with earlier application permitted.

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  1. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Short-term financial instruments(*) 83,500 83,500
Long-term financial instruments(*) 69 69
Deposit 40 40
83,609 83,609

(*) Financial instruments include charitable trust fund established by the Company. Profits from this charitable fund are donated to charitable institutions the funds cannot be withdrawn as of March 31, 2013.

  1. Trade and Other Receivables

(1) Details of trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 — Gross amount Allowances for impairment Carrying amount
Current assets:
Accounts receivable - trade 1,516,552 (100,137 ) 1,416,415
Short-term loans 85,828 (1,114 ) 84,714
Accounts receivable - other 504,489 (49,558 ) 454,931
Accrued income 5,375 — 5,375
2,112,244 (150,809 ) 1,961,435
Non-current assets:
Long-term loans 66,334 (23,061 ) 43,273
Guarantee deposits 143,135 — 143,135
209,469 (23,061 ) 186,408
2,321,713 (173,870 ) 2,147,843

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  1. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued
(In millions of won) December 31, 2012 — Gross amount Allowances for impairment Carrying amount
Current assets:
Accounts receivable - trade 1,497,745 (90,539 ) 1,407,206
Short-term loans 76,471 (1,022 ) 75,449
Accounts receivable - other 421,695 (38,647 ) 383,048
Accrued income 4,147 — 4,147
2,000,058 (130,208 ) 1,869,850
Non-current assets:
Long-term loans 72,801 (23,129 ) 49,672
Guarantee deposits 149,373 — 149,373
222,174 (23,129 ) 199,045
2,222,232 (153,337 ) 2,068,895

(2) The movement in allowance for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Balance at January 1 153,337 171,639
Increase of bad debt allowances 15,527 16,249
Reversal of allowances for doubtful accounts — (4,301 )
Write-offs (204 ) (256 )
Collection of receivables previously written-off 5,210 5,669
Balance at March 31 173,870 189,000

(3) Details of overdue but not impaired, and impaired trade and other receivable as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013
Accounts receivable - trade Other receivables Accounts receivable - trade Other receivables
Neither overdue or impaired 1,105,682 698,319 1,093,481 636,292
Overdue but not impaired 30,183 — 25,502 —
Impaired 380,687 106,842 378,762 88,196
1,516,552 805,161 1,497,745 724,488
Allowances for doubtful accounts (100,137 ) (73,733 ) (90,539 ) (62,798 )
1,416,415 731,428 1,407,206 661,690

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

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  1. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

(4) The aging of overdue but not impaired accounts receivable as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Less than 1 month 6,590 3,699
1 ~ 3 months 6,404 3,686
3 ~ 6 months 2,043 9,175
More than 6 months 15,146 8,942
30,183 25,502
  1. Investment Securities

(1) Details of short-term investment securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Beneficiary certificates(*) 76,262 56,159
Current portion of long-term investment securities 242 242
76,504 56,401

(*) The distributions arising from beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2013, were accounted for as accrued income.

(2) Details of long-term investment securities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Equity securities:
Marketable equity securities 560,957 584,029
Unlisted equity securities 18,814 18,814
Equity investments 103,743 115,120
683,514 717,963
Debt securities:
Public bonds(*1) 356 356
Investment bonds(*2) 16,754 15,816
17,110 16,172
Total 700,624 734,135
Less current portion of long-term investment securities (242 ) (242 )
Long-term investment securities 700,382 733,893

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  1. Investment Securities, Continued

(*1) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) — March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
1 ~ 5 years 356 356

(*2) The Company classified convertible bonds of NanoEnTek, Inc. (carrying amount as of March 31, 2013: ₩16,294 million) 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).

  1. Non-current Assets Held for Sale

A disposal contract for the Company’s ownership interests in SK Fans Co., Ltd., an associate, has been entered into during the year ended December 31, 2012 and investment in the associate was reclassified to non-current assets held for sale.

Non-current assets held for sale as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Investments in subsidiaries(*) — 119,194
Investments in associates 2,143 2,143
2,143 121,337

(*) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the Company disposed its ownership interests of 27% in SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd., a subsidiary, to SK Innovation Co., Ltd., a related party and recognized ₩71,200 million of disposal gain.

The assets classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less cost to sell.

  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

(1) Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Investments in subsidiaries 3,476,663 3,315,205
Investments in associates 4,633,467 4,600,342
8,110,130 7,915,547

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  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

(2) Details of investments in subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) — Number of shares Ownership (%) Carrying amount Carrying amount
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 1,082,272 83.5 144,740 144,740
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 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.(*1) 72,927,317 100.0 1,538,020 1,234,884
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. — 100.0 29,116 29,116
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*2) — — — 264,850
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 180,476,700 73.3 26,264 26,264
SKT Americas, Inc. 122 100.0 76,764 72,786
YTK Investment Ltd. — 100.0 69,464 69,464
Atlas Investment — 100.0 59,122 59,122
SK Global Healthcare Business Group Ltd. — 100.0 25,784 25,784
3,476,663 3,434,399
Non-current assets held for sale — (119,194 )
3,476,663 3,315,205

(*1) The Company acquired additional 50% shares of SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd., an associate, from SK Innovation Co., Ltd., a related party, and transferred its 100% shares of SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. (100%) to SK Planet Co.,Ltd., and received 12,927,317 of new shares of SK Planet Co.,Ltd. as a consideration. The additional interest in SK Planet Co., Ltd is measured at the carrying value of the Company’s investments in SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd. at the date of transaction.

(*2) The Company disposed its ownership interests of 27% in SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd., a subsidiary, to SK Innovation Co., Ltd., a related party and reclassified carrying value of the ownership interests of ₩145,656 million to investments in associates as the Company has less than 50% of the ownership interests.

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  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

(3) Details of investments in associates as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) — Number of shares Ownership percentage (%) Carrying amount Carrying amount
SK Marketing & Company Co., Ltd.(*1) — — — 112,531
SK China Company Ltd.(*2) 720,000 9.6 47,830 47,830
SK USA, Inc. 49 49.0 5,498 5,498
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 680,000 42.5 12,250 12,250
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. 300,000 50.0 4,482 4,482
Korea IT Fund(*3) 190 63.3 220,957 220,957
Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*2) 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. 1,675,126 29.0 8,340 8,340
NanoEnTek, Inc.(*2) 1,807,130 9.3 11,000 11,000
Health Connect Co., Ltd. 954,000 49.5 9,540 9,540
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. 72,952,360 35.0 83,691 83,691
Packet One Network 1,153,674 27.0 140,139 140,139
SK Technology Innovation Company 9,800 49.0 85,873 85,873
Lightsquared Inc.(*2,4) 3,387,916 3.3 — —
SK Hynix Inc. 146,100,000 21.1 3,374,725 3,374,725
SK MENA Investment B.V. — 32.1 14,485 14,485
SK Latin America Investment S.A. — 32.1 14,243 14,243
Gemini — 20.0 6,108 6,108
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. 12,639 33.0 145,656 —
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and others — — 35,311 35,311
4,633,467 4,600,342

(*1) Increased by ₩190,606 million as the Company acquired 50% shares from SK Innovation Co., Ltd., a related party, during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, and the entire ownership interests has been provided to SK Planet Co., Ltd. as a consideration for the investment in kind.

(*2) Classified as an investment in associate because the Company can exercise significant influence over the associate through participation on the associate’s board of directors.

(*3) Classified as an investment in associate because the Company has less than 50% of the voting rights of the board of directors.

(*4) Recognized the entire amount as impairment loss as recoverable amount is considered to be zero as of December 31, 2012.

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  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

(4) The market price of investments in listed subsidiaries as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Market value
per share (In won) Number of shares Market price Market value
per share (In won) Number of shares Market price
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 4,095 149,638,354 612,769 4,665 149,638,354 698,063
  1. Property and Equipment

(1) Property and equipment as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 — Acquisition cost Accumulated depreciation Accumulated impairment losses Carrying amount Carrying amount
Land 395,962 — — 395,962 395,968
Buildings 1,004,898 (404,574 ) — 600,324 607,973
Structures 687,384 (327,112 ) — 360,272 363,364
Machinery 17,520,474 (13,051,663 ) (12,531 ) 4,456,280 4,532,811
Other 1,467,613 (871,165 ) — 596,448 579,448
Construction in progress 634,521 — — 634,521 639,526
21,710,852 (14,654,514 ) (12,531 ) 7,043,807 7,119,090

(2) Changes in property and equipment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 395,968 — (6 ) — — 395,962
Buildings 607,973 13 (89 ) 949 (8,522 ) 600,324
Structures 363,364 — (7 ) 5,646 (8,731 ) 360,272
Machinery 4,532,811 1,180 (3,995 ) 287,594 (361,310 ) 4,456,280
Other 579,448 304,028 (493 ) (262,098 ) (24,437 ) 596,448
Construction in progress 639,526 33,900 (235 ) (38,670 ) — 634,521
7,119,090 339,121 (4,825 ) (6,579 ) (403,000 ) 7,043,807

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  1. Property and Equipment, Continued
(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 — Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 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
6,260,169 486,802 (984 ) (373,854 ) (346,089 ) 6,026,044
  1. Goodwill

Goodwill as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. 1,306,236 1,306,236
  1. Intangible Assets

(1) Intangible assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 — Acquisition cost Accumulated depreciation Accumulated impairment losses Carrying amount Carrying amount
Frequency use rights 2,837,385 (1,203,764 ) (2,907 ) 1,630,714 1,693,868
Land use rights 31,193 (22,586 ) — 8,607 9,815
Industrial rights 32,512 (22,692 ) — 9,820 9,769
Development costs 125,477 (125,067 ) — 410 665
Facility usage rights 41,945 (25,581 ) — 16,364 16,786
Memberships(*1) 81,039 — — 81,039 81,518
Other(*2) 1,548,116 (1,181,891 ) — 366,225 375,451
4,697,667 (2,581,581 ) (2,907 ) 2,113,179 2,187,872

(*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 and the Company in turn is given rights-to-use for a definite number of years.

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  1. Intangible Assets, Continued

(2) Details of changes in intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,693,868 — — — (63,154 ) 1,630,714
Land use rights 9,815 — (50 ) — (1,158 ) 8,607
Industrial rights 9,769 666 — — (615 ) 9,820
Development costs 665 — — — (255 ) 410
Facility usage rights 16,786 183 (12 ) — (593 ) 16,364
Memberships 81,518 22 (501 ) — — 81,039
Other 375,451 5,177 — 20,423 (34,826 ) 366,225
2,187,872 6,048 (563 ) 20,423 (100,601 ) 2,113,179
(In millions of won)
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,889,102 16,659 — — (43,542 ) 1,862,219
Land use rights 12,740 — (80 ) — (1,197 ) 11,463
Industrial rights 8,328 2,934 — — (758 ) 10,504
Development costs 1,185 — — — (644 ) 541
Facility usage rights 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
2,364,795 23,949 (1,576 ) 28,519 (80,722 ) 2,334,965

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  1. Intangible Assets, Continued

(3) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Amount Description Residual useful lives
W-CDMA license 366,023 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service (*1)
W-CDMA license 61,166 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service (*2)
800MHz license 334,488 Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service (*3)
1.8GHz license 854,924 Frequency use rights relating to LTE service (*4)
WiBro license 14,113 WiBro service (*5)
1,630,714

(*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.

(*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 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.

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  1. Borrowings and Debentures

(1) Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars) — Lender Annual interest rate (%) Maturity March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Kookmin Bank 3.98 Apr. 4, 2013 40,000 —
3.98 Jan. 10, 2013 — 100,000
Woori Bank 4.20 Jan. 10, 2013 — 100,000
CP 2.98 Jan. 14, 2013 — 60,000
3.05 Jan. 25, 2013 — 20,000
3.10 Jan. 29, 2013 — 50,000
40,000 330,000

(2) Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars) — Lender Annual interest rate (%) Maturity March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Bank of Communications (*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 33,363 32,133
(USD 30,000 ) (USD 30,000 )
Bank of China(*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 22,242 21,422
(USD 20,000 ) (USD 20,000 )
DBS Bank(*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 27,803 26,777
(USD 25,000 ) (USD 25,000 )
SMBC(*) 6M Libor + 0.29 Oct. 10, 2013 27,802 26,778
(USD 25,000 ) (USD 25,000 )
Kookmin Bank and 13 others 4.48 Feb. 14, 2015 — 350,000
111,210 457,110
Less present value discount on long-term borrowings — (1,667 )
111,210 455,443
Less current portion of bonds (111,210 ) (107,110 )
— 348,333

(*) As of March 31, 2013, 6M Libor rate is 0.44%.

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  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(3) Debentures as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Japanese Yen, and thousands of other currencies) Purpose Maturity Annual interest rate (%) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Unsecured private bonds Refinancing fund 2016 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2013 4.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2014 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 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 2016 5.92 230,000 230,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating fund 2016 3.95 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds 2021 4.22 190,000 190,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating and refinancing fund 2019 3.24 170,000 170,000
Unsecured private bonds 2022 3.30 140,000 140,000
Unsecured private bonds 2032 3.45 90,000 90,000
Foreign global bonds Operating fund 2027 6.63 (USD 444,840 400,000 ) (USD 428,440 400,000 )
Exchangeable bonds (*3,4) Refinancing fund 2014 1.75 (USD 443,765 332,528 ) (USD 405,678 332,528 )
Floating rate notes (*1) Operating fund 2014 3M Libor + 1.60 (USD 278,025 250,000 ) (USD 267,775 250,000 )
Floating rate notes (*2) 2014 SOR rate + 1.20 (SGD 58,258 65,000 ) (SGD 56,906 65,000 )
Swiss unsecured private bonds 2017 1.75 (CHF 351,300 300,000 ) (CHF 351,930 300,000 )
Foreign global bonds 2018 2.13 (USD 778,470 700,000 ) (USD 749,770 700,000 )
Australian unsecured private bonds 2017 4.75 (AUD 347,427 300,000 ) — —
Floating rate notes (*1) 2020 3M Libor + 0.88 (USD 333,630 300,000 ) — —
5,255,715 4,480,499
Less discounts on bonds (42,744 ) (40,392 )
5,212,971 4,440,107
Less current portion of bonds (448,555 ) (447,996 )
4,764,416 3,992,111

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  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(*1) As of March 31, 2013, 3M Libor rate is 0.28%.

(*2) As of March 31, 2013, SOR rate is 0.20%.

(*3) As of March 31, 2013, exchangeable bonds are classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

(*4) 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, 2013, fair value of the exchangeable bonds is USD 399,033,600. The exchange price could be adjusted and the exchange price is ₩190,006 with the exchange rate of ₩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. 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, 2013 is 2,421,077 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 general shareholder’s meeting on March 22, 2013, the exchange price was changed from ₩197,760 to ₩190,006 and the number of common shares that can be exchanged was changed from 2,326,149 shares to 2,421,077 shares due to the payment of periodic dividends. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, no exchange was made.

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  1. Long-term Payables - other

(1) As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, long-term payables consist of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 2.1GHz, 800MHZ, 1.8GHz and 2.3GHz frequencies 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 at the acquisition date 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 at December 31, 2012 35,066 208,250 671,625 8,650 923,591
Present value discount on long-term payables - other (3,076 ) (10,178 ) (64,230 ) (641 ) (78,125 )
Current portion of long-term payables - other (17,533 ) (69,417 ) (74,625 ) — (161,575 )
Accumulated amortization of present value discount at December 31, 2012 2,693 5,955 12,911 155 21,714
Carrying amount as of December 31, 2012 17,150 134,610 545,681 8,164 705,605
Amortization of present value discount 173 966 2,884 52 4,075
Current portion of amortization of present value discount (161 ) (882 ) (2,567 ) — (3,610 )
Less current portion of long-term payables - other (17,162 ) (66,711 ) (64,156 ) (2,625 ) (150,654 )
Carrying amount at March 31, 2013 — 67,983 481,842 5,591 555,416

(*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 payables - other.

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  1. Long-term Payables - other, Continued

(2) The repayment schedule of long-term payables - other as of March 31, 2013 is as follows:

(In millions of won) Amount
2014 164,458
2015 146,925
2016 77,508
2017 and thereafter 373,125
762,016
  1. Provisions

Change in provisions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 — Beginning balance Increase Utilization Reversal Ending balance Current Non-current
Provision for handset subsidy 353,383 1,486 (111,816 ) — 243,053 199,990 43,063
Provision for restoration 32,791 898 (108 ) (28 ) 33,553 7,950 25,603
386,174 2,384 (111,924 ) (28 ) 276,606 207,940 68,666
(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 — Beginning balance Increase Utilization Ending balance Current Non-current
Provision for handset subsidy 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
790,861 172,537 (195,872 ) 767,526 632,213 135,313

The Company recognizes a provision for handset subsidies given to the subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis.

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  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities

(1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Present value of defined benefit obligations 139,475 133,098
Fair value of plan assets (97,482 ) (98,147 )
41,993 34,951

(2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations 3.56 % 3.56 %
Expected rate of salary increase 5.20 % 5.20 %

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 salary increase is determined based on the Company’s historical promotion index, inflation rate and salary increase ratio in accordance with salary agreement.

(3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Beginning balance 133,098 95,359
Current service cost 8,282 7,220
Interest cost 1,136 1,044
Remeasurement:
- Adjustment based on experience 3,940 6,458
Benefit paid (8,003 ) (9,530 )
Others(*) 1,022 395
Ending balance 139,475 100,946

(*) Others for the year ended March 31, 2013 include transfer to construction in progress and liabilities succeeded in relation to transfer of an executive from affiliates.

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  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

(4) Changes in plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Beginning balance 98,147 68,619
Interest income 831 618
Remeasurement of plan assets 842 239
Contribution to the plan (2,338 ) (1,184 )
Ending balance 97,482 68,292

(5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss and capitalized into construction-in-progress for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Current service cost 8,282 7,220
Net interest cost 305 426
8,587 7,646

The above costs are recognized in labor cost, research and development, or capitalized into construction-in-progress.

(6) Details of plan assets as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Equity instruments 122 55
Debt instruments 30,335 24,199
Short-term financial instruments, etc. 67,025 73,893
97,482 98,147

Actual return on plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 amounted to ₩1,673 million and ₩857 million, respectively.

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  1. Derivative Instruments

(1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting

The Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency 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 long-term borrowings with face amounts totaling USD 100,000,000 borrowed on October 10, 2006. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩2,802 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩394 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings totaling ₩16,410 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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, 2013, in connection with unsettled cross currency swap contract to which cash flow hedge accounting is applied since May 12, 2010, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩37,356 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩11,926 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩12,483 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss. In connection with the cross currency swap contract, a gain on valuation of the currency swap contract which was incurred before application of hedge accounting, amounting to ₩129,806 million was recognized in profit or loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate 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, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩173 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩55 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Singapore dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩791 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap contract with DBS Bank and Citi 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 250,000,000 issued on December 15, 2011. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩5,767 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩1,841 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩11,490 million) is accounted for as other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Citi Bank and five other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of its Swiss Franc denominated bonds with face amounts totaling CHF 300,000,000 issued on June 12, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩8,912 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩2,845 million and foreign currency translation gain arising from unguaranteed Swiss Franc denominated bonds totaling ₩12,176 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

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  1. Derivative Instruments, Continued

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with Barclays and nine other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 700,000,000 issued on November 1, 2012. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩12,029 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩3,840 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed U.S. dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩14,883 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

In addition, the Company has entered into a fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap contract with BNP Paribas and three other banks to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed Australian dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling AUD 300,000,000 issued on January 17, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency swap contract, an accumulated gain on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩307 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩98 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed Australian dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩11,703 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition, the Company has entered into a floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap contract with DBS bank to hedge the foreign currency risk of unguaranteed U.S dollar denominated bonds with face amounts totaling USD 300,000,000 issued on March 7, 2013. As of March 31, 2013, in connection with the unsettled cross currency interest rate swap contract, an accumulated loss on valuation of derivatives amounting to ₩4,077 million (net of tax effect totaling ₩1,302 million and foreign currency translation loss arising from unguaranteed U.S dollar denominated bonds totaling ₩8,506 million) is accounted for as accumulated other comprehensive loss.

(2) As of March 31, 2013, fair values of the above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, Singapore dollars, Australian dollars, and Swiss franc) Hedged item Amount Duration of Contract Fair value — Designated as Cash Flow Hedge
Current assets:
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated long-term borrowings USD 100,000 Oct. 10, 2006 ~ Oct. 10, 2013 13,214
Non-current assets:
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 400,000 Jul. 20, 2007 ~ Jul. 20, 2027 68,040
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap Singapore dollar denominated bonds SGD 65,000 Dec. 15, 2011 ~ Dec. 12, 2014 562
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap Australian dollar denominated bonds AUD 300,000 Jan. 17, 2013 ~ Nov. 17, 2017 12,107
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 300,000 Mar. 7, 2013 ~ Mar. 7, 2020 3,127
Total assets 97,050
Non-current liabilities:
Floating-to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 250,000 Dec. 15, 2011 ~ Dec. 12, 2014 3,882
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap Swiss Franc denominated bonds CHF 300,000 Jun. 12, 2012 ~ Jun. 12, 2017 23,933
Fixed -to-fixed cross currency swap U.S. dollar denominated bonds USD 700,000 Nov. 1, 2012 ~ May. 1, 2018 987
Total liabilities 28,802

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  1. Share Capital and Capital Surplus (Deficit) and Other Capital Adjustments

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of ₩500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Authorized shares 220,000,000 220,000,000
Issued shares(*1) 80,745,711 80,745,711
Share capital
Common stock 44,639 44,639
Capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments:
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) (722,741 ) (722,741 )
(236,160 ) (236,160 )

(*1) 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.

(*2) Others represent the difference between net assets and considerations paid in relation to the transfer of Imagine business from SK Planet Co., Ltd., a subsidiary.

There were no changes in share capital for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

  1. Treasury Stock

Through 2009, the Company acquired 8,400,712 shares of treasury stock in the open market for ₩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 ₩210,356 million from July 26, 2010 to October 20, 2010 and 1,400,000 shares of treasury stock for ₩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 these treasury stock transactions, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company has 11,050,712 shares of treasury stock at ₩2,410,451 million.

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  1. Retained Earnings

(1) Retained earnings as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Appropriated:
Legal reserve 22,320 22,320
Reserve for research & manpower development 155,766 220,000
Reserve for business expansion 9,376,138 9,106,138
Reserve for technology development 2,271,300 1,901,300
11,825,524 11,249,758
Unappropriated 302,848 1,164,223
12,128,372 12,413,981

(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

The reserve for research and manpower development was appropriated in order to recognize certain tax deductible benefits through the early recognition of future expenditures for tax purposes. These reserves will be reversed from appropriated and retained earnings in accordance with the relevant tax laws. Such reversal will be included in taxable income in the year of reversal.

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  1. Reserves

(1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 187,094 206,414
Unrealized fair value of derivatives (59,277 ) (51,826 )
127,817 154,588

(2) Changes in reserves for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial
assets Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives Total
Balance at January 1, 2013 206,414 (51,826 ) 154,588
Changes (25,488 ) (9,829 ) (35,317 )
Tax effect 6,168 2,378 8,546
Balance at March 31, 2013 187,094 (59,277 ) 127,817
(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2012
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial
assets Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives Total
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 340,918 (46,446 ) 294,472

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  1. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Other Operating Expenses:
Communication expenses 12,737 16,171
Utilities 39,590 32,000
Taxes and dues 4,307 27,410
Repair 38,052 39,237
Research and development 52,699 43,745
Training 4,602 4,759
Bad debt for accounts receivables - trade 5,175 290
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts — (4,301 )
Other 8,898 11,200
166,060 170,511
  1. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Other Non-operating Income:
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 348 231
Others 6,625 4,475
6,973 4,706
Other Non-operating Expenses:
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 4,540 762
Donations 11,863 12,270
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 10,352 15,959
Others 3,816 678
30,571 29,669

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  1. Finance Income and Costs

(1) Details of finance income and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Finance Income:
Interest income 8,432 20,991
Dividends 12,577 25,167
Gain on foreign currency transactions 2,130 1,150
Gain on foreign currency translation 592 43
Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 938 —
Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities 922 470
Gain on settlement of derivatives 2,274 4,292
27,865 52,113
(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Finance Costs:
Interest expense 73,551 71,002
Loss on foreign currency transactions 2,581 1,375
Loss on foreign currency translation 1,111 110
Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities 72 7,505
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 38,087 3,733
115,402 84,365

(2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits 4,880 12,425
Interest income on installment receivables and others 3,552 8,566
8,432 20,991

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  1. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

(3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings 12,182 3,465
Interest expense on debentures 50,587 40,902
Others 10,782 26,635
73,551 71,002

(4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows.

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade 5,175 290
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 10,352 15,959
15,527 16,249
  1. Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was recognized as current tax expense adjusted to changes in estimates related to prior periods, deferred tax expenses by origination and reversal of temporary differences, and income tax recognized in other comprehensive income.

  1. Earnings per Share

(1) Basic earnings per share

1) Basic earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won, shares) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Profit for the period 302,177 344,972
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 69,694,999
Basic earnings per share (In won) 4,336 4,950

2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2013 80,745,711 Weighted number of days — 90/90 80,745,711
Effect of treasury stock (11,050,712 ) 90/90 (11,050,712 )
Number of shares at March 31, 2013 69,694,999 69,694,999

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  1. Earnings per Share, Continued
Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2012 80,745,711 Weighted number of days — 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

(2) Diluted earnings per share

1) Diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won, shares) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013(*) March 31, 2012
Diluted profit for the period 302,177 349,034
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 72,003,405
Diluted earnings per share (In won) 4,336 4,847

(*) The number of common shares outstanding in respect of the exchangeable common shares of exchangeable bonds is excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 as the effect of exchangeable bond is nil (diluted shares of 2,421,077); thus, diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 is the same as basic earnings per share.

2) Diluted profit for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Profit for the period 302,177 344,972
Effect of exchangeable bonds — 4,062
Diluted profit for the period 302,177 349,034

3) Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are calculated as follows:

(In shares) — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 69,694,999
Effect of exchangeable bonds(*) — 2,308,406
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding 69,694,999 72,003,405

(*) 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.

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  1. Categories of Financial Instruments

(1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013
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 — — 465,783 — 465,783
Financial instruments — — 135,569 — 135,569
Short-term investment securities — 76,504 — — 76,504
Long-term investment securities(*1) 16,294 684,088 — — 700,382
Accounts receivable - trade — — 1,416,415 — 1,416,415
Loans and other receivables(*2) — — 731,428 — 731,428
Derivative financial assets — — — 97,050 97,050
16,294 760,592 2,749,195 97,050 3,623,131
(In millions of won)
December 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 — — 256,577 — 256,577
Financial instruments — — 179,369 — 179,369
Short-term investment securities — 56,401 — — 56,401
Long-term investment securities(*1) 15,356 718,537 — — 733,893
Accounts receivable - trade — — 1,407,206 — 1,407,206
Loans and other receivables(*2) — — 661,689 — 661,689
Derivative financial assets — — — 61,959 61,959
15,356 774,938 2,504,841 61,959 3,357,094

(*1) Long-term investment securities of which the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the main contract, could not be separately measured, were designated as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

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  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(*2) Details of loans and other receivables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Short-term loans 84,714 75,449
Accounts receivable - other 454,931 383,048
Accrued income 5,375 4,147
Long-term loans 43,273 49,672
Guarantee deposits 143,135 149,373
731,428 661,689

(2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013
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 — — 28,802 28,802
Borrowings — 151,210 — 151,210
Debentures (*1) 443,765 4,769,206 — 5,212,971
Accounts payable - other and others (*2) — 3,403,544 — 3,403,544
443,765 8,323,960 28,802 8,796,527
(In millions of won)
December 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 — — 63,599 63,599
Borrowings — 785,443 — 785,443
Debentures(*1) 405,678 4,034,429 — 4,440,107
Accounts payable - other and others(*2) — 3,073,290 — 3,073,290
405,678 7,893,162 63,599 8,362,439

(*1) Debentures of which the embedded derivative (conversion right option), which should be separated from the main contract, could not be separately measured, were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

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  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Accounts payable - other 1,932,347 1,509,456
Withholdings 6 18
Accrued expenses 663,396 600,101
Current portion of long-term payables - other 150,654 157,965
Long-term payables - other 555,416 705,605
Other non-current liabilities 101,725 100,145
3,403,544 3,073,290
  1. 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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  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2013 and December 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 21,107 23,473 2,098,650 2,333,908
EUR 37,062 52,822 14,879 21,205
JPY 98,757 1,165 — —
CHF — — 298,236 349,234
SGD — — 64,663 57,956
AUD — — 297,700 344,764
Others 81 78 70 115
77,538 3,107,182

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, 2013, 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 (38,386 ) 38,386
EUR 3,162 (3,162 )
JPY 116 (116 )
Others (4 ) 4
(35,112 ) 35,112

(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, 2013, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amounts to ₩696,754 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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  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

The Company’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of March 31, 2013, floating-rate debentures and borrowings amount to ₩669,913 million and ₩111,210 million, respectively, 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 year ended March 31, 2013 would not have been changed due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and debentures.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Cash and cash equivalents 465,783 256,577
Financial instruments 135,569 179,369
Available-for-sale financial assets 760,592 774,938
Accounts receivable - trade 1,416,415 1,407,206
Loans and receivables 731,428 661,689
Derivative financial assets 97,050 61,959
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 16,294 15,356
3,623,131 3,357,094

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, 2013, the Company has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue for a prolonged period. As a result, the Company believes that the possibility of default is remote. Also, the Company’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and 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, 2013.

In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are overdue at the end of the reporting period but not impaired is stated in Note 5 and the analysis of financial assets that are individually determined to be impaired at the end of the reporting period is stated in Note 23.

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  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

3) Liquidity risk

The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure that it will always maintain sufficient cash equivalents balance and have enough liquidity through various committed credit lines. The Company maintains flexibly enough liquidity under credit lines through active operating activities.

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2013 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 28,802 26,944 17,985 38,817 (29,858 )
Borrowings 151,210 152,425 152,425 — —
Debentures (*1) 5,212,971 6,354,294 636,784 3,170,217 2,547,293
Accounts payable - other and others (*2) 3,403,544 3,512,523 2,747,910 527,317 237,296
8,796,527 10,046,186 3,555,104 3,736,351 2,754,731

The Company does not expect that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier or at different amounts.

(*1) Includes estimated interest to be paid and excludes discounts on 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 December 31, 2012.

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, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Liability 10,326,873 9,872,454
Equity 12,064,668 12,377,048
Debt-equity ratio 85.60 % 79.76 %

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  1. 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 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.

Interest rates used by the Company for the fair value measurement as of March 31, 2013 are as follows:

Derivative instruments 2.55~4.26 %
Borrowings and Debentures 2.82 %

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, 2013 December 31, 2012
Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value
Assets carried at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 16,294 16,294 15,356 15,356
Derivative financial assets 97,050 97,050 61,959 61,959
Available-for-sale financial assets 696,754 696,754 730,754 730,754
810,098 810,098 808,069 808,069
Assets carried at amortized cost
Cash and cash equivalents 465,783 465,783 256,577 256,577
Available-for-sale financial assets 63,838 63,838 44,184 44,184
Accounts receivable - trade and others 2,147,843 2,147,843 2,068,895 2,068,895
Financial instruments 135,569 135,569 179,369 179,369
2,813,033 2,813,033 2,549,025 2,549,025

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  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value, Continued

(In millions of won)
March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Carrying amount Fair value Carrying amount Fair value
Liabilities carried at fair value
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 443,765 443,765 405,678 405,678
Derivative financial liabilities 28,802 28,802 63,599 63,599
472,567 472,567 469,277 469,277
Liabilities carried at amortized cost
Borrowings 151,210 151,480 785,443 798,908
Debentures 4,769,206 5,097,674 4,034,429 4,224,907
Accounts payable - other and others 3,403,544 3,403,544 3,073,290 3,073,290
8,323,960 8,652,698 7,893,162 8,097,105

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)

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value, by fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2013.

(In millions of won) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss — 16,294 — 16,294
Derivative financial assets — 97,050 — 97,050
Available-for-sale financial assets 560,957 46,262 89,535 696,754
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 443,765 — — 443,765
Derivative financial liabilities — 28,802 — 28,802

There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 in March 31, 2013 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Balance at Jan. 1 Other comprehensive loss Disposal Balance at Mar. 31
Available-for-sale financial assets 100,566 (2,519 ) (8,512 ) 89,535

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  1. Transactions with Related Parties

(1) As of March 31, 2013, the parent company and subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:

Type — Ultimate Controlling Entity(*1) Company — SK Holdings Co., Ltd. 25.2 (*2) Types of business — Holding company
Subsidiaries SK Telink Co., Ltd. 83.5 Telecommunication service
M&Service Co., Ltd.(*3,4) 100.0 Data base and internet website service
SK Communications Co., Ltd. 64.6 (*4) Internet website services
PAXNet Co., Ltd.(*5) — Internet website services
Loen Entertainment, Inc. 67.6 (*4) Release of music disc
Stonebridge Cinema Fund 57.0 Investment association
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. 100.0 (*4) Online shopping mall operation agency
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 50.6 Telecommunication services
Broadband Media Co., Ltd.(*6) — Multimedia TV portal service
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund 59.0 (*4) Investment association
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II 66.7 (*4) Investment association
Open Innovation Fund 98.9 (*4) Investment association
PS&Marketing Corporation 100.0 Communications device retail business
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 100.0 Customer center management service
Service Top Co., Ltd. 100.0 Customer center management service
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 100.0 Base station maintenance service
BNCP Co., Ltd. 100.0 (*4) Internet website services
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 100.0 Telecommunication services
Madsmart, Inc. 100.0 (*4) Application software production
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. 100.0 Investment association
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*5) — Investment association
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. 65.5 (*4) Manufacturing
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. 100.0 Investment
SK China Real Estate Co., Ltd.(*5) — Investment association
SK Planet Japan 100.0 (*4) Digital contents sourcing service
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 73.3 Telecommunication service
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. 100.0 (*4) Digital contents sourcing service
SKT Americas, Inc. 100.0 Information gathering and consulting
SKP America LLC. 100.0 (*4) Digital contents sourcing service
YTK Investment Ltd. 100.0 Investment association
Atlas Investment 100.0 Investment association
Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. 100.0 (*4) Investment association
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. 100.0 (*4) Investment association

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  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(*1) SK Holdings Co., Ltd. is the Ultimate Controlling Entity because of its de facto control over the Company.

(*2) The ownership percentage represents parent company’s ownership over the Company.

(*3) Newly included as subsidiaries during the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

(*4) The ownership percentage represents subsidiaries’ ownership over their subsidiaries, in which the Company has no direct investment.

(*5) Excluded as the ownership interests have been disposed for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

(*6) Merged into SK Broadband Co., Ltd. for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013.

(2) Transactions

(In millions of won) Operating revenue and others — Three-month period ended March 31, 2013 Three-month period ended March 31, 2012 Three-month period ended March 31, 2013 Three-month period ended March 31, 2012
Parent Company 195 99 177,939 6,230
Subsidiaries 40,759 60,122 486,035 386,300
Associates 3,399 50,018 17,077 127,320
Others 18,717 10,040 137,390 264,508
63,070 120,279 818,441 784,358

Operating revenue include commission received in relation to the interconnection charges and satellite lease. Operating expense include commission paid in relation to the service provided by related parties.

(3) Account balances

(In millions of won) Accounts receivable and others — March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012 March 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Parent Company 185 222 171,261 —
Subsidiaries 19,107 17,329 197,757 385,818
Associates 63,717 63,606 5,776 73,637
Others 9,722 15,122 94,209 189,659
92,731 96,279 469,003 649,114

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  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(4) Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. Compensations given to key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Salaries 1,253 7,991
Provision for retirement benefits 721 565
1,974 8,556
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

As of March 31, 2013, the Company has participated in “Tactical Airship” program of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration with Joint Defense Corporation. For an advance receipt amounting to USD 3,897,196 which Joint Defense Corporation received from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Company provides payment guarantees to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.

  1. Sale and Leaseback

For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company disposed a portion of its property and equipment and investment property, and entered into lease agreements with respect to those assets. This sale and leaseback transaction is considered as an operating lease.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, the Company recognized lease payment of ₩4,144 million relating to the above operating lease agreement and lease revenue of ₩2,116 million through a sublease agreement. Future lease payments and lease revenue from the above operating lease agreement and sublease agreement are as follows:

(In millions of won) — Less than 1 year Lease payments — ₩ 16,698 8,462
1~5 years 71,089 33,196
More than 5 years 79,674 27,791
167,461 69,449

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  1. Statements of Cash Flows

(1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Interest income (8,432 ) (20,991 )
Dividends (12,577 ) (25,167 )
Gain on foreign currency translation (592 ) (43 )
Gain on valuation of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (938 ) —
Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities (922 ) (470 )
Gain on settlement of derivatives (2,274 ) (4,292 )
Gain on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates (71,200 ) (80,483 )
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets (348 ) (231 )
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts — (4,301 )
Other income (1,067 ) (2,131 )
Interest expenses 73,551 71,002
Loss on foreign currency translation 1,111 110
Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities 72 7,505
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 38,087 3,733
Impairment loss on investment in associates — 72,096
Income tax expense 77,999 88,865
Provision for retirement benefits 8,587 7,646
Depreciation and amortization 503,601 427,136
Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade 5,175 290
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 4,539 762
Bad debt for accounts receivable - other 10,352 15,959
Other expenses 763 —
625,487 557,635

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  1. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended
March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Accounts receivable - trade (15,094 ) (1,727 )
Accounts receivable - other (61,923 ) 250,337
Advance payments (36,050 ) (9,574 )
Prepaid expenses 8,372 12,268
Inventories 5,512 5,158
Long-term accounts receivables - other — 2,556
Guarantee deposits 7,859 14,247
Accounts payable - other (43,838 ) (227,014 )
Advanced receipts 2,355 (709 )
Withholdings 107,316 108,020
Deposits received 1,295 (1,637 )
Accrued expenses 71,194 116,378
Unearned revenue (21,633 ) (24,915 )
Provisions (79,988 ) (28,651 )
Long-term provisions (30,059 ) 5,037
Plan assets 2,338 1,184
Retirement benefit payment (8,003 ) (9,530 )
Others 296 (1 )
(90,051 ) 211,427

(3) Significant non-cash transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the three-month period ended — March 31, 2013 March 31, 2012
Transfer of other property and equipment to construction in progress 264,163 367,293
Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment 316,508 570,779
Accounts payable - other related to acquisition of tangible assets and others (120,318 ) 8,010
  1. Subsequent Events

On April 23, 2013, the Company issued bonds of ₩230,000 million with fixed interest rate of 3.03% and ₩130,000 million with fixed interest rate of 3.22%. Maturities of those bonds are April 23, 2023 and April 23, 2033, respectively.

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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 14, 2013