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SK TELECOM CO LTD Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Sep 17, 2015

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6-K 1 d88267d6k.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 SEPTEMBER 2015

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-04906

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Euljiro 65 (Euljiro2-ga), Jung-gu

Seoul 100-999, Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

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

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

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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SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT

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

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN WHICH IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION.

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

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

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

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COMPANY OVERVIEW

1. Company Overview

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

Name Date of Establishment Principal Business Material Subsidiary*
SK Telink Co., Ltd. Apr. 9, 1998 Telecommunication services and satellite broadcasting services 324,028 Material
M&Service Co., Ltd. Feb. 10, 2000 Online information services 78,826 Material
SK Communications Co., Ltd. Sep. 19, 1996 Internet portal and other Internet information services 176,168 Material
Stonebridge Cinema Fund Sep. 30, 2005 Investment partnership 11,137 —
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 1997 Online shopping mall operation services 26,078 —
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. Sep. 26, 1997 Fixed-line telecommunication services, multimedia and IPTV services 3,109,991 Material
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund Nov. 24, 2008 Investment partnership 21,094 —
Hwaitec Focus Investment Partnership 2 Dec. 12, 2008 Investment partnership 19,301 —
Open Innovation Fund Dec. 22, 2008 Investment partnership 21,765 —
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. Apr. 3, 2009 Sale of telecommunication devices 544,292 Material
Service Ace Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Customer center management services 66,336 —
Service Top Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Customer center management services 57,032 —
Network O&S Co., Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Network maintenance services 71,348 —
BNCP Co., Ltd. Dec. 7, 2009 Internet services 6,785 —
Iconcube, Inc. Sep. 14, 2011 Online information services 1,382 —
Iconcube Holdings, Inc. Sep. 5, 2014 Consulting services 1,934 —
Iriver Ltd. Jul. 12, 2000 Audio device manufacturing 65,252 —
groovers Japan Co. Ltd. Feb. 25, 2015 Contents and information distribution 46 —
SK Planet Co., Ltd. Oct. 1, 2011 Telecommunication and platform services 2,579,286 Material
SK Planet Japan, K.K. Mar. 14, 2012 Digital contents sourcing services 5,222 —
SK Planet Global PTE, LTD. Aug. 4, 2012 Digital contents sourcing services 4,215 —
SK Planet America LLC Jan. 27, 2012 Digital contents sourcing services 297,981 Material
SKP Global Holdings PTE, LTD. Aug. 10, 2012 Holding company for overseas commerce 29,529 —
SK Global Healthcare Business Group, Ltd. Sep. 14, 2012 Investment 25,784 —
Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. Jun. 24, 2011 Investment 33,194 —

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Name Date of Establishment Principal Business Material Subsidiary*
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. Sep. 14, 2011 Investment 14,290 —
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. Jul. 12, 2007 Investment 37,877 —
Iriver China Co., Ltd. Jun 24, 2004 Electronic device manufacturing 4,519 —
DongGuan Iriver Electronics Co., Ltd. Jul. 6, 2006 Electronic device manufacturing 394 —
Iriver Enterprise Ltd. Jan. 14, 2014 Wholesale and retail 4,931 —
Iriver Inc. Feb. 15, 2007 Wholesale and retail 3,008 —
Iriver America Inc.** May 1, 2005 Wholesale and retail — —
SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd. Apr. 5, 2000 Telecommunication services 4,242 —
SKT Americas, Inc. Dec. 29, 1995 Information collection and management consulting services 42,159 —
YTK Investment Ltd. Jul. 1, 2010 Investment 27,944 —
Atlas Investment Jun. 24, 2011 Investment 66,596 —
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. Jun. 12, 2008 Security system services 31,633 —
Shopkick Management Company, Inc. Oct. 9, 2014 Investment 230,925 Material
Shopkick, Inc. Jun. 1, 2009 Mileage based e-commerce application development 28,216 —
  • Material Subsidiary means a subsidiary with total assets of Won 75 billion or more as of the end of the latest fiscal year.

** Iriver America Inc. is currently in liquidation proceedings and possesses no assets.

Changes in subsidiaries are set forth below.

Change Name Remarks
Additions groovers Japan Co. Ltd. Established by Iriver Ltd. (“Iriver”) in the first half of 2015
Exclusions Iriver CS Co., Ltd. Merged into Iriver
Shenzen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. (“Shenzen E-eye”) Disposed of equity investment

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

B. Date of Incorporation: March 29, 1984

C. Location of Headquarters

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

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

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

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D. Major Businesses

(1) Wireless business

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

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

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

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

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

(2) Fixed-line business

SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (“SK Broadband”) is engaged in providing telecommunications, broadcasting and new media services and various other services that are permitted to be carried out by SK Broadband under relevant regulations, as well as business activities that are directly or indirectly related to providing those services. In 1999, SK Broadband launched its high-speed Internet service in Seoul, Busan, Incheon and Ulsan and currently provides such services nationwide. SK Broadband also commercialized its TV-Portal service in July 2006 and its IPTV service in January 2009 upon receipt of permit in September 2008.

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(3) Other businesses

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

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

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

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

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

SK Communications Co., Ltd. (“SK Communications”) provides integrated Internet portal services through NATE and instant messaging services through NATE-ON. Key sources of revenue for SK Communications are display advertising, search engine-based advertising, and contents and other services. Display advertising consists of image, video and Flash-based multimedia advertising carried on NATE and NATE-ON and aims to give greater exposure to the advertiser’s brand name to the public. The increased effectiveness of online media as an advertising outlet has resulted in a greatly expanded advertiser base, and the increasing variety in the format of advertising has contributed to the growth of display advertising. Search engine-based advertising refers to the type of advertising that embeds advertisements within search results produced by searches of certain keywords on the NATE portal site. Search engine-based advertising has a certain appeal to small and medium-sized advertisers. Contents and other services include contents sales and providing certain types of services. Revenues from contents and other services are generated through revenues from NATE-ON instant messaging, custom decorations for mobile phones, cartoon strips, fortunetelling, movies and other contents services. In addition, SK Planet receives revenue from its services agreement with the Company in connection with operation of WAP wireless NATE services and application development.

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

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E. Credit Ratings

(1) Corporate bonds

| Credit rating date | Subject of rating | Credit rating | Credit rating entity (Credit rating
range) | Rating classification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 21, 2012 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| June 22, 2012 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| June 29, 2012 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Regular rating |
| August 10, 2012 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| August 14, 2012 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| August 14, 2012 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| April 11, 2013 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| April 11, 2013 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| April 11, 2013 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| April 11, 2013 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| April 11, 2013 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| April 11, 2013 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Regular rating |
| April 22, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| April 22, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| April 22, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Regular rating |
| April 22, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| April 22, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| April 22, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service, Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| October 15, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| October 15, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| October 15, 2014 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service, Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| February 9, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| February 9, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| February 9, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service, Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| May 21, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| May 27, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| June 10, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service, Co., Ltd | Regular rating |
| July 6, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| July 6, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| July 6, 2015 | Corporate bond | AAA | NICE Investors Service, Co., Ltd. | Current rating |

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

(2) Commercial paper (“CP”)

| Credit rating date | Subject of rating | Credit rating | Credit rating entity (Credit rating
range) | Rating classification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 21, 2012 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| June 22, 2012 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| June 29, 2012 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| December 14, 2012 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| December 18, 2012 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| December 18, 2012 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Regular rating |

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| Credit rating date | Subject of rating | Credit rating | Credit rating entity (Credit rating
range) | Rating classification |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 11, 2013 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| April 11, 2013 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| April 11, 2013 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| November 29, 2013 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| December 18, 2013 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| December 20, 2013 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Regular rating |
| April 22, 2014 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| April 22, 2014 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| April 22, 2014 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Current rating |
| October 15, 2014 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Regular rating |
| October 15, 2014 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Regular rating |
| October 15, 2014 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Regular rating |
| May 21, 2015 | CP | A1 | Korea Ratings | Current rating |
| May 27, 2015 | CP | A1 | Korea Investors Service, Inc. | Current rating |
| June 10, 2015 | CP | A1 | NICE Investors Service Co., Ltd. | Current rating |

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

(3) International credit ratings

Date of credit rating Subject of rating Credit rating of securities Credit rating company Rating type
June 6, 2012 Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc A- Fitch Inc. Current rating
June 4, 2012 Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc A3 Moody’s Investors Service Current rating
June 7, 2012 Bonds denominated in Swiss Franc A- Standard & Poor’s Rating Services Current rating
October 24, 2012 Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars A- Fitch Inc. Current rating
October 24, 2012 Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars A3 Moody’s Investors Service Current rating
October 24, 2012 Bonds denominated in U.S. dollars A- Standard & Poor’s Rating Services Current rating
  • On August 9, 2013, Moody’s Investors Service raised the outlook on the Company’s rating from A3 (Negative) to A3 (Stable).

  • On April 8, 2014, S&P raised the outlook on the Company’s rating from A- (Stable) to A- (Positive).

2. Company History

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. Location of Headquarters

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

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

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

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

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

B. Significant Changes in Management

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

C. Change in Company Name

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

D. Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring

(1) Spin-off

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

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

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

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

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

Category Date
Board resolution on spin-off July 19, 2011
Record Date for Determination of Shareholders for the Shareholders’ Meeting for Spin-off August 4, 2011
Shareholders’ Meeting for Approval of Spin-off Plan August 31, 2011
Date of Spin-off October 1, 2011
Shareholders’ Meeting for Report of Spin-off and Inaugural Meeting of Shareholders October 4, 2011
Registration of Spin-off October 5, 2011
Others Notice of closure of shareholders register Period of closure of shareholders register Public notice of shareholders’ meeting Dispatch of notice of shareholders’ meeting July 20, 2011 August 5, 2011~ August 8, 2011 August 10, 2011 and August 12, 2011 August 12, 2011

• Changes in shareholding, including majority shareholder

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

• Appraisal rights of shareholders

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

• Protection of creditors

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

• Allocation of new shares

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

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

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

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

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

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(4) Acquisition of shares of PS&Marketing

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

(5) Disposition of shares of iHQ Inc.

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

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

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

(7) Acquisition of shares of Iriver

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

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

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

(9) Disposition of Shenzen E-Eye shares

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

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

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

(11) SK Broadband - Comprehensive Share Exchange

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

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

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

• Date of Share Exchange agreement: March 23, 2015

• Record date: April 6, 2015

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

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

• Date of the Share Exchange: June 9, 2015

[SK Broadband]

(1) Merger

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

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

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

(2) Share Exchange

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

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

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

• Date of Share Exchange agreement: March 23, 2015

• Record date: April 6, 2015

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

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

• Date of the Share Exchange: June 9, 2015

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[SK Planet]

(1) Merger

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

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

[SK Communications]

(1) Disposition of shares of SK i-media

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

(2) Disposition of shares of U-Land

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

(3) Disposition of the Cyworld service

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

(4) Disposition of shares of Service-In

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

[PS&Marketing]

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

[M&Service]

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

[Neosnetworks]

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

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[Iriver]

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

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

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

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

E. Other Important Matters related to Management Activities

[SK Telecom]

(1) Issuance of bonds

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

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

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

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

(2) Issuance of hybrid securities

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

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(3) Conversion of convertible notes

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

[SK Broadband]

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

3. Total Number of Shares

A. Total Number of Shares

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

Classification Share type — Common shares Preferred shares Total Remarks
I. Total number of authorized shares 220,000,000 — 220,000,000 —
II. Total number of shares issued to date 89,278,946 — 89,278,946 —
III. Total number of shares retired to date 8,533,235 — 8,533,235 —
a. reduction of capital — — — —
b. retirement with profit 8,533,235 — 8,533,235 —
c. redemption of redeemable shares — — — —
d. others — — — —
IV. Total number of shares (II-III) 80,745,711 — 80,745,711 —
V. Number of treasury shares 8,116,551 — 8,116,551 —
VI. Number of shares outstanding (IV-V) 72,629,160 — 72,629,160 —

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B. Treasury Shares

(1) Acquisitions and dispositions of treasury shares

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

Acquisition methods Type of shares
Acquired (+) Disposed (-) Retired (-)
Acquisition pursuant to the Financial Investment
Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea (“FSCMA”) Direct acquisition Direct acquisition from market Common shares 7,086,028 — — — 7,086,028
Preferred shares — — — — —
Direct over-the- counter acquisition Common shares — — — — —
Preferred shares — — — — —
Tender offer Common shares — — — — —
Preferred shares — — — — —
Sub-total Common shares 7,086,028 — — — 7,086,028
Preferred shares — — — — —
Acquisition through trust and other agreements Held by trustee Common shares — — — — —
Preferred shares — — — — —
Held in actual stock Common shares 3,886,710 — — — 3,886,710
Preferred shares — — — — —
Sub-total Common shares 3,886,710 — — — 3,886,710
Preferred shares — — — — —
Other acquisition Common shares (1,163,363 ) — (1,692,824 ) — (2,856,187 )
Preferred shares — — — — —
Total Common shares 9,809,375 — — — 8,116,551
Preferred shares — — — — —
  • Due to the Company’s exercise of its early redemption right with respect to its convertible notes on November 13, 2013, the conversion right exercise period had expired by December 31, 2013, and there are no more treasury shares deposited with the Korea Securities Depository.

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

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4. Status of Voting Rights

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

Classification — Total shares (A) Common share 80,745,711 —
Preferred share — —
Number of shares without voting rights (B) Common share 8,116,551 Treasury shares
Preferred share — —
Shares without voting rights pursuant to the Company’s articles of incorporation (the “Articles of
Incorporation”) (C) Common share — —
Preferred share — —
Shares with restricted voting rights pursuant to Korean law (D) Common share — —
Preferred share — —
Shares with reestablished voting rights (E) Common share — —
Preferred share — —
The number of shares with exercisable voting rights (F = A - B - C - D + E) Common share 72,629,160 —
Preferred share — —

5. Dividends and Others

A. Dividends

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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B. Dividends for the Last Three Fiscal Years

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

Classification — Par value per share (Won) 500 500 500
(Consolidated) Net income 840,635 1,799,320 1,609,549
Net income per share (Won) 11,695 25,154 23,211
Total cash dividend 72,629 666,802 666,374
Total stock dividends — — —
(Consolidated) Percentage of cash dividend to available income (%) 8.6 37.1 41.4
Cash dividend yield ratio (%) Common share 0.4 3.5 4.1
Preferred share — — —
Stock dividend yield ratio (%) Common share — — —
Preferred share — — —
Cash dividend per share (Won) Common share 1,000 9,400 9,400
Preferred share — — —
Stock dividend per share (share) Common share — — —
Preferred share — — —
  • Net income per share means basic net income per share. The cash dividend per share of Won 9,400 includes the interim cash dividend per share of Won 1,000.

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II. BUSINESS

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

1. Business Overview

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

Classification Company name Description of business
Wireless SK Telecom Co., Ltd. Wireless voice and data telecommunications services via digital wireless networks
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd. Sale of fixed-line and wireless telecommunications products through wholesale, retail and online distribution channels
Fixed-line SK Broadband Co., Ltd. High-speed Internet, TV, telephone, commercial data and other fixed-line services and management of the transmission system for online
digital contents Various media-related services, such as channel management, including video on demand, and mobile IPTV
services
SK Telink Co., Ltd. International wireless direct-dial “00700” services, pre-paid international card calling services, voice services using Internet protocol and Mobile Virtual Network
Operator (“MVNO”) services
Other business SK Planet Co., Ltd. Various platform services such as 11th Street, Syrup, T Store and T-Map Navigation in the application and commerce areas
SK Communications Co., Ltd. Integrated portal services through NATE and instant messaging services through NATE-ON
M&Service Co., Ltd. System software development, distribution and technical support services and other online information services
SK Planet America LLC System software development, distribution and investments
Shopkick Management Company, Inc. System software development, distribution and investments

[Wireless Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

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

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B. Growth Potential

Classification As of June 30, 2015 (Unit: in 1,000 persons) — As of December 31,
2014 2013 2012
Number of subscribers SK Telecom 26,238 26,468 26,286 26,555
Others (KT, LGU+) 26,322 26,125 25,909 25,793
MVNO 5,308 4,584 2,485 1,276
Total 57,868 57,177 54,680 53,624
  • Source: Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (“MSIP”) website.

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

The Korean mobile communication market includes the entire population of Korea with mobile communication service needs, and almost every Korean is considered a potential user. Sales revenue related to data services is expected to increase due to the increasing popularity of smartphones and high-speed wireless networks. There is also a growing importance to the business-to-business segment, which creates added value by selling and developing various solutions. Seasonal and economic fluctuations have much less impact on the Korean mobile communication market compared to other industries.

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

Classification As of June 30, 2015 As of December 31,
2014 2013 2012
Mobile communication services 49.5 50.0 50.0 50.3
  • Source: MSIP website and each Korean telecommunications company’s respective earnings releases (including MVNOs).

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

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

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

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

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

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

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

[Fixed-line Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

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

B. Growth Potential

(Unit: in 1,000 persons)

Classification As of June 30, 2015 2014 2013
Fixed-line Subscribers High-speed Internet 19,470 19,199 18,738
Fixed-line telephone 16,641 16,939 17,620
IPTV (real-time) 11,338 10,840 8,522
  • Source: MSIP website and Korea Communications Commission website

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

C. Cyclical Nature and Seasonality

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

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

Classification As of (Unit: in percentages) — As of December 31,
June 30, 2015 2014 2013 2012
High-speed Internet (including resales) 25.4 25.1 24.4 24.1
Fixed-line telephone (including Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”)) 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.7
IPTV 26.6 26.1 23.8 22.0

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

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

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

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

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

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

SK Telink, a provider of international telecommunications service, has been able to establish itself as a market leader as a result of its affordable pricing, proactive marketing and the quality of its services. It launched a mobile phone-based international calling service under the brand name “00700” in 1998, creating a new niche market within the long-distance telephony market that was otherwise dominated by existing service providers. In 2003, SK Telink was designated a common carrier for international calling services, which allowed us to expand our international calling services to fixed-line international calling services. SK Telink plans to strategically target the convergence of wireless and fixed-line telecommunications and strengthen its existing business, including international and long-distance calling services, value-added services for local calling and B2B services and video conference call services while aiming to satisfy the diverse needs of customers by providing quality solutions at reasonable prices.

[Other Business]

A. Industry Characteristics

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

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

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

B. Growth Potential

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

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

(1) Commerce markets

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

(2) Digital contents

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

(3) Media

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

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

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

(1) Commerce

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

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

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

(2) Location-based services

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

(3) Digital contents

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

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

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

• Satellite DMB service

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

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2. Major Products & Services

A. Updates on Major Products and Services

(Unit: in millions of Won and percentages)

Business Major Companies Item Major Trademarks
Wireless SK Telecom Co., Ltd., PS&Marketing Co., Ltd., Service Ace Co., Ltd., Network O&S Co., Ltd. Mobile communication service, wireless data service, ICT service T and others 6,622,093 (78%)
Fixed-line SK Broadband Co., Ltd., SK Telink Co., Ltd. Fixed-line phone, high speed Internet, data and network lease service B tv , 00700 international call, 7Mobile and others 1,232,229 (15%)
Other SK Planet Co., Ltd , SK Communications Co., Ltd., Iriver Inc. M&Service Co., Ltd., Internet portal service and e-commerce OK Cashbag, NATE, T Store, T-Map Navigation and others 641,703 (7%)
Total 8,496,025 (100%)

[Wireless Business]

As of June 30, 2015, based on the Company’s standard monthly subscription plan, the basic service fee was Won 11,000, and the usage fee was Won 1.8 per second.

[Fixed-line Business]

SK Broadband provides broadband Internet access service, telephony, TV, corporate data services and other services for both individual and corporate customers. As of June 30, 2015, broadband Internet and TV services comprised 54.7% of SK Broadband’s revenue, telephony service 20.0%, corporate data services 24.4% and other telecommunications services 0.9%. Price fluctuations in the different services provided by SK Broadband are due to discounts provided for long-term contracts, changes in equipment costs and competition between companies.

[Other Business]

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

Business Item Major Trademarks
Platform ICT services, new media services, advertisement services, telecommunications sales, e-commerce
and others Syrup, T Store, 11th Street, T Map, OK Cashbag and others
Advertisement (Display, Search) Online advertisement services Nate, Nate-On
Contents and others Pay content sales and other services Nate, Nate-On

3. Investment Status

[Wireless Business]

A. Investment in Progress

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won) — Business Classification Investment period Subject of investment Investment effect Expected investment amount Amount already invested Future investment
Network/Common Upgrade/ New installation 2015 Network, systems and others Capacity increase and quality improvement; systems improvement 20,000 6,672 —
Total 20,000 6,672 —

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B. Future Investment Plan

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business Expected investment amount — Asset type Amount Expected investment for each year — 2015 2016 2017 Investment effect
Network/Common Network, systems and others 20,000 20,000 To be determined To be determined Upgrades to the existing services and expanded provision of services including wideband LTE-A
Total 20,000 20,000 To be determined To be determined

[Fixed-line Business]

A. Investment in Progress

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

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won) — Business Classification Investment period Subject of investment Investment effect Total investments Amount already invested Future investment
High-speed Internet Upgrade/ New installation For the six months ended June 30, 2015 Backbone and subscriber network / others Expand subscriber networks and facilities 2,261 733 To be determined
Telephone 21
Television 450
Corporate Data Increase leased-line and integrated information system 725
Others Expand networks and required space 332
Total 2,261 2,261

4. Revenues

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Business — Wireless Sales type — Services Item — Mobile communication Export 6,533 6,773 2,526
Domestic 6,615,560 13,521,108 13,313,006
Subtotal 6,622,093 13,527,881 13,315,532
Fixed-line Services Fixed-line, B2B data, High-speed Internet, TV Export 38,759 63,608 28,002
Domestic 1,193,470 2,386,312 2,296,387
Subtotal 1,232,229 2,449,920 2,324,389
Other Services Display and Search ad., Content Export 23,226 20,798 14,049
Domestic 618,477 1,165,199 948,084
Subtotal 641,703 1,185,997 962,133
Total Export 68,518 91,179 44,577
Domestic 8,427,507 17,072,619 16,557,477
Total 8,496,025 17,163,798 16,602,054

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(Unit: in millions of Won)

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 — Total sales 7,469,465 1,533,405 997,767 10,000,637 (1,504,612 ) 8,496,025
Internal sales 847,372 301,176 356,064 1,504,612 (1,504,612 ) —
External sales 6,622,093 1,232,229 641,703 8,496,025 — 8,496,025
Operating income (loss) 815,120 42,805 (42,399 ) 815,526 — 815,526
Profit (loss) for the period — — — — — 1,075,605
Total assets 23,580,421 3,516,376 3,214,927 30,311,724 (2,270,218 ) 28,041,506
Total liabilities 9,483,378 2,242,744 897,624 12,623,746 100,173 12,723,919

5. Derivative Transactions

A. Current Swap Contract Applying Cash Flow Risk Hedge Accounting

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

Borrowing date Hedged item Hedged risk Contract type Financial institution Duration of contract
Jul. 20, 2007 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$400,000,000) Foreign currency risk Cross currency swap Morgan Stanley and five other banks Jul. 20, 2007 – Jul. 20, 2027
Jun. 12, 2012 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000,000) Foreign currency risk Cross currency swap Citibank and five other banks Jun. 12, 2012 – Jun.12, 2017
Nov. 1, 2012 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$700,000,000) Foreign currency risk Cross currency swap Barclays and nine other banks Nov. 1, 2012 – May. 1, 2018
Jan. 17, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000,000) Foreign currency risk Cross currency swap BNP Paribas and three
other banks Jan. 17, 2013 – Nov. 17, 2017
Mar. 7, 2013 Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000) Foreign currency risk and interest rate risk Cross currency interest rate swap DBS Bank Mar. 7, 2013 – Mar. 7, 2020
Oct. 29, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000) Foreign currency risk Cross currency swap Korea Development Bank and others Oct. 29, 2013 – Oct. 26, 2018
Dec. 16, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated loan face value of US$80,577,000) Foreign currency risk Cross currency swap Deutsche Bank Dec. 16, 2013 – Apr. 29, 2022

B. Treatment of Derivative Instruments on the Balance Sheet

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

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

Hedged item
Cash flow hedge Trading purposes Total
Accumulated gain (loss) on valuation of derivatives Tax effect Foreign currency translation gain (loss) Others (*1)
Non-current assets:
Convertible option (*2) (face amounts of Won 50 billion) — — — — 5,380 5,380
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$400,000,000) (55,930 ) (17,856 ) (7,724 ) 129,806 — 48,296

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Hedged item
Cash flow hedge Trading purposes Total
Accumulated gain (loss) on valuation of derivatives Tax effect Foreign currency translation gain (loss) Others (*1)
Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000) (5,992 ) (1,913 ) 12,112 4,207
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000) (8,992 ) — 18,603 — — 9,611
Total assets 67,494
Non-current liabilities:
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000,000) (6,361 ) (2,031 ) 749 — — (7,643 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$700,000,000) (22,835 ) (7,290 ) 23,372 — — (6,753 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000,000) 2,149 686 (76,321 ) — — (73,486 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated loan face value of US$80,577,000) (4,640 ) (1,482 ) 5,506 — — (616 )
Total liabilities (88,498 )

(*1) Cash flow hedge accounting has been applied to the relevant contract from May 12, 2010. Others represent gain on valuation of currency swap incurred prior to the application of hedge accounting and was recognized through profit or loss prior to the year ended December 31, 2012.

(*2) Fair value of the conversion option of convertible bonds held by SK Communications Co., Ltd. amounting to Won 10 million was accounted for as derivative financial assets.

6. Major Contracts

[SK Telecom]

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Category Vendor Start Date Completion Date Contract Title Contract Amount
Goods Telcoware Co. January 22, 2015 December 31, 2015 2014 B2B GOP Unmanned Security System Installation in eastern Korea 118
Cremotech Co. April 9, 2015 September 30, 2015 2015 Purchase of Smart Beam Laser Products 58
Noori Telecom November 8, 2012 April 30, 2015 2012 B2B Unit Price Contract for Wireless Modems to Remotely Read Meters of KEPCO’s Transformer Users 52
Construction Kocom January 9, 2015 December 31, 2015 2014 B2B GOP Unmanned Security System Installation in eastern Korea 60
Equipment Oracle Korea January 1, 2015 December 31, 2017 2015 B2B SK Planet Oracle DBMS ULA 49
Real Estate SK Broadband Co., Ltd. February 1, 2015 January 31, 2016 Namsan Office Building Lease Contract 52
Real Estate Individuals January 1, 2015 March 31, 2015 Purchase of land (Jeonju region and 10 others) 113
Subtotal 502

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[SK Broadband]

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

Counterparty Contract Contents Contract Period Note
Telecommunication service providers Interconnection among telecommunication service providers — Automatically renewed for two years at a time unless specific amendments are requested
KEPCO Provision of electric facilities From Jan. 2015 to Dec. 2015 (Unless special reasons arise, the usage period will be renewed annually) Use of electricity poles
Seoul City Railway Use of telecommunication line conduits From Jan. 2012 to Dec. 2014 (Renewal in progress, expected to enter into a contract after deciding technical service unit price, to be applied retroactively to 2015 payments) Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Busan Transportation Corporation Use of telecommunication line conduits From July 2009 to July 2013 (Renewal in progress, currently in the process of transitioning to private network system, plans to enter into a contract once completed
and the remaining work is confirmed) Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Seoul Metro Use of telecommunication line conduits From May 2010 to May 2013 (Renewal in progress, currently in discussion to decide usage unit price, future plans to enter into a contract) Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Serviced areas to expand)
Gwangju City Railway Use of telecommunication line conduits From Sep. 2010 to Dec. 2012 (Renewal in progress, in the completion stage of transitioning to private network system, currently reviewing whether to renew contract at
the end of 2015) Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Service lease)
  • Renewal is in progress after negotiation of lower usage fees.

[SK Communications]

Counterparty Purpose Contract Period Contract Amount
Daum Kakao Corp. Cost-per-click Internet search advertisement — Amount determined based on the number of clicks
  • SK Communications and Daum Kakao Corp. have agreed not to publicly disclose the contract period with respect to the contract with Daum Kakao Corp.

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7. R&D Investments

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

(Unit: in millions of Won except percentages)

Category
2014 2013
Raw material 775 530 38 —
Labor 33,883 71,224 79,865 —
Depreciation 71,386 176,975 158,158 —
Commissioned service 18,495 67,802 22,923 —
Others 26,867 81,221 102,668 —
Total R&D costs 151,406 397,752 363,652 —
Accounting Sales and administrative expenses 147,422 390,943 352,385 —
Development expenses (Intangible assets) 3,984 6,809 11,267 —
R&D cost / sales amount ratio (Total R&D costs / Current sales amount×100) 1.78 % 2.32 % 2.19 % —

8. Other information relating to investment decisions

A. Trademark Policies

The Company manages its corporate brand and other product brands in a comprehensive way to protect and increase their value. The Company’s Brand Strategy Council in charge of overseeing its systematic corporate branding operates full-time to execute decisions involving major brands and operates “Brandnet,” an intranet system to manage corporate brands by providing solutions such as registering and licensing of the brands.

B. Business-related Intellectual Property

[SK Telecom]

The Company holds 5,495 Korean-registered patents, 345 U.S.-registered patents, 234 Chinese-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and more patents with other countries. The Company holds 944 Korean-registered trademarks and owns intellectual property rights to the design of the alphabet “T.” The designed alphabet “T” is registered in all business categories for trademarks (total of 45) and is being used as the primary brand of the Company.

[SK Broadband]

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

[SK Planet]

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

[SK Communications]

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

C. Business-related Pollutants and Environmental Protection

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

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III. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

1. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated and Separate)

A. Summary Financial Information (Consolidated)

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

As of March 31, 2015 (Unit: in millions of Won except number of companies) — As of December 31, 2014 As of December 31, 2013
Assets
Current Assets 5,180,521 5,083,148 5,123,415
• Cash and Cash Equivalents 829,659 834,429 1,398,639
• Accounts Receivable – Trade, net 2,443,502 2,392,150 2,257,316
• Accounts Receivable – Other, net 697,103 690,527 643,603
• Others 1,210,257 1,166,042 823,857
Non-Current Assets 22,860,985 22,858,085 21,453,100
• Long-Term Investment Securities 1,149,319 956,280 968,527
• Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures 6,581,767 6,298,088 5,325,297
• Property and Equipment, net 10,252,498 10,567,701 10,196,607
• Intangible Assets, net 2,298,574 2,483,994 2,750,782
• Goodwill 1,930,205 1,917,595 1,733,261
• Others 648,622 634,427 478,626
Total Assets 28,041,506 27,941,233 26,576,515
Liabilities
Current Liabilities 5,308,391 5,420,310 6,069,220
Non-Current Liabilities 7,415,528 7,272,653 6,340,738
Total Liabilities 12,723,919 12,692,963 12,409,958
Equity
Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company 15,187,526 14,506,739 13,452,372
Share Capital 44,639 44,639 44,639
Capital Surplus (Deficit) and Other Capital Adjustments 662,455 277,998 317,508
Retained Earnings 14,421,043 14,188,591 13,102,495
Reserves 59,389 (4,489 ) (12,270 )
Non-controlling Interests 130,061 741,531 714,185
Total Equity 15,317,587 15,248,270 14,166,557
Total Liabilities and Equity 28,041,506 27,941,233 26,576,515
Number of Companies Consolidated 39 40 28

| For the six months ended June 30, 2015 | (Unit: in millions of Won except per share amounts) — For the six months ended June 30, 2014 | | For the year ended December
31, 2014 | | For the year ended December
31, 2013 | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operating Revenue | 8,496,025 | 8,507,288 | | 17,163,798 | | 16,602,054 | |
| Operating Income | 815,526 | 798,490 | | 1,825,105 | | 2,011,109 | |
| Profit Before Income Tax | 1,075,605 | 940,583 | | 2,253,828 | | 1,827,101 | |
| Profit for the Period | 840,635 | 764,948 | | 1,799,320 | | 1,609,549 | |
| Profit for the Period Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company | 840,334 | 768,350 | | 1,801,178 | | 1,638,964 | |
| Profit for the Period Attributable to Non-controlling Interests | 301 | (3,402 | ) | (1,858 | ) | (29,415 | ) |
| Basic Earnings Per Share (Won) | 11,695 | 10,713 | | 25,154 | | 20,708 | |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won) | 11,695 | 10,713 | | 25,154 | | 23,211 | |

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B. Summary Financial Information (Separate)

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

As of June 30, 2015 (Unit: in millions of Won) As of December 31, 2014 As of December 31, 2013
Assets
Current Assets 2,685,875 2,689,913 2,817,782
• Cash and Cash Equivalents 155,687 248,311 448,459
• Accounts Receivable – Trade, net 1,597,007 1,559,281 1,513,138
• Accounts Receivable – Other, net 300,037 305,990 388,475
• Others 633,144 576,331 467,710
Non-Current Assets 20,177,570 20,022,549 20,009,637
• Long-Term Investment Securities 731,379 608,797 729,703
• Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates 8,674,128 8,181,769 8,010,121
• Property and Equipment, net 7,423,274 7,705,906 7,459,986
• Intangible Assets, net 1,755,891 1,928,169 2,239,167
• Goodwill 1,306,236 1,306,236 1,306,236
• Others 286,662 291,672 264,424
Total Assets 22,863,445 22,712,462 22,827,419
Liabilities
Current Liabilities 3,456,046 3,378,046 4,288,073
Non-Current Liabilities 5,601,032 5,792,195 5,223,938
Total Liabilities 9,057,078 9,170,241 9,512,011
Equity
Share Capital 44,639 44,639 44,639
Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments 845,966 433,894 433,894
Retained Earnings 12,917,835 12,996,790 12,665,699
Reserves (2,073 ) 66,898 171,176
Total Equity 13,806,367 13,542,221 13,315,408
Total Liabilities and Equity 22,863,445 22,712,462 22,827,419

| For the six months ended June 30, 2015 | (Unit: in millions of Won except per share amounts) — For the six months ended June 30, 2014 | For the year ended December
31, 2014 | For the year ended December 31, 2013 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Operating Revenue | 6,277,222 | 6,528,313 | 13,012,644 | 12,860,379 |
| Operating Income | 803,916 | 778,959 | 1,737,160 | 1,969,684 |
| Profit Before Income Tax | 698,142 | 640,379 | 1,321,750 | 1,220,797 |
| Profit for the Period | 527,783 | 516,907 | 1,028,541 | 910,157 |
| Basic Earnings Per Share (Won) | 7,301 | 7,168 | 14,262 | 12,837 |
| Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won) | 7,301 | 7,168 | 14,262 | 12,837 |

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2. Other Matters Related to Financial Information

A. Restatement of the Financial Statements

Not applicable.

B. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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

(Unit: in millions of Won)
For the six months ended June 30, 2015
Gross amount Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Percentage
Accounts receivable – trade 2,743,758 235,262 9 %
Loans 118,296 27,350 23 %
Accounts receivable – other 780,748 79,987 10 %
Accrued income 10,264 — 0 %
Guarantee deposits 301,121 — 0 %
Total 3,954,187 342,599 9 %
(Unit: in millions of Won)
For the year ended December 31, 2014
Gross amount Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Percentage
Accounts receivable – trade 2,682,595 221,909 8 %
Loans 157,934 27,694 18 %
Accounts receivable – other 772,711 78,588 10 %
Accrued income 10,134 — 0 %
Guarantee deposits 289,009 — 0 %
Total 3,912,383 328,191 8 %
(Unit: in millions of Won)
For the year ended December 31, 2013
Gross amount Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Percentage
Accounts receivable – trade 2,495,155 224,685 9 %
Loans 164,306 27,469 17 %
Accounts receivable – other 715,405 71,802 10 %
Accrued income 11,970 29 0 %
Guarantee deposits 252,148 — 0 %
Total 3,638,984 323,985 9 %

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

For the six months ended June 30, 2015 (Unit: in millions of Won) For the year ended December 31, 2014 For the year ended December 31, 2013
Beginning balance 328,191 323,985 300,668
Increase of allowance for doubtful accounts 39,029 63,697 79,330
Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts — — (359 )
Write-offs (38,911 ) (89,529 ) (76,697 )
Other 14,250 30,039 21,042
Ending balance 342,599 328,191 323,985

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(3) Policies for Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

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

(4) Aging of Accounts Receivable

(Unit: in millions of Won)
As of June 30, 2015
Six months or less From six months to one year From one year to three years More than three years Total
Accounts receivable – trade 2,446,490 56,741 159,779 80,748 2,743,758
Percentage 89.2 % 2.1 % 5.8 % 2.9 % 100.0 %

C. Inventories

(1) Detailed Categories of Inventories

Account Category (Unit: in millions of Won) — For the six months ended June 30, 2015 For the year ended December 31, 2014 For the year ended December 31, 2013
Merchandise 249,932 246,738 161,928
Goods in transit — — —
Other inventories 32,939 20,929 15,192
Total 282,871 267,667 177,120
Percentage of inventories to total assets [ Inventories / Total assets ] 1.01 % 0.96 % 0.67 %
Inventory turnover [ Cost of sales / { ( Beginning balance of inventories + Ending balance of inventories ) / 2}
] 6.84 7.55 6.20

(2) Reporting of Inventories

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

D. Fair Value Measurement

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

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IV. AUDITOR’S OPINION

1. Auditor (Consolidated)

| Six months ended June 30, 2015 | Year ended December
31, 2014 | Year ended December
31, 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. | KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. | KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. |

2. Audit Opinion (Consolidated)

Period Auditor’s opinion Issues noted
Six months ended June 30, 2015 — —
Year ended December 31, 2014 Unqualified N/A
Year ended December 31, 2013 Unqualified N/A

3. Auditor (Separate)

| Six months ended March 31, 2015 | Year ended December
31, 2014 | Year ended December
31, 2013 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. | KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. | KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. |

4. Audit Opinion (Separate)

Period — Six months ended June 30, 2015 — —
Year ended December 31, 2014 Unqualified N/A
Year ended December 31, 2013 Unqualified N/A

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

A. Audit Contracts

(Unit: in thousands of Won except number of hours) — Fiscal Year Auditors Contents Fee Total number of hours accumulated for the fiscal year
Year ended December 31, 2015 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Semi-annual review 1,320,000 19,008
Quarterly review
Separate financial statements audit
Consolidated financial statements audit
English financial statements review and other audit task
Year ended December 31, 2014 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Semi-annual review 1,280,000 17,890
Quarterly review
Separate financial statements audit
Consolidated financial statements audit
English financial statements review and other audit task
Year ended December 31, 2013 KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp. Semi-annual review 1,250,000 17,796
Quarterly review
Separate financial statements audit
Consolidated financial statements audit
English financial statements review and other audit task

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B. Non-Audit Services Contract with External Auditors

(Unit: in millions of Won) — Period Contract date Service provided Service duration Fee
Year ended December 31, 2015 January 9, 2015 Audit of public WiFi Jan. 9-Jan. 23, 2015 85
Year ended December 31, 2014 March 18, 2014 Due diligence of assets March 18- April 2, 2014 50
May 28, 2014 Tax advice May 28- September 23, 2014 42
June 12, 2014 Review revised local tax laws June 12- July 14, 2014 22
Year ended December 31, 2013 N/A — — —

6. Change of Independent Auditors

Not applicable.

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V. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

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

VI. CORPORATE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

1. Board of Directors

A. Overview of the Composition of the Board of Directors

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

| (As of July 31,
2015) — Total number of persons | Inside directors | Independent directors |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | Dong Hyun Jang, Dae Sik Cho | Jae Hyeon Ahn, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hoon Lee, Jay Young Chung |

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

B. Significant Activities of the Board of Directors

Meeting Date Agenda Approval
371st (the 1st meeting of 2015) February 5, 2015 • Financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 • Annual
business report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 • Bond offering • Lease contract of Namsan office building with SK Broadband • Report of
internal accounting management • Report for the period after the fourth quarter of 2014 Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed — —
372nd (the 2nd meeting of 2015) February 24, 2015 • Convocation of the 31st General Meeting of
Shareholders • Report of internal accounting management Approved as proposed —
373rd (the 3rd meeting of 2015) March 20, 2015 • Election of the representative director • Election of
the chairman of the Board of Directors • Election of committee members • Financial transactions with affiliated company (SK Securities) • Share Exchange
with SK Broadband • Disposal of treasury shares Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed
374th (the 4th meeting of 2015) April 23, 2015 • Additional investment in Neosnetworks • Reappointment
of compliance officer • Provision of funds for management of the 2015 SUPEX meetings • Report for the
period after the first quarter of 2015 Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed —
375th (the 5th meeting of 2015) May 6, 2015 • Approval of Share Exchange Agreement with SK Broadband Approved as proposed
376th (the 6th meeting of 2015) May 29, 2015 • Purchase of SK Broadband shares • Report in
relation to the equity spinoff for SK Planet’s cloud streaming business Approved as proposed —

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Meeting Date Agenda Approval
377 th (the 7th meeting of 2015) June 25, 2015 • Transactions with SK C&C in the third quarter of 2015 • Transactions
with INFOSEC Co., Ltd. in the third quarter of 2015 • Bond offering • Transactions regarding corporate shares with affiliated company (SK
Securities) • Financial transactions with affiliated company (SK Securities) Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed
378th (the 8th meeting of 2015) July 23, 2015 • Service transactions with SK (China) Enterprise Management
Co., Ltd. • Investment in Entrix Co., Ltd. • Extension of
maturity of KIF (Korea IT Fund) • Extension of SK Telecom’s CVC • Payment of
interim dividends • Report on the financial results for the first half of 2015 • Report for the
period after the second quarter of 2015 • Status of SK Telecom’s media business Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed — — —
  • The line items that do not show approval are for reporting purposes only.

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

C. Committees within Board of Directors

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

(a) Compensation Review Committee

Total number of persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
3 — Jay Young Chung, Jae Hoon Lee, Dae Shick Oh Review CEO remuneration system and amount
  • The Compensation Review Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

(b) Capex Review Committee

Total number of persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
4 — Jae Hoon Lee, Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hyeon Ahn Review major investment plans and changes thereto
  • The Capex Review Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

(c) Corporate Citizenship Committee

Total number of persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
3 — Jae Hyeon Ahn, Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh Review guidelines on corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) programs, etc.
  • The Corporate Citizenship Committee is a committee established by the resolution of the Board of Directors.

(d) Independent Director Nomination Committee

Total number of persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
3 Dong Hyun Jang Jae Hyeon Ahn, Jae Hoon Lee Nomination of independent directors
  • Under the Korean Commercial Code, a majority of the members of the Independent Director Nomination Committee should be independent directors.

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(e) Audit Committee

Total number of persons Members Task
Inside Directors Independent Directors
3 — Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hoon Lee, Jae Hyeon Ahn Review financial statements and supervise independent audit process, etc.
  • The Audit Committee is a committee established under the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and the Korean Commercial Code.

2. Audit System

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

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

Meeting Date Agenda Approval
The 1st meeting of 2015 February 4, 2015 • Report of internal accounting management system • Review of
business and audit results for the second half of 2014 and business and audit plans for 2015 • Evaluation of internal monitoring controls based on the opinion of the members of
the Audit Committee • Service contract with SKTCH • Transactions
with INFOSEC Co., Ltd. in the first quarter of 2015 • Engagement of Independent Auditing Firm for 2015 to 2017 — — Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed
The 2nd meeting of 2015 February 23, 2015 • Report on the IFRS audit of fiscal year 2014 • Report on
review of 2014 internal accounting management system • Evaluation of internal accounting management system operation • Agenda and document review for the 31st General Meeting of Shareholders • Auditor’s
report for fiscal year 2014 • Construction of fixed-line and wireless networks in 2015 • Contract for
payment of customer appreciation gifts in 2015 — — Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed
The 3rd meeting of 2015 March 19, 2015 • Transactions with SK C&C Co., Ltd. in the second quarter
of 2015 • Transactions with INFOSEC Co., Ltd. in the second quarter of 2015 • Transaction
with SK Planet Co., Ltd. for VIP program in 2015 Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed
The 4th meeting of 2015 April 22, 2015 • Election of the chairman • Purchase of
maintenance, repair and operations items from Happynarae Co., Ltd. • Remuneration for outside auditors for fiscal year 2015 • Outside auditor service plan for fiscal year 2015 • Audit plan for
fiscal year 2015 Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed Approved as proposed —
The 5th meeting of 2015 May 29, 2015 • Construction of fixed-line and wireless networks in 2015 Approved as proposed
The 6th meeting of 2015 July 22, 2015 • Remuneration increase for outside auditors for fiscal year
2015 • Review report of outside auditors for the first half of fiscal year 2015 • Review of
business and audit results for the first half of 2015 and business and audit plans for the second half of 2015 Approved as proposed — —
  • The line items that do not show approval are for reporting purposes only.

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3. Shareholders’ Exercise of Voting Rights

A. Voting System and Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights

Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation as shown below, the cumulative voting system was first introduced in the general meeting of shareholders held in 2003.

Articles of Incorporation Description
Article 32(3) (Election of Directors) Cumulative voting under Article 382-2 of the Korean Commercial Code will not be applied for the election of directors.
Article 4 of the 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 meeting of shareholders held in
2003.

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

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VII. SHAREHOLDERS

1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

A. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

(As of June 30, 2015) — Name (Unit: in shares and percentages) — Relationship Type of share Number of shares owned and ownership ratio
Beginning of Period End of Period
Number of shares Ownership ratio Number of shares Ownership ratio
SK Holdings Co., Ltd. Largest Shareholder Common share 20,363,452 25.22 20,363,452 25.22
Tae Won Chey Officer of affiliated company Common share 100 0.00 100 0.00
Shin Won Chey Officer of affiliated company Common share 4,000 0.00 1,067 0.00
Dong Hyun Jang Officer of the Company Common share 0 0.00 251 0.00
Myung Hyun Cho Officer of affiliated company Common share 0 0.00 136 0.00
Total Common share 20,367,552 25.22 20,365,006 25.22

B. Overview of the Largest Shareholder

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

Details of the subsidiaries of SK Holdings are as follows:

Affiliates Share Holdings Book Value (million Won) Industry Description
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. 33.4 % 3,944,657 Energy and Petrochemical Publicly Listed
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. 25.2 % 3,091,125 Telecommunication Publicly Listed
SK Networks Co., Ltd. 39.1 % 905,691 Trading and Energy Publicly Listed
SKC Co., Ltd. 41.9 % 254,632 PET Film Manufacturing and Chemical Products Publicly Listed
SK E&C Co., Ltd. 44.5 % 470,014 Infrastructure, Architectural Housing and Plant Construction Privately Held
SK Shipping Co., Ltd. 83.1 % 420,568 Ocean Freight Privately Held
SK E&S Co., Ltd. 94.1 % 1,026,307 Gas Company Holdings and Power Generation Privately Held
SK Biofarm Co., Ltd. 100.0 % 328,702 Biotechnology Privately Held
SK Forest Co., Ltd. 100.0 % 61,387 Forestry and Landscaping Privately Held
  • The above shareholdings are based on common share holdings as of June 30, 2015.

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

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

2. Matters Relevant to the Largest Shareholder

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

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

  • Surviving entity: SK C&C

  • Name of the surviving entity after the merger: SK Holdings

  • Merger Ratio:

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

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

3. Changes in Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder

Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows.

| (As of June 30, 2015) — Largest Shareholder | Date of the change in the largest shareholder/ Date of change
in shareholding | Shares Held | Holding Ratio | (Unit: in shares and percentages) — Remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SK Holdings | January 31, 2012 | 20,366,290 | 25.22 | Retirement of Bang Hyung Lee, a former officer of an affiliated company (ownership of 200 shares of the Company) |
| | January 2, 2014 | 20,367,290 | 25.22 | Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 1,000 shares |
| | March 24, 2014 | 20,368,290 | 25.23 | Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 1,000 shares |
| | January 2, 2015 | 20,364,290 | 25.22 | Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, disposed of 4,000 shares |
| | March 20, 2015 | 20,363,803 | 25.22 | Appointment of CEO Dong Hyun Jang (ownership of 251 shares of the Company), Retirement of Sung Min Ha |
| | June 9, 2015 | 20,365,006 | 25.22 | Purchase through the Share Exchange between SK Broadband and SK Telecom (Shin Won Chey, SKC’s Chairman, purchased 1,067 shares, and Myung Hyun Cho, SK
Broadband’s independent director, purchased 136 shares) |

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

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4. Distribution of Shares

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

(As of June 30, 2015) — Rank Name (title) Common share
Number of shares Ownership ratio Remarks
1 Citibank ADR 9,974,658 12.35 —
2 SK Holdings 20,363,452 25.22 —
3 SK Telecom 8,116,551 10.05 Treasury shares
4 National Pension Service 6,403,901 7.93 —
Shareholdings under the Employee Stock Ownership Program 209 0.00 —

B. Shareholder Distribution

(As of June 30, 2015) — Classification Number of shareholders Ratio (%) Number of shares Ratio (%) Remarks
Total minority shareholders* 56,778 99.87 % 34,906,951 43.23 % —
  • Defined as shareholders whose shareholding is less than a hundredth of the total issued and outstanding shares.

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

A. Domestic Securities Market

(Unit: in Won and shares) — Types June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015
Common stock Highest 262,500 281,500 293,500 290,500 301,000 290,000
Lowest 240,500 246,500 262,500 269,000 274,000 264,000
Monthly transaction volume 3,727,042 4,782,569 4,506,099 3,612,290 2,153,718 3,341,160

B. Foreign Securities Market

New York Stock Exchange — Types June 2015 (Unit: in U.S. dollars and number of American Depositary Receipts) — May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015
Depository Receipt Highest 26.00 29.61 30.07 29.30 29.76 29.27
Lowest 23.96 24.44 26.49 26.22 27.65 26.78
Monthly transaction volume 11,842,065 13,521,822 12,349,916 14,783,781 14,057,769 19,189,999

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VIII. EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

1. Employees

(As of June 30, 2015) Number of employees Average Aggregate Average
Classification Regular employees Contract employees Others Total service year wage for the year 2015 wage per person Remarks
Male 3,372 190 — 3,562 12.5 232,063 64 —
Female 475 103 — 578 9.4 26,606 45 —
Total 3,847 293 — 4,140 12.1 258,669 62 —
  • Based on Section 9-1-2 (Employee Status) of the Corporate Disclosure Guidelines (amended as of February 2015).

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

2. Compensation of Directors

A. Amount Approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting

(As of June 30, 2015) — Classification Number of Directors Aggregate Amount Approved
Directors 6 12,000

B. Amount Paid

(As of June 30, 2015) — Classification Number of Directors* Aggregate Amount Paid Average Amount Paid Per Director
Insider Directors 4 1,927 482
Independent Directors 2 70 35
Audit Committee Members 3 105 35
Total 9 2,102 —
  • Includes three directors whose terms have expired as of March 31, 2015.

3. Individual Compensation of Directors

(As of June 30, 2015) (Unit: in millions of Won)
Name Title Aggregate Amount Paid
Sung Min Ha Chief Executive Officer and President 716
Dong Seob Jee Head of Strategy & Planning Office 527

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IX. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

1. Line of Credit Extended to the Largest Shareholder

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Account category — Beginning Increase Decrease Ending interest
SK Wyverns Affiliate Long-term and short-term loans 1,221 — — 1,221 — —

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

A. Investment and Disposition of Investment

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Investment Transaction date Base date Transaction items
Neosnetworks Affiliate Acquisition of shares April 29, 2015 — Registered common shares 39,999

B. Acquisition and Sale of Securities

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Investment Transaction date Base date Transaction items
SK Broadband Affilate Purchase of shares June 1, 2015 — Registered common shares 186,817

C. Transfer of Assets

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Details — Transferred Assets Purpose of Transfer Date of Transfer Purchase Price Sale Price
SK Broadband Affiliate Vehicles and transportation equipment Disposition of assets March 17, 2015 — 32 —
SK Planet Affiliate Machinery and equipment Disposition of assets March 31, 2015 — 1 —
PS&Marketing Affiliate Vehicles, computer software and trademark rights Transfer of Business April 30, 2015 — 152
Total — 185 —

D. Transfer of Business

None.

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3. Transactions with the Largest Shareholder

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) — PS&Marketing Affiliate Sales/Purchases Transaction period — January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 Transaction items — Marketing commissions, etc. 416,028
SK Broadband Affiliate Sales/Purchases January 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015 Interconnection revenues, etc. 325,277

4. Related Party Transactions

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

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

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

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name) Account category — Beginning Increase Decrease Ending interest
Baekmajang and others Agency Long-term and short-term loans 82,739 153,283 (203,887 ) 32,135 — —
Daehan Kanggun BCN Inc. Investee Long-term loans 22,147 — — 22,147 — —
Wave City Development, Inc. Investee Short-term loans 1,200 500 — 1,700 — —

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X. OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF INVESTORS

1. Developments in the Items Mentioned in Prior Reports on Important Business Matters

A. Status and Progress of Major Management Events

None.

B. Summary Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders

Date Agenda Resolution
27th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 11, 2011) 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2010 2. Approval of Remuneration Limit for Directors 3. Amendment to
Company Regulation on Executive Compensation 4. Election of directors • Election of inside directors • Election of
independent directors • Election of independent directors as Audit Committee members Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share) Approved Approved (Won 12 billion) Approved (Sung Min Ha, Jin Woo So) Approved (Rak Young Uhm, Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho) Approved (Jay Young Chung, Jae Ho Cho)
1st Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders of 2011 (August 31, 2011) 1. Approval of the Spin-off Plan 2. Election of
director Approved (Spin-off of SK Planet) Approved (Jun Ho Kim)
28th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 23, 2012) 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2011 2. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation 3. Election of
directors • Election of an inside director • Election of an
inside director • Election of an independent director 4. Election of
an independent director as Audit Committee member 5. Approval of remuneration limit for directors Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share) Approved Approved (Young Tae Kim) Approved (Dong Seob Jee) Approved (Hyun Chin Lim) Approved (Hyun Chin Lim) Approved (Won 12 billion)
29th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 22, 2013) 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2012 2. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation 3. Election of
directors • Election of an inside director • Election of an
independent director 4. Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member 5. Approval of
remuneration limit for directors Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share) Approved Approved (Dae Sik Cho) Approved (Dae Shick Oh) Approved (Dae Shick Oh) Approved (Won 12 billion)
30th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 21, 2014) 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2013 2. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation 3. Election of
directors • Election of an inside director • Election of an
independent director • Election of an independent director • Election of an
independent director 4. Election of an independent director as Audit Committee member 5. Approval of
remuneration limit for directors Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share) Approved Approved (Sung Min Ha) Approved (Jay Young Chung) Approved (Jae Hoon Lee) Approved (Jae Hyeon Ahn) Approved (Jae Hyeon Ahn) Approved (Won 12
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Date Agenda Resolution
31st Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders (March 20, 2015) 1. Approval of the financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2014 2. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation 3. Election of
directors • Election of an inside director 4. Election of
an independent director as Audit Committee member 5. Approval of remuneration limit for directors Approved (Cash dividend, Won 8,400 per share) Approved Approved (Dong Hyun Jang) Approved (Jae Hoon Lee) Approved (Won 12 billion)

2. Contingent Liabilities

[SK Telecom]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

(1) Claim for copyright license fees regarding “Coloring” services

On May 7, 2010, Korea Music Copyright Association (“KOMCA”) filed a lawsuit with the court demanding that the Company pay KOMCA license fees for the Company’s “Coloring” services. The court rendered a judgment against the Company ordering the Company to pay Won 570 million to KOMCA, which was affirmed by the appellate court on October 26, 2011. The Company filed an appeal at the Supreme Court of Korea and the judgment was overturned on July 11, 2013. The case was remanded down to the appellate court which ruled in favor of the Company on September 4, 2014. KOMCA filed an appeal at the Supreme Court of Korea, and on January 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Korea affirmed the Seoul High Court’s decision. There is no impact on the Company’s business or results of operation as the final outcome of this litigation has been rendered in favor of the Company.

B. Other Matters

None.

[SK Broadband]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

(1) SK Broadband as the plaintiff

Description of Proceedings (Unit: in thousands of Won) — Date of Commencement of Proceedings Amount of Claim Status
Dispute to dismiss an order to compensate for damages October 2014 715,121 Pending before district
court
Others 287,364
Total 1,002,485 —

(2) SK Broadband as the defendant

Description of Proceedings (Unit: in thousands of Won) — Date of Commencement of Proceedings Amount of Claim Status
Damages claim by Haein Networks Co., Ltd. March 2013 101,000 Pending before district court
Damages claim by Mag Telecom Co., Ltd. and others January 2012 606,000 Pending before district court
Damages claim by GT Com Co., Ltd. March 2014 101,000 Pending before district court
Others 278,358
Total 1,086,358 —

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

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

(1) Pledged assets and covenants

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

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

[SK Planet]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

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

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

None.

[SK Communications]

A. Material Legal Proceedings

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

B. Other Contingent Liabilities

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

(Unit: in thousands of Won) — Financial Institution Guarantee Amount
Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company Prepaid coverage payment guarantee 700,000
Provisional deposit guarantee insurance for bonds 873,000
Support for production and publication of cartoon series 160,000
Total 1,733,000

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[PS&Marketing]

A. Other Contingent Liabilities

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

3. Status of sanctions, etc.

[SK Telecom]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[SK Broadband]

(1) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

• Date: May 28, 2015

• Subject: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

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

• Date: July 11, 2014

• Subject: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

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

• Date: June 16, 2014

• Subject: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

(4) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

• Date: August 21, 2013

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

(5) Violation of the Telecommunication Business Act

• Date: June 5, 2013

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

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(6) Violation of accounting rules

• Date: December 13, 2012

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

• Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

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

(7) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

• Date: May 18, 2012

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

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

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

(8) Violation of accounting rules

• Date: January 20, 2012

• Subject Company: SK Broadband

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

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

• Status of Implementation: Paid the fine.

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

4. Important Matters That Occurred After June 30, 2015

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

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

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A. Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings

Not applicable.

B. Use of Proceeds from Private Offerings

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

Classification — Convertible Bonds* April 7, 2009 437,673 Planned Use of Proceeds — Refinancing of convertible bonds issued in May 2004 Actual Use of Proceeds — Refinancing and working capital —
  • In 2013, holders exercised their conversion rights with respect to an aggregate principal amount of US$326,023,000 of the convertible notes. The Company delivered 1,241,337 treasury shares in respect of US$170,223,000 of the exercised aggregate principal amount and delivered cash in respect of the remainder due to the limit on foreign ownership. In connection with such conversion, the Company recognized Won 135.1 billion in financial expenses in 2013. On November 13, 2013, the Company exercised its early redemption right and on December 13, 2013, redeemed the US$6,505,000 principal amount of convertible notes not converted by noteholders.

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Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(With Independent Auditors’ Review Report Thereon)

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Contents

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 Consolidated Interim 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 June 30, 2015, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the condensed consolidated interim statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility

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

Auditors’ responsibility

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

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

Conclusion

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

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Other matters

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

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

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

August 7, 2015

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

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 32,33 829,659 834,429
Short-term financial instruments 5,32,33,34,35 285,587 313,068
Short-term investment securities 8,32,33 342,795 280,161
Accounts receivable—trade, net 6,32,33,34 2,443,502 2,392,150
Short-term loans, net 6,32,33,34 32,195 74,512
Accounts receivable—other, net 6,32,33,34 697,103 690,527
Prepaid expenses 140,256 134,404
Inventories, net 7,35 282,871 267,667
Assets classified as held for sale 9 — 10,510
Advanced payments and other 6,8,32,33,34 126,553 85,720
Total Current Assets 5,180,521 5,083,148
Non-Current Assets:
Long-term financial instruments 5,32,33,35 631 631
Long-term investment securities 8,32,33 1,149,319 956,280
Investments in associates and joint ventures 11 6,581,767 6,298,088
Property and equipment, net 12,34,35 10,252,498 10,567,701
Investment property, net 13 16,147 14,997
Goodwill 14 1,930,205 1,917,595
Intangible assets, net 15 2,298,574 2,483,994
Long-term loans, net 6,32,33,34 58,751 55,728
Long-term accounts receivable—other 6,32,33 3,658 3,596
Long-term prepaid expenses 35 61,400 51,961
Guarantee deposits 5,6,32,33,34 296,436 285,144
Long-term derivative financial assets 21,32,33 67,494 70,035
Deferred tax assets 30 24,905 25,083
Other non-current assets 6,32,33 119,200 127,252
Total Non-Current Assets 22,860,985 22,858,085
Total Assets 28,041,506 27,941,233

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings 16,32,33 929,300 366,600
Current installments of debentures and long-term borrowings, net 16,32,33 560,331 590,714
Current installments of finance lease liabilities 19,32,33 1,744 3,804
Current installments of long-term payables—other 17,32,33 118,955 189,389
Accounts payable—trade 32,33,34 291,316 275,495
Accounts payable—other 32,33,34 1,066,880 1,381,850
Withholdings 32,33,34 887,656 1,053,063
Accrued expenses 32,33 786,418 952,418
Income tax payable 30 224,673 99,236
Unearned revenue 270,809 327,003
Provisions 18 39,285 51,075
Advanced receipts 126,791 129,255
Liabilities classified as held for sale 9 — 408
Other current liabilities 4,233 —
Total Current Liabilities 5,308,391 5,420,310
Non-Current Liabilities:
Debentures, excluding current installments, net 16,32,33 5,887,803 5,649,158
Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments 16,32,33 131,302 149,720
Long-term payables—other 17,32,33 577,406 684,567
Long-term unearned revenue 4,688 19,659
Finance lease liabilities 19,32,33 — 26
Defined benefit liabilities 20 121,729 91,587
Long-term derivative financial liabilities 21,32,33 88,498 130,889
Long-term provisions 18 29,907 36,013
Deferred tax liabilities 30 511,611 444,211
Other non-current liabilities 32,33 62,584 66,823
Total Non-Current Liabilities 7,415,528 7,272,653
Total Liabilities 12,723,919 12,692,963
Equity
Share capital 1,22 44,639 44,639
Capital surplus and other capital adjustments 22,23,24 662,455 277,998
Retained earnings 25 14,421,043 14,188,591
Reserves 26 59,389 (4,489 )
Equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company 15,187,526 14,506,739
Non-controlling interests 130,061 741,531
Total Equity 15,317,587 15,248,270
Total Liabilities and Equity 28,041,506 27,941,233

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

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

(In millions of won except for per share data)
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Note Three-month period ended Six-month period ended Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
Operating revenue: 4,34
Revenue 4,255,739 8,496,025 4,305,368 8,507,288
Operating expense: 34
Labor cost 543,881 1,018,862 401,137 830,276
Commissions paid 1,262,168 2,609,298 1,364,310 2,991,953
Depreciation and amortization 4 703,859 1,396,447 668,435 1,324,263
Network interconnection 239,857 474,109 280,736 556,533
Leased line 93,393 196,390 101,176 207,337
Advertising 120,452 197,438 99,883 185,233
Rent 117,037 239,488 113,376 222,576
Cost of products that have been resold 449,918 940,850 393,957 729,654
Other operating expenses 27 312,296 607,617 336,264 660,973
3,842,861 7,680,499 3,759,274 7,708,798
Operating income 4 412,878 815,526 546,094 798,490
Finance income 4,29 29,053 61,302 35,167 75,162
Finance costs 4,29 (89,690 ) (171,040 ) (110,919 ) (199,699 )
Gains relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net 1,4,11 208,066 452,323 149,647 294,702
Other non-operating income 4,28 7,176 15,363 16,731 36,574
Other non-operating expenses 4,28 (51,891 ) (97,869 ) (28,714 ) (64,646 )
Profit before income tax 4 515,592 1,075,605 608,006 940,583
Income tax expense 30 117,704 234,970 110,367 175,635
Profit for the period 397,888 840,635 497,639 764,948
Attributable to :
Owners of the Parent Company 395,839 840,334 498,536 768,350
Non-controlling interests 2,049 301 (897 ) (3,402 )
Earnings per share 31
Basic earnings per share (in won) 5,432 11,695 6,909 10,713
Diluted earnings per share (in won) 5,432 11,695 6,909 10,713

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

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

(In millions of won)
Three- month period ended Six-month period ended Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
Profit for the period 397,888 840,635 497,639 764,948
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss, net of taxes:
Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities 20 5,527 (3,092 ) (7,841 ) (11,994 )
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes:
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 26 71,167 53,048 13,579 (537 )
Net change in other comprehensive income of investments in associates and joint ventures 26 23,435 27,880 (52,638 ) (53,469 )
Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives 21,26 (32,321 ) (20,673 ) (23,433 ) (18,813 )
Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations 26 8,288 9,419 (12,023 ) (10,416 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of taxes 76,096 66,582 (82,356 ) (95,229 )
Total comprehensive income 473,984 907,217 415,283 669,719
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the Parent Company 469,790 904,733 417,499 674,619
Non-controlling interests 4,194 2,484 (2,216 ) (4,900 )

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

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

(In millions of won)
Controlling Interest Non-controlling interests Total equity
Share capital Capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments Retained earnings Reserves Sub-total
Balance, January 1, 2014 44,639 317,508 13,102,495 (12,270 ) 13,452,372 714,185 14,166,557
Cash dividends — — (595,865 ) — (595,865 ) (170 ) (596,035 )
Total comprehensive income
Profit (loss) for the period — — 768,350 — 768,350 (3,402 ) 764,948
Other comprehensive loss — — (11,937 ) (81,794 ) (93,731 ) (1,498 ) (95,229 )
— — 756,413 (81,794 ) 674,619 (4,900 ) 669,719
Interest on hybrid bond — — (8,420 ) — (8,420 ) — (8,420 )
Business combination under common control — (28,641 ) — — (28,641 ) — (28,641 )
Changes in ownership in subsidiaries — (141 ) — — (141 ) 141 —
Balance, June 30, 2014 44,639 288,726 13,254,623 (94,064 ) 13,493,924 709,256 14,203,180
Balance, January 1, 2015 44,639 277,998 14,188,591 (4,489 ) 14,506,739 741,531 15,248,270
Cash dividends — — (595,865 ) — (595,865 ) (143 ) (596,008 )
Total comprehensive income
Profit for the period — — 840,334 — 840,334 301 840,635
Other comprehensive income (loss) — — (2,765 ) 67,164 64,399 2,183 66,582
— — 837,569 67,164 904,733 2,484 907,217
Interest on hybrid bond — — (8,420 ) — (8,420 ) — (8,420 )
Treasury stock — 412,072 — — 412,072 — 412,072
Changes in consolidation scope — — — — — (5,226 ) (5,226 )
Changes in ownership in subsidiaries — (27,615 ) (832 ) (3,286 ) (31,733 ) (608,585 ) (640,318 )
Balance, June 30, 2015 44,639 662,455 14,421,043 59,389 15,187,526 130,061 15,317,587

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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

(In millions of won)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash generated from operating activities
Profit for the period 840,635 764,948
Adjustments for income and expenses 36 1,479,292 1,528,742
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities 36 (786,942 ) (710,051 )
Sub-total 1,532,985 1,583,639
Interest received 25,052 23,348
Dividends received 59,349 10,567
Interest paid (137,412 ) (141,322 )
Income tax paid (65,923 ) (100,204 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,414,051 1,376,028
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash inflows from investing activities:
Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net 27,448 —
Decrease in short-term investment securities, net — 55,007
Collection of short-term loans 203,599 73,766
Decrease in long-term financial instruments 3 11
Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities 116,256 47,431
Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates and joint ventures 176,037 4
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 13,772 4,049
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets 1,101 1,441
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale 990 1,056
Collection of long-term loans 1,501 2,398
Decrease of deposits 10,618 4,136
Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets 2,548 90
Increase in cash due to acquisition of a subsidiary 10,148 —
Sub-total 564,021 189,389
Cash outflows for investing activities:
Increase in short-term financial instruments, net — (9,379 )
Increase in short-term investment securities, net (69,842 ) —
Increase in short-term loans (155,582 ) (88,101 )
Increase in long-term loans (10,583 ) (2,450 )
Increase in long-term financial instruments (5 ) —
Acquisition of long-term investment securities (232,887 ) (19,805 )
Acquisition of investments in associates and joint ventures (20,570 ) (29,809 )
Acquisition of property and equipment (1,103,196 ) (1,331,556 )
Acquisition of intangible assets (39,935 ) (38,114 )
Increase in deposits (11,037 ) (2,643 )
Increase in other non-current assets (436 ) —
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (13,957 ) (118,667 )
Sub-total (1,658,030 ) (1,640,524 )
Net cash used in investing activities (1,094,009 ) (1,451,135 )

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash inflows from financing activities:
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net 562,700 608,000
Proceeds from issuance of debentures 507,799 627,970
Proceeds from long-term borrowings — 13,552
Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives 189 119
Sub-total 1,070,688 1,249,641
Cash outflows for financing activities:
Repayments of long-term account payables-other (190,603 ) (207,668 )
Repayments of debentures (370,000 ) (406,149 )
Repayments of long-term borrowings (14,953 ) (11,916 )
Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives (474 ) (373 )
Payments of finance lease liabilities (1,789 ) (10,250 )
Payments of dividends (595,865 ) (595,865 )
Payments of interest on hybrid bond (8,420 ) (8,420 )
Decrease in cash from the consolidated capital transaction (218,394 ) —
Sub-total (1,400,498 ) (1,240,641 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (329,810 ) 9,000
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (9,768 ) (66,107 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 834,429 1,398,639
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 4,998 (1,269 )
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 829,659 1,331,263

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reporting Entity

(1) General

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

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. 20,363,452 25.22
National Pension Service, other institutional investors and other minority stockholders 52,265,708 64.73
Treasury stock 8,116,551 10.05
Total number of shares 80,745,711 100.00

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

(2) List of subsidiaries

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

Subsidiary Location Primary business Ownership (%) — June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
SK Telink Co., Ltd. Korea Telecommunication and MVNO service 83.5 83.5
M&Service Co., Ltd. Korea Data base and internet website service 100.0 100.0
SK Communications Co., Ltd. Korea Internet website services 64.6 64.6
Stonebridge Cinema Fund Korea Investment association 55.2 56.0
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. Korea Online shopping mall operation agency 100.0 100.0
SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1) Korea Telecommunication services 100.0 50.6
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund Korea Investment association 59.0 59.0
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II Korea Investment association 66.7 66.7
Open Innovation Fund Korea Investment association 98.9 98.9
PS&Marketing Corporation Korea Communications device retail business 100.0 100.0
Service Ace Co., Ltd. Korea Customer center management service 100.0 100.0
Service Top Co., Ltd. Korea Customer center management service 100.0 100.0
Network O&S Co., Ltd. Korea Base station maintenance service 100.0 100.0
BNCP Co., Ltd. Korea Internet website services 100.0 100.0

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

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

Subsidiary Location Primary business Ownership (%) — June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Iconcube Holdings, Inc. Korea Investment association 100.0 100.0
Iconcube, Inc. Korea Internet website services 100.0 100.0
SK Planet Co., Ltd. Korea Telecommunication service 100.0 100.0
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.(*2) Korea Guarding of facilities 83.9 66.7
IRIVER LIMITED(*3) Korea Manufacturing digital audio players and other portable media devices. 49.0 49.0
Iriver CS Co., Ltd.(*4) Korea After-sales service and logistics agency — 100.0
iriver Enterprise Ltd. Hong Kong Management of Chinese subsidiary 100.0 100.0
iriver America Inc. USA Marketing and sales in North America 100.0 100.0
iriver Inc. USA Marketing and sales in North America 100.0 100.0
iriver China Co., Ltd. China Sales and manufacturing MP3,4 in China 100.0 100.0
Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd. China Sales and manufacturing e-book in China 100.0 100.0
Groovers JP Ltd.(*4) Japan Digital music contents sourcing and distribution service 100.0 —
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. China Investment association 100.0 100.0
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd.(*4) China Manufacturing — 65.5
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. Hong Kong Investment association 100.0 100.0
SK Planet Japan, K. K. Japan Digital contents sourcing service 100.0 100.0
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. Singapore Telecommunication service 73.3 73.3
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. Singapore Digital contents sourcing service 100.0 100.0
SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. Singapore Investment association 100.0 100.0
SKT Americas, Inc. USA Information gathering and consulting 100.0 100.0
SKP America LLC. USA Digital contents sourcing service 100.0 100.0
YTK Investment Ltd. Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0
Atlas Investment Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0
Technology Innovation Partners, LP. USA Investment association 100.0 100.0
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. Cayman Investment association 100.0 100.0
shopkick Management Company, Inc. USA Investment association 95.2 95.2
shopkick, Inc. USA Mileage-based online transaction application development 100.0 100.0

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

(*1) On March 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Parent Company decided to grant 0.0168936 share of its treasury stock in exchange for 1 share of SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, to the shareholders of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. as of June 9, 2015. After the stock exchange, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent Company.

(*2) Due to the shareholders’ agreement which grants put option to the non-controlling shareholders, this entity is consolidated as a wholly owned subsidiary in the consolidated financial statements. The Parent Company newly acquired 50,377 and 326,748 shares of Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. by participating in the capital increase and capital increase without consideration respectively during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

(*3) Although the Group has less than 50% of the voting rights of IRIVER LIMITED, it is considered to have de facto control since the Group holds significantly more voting rights than any other vote holder or organized group of vote holders, and the other shareholdings are widely dispersed.

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

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

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries

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

(In millions of won) — Subsidiary Total assets Total liabilities Total equity (deficit) Revenue Profit (loss)
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 338,182 159,654 178,528 218,424 40,041
M&Service Co., Ltd. 73,574 29,054 44,520 62,655 2,398
SK Communications Co., Ltd. 168,285 38,866 129,419 41,408 (5,667 )
Stonebridge Cinema Fund 11,344 399 10,945 — 2,729
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. 31,693 32,049 (356 ) 44,068 836
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 3,178,193 2,083,091 1,095,102 1,314,981 (4,079 )
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund 13,377 — 13,377 — (212 )
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II 18,576 — 18,576 — (735 )
Open Innovation Fund 20,829 — 20,829 — (948 )
PS&Marketing Corporation 518,410 310,136 208,274 896,876 184
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 68,214 37,400 30,814 104,181 2,407
Service Top Co., Ltd. 65,282 42,037 23,245 97,674 3,668
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 64,441 36,097 28,344 93,513 2,769
BNCP Co., Ltd. 5,701 5,417 284 5,366 (614 )
Iconcube Holdings, Inc.(*1) 1,202 448 754 836 (143 )
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 2,663,395 735,693 1,927,702 767,803 (9,704 )
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. 69,365 13,157 56,208 25,945 (2,104 )
IRIVER LIMITED(*2) 63,949 16,011 47,938 28,386 503
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. 33,811 1,103 32,708 3,919 (12,890 )
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. 24,620 — 24,620 — (1,254 )
SK Planet Japan, K. K. 3,656 253 3,403 283 (2,263 )
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 4,338 1,315 3,023 — —
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. 1,809 180 1,629 1 (2,324 )
SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. 36,384 9 36,375 — (8,511 )
SKT Americas, Inc. 43,029 860 42,169 4,457 (370 )
SKP America LLC. 347,454 82 347,372 — (102 )
YTK Investment Ltd. 15,651 — 15,651 — (3,118 )
Atlas Investment(*3) 69,476 136 69,340 — (1,170 )
shopkick Management Company, Inc. 279,214 6 279,208 — (2,384 )
shopkick, Inc. 35,305 30,859 4,446 13,761 (24,535 )

(*1) The condensed financial information of Iconcube Holdings, Inc. includes financial information of Iconcube, Inc., a subsidiary of Iconcube Holdings, Inc.

(*2) The condensed financial information of IRIVER LIMITED includes financial information of iriver Enterprise Ltd., iriver America Inc., iriver Inc., iriver China Co., Ltd., Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd. and Groovers JP Ltd. subsidiaries of IRIVER LIMITED.

(*3) The financial information of Atlas Investment includes financial information of Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. and SK Telecom China Fund I L.P., subsidiaries of Atlas Investment.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries, Continued

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

(In millions of won) — Subsidiary Total assets Total liabilities Total equity (deficit) Revenue Profit (loss)
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 324,028 184,074 139,954 465,463 13,073
M&Service Co., Ltd. 78,826 36,817 42,009 133,789 7,492
SK Communications Co., Ltd. 176,168 41,987 134,181 93,910 (18,386 )
Stonebridge Cinema Fund 11,137 320 10,817 — 383
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. 26,078 27,259 (1,181 ) 64,509 933
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 3,109,991 1,988,379 1,121,612 2,654,381 4,307
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund 21,094 4 21,090 — 4,920
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II 19,301 — 19,301 — (2,055 )
Open Innovation Fund 21,765 — 21,765 — (6,266 )
PS&Marketing Corporation 544,292 336,221 208,071 1,627,217 2,817
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 66,336 37,770 28,566 207,427 3,570
Service Top Co., Ltd. 57,032 36,723 20,309 188,835 3,503
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 71,348 45,770 25,578 211,916 3,823
BNCP Co., Ltd. 6,785 5,887 898 12,869 (1,505 )
Iconcube Holdings, Inc.(*1) 1,415 515 900 630 (2,284 )
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 2,579,286 746,832 1,832,454 1,512,492 1,593
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. 31,633 13,251 18,382 33,302 (1,989 )
IRIVER LIMITED(*2) 61,945 14,392 47,553 53,192 2,345
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. 37,877 2,335 35,542 12,420 1,058
Shenzhen E-eye High Tech Co., Ltd. 15,566 408 15,158 3,637 (1,143 )
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. 25,874 — 25,874 — (689 )
SK Planet Japan, K. K. 5,222 1,638 3,584 93 (4,561 )
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 4,242 1,286 2,956 — (73 )
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. 4,215 64 4,151 87 (2,543 )
SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. 29,529 11 29,518 — (9,716 )
SKT Americas, Inc. 42,159 554 41,605 9,100 (5 )
SKP America LLC. 297,981 67 297,914 — (2,370 )
YTK Investment Ltd. 27,944 — 27,944 — (15,259 )
Atlas Investment(*3) 66,825 94 66,731 — (6,626 )
shopkick Management Company, Inc. 230,925 — 230,925 — —
shopkick, Inc. 28,216 13,698 14,518 — —

(*1) The condensed financial information of Iconcube Holdings, Inc. includes financial information of Iconcube, Inc., a subsidiary of Iconcube Holdings, Inc.

(*2) The condensed financial information of IRIVER LIMITED includes financial information of iriver CS Co. Ltd., iriver Enterprise Ltd., iriver America Inc., iriver Inc., iriver China Co., Ltd., and Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd., subsidiaries of IRIVER LIMITED.

(*3) The financial information of Atlas Investment includes financial information of Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. and SK Telecom China Fund I L.P., subsidiaries of Atlas Investment.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(4) Changes in subsidiaries

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

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

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

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

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

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

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015
SK
Communications Co., Ltd.
Ownership of non-controlling interests (%) 35.4
Current assets 83,445
Non-current assets 84,840
Current liabilities (36,248 )
Non-current liabilities (2,618 )
Net assets 129,419
Net assets of consolidated entities 129,419
Carrying amount of non-controlling interests 45,889
Revenue 41,408
Loss for the period (5,667 )
Loss of the consolidated entities (5,667 )
Total comprehensive loss (4,761 )
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests (2,009 )
Net cash used in operating activities (1,635 )
Net cash provided by investing activities 14,324
Net cash provided by financing activities —
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 12,689

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

  1. Reporting Entity, Continued

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

(In millions of won)
December 31, 2014
SK Communications Co., Ltd. SK Broadband Co., Ltd.
Ownership of non-controlling interests (%) 35.4 49.4
Current assets 89,135 463,764
Non-current assets 87,033 2,646,227
Current liabilities (41,252 ) (881,886 )
Non-current liabilities (735 ) (1,106,493 )
Net assets 134,181 1,121,612
Adjustment for fair value — 111,561
Net assets of consolidated entities 134,181 1,233,173
Carrying amount of non-controlling interests 47,577 609,638
Revenue 93,910 2,654,381
Profit (loss) for the period (18,386 ) 4,307
Amortization of fair value adjustment — (1,916 )
Profit (loss) of the consolidated entities (18,386 ) 2,391
Total comprehensive income (loss) 530 (10,324 )
Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests (6,519 ) 1,182
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (5,962 ) 431,760
Net cash used in investing activities (17,927 ) (599,016 )
Net cash provided by financing activities — 119,484
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (23,889 ) (47,772 )

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  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, 2014. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required for full annual financial statements.

(2) Use of estimates and judgments

1) Critical judgments, assumptions and estimation uncertainties

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

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

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

  1. Basis of Preparation, Continued

(2) Use of estimates and judgments, Continued

2) Fair value measurement

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

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

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

ü Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

ü Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

ü Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

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

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

(3) Common control transactions

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

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  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, 2014. The following changes in accounting policy are also expected to be reflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2015.

(1) Changes in accounting policies

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

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

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

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

  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 Others.

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

(In millions of won) Cellular Services Fixed-line Telecommunication services Others Sub-total Consolidation adjustments Consolidated amount
Total revenue 7,469,465 1,533,405 997,767 10,000,637 (1,504,612 ) 8,496,025
Inter-segment revenue 847,372 301,176 356,064 1,504,612 (1,504,612 ) —
External revenue 6,622,093 1,232,229 641,703 8,496,025 — 8,496,025
Depreciation and amortization 1,066,285 261,845 68,317 1,396,447 — 1,396,447
Operating income (loss) 815,120 42,805 (42,399 ) 815,526 — 815,526
Finance income and costs, net (109,738 )
Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net 452,323
Other non-operating income and expense, net (82,506 )
Profit before income tax 1,075,605
Total assets 23,580,421 3,516,376 3,214,927 30,311,724 (2,270,218 ) 28,041,506
Total liabilities 9,483,378 2,242,744 897,624 12,623,746 100,173 12,723,919

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

  1. Operating Segments, Continued

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

(In millions of won) Cellular Services Fixed-line Telecommunication services Others Sub-total Consolidation adjustments Consolidated amount
Total revenue 7,520,742 1,517,777 878,927 9,917,446 (1,410,158 ) 8,507,288
Inter-segment revenue 745,251 289,670 375,237 1,410,158 (1,410,158 ) —
External revenue 6,775,491 1,228,107 503,690 8,507,288 — 8,507,288
Depreciation and amortization 1,035,809 247,530 40,924 1,324,263 — 1,324,263
Operating income (loss) 788,831 25,865 (16,206 ) 798,490 — 798,490
Finance income and costs, net (124,537 )
Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net 294,702
Other non-operating income and expense, net (28,072 )
Profit before income tax 940,583
Total assets 23,386,690 3,325,776 3,089,274 29,801,740 (2,774,091 ) 27,027,649
Total liabilities 9,958,215 2,067,197 866,318 12,891,730 (67,261 ) 12,824,469

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

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

  1. Restricted Deposits

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Short-term financial instruments(*) 89,525 90,321
Long-term financial instruments(*) 607 612
Guarantee deposits 280 280
90,412 91,213

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

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

  1. Trade and Other Receivables

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 — Gross amount Allowances for impairment Carrying amount
Current assets:
Accounts receivable—trade 2,677,060 (233,558 ) 2,443,502
Short-term loans 32,414 (219 ) 32,195
Accounts receivable—other 777,090 (79,987 ) 697,103
Accrued income 10,264 — 10,264
Others 4,685 — 4,685
3,501,513 (313,764 ) 3,187,749
Non-current assets:
Long-term loans 85,882 (27,131 ) 58,751
Long-term accounts receivable—other 3,658 — 3,658
Guarantee deposits 296,436 — 296,436
Long-term accounts receivable—trade 66,698 (1,704 ) 64,994
452,674 (28,835 ) 423,839
3,954,187 (342,599 ) 3,611,588
(In millions of won) December 31, 2014 — Gross amount Allowances for impairment Carrying amount
Current assets:
Accounts receivable—trade 2,614,059 (221,909 ) 2,392,150
Short-term loans 75,199 (687 ) 74,512
Accounts receivable—other 769,115 (78,588 ) 690,527
Accrued income 10,134 — 10,134
Others 3,865 — 3,865
3,472,372 (301,184 ) 3,171,188
Non-current assets:
Long-term loans 82,735 (27,007 ) 55,728
Long-term accounts receivable—other 3,596 — 3,596
Guarantee deposits 285,144 — 285,144
Long-term accounts receivable—trade 68,536 — 68,536
440,011 (27,007 ) 413,004
3,912,383 (328,191 ) 3,584,192

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

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

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Balance at January 1 328,191 323,984
Increase of bad debt allowances 39,069 31,678
Write-offs (38,911 ) (38,532 )
Others 14,250 12,898
Balance at June 30 342,599 330,028

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

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Accounts receivable - trade Other receivables Accounts receivable - trade Other receivables
Neither overdue nor impaired 1,901,690 1,061,411 1,831,243 1,089,001
Overdue but not impaired 77,171 5,146 76,671 3,481
Impaired 764,897 143,872 774,681 137,306
2,743,758 1,210,429 2,682,595 1,229,788
Allowances for doubtful accounts (235,262 ) (107,337 ) (221,909 ) (106,282 )
2,508,496 1,103,092 2,460,686 1,123,506

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

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

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Accounts receivable
- trade Other receivables Accounts receivable - trade Other receivables
Less than 1 month 26,992 1,721 25,254 1,795
1 ~ 3 months 23,080 1,849 26,469 213
3 ~ 6 months 11,108 92 11,641 608
More than 6 months 15,991 1,484 13,307 865
77,171 5,146 76,671 3,481

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

  1. Inventories

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

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Acquisition cost Write-down of inventory Carrying amount Acquisition cost Write-down of inventory Carrying amount
Merchandise 255,690 (5,758 ) 249,932 252,063 (5,325 ) 246,738
Finished goods 2,553 (131 ) 2,422 1,930 (216 ) 1,714
Work in process 1,212 (102 ) 1,110 1,144 (131 ) 1,013
Raw materials and supplies 30,469 (1,062 ) 29,407 19,242 (1,040 ) 18,202
289,924 (7,053 ) 282,871 274,379 (6,712 ) 267,667
  1. Investment Securities

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Beneficiary certificates(*) 267,140 277,003
Current installments of long-term investment securities 75,655 3,158
342,795 280,161

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

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  1. Investment Securities, Continued

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

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Equity securities:
Marketable equity securities 912,704 657,286
Unlisted equity securities(*1) 65,601 56,236
Equity investments(*2) 198,418 209,120
1,176,723 922,642
Debt securities:
Public bonds(*3) — 158
Investment bonds(*4) 48,251 36,638
48,251 36,796
Total 1,224,974 959,438
Less current installments of long-term investment securities (75,655 ) (3,158 )
Long-term investment securities 1,149,319 956,280

(*1) Unlisted equity securities whose fair value cannot be measured reliably are recorded at cost.

(*2) Equity investments are recorded at cost.

(*3) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Less than 1 year — 158

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

  1. Assets and Liabilities Classified as Held for Sale

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

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  1. Business Combinations

(1) General information

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

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

(2) Consideration paid and assets and liabilities transferred

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

(In millions of won)
2015
Consideration paid
Cash and cash equivalents 13,957
Accounts payable—other 2,302
16,259
Assets transferred
Property and equipment 3,641
Intangible assets 8,219
Other assets 2,525
14,385

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

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

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

(In millions of won) Country June 30, 2015 — Ownership percentage Carrying amount Ownership percentage Carrying amount
Investments in associates
SK China Company Ltd.(*1) China 9.6 38,560 9.6 35,817
Korea IT Fund(*2) Korea 63.3 242,170 63.3 240,676
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*1,3) Korea 15.0 253,707 25.4 425,140
Candle Media Co., Ltd. Korea 35.1 19,766 35.1 19,486
NanoEnTek, Inc. Korea 26.0 35,854 26.0 36,527
SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd. Hongkong 21.0 80,661 21.0 79,394
Packet One Network(*1) Malaysia 13.6 44,391 13.6 53,670
SK Technology Innovation Company Cayman 49.0 44,888 49.0 44,052
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. Korea 42.5 16,268 42.5 15,551
SK hynix Inc. Korea 20.1 5,293,292 20.1 4,849,159
SK MENA Investment B.V. Netherlands 32.1 14,326 32.1 14,015
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. Virgin Island 33.0 256,897 33.0 248,534
Xinan Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. China 49.0 24,620 49.0 25,874
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. and others — — 160,491 — 158,725
Sub-total 6,525,891 6,246,620
Investments in joint ventures
Dogus Planet, Inc.(*4) Turkey 50.0 8,995 50.0 11,441
PT. Melon Indonesia Indonesia 49.0 3,806 49.0 3,564
Television Media Korea Ltd. Korea 51.0 6,712 51.0 6,944
Celcom Planet Malaysia 51.0 12,449 51.0 16,605
PT XL Planet Digital(*4) Indonesia 50.0 23,914 50.0 12,914
Sub-total 55,876 51,468
Total 6,581,767 6,298,088

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

  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

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

(*1) Classified as investments in associates as the Group can exercise significant influence through its participation on the board of directors even though the Group has less than 20% of equity interests.

(*2) Investment in Korea IT Fund was classified as investment in associates as the Group has less than 50% of voting rights, and therefore does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.

(*3) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Group disposed of 27,725,264 shares of KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

(*4) There were additional investments in associates and joint ventures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

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

(In millions of won, except for share data)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Market value per share (In won) Number of shares Market price Market value per share (In
won) Number of shares Market price
Candle Media Co., Ltd. 892 21,620,360 19,285 734 21,620,360 15,869
NanoEnTek, Inc. 9,200 5,870,290 54,007 5,710 5,870,290 33,519
SK hynix Inc. 42,300 146,100,000 6,180,030 47,750 146,100,000 6,976,275

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

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

(In millions of won) As of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 — SK hynix Inc. KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. Korea IT Fund
Current assets 9,656,987 6,344,737 158,150 122,165
Non-current assets 18,806,717 779,000 676,461 260,364
Current liabilities 5,268,876 1,317,903 235,268 —
Non-current liabilities 2,899,276 4,466,298 37,401 —
Revenue 9,456,920 746,127 43,601 16,935
Profit for the period 2,403,866 11,002 11,043 10,869
Other comprehensive income (loss) 73,785 (5,074 ) (249 ) —
Total comprehensive income 2,477,651 5,928 10,794 10,869
(In millions of won) As of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 — SK hynix Inc. KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*) SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. Korea IT Fund
Current assets 10,363,514 6,716,612 172,775 122,026
Non-current assets 16,519,764 568,065 667,560 258,144
Current liabilities 5,765,304 848,140 62,868 —
Non-current liabilities 3,081,671 5,109,888 242,116 —
Revenue 17,125,566 305,756 81,502 18,883
Profit (loss) for the period 4,195,169 (11,196 ) 15,006 5,470
Other comprehensive income (loss) (52,360 ) (734 ) (6,090 ) 4,837
Total comprehensive income (loss) 4,142,809 (11,930 ) 8,916 10,307

(*) Revenue and net profit of Hana SK Card Co., Ltd. for pre-merger period, amounting to ₩853,506 million and ₩3,521 million, respectively, were not included.

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(4) The condensed financial information of joint ventures as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) As of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015
Television Media Korea Ltd. Dogus Planet, Inc. PT. Melon Indonesia PT XL Planet Digital Celcom Planet
Current assets 15,178 21,262 9,939 25,819 21,416
Cash and cash equivalents 2,383 2 5,116 22,344 19,371
Non-current assets 3,697 15,706 2,692 29,129 3,483
Current liabilities 6,185 18,901 4,674 7,633 7,900
Account payable, other payables and provisions 5,737 4,626 4,674 5,252 5,889
Non-current liabilities — 75 139 424 —
Account payable, other payables and provisions — — — — —
Revenue 9,136 15,404 7,550 1,717 221
Depreciation and amortization (1,642 ) (1,628 ) (71 ) (1,279 ) (420 )
Interest income 96 308 152 — 197
Interest expense — — — — —
Income tax benefit — — — 2,940 —
Profit (loss) (455 ) (8,338 ) 845 (8,512 ) (8,311 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) (455 ) (8,338 ) 845 (8,512 ) (8,311 )
(In millions of won) As of and for the year ended December 31, 2014
Television Media Korea Ltd. Dogus Planet, Inc. PT. Melon Indonesia PT XL Planet Digital Celcom Planet
Current assets 16,252 38,641 10,022 9,241 30,407
Cash and cash equivalents 5,104 6 4,763 6,710 30,400
Non-current assets 4,543 13,011 3,094 14,589 3,343
Current liabilities 7,188 28,406 5,689 4,198 1,182
Account payable, other payables and provisions 265 3,648 — — —
Non-current liabilities 464 377 102 124 —
Account payable, other payables and provisions 464 377 — 124 —
Revenue 16,403 23,897 11,826 1,019 —
Depreciation and amortization (3,732 ) (2,402 ) (928 ) (1,452 ) (1 )
Interest income 254 1,154 268 — —
Interest expense — (6 ) — — —
Income tax expense — — — (5,334 ) —
Profit (loss) (3,361 ) (37,146 ) 523 (15,596 ) (1,479 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) (3,361 ) (37,146 ) 523 (15,596 ) (1,479 )

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(5) Reconciliations of financial information of significant associates to carrying amounts of investments in associates in the consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 — Net assets Ownership interests (%) Net assets attributable to the ownership interests Cost-book value differentials Carrying amount
Associates:
SK hynix Inc.(*) 20,295,754 20.1 4,073,077 1,220,215 5,293,292
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. 1,339,536 15.0 200,931 52,776 253,707
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*) 554,016 33.0 182,825 74,072 256,897
Korea IT Fund 382,529 63.3 242,170 — 242,170
(In millions of won) December 31, 2014 — Net assets Ownership interests (%) Net assets attributable to the ownership interests Cost-book value differentials Carrying amount
Associates:
SK hynix Inc.(*) 18,036,453 20.1 3,619,666 1,229,493 4,849,159
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. 1,326,649 25.4 337,266 87,874 425,140
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*) 527,479 33.0 174,068 74,466 248,534
Korea IT Fund 380,170 63.3 240,676 — 240,676

(*) These entities prepare consolidated financial statements and net assets of these entities represent net assets attributable to owners of the Parent Company.

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(6) Details of changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 — Beginning balance Acquisition and Disposal Share of profits (losses) Other comprehensive income (loss) Other increase (decrease) Ending balance
Investments in associates
SK China Company Ltd. 35,817 — (1,093 ) 3,836 — 38,560
Korea IT Fund(*) 240,676 — 5,041 (1,444 ) (2,103 ) 242,170
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. 425,140 (174,475 ) 2,481 561 — 253,707
Candle Media Co., Ltd. 19,486 — 259 21 — 19,766
NanoEnTek, Inc. 36,527 — (848 ) 175 — 35,854
SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd. 79,394 — (587 ) 1,854 — 80,661
Packet One Network 53,670 — (8,714 ) (565 ) — 44,391
SK Technology Innovation Company 44,052 — (1,970 ) 2,806 — 44,888
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 15,551 — 808 (91 ) — 16,268
SK hynix Inc.(*) 4,849,159 — 473,132 14,831 (43,830 ) 5,293,292
SK MENA Investment B.V. 14,015 — (1 ) 312 — 14,326
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. 248,534 — 3,939 4,424 — 256,897
Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. 25,874 — (1,254 ) — — 24,620
Others(*) 158,725 840 (7,678 ) 720 7,884 160,491
Sub-total 6,246,620 (173,635 ) 463,515 27,440 (38,049 ) 6,525,891
Investments in joint ventures
Dogus Planet, Inc. 11,441 4,389 (7,516 ) 681 — 8,995
PT. Melon Indonesia 3,564 — 414 (172 ) — 3,806
Television Media Korea Ltd. 6,944 — (232 ) — — 6,712
Celcom Planet 16,605 — (4,156 ) — — 12,449
PT XL Planet Digital 12,914 15,341 (4,341 ) — — 23,914
Sub-total 51,468 19,730 (15,831 ) 509 — 55,876
Total 6,298,088 (153,905 ) 447,684 27,949 (38,049 ) 6,581,767

(*) Dividends paid by the associate are deducted from the carrying amount during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(6) Details of changes in investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 — Beginning balance Acquisition and Disposal Share of profits (losses) Other comprehensive income (loss) Impairment loss Other increase (decrease) Ending balance
Investments in associates
SK China Company Ltd. 37,434 — (988 ) (1,714 ) — — 34,732
Korea IT Fund 231,402 — 4,370 (2,554 ) — — 233,218
Etoos Co., Ltd 12,029 — 346 — — (12,375 ) —
HanaSK Card Co., Ltd. 378,616 — (1,156 ) (643 ) — — 376,817
Candle Media Co., Ltd. 21,241 — (1,710 ) (41 ) (491 ) — 18,999
NanoEnTek, Inc. 9,312 7,778 7 2 — 19,180 36,279
SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd. 77,517 — 2,381 (5,178 ) — — 74,720
Packet One Network 60,706 — (12,050 ) 4,924 — — 53,580
SK Technology Innovation Company 53,874 — (1,514 ) (2,036 ) — — 50,324
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 13,935 — 970 (71 ) — — 14,834
SK hynix Inc. 3,943,232 — 322,120 (41,092 ) — — 4,224,260
SK MENA Investment B.V. 13,477 — (3 ) (519 ) — — 12,955
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. 238,278 — 502 (6,523 ) — — 232,257
Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. 26,562 — (16 ) — — — 26,546
Others 164,976 2,354 (7,818 ) 1,634 — (966 ) 160,180
Sub-total 5,282,591 10,132 305,441 (53,811 ) (491 ) 5,839 5,549,701
Investments in joint ventures
Dogus Planet, Inc. 10,105 19,677 (6,636 ) 935 — — 24,081
PT. Melon Indonesia 3,230 — 190 (116 ) — — 3,304
Television Media Korea Ltd. 8,659 — (1,143 ) — — — 7,516
PT XL Planet Digital 20,712 — (2,780 ) (397 ) — — 17,535
Sub-total 42,706 19,677 (10,369 ) 422 — — 52,436
Total 5,325,297 29,809 295,072 (53,389 ) (491 ) 5,839 5,602,137

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  1. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

(7) As the Group discontinued the application of the equity method due to the carrying amount of the Group’s share being reduced to zero, the unrecognized accumulated equity losses as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Unrealized loss — Period ended June 30, 2015 Accumulated Period ended June 30, 2015 Accumulated
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. 2,658 4,302 — —
Gemini and others 1,673 6,990 — 365
4,331 11,292 — 365
  1. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Business combination Ending balance
Land 766,780 2,198 (2,025 ) 4,874 — — 771,827
Buildings 933,867 4,360 (6,838 ) 23,333 (24,581 ) — 930,141
Structures 352,789 761 (33 ) 11,911 (17,044 ) — 348,384
Machinery 7,310,815 179,819 (2,858 ) 594,637 (1,045,697 ) 3,641 7,040,357
Other 499,050 435,518 (2,574 ) (308,958 ) (69,688 ) — 553,348
Construction in progress 704,400 295,862 — (391,821 ) — — 608,441
10,567,701 918,518 (14,328 ) (66,024 ) (1,157,010 ) 3,641 10,252,498
(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Impairment Others Business acquisition Ending balance
Land 732,206 3,406 — 14,568 — — 1,493 608 752,281
Buildings 956,691 3,902 (383 ) 6,816 (24,329 ) — 2,678 947 946,322
Structures 364,951 124 — 3,483 (16,287 ) — — — 352,271
Machinery 6,847,059 140,326 (4,514 ) 828,158 (1,011,543 ) (2,929 ) — 7,741 6,804,298
Other 533,181 551,456 (1,474 ) (340,107 ) (64,800 ) — 4,743 129 683,128
Construction in progress 762,519 316,178 (980 ) (558,912 ) — — — — 518,805
10,196,607 1,015,392 (7,351 ) (45,994 ) (1,116,959 ) (2,929 ) 8,914 9,425 10,057,105

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  1. Investment Property

Changes in investment property for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 — Beginning balance Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 10,418 886 — 11,304
Buildings 4,579 385 (121 ) 4,843
14,997 1,271 (121 ) 16,147
(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 — Beginning balance Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 10,822 249 — 11,071
Buildings 4,989 116 (123 ) 4,982
15,811 365 (123 ) 16,053
  1. Goodwill

(1) Goodwill as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecomm, Inc. 1,306,236 1,306,236
Goodwill related to acquisition of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 358,443 358,443
Other goodwill 265,526 252,916
1,930,205 1,917,595

(2) Changes in goodwill for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended — June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Beginning balance 1,917,595 1,733,261
Impairment loss on goodwill (1,976 ) —
Others 14,586 17,814
1,930,205 1,751,075

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  1. Intangible Assets

(1) Changes in intangible assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Business combination Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,384,044 — — — (140,264 ) — 1,243,780
Land use rights 25,353 4,647 (148 ) — (4,608 ) — 25,244
Industrial rights 107,760 9,334 — 1,089 (3,105 ) — 115,078
Development costs 8,331 1,262 — 32 (2,278 ) — 7,347
Facility usage rights 52,636 515 (12 ) 271 (4,216 ) — 49,194
Customer relations 6,404 — — (29 ) (1,939 ) 8,219 12,655
Memberships 94,119 549 (804 ) 67 — — 93,931
Other 805,347 23,929 (106 ) 76,794 (154,619 ) — 751,345
2,483,994 40,236 (1,070 ) 78,224 (311,029 ) 8,219 2,298,574
(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Impairment Others Business acquisition Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,664,571 — — — (140,264 ) — — — 1,524,307
Land use rights 16,590 8,990 (33 ) — (3,808 ) — 2,258 — 23,997
Industrial rights 58,763 2,804 (8 ) — (2,269 ) (2 ) — — 59,288
Development costs 10,127 158 (25 ) 62 (1,955 ) — — — 8,367
Facility usage rights 58,828 615 (16 ) 379 (4,190 ) — — — 55,616
Customer relations 6,333 272 — — (1,731 ) — 692 1,702 7,268
Memberships 128,452 2,690 (44 ) — — — — 267 131,365
Other 807,118 22,585 (597 ) 75,631 (149,349 ) (235 ) 1,146 92 756,391
2,750,782 38,114 (723 ) 76,072 (303,566 ) (237 ) 4,096 2,061 2,566,599

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  1. Intangible Assets, Continued

(2) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of June 30, 2015 are as follows, all of which are depreciated on a straight-line basis:

(In millions of won) Amount Description Commencement of amortization Completion of amortization
W-CDMA license 150,691 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service Dec. 2003 Dec. 2016
W-CDMA license 24,466 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service Oct. 2010 Dec. 2016
800MHz license 243,264 Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service Jul. 2011 Jun. 2021
1.8GHz license 816,530 Frequency use rights relating to LTE service Sep. 2013 Dec. 2021
WiBro license 8,829 WiBro service Mar. 2012 Mar. 2019
1,243,780

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  1. Borrowings and Debentures

(1) Short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Lender Annual interest rate (%) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Commercial Paper Woori Investment Bank Co., Ltd., etc. 1.64~2.37 630,000 206,000
Short-term borrowings Korea Development Bank, etc. 2.11~3.08 299,300 160,600
929,300 366,600

(2) Long-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars) — Lender Annual interest rate (%) Maturity June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Shinhan Bank 2.39 Jun. 15, 2015 — 1,712
Kookmin Bank 2.13 Jun. 15, 2016 3,250 4,874
Kookmin Bank 2.13 Mar. 15, 2017 3,498 4,496
Kookmin Bank 2.13 Mar. 15, 2018 7,883 8,600
Shinhan Bank (*1) 6M bank debenture rate + 1.58 Apr. 30, 2016 10,000 10,000
Korea Development Bank 3.32 Jul. 30 ,2019 39,000 39,000
Korea Development Bank 2.94 Jul. 30 ,2019 10,000 10,000
Export Kreditnamnden (*2) 1.7 Apr. 29, 2022 90,577 94,903
(USD 80,577 ) (USD 86,338 )
Sub-total 164,208 173,585
Less present value discount on long-term borrowings (2,352 ) (2,623 )
161,856 170,962
Less current installments of long-term borrowings (30,554 ) (21,242 )
Long-term borrowings 131,302 149,720

(*1) As of June 30, 2015, the 6M bank debenture rate of Shinhan Bank is 1.75%.

(*2) For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group obtained long-term borrowings from Export Kreditnamnden, an export credit agency. The long-term borrowings are redeemed by installments on an annual basis from 2014 to 2022.

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

  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of other currencies) Purpose Maturity Annual interest rate (%) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Unsecured private bonds Refinancing fund 2016 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds Other fund 2015 5.00 — 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2018 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2016 5.54 40,000 40,000
Unsecured private bonds 2016 5.92 230,000 230,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating fund 2016 3.95 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds 2021 4.22 190,000 190,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating and refinancing fund 2019 3.24 170,000 170,000
Unsecured private bonds 2022 3.30 140,000 140,000
Unsecured private bonds 2032 3.45 90,000 90,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating fund 2023 3.03 230,000 230,000
Unsecured private bonds 2033 3.22 130,000 130,000
Unsecured private bonds 2019 3.30 50,000 50,000
Unsecured private bonds 2024 3.64 150,000 150,000
Unsecured private bonds(*5,6) 2029 4.73 — 55,188
Unsecured private bonds(*5) 2029 4.72 55,351 55,177
Unsecured private bonds Refinancing fund 2019 2.53 160,000 160,000
Unsecured private bonds 2021 2.66 150,000 150,000
Unsecured private bonds 2024 2.82 190,000 190,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating and refinancing fund 2022 2.40 100,000 —
Unsecured private bonds 2025 2.49 150,000 —
Unsecured private bonds 2030 2.61 50,000 —
Unsecured private bonds(*1) Operating fund 2015 4.62 10,000 10,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2015 4.09 — 110,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2015 4.14 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2017 4.28 100,000 100,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2015 3.14 130,000 130,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2017 3.27 120,000 120,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2016 3.05 80,000 80,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2019 3.49 210,000 210,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2019 2.76 130,000 130,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2018 2.23 50,000 —
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2020 2.49 160,000 —
Unsecured private bonds(*3) 2015 3.12 — 10,000
Unsecured private bonds(*3) 2016 3.24 10,000 10,000
Unsecured private bonds(*3) 2017 3.48 20,000 20,000
Foreign global bonds 2027 6.63 449,640 439,680
(USD 400,000 ) (USD 400,000 )
Swiss unsecured private bonds 2017 1.75 364,257 333,429
(CHF 300,000 ) (CHF 300,000 )
Foreign global bonds 2018 2.13 786,870 769,440
(USD 700,000 ) (USD 700,000 )
Australia unsecured private bonds 2017 4.75 258,858 269,727
(AUD 300,000 ) (AUD 300,000 )
Floating rate notes(*4) 2020 3M Libor + 0.88 337,230 329,760
(USD 300,000 ) (USD 300,000 )

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

  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and thousands of other currencies) Purpose Maturity Annual interest rate (%) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Foreign global bonds(*2) Operating fund 2018 2.88 337,230 329,760
(USD 300,000 ) (USD 300,000 )
Sub-total 6,449,436 6,252,161
Less discounts on bonds (31,856 ) (33,531 )
6,417,580 6,218,630
Less current installments of bonds (529,777 ) (569,472 )
5,887,803 5,649,158

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

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

(*3) Unsecured private bonds were issued by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company.

(*4) As of June 30, 2015, 3M Libor rate is 0.28%.

(*5) The Group settled the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the bonds and related derivatives by designating the structured bonds as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The difference between the carrying amount of the designated financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the amount required to pay at maturity is ₩5,351 million as of June 30, 2015.

(*6) As of December 31, 2014, the principal amount and the fair value of the structured bonds were ₩50,000 million and ₩55,188 million, respectively. The entire bonds were early redeemed during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

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

  1. Long-term Payables—other

(1) Long-term payables—other as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses 545,013 657,001
Other(*) 32,393 27,566
577,406 684,567

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

(2) As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, long-term payables—other which consist of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 800MHz, 2.3GHz and 1.8GHz frequencies are as follows (See Note 15):

(In millions of won) Period of repayment Coupon rate Annual effective interest rate(*) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
800MHz 2013~2015 3.51% 5.69% — 69,416
2.3GHz 2014~2016 3.00% 5.80% 2,882 5,766
1.8GHz 2012~2021 2.43~3.00% 4.84~5.25% 707,006 824,841
709,888 900,023
Present value discount on long-term payables—other (45,920 ) (53,633 )
663,968 846,390
Current installments of long-term payables—other (118,955 ) (189,389 )
Carrying amount at period end 545,013 657,001

(*) The Group estimated the discount rate based on its credit ratings and corporate bond yield rate as there is no market interest rate available for long-term payables-other.

(3) The repayment schedule of long-term payables—other related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses as of June 30, 2015 is as follows:

(In millions of won)
Amount
Less than 1 year 120,718
1~3 years 235,669
3~5 years 235,669
More than 5 years 117,832
709,888

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

  1. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 As of June 30, 2015
Beginning balance Increase Utilization Reversal Other Ending balance Current Non-current
Provision for handset subsidy 26,799 — (2,696 ) (18,173 ) — 5,930 3,368 2,562
Provision for restoration 59,727 1,844 (375 ) (962 ) 868 61,102 34,658 26,444
Other provisions 562 1,921 (323 ) — — 2,160 1,259 901
87,088 3,765 (3,394 ) (19,135 ) 868 69,192 39,285 29,907
(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 As of June 30, 2014
Beginning balance Increase Utilization Reversal Other Ending balance Current Non-current
Provision for handset subsidy 53,923 86,249 (49,206 ) — — 90,966 58,043 32,923
Provision for restoration 40,507 1,528 (347 ) (909 ) (145 ) 40,634 17,812 22,822
Other provisions 451 — (99 ) — (45 ) 307 — 307
94,881 87,777 (49,652 ) (909 ) (190 ) 131,907 75,855 56,052

The Group has provided handset subsidy to subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized provision for subsidy amounts which the Group is expected to pay in future periods.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Finance Lease Liabilities

(1) Finance Lease

The Group has leased telecommunication equipment under finance lease agreements with Cisco Systems Capital Korea Ltd. Finance lease liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Finance Lease Liabilities
Current installments of long-term finance lease liabilities 1,744 3,804
Long-term finance lease liabilities — 26
1,744 3,830

The Group’s related interest and principal as of June 30, 2015, December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 — Minimum lease payment Present value Minimum lease payment Present value
Less than 1 year 1,775 1,744 3,909 3,804
1~5 years — — 26 26
Sub-total 1,775 1,744 3,935 3,830
Current installments of long-term finance lease liabilities (1,744 ) (3,804 )
Long-term finance lease liabilities — 26

(2) Operating Lease

The Group entered into operating lease and sublease agreements in relation to rented office space and the expected future lease payments and lease revenues as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Lease payments Lease revenues
Less than 1 year 28,935 3,496
1~5 years 75,089 1,026
More than 5 years 41,481 641
145,505 5,163

(3) Sale and Leaseback

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

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

  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities

(1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Present value of defined benefit obligations 471,040 437,844
Fair value of plan assets (349,311 ) (346,257 )
121,729 91,587

(2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Discount rate for defined benefit obligations 2.13%~3.70% 2.23%~3.70%
Expected rate of salary increase 2.51%~7.39% 2.51%~7.39%

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations is determined based on the Group’s credit ratings and yield rate of corporate bonds with similar maturities for estimated payment term of defined benefit obligations. Expected rate of salary increase is determined based on the Group’s historical promotion index, inflation rate and salary increase ratio in accordance with salary agreement.

(3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Beginning balance 437,844 312,494
Current service cost 52,278 64,192
Interest cost 5,957 5,126
Remeasurement
- Demographic assumption (6 ) —
- Financial assumption 760 —
- Adjustment based on experience 3,522 14,600
Benefit paid (33,513 ) (33,361 )
Others(*) 4,198 4,078
Ending balance 471,040 367,129

(*) Others for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 include the liabilities of ₩4,491 million and ₩1,289 million succeeded due to transfer of employees from associates, and transfer to construction in progress, etc. Others for the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 include the liabilities of ₩3,151 million succeeded due to transfer of employees from associates, and transfer to construction in progress, etc.

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  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

(4) Changes in plan assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Beginning balance 346,257 238,293
Interest income 4,721 4,596
Actuarial loss (2,567 ) (214 )
Contributions by employer directly to plan assets 29,033 6,415
Benefit paid (30,334 ) (8,830 )
Others 2,201 1,040
Ending balance 349,311 241,300

(5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended — June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Current service cost 52,278 64,192
Net interest cost 1,236 530
53,514 64,722

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

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  1. Derivative Instruments

(1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In thousands of foreign currencies)

Borrowing date Hedged item Hedged risk Contract type Financial institution Duration of contract
Jul. 20, 2007 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Morgan Stanley and five other banks Jul. 20, 2007 ~ Jul. 20, 2027
Jun. 12, 2012 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Citibank and five other banks Jun. 12, 2012 ~ Jun.12, 2017
Nov. 1, 2012 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Barclays and nine other banks Nov. 1, 2012 ~ May 1, 2018
Jan. 17, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap BNP Paribas and three other banks Jan. 17, 2013 ~ Nov. 17, 2017
Mar. 7, 2013 Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000) Foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk Currency interest rate swap DBS Bank Mar. 7, 2013 ~ Mar. 7, 2020
Oct. 29, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Korea Development Bank and others Oct.29, 2013 ~ Oct. 26, 2018
Dec. 16, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Deutsche bank Dec.16, 2013 ~ Apr. 29, 2022

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  1. Derivative Instruments, Continued

(2) As of June 30, 2015, fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies)

Fair value
Cash flow hedge Held for trading purpose Total
Hedged item Accumulated gain (loss) on valuation of derivatives Tax effect Accumulated foreign currency translation (gain) loss Others (*)
Non-current assets:
Structured bond (face value of KRW 50,000) — — — — 5,380 5,380
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000) (55,930 ) (17,856 ) (7,724 ) 129,806 — 48,296
Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000) (5,992 ) (1,913 ) 12,112 — — 4,207
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000) (8,992 ) — 18,603 — — 9,611
Total assets 67,494
Non-current liabilities:
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000) (6,361 ) (2,031 ) 749 — — (7,643 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000) (22,835 ) (7,290 ) 23,372 — — (6,753 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000) 2,149 686 (76,321 ) — — (73,486 )
Fixed-to-fixed long-term borrowings (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577) (4,640 ) (1,482 ) 5,506 — — (616 )
Total liabilities (88,498 )

(*) Cash flow hedge accounting has been applied to the relevant contracts from May 12, 2010. Others represent gain on valuation of currency swap incurred prior to the application of hedge accounting and was recognized through profit or loss prior to May 12, 2010.

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  1. Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

The Parent Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of ₩500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus and other capital adjustments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Authorized shares 220,000,000 220,000,000
Issued shares(*1) 80,745,711 80,745,711
Share capital
Common stock 44,639 44,639
Capital surplus and other capital adjustments:
Paid-in surplus 2,915,887 2,915,887
Treasury stock (Note 23) (1,770,434 ) (2,139,683 )
Loss on disposal of treasury stock — (18,087 )
Hybrid bond (Note 24) 398,518 398,518
Others(*2) (881,516 ) (878,637 )
662,455 277,998

(*1) During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the Parent Company retired 7,002,235 shares, 1,083,000 shares and 448,000 shares, respectively, of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation in accordance with the Korean Commercial Act. As a result, the Parent Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.

There were no changes in share capital for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014 and details of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In shares) — Issued shares Treasury stock Outstanding shares Issued shares Treasury stock Outstanding shares
Beginning issued shares 80,745,711 9,809,375 70,936,336 80,745,711 9,809,375 70,936,336
Disposal of treasury stock — (1,692,824 ) 1,692,824 — — —
Ending issued shares 80,745,711 8,116,551 72,629,160 80,745,711 9,809,375 70,936,336

(*2) Others primarily consist of the excess of the consideration paid by the Group over the carrying values of net assets acquired from common control transactions with entities within the control of the Ultimate Controlling Entity.

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  1. Treasury Stock

The Parent Company acquired treasury stock to provide stock dividends, issue new stocks, merge with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. and SK IMT Co, Ltd., increase shareholder value and to stabilize its stock prices when needed.

Treasury stock as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, shares) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Number of shares 8,116,551 9,809,375
Amount 1,770,434 2,139,683

On June 9, 2015, the Parent Company granted 1,692,824 shares of its treasury stock in order to acquire shares of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

  1. Hybrid Bond

Hybrid bonds classified as equity as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Type Issuance date Maturity Annual interest rate(%) Amount
Private hybrid bonds Blank coupon unguaranteed subordinated bond June 7, 2013 June 7, 2073 (*1) 4.21 (*2) 400,000
Issuance costs (1,482 )
398,518

Hybrid bonds issued by the Parent Company are classified as equity as there is no contractual obligation for delivery of financial assets to the bond holders. These are subordinated bonds which rank before common shareholders in the event of a liquidation or reorganization of the Parent Company.

(*1) The Parent Company has a right to extend the maturity under the same issuance terms without any notice or announcement. The Parent Company also has the right to defer interest payment at its sole discretion.

(*2) Annual interest rate is adjusted after five years from the issuance date.

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

  1. Retained Earnings

(1) Retained earnings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Appropriated:
Legal reserve 22,320 22,320
Reserve for research & manpower development 87,300 151,533
Reserve for business expansion 9,671,138 9,476,138
Reserve for technology development 2,616,300 2,416,300
12,397,058 12,066,291
Unappropriated 2,023,985 2,122,300
14,421,043 14,188,591

(2) Legal reserve

The Korean Commercial Act requires the Parent Company to appropriate as a legal reserve at least 10% of cash dividends paid for each accounting period until the reserve equals 50% of outstanding share capital. The legal reserve may not be utilized for cash dividends, but may only be used to offset a future deficit, if any, or may be transferred to share capital.

(3) Reserve for research & manpower development

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

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  1. Reserves

(1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 288,101 235,385
Other comprehensive loss of investments in associates and joint ventures (135,931 ) (163,808 )
Unrealized fair value of derivatives (102,602 ) (77,531 )
Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations 9,821 1,465
59,389 (4,489 )

(2) Change in reserves for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) — Balance at January 1, 2014 | Unrealized fair value of available-for- sale
financial assets — ₩ | 208,529 | | (172,117 | ) | (35,429 | ) | (13,253 | ) | (12,270 | ) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Changes | | (4,718 | ) | (53,527 | ) | (23,095 | ) | (10,038 | ) | (91,378 | ) |
| Tax effect | | 4,088 | | 167 | | 5,329 | | — | | 9,584 | |
| Balance at June 30, 2014 | ₩ | 207,899 | | (225,477 | ) | (53,195 | ) | (23,291 | ) | (94,064 | ) |
| Balance at January 1, 2015 | ₩ | 235,385 | | (163,808 | ) | (77,531 | ) | 1,465 | | (4,489 | ) |
| Changes | | 69,215 | | 27,946 | | (29,988 | ) | 8,356 | | 75,529 | |
| Tax effect | | (16,499 | ) | (69 | ) | 4,917 | | — | | (11,651 | ) |
| Balance at June 30, 2015 | ₩ | 288,101 | | (135,931 | ) | (102,602 | ) | 9,821 | | 59,389 | |

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  1. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | 2015 — Three-month period ended June
30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | Three-month period ended June
30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Other Operating Expenses: | | | | | |
| Communication expenses | ₩ | 11,512 | 24,051 | 14,828 | 29,132 |
| Utilities | | 60,476 | 126,608 | 51,936 | 114,734 |
| Taxes and dues | | 8,114 | 16,468 | 6,522 | 14,760 |
| Repair | | 79,975 | 145,832 | 69,872 | 134,481 |
| Research and development | | 77,952 | 147,422 | 104,054 | 204,960 |
| Training | | 7,128 | 14,569 | 9,017 | 16,594 |
| Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade | | 21,982 | 34,995 | 17,362 | 23,553 |
| Travel | | 7,154 | 13,965 | 7,806 | 14,563 |
| Supplies and other | | 38,003 | 83,707 | 54,867 | 108,196 |
| | ₩ | 312,296 | 607,617 | 336,264 | 660,973 |

  1. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

(1) Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | 2015 — Three-month period ended June
30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | Three-month period ended June
30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Other Non-operating Income: | | | | | |
| Fees revenues | ₩ | 201 | 323 | 4,449 | 5,964 |
| Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets | | 1,842 | 2,765 | 1,385 | 3,411 |
| Others | | 5,133 | 12,275 | 10,897 | 27,199 |
| | ₩ | 7,176 | 15,363 | 16,731 | 36,574 |
| Other Non-operating Expenses: | | | | | |
| Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets | ₩ | 953 | 1,976 | 237 | 3,166 |
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets | | 1,281 | 3,290 | 1,696 | 3,980 |
| Donations | | 24,937 | 30,769 | 18,663 | 27,052 |
| Bad debt for accounts receivable—other | | 6,226 | 4,074 | 5,154 | 8,125 |
| Loss on disposal of investment securities | | — | — | 7 | 7 |
| Loss on impairment of investment assets | | 9,398 | 18,668 | — | 127 |
| Others(*) | | 9,096 | 39,092 | 2,957 | 22,189 |
| | ₩ | 51,891 | 97,869 | 28,714 | 64,646 |

(*) Others for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 primarily consists of penalties amounting to ₩28.3 billion and ₩16.7 billion, respectively.

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  1. Finance Income and Costs

(1) Details of finance income and costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Finance Income:
Interest income 12,380 25,181 14,274 29,756
Dividends 43 13,339 939 10,567
Gain on foreign currency transactions 2,815 6,288 2,364 6,663
Gain on foreign currency translations 3,243 4,024 14,400 15,926
Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities 3,606 6,252 1,223 6,114
Gain on valuation of derivatives — 1,030 1,967 6,017
Gain on settlement of derivatives — — — 119
Gain on relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 6,966 5,188 — —
29,053 61,302 35,167 75,162
(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Finance Costs:
Interest expense 74,706 150,222 82,593 161,229
Loss on foreign currency transactions 2,880 8,193 5,526 9,552
Loss on foreign currency translations 2,088 3,132 117 5,186
Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities 1,649 1,651 — 2,112
Loss on valuation of derivatives 699 — 12,135 12,135
Loss on settlement of derivatives 4,517 4,517 335 335
Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss — — 2,419 1,352
Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss — 174 7,794 7,798
Other finance costs 3,151 3,151 — —
89,690 171,040 110,919 199,699

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

(2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | Three-month period ended June
30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits | ₩ | 5,010 | 10,393 | 8,602 | 18,250 |
| Interest income on installment receivables and others | | 7,370 | 14,788 | 5,672 | 11,506 |
| | ₩ | 12,380 | 25,181 | 14,274 | 29,756 |

(3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings 8,536 12,722 8,735 13,994
Interest expense on debentures 56,610 116,514 61,749 122,035
Interest on finance lease liabilities 19 47 149 349
Others 9,541 20,939 11,960 24,851
74,706 150,222 82,593 161,229

(4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Available-for-sale financial assets 3,151 3,151 — —
Accounts receivable—trade 21,982 34,995 17,304 23,494
Other receivables 6,226 4,074 5,154 8,125
31,359 42,220 22,458 31,619
  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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For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014

  1. Earnings per Share

(1) Basic earnings per share

1) Basic earnings per share for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won, shares) 2015
Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the Parent Company:
Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company on common shares 395,839 840,334 498,536 768,350
Interest on hybrid bonds (8,420 ) (8,420 ) (8,420 ) (8,420 )
Profit for the period on common shares 387,419 831,914 490,116 759,930
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 71,326,988 71,132,741 70,936,336 70,936,336
Basic earnings per share (In won) 5,432 11,695 6,909 10,713

2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

(In shares)
Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2015 80,745,711 80,745,711 80,745,711
Effect of treasury stock (8,116,551 ) (9,418,723 ) (9,612,970 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2015 72,629,160 71,326,988 71,132,741
(In shares)
Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2014 80,745,711 80,745,711 80,745,711
Effect of treasury stock (9,809,375 ) (9,809,375 ) (9,809,375 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2014 70,936,336 70,936,336 70,936,336

(2) Diluted earnings per share

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no potentially dilutive shares. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are the same as basic earnings per share.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments

(1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Available- for-sale financial assets Loans and receivables Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Cash and cash equivalents — — 829,659 — 829,659
Financial instruments — — 286,218 — 286,218
Short-term investment securities — 342,795 — — 342,795
Long-term investment securities — 1,149,319 — — 1,149,319
Accounts receivable—trade — — 2,508,496 — 2,508,496
Loans and other receivables(*) — — 1,103,092 — 1,103,092
Derivative financial assets 5,380 — — 62,114 67,494
5,380 1,492,114 4,727,465 62,114 6,287,073
(In millions of won)
December 31, 2014
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Available- for-sale financial assets Loans and receivables Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Cash and cash equivalents — — 834,429 — 834,429
Financial instruments — — 313,699 — 313,699
Short-term investment securities — 280,161 — — 280,161
Long-term investment securities 7,817 948,463 — — 956,280
Accounts receivable—trade — — 2,460,686 — 2,460,686
Loans and other receivables(*) — — 1,123,507 — 1,123,507
Derivative financial assets 8,713 — — 61,322 70,035
16,530 1,228,624 4,732,321 61,322 6,038,797

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Short-term loans 32,195 74,512
Accounts receivable – other 697,103 690,527
Accrued income 10,264 10,134
Other current assets 4,685 3,866
Long-term loans 58,751 55,728
Long-term accounts receivable – other 3,658 3,596
Guarantee deposits 296,436 285,144
1,103,092 1,123,507

(2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 — Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Accounts payable – trade — 291,316 — 291,316
Derivative financial liabilities — — 88,498 88,498
Borrowings — 1,091,156 — 1,091,156
Debentures(*1) 55,351 6,362,229 — 6,417,580
Accounts payable—other and others(*2) — 2,577,647 — 2,577,647
55,351 10,322,348 88,498 10,466,197
(In millions of won) December 31, 2014 — Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Accounts payable – trade — 275,495 — 275,495
Derivative financial liabilities — — 130,889 130,889
Borrowings — 537,562 — 537,562
Debentures(*1) 110,365 6,108,265 — 6,218,630
Accounts payable—other and others(*2) — 3,241,615 — 3,241,615
110,365 10,162,937 130,889 10,404,191

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(*1) Bonds classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are structured bonds and they were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss in order to settle the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the related derivatives and bonds.

(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Accounts payable – other 1,066,880 1,381,850
Withholdings 1,914 1,760
Accrued expenses 786,418 952,418
Current installments of long-term payables—other 120,699 193,193
Long-term payables – other 577,406 684,567
Finance lease liabilities — 26
Other non-current liabilities 24,330 27,801
2,577,647 3,241,615
  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, available-for-sale financial assets, trade and other receivables. Financial liabilities consist of trade and other payables, borrowings, and debentures.

1) Market risk

(i) Currency risk

The Group is exposed to currency risk mainly on exchange fluctuations on recognized assets and liabilities. The Group manages currency risk by currency forward, etc. if needed to hedge currency risk on business transactions. Currency risk occurs on forecasted transaction and recognized assets and liabilities which are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Group.

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(i) Currency risk, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Euros, thousands of Japanese Yen, thousands of other currencies)

Foreign currencies Won translation Foreign currencies Won translation
USD 181,643 210,357 1,885,459 2,119,442
EUR 10,841 13,995 28 36
JPY 35,507 326 1,897 17
AUD — — 298,776 257,802
CHF — — 299,163 363,241
Others 1,411 487 1 1
225,165 2,740,539

In addition, the Group has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (See Note 21)

As of June 30, 2015, effects on income (loss) before income tax as a result of change in exchange rate by 10% are as follows:

(In millions of won) If increased by 10% If decreased by 10%
USD 7,049 (7,049 )
EUR 1,363 (1,363 )
JPY 31 (31 )
Others 48 (48 )
8,491 (8,491 )

(ii) Equity price risk

The Group has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. As of June 30, 2015, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount to ₩1,097,621 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

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

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

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(iii) Interest rate risk, Continued

The Group’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and debentures. As of June 30, 2015, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to ₩29,300 million and ₩337,230 million respectively, the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate debentures. (See Note 21) If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 would have been changed ₩293 million due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents 829,462 833,129
Financial instruments 286,218 313,699
Available-for-sale financial assets 30,805 15,498
Accounts receivable—trade 2,508,496 2,460,686
Loans and receivables 1,103,092 1,123,507
Derivative financial assets 67,494 70,035
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss — 7,817
4,825,567 4,824,371

To manage credit risk, the Group evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty considering the party’s financial information, its own trading records and other factors; based on such information, the Group establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Group has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue for a prolonged period. As a result, the Group believes that the possibility of default is remote. Also, the Group’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivatives. To minimize such risk, the Group has a policy to deal with high credit worthy financial institutions. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Group is the carrying amount of financial assets as of June 30, 2015.

In addition, the aging of trade and other receivables that are overdue at the end of the reporting period but not impaired is stated in Note 6 and the analysis of financial assets that are individually determined to be impaired at the end of the reporting period is stated in Note 29.

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

  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 June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Carrying amount Contractual cash flows Less than 1 year 1 - 5 years More than 5 years
Accounts payable-trade 291,316 291,317 291,317 — —
Borrowings(*1) 1,091,156 1,108,746 967,561 114,659 26,526
Debentures(*1) 6,417,580 7,685,893 746,696 4,382,877 2,556,320
Accounts payable-other and others(*2) 2,577,647 2,644,084 1,932,024 584,515 127,545
10,377,699 11,730,040 3,937,598 5,082,051 2,710,391

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

(*1) Includes estimated interest to be paid and excludes discounts on borrowings and debentures.

(*2) Excludes discounts on accounts payable-other and others.

As of June 30, 2015, periods which cash flows from cash flow hedge derivatives are expected to occur are as follows:

(In millions of won)
Carrying amount Contractual cash flows Less than 1 year 1 - 5 years More than 5 years
Assets 62,114 60,232 3,253 57,930 (951 )
Liabilities (88,498 ) (91,506 ) (10,258 ) (80,648 ) (600 )
(26,384 ) (31,274 ) (7,005 ) (22,718 ) (1,551 )

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(2) Capital management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a business while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of its debt and equity balance. The overall strategy of the Group is the same as that of the group as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Group monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total liabilities divided by total equity; the total liabilities and equity is derived from the financial statements.

Debt-equity ratio as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Liabilities 12,723,919 12,692,963
Equity 15,317,587 15,248,270
Debt-equity ratio 83.07 % 83.24 %

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value

1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Carrying amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets that can be measured at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 5,380 — 5,380 — 5,380
Derivative financial assets 62,114 — 62,114 — 62,114
Available-for-sale financial assets 1,097,621 912,704 47,140 137,777 1,097,621
1,165,115 912,704 114,634 137,777 1,165,115
Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value
Cash and cash equivalents(*1) 829,659 — — — —
Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2) 394,493 — — — —
Accounts receivable – trade and others(*1) 3,611,588 — — — —
Financial instruments(*1) 286,218 — — — —
5,121,958 — — — —
Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 55,351 — 55,351 — 55,351
Derivative financial liabilities 88,498 — 88,498 — 88,498
143,849 — 143,849 — 143,849
Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value
Accounts payable – trade(*1) 291,316 — — — —
Borrowings 1,091,156 — 1,095,444 — 1,095,444
Debentures 6,362,229 — 6,791,982 — 6,791,982
Accounts payable—other and others(*1) 2,577,647 — — — —
10,322,348 — 7,887,426 — 7,887,426

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value, Continued

2) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Carrying amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets that can be measured at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 16,530 — 8,713 7,817 16,530
Derivative financial assets 61,322 — 61,322 — 61,322
Available-for-sale financial assets 846,614 657,286 47,002 142,326 846,614
924,466 657,286 117,037 150,143 924,466
Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value
Cash and cash equivalents(*1) 834,429 — — — —
Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2) 382,010 — — — —
Accounts receivable – trade and others(*1) 3,584,193 — — — —
Financial instruments(*1) 313,699 — — — —
5,114,331 — — — —
Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 110,365 — 110,365 — 110,365
Derivative financial liabilities 130,889 — 130,889 — 130,889
241,254 — 241,254 — 241,254
Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value
Accounts payable – trade(*1) 275,495 — — — —
Borrowings 537,562 — 549,083 — 549,083
Debentures 6,108,265 — 6,514,832 — 6,514,832
Accounts payable—other and others(*1) 3,241,615 — — — —
10,162,937 — 7,063,915 — 7,063,915

(*1) Does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are closed to the reasonable approximate fair values.

(*2) Equity instruments which do not have quoted price in an active market for the identical instruments (inputs for Level 1) are measured at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1039 as such equity instruments cannot be reliably measured using other methods.

Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market (available-for-sale financial assets, financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, etc.) is measured based on the bid price at the end of the reporting date.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value, Continued

The Group uses various valuation methods for valuation of fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market. Fair value of available-for-sale securities is determined using the market approach methods and financial assets through profit or loss are measured using the option pricing model. In addition, derivative financial contracts and long-term liabilities are measured using the present value methods. Inputs used to such valuation methods include swap rate, interest rate, and risk premium, and the Group performs valuation using the inputs which are consistent with natures of assets and liabilities being evaluated.

Interest rates used by the Group for the fair value measurement as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

Derivative instruments 1.57 ~ 1.87 %
Borrowings and debentures 2.33 ~ 2.48 %

3) There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | Balance at January 1 | Acquisition | Other comprehensive loss | | Balance at June
30 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Available-for-sale financial assets | ₩ | 142,326 | 2,544 | (7,093 | ) | 137,777 |

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(4) Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
Gross financial instruments recognized Gross offset financial instruments recognized Net financial instruments presented on the statements
of financial position Relevant amount not offset on the statements of financial position
Financial instruments Cash collaterals received Net amount
Financial assets:
Derivatives(*) 37,578 — 37,578 (36,494 ) — 1,084
Accounts receivable—trade and others 115,214 (106,599 ) 8,615 — — 8,615
152,792 (106,599 ) 46,193 (36,494 ) — 9,699
Financial liabilities:
Derivatives(*) 36,494 — 36,494 (36,494 ) — —
Accounts payable—trade and others 106,599 (106,599 ) — — — —
143,093 (106,599 ) 36,494 (36,494 ) — —

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
Gross financial instruments recognized Gross offset financial instruments recognized Net financial instruments presented on the statements
of financial position Relevant amount not offset on the statements of financial position
Financial instruments Cash collaterals received Net amount
Financial assets:
Derivatives(*) 48,057 — 48,057 (45,892 ) — 2,165
Accounts receivable—trade and others 128,794 (117,568 ) 11,226 — — 11,226
176,851 (117,568 ) 59,283 (45,892 ) — 13,391
Financial liabilities:
Derivatives(*) 45,892 — 45,892 (45,892 ) — —
Accounts payable—trade and others 117,568 (117,568 ) — — — —
163,460 (117,568 ) 45,892 (45,892 ) — —

(*) The amount is applicable by enforceable master netting agreement according to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association).

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties

(1) List of related parties

Relationship Company
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd.
Subsidiaries SK Planet Co., Ltd. and 38 others (See Note 1)
Joint ventures Dogus Planet, Inc. and four others
Associates SK hynix Inc. and 51 others
Affiliates The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s investee under equity method, the Ultimate Controlling Entity’s subsidiaries and associates, etc.

(2) Compensation for the key management

The Parent Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30,
2015 | Six-month period ended June 30,
2015 | Three-month period ended June 30,
2014 | Six-month period ended June 30,
2014 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salaries | ₩ | 203 | 1,560 | 287 | 1,626 |
| Provision for retirement benefits | | 421 | 542 | 113 | 681 |
| | ₩ | 624 | 2,102 | 400 | 2,307 |

Compensation for the key management includes salaries, non-monetary salaries and contributions made in relation to the pension plan.

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015
Operating revenue and others Operating expense and others Acquisition of property and equipment Loans
Scope Company Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1) 1,090 1,244 9,240 189,121 — — — —
Associates F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. 662 1,331 10,127 22,366 — — — —
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 68 139 2,001 2,959 2,481 2,869 — —
SK hynix Inc.(*2) 2,627 50,178 2,194 2,199 — — — —
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. 1,278 3,130 1,606 11,435 — — — —
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. 5,418 10,850 2,496 8,223 — — — —
Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. — — — — — — 121 7,153
Others(*3) 3,663 5,056 4,995 9,512 11 1,141 — 500
13,716 70,684 23,419 56,694 2,492 4,010 121 7,653
Other SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 1,177 4,759 11,077 13,057 73,059 125,394 — —
SK C&C Co., Ltd. 3,438 7,379 79,359 160,928 49,150 90,384 — —
SK Networks Co., Ltd. 4,318 6,023 255,918 620,717 — — — —
SK Networks service Co., Ltd. 2,483 4,830 24,893 37,774 522 526 — —
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. 110 212 9,659 21,101 12,342 73,359 — —
SK Energy Co., Ltd. 1,877 3,015 227 443 — — — —
SK Gas Co., Ltd. 813 1,885 — — — — — —
Others 6,628 13,094 10,180 19,660 4,214 4,563 — —
20,844 41,197 391,313 873,680 139,287 294,226 — —
Total 35,650 113,125 423,972 1,119,495 141,779 298,236 121 7,653

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Parent Company.

(*2) Operating revenue and others include ₩43,830 million of dividends paid by SK hynix Inc. and deducted from the investment in associates.

(*3) Operating revenue and others include ₩2,103 million and ₩227 million of dividends paid by Korea IT Fund and UniSK, respectively, and deducted from the investment in associates.

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(In millions of won) 2014
Operating revenue and others Operating expense and others Acquisition of property and equipment Loans
Scope Company Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1) 130 255 8,954 188,694 — — — —
Associates F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. 470 993 9,740 21,982 — — — —
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 74 129 1,072 2,617 3,157 4,050 — —
SK hynix Inc. 2,208 4,922 — 879 — — — —
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. 180 228 120 9,041 — — — —
HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.(*2) 11,179 21,436 1,078 2,297 — — — —
Others 2,138 3,433 5,133 8,602 — — 45 45
16,249 31,141 17,143 45,418 3,157 4,050 45 45
Other SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 821 1,669 23,544 23,544 70,063 100,126 — —
SK C&C Co., Ltd. 4,689 8,595 71,056 154,140 25,364 51,409 — —
SK Networks Co., Ltd. 6,229 12,354 551,082 928,615 2,452 3,251 — —
SK Networks service Co., Ltd. 5,359 5,423 22,880 41,511 716 716 — —
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. 80 202 25,677 46,113 54,873 78,838 — —
SK Energy Co., Ltd. 7,834 11,848 221 443 — — — —
SK Gas Co., Ltd. 786 3,952 — — — — — —
Others 5,636 10,534 5,184 14,718 4,623 5,150 — —
31,434 54,577 699,644 1,209,084 158,091 239,490 — —
Total 47,813 85,973 725,741 1,443,196 161,248 243,540 45 45

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Parent Company.

(*2) During the year ended December 31, 2014, due to the merger with Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., the Parent Company’s associate and KEB Card Co., Ltd., the Group exchanged 57,647,058 shares of Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., with 67,627,587 shares of the surviving company, KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Scope Company Loans Accounts receivable-trade, and others Accounts payable-trade, and others
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd. — 433 —
Associates HappyNarae Co., Ltd. — 13 959
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. — 39 1,439
SK hynix Inc. — 1,346 2,414
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. 1,221 303 435
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. 1,700 38,412 —
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. 22,148 — —
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. — 1,869 4,868
Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd. 7,153 — —
Others — 817 1,847
32,222 42,799 11,962
Other SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. — 3,847 20,363
SK C&C Co., Ltd. — 1,416 65,032
SK Networks. Co., Ltd. — 5,691 174,880
SK Networks Services Co., Ltd. — 15 2,921
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. — 231 9,341
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. — 1,761 282
SK Energy Co., Ltd. — 1,624 62
SK Gas Co., Ltd. — 59 9
Others — 2,129 14,399
— 16,773 287,289
Total 32,222 60,005 299,251

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(In millions of won) December 31, 2014
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Scope Company Loans Accounts receivable-trade, and others Accounts payable-trade, and others
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd. — 90 —
Associates HappyNarae Co., Ltd. — 13 2,650
F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. — 148 797
SK hynix Inc. — 2,800 2,840
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. 1,221 — —
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. 1,200 38,412 —
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. 22,148 — —
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. — 1,998 59
Others — 543 1,285
24,569 43,914 7,631
Other SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. — 897 27,282
SK C&C Co., Ltd. — 1,393 121,145
SK Networks. Co., Ltd. — 2,608 238,351
SK Networks Services Co., Ltd. — 16 2,922
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. — 321 3,037
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. — 1,641 271
SK Energy Co., Ltd. — 4,781 79
SK Gas Co., Ltd. — 2,143 47
Others — 2,813 9,342
— 16,613 402,476
Total 24,569 60,617 410,107

(5) As of June 30, 2015, collateral and guarantee provided by the Group for the related parties’ financing purposes are as follows. There are no collateral or guarantee provided by related parties to the Group nor the Group to related parties.

(6) M&Service Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, entered into performance agreement with SK Energy Co., Ltd. and provides a blank note to SK Energy Co., Ltd., with regard to this transaction.

(7) During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group acquired convertible bonds with a face value of ₩6,000 million from Health Connect Co., Ltd. at the face value. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Parent Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million.

(8) There were additional investments in associates and joint ventures during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015. (See Note 11)

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  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 ₩16,102 million as of June 30, 2015.

SK Broadband Co., Ltd., has guaranteed for employees’ borrowings relating to employee stock ownership and provided short-term financial instruments amounting to ₩1,775 million as collateral as of June 30, 2015.

(2) Contingencies

As of June 30, 2015, the claim amount of pending litigations of SK Communications Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, amounts to ₩1,440 million. The ultimate outcome of such litigation is not expected to have a material effect on the Group’s financial position or performance results.

(3) Guarantee provided

PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company, obtained ₩3,000 million of payment guarantees from Shinhan Bank, in relation to handsets purchased from the Apple Computer Korea Ltd.

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Statements of Cash Flows

(1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Interest income (25,181) (29,756 )
Dividends (13,339 ) (10,567 )
Gain on foreign currency translation (4,024 ) (15,926 )
Gain on disposal of long-term investments assets (6,252 ) (6,114 )
Gain on valuation of derivatives (1,030 ) (6,017 )
Gain on settlement of derivatives — (119 )
Gain related to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, net (452,323 ) (294,702 )
Gain on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets (2,765 ) (3,411 )
Gain on relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (5,188 ) —
Other income (131 ) (6 )
Interest expenses 150,222 161,229
Loss on foreign currency translation 3,132 5,186
Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities 1,651 2,112
Other finance costs 3,151 —
Loss on valuation of derivatives — 12,135
Loss on settlement of derivatives 4,517 335
Income tax expense 234,970 175,635
Provision for retirement benefits 53,514 64,722
Depreciation and amortization 1,468,160 1,420,648
Bad debt expenses 34,995 23,553
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 3,290 3,980
Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets 1,976 3,166
Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss — 1,352
Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 174 7,798
Bad debt for accounts receivable—other 4,074 8,125
Loss on disposal of investments assets — 7
Loss on impairment of investment assets 18,668 127
Other expenses 7,031 5,250
1,479,292 1,528,742

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Accounts receivable—trade (79,987 ) (195,944 )
Accounts receivable—other (42,198 ) (106,246 )
Accrued income — 57
Advance payments (34,860 ) (31,938 )
Prepaid expenses (14,154 ) (14,301 )
V.A.T. refund receivable 27 7,949
Inventories (16,676 ) (142,872 )
Guarantee deposits (12,118 ) (5,876 )
Accounts payable—trade 36,889 118,439
Accounts payable—other (132,104 ) (491,376 )
Advanced receipts (3,289 ) 11,668
Withholdings (178,717 ) 218,630
Deposits received (7,475 ) (1,275 )
Accrued expenses (162,490 ) (35,025 )
V.A.T. payable 13,419 8,019
Unearned revenue (71,067 ) (56,921 )
Provisions (29,665 ) 4,710
Long-term provisions (9,137 ) 32,304
Plan assets 1,301 2,415
Retirement benefit payment (33,513 ) (33,361 )
Others (11,128 ) 893
(786,942 ) (710,051 )

(3) Significant non-cash transactions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Transfer of other property and equipment and others to construction in progress 720,259 943,978
Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment, and intangible assets 328,438 364,744
Decrease of accounts payable—other related to acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets (184,377 ) (316,164 )
Increase of accounts receivable—other related to disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets — 2,015
  1. Subsequent Events

(1) Interim dividends

On July 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Parent Company resolved to pay interim cash dividends of ₩1,000 per share totaling ₩72,629 million (Market dividend rate: 0.40%). The ex-dividend date was June 30, 2015 and the interim dividends are expected to be paid within twenty days after the date of the Board of Directors’ resolution.

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Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2015 and 2014

(With Independent Auditors’ Review Report Thereon)

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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 Separate Interim 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 June 30, 2015, the related condensed separate statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, the condensed separate interim statements of changes in equity and cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s responsibility

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

Auditors’ responsibility

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

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

Conclusion

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

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Other matters

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

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

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

August 7, 2015

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

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 26,27 155,687 248,311
Short-term financial instruments 4,26,27 133,000 143,000
Short-term investment securities 6,26,27 267,140 197,161
Accounts receivable—trade, net 5,26,27,28 1,597,007 1,559,281
Short-term loans, net 5,26,27,28 21,758 67,989
Accounts receivable—other, net 5,26,27,28 300,037 305,990
Prepaid expenses 82,509 86,070
Inventories, net 34,401 23,694
Advanced payments and other 5,26,27 94,336 58,417
Total Current Assets 2,685,875 2,689,913
Non-Current Assets:
Long-term financial instruments 4,26,27 69 69
Long-term investment securities 6,26,27 731,379 608,797
Investments in subsidiaries and associates 7 8,674,128 8,181,769
Property and equipment, net 8,28 7,423,274 7,705,906
Goodwill 9 1,306,236 1,306,236
Intangible assets, net 10 1,755,891 1,928,169
Long-term loans, net 5,26,27,28 34,874 38,457
Long-term prepaid expenses 29,847 28,551
Guarantee deposits 4,5,26,27,28 163,891 156,807
Long-term derivative financial assets 15,26,27 57,883 67,728
Other non-current assets 98 60
Total Non-Current Assets 20,177,570 20,022,549
Total Assets 22,863,445 22,712,462

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings 11,26,27 770,000 200,000
Current installments of debentures and long-term borrowings, net 11,26,27 282,297 211,863
Current installments of long-term payables—other 12,26,27 118,955 189,389
Accounts payable—other 26,27,28 848,511 1,086,485
Withholdings 26,27 640,045 801,119
Accrued expenses 26,27 434,316 615,488
Income tax payable 24 219,152 91,315
Unearned revenue 49,081 92,783
Provisions 13 37,576 50,456
Advanced receipts 56,113 39,148
Total Current Liabilities 3,456,046 3,378,046
Non-Current Liabilities:
Debentures, excluding current installments, net 11,26,27 4,686,412 4,655,137
Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments 11,26,27 75,786 80,147
Long-term payables—other 12,26,27 545,013 657,001
Long-term unearned revenue 4,503 19,544
Defined benefit liabilities 14 12,862 15,555
Long-term derivative financial liabilities 15,26,27 88,498 130,889
Long-term provisions 13 20,497 27,676
Deferred tax liabilities 24 109,910 144,876
Other non-current liabilities 26,27 57,551 61,370
Total Non-Current Liabilities 5,601,032 5,792,195
Total Liabilities 9,057,078 9,170,241
Equity
Share capital 1,16 44,639 44,639
Capital surplus and other capital adjustments 16,17,18 845,966 433,894
Retained earnings 19 12,917,835 12,996,790
Reserves 20 (2,073 ) 66,898
Total Equity 13,806,367 13,542,221
Total Liabilities and Equity 22,863,445 22,712,462

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Income

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

(In millions of won except for per share data)
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Note Three-month period ended Six-month period ended Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
Operating revenue: 28
Revenue 3,143,766 6,277,222 3,264,610 6,528,313
Operating expense: 28
Labor cost 249,706 423,033 147,178 313,216
Commissions paid 1,228,049 2,571,119 1,305,216 2,894,331
Depreciation and amortization 531,639 1,056,576 518,153 1,027,207
Network interconnection 182,446 352,367 219,888 434,763
Leased line 85,383 181,586 92,490 189,352
Advertising 58,398 91,028 57,108 96,546
Rent 95,663 193,593 92,520 185,243
Cost of products that have been resold 110,599 224,108 121,630 235,573
Other operating expenses 21 205,793 379,896 182,762 373,123
2,747,676 5,473,306 2,736,945 5,749,354
Operating income 396,090 803,916 527,665 778,959
Finance income 23 19,735 82,519 15,102 40,706
Finance costs 23 (67,890 ) (133,598 ) (86,279 ) (152,387 )
Other non-operating income 22 3,737 6,969 13,569 28,592
Other non-operating expenses 22 (32,291 ) (61,664 ) (25,622 ) (55,491 )
Profit before income tax 319,381 698,142 444,435 640,379
Income tax expense 24 87,384 170,359 81,061 123,472
Profit for the period 231,997 527,783 363,374 516,907
Earnings per share 25
Basic earnings per share (in won) 3,135 7,301 5,004 7,168
Diluted earnings per share (in won) 3,135 7,301 5,004 7,168

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

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

(In millions of won) — Note Three-month period ended Six-month period ended Three-month period ended Six-month period ended
Profit for the period 231,997 527,783 363,374 516,907
Other comprehensive loss
Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss, net of taxes:
Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities 14 (410 ) (2,453 ) (6,467 ) (9,585 )
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss, net of taxes:
Net change in unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 20 (28,520 ) (53,569 ) (9,136 ) (51,431 )
Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives 15,20 (24,802 ) (15,402 ) (21,064 ) (16,693 )
Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of taxes (53,732 ) (71,424 ) (36,667 ) (77,709 )
Total comprehensive income 178,265 456,359 326,707 439,198

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

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

(In millions of won)
Share capital Capital surplus (deficit) and other capital adjustments Retained earnings Reserves Total equity
Paid-in surplus Treasury stock Loss on disposal of treasury stock Hybrid bond Other
Balance, January 1, 2014 44,639 2,915,887 (2,139,683 ) (18,087 ) 398,518 (722,741 ) 12,665,699 171,176 13,315,408
Cash dividends — — — — — — (595,865 ) — (595,865 )
Total comprehensive income
Profit for the period — — — — — — 516,907 — 516,907
Other comprehensive loss — — — — — — (9,585 ) (68,124 ) (77,709 )
— — — — — — 507,322 (68,124 ) 439,198
Interest on hybrid bond — — — — — — (8,420 ) — (8,420 )
Balance, June 30, 2014 44,639 2,915,887 (2,139,683 ) (18,087 ) 398,518 (722,741 ) 12,568,736 103,052 13,150,321
Balance, January 1, 2015 44,639 2,915,887 (2,139,683 ) (18,087 ) 398,518 (722,741 ) 12,996,790 66,898 13,542,221
Cash dividends — — — — — — (595,865 ) — (595,865 )
Total comprehensive income
Profit for the period — — — — — — 527,783 — 527,783
Other comprehensive loss — — — — — — (2,453 ) (68,971 ) (71,424 )
— — — — — — 525,330 (68,971 ) 456,359
Treasury stock — — 369,249 18,087 — 24,736 — — 412,072
Interest on hybrid bond — — — — — — (8,420 ) — (8,420 )
Balance, June 30, 2015 44,639 2,915,887 (1,770,434 ) — 398,518 (698,005 ) 12,917,835 (2,073 ) 13,806,367

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows

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

(In millions of won)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Cash generated from operating activities
Profit for the period 527,783 516,907
Adjustments for income and expenses 30 1,383,546 1,361,390
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities 30 (647,987 ) (452,702 )
Sub-total 1,263,342 1,425,595
Interest received 11,819 9,065
Dividends received 56,561 10,567
Interest paid (111,951 ) (115,795 )
Income tax paid (68,359 ) (96,712 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,151,412 1,232,720
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash inflows from investing activities:
Decrease in short-term investment securities, net — 55,002
Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net 10,000 10,000
Collection of short-term loans 199,853 69,413
Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities 5,235 44,572
Proceeds from disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates 185,557 —
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 5,739 9,350
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets 72 275
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale — 1,056
Collection of long-term loans — 1,988
Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets — 90
Sub-total 406,456 191,746
Cash outflows for investing activities:
Increase in short-term investment securities, net (69,842 ) —
Increase in short-term loans (150,164 ) (85,960 )
Acquisition of long-term investment securities (202,424 ) (8,357 )
Acquisition of investments in subsidiaries and associates (246,271 ) (146,536 )
Acquisition of property and equipment (789,708 ) (1,024,367 )
Acquisition of intangible assets (9,859 ) (23,489 )
Increase in other non-current assets (38 ) —
Increase in long-term loans — (45 )
Sub-total (1,468,306 ) (1,288,754 )
Net cash used in investing activities (1,061,850 ) (1,097,008 )

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Cash flows from financing activities:
Cash inflows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term borrowings, net 570,000 440,000
Proceeds from long-term borrowings — 3,552
Proceeds from issuance of debentures 298,718 299,354
Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives 175 118
Sub-total 868,893 743,024
Cash outflows for financing activities:
Repayments of long-term borrowings (6,407 ) (6,407 )
Repayments of long-term account payables—other (190,134 ) (207,668 )
Repayments of debentures (250,000 ) (96,151 )
Payments of cash dividends (595,865 ) (595,865 )
Payments of interest on hybrid bonds (8,420 ) (8,420 )
Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives (329 ) (335 )
Sub-total (1,051,155 ) (914,846 )
Net cash used in financing activities (182,262 ) (171,822 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (92,700 ) (36,110 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 248,311 448,459
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 76 (155 )
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 155,687 412,194

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reporting Entity

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

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. 20,363,452 25.22
National Pension Service, other institutional investors and other minority stockholders 52,265,708 64.73
Treasury stock 8,116,551 10.05
Total number of shares 80,745,711 100.00
  1. Basis of Preparation

(1) Statement of compliance

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

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

These condensed interim financial statements are separate interim financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, ‘Separate Financial Statements’ presented by a parent, an investor with joint control of, of significant influence over, an investee, in which the investments are accounted for at cost.

(2) Use of estimates and judgments

1) Critical judgments, assumptions and estimation uncertainties

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

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Basis of Preparation, Continued

(2) Use of estimates and judgments, Continued

2) Fair value measurement

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

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

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

ü Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

ü Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

ü Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

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

Information about assumptions used for fair value measurements are included in Note 27.

(3) Common control transactions

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  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, 2014. The following changes in accounting policy are also expected to be reflected in the Company’s separate financial statements as at and for the year ending December 31, 2015.

(1) Changes in accounting policies

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

1) K-IFRS 1019 ‘Employee Benefits’—Employee contributions

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

There is no material impact of the application of this amendment on the Company’s financial statements.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Restricted Deposits

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Short-term financial instruments(*) 85,500 85,500
Long-term financial instruments(*) 69 69
Guarantee deposits 280 280
85,849 85,849

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

  1. Trade and Other Receivables

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 — Gross amount Allowances for impairment Carrying amount
Current assets:
Accounts receivable—trade 1,718,223 (121,216 ) 1,597,007
Short-term loans 21,978 (220 ) 21,758
Accounts receivable—other 362,204 (62,167 ) 300,037
Accrued income 6,924 — 6,924
2,109,329 (183,603 ) 1,925,726
Non-current assets:
Long-term loans 56,511 (21,637 ) 34,874
Guarantee deposits 163,891 — 163,891
220,402 (21,637 ) 198,765
2,329,731 (205,240 ) 2,124,491
(In millions of won) December 31, 2014 — Gross amount Allowances for impairment Carrying amount
Current assets:
Accounts receivable—trade 1,665,941 (106,660 ) 1,559,281
Short-term loans 68,676 (687 ) 67,989
Accounts receivable—other 366,821 (60,831 ) 305,990
Accrued income 6,354 — 6,354
2,107,792 (168,178 ) 1,939,614
Non-current assets:
Long-term loans 60,130 (21,673 ) 38,457
Guarantee deposits 156,807 — 156,807
216,937 (21,673 ) 195,264
2,324,729 (189,851 ) 2,134,878

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

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

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Balance at January 1 189,851 174,480
Increase of bad debt allowances 27,697 24,157
Write-offs (22,319 ) (25,391 )
Collection of receivables previously written-off 10,011 9,578
Balance at June 30 205,240 182,824

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Accounts receivable
- trade Other receivables Accounts receivable
- trade Other receivables
Neither overdue nor impaired 1,215,386 499,520 1,182,627 553,014
Overdue but not impaired 51,496 — 47,663 —
Impaired 451,341 111,988 435,651 105,774
1,718,223 611,508 1,665,941 658,788
Allowances for doubtful accounts (121,216 ) (84,024 ) (106,660 ) (83,191 )
1,597,007 527,484 1,559,281 575,597

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

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Less than 1 month 9,900 12,045
1 ~ 3 months 16,852 15,222
3 ~ 6 months 9,854 8,591
More than 6 months 14,890 11,805
51,496 47,663

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Investment Securities

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Beneficiary certificates(*) 267,140 197,003
Current installments of long-term investment securities — 158
267,140 197,161

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

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

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Equity securities:
Marketable equity securities 607,306 490,741
Unlisted equity securities(*1) 42,877 28,696
Equity investments(*2) 72,039 73,054
722,222 592,491
Debt securities:
Public bonds(*3) — 158
Investment bonds(*4) 9,157 16,306
9,157 16,464
Total 731,379 608,955
Less current installments of long-term investment securities — (158 )
Long-term investment securities 731,379 608,797

(*1) Unlisted equity securities whose fair value cannot be measured reliably are recorded at cost.

(*2) Equity investments are recorded at cost.

(*3) Details of maturity for the public bonds as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Less than 1 year — 158

(*4) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd., which were classified as available-for-sale financial assets. Health Connect Co., Ltd. has been classified as investments in associates (₩5,900 million) as the Company obtained significant influence over the investee. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million and the remaining convertible bonds of ₩560 million was fully redeemed. Also, the Company classified the convertible bonds of IRIVER LIMITED, amounting to ₩7,128 million, as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and the difference between carrying amount and fair value was accounted for as gain or loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

(1) Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Investments in subsidiaries 4,287,049 3,614,750
Investments in associates 4,387,079 4,567,019
8,674,128 8,181,769

(2) Details of investments in subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data) — Number of shares Ownership (%) Carrying amount Carrying amount
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 1,082,272 83.5 144,740 144,740
SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1) 295,959,080 100.0 1,860,398 1,242,247
PS&Marketing Corporation 66,000,000 100.0 313,934 313,934
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 4,385,400 100.0 21,927 21,927
Service Top Co., Ltd. 2,856,200 100.0 14,281 14,281
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 3,000,000 100.0 15,000 15,000
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 72,927,317 100.0 1,538,020 1,538,020
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.(*2) 408,435 83.9 63,967 23,968
IRIVER LIMITED 15,202,039 49.0 54,503 54,503
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. — 100.0 38,652 29,116
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 180,476,700 73.3 2,364 2,364
SKT Americas, Inc. 122 100.0 83,871 83,871
YTK Investment Ltd. — 100.0 18,693 27,945
Atlas Investment — 100.0 77,050 77,050
SK Global Healthcare Business Group Ltd. — 100.0 39,649 25,784
4,287,049 3,614,750

(*1) On March 20, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company decided to grant 0.0168936 share of its treasury stock in exchange for 1 share of SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, to the shareholders of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. as of June 9, 2015. After the stock exchange, SK Broadband Co., Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

(*2) The Company newly acquired 50,377 and 326,748 shares of Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. by participating in the capital increase and capital increase without consideration respectively during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

(3) Details of investments in associates as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data) — Number of shares Ownership percentage (%) Carrying amount Carrying amount
SK China Company Ltd.(*1) 720,000 9.6 47,830 47,830
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 680,000 42.5 12,250 12,250
Korea IT Fund(*2) 190 63.3 220,957 220,957
Wave City Development Co., Ltd.(*1) 393,460 19.1 1,532 1,532
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*1,3) 39,902,323 15.0 253,739 430,044
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. 1,675,126 29.0 8,340 8,340
NanoEnTek, Inc. 5,870,290 26.0 37,959 37,959
SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd. 77,762,360 21.0 83,691 83,691
Packet One Network(*1) 2,265,944 13.6 60,706 60,706
SK Technology Innovation Company 14,700 49.0 45,864 45,864
SK hynix Inc. 146,100,000 20.1 3,374,725 3,374,725
SK MENA Investment B.V. 9,772,686 32.1 14,485 14,485
SK Latin America Investment S.A. 9,448,937 32.1 14,243 14,243
SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd. 12,639 33.0 145,656 145,656
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. and others — — 65,102 68,737
4,387,079 4,567,019

(*1) Classified as investments in associates as the Company can exercise significant influence through its participation on the board of directors even though the Company has less than 20% of equity interests.

(*2) Investment in Korea IT Fund was classified as investment in associates as the Company has less than 50% of voting rights, and therefore does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.

(*3) During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company disposed of 27,725,264 shares of KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

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

| (In millions of won, except for share data) | June 30, 2015 — Market value per share (In won) | Number of shares | Market price | Market value per share (In
won) | Number of shares | Market price | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| IRIVER LIMITED | ₩ | 5,590 | 15,202,039 | 84,979 | 6,370 | 15,202,039 | 96,837 |
| SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*) | | — | 295,959,080 | — | 4,380 | 149,638,354 | 655,416 |

(*) Due to the voluntary delisting of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the market price is not disclosed as of June 30, 2015.

  1. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 448,255 828 (328 ) 5,155 — 453,910
Buildings 568,874 782 (4,131 ) 21,997 (17,409 ) 570,113
Structures 350,915 761 (33 ) 11,911 (17,013 ) 346,541
Machinery 5,277,929 22,013 (689 ) 525,155 (791,819 ) 5,032,589
Other 430,478 421,932 (1,730 ) (309,165 ) (54,630 ) 486,885
Construction in progress 629,455 200,553 — (296,772 ) — 533,236
7,705,906 646,869 (6,911 ) (41,719 ) (880,871 ) 7,423,274
(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Depreciation Ending balance
Land 416,991 3,372 — 14,221 — 434,584
Buildings 585,375 428 (101 ) 5,967 (17,177 ) 574,492
Structures 363,093 125 — 3,406 (16,257 ) 350,367
Machinery 4,945,088 30,095 (709 ) 729,287 (772,697 ) 4,931,064
Other 472,832 533,525 (1,140 ) (339,991 ) (51,053 ) 614,173
Construction in progress 676,607 178,473 (9,438 ) (431,598 ) — 414,044
7,459,986 746,018 (11,388 ) (18,708 ) (857,184 ) 7,318,724

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Goodwill

Goodwill as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 is as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. 1,306,236 1,306,236
  1. Intangible Assets

(1) Changes in intangible assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,384,044 — — — (140,264 ) 1,243,780
Land use rights 14,016 1,412 — — (2,431 ) 12,997
Industrial rights 10,583 3,507 (2 ) — (2,109 ) 11,979
Facility usage rights 15,843 515 (12 ) 271 (1,276 ) 15,341
Memberships 63,465 62 — — — 63,527
Other 440,218 4,363 (5 ) 50,721 (87,030 ) 408,267
1,928,169 9,859 (19 ) 50,992 (233,110 ) 1,755,891
(In millions of won)
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014
Beginning balance Acquisition Disposal Transfer Amortization Ending balance
Frequency use rights 1,664,571 — — — (140,264 ) 1,524,307
Land use rights 9,752 4,000 — — (2,038 ) 11,714
Industrial rights 9,113 2,796 — — (1,717 ) 10,192
Facility usage rights 16,155 615 (16 ) 379 (1,250 ) 15,883
Memberships 82,815 — — — — 82,815
Other 456,761 16,078 (330 ) 31,600 (81,137 ) 422,972
2,239,167 23,489 (346 ) 31,979 (226,406 ) 2,067,883

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Intangible Assets, Continued

(2) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of June 30, 2015 are as follows, all of which are depreciated on a straight-line basis:

(In millions of won) Amount Description Commencement of amortization Completion of amortization
W-CDMA license 150,691 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service Dec. 2003 Dec. 2016
W-CDMA license 24,466 Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service Oct. 2010 Dec. 2016
800MHz license 243,264 Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service Jul. 2011 Jun. 2021
1.8GHz license 816,530 Frequency use rights relating to LTE service Sep. 2013 Dec. 2021
WiBro license 8,829 WiBro service Mar. 2012 Mar. 2019
1,243,780
  1. Borrowings and Debentures

(1) Short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) — Lender Annual interest rate (%) Maturity June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Korea Development Bank 2.48 Apr. 30, 2015 — 100,000
2.11 Sep. 30, 2015 100,000 —
2.11 Oct. 30, 2015 100,000 —
Kookmin Bank 2.56 Jul. 17, 2015 70,000 —
CP 2.37 Jan. 15, 2015 — 100,000
1.80 Jul. 16, 2015 300,000 —
1.64 Jul. 17, 2015 200,000 —
770,000 200,000

(2) Long-term borrowings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars) — Lender Annual interest rate (%) Maturity June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Export Kreditnamnden(*) 1.70 Apr. 29, 2022 ₩90,577 (USD 80,577 ) 94,903 (USD 86,338 )
Less present value discount on long-term borrowings 90,577 (2,352 ) 94,903 (2,623 )
88,225 92,280
Less current installments of long-term borrowings (12,439 ) (12,133 )
₩75,786 80,147

(*) For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company obtained long-term borrowings from Export Kreditnamnden, an export credit agency. The long-term borrowings are redeemed by installments on an annual basis from 2014 to 2022.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, and thousands of other currencies) Purpose Maturity Annual interest rate (%) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Unsecured private bonds Refinancing fund 2016 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds Other fund 2015 5.00 — 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2018 5.00 200,000 200,000
Unsecured private bonds 2016 5.54 40,000 40,000
Unsecured private bonds 2016 5.92 230,000 230,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating fund 2016 3.95 110,000 110,000
Unsecured private bonds 2021 4.22 190,000 190,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating and refinancing fund 2019 3.24 170,000 170,000
Unsecured private bonds 2022 3.30 140,000 140,000
Unsecured private bonds 2032 3.45 90,000 90,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating fund 2023 3.03 230,000 230,000
Unsecured private bonds 2033 3.22 130,000 130,000
Unsecured private bonds 2019 3.30 50,000 50,000
Unsecured private bonds 2024 3.64 150,000 150,000
Unsecured private bonds(*2, 3) 2029 4.73 — 55,188
Unsecured private bonds(*2) 2029 4.72 55,351 55,177
Unsecured private bonds Refinancing fund 2019 2.53 160,000 160,000
Unsecured private bonds 2021 2.66 150,000 150,000
Unsecured private bonds 2024 2.82 190,000 190,000
Unsecured private bonds Operating and refinancing fund 2022 2.40 100,000 —
Unsecured private bonds 2025 2.49 150,000 —
Unsecured private bonds 2030 2.61 50,000 —
Foreign global bonds Operating fund 2027 6.63 449,640 439,680
(USD 400,000 ) (USD 400,000 )
Swiss unsecured private bonds 2017 1.75 364,257 333,429
(CHF 300,000 ) (CHF 300,000 )
Foreign global bonds 2018 2.13 786,870 769,440
(USD 700,000 ) (USD 700,000 )
Australian unsecured private bonds 2017 4.75 258,858 269,727
(AUD 300,000 ) (AUD 300,000 )
Floating rate notes(*1) 2020 3M Libor + 0.88 337,230 329,760
(USD 300,000 ) (USD 300,000 )
Sub-total 4,982,206 4,882,401
Less discounts on bonds (25,936 ) (27,534 )
4,956,270 4,854,867
Less current installments of bonds (269,858 ) (199,730 )
4,686,412 4,655,137

(*1) As of June 30, 2015, 3M Libor rate is 0.28%.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

(3) Debentures as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(*2) The Company settled the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the bonds and related derivatives by designating the structured bonds as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The difference between the carrying amount of the designated financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the amount required to pay at maturity is ₩5,351 million as of June 30, 2015.

(*3) As of December 31, 2014, the principal amount and the fair value of the structured bonds were ₩50,000 million and ₩55,188 million, respectively. The entire bonds were early redeemed during the six-month period ended June 30, 2015.

  1. Long-term Payables—other

(1) As of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, long-term payables—other which consist of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 800MHz, 2.3GHz and 1.8GHz frequencies are as follows (See Note 10):

(In millions of won) — Period of repayment Coupon rate Annual effective interest rate(*) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
800MHz 2013~2015 3.51 % 5.69 % — 69,416
2.3GHz 2014~2016 3.00 % 5.80 % 2,882 5,766
1.8GHz 2012~2021 2.43~3.00 % 4.84~5.25 % 707,006 824,841
709,888 900,023
Present value discount on long-term payables—other (45,920 ) (53,633 )
663,968 846,390
Less current installments of long-term payables—other (120,718 ) (190,134 )
Current installments of present value discount on long-term payables—other 1,763 745
Carrying amount at period end 545,013 657,001

(*) The Company estimated the discount rate based on its credit ratings and corporate bond yield rate as there is no market interest rate available for long-term payables—other.

(2) The repayment schedule of long-term payables—other as of June 30, 2015 is as follows:

(In millions of won) Amount
Less than 1 year 120,718
1~3 years 235,669
3~5 years 235,669
More than 5 years 117,832
709,888

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 — Beginning balance Increase Utilization Reversal Ending balance Current Non- current
Provision for handset subsidy 26,799 — (2,696 ) (18,173 ) 5,930 3,368 2,562
Provision for restoration 51,333 2,116 (344 ) (962 ) 52,143 34,208 17,935
78,132 2,116 (3,040 ) (19,135 ) 58,073 37,576 20,497
(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014 — Beginning balance Increase Utilization Reversal Ending balance Current Non- current
Provision for handset subsidy 53,923 86,249 (49,206 ) — 90,966 58,043 32,923
Provision for restoration 32,173 1,528 (180 ) (884 ) 32,637 17,590 15,047
86,096 87,777 (49,386 ) (884 ) 123,603 75,633 47,970

The Company has provided handset subsidy to subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized a provision for subsidy amounts which the Company is expected to pay in future periods.

  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities

(1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Present value of defined benefit obligations 197,898 195,130
Fair value of plan assets (185,036 ) (179,575 )
12,862 15,555

(2) Principal actuarial assumptions as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations 2.91 % 2.91 %
Expected rate of salary increase 3.80 % 3.80 %

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations is determined based on the Company’s credit ratings and yield rate of corporate bonds with similar maturities for estimated payment term of defined benefit obligations. Expected rate of salary increase is determined based on the Company’s historical promotion index, inflation rate and salary increase ratio in accordance with salary agreement.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

(3) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Beginning balance 195,130 154,460
Current service cost 17,610 16,294
Interest cost 2,707 2,990
Remeasurement
- Demographic assumption 16 —
- Adjustment based on experience 834 12,086
Benefit paid (20,266 ) (10,710 )
Others(*) 1,867 1,437
Ending balance 197,898 176,557

(*) Others for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 include transfer to construction in progress and liabilities in relation to executives transferred from affiliates.

(4) Changes in plan assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Beginning balance 179,575 131,574
Interest income 2,491 2,480
Actuarial loss (2,387 ) (560 )
Contributions by employer directly to plan assets 25,000 4,000
Benefit paid (19,643 ) (3,116 )
Ending balance 185,036 134,378

(5) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended — June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Current service cost 17,610 16,294
Net Interest cost 216 510
17,826 16,804

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Derivative Instruments

(1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In thousands of foreign currencies) — Borrowing date Hedged item Hedged risk Contract type Financial institution Duration of contract
Jul. 20, 2007 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Morgan Stanley and five other banks Jul. 20, 2007 ~ Jul. 20, 2027
Jun. 12, 2012 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Citibank and five other banks Jun. 12, 2012 ~ Jun. 12, 2017
Nov. 1, 2012 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Barclays and nine other banks Nov. 1, 2012 ~ May. 1, 2018
Jan. 17, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of
AUD 300,000) Foreign currency risk Currency swap BNP Paribas and three other banks Jan. 17, 2013 ~ Nov. 17, 2017
Mar. 7, 2013 Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of
USD 300,000) Foreign currency risk and the interest rate risk Currency interest rate swap DBS Bank Mar. 7, 2013 ~ Mar. 7, 2020
Dec. 16, 2013 Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577) Foreign currency risk Currency swap Deutsche bank Dec. 16, 2013 ~ Apr. 29, 2022

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Derivative Instruments, Continued

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

(In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies)
Cash flow hedge Held for trading purpose Total
Hedged item Accumulated gain (loss) on valuation of derivatives Tax effect Accumulated (gain) loss on foreign currency translation Others(*)
Non-current assets:
Structured bond (face value of KRW 50,000) — — — — 5,380 5,380
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 400,000) (55,930 ) (17,856 ) (7,724 ) 129,806 — 48,296
Floating-to-fixed cross currency interest rate swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 300,000) (5,992 ) (1,913 ) 12,112 — — 4,207
Total assets 57,883
Non-current liabilities:
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000) (6,361 ) (2,031 ) 749 — — (7,643 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 700,000) (22,835 ) (7,290 ) 23,372 — — (6,753 )
Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000) 2,149 686 (76,321 ) — — (73,486 )
Fixed-to-fixed long-term borrowings (U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of USD 80,577) (4,640 ) (1,482 ) 5,506 — — (616 )
Total liabilities (88,498 )

(*) Cash flow hedge accounting has been applied to the relevant contracts from May 12, 2010. Others represent gain on valuation of currency swap incurred prior to the application of hedge accounting and was recognized through profit or loss prior to May 12, 2010.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stock with a par value of ₩500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus and other capital adjustments as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, except for share data)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Authorized shares 220,000,000 220,000,000
Issued shares(*) 80,745,711 80,745,711
Share capital
Common stock 44,639 44,639
Capital surplus and other capital adjustments:
Paid-in surplus 2,915,887 2,915,887
Treasury stock (Note 17) (1,770,434 ) (2,139,683 )
Loss on disposal of treasury stock — (18,087 )
Hybrid bond (Note 18) 398,518 398,518
Others (698,005 ) (722,741 )
845,966 433,894

(*) During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2006 and 2009, the Company retired 7,002,235 shares, 1,083,000 shares and 448,000 shares, respectively, of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation in accordance with the Korean Commercial Act. As a result, the Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.

There were no changes in share capital for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and the year ended December 31, 2014 and details of shares outstanding as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In shares) — Issued shares Treasury stock Outstanding shares Issued shares Treasury stock Outstanding shares
Beginning issued shares 80,745,711 9,809,375 70,936,336 80,745,711 9,809,375 70,936,336
Disposal of treasury stock — (1,692,824 ) 1,692,824 — — —
Ending issued shares 80,745,711 8,116,551 72,629,160 80,745,711 9,809,375 70,936,336
  1. Treasury Stock

The Company acquired treasury stock to provide stock dividends, issue new stocks, merge with Shinsegi Telecom, Inc. and SK IMT Co, Ltd., increase shareholder value and to stabilize its stock prices when needed.

Treasury stock as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won, shares) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Number of shares 8,116,551 9,809,375
Amount 1,770,434 2,139,683

On June 9, 2015, the Company granted 1,692,824 shares of its treasury stock (acquisition cost: ₩369,249 million) in order to acquire shares of SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Hybrid Bond

Hybrid bonds classified as equity as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Type Issuance date Maturity Annual interest rate (%) Amount
Private hybrid bonds Blank coupon unguaranteed subordinated bond June 7, 2013 June 7, 2073 (*1) 4.21 (*2) 400,000
Issuance costs (1,482 )
398,518

Hybrid bonds issued by the Company are classified as equity as there is no contractual obligation for delivery of financial assets to the bond holders. These are subordinated bonds which rank before common shareholders in the event of a liquidation or reorganization of the Company.

(*1) The Company has a right to extend the maturity under the same issuance terms without any notice or announcement. The Company also has the right to defer interest payment at its sole discretion.

(*2) Annual interest rate is adjusted after five years from the issuance date.

  1. Retained Earnings

(1) Retained earnings as of June 30, 2015 and December 31 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Appropriated:
Legal reserve 22,320 22,320
Reserve for research & manpower development 87,300 151,534
Reserve for business expansion 9,671,138 9,476,138
Reserve for technology development 2,616,300 2,416,300
12,397,058 12,066,292
Unappropriated 520,777 930,498
12,917,835 12,996,790

(2) Legal reserve

The Korean Commercial Act requires the Company to appropriate as a legal reserve at least 10% of cash dividends paid for each accounting period until the reserve equals 50% of outstanding share capital. The legal reserve may not be utilized for cash dividends, but may only be used to offset a future deficit, if any, or may be transferred to share capital.

(3) Reserve for research & manpower development

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Reserves

(1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets 91,537 145,106
Unrealized fair value of derivatives (93,610 ) (78,208 )
(2,073 ) 66,898

(2) Changes in reserves for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015
Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets Unrealized fair value of derivatives Total
Balance at January 1, 2015 145,106 (78,208 ) 66,898
Changes (70,672 ) (20,319 ) (90,991 )
Tax effect 17,103 4,917 22,020
Balance at June 30, 2015 91,537 (93,610 ) (2,073 )
(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended June 30, 2014
Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets Unrealized fair value of derivatives Total
Balance at January 1, 2014 211,209 (40,033 ) 171,176
Changes (67,851 ) (22,022 ) (89,873 )
Tax effect 16,420 5,329 21,749
Balance at June 30, 2014 159,778 (56,726 ) 103,052

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Other Operating Expenses:
Communication expenses 8,475 18,058 10,671 21,863
Utilities 45,979 95,260 37,588 83,713
Taxes and dues 5,116 9,509 4,043 8,809
Repair 53,017 91,491 45,074 86,517
Research and development 62,071 110,954 57,254 108,358
Training 4,421 10,161 5,751 11,968
Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade 16,347 23,612 12,039 16,034
Other 10,367 20,851 10,342 35,861
205,793 379,896 182,762 373,123
  1. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Other Non-operating Income:
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 866 937 489 600
Others 2,871 6,032 13,080 27,992
3,737 6,969 13,569 28,592
Other Non-operating Expenses:
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 884 2,056 1,146 2,709
Donations 18,116 23,562 18,581 26,560
Bad debt for accounts receivable—other 6,239 4,085 5,153 8,123
Others(*) 7,052 31,961 742 18,099
32,291 61,664 25,622 55,491

(*) Others for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 primarily consists of penalties amounting to ₩28.3 billion and ₩16.7 billion, respectively.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Finance Income and Costs

(1) Details of finance income and costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Finance Income:
Interest income 5,465 11,160 5,999 12,827
Dividends 2,308 56,731 939 10,567
Gain on foreign currency transactions 2,308 4,484 1,212 5,211
Gain on foreign currency translation 1,197 1,098 — 115
Gain relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 6,965 5,188 — —
Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities 1,492 2,828 935 5,851
Gain on valuation of derivatives — 1,030 6,017 6,017
Gain on settlement of derivatives — — — 118
19,735 82,519 15,102 40,706
Finance Costs:
Interest expense 59,906 121,132 68,473 132,372
Loss on foreign currency transactions 2,378 7,027 5,148 8,783
Loss on foreign currency translation — 25 2,106 1,741
Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities — 2 5 6
Loss on valuation of derivatives 699 — — —
Loss on settlement of derivatives 4,517 4,517 335 335
Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 358 689 2,419 1,352
Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss — 174 7,793 7,798
Other finance costs 32 32 — —
67,890 133,598 86,279 152,387

(2) Details of interest income included in finance income three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits 1,668 3,483 3,128 6,674
Interest income on installment receivables and others 3,797 7,677 2,871 6,153
5,465 11,160 5,999 12,827

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

(3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Interest expense on bank overdrafts and borrowings 6,981 10,010 7,648 11,983
Interest expense on debentures 44,050 91,353 49,378 96,536
Others 8,875 19,769 11,447 23,853
59,906 121,132 68,473 132,372

(4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015 — Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Accounts receivable—trade 16,347 23,612 12,039 16,034
Other receivables 6,239 4,085 5,153 8,123
Available-for-sale financial assets 32 32 — —
22,618 27,729 17,192 24,157

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  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 and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

(In millions of won, shares) 2015
Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30 Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Profit for the period 231,997 527,783 363,374 516,907
Interest on hybrid bond (8,420 ) (8,420 ) (8,420 ) (8,420 )
Profit for the period on common shares 223,577 519,363 354,954 508,487
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 71,326,988 71,132,741 70,936,336 70,936,336
Basic earnings per share (In won) 3,135 7,301 5,004 7,168

2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are calculated as follows:

(In shares)
Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2015 80,745,711 80,745,711 80,745,711
Effect of treasury stock (8,116,551 ) (9,418,723 ) (9,612,970 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2015 72,629,160 71,326,988 71,132,741
(In shares)
Three-month period ended June 30 Six-month period ended June 30
Outstanding common shares at January 1, 2014 80,745,711 80,745,711 80,745,711
Effect of treasury stock (9,809,375 ) (9,809,375 ) (9,809,375 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding at June 30, 2014 70,936,336 70,936,336 70,936,336

(2) Diluted earnings per share

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, there were no potentially dilutive shares. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are the same as basic earnings per share.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments

(1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Available- for-sale financial assets Loans and receivables Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Cash and cash equivalents — — 155,687 — 155,687
Financial instruments — — 133,069 — 133,069
Short-term investment securities — 267,140 — — 267,140
Long-term investment securities(*1) 7,128 724,251 — — 731,379
Accounts receivable—trade — — 1,597,007 — 1,597,007
Loans and other receivables(*2) — — 527,484 — 527,484
Derivative financial assets 5,380 — — 52,503 57,883
12,508 991,391 2,413,247 52,503 3,469,649
(In millions of won)
December 31, 2014
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Available- for-sale financial assets Loans and receivables Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Cash and cash equivalents — — 248,311 — 248,311
Financial instruments — — 143,069 — 143,069
Short-term investment securities — 197,161 — — 197,161
Long-term investment securities(*1) 7,817 600,980 — — 608,797
Accounts receivable—trade — — 1,559,281 — 1,559,281
Loans and other receivables(*2) — — 575,597 — 575,597
Derivative financial assets 8,713 — — 59,015 67,728
16,530 798,141 2,526,258 59,015 3,399,944

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(1) Financial assets by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(*2) Details of loans and other receivables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Short-term loans 21,758 67,989
Accounts receivable—other 300,037 305,990
Accrued income 6,924 6,354
Long-term loans 34,874 38,457
Guarantee deposits 163,891 156,807
527,484 575,597

(2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won)
June 30, 2015
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Derivative financial liabilities — — 88,498 88,498
Borrowings — 858,225 — 858,225
Debentures(*1) 55,351 4,900,919 — 4,956,270
Accounts payable—other and others(*2) — 1,978,004 — 1,978,004
55,351 7,737,148 88,498 7,880,997
(In millions of won)
December 31, 2014
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost Derivative financial instruments designated as hedged item Total
Derivative financial liabilities — — 130,889 130,889
Borrowings — 292,280 — 292,280
Debentures(*1) 110,365 4,744,502 — 4,854,867
Accounts payable—other and others(*2) — 2,582,608 — 2,582,608
110,365 7,619,390 130,889 7,860,644

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

(2) Financial liabilities by categories as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(*1) Bonds classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are structured bonds and they were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss in order to settle the difference of the measurement bases of accounting profit or loss between the related derivatives and bonds.

(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Accounts payable—other 848,511 1,086,485
Withholdings — 3
Accrued expenses 434,316 615,488
Current installments of long-term payables—other 118,955 189,389
Long-term payables—other 545,013 657,001
Other non-current liabilities 31,209 34,242
1,978,004 2,582,608
  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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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(i) Currency risk, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, thousands of Euros, thousands of Japanese Yen, thousands of other currencies)

Foreign currencies Won translation Foreign currencies Won translation
USD 59,027 72,525 1,472,341 1,655,058
EUR 10,716 13,837 19 24
JPY 33,489 307 — —
AUD — — 298,776 257,802
CHF — — 299,163 363,241
Others 1,411 487 — —
87,156 2,276,125

In addition, the Company has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (See Note 15)

As of June 30, 2015, effects on income (loss) before income tax as a result of change in exchange rate by 10% are as follows:

(In millions of won) If increased by 10% If decreased by 10%
USD 5,981 (5,981 )
EUR 1,348 (1,348 )
JPY 31 (31 )
Others 48 (48 )
7,408 (7,408 )

(ii) Equity price risk

The Company has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity and operating purpose. As of June 30, 2015, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount to ₩696,010 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

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

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(iii) Interest rate risk, Continued

The Company’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of June 30, 2015, floating-rate debentures amount to ₩337,230 million and the Company has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate borrowings and debentures (See Note 15). If interest rate only increases (decreases) by 1%, income before income taxes for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 would not have been changed due to the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and debentures.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents 155,657 248,281
Financial instruments 133,069 143,069
Available-for-sale financial assets 2,030 8,648
Accounts receivable - trade 1,597,007 1,559,281
Loans and receivables 527,484 575,597
Derivative financial assets 57,883 67,728
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 7,128 7,817
2,480,258 2,610,421

To manage credit risk, the Company evaluates the credit worthiness of each customer or counterparty considering the party’s financial information, its own trading records and other factors; based on such information, the Company establishes credit limits for each customer or counterparty.

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company has no trade and other receivables or loans which have indications of significant impairment loss or are overdue for a prolonged period. As a result, the Company believes that the possibility of default is remote. Also, the Company’s credit risk can rise due to transactions with financial institutions related to its cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments and derivatives. To minimize such risk, the Company has a policy to deal with high credit worthy financial institutions. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Company is the carrying amount of financial assets as of June 30, 2015.

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

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  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 June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Carrying amount Contractual cash flows Less than 1 year 1 - 5 years More than 5 years
Borrowings (*1) 858,225 870,166 787,590 56,050 26,526
Debentures (*1) 4,956,270 6,085,519 444,044 3,085,155 2,556,320
Accounts payable - other and others (*2) 1,978,004 2,045,116 1,375,465 548,532 121,119
7,792,499 9,000,801 2,607,099 3,689,737 2,703,965

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

(*1) Includes estimated interest to be paid and excludes discounts on borrowings and debentures.

(*2) Excludes discounts on accounts payable - other and others.

As of June 30, 2015, periods which cash flows from cash flow hedge derivatives are expected to occur are as follows:

(In millions of won)
Carrying amount Contractual cash flows Less than 1 year 1 - 5 years More than 5 years
Assets 52,503 52,226 5,187 47,990 (951 )
Liabilities (88,498 ) (91,506 ) (10,258 ) (80,648 ) (600 )
(35,995 ) (39,280 ) (5,071 ) (32,658 ) (1,551 )

(2) Capital management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that it will be able to continue as a business while maximizing the return to shareholders through the optimization of its debt and equity balance. The overall strategy of the Company is the same as that of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014.

The Company monitors its debt-equity ratio as a capital management indicator. This ratio is calculated as total liabilities divided by total equity; the total liabilities and equity is derived from the financial statements.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(2) Capital management, Continued

Debt-equity ratio as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015 December 31, 2014
Liabilities 9,057,078 9,170,241
Equity 13,806,367 13,542,221
Debt-equity ratio 65.60 % 67.72 %

(3) Fair value

1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Carrying amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets that can be measured at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 12,508 — 5,380 7,128 12,508
Derivative financial assets 52,503 — 52,503 — 52,503
Available-for-sale financial assets 696,010 607,306 47,140 41,564 696,010
761,021 607,306 105,023 48,692 761,021
Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value
Cash and cash equivalents(*1) 155,687 — — — —
Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2) 295,381 — — — —
Accounts receivable—trade and others(*1) 2,124,491 — — — —
Financial instruments(*1) 133,069 — — — —
2,708,628 — — — —
Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 55,351 — 55,351 55,351
Derivative financial liabilities 88,498 — 88,498 — 88,498
143,849 — 143,849 — 143,849
Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value
Borrowings 858,225 — 859,322 — 859,322
Debentures 4,900,919 — 5,267,575 — 5,267,575
Accounts payable—other and others(*1) 1,978,004 — — — —
7,737,148 — 6,126,897 — 6,126,897

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value, Continued

2) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Carrying amount Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets that can be measured at fair value
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 16,530 — 8,713 7,817 16,530
Derivative financial assets 59,015 — 59,015 — 59,015
Available-for-sale financial assets 586,675 490,741 47,002 48,932 586,675
662,220 490,741 114,730 56,749 662,220
Financial assets that cannot be measured at fair value
Cash and cash equivalents(*1) 248,311 — — — —
Available-for-sale financial assets(*1,2) 211,466 — — — —
Accounts receivable—trade and others(*1) 2,134,878 — — — —
Financial instruments(*1) 143,069 — — — —
2,737,724 — — — —
Financial liabilities that can be measured at fair value
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 110,365 — 110,365 — 110,365
Derivative financial liabilities 130,889 — 130,889 — 130,889
241,254 — 241,254 — 241,254
Financial liabilities that cannot be measured at fair value
Borrowings 292,280 — 300,048 — 300,048
Debentures 4,744,502 — 5,103,527 — 5,103,527
Accounts payable—other and others(*1) 2,582,608 — — — —
7,619,390 — 5,403,575 — 5,403,575

(*1) Does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are closed to the reasonable approximate fair values.

(*2) Equity instruments which do not have quoted price in an active market for the identical instruments (inputs for Level 1) are measured at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1039 as such equity instruments cannot be reliably measured using other methods.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(3) Fair value, Continued

Fair value of the financial instruments that are traded in an active market (available-for-sale financial assets, financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, etc.) is measured based on the bid price at the end of the reporting date.

The Company uses various valuation methods for valuation of fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market. Fair value of available-for-sale securities is determined using the market approach methods and financial assets through profit or loss are measured using the option pricing model. In addition, derivative financial contracts and long-term liabilities are measured using the present value methods. Inputs used to such valuation methods include swap rate, interest rate, and risk premium, and the Company performs valuation using the inputs which are consistent with natures of assets and liabilities being evaluated.

Interest rates used by the Company for the fair value measurement as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

Interest rate
Derivative instruments 1.57 ~ 1.87%
Borrowings and debentures 2.33 ~ 2.48%

3) There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Balance at January 1 Loss for the period Other comprehensive loss Balance at June 30
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 7,817 (689 ) — 7,128
Available-for-sale financial assets 48,932 — (7,368 ) 41,564

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Financial Risk Management, Continued

(4) Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of June 30, 2015 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Gross financial instruments recognized
Financial instruments Cash collaterals received
Financial assets:
Derivatives(*) 37,578 — 37,578 (36,494 ) — 1,084
Accounts receivable – trade and others 115,214 (106,599 ) 8,615 — — 8,615
152,792 (106,599 ) 46,193 (36,494 ) — 9,699
Financial liabilities:
Derivatives(*) 36,494 — 36,494 (36,494 ) — —
Accounts payable – other and others 106,599 (106,599 ) — — — —
143,093 (106,599 ) 36,494 (36,494 ) — —

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) Gross financial instruments recognized
Financial instruments Cash collaterals received
Financial assets:
Derivatives(*) 48,057 — 48,057 (45,892 ) — 2,165
Accounts receivable – trade and others 128,794 (117,568 ) 11,226 — — 11,226
176,851 (117,568 ) 59,283 (45,892 ) — 13,391
Financial liabilities:
Derivatives(*) 45,892 — 45,892 (45,892 ) — —
Accounts payable – other and others 117,568 (117,568 ) — — — —
163,460 (117,568 ) 45,892 (45,892 ) — —

(*) The amount is applicable by enforceable master netting agreement according to ISDA (International Swap and Derivatives Association).

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties

(1) List of related parties

Relationship Company
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd.
Subsidiaries SK Planet Co., Ltd. and 38 others(*)
Joint ventures Dogus Planet, Inc. and four others
Associates SK hynix Inc. and 51 others
Affiliates The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s investor using the equity method and the Ultimate Controlling Entity’s subsidiaries and associates, etc.

(*) As of June 30, 2015, subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:

Company Types of business
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 83.5 Telecommunication and MVNO service
M&Service Co., Ltd. 100.0 Data base and internet website service
SK Communications Co., Ltd. 64.6 Internet website services
Stonebridge Cinema Fund 55.2 Investment association
Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. 100.0 Online shopping mall operation agency
SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 100.0 Telecommunication services
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund 59.0 Investment association
Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II 66.7 Investment association
Open Innovation Fund 98.9 Investment association
PS&Marketing Corporation 100.0 Communications device retail business
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 100.0 Customer center management service
Service Top Co., Ltd. 100.0 Customer center management service
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 100.0 Base station maintenance service
BNCP Co., Ltd. 100.0 Internet website services
Icon Cube Holdings Co., Ltd. 100.0 Investment association
Icon Cube Co., Ltd. 100.0 Internet website services
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 100.0 Telecommunication service
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd. 83.9 Guarding of facilities
IRIVER LIMITED 49.0 Manufacturing of media and sound equipment
iriver Enterprise Ltd. 100.0 Management of Chinese subsidiary
iriver America Inc. 100.0 Sales and marketing in North America
iriver Inc. 100.0 Sales and marketing in North America
iriver China Co., Ltd. 100.0 Manufacturing of MP3,4 and domestic sales in China
Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd. 100.0 Manufacturing of e-book and domestic sales in China
Groovers JP Ltd. 100.0 Digital music contents sourcing and distribution service
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd. 100.0 Investment association
SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd. 100.0 Investment association
SK Planet Japan, K. K. 100.0 Digital contents sourcing service
SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd. 73.3 Telecommunication service
SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd. 100.0 Digital contents sourcing service
SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. 100.0 Investment association
SKT Americas, Inc. 100.0 Information gathering and consulting
SKP America LLC. 100.0 Digital contents sourcing service
YTK Investment Ltd. 100.0 Investment association
Atlas Investment 100.0 Investment association
Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. 100.0 Investment association
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P. 100.0 Investment association
shopkick Management Company, Inc. 95.2 Investment association
shopkick, Inc. 100.0 Mileage-based online transaction application development

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(2) Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

| (In millions of won) | 2015 — Three-month period ended June
30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | Three-month period ended June 30 | Six-month period ended June 30 | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salaries | ₩ | 203 | 1,560 | 287 | 1,626 |
| Provision for retirement benefits | | 421 | 542 | 113 | 681 |
| | ₩ | 624 | 2,102 | 400 | 2,307 |

Compensation for the key management includes salaries, non-monetary salaries and contributions made in relation to the pension plan.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) 2015
Operating revenue and others Operating expense and others Acquisition of property and equipment Loans
Scope Company Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30 Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30 Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30 Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1) 206 347 6,847 184,576 — — — —
Subsidiaries SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 38,684 64,378 133,507 260,899 1,977 2,000 — —
PS&Marketing Corporation 2,995 5,621 170,365 416,028 249 315 — —
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 656 1,559 47,674 79,673 — — — —
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 16,013 27,183 134,795 266,743 1,640 1,720 — —
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 16,242 30,296 5,575 13,507 — — — —
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 1,907 3,805 35,472 75,406 — — — —
Service Top Co., Ltd. 2,138 4,121 39,238 78,122 — — — —
Others 3,206 6,235 7,149 15,040 72 150 — —
81,841 143,198 573,775 1,205,418 3,938 4,185 — —
Associates F&U Credit information Co., Ltd. 404 853 9,205 20,718 — — — —
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. 16 34 1,340 1,755 2,323 2,643 — —
SK hynix Inc.(*2) 1,610 48,198 2,194 2,199 — — — —
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. 279 561 1,302 10,908 — — — —
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. 5,418 10,850 2,837 8,223 — — — —
Others(*3) 2,429 2,544 1,715 3,437 11 11 — 500
10,156 63,040 18,593 47,240 2,334 2,654 — 500
Other SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 764 4,138 7,594 8,590 56,071 83,615 — —
SK C&C Co., Ltd. 806 2,026 63,560 121,686 34,720 63,442 — —
SK Networks Co., Ltd. 3,506 4,446 4,368 8,276 — — — —
SK Networks service Co., Ltd. 2,433 4,731 14,282 17,160 423 427 — —
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. 46 95 1,639 3,854 8,830 47,948 — —
Others 3,785 6,331 6,898 12,734 1,575 1,882 — —
11,340 21,767 98,341 172,300 101,619 197,314 — —
Total 103,543 228,352 697,556 1,609,534 107,891 204,153 — 500

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Company.

(*2) Operating revenue and others include ₩43,830 million of dividends received from SK hynix Inc.

(*3) Operating revenue and others include ₩2,103 million and ₩227 million of dividends received from Korea IT Fund and UniSK, respectively.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(3) Transactions with related parties for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(In millions of won) 2014
Operating revenue and others Operating expense and others Acquisition of property
and equipment Loans
Scope Company Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30 Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30 Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30 Three- month period ended June 30 Six- month period ended June 30
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1) 123 234 6,936 184,425 — — — —
Subsidiaries SK Broadband Co., Ltd. 41,146 72,100 135,525 255,641 46 46 — —
PS&Marketing Corporation 4,090 6,785 181,452 341,566 841 841 — —
Network O&S Co., Ltd. 623 1,272 38,256 70,143 — — — —
SK Planet Co., Ltd. 15,325 28,188 156,730 298,062 545 1,045 — —
SK Telink Co., Ltd. 11,910 23,129 3,679 11,352 224 227 — —
Service Ace Co., Ltd. 1,792 3,542 32,629 69,559 — — — —
Service Top Co., Ltd. 1,661 3,303 35,509 75,200 — — — —
Others 2,602 3,708 5,543 13,014 50 50 — —
79,149 142,027 589,323 1,134,537 1,706 2,209 — —
Associates F&UCredit information Co., Ltd. 415 893 9,354 21,018 — — — —
HappyNarae Co., Ltd. — — 599 1,502 2,725 3,492 — —
SK hynix Inc. 1,312 3,171 — 879 — — — —
SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd. 5 8 — 8,921 — — — —
HanaSK Card Co., Ltd.(*2) 6,448 13,419 744 1,512 — — — —
Others 1,223 1,299 2,595 4,338 — — 45 45
9,403 18,790 13,292 38,170 2,725 3,492 45 45
Other SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd 670 1,296 11,474 11,474 55,586 55,586 — —
SK C&C Co., Ltd. 1,167 1,853 56,382 112,694 13,736 37,092 — —
SK Networks Co., Ltd. 5,171 9,994 51,334 195,274 2,452 2,454 — —
SK Networks service Co., Ltd. 5,293 5,293 9,400 14,279 435 435 — —
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. 25 81 1,708 1,976 36,200 57,399 — —
Others 3,133 5,379 1,860 6,711 3,490 3,847 — —
15,459 23,896 132,158 342,408 111,899 156,813 — —
Total 104,134 184,947 741,709 1,699,540 116,330 162,514 45 45

(*1) Operating expense and others include ₩171,053 million of dividends paid by the Company.

(*2) During the year ended December 31, 2014, due to the merger with Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., the Company’s associate and KEB Card Co., Ltd., the Company exchanged 57,647,058 shares of Hana SK Card Co., Ltd., with 67,627,587 shares of the surviving company, KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) June 30, 2015
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Scope Company Loans Accounts receivable-trade, and others Accounts payable– trade, and others
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd. — 284 —
Subsidiaries SK Broadband Co., Ltd. — 1,487 12,328
PS&Marketing Corporation — 2,331 87,533
Network O&S Co., Ltd. — 90 23,456
SK Planet Co., Ltd. — 9,243 33,217
SK Telink Co., Ltd. — 9,676 3,258
Service Ace Co., Ltd. — — 20,624
Service Top Co., Ltd. — — 21,638
Others — 4,865 13,645
— 27,692 215,699
Associates HappyNarae Co., Ltd. — — 666
SK hynix Inc. — 1,346 2,413
SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd. 1,221 265 2
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. 1,700 38,412 —
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. 22,147 — —
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. — 1,869 4,051
Others — 109 1,065
25,068 42,001 8,197
Other SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. — 3,092 13,680
SK C&C Co., Ltd. — 903 34,633
SK Networks Co., Ltd. — 4,133 1,066
SK Networks Services Co., Ltd. — 12 2,674
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. — 220 1,258
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. — 1,623 265
Others — 1,683 9,357
— 11,666 62,933
Total 25,068 81,643 286,829

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

(4) Account balances as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows, Continued:

(In millions of won) December 31, 2014
Accounts receivable Accounts payable
Scope Company Loans Accounts receivable-trade, and others Accounts
payable– trade, and others
Ultimate Controlling Entity SK Holding Co., Ltd. — 89 —
Subsidiaries SK Broadband Co., Ltd. — 3,236 38,432
PS&Marketing Corporation — 566 101,431
Network O&S Co., Ltd. — 1,201 12,981
SK Planet Co., Ltd. — 9,711 51,991
SK Telink Co., Ltd. — 10,306 5,665
Service Ace Co., Ltd. — 436 19,972
Service Top Co., Ltd. — 887 21,386
Others — 8,890 15,042
— 35,233 266,900
Associates HappyNarae Co., Ltd. — — 1,780
SK hynix Inc. — 2,561 2,763
SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd. 1,221 — —
Wave City Development Co., Ltd. 1,200 38,412 —
Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. 22,147 — —
KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd. — 1,867 38
Others — 226 840
24,568 43,066 5,421
Other SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. — 359 3,754
SK C&C Co., Ltd. — 718 76,777
SK Networks Co., Ltd. — 2,027 4,766
SK Networks Services Co., Ltd. — 12 2,004
SK Telesys Co., Ltd. — 282 1,559
SK Innovation Co., Ltd. — 1,510 247
Others — 2,592 6,108
— 7,500 95,215
Total 24,568 85,888 367,536

(5) As of June 30, 2015, there are no collateral or guarantee provided by related parties to the Company, nor by the Company to related parties.

(6) For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company acquired convertible bonds with a face value of ₩5,000 million and ₩6,000 million, respectively, from IRIVER LIMITED and Health Connect Co., Ltd. at the face value. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2015, the Company exercised the conversion right for the convertible bonds of Health Connect Co., Ltd. As a result of this transaction, investments in associates have increased by ₩5,900 million.

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  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 accounted for as an operating lease and the gain on disposal of the property and equipment is recognized as profit or loss.

The Company recognized lease payment of ₩7,270 million and ₩7,038 million, respectively, in relation to the above operating lease agreement and lease revenue of ₩4,770 million and ₩4,516 million, respectively, in relation to the sublease agreement for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. Future lease payments and lease revenue from the above operating lease agreement and sublease agreement are as follows:

(In millions of won) — Less than 1 year Lease payments — ₩ 14,757 9,540
1~5 years 54,718 31,180
More than 5 years 34,144 16,870
103,619 57,590

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Statements of Cash Flows

(1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Interest income (11,160 ) (12,827 )
Dividends (56,731 ) (10,567 )
Gain on foreign currency translation (1,098 ) (115 )
Gain relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (5,188 ) —
Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities (2,828 ) (5,851 )
Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets (937 ) (600 )
Gain on valuation of derivatives (1,030 ) (6,017 )
Gain on settlement of derivatives — (118 )
Loss on foreign currency translation 25 1,741
Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade 23,612 16,034
Bad debt for accounts receivable—other 4,085 8,123
Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities 2 6
Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 689 1,352
Other finance costs 32 —
Depreciation and amortization 1,113,981 1,083,590
Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets 2,056 2,709
Interest expenses 121,132 132,372
Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 174 7,798
Loss on settlement of derivatives 4,517 335
Provision for retirement benefits 17,826 16,804
Income tax expense 170,359 123,472
Other expenses 4,028 3,149
1,383,546 1,361,390

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

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

  1. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

(2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Accounts receivable—trade (61,178 ) (100,450 )
Accounts receivable—other 2,495 40,419
Advance payments (32,173 ) (22,336 )
Prepaid expenses 3,561 4,888
Inventories (11,100 ) 2,426
Long-term prepaid expenses (1,296 ) (4,905 )
Guarantee deposits (8,397 ) 3,202
Accounts payable—other (95,177 ) (485,253 )
Advanced receipts 16,966 7,281
Withholdings (161,073 ) 184,824
Deposits received (7,164 ) (462 )
Accrued expenses (189,574 ) (53,559 )
Unearned revenue (58,743 ) (56,706 )
Provisions (11,476 ) 4,710
Long-term provisions (9,393 ) 32,880
Plan assets (5,357 ) (884 )
Retirement benefit payment (20,266 ) (10,710 )
Others 1,358 1,933
(647,987 ) (452,702 )

(3) Significant non-cash transactions for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

(In millions of won) For the six-month period ended
June 30, 2015 June 30, 2014
Transfer of other property and equipment and others to construction in progress 327,678 363,931
Transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment and intangible assets 624,450 795,529
Decrease of accounts payable—other related to acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets (142,839 ) (278,349 )
  1. Subsequent Events

(1) Interim dividends

On July 23, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company resolved to pay interim cash dividends of ₩1,000 per share totaling ₩72,629 million (Market dividend rate: 0.40%). The ex-dividend date was June 30, 2015 and the interim dividends are expected to be paid within twenty days after the date of the Board of Directors’ resolution.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SK T ELECOM C O ., L TD . ( Registrant )
By: /s/ Yong Hwan Lee
( Signature )
Name: Yong Hwan Lee
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: September 17, 2015