Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 2016

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-04906

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Euljiro 65 (Euljiro2-ga), Jung-gu

Seoul 04539, 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.)

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QUARTERLY BUSINESS REPORT

(From January 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016)

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE QUARTERLY 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.


COMPANY OVERVIEW

1. Company Overview

The Company’s quarterly business report for the three months ended March 31, 2016 includes the following consolidated subsidiaries:

 

Name

  

Date of

Establishment

  

Principal Business

   Total Assets as
of Dec. 31, 2015
(millions of
Won)
     Material
Subsidiary*
SK Telink Co., Ltd.    Apr. 9, 1998    Telecommunication services and satellite broadcasting services      309,955       Material
M&Service Co., Ltd.    Feb. 10, 2000    Online information services      89,452       Material
SK Communications Co., Ltd.    Sep. 19, 1996    Internet portal and other Internet information services      152,496       Material
Stonebridge Cinema Fund    Sep. 30, 2005    Investment partnership      7,797      
SK Broadband Co., Ltd.    Sep. 5, 1997    Fixed-line telecommunication services, multimedia and IPTV services      3,291,707       Material
K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund    Nov. 24, 2008    Investment partnership      13,169      
Hwaitec Focus Investment Partnership 2    Dec. 24, 2008    Investment partnership      18,249      
Open Innovation Fund    Dec. 22, 2008    Investment partnership      19,455      
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd.    Apr. 3, 2009    Sale of telecommunication devices      509,580       Material
Service Ace Co., Ltd.    Jul. 1, 2010    Customer center management services      65,424      
Service Top Co., Ltd.    Jul. 1, 2010    Customer center management services      61,897      
Network O&S Co., Ltd.    Jul. 1, 2010    Network maintenance services      77,426       Material
SK Planet Co., Ltd.    Oct. 1, 2011    Telecommunication and platform services      2,406,988       Material
Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.    Jun. 12, 2008    Security system services      68,361      
Iriver Ltd.    Jul. 12, 2000    Audio device manufacturing      65,405      
Entrix Co., Ltd.    July 1, 2015    Telecommunication (Cloud) services      30,876      
SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.    Jul. 12, 2007    Investment (holding company)      37,748      
SK Global Healthcare Business Group, Ltd.    Sep. 14, 2012    Investment (SPC)      25,768      
Iriver Enterprise Ltd.    Jan. 14, 2014    Management of Chinese subsidiary      4,289      
Iriver China Co., Ltd.    Jun 24, 2004    Electronic device manufacturing      4,394      
DongGuan Iriver Electronics Co., Ltd.    Jul. 6, 2006    Electronic device manufacturing      23      
SK Planet Japan, K.K.    Mar. 14, 2012    Digital contents sourcing services      5,068      
groovers Japan Co. Ltd.    Feb. 25, 2015    Contents and information distribution      1,540      
SKT Vietnam PTE., Ltd.    Apr. 5, 2000    Telecommunication services      4,523      
SK Planet Global PTE, LTD.    Aug. 4, 2012    Digital contents sourcing services      1,570      
SKP Global Holdings PTE, LTD.    Aug. 10, 2012    Investment (holding company)      28,320      

 

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Name

  

Date of

Establishment

  

Principal Business

   Total Assets as
of Dec. 31, 2015
(millions of
Won)
     Material
Subsidiary*
SKT Americas, Inc.    Dec. 29, 1995    Information collection and management consulting services      51,138      
SK Planet America LLC    Jan. 27, 2012    Digital contents sourcing services      380,141       Material
Shopkick Management Company, Inc.    Oct. 9, 2014    Investment      306,248       Material
Shopkick, Inc.    Jun. 1, 2009    Mileage based e-commerce application development      25,388      
SK TechX Co., Ltd.    Mar. 1, 2016    Telecommunication and platform services      —        
One store Co., Ltd.    Mar. 1, 2016    Contents distribution      —        
Technology Innovation Partners, L.P.    Jun. 24, 2011    Investment      36,228      
Iriver America Inc.    May 1, 2005    Wholesale and retail      —        
Iriver Inc.    Feb. 15, 2007    North America marketing and sales      4,160      
YTK Investment Ltd.    Jul. 1, 2010    Investment      16,318      
Atlas Investment    Jun. 24, 2011    Investment      77,750       Material
SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.    Sep. 14, 2011    Investment      20,901      

 

* Material Subsidiary means a subsidiary with total assets of Won 75 billion or more as of the end of the latest fiscal year.

Changes in subsidiaries during 2016 are set forth below.

 

Change

 

Name

  

Remarks

Additions

  SK TechX Co., Ltd.    Split from SK Planet Co., Ltd. and newly established
  One store Co., Ltd.    Split from SK Planet Co., Ltd. and newly established

Exclusions

  Commerce Planet Co. Ltd.    Merged into SK Planet Co., Ltd.

 

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

 

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.

 

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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-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 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 its first year (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 March 31, 2016, the number of subscribers was 4.79 million.

In the area of healthcare, the Company achieved several tangible milestones: 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 its 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

The Company is continuing to grow its commerce platform business as a leading player in Korea through 11th Street, an open marketplace platform service that connects various sellers and purchasers through its online and mobile platforms. Through “Shocking Deal,” which is a mobile commerce curation service, the Company is continuing to increase its market share in this business. In the commerce marketing platform business area, the Company is leading the online-to-offline commerce business and offers OK Cashbag, Korea’s largest loyalty mileage program, Syrup, which offers smart shopping services utilizing OK Cashbag’s existing network of business partners and information technology such as big data, and Syrup Store, which provides integrated marketing solutions to business partners.

In the advertising business area, the Company is engaged in advertisement production, promotion services and research and consulting services as a business idea creator to substantively help businesses increase their value in a rapidly evolving business environment.

In the global business area, the Company has expanded its online marketplace business globally to Turkey, Indonesia and Malaysia and has rapidly grown into one of the leading market players in these regions. The Company intends to continue its efforts to secure the market leading position in these markets.

In the location-based services business area, the Company provides real time traffic information and various local information through its T-Map Navigation service. In the digital contents business area, the Company provides high-quality digital contents in its leading mobile contents marketplace, T Store.

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

The Company provides integrated Internet portal services through NATE and instant messaging services through NATE-ON. In the portal service business area, key sources of revenue 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.

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

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

October 26, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

October 26, 2015

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

October 26, 2015

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

February 19, 2016

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Ratings    Current rating

February 19, 2016

   Corporate bond    AAA    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

February 19, 2016

   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

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

 

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Credit rating date

  

Subject of rating

   Credit rating   

Credit rating entity
(Credit rating range)

  

Rating classification

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

January 19, 2016

   Short-term bond    A1    Korea Ratings    Current rating

January 19, 2016

   Short-term bond    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.    Current rating

January 19, 2016

   Short-term bond    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 November 4, 2015, S&P lowered the outlook on the Company’s rating from A- (Positive) to A- (Stable).

2. Company History

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

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

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.

April 2016: The spin-off and merger of the location-based services business and the mobile phone verification services business of SK Planet Co., Ltd.

 

A. Location of Headquarters

 

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

 

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    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 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. At the 32nd General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 18, 2016, Dae Sik Cho was re-elected as an inside director and Dae Shick Oh was re-elected as an independent director and member of the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors.

 

C. Change in Company Name

On March 23, 2012, SK hynix Inc., which became a 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

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

 

            (in millions of Won)  

Description

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

Total Assets

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

  (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 (its 9.4% equity share) of iHQ Inc. to rebalance its investment portfolio.

 

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  (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. In the first quarter of 2016, SK Planet America LLC acquired all remaining shares of Shopkick Management Company, Inc.

 

  (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 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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  (12) Establishment of Entrix Co., Ltd.

In the first three quarters of 2015, SK Planet spun off its cloud streaming division and established Entrix Co., Ltd. The Company exchanged 1,300,000 shares of SK Planet for 1,300,000 shares of Entrix at the time of the spin-off and later acquired an additional 2,857,000 shares by participating in the recapitalization.

 

  (13) Additional capital raise by NanoEnTek Inc.

In the first three quarters of 2015, the Company acquired 1,090,155 shares through the additional capital raise by NanoEnTek.

 

  (14) Reclassification of Packet One Networks’ accounts

In 2015, the Company reclassified its investments in Packet One from investments in associates and joint ventures to assets classified as held for sale as the Company no longer had significant control over Packet One. The difference between the book value and the fair value of Won 37.4 billion at the time of reclassification was recognized as impairment loss.

 

  (15) Acquisition of shares of SK Communications Co., Ltd. (“SK Communications”)

On October 1, 2015, the Company became the largest shareholder of SK Communications with a 64.54% equity interest through dividends in kind from SK Planet of 26,523,815 shares and the purchase of 1,506,130 shares over-the-counter.

 

  (16) Acquisition of shares of CJ HelloVision Co., Ltd. (“CJ HelloVision”)

On November 2, 2015, the Company’s board of directors resolved to approve the acquisition of CJ HelloVision’s shares from CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd. (“CJ O Shopping”) and on the same day, entered into a share purchase agreement with CJ O Shopping. The Company plans to acquire 23,234,060 shares of CJ HelloVision at closing. As of March 31, 2016, regulatory approval procedures from relevant authorities related to the acquisition of the shares have not been completed, and the Company will disclose the future timetable once confirmed. The acquisition is subject to certain closing conditions, including obtaining regulatory approval from the relevant authorities. According to the share purchase agreement, the Company will give CJ O Shopping a put option for all or part of CJ HelloVision’s remaining shares owned by CJ O Shopping with an exercise period of two years from the date three years from the closing of the acquisition, and the Company will receive a call option with an exercise period of five years from the closing of the acquisition.

 

  (17) Tender offer of shares of CJ HelloVision

From November 2, 2015 to November 23, 2015, the Company purchased 6,671,933 shares of CJ Hellovision in a tender offer for up to 10,000,000 shares, paying Won 12,000 per share. Through this tender offer, the Company acquired an 8.61% equity interest in CJ HelloVision.

 

  (18) Establishment of SK TechX Co., Ltd. and One store Co., Ltd.

In the first quarter of 2016, SK Planet spun off its platform business and T Store business and established SK TechX Co., Ltd. and One store Co., Ltd. The Company exchanged 12,323,905 shares of SK Planet for 6,323,905 shares of SK TechX Co., Ltd. and 6,000,000 shares of One store Co., Ltd. at the time of the spin-off. The Company later acquired an additional 4,409,600 shares at a purchase price of Won 22 billion by participating in the follow-on rights offering.

 

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  (19) Spin-off and merger of SK Planet’s location-based services business and mobile phone verification services business

Through the merger of SK Planet’s location-based services business and mobile phone verification services business into SK Telecom, the Company seeks to provide a solid base for continued growth, especially in the next generation platform business, and SK Planet plans to further concentrate its resources on its commerce business. The spin-off and merger was effective as of April 5, 2016 and was registered as of April 7, 2016. SK Planet is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and as the Company did not issue any new shares in connection with the merger, there was no change in the share ownership of the Company.

[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.

On July 29, 2015, the board of directors of SK Broadband approved the acquisition of SK Planet’s Hoppin business through a spin-off and subsequent merger transaction pursuant to Article 530-2 of the Korean Commercial Code, with both SK Broadband and SK Planet remaining as existing companies. The spin-off and subsequent merger were effective as of September 1, 2015, and on the same day, SK Broadband issued 2,501,125 new common shares resulting from the merger, allotting 0.0349186 common shares of SK Broadband per one common share of SK Planet to SK Telecom, SK Planet’s sole shareholder.

 

  (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 meeting of shareholders 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.

On May 29, 2015, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to spin off its cloud streaming division on July 1, 2015 in order to strengthen its business capabilities and expand overseas. The spin-off ratio was 0.9821740 for the surviving company to 0.0178260 for the newly-established company, and the capital reduction ratio was 1.7825968%.

On July 29, 2015, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to spin off its Hoppin business, which was merged into SK Broadband on September 1, 2015, in order to unify capabilities within the business and maximize synergies to improve its competitive power in the Korean and international mobile media market. SK Planet issued 2,501,125 new common shares in connection with this transaction, and the merger ratio between SK Planet and SK Broadband was 0.0349186:1.

On December 29, 2015, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to merge Commerce Planet Co., Ltd., its wholly-owned subsidiary, into SK Planet to generate synergies by uniting capabilities to promote its commerce business. The merger was effective as of February 1, 2016, and SK Planet did not issue any new shares in connection with the merger.

On January 21, 2016, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to spin off its location-based services business and mobile phone verification services business and merge them into SK Telecom in order to further concentrate its resources on its commerce business. The effective date of the spin-off and merger was April 5, 2016.

 

  (2) Spin-off

On January 21, 2016, the board of directors of SK Planet resolved to spin off its platform business and T Store business in order to enhance the competitiveness of each business for future growth. The effective date of the spin-off was March 1, 2016.

[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.

 

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  (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.

 

  (5) Change in the largest shareholder

On September 24, 2015, SK Telecom and SK Planet entered into a share transfer agreement to transfer all of the shares of SK Communications held by SK Planet to SK Telecom. The agreement became effective on October 1, 2015, making SK Telecom the largest shareholder of SK Communications.

[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, was subject to adjustment depending on the customer transfer rate. The final acquisition cost was determined to be Won 16.9 billion. 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.

[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.

 

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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).

On November 30, 2015, the Company issued four tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 80 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.073% and a maturity date of November 30, 2018), Won 100 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.550% and a maturity date of November 30, 2025), Won 70 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.749% and a maturity date of November 30, 2035), and Won 50 billion (with embedded options, an annual interest rate of 3.100% and a maturity date of November 30, 2030).

On March 4, 2016, the Company issued four tranches of fixed-rate unsecured bonds in the principal amounts of Won 70 billion (with an annual interest rate of 1.651% and a maturity date of March 4, 2019), Won 100 billion (with an annual interest rate of 1.802% and a maturity date of March 4, 2021), Won 90 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.077% and a maturity date of March 4, 2026), and Won 80 billion (with an annual interest rate of 2.243% and a maturity date of March 4, 2036).

 

  (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.

 

  (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.

 

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[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 March 31, 2016)      (Unit: in shares)  

Classification

   Share type      Remarks  
   Common shares      Preferred shares      Total     

I. Total number of authorized shares

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

II. Total number of shares issued to date

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

III. Total number of shares retired to date

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

a. reduction of capital

     —           —           —           —     

b. retirement with profit

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

c. redemption of redeemable shares

     —           —           —           —     

d. others

     —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

IV. Total number of shares (II-III)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

V. Number of treasury shares

     10,136,551         —           10,136,551         —     

VI. Number of shares outstanding (IV-V)

     70,609,160         —           70,609,160         —     

 

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B. Treasury Shares

 

  (1) Acquisitions and dispositions of treasury shares

 

(As of March 31, 2016)                         (Unit: in shares)  

Acquisition methods

 

Type of

shares

  At the
beginning of
period
    Changes     At the end of
period
 
      Acquired
(+)
    Disposed
(-)
    Retired
(-)
   

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

   Direct
acquisition
   Direct
acquisition
from market
  Common shares     10,136,551        —          —          —          10,136,551   
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
      Direct over-

the-counter
acquisition

  Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
      Tender offer   Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
      Sub-total   Common shares     10,136,551        —          —          —          10,136,551   
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
   Acquisition
through
trust and
other
agreements
   Held by
trustee
  Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
     

 

Held in

actual
stock

 

  Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
      Sub-total   Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     

Other acquisition

  Common shares     —          —          —          —          —     
       

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  Common shares     10,136,551        —          —          —          10,136,551   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Preferred shares

    —          —          —          —          —     
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

4. Status of Voting Rights

 

(As of March 31, 2016)           (Unit: in shares)  

Classification

     Number of shares      Remarks  

Total shares (A)

     Common share         80,745,711         —     
     Preferred share         —           —     

Number of shares without voting rights (B)

     Common share         10,136,551         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 right s (F = A - B - C - D + E)

     Common share         70,609,160         —     
     Preferred share         —           —     

 

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5. Dividends and Others

 

A. Dividends

 

  (1) 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.

 

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

 

  (3) 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.

 

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

 

  (5) Distribution of cash dividends was approved during the 32nd General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 18, 2016.

 

    Distribution of cash dividends per share of Won 9,000 (exclusive of an interim dividend of Won 1,000) was approved.

 

B. Dividends for the Last Three Fiscal Years

 

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

Classification

   As of and for the
year ended
December 31, 2015
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31, 2014
     As of and for the
year ended
December 31, 2013
 

Par value per share (Won)

     500         500         500   

(Consolidated)Net income

     1,518,604         1,801,178         1,638,964   

Net income per share (Won)

     20,988         25,154         23,211   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total cash dividend

     708,111         666,802         666,373   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock dividends

     —           —           —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Consolidated)

Percentage of cash dividend to available income (%)

     46.6         37         40.5   

Cash dividend yield ratio (%)

   Common share      4.6         3.5         4.1   
   Preferred share      —           —           —     

Stock dividend yield ratio (%)

   Common share      —           —           —     
   Preferred share      —           —           —     

Cash dividend per share (Won)

   Common share      10,000         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 amounts include the respective interim cash dividend per share amounts.

 

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II. BUSINESS

1. Business Overview

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.

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

 

   Network O&S Co., Ltd.  

Maintenance of switching stations

 

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

 

  

 

Atlas Investment

  Investments

[Wireless Business]

 

A. Industry Characteristics

The Korean mobile communication market is 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 67.5% as of March 31, 2016.

 

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B. Growth Potential

 

                 (Unit: in 1,000 persons)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2016
     As of December 31,  
      2015      2014      2013  

Number of subscribers

   SK Telecom      26,380         26,250         26,468         26,286   
  

Others (KT, LGU+)

     26,897         26,765         26,125         25,909   
  

MVNO

     6,252         5,921         4,584         2,485   
  

Total

     59,529         58,936         57,177         54,680   

 

* Source: Wireless subscriber data from the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (“MSIP”) as of March 31, 2016.

 

C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

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

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

 

     (Unit: in percentages)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2016
     As of December 31,  
      2015      2014      2013  

Mobile communication services

     49.4         49.4         50.0         50.0   

 

* 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 three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded Won 4.2 trillion in revenue and Won 0.4 trillion in operating income on a consolidated basis and Won 3.1 trillion in revenue and Won 0.4 trillion in operating income on a separate basis.

The number of subscribers subscribing to “Band Data” plans, which was launched in the second quarter of 2015, has continued to increase with such subscribers comprising approximately one-third of total wireless subscribers as of March 31, 2016 and leading an increase in data usage. The success of Luna, a smartphone launched in September 2015 that was designed to run exclusively on the Company’s networks, led to the launch of various other relatively low-priced devices and became an example of successfully targeting a niche market.

By continuing to be innovative in developing core competencies, the Company has more firmly established its position as the market leader in wireless telecommunications. The competitive environment of the wireless telecommunications industry has become more focused on retention. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the average monthly churn rate was 1.5%, a record low since 2004 when the mobile number portability system was first introduced. The number of subscribers (including MVNO subscribers) as of March 31, 2016 was 28.9 million, an increase of approximately 290,000 from the previous quarter. In particular, the number of smartphone subscribers as of March 31, 2016 was 21.0 million, an increase of approximately 370,000 from the previous quarter, propelled by 19.4 million LTE subscribers, solidifying the Company’s market leadership. In addition, as of March 31, 2016, the number of subscribers for products targeted towards specific segments such as the T Kids’ phone – Joon and T Outdoor reached 770,000, which the Company believes shows a level of demand that can potentially lead to growth of the lifestyle enhancement platform.

 

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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 and full high definition mobile IPTV streaming services, 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 19 years, 18 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.

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 broadcasting services for smart televisions. In the Korean pay TV market, analog cable broadcasting is increasingly being replaced with digital broadcasting and IPTV is the fastest growing digital broadcasting platform. While it is currently expected that there will be a decline in the number of subscribers switching from cable TV to IPTV, the Company believes that it will need to aggressively increase its subscriber base by providing differentiated services on its IPTV platform. In addition, with the maturity of the residential market and the changing trends of broadcasting consumption towards mobile platforms, the Company believes that giga and ultra-high definition broadcasting services and mobile media services will be important competitive factors. In the future, the Company believes that there will be rapid evolution towards a broadband network stemming from increased demand for giga and ultra-high definition broadcasting services and cloud services and the government is likely to promote the development of the next-generation ICT industry through various policies and regulations.

 

B. Growth Potential

 

          (Unit: in 1,000 persons)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2016
     As of December 31,  
      2015      2014  

Fixed-line Subscribers

   High-speed Internet      20,172         20,025         19,199   
  

Fixed-line telephone

     16,150         16,341         16,939   
  

IPTV (real-time)

     10,640         10,640         10,840   

 

* Source: MSIP website.
* The number of IPTV subscribers was taken from data published by the MSIP on December 14, 2015. One Olleh TV Skylife subscriber was counted as one KT IPTV subscriber in 2013 and as 0.5 KT IPTV subscriber and 0.5 KT Skylife subscriber from 2014 onward.
* The number of IPTV subscribers (as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016) shown above is as of June 30, 2015.

 

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C. Cyclical Nature and Seasonality

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

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

 

     (Unit: in percentages)  

Classification

   As of March 31,
2016
     As of December 31,  
      2015      2014  

High-speed Internet (including resales)

     25.2         25.1         25.1   

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

     17.0         17.1         17.0   

IPTV

     30.0         30.0         26.1   

 

* Source: MSIP website.
* With respect to Internet telephone, the market share was calculated based on market shares among the Company, KT and LG U+ and is based on the number of IP phone subscribers.
* The number of IPTV subscribers was taken from data published by the MSIP on December 14, 2015. One Olleh TV Skylife subscriber was counted as 0.5 KT IPTV subscriber and 0.5 KT Skylife subscriber from 2014 onward.
* The number of IPTV subscribers (as of December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016) shown above is as of June 30, 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. The Company has also been selected by the government as the lead trial operator of gigabit (“GiGA”) Internet service to promote the discovery of new technologies and services related to the expansion of GiGA coverage within the hybrid fiber-coaxial network and provide GiGA Wi-Fi and other services. Furthermore, the Company has solidified its technological leadership by setting a worldwide precedent for providing “super” 8K ultra-high definition broadcasting service, which has resolution four times as high as the pre-existing 4K ultra-high definition broadcasting service in the IPTV industry.

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 the Company to expand its international calling services to fixed-line international calling services. In 2005, SK Telink obtained a license to operate VoIP services and local calling value-added services to develop into a versatile fixed-line telecommunications service provider. 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.

 

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[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.

In order to move beyond the saturated wireless telecommunications market and plan for new future opportunities, the Company is aiming to transform itself into a next-generation platform service provider. The Company plans to actively develop a portfolio of services on its growth platforms using its leading position in the ICT business as a foundation to overcome boundaries between industries. In particular, the Company intends to maximize synergies between various business areas and overcome the limitations on growth in the wireless telecommunications market through its three growth platforms, comprising its Internet of Things (“IoT”) solutions platform, lifestyle enhancement platform and advanced media platform. The Company intends to expand its competitive strengths in the residential market, based on its media offerings through its advanced media platform, to also develop its IoT solutions and lifestyle enhancement platforms. The Company also intends to continue to seek business opportunities for its growth businesses such as its healthcare and B2B solutions businesses and integrate them with its growth platforms.

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.

 

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C. Domestic and Overseas Market Conditions

 

  (1) Commerce markets

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

 

  (2) Digital contents

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

 

  (3) Media

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

 

D. Business Overview and Competitive Strengths

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

 

  (1) Commerce

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

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. As Korea’s largest loyalty mileage program, OK Cashbag maintains a leading position in the industry and plans to continue strengthening its position by providing customized services befitting customers’ needs and market conditions.

 

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  (2) Location-based services

T-Map Navigation provides map, local information, real-time traffic information and navigation services. 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 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, an application platform launched in September 2009, 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 22.6% in the instant messenger market in Korea with 3.5 million net users during the month of March 2016. The Company’s Internet search portal service, “Nate,” had a page-view market share of 4.1% as of March 31, 2016. (Source: Korean Click, based on fixed-line access)

2. Major Products & Services

 

A. Updates on Major Products and Services

(Unit: in millions of Won and percentages)

Business

  

Major Companies

  

Item

   Major Trademarks   

Consolidated Sales
Amount (ratio)

Wireless

   SK Telecom Co., Ltd.,
PS&Marketing Co., Ltd.,
Network O&S Co., Ltd.
   Mobile communication service,
wireless data service,
ICT service
   T, T-Map
Navigation and
others
   3,242,123 (77%)

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
   668,047 (16%)

Other

  

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

M&Service Co., Ltd.,

SKP America, LLC,

Shopkick Mgmt. Co., Ltd.

  

Internet portal service and

e-commerce

   OK Cashbag,
NATE, T Store
and others
   318,293 (7%)
           

 

     

Total

      4,228,463 (100%)
           

 

[Wireless Business]

As of March 31, 2016, 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 March 31, 2016, broadband Internet and TV services comprised 57.7% of SK Broadband’s revenue, telephony service 16.4%, corporate data services 25.0% 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.

 

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[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
   Three
months
ended
March 31,
2016
   Network,
systems and
others
   Capacity increase and
quality improvement;
systems improvement
     20,000         782         —     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Total               20,000         782         —     
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

B. Future Investment Plan

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Business

   Expected investment amount      Expected investment for each year    Investment effect
   Asset type    Amount      2016      2017    2018   

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 three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company spent Won 85.1 billion for capital expenditures as set out below, including the investment of Won 49.3 billion to expand subscriber networks. In 2016, the Company expects to spend additional amounts to strengthen the competitiveness of its advanced media and IoT solutions platforms; however, the overall capital expenditure amount is expected to be similar to 2015 through efficient management of investments.

 

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(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
   Three
months
ended
March 31,
2016
   Backbone
and
subscriber
network /
others
   Expand subscriber
networks and
facilities
     851         266       To be
determined

Telephone

                    —        

Television

                    276      

Corporate Data

            Increase leased-
line and
integrated
information
system
        129      

Others

            Expand networks
and required
space
        180      
              

 

 

    

 

 

    
      Total            851         851      
              

 

 

    

 

 

    

4. Revenues

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Business

   Sales type    Item    For the three
months ended
March 31,
2016
     For the year
ended
December 31,
2015
     For the year
ended
December 31,
2014
 

Wireless

   Services    Mobile communication    Export      1,747         15,035         6,773   
         Domestic      3,240,376         13,254,243         13,521,108   
         Subtotal      3,242,123         13,269,278         13,527,881   

Fixed-line

   Services    Fixed-line,
B2B data,
High-speed Internet, TV
   Export      34,951         94,387         63,608   
         Domestic      633,096         2,400,186         2,386,312   
         Subtotal      668,047         2,494,573         2,449,920   

Other

   Services    Display and
Search ad., Content
   Export      10,841         53,622         20,798   
         Domestic      307,452         1,319,261         1,165,199   
         Subtotal      318,293         1,372,883         1,185,997   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Total       Export      47,539         163,044         91,179   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         Domestic      4,180,924         16,973,690         17,072,619   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
         Total      4,228,463         17,136,734         17,163,798   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Unit: in millions of Won)

For the three

months ended

March 31, 2016

   Wireless      Fixed      Other     Sub total      Internal
transaction
    After
consolidation
 

Total sales

     3,647,613         809,012         480,341        4,936,966         (708,503     4,228,463   

Internal sales

     405,490         140,965         162,048        708,503         (708,503     —     

External sales

     3,242,123         668,047         318,293        4,228,463         —          4,228,463   

Operating income (loss)

     435,753         30,545         (64,171     402,127         —          402,127   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit (loss) for the period

     —           —           —          —           —          736,124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

     23,845,261         3,592,669         2,959,097        30,397,027         (1,906,652     28,490,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     9,992,628         2,262,368         973,923        13,228,919         146,270        13,375,189   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

5. Derivative Transactions

 

A. Current Swap Contract Applying Cash Flow Risk Hedge Accounting

Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

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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$74,817,000)    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 March 31, 2016, fair values of the above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities and details of derivative instruments are as follows:

 

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

Hedged item

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

Non-current assets:

  

Convertible option(*2)
(face amounts of Won 150 billion)

     —          —          —          —           9,499         9,499   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap

(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$400,000,000)

     (58,640     (18,722     3,879        129,806         —           56,323   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap

(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$700,000,000)

     (15,835     (5,056     43,852        —           —           22,961   

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

     (9,685     (3,093     20,906        —           —           8,128   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap

(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$300,000,000)

     (4,619     —          27,359        —           —           22,740   

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap

(U.S. dollar denominated bonds face value of US$74,817,000)

     (3,818     (1,219     7,260        —           —           2,223   
              

 

 

 

Total assets

  

     121,874   
              

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

              

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap

(Swiss Franc denominated bonds face value of CHF 300,000,000)

     (4,830     (1,542     (4,946     —           —           (11,318

Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap

(Australia dollar denominated bonds face value of AUD 300,000,000)

     2,839        907        (69,957     —           —           (66,211
              

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  

     (77,529
              

 

 

 

 

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(*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, 2015.

6. Major Contracts

[SK Telecom]

(Unit: in 100 millions of Won)

Category

   Vendor    Start Date    Completion Date   

Contract Title

   Contract
Amount
 

Real Estate

   SK Broadband
Co., Ltd.
   February 1, 2016    January 31, 2017    Namsan Office Building Lease Contract      53   
              

 

 

 
      Subtotal            53   
              

 

 

 

[SK Broadband]

Below are SK Broadband’s contracts related to its telecommunications equipment. In addition to the below, SK Broadband also has entered into various real estate rental agreements.

 

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 Nov. 2015 to Nov. 2016

(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. 2015 to Dec. 2017    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 2016)    Use of railway telecommunication conduit (Service lease)

 

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

 

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[SK Communications]

 

Counterparty

  

Purpose

   Contract Period   

Contract Amount

Kakao Corp.

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

 

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

7. R&D Investments

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

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except percentages)  

Category

  For the three
months ended

March 31, 2016
    For the year ended
December 31,
    Remarks  
    2015     2014    

Raw material

    97        1,267        530        —     

Labor

    33,172        68,969        71,224        —     

Depreciation

    33,571        147,577        176,975        —     

Commissioned service

    8,823        37,001        67,802        —     

Others

    10,559        67,888        81,221        —     

Total R&D costs

    86,222        322,702        397,752        —     

Accounting

   Sales and
administrative
expenses
    84,099        315,790        390,943        —     
   Development
expenses
(Intangible
assets)
    2,123        6,912        6,809        —     

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

    2.04     1.88     2.32     —     

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]

As of March 31, 2016, the Company holds 5,958 Korean-registered patents, 377 U.S.-registered patents, 238 Chinese-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and more patents with other countries. The Company holds 940 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]

As of March 31, 2016, SK Broadband holds 419 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.

 

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[SK Planet]

As of March 31, 2016, SK Planet held 2,424 registered patents, 130 registered design marks, 1,160 registered trademarks and five copyrights (including those held jointly with other companies) in Korea. It also holds 115 U.S.-registered patents, 90 Chinese-registered patents, 67 Japanese-registered patents, 27 E.U.-registered patents (all including patents held jointly with other companies) and 253 registered trademarks, along with a number of other intellectual property rights, in other countries.

[SK Communications]

As of March 31, 2016, SK Communications held 88 registered patents, 26 registered design rights and 631 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 March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, which are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS, are attached hereto.

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except number of companies)  
     As of
March 31, 2016
     As of
December 31, 2015
     As of
December 31, 2014
 

Assets

  

  

Current Assets

     5,805,802         5,160,242         5,083,148   

•    Cash and Cash Equivalents

     759,927         768,922         834,429   

•    Accounts Receivable – Trade, net

     2,328,795         2,344,867         2,392,150   

•    Accounts Receivable – Other, net

     1,193,932         673,739         690,527   

•    Others

     1,523,148         1,372,714         1,166,042   

Non-Current Assets

     22,684,573         23,421,145         22,858,085   

•    Long-Term Investment Securities

     1,085,419         1,207,226         956,280   

•    Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

     6,911,339         6,896,293         6,298,088   

•    Property and Equipment, net

     9,922,014         10,371,256         10,567,701   

•    Intangible Assets, net

     2,188,772         2,304,784         2,483,994   

•    Goodwill

     1,905,997         1,908,590         1,917,595   

•    Others

     671,032         732,996         634,427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     28,490,375         28,581,387         27,941,233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Current Liabilities

     5,355,129         5,256,493         5,420,310   

Non-Current Liabilities

     8,020,060         7,950,798         7,272,653   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     13,375,189         13,207,291         12,692,963   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Equity Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company

     15,000,850         15,251,079         14,506,739   

Share Capital

     44,639         44,639         44,639   

Capital Surplus (Deficit) and Other Capital Adjustments

     195,278         189,510         277,998   

Retained Earnings

     14,941,403         15,007,627         14,188,591   

Reserves

     (180,470      9,303         (4,489

Non-controlling Interests

     114,336         123,017         741,531   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Equity

     15,115,186         15,374,096         15,248,270   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

     28,490,375         28,581,387         27,941,233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of Companies Consolidated

     38         37         40   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except per share amounts)  
     For the three
months ended
March 31, 2016
     For the three
months ended
March 31, 2015
     For the year ended
December 31, 2015
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
 

Operating Revenue

     4,228,463         4,240,286         17,136,734         17,163,798   

Operating Income

     402,127         402,648         1,708,006         1,825,105   

Profit Before Income Tax

     736,124         560,013         2,035,365         2,253,828   

Profit for the Period

     572,298         442,747         1,515,885         1,799,320   

Profit for the Period Attributable to Owners of the Parent Company

     571,847         444,495         1,518,604         1,801,178   

Profit for the Period Attributable to Non-controlling Interests

     451         (1,748      (2,719      (1,858

Basic Earnings Per Share (Won)

     8,099         6,266         20,988         25,154   

Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won)

     8,099         6,266         20,988         25,154   

 

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B. Summary Financial Information (Separate)

Below is the summary separate financial information of the Company as of March 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company’s audited separate financial statements as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, which are prepared in accordance with K-IFRS, are attached hereto.

 

(Unit: in millions of Won)  
     As of March 31,
2016
     As of December 31,
2015
     As of December 31,
2014
 

Assets

        

Current Assets

     3,144,430         2,713,529         2,689,913   

•    Cash and Cash Equivalents

     376,632         431,666         248,311   

•    Accounts Receivable – Trade, net

     1,519,419         1,528,751         1,559,281   

•    Accounts Receivable – Other, net

     703,418         264,741         305,990   

•    Others

     544,961         488,371         576,331   

Non-Current Assets

     19,975,524         20,433,411         20,022,549   

•    Long-Term Investment Securities

     789,140         726,505         608,797   

•    Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

     8,835,021         8,810,548         8,181,769   

•    Property and Equipment, net

     7,038,739         7,442,280         7,705,906   

•    Intangible Assets, net

     1,668,360         1,766,069         1,928,169   

•    Goodwill

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

•    Others

     338,028         381,773         291,672   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     23,119,954         23,146,940         22,712,462   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Current Liabilities

     3,466,938         3,491,306         3,378,046   

Non-Current Liabilities

     6,098,182         5,876,174         5,792,195   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     9,565,120         9,367,480         9,170,241   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Share Capital

     44,639         44,639         44,639   

Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

     369,446         369,446         433,894   

Retained Earnings

     13,158,431         13,418,603         12,996,790   

Reserves

     (17,682      (53,228      66,898   

Total Equity

     13,554,834         13,779,460         13,542,221   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

     23,119,954         23,146,940         22,712,462   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won except per share amounts)  
     For the three
months ended
March 31, 2016
     For the three
months ended
March 31, 2015
     For the year ended
December 31, 2015
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
 

Operating Revenue

     3,098,261         3,133,456         12,556,979         13,012,644   

Operating Income

     429,851         407,826         1,658,776         1,737,160   

Profit Before Income Tax

     465,674         378,761         1,469,444         1,321,750   

Profit for the Period

     382,207         295,786         1,106,761         1,028,541   

Basic Earnings Per Share (Won)

     5,413         4,170         15,233         14,262   

Diluted Earnings Per Share (Won)

     5,413         4,170         15,233         14,262   

 

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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 three months ended March 31, 2016  
   Gross amount      Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
     Percentage  

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,616,113         251,138         10

Loans

     153,957         27,971         18

Accounts receivable – other

     1,274,042         77,658         6

Accrued income

     11,817         —           0

Guarantee deposits

     303,642         —           0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4,359,571         356,767         8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (Unit: in millions of Won)  
     For the year ended December 31, 2015  
   Gross amount      Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
     Percentage  

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,629,605         239,495         9

Loans

     141,878         25,529         18

Accounts receivable – other

     755,151         78,992         10

Accrued income

     10,753         —           0

Guarantee deposits

     299,142         —           0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     3,836,529         344,016         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
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)  
     For the three
months ended
March 31, 2016
     For the year ended
December 31, 2015
     For the year ended
December 31, 2014
 

Beginning balance

     344,016         328,191         323,985   

Increase of allowance for doubtful accounts

     8,042         75,773         63,697   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (607      —           —     

Write-offs

     (3,869      (87,798      (89,529

Other

     9,185         27,850         30,039   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

     356,767         344,016         328,191   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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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 March 31, 2016  
     Six months or
less
    From six
months to one
year
    From one year
to three years
    More than
three years
    Total  

Accounts receivable – general

     2,247,273        89,855        180,083        50,300        2,567,511   

Related parties

     8,923        1,118        149        38,412        48,602   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     2,256,196        90,973        180,232        88,712        2,616,113   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percentage

     86.2     3.5     6.9     3.4     100

 

C. Inventories

 

  (1) Detailed Categories of Inventories

 

     (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Account Category

   For the three
months ended
March 31, 2016
    For the year ended
December 31, 2015
    For the year ended
December 31, 2014
 

Merchandise

     245,488        242,230        246,738   

Goods in transit

     —          —          —     

Other inventories

     32,864        31,326        20,929   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     278,352        273,556        267,667   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     0.98     0.96     0.96

Inventory turnover

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

     6.18        7.23        7.55   

 

  (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 the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 for more information.

 

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E. Key Terms of Debt Securities

[SK Telecom]

The following are key terms and conditions of bonds issued by the Company.

 

(As of March 31, 2016)      (Unit: in millions of Won except percentages)  

Name

   Issue Date      Maturity Date      Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
     Fiscal Agent  

Unsecured Bond – Series 54

     Sept. 12, 2006         Sept. 12, 2016         200,000         Sept. 4, 2006         Shinhan Investment Corp.   

Unsecured Bond – Series 57-2

     March 3, 2008         March 3, 2018         200,000         Feb. 22, 2008         Shinhan Investment Corp.   

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 400%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 50% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 5 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

Name

  Issue Date     Maturity Date     Principal
Amount
    Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
    Fiscal Agent  

Unsecured Bond – Series 61-1

    Dec. 27, 2011        Dec. 27, 2016        110,000        Dec. 19, 2011        Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd.   

Unsecured Bond – Series 61-2

    Dec. 27, 2011        Dec. 27, 2021        190,000        Dec. 19, 2011        Hana Financial Investment Co., Ltd.   

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 300%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 50% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

Name

   Issue Date      Maturity Date      Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
     Fiscal Agent  

Unsecured Bond – Series 62-1

     Aug. 28, 2012         Aug. 28, 2019         170,000         Aug. 22, 2012         Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.   

Unsecured Bond – Series 62-2

     Aug. 28, 2012         Aug. 28, 2022         140,000         Aug. 22, 2012         Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.   

Unsecured Bond – Series 62-3

     Aug. 28, 2012         Aug. 28, 2032         90,000         Aug. 22, 2012         Meritz Securities Co., Ltd.   

 

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Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 300%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

Name

   Issue Date      Maturity Date      Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
     Fiscal Agent

Unsecured Bond – Series 63-1

     April 23, 2013         April 23, 2023         230,000         April 17, 2013       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 63-2

     April 23, 2013         April 23, 2033         130,000         April 17, 2013       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 64-1

     May 14, 2014         May 14, 2019         50,000         April 29, 2014       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 64-2

     May 14, 2014         May 14, 2024         150,000         April 29, 2014       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 64-4

     May 14, 2014         May 14, 2029         50,000         April 29, 2014       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 65-1

     Oct. 28, 2014         Oct. 28, 2019         160,000         Oct. 16, 2014       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 65-2

     Oct. 28, 2014         Oct. 28, 2021         150,000         Oct. 16, 2014       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 65-3

     Oct. 28, 2014         Oct. 28, 2024         190,000         Oct. 16, 2014       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 66-1

     Feb. 26, 2015         Feb. 26, 2022         100,000         Feb. 11, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 66-2

     Feb. 26, 2015         Feb. 26, 2025         150,000         Feb. 11, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 66-3

     Feb. 26, 2015         Feb. 26, 2030         50,000         Feb. 11, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 300%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

Name

   Issue Date      Maturity Date      Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
     Fiscal Agent

Unsecured Bond – Series 67-1

     July 17, 2015         July 17, 2018         90,000         July 9, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 67-2

     July 17, 2015         July 17, 2025         70,000         July 9, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 67-3

     July 17, 2015         July 17, 2030         90,000         July 9, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 67-4

     July 17, 2015         July 17, 2030         50,000         July 9, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

 

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Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 300%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

Name

   Issue Date      Maturity Date      Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
     Fiscal Agent

Unsecured Bond – Series 68-1

     November 30, 2015         November 30, 2018         80,000         November 18, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 68-2

     November 30, 2015         November 30, 2025         100,000         November 18, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 68-3

     November 30, 2015         November 30, 2035         70,000         November 18, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 68-4

     November 30, 2015         November 30, 2030         50,000         November 18, 2015       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 300%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

Name

   Issue Date      Maturity Date      Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
     Fiscal Agent

Unsecured Bond – Series 69-1

     March 4, 2016         March 4, 2019         70,000         February 22, 2016       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 69-2

     March 4, 2016         March 4, 2021         100,000         February 22, 2016       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 69-3

     March 4, 2016         March 4, 2026         90,000         February 22, 2016       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 69-4

     March 4, 2016         March 4, 2036         80,000         February 22, 2016       Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 300%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 100% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Submitted on April 27, 2016

 

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[SK Broadband]

The following are key terms and conditions of bonds issued by SK Broadband.

 

(As of March 31, 2016)    (Unit: in millions of Won except percentages)

Name

   Issue Date    Maturity Date    Principal
Amount
   Date of Fiscal
Agency Agreement
   Fiscal Agent

Unsecured Bond – Series 36-3

   Jan. 19, 2012    Jan. 19, 2017    100,000    January 11, 2012    Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.

Unsecured Bond – Series 37-2

   Oct. 12, 2012    Oct. 12, 2017    120,000    October 8, 2012    Hanwha Investment &
Securities Co., Ltd.

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 500%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 200% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 10 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Compliant

 

Name

   Issue Date    Maturity Date    Principal
Amount
     Date of Fiscal Agency
Agreement
   Fiscal Agent

Unsecured Bond – Series 38-1

   April 2, 2014    Oct. 2, 2016      80,000       March 21, 2014    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 38-2

   April 2, 2014    April 2, 2019      210,000       March 21, 2014    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 39

   Sept. 29, 2014    Sept. 29, 2019      130,000       Sept. 17, 2014    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 40-1

   Jan. 14, 2015    Jan. 14, 2018      50,000       Jan. 2, 2014    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 40-2

   Jan. 14, 2015    Jan. 14, 2020      160,000       Jan. 2, 2014    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 41

   July 15, 2015    July 15, 2020      140,000       July 3, 2015    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

Unsecured Bond – Series 42

   October 6, 2015    October 6, 2020      130,000       September 22, 2015    Korea Securities
Finance Corp.

 

Maintenance of Financial Ratio

   Key Term    Debt ratio no greater than 400%
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Liens

   Key Term    The total amount of secured debt not to exceed 200% of share capital as of the end of the previous fiscal year
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Restriction on Disposition of Assets

   Key Term    Disposal of assets per fiscal year not to exceed 2 trillion won
   Compliance Status    Compliant

Submission of Compliance Certificate

   Compliance Status    Compliant

 

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IV. AUDITOR’S OPINION

1. Auditor (Consolidated)

 

Three months ended March 31, 2016

   Year ended December 31, 2015    Year ended December 31, 2014

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

   KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

2. Audit Opinion (Consolidated)

 

Period

  

Auditor’s opinion

  

Issues noted

Three months ended March 31, 2016

   —      —  

Year ended December 31, 2015

   Unqualified    N/A

Year ended December 31, 2014

   Unqualified    N/A

3. Auditor (Separate)

 

Three months ended March 31, 2016

  

Year ended December 31, 2015

  

Year ended December 31, 2014

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

   KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.    KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

4. Audit Opinion (Separate)

 

Period

  

Auditor’s opinion

   Issues noted

Three months ended March 31, 2016

     

Year ended December 31, 2015

   Unqualified    N/A

Year ended December 31, 2014

   Unqualified    N/A

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

 

A. Audit Contracts

 

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

Fiscal Year

   Auditors   

Contents

   Fee      Total number of
hours accumulated
for the fiscal year
 

Year ended December 31, 2016

   KPMG Samjong
Accounting
Corp.
   Semi-annual review      1,350         19,412   
      Quarterly review      
      Separate financial statements audit      
      Consolidated financial statements audit      
      English financial statements review and other audit task      

Year ended December 31, 2015

   KPMG Samjong
Accounting
Corp.
   Semi-annual review      1,320         18,127   
      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         17,890   
      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    

Three months ended March 31, 2016

           

Year ended December 31, 2015

   January 9, 2015    Audit of public WiFi    January 9-January 23, 2015    85
   September 30, 2015    Confirmation of debt ratio    September 30, 2015-October 5, 2015    30
   November 9, 2015    Audit of public WiFi    November 9-November 30, 2015    102

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 of revised local tax laws    June 12-July14, 2014    22

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 March 31, 2016)

Total number

of persons

  

Inside directors

  

Independent directors

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

At the 32nd General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 18, 2016, Dae Sik Cho and Dae Shick Oh were re-elected as an inside director and an independent director, respectively.

 

B. Significant Activities of the Board of Directors

 

Meeting

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Approval

384th

(the 1st meeting of 2016)

  

 

January 25, 2016

  

•       Approval of the spin-off and merger of SK Planet’s location-based services business and other businesses

•       Plan regarding designation of record date and closing period of the register of shareholders related to dissenting opinions in small-scale spin-offs and mergers

•       Transactions of goods, services and assets with SK Planet in 2016

  

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

385th

(the 2nd meeting of 2016)

  

 

February 3, 2016

  

•       Financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015

•       Annual business report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015

•       Delegation of funding through long-term borrowings in 2016

•       Lease contract with SK Broadband

•       Report of internal accounting management

•       Report for the period after the fourth quarter of 2015

  

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

Approved as proposed

386th

(the 3rd meeting of 2016)

  

 

February 18, 2016

  

•       Convocation of the 32nd General Meeting of Shareholders

•       Report of internal accounting management

  

Approved as proposed

387th

(the 4th meeting of 2016)

  

 

March 2, 2016

  

•       Approval of the spin-off and merger contract with SK Planet

•       Additional investment in Oneand Co., Ltd.

  

Approved as proposed

Approved as proposed

388th

(the 5th meeting of 2016)

  

 

March 18, 2016

  

•       Election of the chairman of the Board of Directors

•       Election of committee members

•       Additional procurement of LTE frequency bands

•       Transactions with SK Holdings in the second quarter of 2016

•       Transactions regarding corporate bonds 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

 

Approved as proposed

 

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

 

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C. Committees within Board of Directors

 

  (1) Committee structure (as of March 31, 2016)

 

  (a) Compensation Review Committee

 

Total number

of persons

  

Members

  

Task

  

Inside Directors

  

Independent Directors

  
3       Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hyeon Ahn    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       Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh, Jae Hoon Lee, 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       Jay Young Chung, Jae Hoon Lee, Jae Hyeon Ahn,    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    Jay Young Chung, Dae Shick Oh    Nomination of independent directors

 

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

 

  (e) Audit Committee

 

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 March 31, 2016 are set forth below.

 

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Meeting

  

Date

  

Agenda

  

Approval

The 1st

meeting of 2016

   February 2, 2016   

•       Report of internal accounting management system

•       Review of business and audit results for the second half of 2015 and business and audit plans for 2016

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

•       Construction of fixed-line and wireless networks in 2016

•       Contract for payment of customer appreciation gifts in 2016

•       Service contract with SKTCH

  

 

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

Approved as proposed

Approved as proposed

The 2nd

meeting of 2016

   February 17, 2016   

•       Report on the IFRS audit of fiscal year 2015

•       Report on review of 2015 internal accounting management system

•       Evaluation of internal accounting management system operation

•       Agenda and document review for the 32nd General Meeting of Shareholders

•       Auditor’s report for fiscal year 2015

  

Approved as proposed

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

The 3rd

meeting of 2016

   March 17, 2016   

•       Changes in a contract for maintenance services of transmission equipment and optical cables in 2016

•       Contract for maintenance services of transmission equipment in 2016

  

Approved as proposed

 

Approved as proposed

 

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

3. Shareholders’ Exercise of Voting Rights

 

A. Voting System and Exercise of Minority Shareholders’ Rights

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

 

Articles of Incorporation

  

Description

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

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

 

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VII. SHAREHOLDERS

1. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

A. Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder and Related Persons

 

(As of March 31, 2016)                (Unit: in shares and percentages)  

Name

   Relationship    Type of share      Number of shares owned and ownership ratio  
         Beginning of Period      End of Period  
         Number of
shares
     Ownership
ratio
     Number of
shares
     Ownership
ratio
 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

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

Tae Won Chey

   Officer of
affiliated
company
     Common share         100         0.00         100         0.00   

Shin Won Chey

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

Dong Hyun Jang

   Officer of the
Company
     Common share         251         0.00         251         0.00   

Myung Hyun Cho

   Officer of
affiliated
company
     Common share         60         0.00         60         0.00   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     Common share         20,364,930         25.22         20,364,930         25.22   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

B. Overview of the Largest Shareholder

As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s largest shareholder was SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (“SK Holdings”) with 20,363,452 shares (25.22%) of the Company. SK Holdings was established on April 13, 1991 and was made public on the securities market for the first time under the name SK C&C Co., Ltd. on November 11, 2009. On August 3, 2015, SK Holdings merged with and into SK C&C and the merged entity was renamed SK Holdings. The main business of SK Holdings includes managing its subsidiaries as a holding company, IT services, security services and logistics services, among others.

 

C. Changes in Shareholdings of the Largest Shareholder

Changes in shareholdings of the largest shareholder are as follows:

 

(As of March 31, 2016)      (Unit: in shares and percentages)

Largest

Shareholder

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

Remarks

   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
SK Holdings    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)
   August 3, 2015      20,364,930         25.22       Myung Hyun Cho, SK Broadband’s independent director, disposed of 76 shares

 

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

 

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2. Distribution of Shares

 

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

 

(As of December 31, 2015)      (Unit: in shares and percentages)

Rank

  

Name (title)

   Common share
      Number of shares      Ownership ratio      Remarks
1    Citibank ADR      9,245,141         11.45       —  
2    SK Holdings      20,363,452         25.22       —  
3    SK Telecom      10,136,551         12.55       Treasury shares
4    National Pension Service      6,963,591         8.62       —  
Shareholdings under the Employee Stock Ownership Program      67         0.00       —  

 

ø As of March 31, 2016, it is difficult to figure out the current status of stock ownership due to closing of the register of shareholders. The numbers above are as of December 31, 2015, and as a result, may differ from the actual numbers as of March 31, 2016.

 

B. Shareholder Distribution

 

(As of December 31, 2015)     (Unit: in shares and percentages)  

Classification

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

Total minority shareholders*

     62,620         99.87     33,220,219         41.14     —     

 

* Defined as shareholders whose shareholding is less than a hundredth of the total issued and outstanding shares.
ø As of March 31, 2016, it is difficult to figure out the current status of stock ownership due to closing of the register of shareholders. The numbers above are as of December 31, 2015, and as a result, may differ from the actual numbers as of March 31, 2016.

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

 

A. Domestic Securities Market

 

(Unit: in Won and shares)   

Types

   March 2016      February 2016      January 2016      December 2015      November 2015      October 2015  
Common stock     Highest      223,000         233,500         210,500         234,000         238,500         261,500   
 

  Lowest

     207,500         204,500         193,000         215,000         227,000         241,000   
 

  Average

     213,818         218,861         203,650         229,667         231,857         254,952   
Daily transaction volume     Highest      385,725         1,126,589         348,930         423,812         1,054,660         349,061   
 

  Lowest

     71,671         102,889         77,348         81,812         98,708         89,213   

Monthly transaction volume

     3,866,625         4,561,480         4,349,859         3,422,164         5,455,214         3,438,373   

 

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B. Foreign Securities Market

 

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

Types

  March 2016     February
2016
     January
2016
     December
2015
     November
2015
    October
2015
 
Depositary receipt   Highest     20.98        20.82         19.99         22.35         22.72        25.49   
 

Lowest

    19.60        18.78         17.89         20.15         21.61        23.56   
 

Average

    20.26        19.64         18.92         21.51         22.16        24.72   
Daily transaction volume       Highest     1,080,598        1,194,211         1,279,531         902,348         1,084,936        1,095,579   
 

Lowest

    275,174        341,417         368,941         198,054         234,758        199,111   

Monthly transaction volume

    12,929,342        13,790,441         14,437,399         10,125,454         10,721,722        11,570,760   

 

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VIII.     EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

 

1. Employees

 

(As of March 31, 2016)      (Unit: in persons and millions of Won)  

Business segment

   Gender    Number of employees             Average
service
year
     Aggregate wage
for the first
quarter of 2016
     Average wage
per person
 
      Employees without
a fixed term of
employment
     Employees with a
fixed term of
employment
     Total           
      Total      Part-time
employees
     Total      Part-time
employees
             

—  

   Male      3,554         —           64         —           3,618         12.9         191,229         53   

—  

   Female      525         —           49         —           574         10.3         21,580         38   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     4,079         —           113         —           4,192         12.5         212,809         51   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* 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 three months ended March 31, 2016 (Total: 4,184, Male: 3,611 Female: 573)

2. Compensation of Directors

 

A. Amount Approved at the Shareholders’ Meeting

 

(As of March 31, 2016)      (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Classification

   Number of Directors      Aggregate Amount
Approved
 

Directors

     6         12,000   

 

B. Amount Paid

 

(As of March 31, 2016)     (Unit: in millions of Won)  

Classification

  Number of Directors     Aggregate Amount Paid     Average Amount Paid Per Director  

Insider Directors

    2        1,183        592   

Independent Directors

    1        19        19   

Audit Committee Members

    3        57        19   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    6        1,259        —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

3. Individual Compensation of Directors

Omitted in quarterly reports in accordance with Korean disclosure rules.

 

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IX. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

1. Line of Credit Extended to the Largest Shareholder

 

(Unit: in millions of Won)  

Name (Corporate name)

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

SK Wyverns

   Affiliate    Long-term and
short-term loans
     1,017         —           —           1,017         —           —     

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

None.

3. Transactions with the Largest Shareholder

(Unit: in millions of Won)

Name (Corporate name)

   Relationship    Investment    Transaction period    Transaction items    Transaction
amount
 
PS&Marketing    Affiliate    Sales/

Purchases

   January 1, 2016 to
March 31, 2016
   Marketing
commissions, etc.
     381,469   
SK Broadband    Affiliate    Sales/

Purchases

   January 1, 2016 to
March 31, 2016
   Interconnection
revenues, etc.
     152,129   

4. Related Party Transactions

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

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

 

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

 

(Unit: in millions of Won)  

Name (Corporate name)

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

Baekmajang and others

   Agency    Long-term and
short-term loans
     58,602         43,081         (30,211     71,472         —           —     

Daehan Kanggun BCN Inc.

   Investee    Long-term loans      22,148         —           —          22,148         —           —     

Wave City Development, Inc.

   Investee    Short-term loans      1,890         —           (1,700     190         —           —     

 

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X. OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF INVESTORS

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

 

A. Status and Progress of Major Management Events

 

Date

  

Resolution

  

Description

  

Status

November 2, 2015    Acquisition of other company shares and investment securities   

1. Issuing company: CJ HelloVision

2. Expected acquisition: 23,234,060 common shares (30.0%)

3. Amount to be paid: Won 500 billion

4. Acquisition Method: cash

5. Purpose of acquisition: To secure position as the next generation media platform provider through merger with subsidiary SK Broadband

   The regulatory approval review from the relevant authorities, including the MSIP, is still in process, and the Company will disclose the future timetable once confirmed.

 

B. Summary Minutes of the General Meeting of Shareholders

 

Date

  

Agenda

  

Resolution

30th Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 21, 2014)

  

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

2.      Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

3.      Election of directors

•    Election of an inside director

•    Election of an independent director

•    Election of an independent director

•    Election of an independent director

4.      Election of an independent director as Audit  Committee member

5.      Approval of remuneration limit for directors

  

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

 

Approved

 

Approved (Sung Min Ha)

Approved (Jay Young Chung)

Approved (Jae Hoon Lee)

Approved (Jae Hyeon Ahn)

Approved (Jae Hyeon Ahn)

 

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

 

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)

32nd Fiscal Year Meeting of Shareholders

(March 18, 2016)

  

1.      Approval of the financial statements for the year  ended December 31, 2015

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

6.      Amendments to executive payroll regulations

  

Approved (Cash dividend, Won 9,000 per share)

 

Approved

 

Approved (Dae Sik Cho)

Approved (Dae Shick Oh)

Approved (Dae Shick Oh)

 

Approved (Won 12 billion)

Approved

2. Contingent Liabilities

[SK Telecom]

 

A. Material Legal Proceedings

 

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

 

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

 

B. Other Matters

None.

[SK Broadband]

 

A. Material Legal Proceedings

 

  (1) SK Broadband as the plaintiff

 

     (Unit: in thousands of Won)

Description of Proceedings

   Date of Commencement
of Proceedings
   Amount of
Claim
    

Status

Dispute to dismiss an order to compensate for damages

   October 2014      715,121       Pending before appellate court

Others

        317,347      

Total

   —        1,032,468       —  

 

  (2) SK Broadband as the defendant

 

     (Unit: in thousands of Won)

Description of Proceedings

   Date of Commencement
of Proceedings
   Amount of
Claim
    

Status

Damages claim by Mag Telecom Co., Ltd. and 7 others

   January 2012      3,560,465       Pending before district court

Others

        318,615      

Total

   —        3,879,080       —  

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 1.1 billion to support employees’ funding for the Employee Stock Ownership Program.

Additionally, SK Broadband has provided “geun” mortgage amounting to Won 8.8 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 15.8 billion to SK Broadband in connection with the performance of certain contracts and the repair of any defects.

SK Broadband has entered into revolving credit facilities with a limit of Won 100 billion with Shinhan Bank and one other financial institution in relation to the Company’s loans.

 

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SK Broadband has entered into a leased line contract and a resale contract for fixed-line telecommunication services with SK Telecom.

KB Kookmin Bank has provided a payment guarantee of Won 100 million to SK Broadband in connection with its e-commerce business.

[SK Planet]

 

A. Material Legal Proceedings

As of March 31, 2016, there were eight pending cases proceeding with SK Planet as the defendant and the aggregate amount of the claim was Won 117.4 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 March 31, 2016, the aggregate amount of claims was Won 1.1 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 March 31, 2016 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      190,000   
   Provisional attachment of real estate      118,000   
     

 

 

 
   Total      1,008,000   
     

 

 

 

[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 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 on March 10, 2016, the Supreme Court of Korea ruled in favor of the Company.

 

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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, the Company’s 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.

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 was implemented from October 1, 2015 to October 7, 2015.

 

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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 reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order in September 2015. 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 misleading and exaggerated advertisement of bundled media and telecommunications products. The Company paid the fine in August 2015 and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order in October 2015.

On December 10, 2015, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 560 million and issued a correctional order for misleading and exaggerated advertisement of bundled media and telecommunications products. The Company paid the fine and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order in February 2016.

On January 14, 2016, the Korea Communications Commission imposed on the Company a fine of Won 15 million and issued a correctional order for failure to comply with the retention period for its subscribers’ personal information. The Company paid the fine and reported to the Korea Communications Commission on the implementation of actions pursuant to the correctional order.

[SK Broadband]

 

  (1) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

 

    Date: December 10, 2015

 

    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: Made an official announcement about having received the correctional order and paid the fine.

 

    Company’s Plan: Make an official announcement about having received the correctional order

 

  (2) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

 

    Date: May 28, 2015

 

    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.

 

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

 

    Date: July 11, 2014

 

    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.

 

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

 

    Date: June 16, 2014

 

    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.

[SK Telink]

 

  (1) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

 

    Date: February 4, 2016

 

    Sanction: SK Telink received a correctional order and a fine of Won 49 million.

 

    Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Article 50-1, Paragraph 5 of the Telecommunications Business Act and Article 42-1 of the related Enforcement Decree by transferring account names of cell phone lines without subscribers’ consent, changing phone numbers upon such transfer of account names, subscribing users to cell phone lines that exceed the maximum number of cell phone lines determined in the user agreement, opening accounts using a third party’s name and transferring ownership of and reselling the account, changing account names with fabricated names of foreigners and changing accounts of cell phone lines owned by foreigners whose residency period in Korea has expired.

 

    Status of Implementation: Ceased the prohibited practice, disclosed having received the correctional order in the press (May 2016) and paid the fine (May 2016).

 

    Company’s Plan: Improve operating procedures to prevent its recurrence.

 

  (2) Violation of the Telecommunications Business Act

 

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    Date: August 21, 2015

 

    Subject: SK Telink

 

    Sanction: SK Telink received a correctional order and a fine of Won 480 million.

 

    Reason and the Relevant Law: Violated Article 50-1, Paragraph 5 and Article 50-2 of the Telecommunications Business Act and Article 42-1 of the related Enforcement Decree by failing to inform or giving false information about key terms of the contract and failing to deliver usage contract

 

    Status of Implementation: Ceased the prohibited practice, disclosed having received the correctional order in a newspaper (October 2015), improved operating procedures related to recruitment of users through phone solicitation calls and paid the fine (October 2015).

 

    Company’s Plan: Accurately inform consumers of key terms of the contract and distribute usage contract by mail after entering into contract.

4. Important Matters That Occurred After March 31, 2016

[SK Telecom]

The Company is aiming to transform into a next generation platform solutions provider as a foundation for continued growth. It is expected that the Company will leverage the location-based services business and the mobile phone verification services business in line with this goal and SK Planet will further concentrate its resources on its commerce business. The Company expects that various business synergies will be created within the Company’s platform business such as its online-to-offline business, location-based service business and big data business through the Company’s ability to leverage Korea’s leading real-time mobile navigation service, T-Map Navigation, as well as the other location-based services that it acquires from SK Planet. In addition, the Company will be able to increase the range of services it offers to customers by directly operating the mobile phone verification services business acquired from SK Planet. The effective date of the spin-off and merger of these businesses was April 5, 2016.

SK Telecom acquired 60 MHz of bandwidth in the 2.6GHz broadband and [narrowband] spectrum through the frequency bandwidth auction held on May 2, 2016. As a core frequency spectrum with a global ecosystem, the 2.6GHz spectrum allows for existing customers to take additional advantage of broadband speeds and provides capacity relief at an early stage, thus providing for faster and more stable data services. The Company acquired 60 MHz of bandwidth in the 2.6GHz spectrum for Won 1.3 trillion, and the MSIP plans to announce the frequency reallocation price for the 2.1GHz spectrum based on the results of the auction price for such spectrum.

[SK Planet]

On January 21, 2016, SK Planet’s board of directors resolved to spin off its location-based services business and mobile phone verification services business and merge them into SK Telecom in order to further concentrate its resources on its commerce business. The effective date of the spin-off and merger of these businesses was April 5, 2016.

[SK Broadband]

The merger agreement with CJ Hellovision was approved at the extraordinary meeting of shareholders on February 26, 2016. As of March 31, 2016, the regulatory approval review from the relevant authorities, including the MSIP, is still in process, and the Company will disclose the future timetable once confirmed.

 

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A. Use of Proceeds from Public Offerings

Not applicable.

 

B. Use of Proceeds from Private Offerings

 

(As of March 31, 2016)    (Unit: in millions of Won)

Classification

   Closing Date    Proceeds    Planned Use of Proceeds    Actual Use
of Proceeds
   Reasons
for Change

Convertible Bonds*

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

 

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

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Sung Hyung Lee

(Signature)
Name:   Sung Hyung Lee
Title:   Senior Vice President

Date: June 16, 2016


Exhibit 99.1

SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(With Independent Auditors’ Review Report Thereon)


Contents

 

     Page  

Independent Auditors’ Review Report

     1   

Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

     3   

Condensed Separate Statements of Income

     5   

Condensed Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

     6   

Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

     7   

Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows

     8   

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

     10   


Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To The Board of Directors and Shareholders

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), which comprise the condensed separate statement of financial position as of March 31, 2016, the condensed separate statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, 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 of interim financial statements 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.


Other matters

The separate statement of finance position of the Company as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed separate statement of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2015, presented for comparative purposes, is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited separate financial statements from which it has been derived.

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

May 4, 2016

 

 

This report is effective as of May 4, 2016, 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 financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the review report should understand that the above review report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Assets:

        

Current Assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     26,27       W 376,632         431,666   

Short-term financial instruments

     4,26,27         106,500         121,500   

Short-term investment securities

     6,26,27         157,341         92,262   

Accounts receivable – trade, net

     5,26,27,28         1,519,419         1,528,751   

Short-term loans, net

     5,26,27,28         59,052         47,741   

Accounts receivable – other, net

     5,26,27,28         703,418         264,741   

Prepaid expenses

        90,609         92,220   

Inventories, net

        43,701         45,991   

Advanced payments and other

     5,26,27         87,758         88,657   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

        3,144,430         2,713,529   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Assets:

        

Long-term financial instruments

     4,26,27         10,062         10,062   

Long-term investment securities

     6,26,27         789,140         726,505   

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     7         8,835,021         8,810,548   

Property and equipment, net

     8,28         7,038,739         7,442,280   

Goodwill

     9         1,306,236         1,306,236   

Intangible assets, net

     10         1,668,360         1,766,069   

Long-term loans, net

     5,26,27,28         34,827         35,080   

Long-term prepaid expenses

        27,194         29,802   

Guarantee deposits

     5,26,27,28         166,562         166,656   

Long-term derivative financial assets

     15,26,27         99,134         139,923   

Other non-current assets

        249         250   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

        19,975,524         20,433,411   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      W 23,119,954         23,146,940   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

3


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:

  

 

Current Liabilities:

       

Short-term borrowings

     11,26,27       W —          230,000   

Current installments of long-term debt, net

     11,26,27         322,732        592,637   

Current installments of long-term payables – other

     12,26,27         115,486        120,185   

Accounts payable – other

     26,27,28         1,362,373        927,170   

Withholdings

     26,27         654,690        607,690   

Accrued expenses

     26,27         462,807        540,770   

Income tax payable

     24         444,441        375,189   

Unearned revenue

        3,208        10,014   

Provisions

     13         40,136        37,551   

Advanced receipts

        61,065        50,100   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

        3,466,938        3,491,306   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

       

Debentures, excluding current installments, net

     11,26,27         5,360,262        5,033,495   

Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments, net

     11,26,27         71,409        72,554   

Long-term payables - other

     12,26,27         438,470        550,964   

Long-term unearned revenue

        2,769        2,768   

Defined benefit liabilities

     14         22,491        4,006   

Long-term derivative financial liabilities

     15,26,27         77,529        89,296   

Long-term provisions

     13         17,344        20,055   

Deferred tax liabilities

     24         60,623        56,274   

Other non-current liabilities

     26,27         47,285        46,762   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        6,098,182        5,876,174   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        9,565,120        9,367,480   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

       

Share capital

     1,16         44,639        44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments

     16,17,18         369,446        369,446   

Retained earnings

     19         13,158,431        13,418,603   

Reserves

     20         (17,682     (53,228
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

        13,554,834        13,779,460   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

      W 23,119,954        23,146,940   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

4


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won except for per share data)    Note      March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Operating revenue:

     28        

Revenue

      W 3,098,261        3,133,456   

Operating expense:

     28        

Labor

        172,985        173,327   

Commissions

        1,218,278        1,343,070   

Depreciation and amortization

        542,446        524,937   

Network interconnection

        193,285        169,921   

Leased line

        88,632        96,203   

Advertising

        27,058        32,630   

Rent

        104,547        97,930   

Cost of products that have been resold

        119,895        113,509   

Others

     21         201,284        174,103   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        2,668,410        2,725,630   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

        429,851        407,826   

Finance income

     23         108,048        65,504   

Finance costs

     23         (64,071     (68,428

Other non-operating income

     22         28,899        5,386   

Other non-operating expenses

     22         (37,053     (31,527
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

        465,674        378,761   

Income tax expense

     24         83,467        82,975   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit for the period

      W 382,207        295,786   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

     25        

Basic and diluted earnings per share (in won)

      W 5,413        4,170   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

5


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Profit for the period

      W 382,207        295,786   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

       

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

       

Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities

     14         (6,897     (2,043

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         48,709        (25,049

Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives

     15,20         (13,163     9,400   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

        28,649        (17,692
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

      W 410,856        278,094   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

6


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

                                                             
            Capital surplus and other capital adjustments      Retained
earnings
    Reserves     Total equity  
(In millions of won)    Share
capital
     Paid-in
surplus
     Treasury
stock
    Loss on
disposal of
treasury
stock
    Hybrid
bond
     Other     Sub-total         

Balance, January 1, 2015

   W 44,639         2,915,887         (2,139,683     (18,087     398,518         (722,741     433,894         12,996,790        66,898        13,542,221   

Total comprehensive income:

                        

Profit for the period

     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           295,786        —          295,786   

Other comprehensive loss

     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           (2,043     (15,649     (17,692
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           293,743        (15,649     278,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions with owners of the Company, recognized directly in equity:

                        

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           (595,865     —          (595,865
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2015

   W 44,639         2,915,887         (2,139,683     (18,087     398,518         (722,741     433,894         12,694,668        51,249        13,224,450   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2016

   W 44,639         2,915,887         (2,260,626     —          398,518         (684,333     369,446         13,418,603        (53,228     13,779,460   

Total comprehensive income:

                        

Profit for the period

     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           382,207        —          382,207   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           (6,897     35,546        28,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           375,310        35,546        410,856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions with owners of the Company, recognized directly in equity

                        

Cash dividends

     —           —           —          —          —           —          —           (635,482     —          (635,482
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2016

   W 44,639         2,915,887         (2,260,626     —          398,518         (684,333     369,446         13,158,431        (17,682     13,554,834   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Cash generated from operating activities:

       

Profit for the period

      W 382,207        295,786   

Adjustments for income and expenses

     30         643,598        657,232   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities

     30         (295,007     (516,146
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        730,798        436,872   

Interest received

        5,841        3,962   

Interest paid

        (57,252     (60,519

Income tax refund received (income tax paid)

        (17,046     19,724   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

        662,341        400,039   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Cash inflows from investing activities:

       

Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net

        15,000        —     

Collection of short-term loans

        31,911        59,428   

Decrease in long-term financial instruments

        —          2,522   

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities

        5,763        1,739   

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

        3,699        497   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        210        —     

Collection of long-term loans

        —          219   

Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets

        —          13   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        56,583        64,418   

Cash outflows for investing activities:

       

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

        (65,000     (59,842

Increase in short-term loans

        (43,081     (57,989

Increase in long-term financial instruments

        —          (2,522

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

        (3,494     (12,334

Acquisition of investments in subsidiaries and associates

        (25,970     (13,865

Acquisition of property and equipment

        (346,088     (377,971

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (7,950     (3,447
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        (491,583     (527,970
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

      W (435,000     (463,552
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

8


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Condensed Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

 

(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Cash inflows from financing activities:

    

Increase in short-term borrowings, net

   W —          50,000   

Proceeds from issuance of debentures

     338,568        298,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     338,568        348,718   

Cash outflows for financing activities:

    

Decrease in short-term borrowings, net

     (230,000     —     

Repayments of long-term account payables-other

     (120,718     (190,134

Repayments of debentures

     (270,000     (200,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     (620,718     (390,134
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (282,150     (41,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (54,809     (104,929

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

     431,666        248,311   

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (225     (75
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

   W 376,632        143,307   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

9


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

1. Reporting Entity

SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) was incorporated in March 1984 under the laws of the Republic of Korea (“Korea”) to provide cellular telephone communication services in Korea. The Company mainly provides wireless telecommunications services in Korea. The Company’s common shares and depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. As of March 31, 2016, the Company’s total issued shares are held by the following shareholders:

 

     Number of
shares
     Percentage of
total shares issued (%)
 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     20,363,452         25.22   

National Pension Service, other institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     50,245,708         62.23   

Treasury stock

     10,136,551         12.55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     80,745,711         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

2. Basis of Presentation

 

  (1) Statement of compliance

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

These condensed separate interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting, as part of the period covered by the Company’s K-IFRS annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Company since December 31, 2015. 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, 2015.

 

10


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

2. Basis of Presentation, 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:

 

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

 

  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).

 

  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.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies applied by the Company in these condensed separate interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Company in its separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

4. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Short-term financial instruments(*)

   W 79,000         79,000   

Long-term financial instruments(*)

     10,062         10,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 89,062         89,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Financial instruments include charitable trust fund established by the Company. Profits from the fund are donated to charitable institutions. As of March 31, 2016 the funds cannot be withdrawn.

 

12


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables

 

  (1) Details of trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Gross
amount
     Allowances for
doubtful
accounts
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable - trade

   W 1,652,226         (132,807      1,519,419   

Short-term loans

     59,648         (596      59,052   

Accounts receivable - other

     762,505         (59,087      703,418   

Accrued income

     8,046         —           8,046   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,482,425         (192,490      2,289,935   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     54,066         (19,239      34,827   

Guarantee deposits

     166,562         —           166,562   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     220,628         (19,239      201,389   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,703,053         (211,729      2,491,324   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Gross
amount
     Allowances for
doubtful
accounts
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable - trade

   W 1,654,575         (125,824      1,528,751   

Short-term loans

     48,223         (482      47,741   

Accounts receivable - other

     323,870         (59,129      264,741   

Accrued income

     7,505         —           7,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,034,173         (185,435      1,848,738   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     54,322         (19,242      35,080   

Guarantee deposits

     166,656         —           166,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     220,978         (19,242      201,736   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,255,151         (204,677      2,050,474   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

13


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

5. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in allowances for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Balance at January 1

   W 204,677         189,851   

Increase of bad debt allowances

     2,565         7,265   

Reversal of allowances for doubtful accounts

     (608      (2,154

Write-offs

     (253      (340

Collection of receivables previously written-off

     5,348         5,143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31

   W 211,729         199,765   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of overdue but not impaired, and impaired trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
 

Neither overdue nor impaired

   W 1,194,469         935,986         1,188,225         488,244   

Overdue but not impaired

     27,305         —           45,146         —     

Impaired

     430,452         114,841         421,204         112,332   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,652,226         1,050,827         1,654,575         600,576   

Allowances for doubtful accounts

     (132,807      (78,922      (125,824      (78,853
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,519,419         971,905         1,528,751         521,723   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Less than 1 month

   W 3,203         5,550   

1 ~ 3 months

     2,126         9,507   

3 ~ 6 months

     5,336         6,583   

More than 6 months

     16,640         23,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 27,305         45,146   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

6. Investment Securities

 

  (1) Details of short-term investment securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Beneficiary certificates(*)

   W 157,341         92,262   

 

(*) The income distributable in relation to beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2016, were accounted for as accrued income.

 

  (2) Details of long-term investment securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Equity securities:

     

Marketable equity securities

   W 643,997         579,282   

Unlisted equity securities

     74,243         72,461   

Equity investments

     62,323         65,659   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     780,563         717,402   

Debt securities:

     

Investment bonds(*)

     8,577         9,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 789,140         726,505   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) The Company classified the convertible bonds of IRIVER LIMITED, amounting to W6,548 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.

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

 

  (1) Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Investments in subsidiaries

   W 4,492,045         4,469,997   

Investments in associates

     4,342,976         4,340,551   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 8,835,021         8,810,548   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

  (2) Details of investments in subsidiaries as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31,
2015
 
(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       W 144,740         144,740   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1)

     298,460,212         100.0         1,870,582         1,870,582   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     28,029,945         64.5         151,934         151,934   

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.(*2)

     58,885,782         100.0         1,331,697         1,520,206   

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

     408,435         83.9         63,967         63,967   

IRIVER LIMITED

     15,202,039         49.0         54,503         54,503   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     —           100.0         38,652         38,652   

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     180,476,700         73.3         2,364         2,364   

SKT Americas, Inc.

     122         100.0         93,319         93,319   

YTK Investment Ltd.

     —           100.0         18,693         18,693   

Atlas Investment

     —           100.0         78,618         78,618   

SK Global Healthcare Business Group Ltd.

     —           100.0         39,649         39,649   

Entrix Co., Ltd.

     4,157,000         100.0         27,628         27,628   

SK techx Co., Ltd.(*2)

     6,323,905         100.0         128,371         —     

One Store Co., Ltd.(*2)

     10,409,600         100.0         82,186         —     
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 4,492,045         4,469,997   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) On November 2, 2015, the board of directors of the Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 30%(23,234,060 shares) of the issued and outstanding common shares of CJ Hello Vision Co., Ltd. (“CJ Hello Vision”) from CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd. (“CJ O Shopping”) for an aggregate purchase price of W500,000 million. According to the share purchase agreement, the Company will grant put option on 18,522,244 shares of CJ Hello Vision (exercisable at a price of W26,994 during the two year period following the third anniversary of the transaction closing date) to CJ O Shopping and be granted call option (exercisable at a price of W26,994 during the five year period following the closing date) on the same shares. On November 2, 2015, the board of directors of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (“SK Broadband”), a subsidiary of the Company, held a meeting to resolve the merger of SK Broadband into CJ Hello Vision, and then SK Broadband entered into a merger agreement with CJ Hello Vision with government’s approval as prerequisite. Under the agreement, SK Broadband will be merged into CJ Hello Vision on or after the transaction closing date through an exchange of shares, after which the Company will have a 78.3% equity interest in the merged company. As of March 31, 2016, the approval of relevant government agencies for the share purchase and the merger has not been obtained, and the transaction closing date is subject to be changed depending on various conditions including the approval of government agencies.
(*2) During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016, SK techx Co., Ltd. and One Store Co., Ltd. were established by spin-offs of platform service division and T-store service division of SK Planet Co., Ltd. from SK Planet Co., Ltd., respectively. In connection with the spin-offs, the Company exchanged 12,323,905 shares of SK Planet Co., Ltd. for 6,323,905 shares of SK techx Co., Ltd. and 6,000,000 shares of One Store Co., Ltd. The Company additionally acquired 4,409,600 shares of One Store Co., Ltd. for W22,048 million by participating in capital increase.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

7. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

  (3) Details of investments in associates as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31,
2015
 
(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       W 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)

     39,902,323         15.0         253,739         253,739   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     1,675,124         29.0         8,340         8,340   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     6,960,445         28.6         47,958         47,958   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     72,952,360         21.0         83,691         83,691   

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

     —           —           71,706         69,281   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 4,342,976         4,340,551   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*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 does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.

 

  (4) The market price of investments in listed subsidiaries as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 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

   W 4,235         15,202,039         64,381         5,400         15,202,039         82,091   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     3,825         28,029,945         107,215         4,390         28,029,945         123,051   

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

8. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   W 494,359         38         (2,565     4,473        —          496,305   

Buildings

     557,932         162         (8,271     14,961        (8,868     555,916   

Structures

     342,411         —           (15     3,687        (8,217     337,866   

Machinery

     5,222,023         3,679         (126     90,292        (401,732     4,914,136   

Other

     402,252         44,147         (879     (59,030     (28,107     358,383   

Construction in progress

     423,303         23,952         (7,000     (64,122     —          376,133   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 7,442,280         71,978         (18,856     (9,739     (446,924     7,038,739   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending
balance
 

Land

   W 448,255         5         (288     3,670        —          451,642   

Buildings

     568,874         45         (193     4,036        (8,676     564,086   

Structures

     350,915         5         (109     3,906        (8,490     346,227   

Machinery

     5,277,929         1,536         (454     242,596        (393,001     5,128,606   

Other

     430,478         240,804         (542     (148,152     (26,997     495,591   

Construction in progress

     629,455         54,654         —          (115,103     —          569,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 7,705,906         297,049         (1,586     (9,047     (437,164     7,555,158   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9. Goodwill

Goodwill as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecom, Inc.

   W 1,306,236         1,306,236   

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Intangible Assets

 

  (1) Changes in intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   W 1,103,517         —           —          —           (70,132     1,033,385   

Land use rights

     11,695         —           —          —           (1,164     10,531   

Industrial rights

     11,828         608         —          —           (947     11,489   

Facility usage rights

     16,486         199         —          27         (636     16,076   

Memberships

     61,512         —           (210     —           —          61,302   

Other

     561,031         7,143         —          18,361         (50,958     535,577   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 1,766,069         7,950         (210     18,388         (123,837     1,668,360   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortization     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   W 1,384,044         —           —          —           (70,132     1,313,912   

Land use rights

     14,016         581         —          —           (1,207     13,390   

Industrial rights

     10,583         1,848         —          —           (1,000     11,431   

Facility usage rights

     15,843         226         (12     17         (632     15,442   

Memberships

     63,465         61         —          —           —          63,526   

Other

     440,218         731         —          27,313         (42,704     425,558   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 1,928,169         3,447         (12     27,330         (115,675     1,843,259   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

  (2) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of March 31, 2016 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

   W 78,913       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service    Dec. 2003    Dec. 2016

W-CDMA license

     12,233       Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service    Oct. 2010    Dec. 2016

800MHz license

     212,856       Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service    Jul. 2011    Jun. 2021

1.8GHz license

     722,315       Frequency use rights relating to LTE service    Sep. 2013    Dec. 2021

WiBro license

     7,068       WiBro service    Mar. 2012    Mar. 2019
  

 

 

          
   W 1,033,385            
  

 

 

          

 

11. Borrowings and Debentures

 

  (1) There is no short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2016. Short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
     Maturity    December 31,
2015
 

Kookmin Bank

     2.47       Jan. 21, 2016    W 40,000   

Commercial Papers

     1.84       Jan. 14, 2016      190,000   
        

 

 

 
   W 230,000   
        

 

 

 

 

  (2) Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars)  

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
     Maturity      March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Export Kreditnamnden(*)

     1.70         Apr. 29, 2022       W 86,301         87,685   
           (USD 74,817)         (USD 74,817
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less present value discount

           (1,938      (2,124
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
           84,363         85,561   

Less current installments

           (12,954      (13,007
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 71,409         72,554   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) In 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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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

11. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars, and thousands of other currencies)  
    

Purpose

   Maturity    Annual
interest rate
(%)
   March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing fund    2016    5.00    W 200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Other fund    2018    5.00      200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2016    5.54      —          40,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2016    5.92      —          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)

      2029    4.72      55,000        54,695   

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        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2025    2.49      150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2030    2.61      50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund    2018    1.89      90,000        90,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2025    2.66      70,000        70,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2030    2.82      90,000        90,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2030    3.40      50,320        50,485   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating and refinancing fund    2018    2.07      80,000        80,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2025    2.55      100,000        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds

      2035    2.75      70,000        70,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

      2030    3.10      50,610        50,524   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund    2019    1.65      70,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

      2021    1.80      100,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

      2026    2.08      90,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

      2036    2.24      80,000        —     

Unsecured global bonds

      2027    6.63      461,400        468,800   
              (USD 400,000     (USD 400,000

Unsecured private Swiss bonds

bonds

      2017    1.75      358,527        355,617   
              (CHF 300,000     (CHF 300,000

Unsecured global bonds

      2018    2.13      807,450        820,400   
              (USD 700,000    
 
(USD
700,000
  

Unsecured private Australian bonds

bonds

      2017    4.75      265,248        255,930   
              (AUD 300,000     (AUD 300,000

Floating rate notes (*1)

      2020    3M LIBOR + 0.88      346,050        351,600   
              (USD 300,000     (USD 300,000
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

              5,694,605        5,638,051   

Less discounts on bonds

              (24,565     (24,926
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              5,670,040        5,613,125   

Less current installments of bonds

              (309,778     (579,630
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            W 5,360,262        5,033,495   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

21


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

11. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

  (*1) As of March 31, 2016, 3M LIBOR rate is 0.63%.

 

  (*2) The Company eliminated a measurement inconsistency 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.

 

  (*3) Convenient translation was provided for the bonds repayable in other currencies.

The carrying amount of financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss exceeds the amount required to repay at maturity by W5,930 million, as of March 31, 2016.

 

12. Long-term Payables - Other

 

  (1) As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, long-term payables – other which consist of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 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(*)
  March 31,
2016
    December
31, 2015
 

2.3GHz

   2014~2016    3.00%   5.80%     —          2,882   

1.8GHz

   2012~2021    2.43~3.00%   4.84~5.25%     589,172        707,006   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            589,172        709,888   

Present value discount on long-term payables – other

            (35,216     (38,739
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            553,956        671,149   

Less current installments of long-term payables – other

            (115,486     (120,185
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount at period end

          W 438,470        550,964   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) 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 March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

        
(In millions of won)    Amount  

Less than 1 year

   W 117,834   

1~3 years

     235,669   

3~5 years

     235,669   
  

 

 

 
   W 589,172   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

13. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016      As of March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Reversal     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for installment of handset subsidy

   W 5,670         —           (781     —          4,889         1,451         3,438   

Provision for restoration

     50,459         900         (170     (75     51,114         37,208         13,906   

Emission allowance

     1,477         —           —          —          1,477         1,477         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 57,606         900         (951     (75     57,480         40,136         17,344   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015      As of March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Reversal     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for installment of handset subsidy

   W 26,799         —           (2,333     (18,172     6,294         3,519         2,775   

Provision for restoration

     51,333         950         (223     (818     51,242         33,229         18,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 78,132         950         (2,556     (18,990     57,536         36,748         20,788   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

14. Defined Benefit Liabilities

 

  (1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Present value of defined benefit obligations

   W 223,824         212,139   

Fair value of plan assets

     (201,333      (208,133
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 22,491         4,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

14. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Beginning balance

   W 212,139         195,130   

Current service cost

     8,977         8,862   

Interest cost

     1,324         1,353   

Remeasurement:

     

- Demographic assumption

     —           16   

- Adjustment based on experience

     3,643         380   

Benefit paid

     (2,666      (2,960

Others

     407         1,571   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 223,824         204,352   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Changes in plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Beginning balance

   W 208,133         179,575   

Interest income

     1,279         1,229   

Remeasurement

     (5,457      (2,301

Benefit paid

     (2,622      (2,434
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 201,333         176,069   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Current service cost

   W 8,977         8,862   

Net Interest cost

     45         124   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 9,022         8,986   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above costs are recognized in labor cost and research and development.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

15. Derivative Instruments

 

  (1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of March 31, 2016 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 with 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 with face value of CHF 300,000)    Foreign currency risk    Currency
swap
   Citibank and four other banks   

Jun. 12, 2012 ~

Jun.12, 2017

Nov. 1, 2012

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap (U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face value of USD 700,000)    Foreign currency risk    Currency
swap
   Barclays and eight other banks    Nov. 1, 2012~ May. 1, 2018

Jan. 17, 2013

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

   Foreign currency risk and interest rate risk    Currency and
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 with face value of USD 74,817)    Foreign currency risk    Currency
swap
   Deutsche bank    Dec.16, 2013 ~ Apr. 29, 2022

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

15. Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) As of March 31, 2016, details of fair values of the above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities are as follows:

 

     Fair value  
     Cash flow hedge      Held for
trading
        

(In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies)

Hedged item

   Accumulated
gain (loss) on
valuation of
derivatives
    Tax
effect
    Accumulated
foreign
currency
translations
(gain) loss
    Others
(*)
        Total  

Non-current assets:

              

Structured bond (face value of KRW 150,000)

   W —          —          —          —           9,499         9,499   

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

     (58,640     (18,722     3,879        129,806         —           56,323   

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

     (15,835     (5,056     43,852        —           —           22,961   

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

     (9,685     (3,093     20,906        —           —           8,128   

Fixed-to-fixed long-term borrowings (U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face value of USD 74,817)

     (3,818     (1,219     7,260        —           —           2,223   
              

 

 

 
               W 99,134   
              

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

              

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

   W (4,830     (1,542     (4,946     —           —           (11,318

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

     2,839        907        (69,957     —           —           (66,211
              

 

 

 
               W (77,529
              

 

 

 

 

(*) 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 recognized in profit or loss prior to May 12, 2010.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

16. Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

The Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stocks with a par value of W500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus and other capital adjustments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won, except for share data)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Number of authorized shares

     220,000,000         220,000,000   

Number of issued shares(*)

     80,745,711         80,745,711   

Share capital:

     

Common stock

   W 44,639         44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments:

     

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887         2,915,887   

Treasury stock (Note 17)

     (2,260,626      (2,260,626

Hybrid bond (Note 18)

     398,518         398,518   

Others

     (684,333      (684,333
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 369,446         369,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Prior to the year ended December 2014, the Company retired shares of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation. 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 and details of shares outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  
(In shares)    Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
     Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
 

Issued shares

     80,745,711         10,136,551         70,609,160         80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336   

 

17. Treasury Stock

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

Treasury stocks as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, shares)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Number of shares

     10,136,551         10,136,551   

Amount

   W 2,260,626         2,260,626   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

18. Hybrid Bonds

Hybrid bonds classified as equity as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)   

Type

   Issuance date    Maturity   Annual
interest
rate(%)
    Amount  

Private hybrid bonds

  

Unsecured subordinated

bearer bond

   June 7, 2013    June 7, 2073(*1)     4.21 (*2)    W 400,000   

Issuance costs

               (1,482
            

 

 

 
             W 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 terms at issuance without any notice or announcement. The Company also has the right to defer interest payment at its sole discretion.
(*2) Annual interest rate is adjusted after five years from the issuance date.

 

19. Retained Earnings

 

  (1) Retained earnings as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   W 22,320         22,320   

Reserve for research & manpower development

     60,001         87,301   

Reserve for business expansion

     9,871,138         9,671,138   

Reserve for technology development

     2,826,300         2,616,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,779,759         12,397,059   

Unappropriated

     378,672         1,021,544   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 13,158,431         13,418,603   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

20. Reserves

 

  (1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

   W 72,287         23,578   

Unrealized fair value of derivatives

     (89,969      (76,806
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (17,682      (53,228
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Changes in reserves for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Unrealized
fair value of
available-for-sale
financial assets
     Unrealized
fair value of
derivatives
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2016

   W 23,578         (76,806      (53,228

Changes

     64,261         (17,366      46,895   

Tax effect

     (15,552      4,203         (11,349
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

   W 72,287         (89,969      (17,682
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Unrealized fair
value of
available-for-sale
financial assets
     Unrealized
fair value of
derivatives
     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2015

   W 145,106         (78,208      66,898   

Changes

     (33,046      12,401         (20,645

Tax effect

     7,997         (3,001      4,996   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2015

   W 120,057         (68,808      51,249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

21. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Other Operating Expenses:

     

Communication

   W 8,000         9,583   

Utilities

     53,618         49,281   

Taxes and dues

     4,979         4,393   

Repair

     46,624         38,474   

Research and development

     67,169         48,883   

Training

     5,060         5,740   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

     2,565         7,265   

Other

     13,269         10,484   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 201,284         174,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

22. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Other Non-operating Income:

     

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

   W 435         71   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     608         2,154   

Others

     27,856         3,161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 28,899         5,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Non-operating Expenses:

     

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

   W 7,342         1,172   

Donations

     29,200         5,446   

Others

     511         24,909   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 37,053         31,527   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

23. Finance Income and Costs

 

  (1) Details of finance income and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Finance Income:

     

Interest income

   W 6,379         5,695   

Gain on disposal of accounts receivable - trade

     2,663         —     

Dividends

     90,351         54,423   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     4,786         2,176   

Gain on foreign currency translations

     38         145   

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

     610         1,336   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     3,221         1,729   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 108,048         65,504   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Finance Costs:

     

Interest expense

   W 59,472         61,226   

Loss on foreign currency transactions

     2,190         4,649   

Loss on foreign currency translations

     798         269   

Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities

     44         2   

Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     525         331   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     226         1,951   

Others

     816         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 64,071         68,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   W 2,197         1,815   

Interest income on installment receivables and others

     4,182         3,880   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,379         5,695   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

23. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

 

  (3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Interest expense on borrowings

   W 1,505         3,029   

Interest expense on debentures

     49,202         47,303   

Others

     8,765         10,894   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 59,472         61,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Accounts receivable - trade

   W 2,565         7,265   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     816         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,381         7,265   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

24. Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was calculated by considering current tax expense adjusted to changes in estimates related to prior periods, deferred tax expenses by origination and reversal of temporary differences.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

25. Earnings per Share

 

  (1) Basic earnings per share

 

  1) Basic earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are calculated as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won, shares)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Profit for the period

   W 382,207         295,786   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     70,609,160         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (In won)

   W 5,413         4,170   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are calculated as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In shares)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Issued common shares

     80,745,711         80,745,711   

Weighted average number of treasury stocks

     (10,136,551      (9,809,375
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     70,609,160         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Diluted earnings per share

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no potentially dilutive shares. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are the same as basic earnings per share.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

26. Categories of Financial Instruments

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           —           376,632         —           376,632   

Financial instruments

     —           —           116,562         —           116,562   

Short-term investment securities

     —           157,341         —           —           157,341   

Long-term investment securities(*1)

     6,548         782,592         —           —           789,140   

Accounts receivable - trade

     —           —           1,519,419         —           1,519,419   

Loans and other receivables(*2)

     —           —           971,905         —           971,905   

Derivative financial assets

     9,499         —           —           89,635         99,134   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 16,047         939,933         2,984,518         89,635         4,030,133   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           —           431,666         —           431,666   

Financial instruments

     —           —           131,562         —           131,562   

Short-term investment securities

     —           92,262         —           —           92,262   

Long-term investment securities(*1)

     7,073         719,432         —           —           726,505   

Accounts receivable - trade

     —           —           1,528,751         —           1,528,751   

Loans and other receivables(*2)

     —           —           521,723         —           521,723   

Derivative financial assets

     6,277         —           —           133,646         139,923   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 13,350         811,694         2,613,702         133,646         3,572,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

26. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

  (*2) Details of loans and other receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Short-term loans

   W 59,052         47,741   

Accounts receivable – other

     703,418         264,741   

Accrued income

     8,046         7,505   

Long-term loans

     34,827         35,080   

Guarantee deposits

     166,562         166,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 971,905         521,723   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           —           77,529         77,529   

Borrowings

     —           84,363         —           84,363   

Debentures (*1)

     155,930         5,514,110         —           5,670,040   

Accounts payable - other and others (*2)

     —           2,412,565         —           2,412,565   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 155,930         8,011,038         77,529         8,244,497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                             
     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           —           89,296         89,296   

Borrowings

     —           315,561         —           315,561   

Debentures (*1)

     155,704         5,457,421         —           5,613,125   

Accounts payable – other and others (*2)

     —           2,171,141         —           2,171,141   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 155,704         7,944,123         89,296         8,189,123   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

26. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

  (*1) Bonds classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are structured bonds and they were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss in order to eliminate the difference in measurement bases with the related derivatives and bonds.

 

  (*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Accounts payable - other

   W 1,362,373         927,170   

Withholdings

     50         —     

Accrued expenses

     462,807         540,770   

Current installments of long-term payables - other

     115,486         120,185   

Long-term payables - other

     438,470         550,964   

Other non-current liabilities

     33,379         32,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,412,565         2,171,141   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

27. Financial Risk Management

 

  (1) Financial risk management

The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Market risk is the risk related to the changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices. The Company implements a risk management system to monitor and manage these specific risks.

The Company’s financial assets 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

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. The Company manages currency risk by currency forward, etc. if needed to hedge currency risk on business transactions.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(i) Currency risk, Continued

Monetary foreign currency assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Assets      Liabilities  
(In millions of won, thousands of foreign currencies)    Foreign
currencies
     Won
equivalent
     Foreign
currencies
     Won
equivalent
 

USD

     46,147       W 53,347         1,464,293       W 1,689,064   

EUR

     11,576         15,128         —           —     

JPY

     68,890         707         —           —     

AUD

     —           —           299,148         264,495   

CHF

     —           —           299,481         357,907   

Others

     5,962         1,171         —           —     
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      W 70,353          W 2,311,466   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2016, 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

   W 4,501         (4,501

EUR

     1,481         (1,481

JPY

     71         (71

Others

     117         (117
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,170         (6,170
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(ii) Equity price risk

The Company has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity management and operating purpose. As of March 31, 2016, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amounts to W715,293 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

Since the Company’s interest bearing assets are mostly fixed-interest bearing assets, the Company’s revenue and operating cash flows 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 to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing. This includes refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging instrument option.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

1) Market risk, Continued

(iii) Interest rate risk, Continued

The Company’s interest rate risk arises from floating-rate borrowings and payables. As of March 31, 2016, floating-rate debentures amount to W331,500 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). Therefore, income before income taxes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 would not have been changed by the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and debentures.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Cash and cash equivalents

   W 376,602         431,636   

Financial instruments

     116,562         131,562   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     2,030         2,030   

Accounts receivable – trade

     1,519,419         1,528,751   

Loans and receivables

     971,905         521,723   

Derivative financial assets

     99,134         139,923   

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     6,548         7,073   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,092,200         2,762,698   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, 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 arise 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 only with financial institutions with high credit ratings. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Company is the carrying amount of financial assets as of March 31, 2016.

 

38


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

3) Liquidity risk

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

   
(In millions of won)    Carrying
amount
     Contractual
cash flows
     Less than
1 year
     1 - 5 years      More than 5
years
 

Borrowings(*)

   W 84,363         92,261         14,844         57,050         20,367   

Debentures(*)

     5,670,040         6,934,617         488,951         3,180,574         3,265,092   

Accounts payable - other and others

     2,412,565         2,438,958         1,901,394         537,564         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 8,166,968         9,465,836         2,405,189         3,775,188         3,285,459   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

(*) Includes estimated interest to be paid.

As of March 31, 2016, 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

   W 89,635        95,800        1,473        82,767        11,560   

Liabilities

     (77,529     (80,014     (4,389     (75,625     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 12,106        15,786        (2,916     7,142        11,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 structure. The overall strategy of the Company is the same as that of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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.

 

39


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (2) Capital management, Continued

Debt-equity ratio as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  

Liability

   W 9,565,120        9,367,480   

Equity

     13,554,834        13,779,460   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt-equity ratio

     70.57     67.98
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (3) Fair value

 

  1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   W 16,047         —           9,499         6,548         16,047   

Derivative financial assets

     89,635         —           89,635         —           89,635   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     715,293         643,997         47,341         23,955         715,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 820,975         643,997         146,475         30,503         820,975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   W 155,930         —           155,930         —           155,930   

Derivative financial liabilities

     77,529         —           77,529         —           77,529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 233,459         —           233,459         —           233,459   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value:

              

Borrowings

   W 84,363         —           87,371         —           87,371   

Debentures

     5,514,110         —           6,021,887         —           6,021,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 5,598,473         —           6,109,258         —           6,109,258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

40


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value, Continued

 

  2) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   W 13,350         —           6,277         7,073         13,350   

Derivative financial assets

     133,646         —           133,646         —           133,646   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     655,845         579,282         47,262         29,301         655,845   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 802,841         579,282         187,185         36,374         802,841   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   W 155,704         —           155,704         —           155,704   

Derivative financial liabilities

     89,296         —           89,296         —           89,296   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 245,000         —           245,000         —           245,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value:

              

Borrowings

   W 315,561         —           316,726         —           316,726   

Debentures

     5,457,421         —           5,887,378         —           5,887,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 5,772,982         —           6,204,104         —           6,204,104   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above information does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are a reasonable approximation of fair values.

Available-for-sale financial assets amounting to W224,640 million and W155,849 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, are measured at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1039 since they are considered as equity instruments which do not have quoted price in an active market for the identical instruments (inputs for level 1) and cannot be reliably measured using other valuation methods.

 

41


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value, Continued

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

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

Interest rates used by the Company for the fair value measurement as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Interest rate

Derivative instruments

   2.15 ~ 3.12%

Borrowings and Debentures

   1.81 ~ 1.86%

 

  3) There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Balance at
January 1,
2016
     Loss for the
period
    Other
comprehensive
loss
    Disposal     Balance at
March 31,
2016
 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   W 7,073         (525     —          —          6,548   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     29,301         —          (239     (5,107     23,955   

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

27. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (4) Enforceable master netting agreement or similar agreement

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Amount
offset
financial
instruments
recognized
    Net financial
instruments
presented on the
statement of
financial position
     Relevant financial
instruments not
offset
    Net
amount
 

Financial assets:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 44,368         —          44,368         (44,368     —     

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     132,763         (112,967     19,796         —          19,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 177,131         (112,967     64,164         (44,368     19,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 77,529         —          77,529         (44,368     33,161   

Accounts payable – other and others

     112,967         (112,967     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 190,496         (112,967     77,529         (44,368     33,161   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Amount
offset
financial
instruments
recognized
    Net financial
instruments
presented on the
statement of
financial position
     Relevant financial
instruments not
offset
    Net
amount
 

Financial assets:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 55,673         —          55,673         (55,673     —     

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     129,527         (113,003     16,524         —          16,524   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 185,200         (113,003     72,197         (55,673     16,524   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 89,734         —          89,734         (55,673     34,061   

Accounts payable – other and others

     113,003         (113,003     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 202,737         (113,003     89,734         (55,673     34,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) The balance represents the net amount under the standard terms and conditions of International Swap and Derivatives Association.

 

43


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties

 

  (1) List of related parties

 

Relationship

  

Company

Ultimate Controlling Entity    SK Holding Co., Ltd.
Subsidiaries    SK Planet Co., Ltd. and 37 other companies(*)
Joint ventures    Dogus Planet, Inc. and 3 other companies
Associates    SK hynix Inc. and 49 other companies
Affiliates    The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s other subsidiaries and associates, etc.

 

(*) As of March 31, 2016, subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:

 

Company

   Ownership
percentage (%)
    

Types of business

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     83.5       Telecommunication and MVNO(Mobile Virtual Network Operator) service

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Database and internet website service

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     64.6       Internet website services

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     55.2       Investment

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Telecommunication services

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     59.0       Investment

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

     66.7       Investment

Open Innovation Fund

     98.9       Investment

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

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Telecommunication service

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

     83.9       Security systems service

IRIVER LIMITED

     49.0       Manufacturing of media and audio equipment

iriver Enterprise Ltd.

     100.0       Management of Chinese subsidiaries

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       Sales and manufacturing of MP3 and 4 in China

Dongguan iriver Electronics Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Sales and Manufacturing of e-book in China

Groovers JP Ltd.

     100.0       Digital music contents sourcing and distribution service

Entrix Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Cloud streaming service

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Investment

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

     100.0       Investment

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

SKT Americas, Inc.

     100.0       Information gathering and consulting

SKP America LLC.

     100.0       Digital contents sourcing service

YTK Investment Ltd.

     100.0       Investment

Atlas Investment

     100.0       Investment

Technology Innovation Partners, L.P.

     100.0       Investment

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

     100.0       Investment

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

     100.0       Investment

shopkick, Inc.

     100.0       Mileage-based online transaction application development

SK techx Co., Ltd.

     100.0       System software development and supply

One Store Co., Ltd.

     100.0       Telecommunication service

 

44


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (2) Compensation for the key management

The Company considers registered directors who have substantial role and responsibility in planning, operating, and controlling of the business as key management. The compensation given to such key management for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Salaries

   W 980         1,357   

Defined benefits plan expenses

     281         121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,261         1,478   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

45


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

          For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Operating
revenue and
others
     Operating
expenses and
others
     Acquisition of
property and
equipment
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co.,Ltd.(*1)

   W 2,693         268,772         5,988   

Subsidiaries

  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     31,084         121,045         —     
  

PS&Marketing

Corporation(*4)

     3,236         378,233         6   
  

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     1,354         55,423         944   
  

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     10,225         103,987         331   
  

SK Telink Co., Ltd.(*2)

     17,828         5,207         —     
  

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     1,937         34,615         —     
  

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     2,216         37,119         —     
  

Others

     2,887         29,231         1,002   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        70,767         764,860         2,283   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Associates

  

F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.

     398         12,059         —     
  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     18         1,043         399   
  

SK hynix Inc.(*3)

     74,620         9         —     
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.

     283         14,300         —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     5,005         2,811         —     
  

Others

     —           1,365         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        80,324         31,587         399   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

     781         435         —     
   SK Networks Co., Ltd.      1,249         3,896         —     
   SK Networks service Co., Ltd.      224         11,841         39   
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      15         1,987         17,809   
   Others      4,201         9,480         698   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        6,470         27,639         18,546   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 160,254         1,092,858         27,216   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expenses and others include W183,271 million of dividends declared by the Company.
(*2) Operating revenue and others include W2,489 million of dividend income accrued.
(*3) Operating revenue and others include W73,050 million of dividend income accrued.
(*4) Operating expenses and others include W198,364 million paid for acquisition of installment receivables of handset from PS&Marketing Corporation.

 

46


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

          For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Operating
revenue and
others
     Operating
expenses
and others
     Acquisition of
property and
equipment
     Loans  

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co.,Ltd.(*1)    W 141         177,730         —           —     

Subsidiaries

  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     25,694         127,393         23         —     
   PS&Marketing Corporation      2,627         245,663         67         —     
   Network O&S Co., Ltd.      903         31,999         —           —     
   SK Planet Co., Ltd.      11,170         131,948         80         —     
   SK Telink Co., Ltd.      14,054         7,932         —           —     
   Service Ace Co., Ltd.      1,898         39,934         —           —     
   Service Top Co., Ltd.      1,983         38,884         —           —     
   Others      3,029         7,891         78         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        61,358         631,644         248         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Associates

   F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.      449         11,513         —           —     
   HappyNarae Co., Ltd.      18         415         320         —     
   SK hynix Inc.(*2)      46,589         5         —           —     
   SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.      281         9,606         —           —     
   KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.      5,432         5,386         —           —     
   Others      115         1,723         —           500   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        52,884         28,648         320         500   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      3,374         996         27,544         —     
   SK C&C Co., Ltd.      1,221         58,126         28,722         —     
   SK Networks Co., Ltd.      940         3,908         —           —     
   SK Networks service Co., Ltd.      2,298         2,878         4         —     
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      49         2,214         39,117         —     
   Others      2,547         5,836         306         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        10,429         73,958         95,693         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 124,812         911,980         96,261         500   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expenses and others include W171,053 million of dividends declared by the Company.
(*2) Operating revenue and others include W43,830 million of dividend income accrued.

 

47


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

          March 31, 2016  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable - trade
and others
     Accounts payable
–trade and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holding Co., Ltd.

   W —           827         252,001   

Subsidiaries

  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     —           2,201         10,929   
  

PS&Marketing Corporation

     —           717         72,419   
  

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     —           29         23,866   
  

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     —           4,625         16,630   
  

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     —           10,605         3,893   
  

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     —           —           17,494   
  

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     —           30         17,936   
  

Others

     —           6,607         43,284   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           24,814         206,451   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Associates

  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     —           —           753   
  

SK hynix Inc.

     —           74,774         —     
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd.

     1,017         —           —     
  

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     1,890         38,412         —     
  

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     22,147         —           —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     —           1,678         2,486   
  

Others

     —           242         1,471   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        25,054         115,106         4,710   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     —           483         479   
  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     —           679         1,564   
  

SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.

     —           —           5,985   
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     —           49         1,401   
  

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     —           1,673         267   
  

Others

     —           1,734         5,241   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           4,618         14,937   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 25,054         145,365         478,099   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

48


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

          December 31, 2015  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable - trade
and others
     Accounts payable
–trade and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  

SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly, SK C&C Co., Ltd.)(*)

   W —           1,100         107,995   

Subsidiaries

  

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     —           2,160         24,847   
  

PS&Marketing Corporation

     —           614         62,592   
  

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     —           665         33,658   
  

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     —           6,722         36,874   
  

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

     —           10,026         3,068   
  

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     —           —           20,684   
  

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     —           63         21,772   
  

Others

     —           4,722         17,116   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           24,972         220,611   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Associates

  

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     —           —           4,987   
  

SK hynix Inc.

     —           4,360         155   
  

SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd.

     1,017         4,502         —     
  

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

     1,890         38,412         —     
  

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.

     22,147         —           —     
  

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     —           1,771         7,262   
  

Others

     —           74         1,838   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        25,054         49,119         14,242   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

  

SK Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd.

     —           648         14,877   
  

SK Networks Co., Ltd.

     —           656         924   
  

SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.

     —           —           8,963   
  

SK Telesys Co., Ltd.

     —           117         3,585   
  

SK Innovation Co., Ltd.

     —           2,133         292   
  

Others

     —           2,581         39,193   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           6,135         67,834   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 25,054         81,326         410,682   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) On August 1, 2015, SK C&C Co., Ltd., the Ultimate Controlling Entity’s investor, merged SK Holdings Co., Ltd., the ultimate controlling entity of the Company, and changed its name to SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

  (5) The Company made an additional investment in associates and joint ventures during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 as presented in Note 7

 

49


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

29. Sale and Leaseback

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

The Company recognized lease payment of W3,744 million and W3,635 million, respectively, in relation to the above operating lease agreement and lease revenue of W2,385 million and W2,385 million, respectively, in relation to the sublease agreement for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. Future lease payments and revenue from the above operating lease agreement and sublease agreement are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Lease payments      Revenue  

Less than 1 year

   W 15,088         9,540   

1~5 years

     53,356         29,784   

More than 5 years

     24,161         11,809   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 92,605         51,133   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

50


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

30. Statements of Cash Flows

 

  (1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Gain on foreign currency translations

   W (38      (145

Interest income

     (6,379      (5,695

Dividends

     (90,351      (54,423

Gain on disposal of accounts receivable - trade

     (2,663      —     

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (608      (2,154

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities

     (610      (1,336

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     (435      (71

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     (3,221      (1,729

Loss on foreign currency translations

     798         269   

Bad debt for accounts receivable – trade

     2,565         7,265   

Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities

     44         2   

Other finance costs

     816         —     

Loss relating to financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     525         331   

Depreciation and amortization

     570,761         552,839   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     7,342         1,172   

Interest expense

     59,472         61,226   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     226         1,951   

Provision for retirement benefits

     9,022         8,986   

Income tax expense

     83,467         82,975   

Other expenses

     12,865         5,769   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 643,598         657,232   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

51


SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

Notes to the Condensed Separate Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

30. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Accounts receivable – trade

   W 6,684         1,115   

Accounts receivable – other

     (345,367      60,816   

Advance payments

     249         (49,261

Prepaid expenses

     1,611         3,411   

Inventories

     (172      (2,348

Long-term prepaid expenses

     2,609         66   

Guarantee deposits

     905         (2,593

Accounts payable – other

     71,020         (142,517

Advanced receipts

     10,965         8,132   

Withholdings

     47,000         (194,850

Deposits received

     (1,363      (4,351

Accrued expenses

     (81,638      (141,100

Unearned revenue

     (6,805      (32,891

Provisions

     (782      (11,325

Long-term provisions

     —           (9,181

Plan assets

     2,622         2,434   

Retirement benefit payment

     (2,666      (2,960

Others

     121         1,257   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (295,007      (516,146
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Significant non-cash transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month
period ended
 
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Decrease of accounts payable - other related to acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

     (274,110      (80,922

 

52


Exhibit 99.2

SK TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

March 31, 2016 and 2015

(With Independent Auditors’ Review Report Thereon)


Contents

 

     Page  

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   


Independent Auditors’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To The Board of Directors and Shareholders

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.:

Reviewed financial statements

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Group”), which comprise the condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of March 31, 2016, the condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 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 of interim financial statements 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.


Other matters

The consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2015, 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, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2015, presented for comparative purposes, is consistent, in all material respects, with the audited consolidated financial statements from which it has been derived.

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

May 4, 2016

 

This report is effective as of May 4, 2016, 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.

 

2


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Assets:

        

Current Assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     31,32       W 759,927         768,922   

Short-term financial instruments

     5,31,32,33,34         751,642         691,090   

Short-term investment securities

     8,31,32         157,341         92,262   

Accounts receivable – trade, net

     6,31,32,33         2,328,795         2,344,867   

Short-term loans, net

     6,31,32,33         66,195         53,895   

Accounts receivable – other, net

     6,31,32,33         1,193,932         673,739   

Prepaid expenses

        153,090         151,978   

Inventories, net

     7         278,352         273,556   

Advanced payments and other

     6,8,31,32,33         116,528         109,933   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

        5,805,802         5,160,242   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-Current Assets:

        

Long-term financial instruments

     5,31,32,34         10,596         10,623   

Long-term investment securities

     8,31,32         1,085,419         1,207,226   

Investments in associates and joint ventures

     10         6,911,339         6,896,293   

Property and equipment, net

     11,33,34         9,922,014         10,371,256   

Investment property, net

     12         9,563         15,071   

Goodwill

     13         1,905,997         1,908,590   

Intangible assets, net

     14         2,188,772         2,304,784   

Long-term loans, net

     6,31,32,33         59,791         62,454   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     7,31,32         2,452         2,420   

Long-term prepaid expenses

        76,609         76,034   

Guarantee deposits

     6,31,32,33         301,769         297,281   

Long-term derivative financial assets

     20,31,32         121,874         166,399   

Deferred tax assets

     29         15,819         17,257   

Other non-current assets

     6,31,32         72,559         85,457   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

        22,684,573         23,421,145   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

      W 28,490,375         28,581,387   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

3


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, Continued

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:

  

 

Current Liabilities:

       

Short-term borrowings

     15,31,32       W 84,900        260,000   

Current installments of long-term debt, net

     15,31,32         536,424        703,087   

Current installments of finance lease liabilities

     31,32         —          26   

Current installments of long-term payables – other

     16,31,32         115,486        120,185   

Accounts payable - trade

     31,32,33         300,872        279,782   

Accounts payable - other

     31,32,33         1,603,528        1,323,434   

Withholdings

     31,32,33         962,113        865,327   

Accrued expenses

     31,32,33         850,621        920,739   

Income tax payable

     29         506,734        381,794   

Unearned revenue

        208,723        224,233   

Provisions

     17         44,296        40,988   

Advanced receipts

        141,379        136,844   

Other current liabilities

        53        54   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

        5,355,129        5,256,493   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-Current Liabilities:

       

Debentures, excluding current installments, net

     15,31,32         6,660,950        6,439,147   

Long-term borrowings, excluding current installments, net

     15,31,32         115,109        121,553   

Long-term payables – other

     16,31,32         469,961        581,697   

Long-term unearned revenue

        2,842        2,842   

Defined benefit liabilities

     19         134,729        98,856   

Long-term derivative financial liabilities

     20,31,32         77,529        89,296   

Long-term provisions

     17         26,532        29,217   

Deferred tax liabilities

     29         486,232        538,114   

Other non-current liabilities

     31,32         46,176        50,076   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

        8,020,060        7,950,798   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

        13,375,189        13,207,291   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholders’ Equity

       

Share capital

     1,21         44,639        44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments

     21,22,23         195,278        189,510   

Retained earnings

     24         14,941,403        15,007,627   

Reserves

     25         (180,470     9,303   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity attributable to owners of the Parent Company

        15,000,850        15,251,079   

Non-controlling interests

        114,336        123,017   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Shareholders’ Equity

        15,115,186        15,374,096   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

      W 28,490,375        28,581,387   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

4


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won except for per share data)    Note      March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Operating revenue:

     4,33        

Revenue

      W 4,228,463        4,240,286   

Operating expense:

     33        

Labor

        476,874        474,981   

Commissions

        1,323,444        1,347,130   

Depreciation and amortization

     4         715,352        692,588   

Network interconnection

        263,871        234,252   

Leased line

        102,052        102,997   

Advertising

        87,508        76,986   

Rent

        128,024        122,451   

Cost of products that have been resold

        426,594        490,932   

Others

     26         302,617        295,321   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        3,826,336        3,837,638   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4         402,127        402,648   

Finance income

     4,28         356,066        34,726   

Finance costs

     4,28         (79,470     (83,827

Gains related to investments in associates and joint ventures, net

     1,4,10         74,909        244,257   

Other non-operating income

     4,27         31,699        10,339   

Other non-operating expenses

     4,27         (49,207     (48,130
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

     4         736,124        560,013   

Income tax expense

     29         163,826        117,266   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit for the period

      W 572,298        442,747   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Attributable to :

       

Owners of the Parent Company

      W 571,847        444,495   

Non-controlling interests

        451        (1,748

Earnings per share:

     30        

Basic and diluted earnings per share (in won)

      W 8,099        6,266   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements

 

5


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Profit for the period

      W 572,298        442,747   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

       

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

       

Remeasurement of defined benefit liabilities

     19         (2,611     (8,619

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

     25         (151,377     (18,119

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

     25         (6,679     4,445   

Net change in unrealized fair value of derivatives

     20,25         (11,389     11,648   

Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations

     25         (20,139     1,131   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive loss for the period, net of taxes

        (192,195     (9,514
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

      W 380,103        433,233   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income attributable to:

       

Owners of the Parent Company

      W 379,485        434,943   

Non-controlling interests

        618        (1,710

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

6


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

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

Balance, January 1, 2015

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

Total comprehensive income:

               

Profit (loss) for the period

     —           —          444,495        —          444,495        (1,748     442,747   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —           —          (7,561     (1,991     (9,552     38        (9,514
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —          436,934        (1,991     434,943        (1,710     433,233   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions with owners of the Parent Company, recognized directly in equity:

               

Cash dividends

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

Changes in consolidation scope

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

Business combination under common control

     —           (114     —          —          (114     —          (114

Changes in ownership in subsidiaries

     —           (120     —          —          (120     (2,884     (3,004
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           (234     (595,865     —          (596,099     (8,253     (604,352
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2015

   W 44,639         277,764        14,029,660        (6,480     14,345,583        731,568        15,077,151   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2016

   W 44,639         189,510        15,007,627        9,303        15,251,079        123,017        15,374,096   

Total comprehensive income:

               

Profit for the period

     —           —          571,847        —          571,847        451        572,298   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —           —          (2,589     (189,773     (192,362     167        (192,195
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           —          569,258        (189,773     379,485        618        380,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transactions with owners of the Parent Company, recognized directly in equity:

               

Cash dividends

     —           —          (635,482     —          (635,482     (300     (635,782

Changes in ownership in subsidiaries

     —           5,768        —          —          5,768        (8,999     (3,231
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —           5,768        (635,482     —          (629,714     (9,299     (639,013
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2016

   W 44,639         195,278        14,941,403        (180,470     15,000,850        114,336        15,115,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

7


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won)    Note      March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Cash generated from operating activities:

       

Profit for the period

      W 572,298        442,747   

Adjustments for income and expenses

     35         629,093        706,189   

Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities

     35         (452,952     (634,832
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        748,439        514,104   

Interest received

        10,956        10,598   

Dividends received

        1        1   

Interest paid

        (64,212     (68,711

Income tax refund received (income tax paid)

        (21,594     9,620   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

        673,590        465,612   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Cash inflows from investing activities:

       

Collection of short-term loans

        33,590        61,742   

Decrease in long-term financial instruments

        27        2,522   

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investment securities

        223,859        102,346   

Proceeds from disposal of investments in associates and joint ventures

        8,749        —     

Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment

        5,846        3,346   

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        1,110        551   

Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale

        —          989   

Collection of long-term loans

        270        772   

Decrease of deposits

        3,287        3,258   

Proceeds from disposal of other non-current assets

        —          18   

Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired

        —          10,148   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        276,738        185,692   

Cash outflows for investing activities:

       

Increase in short-term financial instruments, net

        (62,551     (899

Increase in short-term investment securities, net

        (65,000     (59,842

Increase in short-term loans

        (44,551     (60,113

Increase in long-term loans

        (1,743     (9,072

Increase in long-term financial instruments

        (201     (2,528

Acquisition of long-term investment securities

        (5,754     (15,222

Acquisition of investments in associates and joint ventures

        (30,665     (19,987

Acquisition of property and equipment

        (494,439     (578,834

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (19,022     (19,193

Increase in deposits

        (4,098     (6,907

Increase in other non-current assets

        —          (2,678
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

        (728,024     (775,275
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

      W (451,286     (589,583
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

8


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
    March 31,
2015
 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Cash inflows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net

   W —          25,762   

Proceeds from issuance of debentures

     338,568        507,799   

Cash inflows related to equity transactions with holders of non-controlling interests

     —          46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     338,568        533,607   

Cash outflows for financing activities:

    

Decrease in short-term borrowings, net

     (175,100     —     

Repayments of long-term account payables-other

     (121,139     (190,280

Repayments of debentures

     (270,000     (310,000

Repayments of long-term borrowings

     (2,029     (2,168

Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives

     (124     —     

Payments of finance lease liabilities

     (26     (983

Acquisition of non-controlling interests transactions

     (82     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     (568,500     (503,431
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (229,932     30,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,628     (93,795

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

     768,922        834,429   

Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (1,367     (214
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

   W 759,927        740,420   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

9


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

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 provide cellular telephone communication services in Korea. The Parent Company mainly provides wireless telecommunications services in Korea. The Parent Company’s common shares and depositary receipts (DRs) are listed on the Stock Market of Korea Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. As of March 31, 2016, the Parent Company’s total issued shares are held by the following shareholders:

 

     Number of
shares
     Percentage of
total shares issued (%)
 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

     20,363,452         25.22   

National Pension Service, other institutional investors and other minority stockholders

     50,245,708         62.23   

Treasury stock

     10,136,551         12.55   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

               Ownership (%)  

Subsidiary

   Location   

Primary business

   March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Telecommunication and MVNO(Mobile Virtual Network Operator) 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      55.2         55.2   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.(*5)

   Korea    Online shopping mall operation agency      —           100.0   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.(*1)

   Korea    Telecommunication services      100.0         100.0   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

   Korea    Investment      59.0         59.0   

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

   Korea    Investment      66.7         66.7   

Open Innovation Fund

   Korea    Investment      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   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Telecommunication service      100.0         100.0   

 

10


SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

  (2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

The list of subsidiaries as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows, Continued:

 

               Ownership (%)  

Subsidiary

   Location   

Primary business

   March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Neosnetworks Co.,Ltd.(*2)

   Korea    Security systems service      83.9         83.9   

IRIVER LIMITED(*3)

   Korea    Manufacturing digital audio players and other portable media devices.      49.0         49.0   

iriver Enterprise Ltd.

   Hong
Kong
   Management of Chinese subsidiaries      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 and 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.

   Japan    Digital music contents sourcing and distribution service      100.0         100.0   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

   China    Investment      100.0         100.0   

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

   Hong
Kong
   Investment      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      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      100.0         100.0   

Atlas Investment

   Cayman    Investment      100.0         100.0   

Technology Innovation Partners, LP.

   USA    Investment      100.0         100.0   

SK Telecom China Fund I L.P.

   Cayman    Investment      100.0         100.0   

Entrix Co., Ltd.

   Korea    Cloud streaming services      100.0         100.0   

SK techx Co., Ltd.(*5)

   Korea    System software development and supply      100.0         —     

One Store Co., Ltd.(*5)

   Korea    Telecommunication service      100.0         —     

shopkick Management Company, Inc.(*4)

   USA    Investment      100.0         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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

  (2) List of subsidiaries, Continued

 

  (*1) On November 2, 2015, the board of directors of the Parent Company entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 30%(23,234,060 shares) of the issued and outstanding common shares of CJ Hello Vision Co., Ltd. (“CJ Hello Vision”) from CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd. (“CJ O Shopping”) for an aggregate purchase price of W500,000 million. According to the share purchase agreement, the Parent Company will grant put option on 18,522,244 shares of CJ Hello Vision (exercisable at a price of W26,994 during the two year period following the third anniversary of the transaction closing date) to CJ O Shopping and be granted call option (exercisable at a price of W26,994 during the five year period following the closing date) on the same shares. On November 2, 2015, the board of directors of SK Broadband Co., Ltd. (“SK Broadband”), a subsidiary of the Parent Company, held a meeting to resolve the merger of SK Broadband into CJ Hello Vision, and then SK Broadband entered into a merger agreement with CJ Hello Vision with government’s approval as a prerequisite. Under the agreement, SK Broadband will be merged into CJ Hello Vision on or after the transaction closing date through an exchange of shares, after which the Parent Company will have a 78.3% equity interest in the merged company. As of March 31, 2016, the approval of relevant government agencies for the share purchase and the merger has not been obtained, and the transaction closing date is subject to be changed depending on various conditions including the approval of government agencies.

 

  (*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.

 

  (*3) Although the Group has less than 50% of the voting rights of IRIVER LIMITED, it is considered to have 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) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the Group acquired all of its non-controlling interests in shopkick Management Company, Inc.

 

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

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

  (3) Condensed financial information of subsidiaries

Condensed financial information of subsidiaries as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

Subsidiary

   Total
assets
     Total
liabilities
     Total
equity
    Revenue      Profit
(loss)
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   W 318,207         113,185         205,022        103,133         12,661   

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     89,082         41,664         47,418        40,293         379   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     146,226         31,841         114,385        15,769         (3,111

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     8,254         536         7,718        —           16   

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     3,274,461         2,149,182         1,125,279        705,879         3,199   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     13,170         —           13,170        —           1   

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

     18,055         30         18,025        —           (183

Open Innovation Fund

     11,690         34         11,656        —           (252

PS&Marketing Corporation

     531,337         322,949         208,388        400,745         (830

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     64,036         32,281         31,755        50,436         979   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     62,111         36,423         25,688        47,853         2,280   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     67,822         35,854         31,968        50,319         2,566   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.(*1)

     2,183,151         770,487         1,412,664        356,602         256,124   

Neosnetworks Co.,Ltd.

     67,098         15,228         51,870        17,315         (1,371

IRIVER LIMITED(*2)

     58,410         11,223         47,187        12,881         (945

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     34,929         770         34,159        —           (941

SK Global Healthcare Business Group., Ltd.

     25,216         —           25,216        —           (552

SK Planet Japan, K. K.

     5,822         710         5,112        274         (1,235

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     4,451         1,349         3,102        —           —     

SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd.

     1,729         130         1,599        —           (501

SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

     36,885         16         36,869        —           (10,387

SKT Americas, Inc.

     46,807         1,106         45,701        2,867         (3,964

SKP America LLC.

     391,014         —           391,014        —           3   

YTK Investment Ltd.

     16,060         —           16,060        —           —     

Atlas Investment(*3)

     74,810         230         74,580        —           (413

Entrix Co., Ltd.

     26,758         1,430         25,328        194         (2,341

SK techx Co., Ltd.

     169,214         24,287         144,927        18,790         11,037   

One Store Co., Ltd.

     117,372         34,203         83,169        7,543         (1,581

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

     310,536         91         310,445        —           (88

shopkick, Inc.

     24,574         39,286         (14,712     8,087         (11,922

 

(*1) The condensed financial information of SK Planet Co., Ltd includes pre-merger income of Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. prior to the merger date of February 1, 2016.
(*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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

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, 2015 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

Subsidiary

   Total
assets
     Total
liabilities
     Total
equity
    Revenue      Profit
(loss)
 

SK Telink Co., Ltd.

   W 309,955         113,878         196,077        431,368         55,781   

M&Service Co., Ltd.

     89,452         42,414         47,038        143,255         5,549   

SK Communications Co., Ltd.

     152,496         35,014         117,482        80,147         (14,826

Stonebridge Cinema Fund

     7,797         523         7,274        —           3,290   

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.

     26,291         33,660         (7,369     78,647         (3,003

SK Broadband Co., Ltd.

     3,291,707         2,170,484         1,121,223        2,731,344         10,832   

K-net Culture and Contents Venture Fund

     13,169         —           13,169        —           (421

Fitech Focus Limited Partnership II

     18,249         —           18,249        —           (1,085

Open Innovation Fund

     19,455         —           19,455        —           (2,348

PS&Marketing Corporation

     509,580         300,364         209,216        1,791,944         4,835   

Service Ace Co., Ltd.

     65,424         34,240         31,184        206,338         2,778   

Service Top Co., Ltd.

     61,897         38,482         23,415        197,092         4,396   

Network O&S Co., Ltd.

     77,426         48,069         29,357        210,676         6,466   

SK Planet Co., Ltd.

     2,406,988         784,631         1,622,357        1,624,630         (75,111

Neosnetworks Co., Ltd.

     68,361         15,583         52,778        61,092         (5,615

IRIVER LIMITED(*1)

     60,434         12,377         48,057        55,637         635   

SK Telecom China Holdings Co., Ltd.

     37,748         2,111         35,637        10,764         (10,124

SK Global Healthcare Business Group , Ltd.

     25,768         —           25,768        —           (106

SK Planet Japan, K. K.

     5,068         1,021         4,047        699         (4,988

SKT Vietnam PTE. Ltd.

     4,523         1,371         3,152        —           —     

SK Planet Global PTE. Ltd.

     1,570         218         1,352        1         (4,069

SKP GLOBAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD.

     28,320         16         28,304        —           (23,918

SKT Americas, Inc.

     51,138         837         50,301        9,132         (3,204

SKP America LLC.

     380,141         —           380,141        —           791   

YTK Investment Ltd.

     16,318         —           16,318        —           (3,210

Atlas Investment(*2)

     77,750         199         77,551        —           (2,429

Entrix Co., Ltd.

     30,876         3,186         27,690        4,895         (1,826

shopkick Management Company, Inc.

     306,248         7         306,241        7         (2,455

shopkick, Inc.

     25,388         32,243         (6,855     33,851         (52,390

 

(*1) 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.
(*2) The financial information of Atlas Investment includes financial information of Technology Innovation Partners, L.P. and SK Telecom China Fund I L.P., subsidiaries of Atlas Investment.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

(4) Changes in subsidiaries

The list of subsidiaries that were newly included in consolidation during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

Subsidiary

  

Reason

SK techx Co., Ltd.   

Established by spin-off from SK Planet Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.

One Store Co., Ltd.   

Established by spin-off from SK Planet Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.

The following subsidiary was excluded from the Group during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016:

 

Subsidiary

  

Reason

Commerce Planet Co., Ltd.   

Merged into SK Planet Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

1. Reporting Entity, Continued

 

  (5) The information of significant non-controlling interests of the Group as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 is as follows. There were no dividends paid during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015 by the subsidiary of which non-controlling interests are significant.

 

     SK Communications Co., Ltd.  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Ownership of non-controlling interests (%)

     35.4         35.4   

Current assets

   W 85,277         95,662   

Non-current assets

     60,949         56,834   

Current liabilities

     (30,082      (33,306

Non-current liabilities

     (1,759      (1,708

Net assets

     114,385         117,482   

Carrying amount of non-controlling interests

     40,558         41,659   

Revenue

   W 15,769         80,147   

Loss for the period

     (3,111      (14,826

Total comprehensive loss

     (3,105      (16,698

Loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     (1,103      (5,254

Net cash used in operating activities

   W (4,452      (2,706

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (6,240      8,723   

Net cash provided by financing activities

     —           —     

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (10,692      6,017   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

2. Basis of Preparation

 

  (1) Statement of compliance

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

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1034, Interim Financial Reporting, as part of the period covered by the Group’s K-IFRS annual financial statements. Selected explanatory notes are included to explain events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of the changes in financial position and performance of the Group since December 31, 2015. 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, 2015.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

  (2) Use of estimates and judgments, Continued

2) Fair value measurement

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

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

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

 

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

 

    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).

 

    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 32.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

3. Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies applied by the Group in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the Group in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

 

4. Operating Segments

The Group’s operating segments have been determined to be each business unit which provides different 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. Any of the other operating segments, which include the Group’s internet portal services and other operations, do not meet the quantitative thresholds separately to be considered reportable segments and are collectively presented as Others.

 

  (1) Details of the segment information as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

                                         
(In millions of won)    Cellular
Services
     Fixed-line
Telecommu-
nication

services
     Others     Sub-total      Adjustments     Total  

Total revenue

   W 3,647,613         809,012         480,341        4,936,966         (708,503     4,228,463   

Inter-segment revenue

     405,490         140,965         162,048        708,503         (708,503     —     

External revenue

     3,242,123         668,047         318,293        4,228,463         —          4,228,463   

Depreciation and amortization

     547,432         135,438         32,482        715,352         —          715,352   

Operating income (loss)

     435,753         30,545         (64,171     402,127         —          402,127   

Finance income and costs, net

                  276,596   

Gain related to investments in associates and joint ventures, net

                  74,909   

Other non-operating income and expenses, net

                  (17,508
               

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

                  736,124   

Total assets

     23,845,261         3,592,669         2,959,097        30,397,027         (1,906,652     28,490,375   

Total liabilities

     9,992,628         2,262,368         973,923        13,228,919         146,270        13,375,189   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

4. Operating Segments, Continued

(2) Details of the segment information as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Cellular
Services
     Fixed-line
Telecommu-
nication

services
     Others     Sub-total      Adjustments     Total  

Total revenue

   W 3,773,632         760,228         475,124        5,008,984         (768,698     4,240,286   

Inter-segment revenue

     446,967         143,522         178,209        768,698         (768,698     —     

External revenue

     3, 326,665         616,706         296,915        4,240,286         —          4,240,286   

Depreciation and amortization

     529,627         130,783         32,178        692,588         —          692,588   

Operating income (loss)

     412,641         17,208         (27,201     402,648         —          402,648   

Finance income and costs, net

                  (49,101

Gain related to investments in associates and joint ventures, net

                  244,257   

Other non-operating income and expenses, net

                  (37,791
               

 

 

 

Profit before income tax

                  560,013   

Total assets

     23,185,052         3,446,138         3,015,873        29,647,063         (1,822,646     27,824,417   

Total liabilities

     9,677,171         2,179,175         789,670        12,646,016         101,250        12,747,266   

Intersegment sales and purchases are conducted on an arms-length basis and eliminated on consolidation. The Group principally operates its businesses in Korea and the revenue amounts incurred outside of Korea are immaterial, therefore no entity-wide geographical information is presented.

No single customer contributed 10% or more to the Group’s total revenue for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.

 

5. Restricted Deposits

Deposits which are restricted in use as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are summarized as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Short-term financial instruments(*)

   W 80,625         82,469   

Long-term financial instruments(*)

     10,596         10,596   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 91,221         93,065   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) Financial instruments include charitable trust fund established by the Group. Profits from the fund are donated to charitable institutions. As of March 31, 2016, the funds cannot be withdrawn.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

6. Trade and Other Receivables

 

  (1) Details of trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Gross
amount
     Allowances for
doubtful
accounts
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable - trade

   W 2,579,257         (250,462      2,328,795   

Short-term loans

     66,791         (596      66,195   

Accounts receivable - other

     1,271,590         (77,658      1,193,932   

Accrued income

     11,817         —           11,817   

Others

     1,873         —           1,873   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,931,328         (328,716      3,602,612   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     87,166         (27,375      59,791   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,452         —           2,452   

Guarantee deposits

     301,769         —           301,769   

Long-term accounts receivable - trade

     36,856         (676      36,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     428,243         (28,051      400,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 4,359,571         (356,767      4,002,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Gross
amount
     Allowances for
doubtful
accounts
     Carrying
amount
 

Current assets:

        

Accounts receivable - trade

   W 2,583,558         (238,691      2,344,867   

Short-term loans

     54,377         (482      53,895   

Accounts receivable - other

     752,731         (78,992      673,739   

Accrued income

     10,753         —           10,753   

Others

     1,861         —           1,861   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,403,280         (318,165      3,085,115   

Non-current assets:

        

Long-term loans

     87,501         (25,047      62,454   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,420         —           2,420   

Guarantee deposits

     297,281         —           297,281   

Long-term accounts receivable - trade

     46,047         (804      45,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     433,249         (25,851      407,398   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,836,529         (344,016      3,492,513   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

6. Trade and Other Receivables, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in allowances for doubtful accounts of trade and other receivables during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Balance at January 1

   W 344,016         328,191   

Increase of bad debt allowances

     8,042         13,013   

Reversal of allowances for doubtful accounts

     (607      (2,154

Write-offs

     (3,869      (4,181

Others

     9,185         6,897   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at March 31

   W 356,767         341,766   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Details of overdue but not impaired, and impaired trade and other receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
 

Neither overdue nor impaired

   W 1,820,307         1,588,686         1,841,442         1,053,096   

Overdue but not impaired

     49,751         4,293         77,008         5,155   

Impaired

     746,055         150,479         711,155         148,673   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,616,113         1,743,458         2,629,605         1,206,924   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (251,138      (105,629      (239,495      (104,521
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 2,364,975         1,637,829         2,390,110         1,102,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
     Accounts
receivable -
trade
     Other
receivables
 

Less than 1 month

   W 15,046         3,466         20,908         2,770   

1 ~ 3 months

     8,434         1         21,941         924   

3 ~ 6 months

     5,980         —           7,043         265   

More than 6 months

     20,291         826         27,116         1,196   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 49,751         4,293         77,008         5,155   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

7. Inventories

Details of inventories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Acquisition
cost
     Write-
down
    Carrying
amount
     Acquisition
cost
     Write-
down
    Carrying
amount
 

Merchandise

   W 251,106         (5,618     245,488         247,294         (5,064     242,230   

Finished goods

     1,926         (115     1,811         3,530         (179     3,351   

Work in process

     1,961         (149     1,812         1,976         (149     1,827   

Raw materials and supplies

     30,389         (1,148     29,241         27,296         (1,148     26,148   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 285,382         (7,030     278,352         280,096         (6,540     273,556   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

8. Investment Securities

 

  (1) Details of short-term investment securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Beneficiary certificates(*)

   W 157,341         92,262   

 

(*) The income distributable in relation to beneficiary certificates as of March 31, 2016 were accounted for as accrued income.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

8. Investment Securities, Continued

 

  (2) Details of long-term investment securities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Equity securities:

     

Marketable equity securities(*)

   W 778,647         897,958   

Unlisted equity securities

     99,224         96,899   

Equity investments

     204,495         207,916   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,082,366         1,202,773   

Debt securities:

     

Investment bonds

     3,053         4,453   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,085,419         1,207,226   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, the Group sold 3,793,756 shares of Loen entertainment, Inc. to Kakao corp. and received 1,357,376 shares of Kakao corp. and W218,037 million of cash in return.

 

9. Business Combinations under common control

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, Commerce Planet Co., Ltd. was merged into SK Planet Co., Ltd. After the merger, SK techx Co., Ltd. and One Store Co., Ltd. were established by spin-offs of its platform service division and T-store service division, respectively, from SK Planet Co., Ltd. As the business combinations were a business combinations between entities under common control, there is no impact on the Group’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

 

  (1) Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

          March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Country    Ownership
percentage
     Carrying
amount
     Ownership
percentage
     Carrying
amount
 

Investments in associates:

              

SK China Company Ltd.(*1)

   China      9.6       W 44,139         9.6       W 43,814   

Korea IT Fund(*2)

   Korea      63.3         259,905         63.3         260,456   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.(*1)

   Korea      15.0         254,962         15.0         254,177   

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

   Korea      35.1         19,833         35.1         20,144   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

   Korea      28.6         42,733         28.6         45,008   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

   Hongkong      21.0         82,416         21.0         86,324   

SK Technology Innovation Company

   Cayman      49.0         44,730         49.0         45,891   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

   Korea      42.5         17,319         42.5         17,095   

SK hynix Inc.

   Korea      20.1         5,630,120         20.1         5,624,493   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

   Netherlands      32.1         14,709         32.1         14,929   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

   Virgin Island      33.0         268,090         33.0         251,166   

Xinan Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

   China      49.0         25,215         49.0         25,767   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. and others

   —        —           148,413         —           161,058   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Sub-total

           6,852,584            6,850,322   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Investments in joint ventures:

              

Dogus Planet, Inc.(*3)

   Turkey      50.0         17,359         50.0         15,118   

PT. Melon Indonesia

   Indonesia      49.0         4,525         49.0         4,339   

Celcom Planet(*3)

   Malaysia      51.0         6,993         51.0         3,406   

PT XL Planet Digital(*3)

   Indonesia      50.0         29,878         50.0         23,108   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Sub-total

           58,755            45,971   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 
         W 6,911,339          W 6,896,293   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (1) Investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 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 does not have control over Korea IT Fund under the agreement.

 

  (*3) The carrying amount has been increased due to the additional investment during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

 

  (2) The market price of investments in listed associates as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won, except for share data)    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.

   W 1,840         21,620,360         39,781         1,170         21,620,360         25,296   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     6,570         6,960,445         45,730         7,300         6,960,445         50,811   

SK hynix Inc.

     28,150         146,100,000         4,112,715         30,750         146,100,000         4,492,575   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (3) The financial information of the significant investees as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     As of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    SK hynix Inc.      KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.  

Current assets

   W 9,163,101         5,969,991   

Non-current assets

     20,634,555         483,339   

Current liabilities

     4,251,605         902,926   

Non-current liabilities

     4,081,361         4,209,208   

Revenue

     3,655,717         340,809   

Profit (loss) for the period

     444,194         5,117   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (17,135      (404

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     427,059         4,713   

 

     As of and for the year ended December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    SK hynix Inc.      KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.  

Current assets

   W 9,760,030         6,228,076   

Non-current assets

     19,917,876         509,579   

Current liabilities

     4,840,698         1,103,873   

Non-current liabilities

     3,449,505         4,297,289   

Revenue

     18,797,998         1,472,830   

Profit (loss) for the period

     4,323,595         10,119   

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     40,215         (547

Total comprehensive income

     4,363,810         9,572   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (4) The condensed financial information of joint ventures as of and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     As of and for the three-month period ended March 31,  2016  
(In millions of won)    Dogus Planet,
Inc.
     PT. Melon
Indonesia
     PT XL
Planet
Digital
     Celcom
Planet
 

Current assets

   W 34,935         11,769         21,176         20,018   

Cash and cash equivalents

     31,554         3,286         16,044         18,168   

Non-current assets

     24,866         2,098         48,379         2,991   

Current liabilities

     24,998         4,473         8,970         9,297   

Accounts payable, other payables and provision

     4,943         1,133         2,803         5,678   

Non-current liabilities

     85         108         829         —     

Revenue

     13,453         6,218         2,804         965   

Depreciation and amortization

     (1,164      (33      (642      (524

Interest income

     895         71         52         20   

Interest expense

     (1,069      —           —           —     

Income tax benefit

     —           —           3,176         —     

Profit (loss) for the period

     (13,872      185         (10,251      (10,296

Total comprehensive income(loss)

     (13,872      185         (10,251      (10,296

 

     As of and for the year ended December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Dogus Planet,
Inc.
     PT. Melon
Indonesia
     PT XL
Planet
Digital
     Celcom
Planet
 

Current assets

   W 46,248         12,805         9,500         21,416   

Cash and cash equivalents

     8,091         4,027         5,034         19,371   

Non-current assets

     18,088         2,657         46,013         5,519   

Current liabilities

     34,022         6,416         8,583         20,257   

Accounts payable, other payables and provision

     4,317         3,396         3,648         5,889   

Non-current liabilities

     78         140         714         —     

Revenue

     38,944         17,094         5,536         1,647   

Depreciation and amortization

     (5,318      (132      (2,746      (1,332

Interest income

     465         288         525         345   

Income tax benefit

     —           —           7,025         —     

Profit (loss) for the period

     (32,713      1,853         (21,381      (25,881

Total comprehensive income(loss)

     (32,713      1,853         (21,381      (25,881

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. 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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

        
     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Net assets      Ownership
interests
(%)
     Net assets
attributable to
the ownership
interests
     Goodwill      Carrying
amount
 

Associates:

              

SK hynix Inc.(*1,2)

   W 21,460,922         20.1         4,441,119         1,189,001         5,630,120   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     1,341,196         15.0         201,179         53,783         254,962   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*1)

     589,731         33.0         194,611         73,479         268,090   

Korea IT Fund

     410,376         63.3         259,905         —           259,905   

 

        
     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Net assets      Ownership
interests
(%)
     Net assets
attributable to
the ownership
interests
     Goodwill      Carrying
amount
 

Associates:

              

SK hynix Inc.(*1,2)

   W 21,386,863         20.1         4,425,794         1,198,699         5,624,493   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     1,336,493         15.0         200,474         53,703         254,177   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.(*1)

     537,847         33.0         177,490         73,676         251,166   

Korea IT Fund

     411,246         63.3         260,456         —           260,456   

 

(*1) Net assets of these entities represent net assets excluding their non-controlling interests.
(*2) The ownership interest is based on the number of shares owned by the Parent Company for the total shares issued by the investee company. The Group applied the equity method using the effective ownership interest of 20.69% which is based on the number of shares owned by the Parent Company for the total issued shares outstanding less investee’s treasury shares.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition
and
Disposal
    Share of
profits
(losses)
    Other
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Other
decrease
    Ending
balance
 

Investments in associates:

             

SK China Company Ltd.

   W 43,814         —          1,704        (1,379     —          44,139   

Korea IT Fund

     260,456         —          (551     —          —          259,905   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     254,177         —          847        (62     —          254,962   

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

     20,144         —          (223     (88     —          19,833   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     45,008         —          (545     (1,730     —          42,733   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     86,324         —          (315     (3,593     —          82,416   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     45,891         —          76        (1,237     —          44,730   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     17,095         —          266        (42     —          17,319   

SK hynix Inc.(*)

     5,624,493         —          82,223        (3,546     (73,050     5,630,120   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     14,929         —          11        (231     —          14,709   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

     251,166         —          16,017        907        —          268,090   

Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd

     25,767         —          (552     —          —          25,215   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. and others

     161,058         (4,826     (6,828     878        (1,869     148,413   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     6,850,322         (4,826     92,130        (10,123     (74,919     6,852,584   

Investments in joint ventures:

             

Dogus Planet, Inc.

     15,118         6,010        (6,936     3,167        —          17,359   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     4,339         —          91        95        —          4,525   

Celcom Planet

     3,406         8,838        (5,251     —          —          6,993   

PT XL Planet Digital

     23,108         11,895        (5,125     —          —          29,878   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     45,971         26,743        (17,221     3,262        —          58,755   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 6,896,293         21,917        74,909        (6,861     (74,919     6,911,339   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Dividends declared by the associate, SK hynix Inc., are deducted from the carrying amount during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition
and
Disposal
     Share of
profits
(losses)
    Other
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Other
decrease
    Ending
balance
 

Investments in associates:

              

SK China Company Ltd.

   W 35,817         —           (334     2,499        —          37,982   

Korea IT Fund

     240,676         —           (2,370     —          —          238,306   

KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.

     425,140         —           (236     266        (174,307     250,863   

Candle Media Co., Ltd.

     19,486         —           188        —          —          19,674   

NanoEnTek, Inc.

     36,527         —           (564     16        —          35,979   

SK Industrial Development China Co., Ltd.

     79,394         —           (258     120        —          79,256   

Packet One Network

     53,670         —           (5,054     (570     —          48,046   

SK Technology Innovation Company

     44,052         —           71        1,812        —          45,935   

HappyNarae Co., Ltd.

     15,551         —           281        (58     —          15,774   

SK hynix Inc.(*)

     4,849,159         —           255,253        2,497        (43,830     5,063,079   

SK MENA Investment B.V.

     14,015         —           (5     73        —          14,083   

SKY Property Mgmt. Ltd.

     248,534         —           2,090        (696     —          249,928   

Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd

     25,874         —           (1,237     —          —          24,637   

Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd. and others

     158,725         840         (2,980     30        (200     156,415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     6,246,620         840         244,845        5,989        (218,337     6,279,957   

Investments in joint ventures:

              

Dogus Planet, Inc.

     11,441         4,388         (1,026     (1,365     —          13,438   

PT. Melon Indonesia

     3,564         —           215        (160     —          3,619   

Television Media Korea Ltd.

     6,944         —           (74     —          —          6,870   

Celcom Planet

     16,605         —           (711     —          —          15,894   

PT XL Planet Digital

     12,914         14,759         (1,820     —          —          25,853   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

     51,468         19,147         (3,416     (1,525     —          65,674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 6,298,088         19,987         241,429        4,464        (218,337     6,345,631   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) Dividends declared by the associate, SK hynix Inc., are deducted from the carrying amount during the three-month period ended March 31, 2015.

 

31


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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

10. Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, Continued

 

  (7) The Group discontinued the application of the equity method for the following investees due to the carrying amount of the Group’s share being reduced to zero. The details of unrecognized accumulated equity losses as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Unrealized loss      Unrealized change in equity  
(In millions of won)    Period ended
Mar. 31, 2016
     Accumulated      Period ended
Mar. 31, 2016
     Accumulated  

Wave City Development Co., Ltd.

   W 102         4,640         —           —     

SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd. and others

     —           6,510         —           365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 102         11,150         —           365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending balance  

Land

   W 812,947         38         (2,565     8,333        —          818,753   

Buildings

     911,129         162         (8,271     16,575        (12,519     907,076   

Structures

     344,221         109         (15     3,688        (8,234     339,769   

Machinery

     7,342,009         53,953         (1,666     133,343        (531,709     6,995,930   

Other

     473,438         49,336         (1,099     (58,488     (35,308     427,879   

Construction in progress

     487,512         69,983         (7,571     (117,317     —          432,607   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 10,371,256         173,581         (21,187     (13,866     (587,770     9,922,014   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Depreciation     Ending balance  

Land

   W 766,780         1,376         (873     4,196        —          771,479   

Buildings

     933,867         3,623         (1,039     5,721        (12,230     929,942   

Structures

     352,789         5         (109     3,907        (8,506     348,086   

Machinery

     7,310,815         84,776         (1,608     279,364        (519,706     7,153,641   

Other

     499,050         244,929         (779     (148,089     (34,460     560,651   

Construction in progress

     704,400         102,247         —          (165,493     —          641,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 10,567,701         436,956         (4,408     (20,394     (574,902     10,404,953   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

12. Investment Property

Changes in investment property for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Transfer      Depreciation      Ending
balance
 

Land

   W 10,634         (3,860      —           6,774   

Buildings

     4,437         (1,613      (35      2,789   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 15,071         (5,473      (35      9,563   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Transfer      Depreciation      Ending
balance
 

Land

   W 10,418         79         —           10,497   

Buildings

     4,579         34         (58      4,555   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 14,997         113         (58      15,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

13. Goodwill

 

  (1) Goodwill as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

               
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Goodwill related to acquisition of Shinsegi Telecom, Inc.

   W 1,306,236         1,306,236   

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

     358,443         358,443   

Other goodwill

     241,318         243,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,905,997         1,908,590   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Changes in goodwill for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Beginning balance

   W 1,908,590         1,917,595   

Impairment loss

     —           (1,023

Other

     (2,593      793   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,905,997         1,917,365   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

14. Intangible Assets

 

  (1) Changes in intangible assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer     Amortiza-
tion
    Impairment     Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   W 1,103,517         —           —          —          (70,132     —          1,033,385   

Land use rights

     26,576         1,492         (137     —          (2,385     —          25,546   

Industrial rights

     116,542         623         —          (337     (1,650     —          115,178   

Development costs

     7,472         181         —          —          (1,027     —          6,626   

Facility usage rights

     48,019         200         —          27        (2,144     —          46,102   

Customer relations

     7,175         —           —          —          (1,068     —          6,107   

Memberships

     91,507         —           (645     —          —          —          90,862   

Other

     903,976         18,326         (850     26,561        (82,859     (188     864,966   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 2,304,784         20,822         (1,632     26,251        (161,265     (188     2,188,772   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Acquisition      Disposal     Transfer      Amortiza-
tion
    Ending
balance
 

Frequency use rights

   W 1,384,044         —           —          —           (70,132     1,313,912   

Land use rights

     25,353         1,841         (88     —           (2,319     24,787   

Industrial rights

     107,760         4,718         —          255         (1,588     111,145   

Development costs

     8,331         59         —          33         (1,136     7,287   

Facility usage rights

     52,636         226         (12     17         (2,102     50,765   

Customer relations

     6,404         —           (4     —           (594     5,806   

Memberships

     94,119         547         (456     68         —          94,278   

Other

     805,347         11,804         (25     39,001         (76,663     779,464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 2,483,994         19,195         (585     39,374         (154,534     2,387,444   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

14. Intangible Assets, Continued

 

  (2) The carrying amount and residual useful lives of frequency usage rights as of March 31, 2016 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

   W 78,913      

Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service

     Dec. 2003         Dec. 2016   

W-CDMA license

     12,233      

Frequency use rights relating to W-CDMA service

     Oct. 2010         Dec. 2016   

800MHz license

     212,856      

Frequency use rights relating to CDMA and LTE service

     Jul. 2011         Jun. 2021   

1.8GHz license

     722,315      

Frequency use rights relating to LTE service

     Sep. 2013         Dec. 2021   

WiBro license

     7,068      

WiBro service

     Mar. 2012         Mar. 2019   
  

 

 

          
   W 1,033,385            
  

 

 

          

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

15. Borrowings and Debentures

 

  (1) Short-term borrowings as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)   

Lender

   Annual
interest
rate (%)
     March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Commercial Paper

   Woori Investment Bank Co., Ltd., etc.      1.70~2.18       W 70,000         220,000   

Short-term borrowings

   NongHyup Bank      2.91~3.10         14,900         40,000   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 84,900         260,000   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Long-term borrowings as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won and thousands of U.S. dollars)

Lender

   Annual interest
rate (%)
   Maturity    March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Kookmin Bank

   1.88    Jun. 15, 2016    W 812         1,625   

Kookmin Bank

   1.88    Mar. 15, 2017      1,999         2,498   

Kookmin Bank

   1.88    Mar. 15, 2018      5,733         6,450   

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      86,301         87,685   
           (USD 74,817      (USD 74,817
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-total

           153,845         157,258   

Less present value discount

           (1,938      (2,124
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
           151,907         155,134   

Less current installments

           (36,798      (33,581
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
         W 115,109         121,553   
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) As of March 31, 2016, the 6M bank debenture rate of Shinhan Bank is 1.56%.
(*2) In 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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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

15. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and

thousands of other currencies)

   Purpose    Maturity      Annual interest
rate (%)
     March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Unsecured private bonds

   Refinancing fund      2016         5.00       W 200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Other fund      2018         5.00         200,000        200,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2016         5.54         —          40,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2016         5.92         —          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(*4)

        2029         4.72         55,000        54,695   

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        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   refinancing fund      2025         2.49         150,000        150,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2030         2.61         50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund      2018         1.89         90,000        90,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2025         2.66         70,000        70,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2030         2.82         90,000        90,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*4)

        2030         3.40         50,320        50,485   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating and      2018         2.07         80,000        80,000   

Unsecured private bonds

   refinancing fund      2025         2.55         100,000        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds

        2035         2.75         70,000        70,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*4)

        2030         3.10         50,610        50,524   

Unsecured private bonds

   Operating fund      2019         1.65         70,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

        2021         1.80         100,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

        2026         2.08         90,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds

        2036         2.24         80,000        —     

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2017         4.28         100,000        100,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2017         3.27         120,000        120,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2016         3.05         80,000        80,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2019         3.49         210,000        210,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2019         2.76         130,000        130,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2018         2.23         50,000        50,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2020         2.49         160,000        160,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2020         2.43         140,000        140,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*1)

        2020         2.18         130,000        130,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

        2016         3.24         10,000        10,000   

Unsecured private bonds(*2)

        2017         3.48         20,000        20,000   

Unsecured global bonds

        2027         6.63        

 

461,400

(USD 400,000

  

   

 

468,800

(USD 400,000

  

Unsecured private Swiss bonds

        2017         1.75        

 

358,527

(CHF 300,000

  

   

 

355,617

(CHF 300,000

  

             

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

15. Borrowings and Debentures, Continued

 

  (3) Debentures as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

(In millions of won, thousands of U.S. dollars and

thousands of other currencies)

   Purpose    Maturity    Annual interest
rate (%)
   March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

Unsecured global bonds

   Operating fund    2018    2.13      807,450        820,400   
              (USD 700,000     (USD 700,000

Unsecured private Australian bonds

      2017    4.75      265,248        255,930   
              (AUD 300,000     (AUD 300,000

Floating rate notes(*3)

      2020    3M LIBOR +      346,050        351,600   
         0.88      (USD 300,000     (USD 300,000

Unsecured global bonds(*1)

      2018    2.88      346,050        351,600   
              (USD 300,000     (USD 300,000
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Sub-total

              7,190,655        7,139,651   

Less discounts on bonds

              (30,079     (30,998
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
              7,160,576        7,108,653   

Less current portion of bonds

              (499,626     (669,506
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            W 6,660,950        6,439,147   
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1) Unsecured private bonds were issued by SK Broadband Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*2) Unsecured private bonds were issued by PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company.
(*3) As of March 31, 2016, 3M LIBOR rate is 0.63%.
(*4) The Group eliminated a measurement inconsistency 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.
(*5) Convenient translation was provided for the bonds repayable in other currencies.

The carrying amount of financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit or loss exceeds the amount required to pay at maturity by W5,930 million, as of March 31, 2016.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

16. Long-term Payables – other

 

  (1) Long-term payables – other as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Payables related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses

   W 438,470         550,964   

Other(*)

     31,491         30,733   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 469,961         581,697   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

  (2) As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, details of payables related to the acquisition of W-CDMA licenses for 2.3GHz and 1.8GHz frequencies are as follows (See Note 14):

 

(In millions of won)    Period of
repayment
     Coupon rate     Annual effective
interest rate(*)
    March 31,
2016
    December 31,
2015
 

2.3GHz

     2014~2016         3.00     5.80   W —          2,882   

1.8GHz

     2012~2021         2.43~3.00     4.84~5.25     589,172        707,006   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            589,172        709,888   

Present value discount r

            (35,216     (38,739
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
            553,956        671,149   

Current installments

            (115,486     (120,185
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount at period end

          W 438,470        550,964   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) 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 related to acquisition of W-CDMA licenses as of March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Amount  

Less than 1 year

   W 117,834   

1~3 years

     235,669   

3~5 years

     235,669   
  

 

 

 
   W 589,172   
  

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

17. Provisions

Changes in provisions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016      As of March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Reversal     Other     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for installment of handset subsidy

   W 5,670         —           (781     —          —          4,889         1,451         3,438   

Provision for restoration

     59,954         611         (190     (76     396        60,695         37,701         22,994   

Emission allowance

     1,477         —           —          —          —          1,477         1,477         —     

Other provisions

     3,104         723         (60     —          —          3,767         3,667         100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 70,205         1,334         (1,031     (76     396        70,828         44,296         26,532   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015      As of March 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    Beginning
balance
     Increase      Utilization     Reversal     Other     Ending
balance
     Current      Non-current  

Provision for installment of handset subsidy

   W 26,799         —           (2,333     (18,172     —          6,294         3,519         2,775   

Provision for restoration

     59,727         977         (253     (818     (19     59,614         33,467         26,147   

Other provisions

     562         1,301         (44     —          —          1,819         920         899   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 87,088         2,278         (2,630     (18,990     (19     67,727         37,906         29,821   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Group has provided handset subsidy to subscribers who purchase handsets on an installment basis and recognized a 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

18. Leases

 

  (1) Operating Lease

The Group entered into operating lease and sublease agreements in relation to rented office space and the expected future lease payments and revenues as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Lease payments      Revenues  

Less than 1 year

   W 26,638         1,876   

1~5 years

     78,514         1,026   

More than 5 years

     29,576         513   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 134,728         3,415   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Sale and Leaseback

In, 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 transactions are considered as operating leases and expected future lease payments and lease revenues are presented in Note 18-(1).

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

19. Defined Benefit Liabilities

 

  (1) Details of defined benefit liabilities as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Present value of defined benefit obligations

   W 552,843         525,269   

Fair value of plan assets

     (418,114      (426,413
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 134,729         98,856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Changes in defined benefit obligations for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Beginning balance

   W 525,269         437,844   

Current service cost

     28,074         26,047   

Interest cost

     3,212         2,965   

Remeasurement:
- Demographic assumption

     —           (28

- Financial assumption

     —           2,439   

- Adjustment based on experience

     5,134         5,648   

Benefit paid

     (9,535      (12,193

Others

     689         4,917   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 552,843         467,639   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

19. Defined Benefit Liabilities, Continued

 

  (3) Changes in plan assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Beginning balance

   W 426,413         346,257   

Interest income

     2,395         2,352   

Remeasurement

     (5,725      (2,326

Contributions by employer directly to plan assets

     4,301         111   

Benefit paid

     (10,792      (8,811

Others

     1,522         2,241   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 418,114         339,824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Expenses recognized in profit and loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Current service cost

   W 28,074         26,047   

Net interest cost

     817         613   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 28,891         26,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above costs are recognized in labor cost and research and development.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

20. Derivative Instruments

 

  (1) Currency swap contracts under cash flow hedge accounting as of March 31, 2016 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 with 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 with face value of CHF 300,000)
   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Citibank and
four other
banks
   Jun. 12, 2012 ~
Jun.12, 2017

Nov. 1, 2012

   Fixed-to-fixed cross currency swap
(U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face value of USD 700,000)
   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Barclays and
eight other
banks
   Nov. 1, 2012~
May 1, 2018

Jan. 17, 2013

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

   Foreign currency
risk and interest
rate risk
   Currency
and
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 with 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 with face value of USD 74,817)
   Foreign currency
risk
   Currency
swap
   Deutsche bank    Dec.16, 2013 ~
Apr. 29, 2022

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

20. Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) As of March 31, 2016, details of fair values of above derivatives recorded in assets or liabilities are as follows:

 

     Fair value  
     Cash flow hedge      Held for
trading
        

(In millions of won and thousands of foreign currencies)

Hedged item

   Accumulated
gain (loss) on
valuation of
derivatives
    Tax
effect
    Accumulated
foreign
currency
translation
(gain) loss
    Others
(*)
        Total  

Non-current assets:

              

Structured bond(face value of KRW 150,000)

   W —          —          —          —           9,499         9,499   

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

     (58,640     (18,722     3,879        129,806         —           56,323   

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

     (15,835     (5,056     43,852        —           —           22,961   

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

     (9,685     (3,093     20,906        —           —           8,128   

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

     (4,619     —          27,359        —           —           22,740   

Fixed-to-fixed long-term borrowings
(U.S. dollar denominated bonds with face value of USD 74,817)

     (3,818     (1,219     7,260        —           —           2,223   
              

 

 

 
               W 121,874   
              

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities:

              

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

   W (4,830     (1,542     (4,946     —           —           (11,318

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

     2,839        907        (69,957     —           —           (66,211
              

 

 

 
               W (77,529
              

 

 

 

 

(*) 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 recognized in profit or loss prior to May 12, 2010.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

21. Share Capital and Capital Surplus and Other Capital Adjustments

The Parent Company’s outstanding share capital consists entirely of common stocks with a par value of W500. The number of authorized, issued and outstanding common shares and capital surplus and other capital adjustments as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for share data)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Number of authorized shares

     220,000,000         220,000,000   

Number of issued shares (*1)

     80,745,711         80,745,711   

Share capital:

     

Common stock

   W 44,639         44,639   

Capital surplus and other capital adjustments:

     

Paid-in surplus

     2,915,887         2,915,887   

Treasury stock (Note 22)

     (2,260,626      (2,260,626

Hybrid bond (Note 23)

     398,518         398,518   

Others (*2)

     (858,501      (864,269
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 195,278         189,510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Prior to the year ended December 2014, the Parent Company retired shares of treasury stock which reduced its retained earnings before appropriation. As a result, the Parent Company’s outstanding shares have decreased without change in the share capital.
(*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.

There were no changes in share capital for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 and details of shares outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  
(In shares)    Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
     Issued
shares
     Treasury
stock
     Outstanding
shares
 

Issued shares

     80,745,711         10,136,551         70,609,160         80,745,711         9,809,375         70,936,336   

 

22. Treasury Stock

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

Treasury stocks as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, shares)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Number of shares

     10,136,551         10,136,551   

Amount

   W 2,260,626         2,260,626   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

23. Hybrid Bond

Hybrid bonds classified as equity as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Type    Issuance
date
   Maturity   Annual
interest
rate(%)
    Amount  

Private hybrid bonds

   Unsecured subordinated
bearer bond
   June 7,
2013
   June 7,
2073(*1)
    4.21 (*2)    W 400,000   

Issuance costs

               (1,482
            

 

 

 
             W 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 terms at issuance 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.

 

24. Retained Earnings

Retained earnings as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Appropriated:

     

Legal reserve

   W 22,320         22,320   

Reserve for research & manpower development

     60,000         87,301   

Reserve for business expansion

     9,871,138         9,671,138   

Reserve for technology development

     2,826,300         2,616,300   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,779,758         12,397,059   

Unappropriated

     2,161,645         2,610,568   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 14,941,403         15,007,627   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

25. Reserves

 

  (1) Details of reserves, net of taxes, as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Unrealized fair value of available-for-sale financial assets

   W 80,759         232,316   

Other comprehensive loss of investments in associates and joint ventures

     (176,184      (169,520

Unrealized fair value of derivatives

     (94,589      (83,200

Foreign currency translations differences for foreign operations

     9,544         29,707   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (180,470      9,303   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Change in reserves for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Unrealized fair
value of
available-for-sale
financial assets
    Other compre-
hensive loss of
investment in
associates
    Unrealized
fair value of
derivatives
    Foreign
currency
translations
differences
for foreign
operations
    Total  

Balance at January 1, 2015

   W 235,385        (163,808     (77,531     1,465        (4,489

Changes

     (24,059     4,465        13,537        1,155        (4,902

Tax effect

     5,931        (19     (3,001     —          2,911   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2015

   W 217,257        (159,362     (66,995     2,620        (6,480
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2016

   W 232,316        (169,520     (83,200     29,707        9,303   

Changes

     (200,916     (6,676     (15,592     (20,163     (243,347

Tax effect

     49,359        12        4,203        —          53,574   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

   W 80,759        (176,184     (94,589     9,544        (180,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

26. Other Operating Expenses

Details of other operating expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Other Operating Expenses:

     

Communication

   W 9,782         12,539   

Utilities

     70,916         66,132   

Taxes and dues

     9,231         8,354   

Repair

     68,725         65,857   

Research and development

     84,099         69,470   

Training

     6,806         7,441   

Bad debt for accounts receivable—trade

     8,042         13,013   

Travel

     5,332         6,811   

Supplies and other

     39,684         45,704   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 302,617         295,321   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

27. Other Non-operating Income and Expenses

 

  (1) Details of other non-operating income and expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Other Non-operating Income:

     

Fees revenues

   W 93         122   

Gain on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     952         924   

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     607         2,154   

Others

     30,047         7,139   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 31,699         10,339   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Non-operating Expenses:

     

Loss on impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets

   W 188         1,023   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     8,271         2,010   

Donations

     29,609         5,831   

Loss on impairment of investment assets

     6,338         9,271   

Others

     4,801         29,995   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 49,207         48,130   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Finance Income and Costs

 

  (1) Details of finance income and costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Finance Income:

     

Interest income

   W 12,050         12,801   

Dividends

     14,812         13,296   

Gain on foreign currency transactions

     5,750         3,474   

Gain on foreign currency translations

     1,855         780   

Gain on disposal of long-term investment securities(*)

     315,715         2,646   

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     3,221         1,729   

Gain on disposal of accounts receivable - trade

     2,663         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 356,066         34,726   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*) W314,745 million of gain on disposal of long-term investment securities was recognized due to disposal of the Group’s remaining equity interest of Loen entertainment, Inc.

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Finance Costs:

     

Interest expense

   W 72,392         75,516   

Loss on foreign currency transactions

     3,438         5,314   

Loss on foreign currency translations

     3,330         1,044   

Loss on disposal of long-term investment securities

     84         2   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     226         1,951   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 79,470         83,827   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Details of interest income included in finance income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Interest income on cash equivalents and deposits

   W 4,957         5,383   

Interest income on installment receivables and others

     7,093         7,418   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 12,050         12,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

28. Finance Income and Costs, Continued

 

  (3) Details of interest expense included in finance costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Interest expense on borrowings

   W 2,368         4,538   

Interest expense on debentures

     61,074         59,551   

Interest on finance lease liabilities

     —           28   

Others

     8,950         11,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 72,392         75,516   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (4) Details of impairment losses for financial assets for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     March 31,
2015
 

Bad debt for accounts receivable - trade

   W 8,042         13,013   

Bad debt for accounts receivable - other

     1         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 8,043         13,013   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

29. Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was calculated by considering current tax expense adjusted to changes in estimates related to prior periods, deferred tax expenses by origination and reversal of temporary differences.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

30. Earnings per Share

 

  (1) Basic earnings per share

 

  1) Basic earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are calculated as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won, shares)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Basic earnings per share attributable to owners of the Parent Company:

  

Profit attributable to owners of the Parent Company on common shares

   W 571,847         444,495   

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     70,609,160         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (In won)

   W 8,099         6,266   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  2) The weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are calculated as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In shares)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Issued common shares

     80,745,711         80,745,711   

Weighted average number of treasury stocks

     (10,136,551      (9,809,375
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding

     70,609,160         70,936,336   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Diluted earnings per share

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no potentially dilutive shares. Therefore, diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are the same as basic earnings per share.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

31. Categories of Financial Instruments

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

   
     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           —           759,927         —           759,927   

Financial instruments

     —           —           762,238         —           762,238   

Short-term investment securities

     —           157,341         —           —           157,341   

Long-term investment securities

     —           1,085,419         —           —           1,085,419   

Accounts receivable – trade

     —           —           2,364,975         —           2,364,975   

Loans and other receivables(*)

     —           —           1,637,829         —           1,637,829   

Derivative financial assets

     9,499         —           —           112,375         121,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 9,499         1,242,760         5,524,969         112,375         6,889,603   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
                                    
     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           —           768,922         —           768,922   

Financial instruments

     —           —           701,713         —           701,713   

Short-term investment securities

     —           92,262         —           —           92,262   

Long-term investment securities

     —           1,207,226         —           —           1,207,226   

Accounts receivable – trade

     —           —           2,390,110         —           2,390,110   

Loans and other receivables(*)

     —           —           1,102,403         —           1,102,403   

Derivative financial assets

     6,277         —           —           160,122         166,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,277         1,299,488         4,963,148         160,122         6,429,035   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

31. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (1) Financial assets by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*) Details of loans and other receivables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

        
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Short-term loans

   W 66,195         53,895   

Accounts receivable - other

     1,193,932         673,739   

Accrued income

     11,817         10,753   

Other current assets

     1,873         1,861   

Long-term loans

     59,791         62,454   

Long-term accounts receivable - other

     2,452         2,420   

Guarantee deposits

     301,769         297,281   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,637,829         1,102,403   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

     March 31, 2016  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           300,872         —           300,872   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           —           77,529         77,529   

Borrowings

     —           236,807         —           236,807   

Debentures(*1)

     155,930         7,004,646         —           7,160,576   

Accounts payable - other and others (*2)

     —           3,063,243         —           3,063,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 155,930         10,605,568         77,529         10,839,027   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     December 31, 2015  
(In millions of won)    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

   W —           279,782         —           279,782   

Derivative financial liabilities

     —           —           89,296         89,296   

Borrowings

     —           415,134         —           415,134   

Debentures(*1)

     155,704         6,952,949         —           7,108,653   

Accounts payable - other and others (*2)

     —           2,970,801         —           2,970,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  155,704         10,618,666         89,296         10,863,666   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

31. Categories of Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (2) Financial liabilities by categories as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

(*1) Bonds classified as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are structured bonds and they were designated as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss in order to eliminate the difference in measurement bases with the related derivatives and bonds.
(*2) Details of accounts payable and other payables as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Accounts payable - other

   W 1,603,528         1,323,434   

Withholdings

     2,206         1,178   

Accrued expenses

     850,621         920,739   

Current installments of long-term payables - other

     115,486         120,211   

Long-term payables - other

     469,961         581,697   

Other non-current liabilities

     21,441         23,542   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 3,063,243         2,970,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

32. 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 consist of cash and cash equivalents, financial instruments, financial assets available-for-sale, trade and other receivables. Financial liabilities consist of trade and other payables, borrowings, and debentures.

1) Market risk

(i) Currency risk

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. The Group manages currency risk by currency forward, etc. if needed to hedge currency risk on business transactions.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. 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 March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Assets      Liabilities  
(In millions of won, thousands of foreign currencies)    Foreign
currencies
     Won
translation
     Foreign
Currencies
     Won
translation
 

USD

     145,088       W 167,495         1,840,893       W 2,123,477   

EUR

     11,640         15,210         29         38   

JPY

     70,856         727         378         4   

AUD

     —           —           299,148         264,495   

CHF

     —           —           299,481         357,907   

Others

     5,965         1,171         —           —     
     

 

 

       

 

 

 
      W 184,603          W 2,745,921   
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

In addition, the Group has entered into cross currency swaps to hedge against currency risk related to foreign currency borrowings and debentures. (See Note 20)

As of March 31, 2016, 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

   W 7,080         (7,080

EUR

     1,485         (1,485

JPY

     73         (73

Others

     117         (117
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 8,755         (8,755
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(ii) Equity price risk

The Group has equity securities which include listed and non-listed securities for its liquidity management and operating purpose. As of March 31, 2016, available-for-sale equity instruments measured at fair value amount of W954,132 million.

(iii) Interest rate risk

Since the Group’s interest bearing assets are mostly fixed-interest bearing assets, the Group’s revenue and operating cash flows 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 to reduce interest rate risk and to optimize its financing. This includes refinancing, renewal, alternative financing and hedging instrument option.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. 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 March 31, 2016, floating-rate borrowings and debentures amount to W31,000 million and W331,500 million respectively, and the Group has entered into interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate risk related to floating-rate debentures (See Note 20). Therefore, income before income taxes for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 would not have been changed by the interest expense from floating-rate borrowings and debentures.

2) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Group if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet his/her contractual obligations. The maximum credit exposure as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31,
2016
     December 31,
2015
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   W 759,718         768,794   

Financial instruments

     762,238         701,713   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     2,030         3,430   

Accounts receivable – trade

     2,364,975         2,390,110   

Loans and receivables

     1,637,829         1,102,403   

Derivative financial assets

     121,874         166,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 5,648,664         5,132,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016, 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 arise 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 only with financial institutions with high credit ratings. The amount of maximum exposure to credit risk of the Group is the carrying amount of financial assets as of March 31, 2016.

 

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SK TELECOM CO., LTD. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (1) Financial risk management, Continued

3) Liquidity risk

Contractual maturities of financial liabilities as of March 31, 2016 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

   W 300,872         300,872         300,872         —           —     

Borrowings(*)

     236,807         248,295         125,326         102,602         20,367   

Debentures(*)

     7,160,576         8,568,426         725,403         4,577,931         3,265,092   

Accounts payable - other and others

     3,063,243         3,089,837         2,522,244         559,210         8,383   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  10,761,498         12,207,430         3,673,845         5,239,743         3,293,842   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

(*) Includes estimated interest to be paid.

As of March 31, 2016, 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

   W 112,375        120,048        (69     108,557        11,560   

Liabilities

     (77,529     (80,014     (4,389     (75,625     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 34,846        40,034        (4,458     32,932        11,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. 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 structure. The overall strategy of the Group is the same as that of the group as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015.

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016     December 31, 2015  

Liabilities

   W 13,375,189        13,207,291   

Equity

     15,115,186        15,374,096   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt-equity ratio

     88.49     85.91
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  (3) Fair value

 

  1) Fair value and carrying amount of financial assets and liabilities including fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   W 9,499         —           9,499         —           9,499   

Derivative financial assets

     112,375         —           112,375         —           112,375   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     954,132         778,647         47,341         128,144         954,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,076,006         778,647         169,215         128,144         1,076,006   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   W 155,930         —           155,930         —           155,930   

Derivative financial liabilities

     77,529         —           77,529         —           77,529   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 233,459         —           233,459         —           233,459   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value:

              

Borrowings

   W 236,807         —           240,357         —           240,357   

Debentures

     7,004,646         —           7,551,369         —           7,551,369   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 7,241,453         —           7,791,726         —           7,791,726   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. 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, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Carrying
amount
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   W 6,277         —           6,277         —           6,277   

Derivative financial assets

     160,122         —           160,122         —           160,122   

Available-for-sale financial assets

     1,076,291         897,958         47,262         131,071         1,076,291   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,242,690         897,958         213,661         131,071         1,242,690   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are measured at fair value:

              

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

   W 155,704         —           155,704         —           155,704   

Derivative financial liabilities

     89,296         —           89,296         —           89,296   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 245,000         —           245,000         —           245,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value:

              

Borrowings

   W 415,134         —           416,702         —           416,702   

Debentures

     6,952,949         —           7,411,909         —           7,411,909   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 7,368,083         —           7,828,611         —           7,828,611   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above information does not include fair values of financial assets and liabilities of which fair values have not been measured as carrying amounts are a reasonable approximation of fair values.

Available-for-sale financial assets amounting to W288,628 million and W223,197 million as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, are measured at cost in accordance with K-IFRS 1039 since they are considered as equity instruments which do not have quoted price in an active market for the identical instruments (inputs for level 1) and cannot be reliably measured using other valuation 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. 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 March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

     Interest rate

Derivative instruments

   2.15 ~ 3.12%

Borrowings and debentures

   1.81 ~ 3.07%

 

  3) There have been no transfers from Level 2 to Level 1 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 and changes of financial assets classified as Level 3 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Balance at
January 1,
2016
     Transfer      Other
comprehensive
loss
    Disposal     Balance at
March 31,
2016
 

Available-for-sale financial assets

   W 131,071         4,657         (2,476     (5,108     128,144   

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

32. 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 March 31, 2016 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Amount offset
financial
instruments
recognized
    Net financial
instruments presented
on the statement of
financial position
     Relevant financial
instruments not
offset
    Net
amount
 

Financial assets:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 44,368         —          44,368         (44,368     —     

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     137,461         (117,665     19,796         —          19,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  181,829         (117,665     64,164         (44,368     19,796   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 77,529         —          77,529         (44,368     33,161   

Accounts payable – trade and others

     119,940         (117,665     2,275         —          2,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 197,469         (117,665     79,804         (44,368     35,436   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Carrying amount of financial instruments recognized of which offset agreements are applicable as of December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    Gross financial
instruments
recognized
     Amount offset
financial
instruments
recognized
    Net financial
instruments presented
on the statement of
financial position
     Relevant financial
instruments not
offset
    Net
amount
 

Financial assets:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 55,673         —          55,673         (55,673     —     

Accounts receivable – trade and others

     129,527         (113,003     16,524         —          16,524   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 185,200         (113,003     72,197         (55,673     16,524   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

            

Derivatives(*)

   W 89,734         —          89,734         (55,673     34,061   

Accounts payable – other and others

     113,003         (113,003     —           —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 202,737         (113,003     89,734         (55,673     34,061   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) The balance represents the net amount under the standard terms and conditions of International Swap and Derivatives Association.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

33. Transactions with Related Parties

 

  (1) List of related parties

 

Relationship

  

Company

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.

Joint ventures

   Dogus Planet, Inc. and three other companies

Associates

   SK hynix Inc. and 49 other companies

Affiliates

   The Ultimate Controlling Entity’s other 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-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)    For the three-month period ended  
   March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Salaries

   W 980         1,357   

Defined benefits plan expenses

     281         121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,261         1,478   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

33. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

          For the three-month period ended March 31, 2016  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Operating revenue
and others
     Operating
expenses and
others
     Acquisition of
property and
equipment
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1)    W 5,548         307,977         10,696   

Associates

   F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.      525         13,442         —     
   HappyNarae Co., Ltd.      73         2,240         564   
   SK hynix Inc.(*2)      75,869         9         —     
   SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd.      318         14,373         —     
   KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.      5,005         2,950         —     
   Others      —           1,854         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        81,790         34,868         564   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      1,059         199         —     
   SK Networks Co., Ltd.      2,510         274,094         16   
   SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.      282         22,508         65   
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      65         9,338         26,385   
   SK Energy Co., Ltd.      1,237         153         —     
   SK Gas Co., Ltd.      449         1         —     
   Others      8,114         23,341         15,731   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        13,716         329,634         42,197   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 101,054         672,479         53,457   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expenses and others include W183,271 million of dividends declared by the Parent Company.
(*2) Operating revenue and others include W73,050 million of dividends declared by the associates and deducted from the investment in associates.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

33. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (3) Transactions with related parties for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

          For the three-month period ended March 31, 2015  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Operating revenue
and others
     Operating
expenses and
others
     Acquisition of
property and
equipment
     Loans  

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.(*1)    W 154         179,881         —           —     

Associates

   F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.      670         12,239         —           —     
   HappyNarae Co., Ltd.      72         958         388         —     
   SK hynix Inc.(*2)      47,550         5         —           —     
   SK Wyverns Baseball Club., Ltd.      1,852         9,829         —           —     
   KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.      5,432         5,727         —           —     
   Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.      —           —           —           7,032   
   Others      1,393         4,518         1,130         500   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        56,969         33,276         1,518         7,532   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      3,582         1,980         52,335         —     
   SK C&C Co., Ltd.      3,941         81,569         41,235         —     
   SK Networks Co., Ltd.      1,705         364,799         —           —     
   SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.      2,347         12,881         4         —     
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      102         11,441         61,017         —     
   SK Energy Co., Ltd.      1,138         216         —           —     
   SK Gas Co., Ltd.      1,072         —           —           —     
   Others      6,466         9,480         349         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        20,353         482,366         154,940         —     
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 77,476         695,523         156,458         7,532   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1) Operating expenses and others include W171,053 million of dividends declared by the Parent Company.
(*2) Operating revenue and others include W43,830 million of dividends declared by the associates and deducted from the investment in associates.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

33. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows:

 

          March 31, 2016  
          Accounts receivable      Accounts payable  

(In millions of won)

Scope

  

Company

   Loans      Accounts
receivable-trade
and others
     Accounts
payable – trade
and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

   SK Holding Co., Ltd.    W —           1,089         267,687   

Associates

   HappyNarae Co., Ltd.      —           11         1,576   
   F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.      —           354         1,182   
   SK hynix Inc.      —           74,774         —     
   SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.      1,017         35         160   
   Wave City Development Co., Ltd.      1,890         38,412         —     
   Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.      22,148         —           —     
   KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.      —           1,678         2,486   
   Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.      8,287         —           —     
   Others      —           297         623   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        33,342         115,561         6,027   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other

   SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.      —           1,090         479   
   SK Networks. Co., Ltd.      —           2,497         202,173   
   SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.      —           —           6,277   
   SK Telesys Co., Ltd.      —           58         23,210   
   SK innovation co., ltd.      —           1,846         1,374   
   SK Energy Co., Ltd.      —           1,110         203   
   SK Gas Co., Ltd.      —           1,479         9   
   Others      —           3,243         11,909   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —           11,323         245,634   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W 33,342         127,973         519,348   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

33. Transactions with Related Parties, Continued

 

  (4) Account balances as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are as follows, Continued:

 

        December 31, 2015  
        Accounts receivable     Accounts payable  

(In millions of won)

Scope

 

Company

  Loans     Accounts
receivable-trade
and others
    Accounts
payable – other
and others
 

Ultimate Controlling Entity

  SK Holdings Co., Ltd. (formerly, SK C&C Co., Ltd.) (*)   W —          1,836        160,133   

Associates

  HappyNarae Co., Ltd.     —          12        6,162   
  F&U Credit information Co., Ltd.     —          66        934   
  SK hynix Inc.     —          4,360        155   
  SK Wyverns Baseball Club Co., Ltd.     1,017        4,502        —     
  Wave City Development Co., Ltd.     1,890        38,412        —     
  Daehan Kanggun BcN Co., Ltd.     22,148        —          —     
  KEB HanaCard Co., Ltd.     —          1,771        9,042   
  Xian Tianlong Science and Technology Co., Ltd.     8,287        —          —     
  Others     —          299        964   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      33,342        49,422        17,257   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other

  SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.     —          1,005        14,877   
  SK Networks. Co., Ltd.     —          1,569        208,291   
  SK Networks Services Co., Ltd.     —          —          9,414   
  SK Telesys Co., Ltd.     —          140        37,491   
  SK innovation co., ltd.     —          2,159        1,424   
  SK Energy Co., Ltd.     —          1,681        173   
  SK Gas Co., Ltd.     —          1,830        9   
  Others     —          2,886        58,088   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      —          11,270        329,767   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    W 33,342        62,528        507,157   
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*) On August 1, 2015, SK C&C Co., Ltd., the Ultimate Controlling Entity’s investor merged SK Holdings Co., Ltd., the ultimate controlling entity of the Parent Company, and changed its name to SK Holdings Co., Ltd.
(5) M&Service Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Parent Company, entered into performance agreement with SK Energy Co., Ltd. and provided a blank note to SK Energy Co., Ltd., with regard to this transaction.
(6) There were additional investments in associates and joint ventures during the three-month period ended March 31, 2016 as presented in Note 10.

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

34. 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 W8,814 million as of March 31, 2016.

SK Broadband Co., Ltd. has guaranteed for employees’ borrowings relating to employee stock ownership program and provided short-term financial instruments amounting to W1,075 million as collateral as of March 31, 2016.

 

  (2) Contingencies

As of March 31, 2016 the Group is involved in various legal claims and litigation. Provision recognized in relation to these claims and litigation is immaterial. For those legal claims and litigation for which no provision was recognized, management does not believe the Group has a present obligation for these matters, nor is it expected any of these claims or litigation will have a significant impact on the Group’s financial position or operating results in the event an outflow of resources is ultimately necessary.

 

  (3) Guarantee provided

PS&Marketing Corporation, a subsidiary of the Parent Company, obtained W3,000 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 three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

35. Statements of Cash Flows

 

  (1) Adjustments for income and expenses from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Interest income

   W (12,050      (12,801

Dividend

     (14,812      (13,296

Gain on foreign currency translations

     (1,855      (780

Gain on disposal of long-term investments securities

     (315,715      (2,646

Gain on valuation of derivatives

     (3,221      (1,729

Gain on disposal of accounts receivable—trade

     (2,663      —     

Gain related to investments in associates and joint ventures, net

     (74,909      (244,257

Gain on disposal of property, equipment and intangible assets

     (952      (924

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

     (607      (2,154

Other income

     (2      (87

Interest expense

     72,392         75,516   

Loss on foreign currency translations

     3,330         1,044   

Loss on disposal of long-term investments securities

     84         2   

Income tax expense

     163,826         117,266   

Expense related to defined benefit plan

     28,891         26,660   

Depreciation and amortization

     749,070         729,494   

Bad debt expense

     8,042         13,013   

Loss on disposal of property and equipment and intangible assets

     8,271         2,010   

Impairment loss on property and equipment and intangible assets

     188         1,023   

Loss relating to financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     226         1,951   

Impairment loss on other investment securities

     6,338         9,271   

Other expenses

     15,221         7,613   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 629,093         706,189   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

 

35. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

  (2) Changes in assets and liabilities from operating activities for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Accounts receivable - trade

   W 6,817         3,942   

Accounts receivable - other

     (434,995      70,802   

Accrued income

     (394      58   

Advance payments

     (5,974      (58,942

Prepaid expenses

     (1,624      (2,997

Value Added Tax (VAT) refund receivable

     (93      (2,411

Inventories

     (6,923      (28,120

Guarantee deposits

     2,847         (4,857

Accounts payable - trade

     28,488         40,499   

Accounts payable - other

     (41,536      (193,282

Advanced receipts

     4,495         (11,885

Withholdings

     81,072         (220,226

Deposits received

     (4,648      (4,088

Accrued expenses

     (78,107      (152,761

VAT payable

     16,582         11,908   

Unearned revenue

     (15,509      (40,357

Provisions

     (119      (29,855

Long-term provisions

     —           (8,909

Plan assets

     6,491         8,700   

Retirement benefit payment

     (9,535      (12,193

Others

     (287      142   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W (452,952      (634,832
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (3) Significant non-cash transactions for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     For the three-month period ended  
(In millions of won)    March 31, 2016      March 31, 2015  

Decrease of accounts payable - other related to acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

     (319,058      (141,876

 

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