Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2017

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1 Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2017 K-IFRS, Non-audited February 5, 2018

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3 Table of Contents Consolidated Results 3 Non-consolidated Results 5 Major Subsidiaries 7 Appendix 8 2

4 Consolidated Results Summary of Income Statement (Consolidated) (KRW bn) YoY Q Q QoQ Operating revenues 17, , % 4, , % Operating expenses 15, , % 4, , % Labor cost 1, , % % Commissions paid 5, , % 1, , % Depreciation 1) 3, , % % Network Interconnection % % Cost of goods sold 1, , % % Others 2, , % % Operating income 1, , % % Operating margin 8.8% 9.0% -0.2%p 6.9% 8.8% -1.9%p Net profit or loss from non-operating items 1) Includes R&D related depreciation 1, % % Income before taxes 3, , % , % Consolidated net income 2, , % % EBITDA 2) 4, , % 1, , % EBITDA margin 27.3% 26.9% 0.4%p 25.4% 27.2% -1.8%p Basic EPS (KRW) 36,582 23, % 8,236 11, % 2) EBITDA = Operating income + Depreciation (including R&D related depreciation) Operating revenues - Annual operating revenues increased by 2.5% YoY as a result of mobile service revenue turnaround and growth at subsidiaries. - Quarterly operating revenues rose by 1.2% QoQ as SK Broadband and other subsidiaries continued to grow. Operating income - Annual operating income posted 0.1% growth YoY as improved earnings from SK Broadband and SK Planet offset the rise in depreciation expense. - Quarterly operating income declined by 20.9% QoQ due to seasonality in operating expenses. EBITDA - Annual EBITDA increased by 3.9% YoY from revenue growth and earnings improvement at major subsidiaries. Net income - Net income rose by 60.1% YoY as equity gains from SK Hynix increased. SK Hynix equity method gains (KRW bn) 17 : 2,175.9, 16:

5 Consolidated Results Summary of Balance Sheet (Consolidated) (KRW bn) Q Q YoY Q QoQ Total assets 33, , % 31, % Current assets 6, , % 6, % Cash and marketable securities 2, , % 2, % Assets - Increased by 6.8% YoY due to growth in the book value of SK Hynix. Non-current assets 27, , % 25, % Investment assets 10, , % 9, % Property & Equipment 10, , % 9, % Intangible assets 5, , % 5, % Shareholders equity - Increased by 11.9% YoY due to growth in net income. Total liabilities 15, , % 14, % Current liabilities 7, , % 6, % Non-current liabilities 8, , % 8, % Total shareholders' equity 18, , % 17, % Interest-bearing financial debt 7, , % 7, % Net debt 5, , % 5, % 4

6 Non-consolidated Results Operating Revenues (Non-consolidated) (KRW bn) YoY Q Q QoQ Total operating revenues 12, , % 3, , % Mobile service revenue 10, , % 2, , % Interconnection revenue % % Others 1) % % 1) Includes revenues from leased line, fixed-line resale, solutions and other businesses Mobile service revenue - Despite tariff cut pressures, mobile service revenue increased by 0.5% YoY driven by handset subscriber expansion and data usage growth. - Declined by 0.9% QoQ from the effect of selective tariff discount rate hike. (KRW bn) Interconnection revenue - Decreased by 4.8% YoY due to lower interconnection 2, , , , , , , ,716.6 rates and decline of land-to-mobile call volume. - Rose by 4.3% QoQ from larger mobile-to-mobile call Mobile service revenue volume. Other revenue 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 - Increased by 10.8% YoY from rise in IoT solutions business revenue. - Dropped by 9.2% QoQ due to one-time solutions sales in the previous quarter. 5

7 Non-consolidated Results Marketing expense & CAPEX (KRW bn) YoY Q Q QoQ Marketing expense 1) 3, , % % % of operating revenue 25.0% 23.9% 1.1%p 25.5% 25.3% 0.2%p Capital expenditure 1, , % % % of operating revenue 15.9% 15.9% % 17.6% 13.8%p 1) Marketing expense = marketing related commission + advertising expenses Marketing expense - Increased by 5.6% YoY as a result of handset subscriber acquisition efforts. - Decreased by 0.4% QoQ due to lower marketing commissions. (KRW tn) Marketing expense % to Revenue 28.2% 27.5% 26.7% 25.8% % 23.9% 25.0% CAPEX - Increased by 1.0% YoY due to fulfilling network deployment obligations Network CAPEX Non-Network CAPEX

8 Major Subsidiaries SK Broadband and SK Planet Operating Revenues (Non-consolidated) (KRW bn) YoY Q Q QoQ SK Broadband 3, , % % IPTV 1, % % Others 1) 2, , % % SK Planet 2) , % % 1) Others : High speed internet, residential, B2B, others, etc. 2) Excludes revenue from discontinued operations(advertising, etc.) (KRW bn) SK Broadband - Annual operating revenues increased by 3.6% YoY as a result of IPTV subscriber base expansion and higher demand of paid contents. - Quarterly operating revenues rose by 10.1% QoQ as IPTV business continued on its upward trend and other SK Broadband operating revenues IPTV revenue to total revenue(%) SK Planet operating revenues % 27.8% 29.0% 30.4% 32.6% 33.5% 33.6% 34.1% 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 revenues increased from year-end wireline constructions. SK Planet - Although e-commerce business improved throughout 2017, due to business restructuring in 2016*, annual revenues declined by 4.3% YoY. * Spin-off of SK TechX, OneStore, LBS business - Quarterly operating revenues increased by 6.0% QoQ from growth in 11st and OK Cashbag transactions. 7

9 Appendix Subscribers 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 YoY QoQ Subscribers ('000) 1) 28,921 29,150 29,451 29,595 29,833 29,993 30,156 30, % 0.1% Net adds % -76.4% Activations 1,552 1,536 1,503 1,504 1,583 1,385 1,462 1, % -4.9% Deactivations 1,257 1,307 1,203 1,360 1,345 1,225 1,299 1, % 4.1% Monthly churn rate 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.5% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.5% 0.0%p 0.1%p Smartphone Subscribers ('000) 20,985 21,308 21,662 21,877 22,181 22,424 22,735 22, % 1.1% LTE Subscribers ('000) 19,526 20,028 20,545 21,078 21,650 22,071 22,569 22, % 1.3% LTE Penetration 67.5% 68.7% 69.8% 71.2% 72.6% 73.6% 74.8% 75.7% 4.5%p 0.9%p High speed internet ('000) 5,092 5,145 5,181 5,207 5,310 5,344 5,403 5, % 0.7% IPTV ('000) 2) 3,631 3,766 3,878 3,968 4,073 4,170 4,287 4, % 1.9% 1) Includes MVNO connections, excludes other connections such as facility-monitoring lines 2) Revised subscriber count including VoD users effective as of 2Q17 (historical data retroactively changed) ARPU (KRW) 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 YoY QoQ Billing ARPU 1) 35,959 35,764 35,471 35,355 34,927 35,241 35,488 35, % -0.8% ARPU including MVNO 32,611 32,324 32,010 31,788 31,316 31,532 31,649 31, % -1.1% 1) Calculated from SK Telecom mobile service revenue (2G/3G/LTE and IoT) : Includes voice, data, and other revenue (Excludes activation fee and interconnection revenue). Reflects sales discount from contract and bundling, etc. Excludes MVNO related revenue. Calculated from SK Telecom mobile service subscribers (2G/3G/LTE and IoT) : From MSIP subscriber statistics (avg. number of billed connections for the quarter) 8

10 Appendix. Consolidated Income Statement (in KRW bn) Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q Operating revenues 17, , , , , , , , , , ,520.0 Operating expenses 15, , , , , , , , , , ,983.4 Labor cost 1, , ,966.2 Commissions paid 5, , , , , , , , , , ,486.3 Advertising Depreciation 1) 2, , ,247.0 Network interconnection Leased line Frequency usage fees Cost of goods sold 1, , ,886.5 Others 1, , ,657.4 Operating income 1, , ,536.6 EBITDA 4, , , , , , , , , , ,783.6 EBITDA margin 27.4% 27.2% 27.2% 28.0% 25.4% 26.9% 28.4% 28.3% 27.2% 25.4% 27.3% Net profit or loss from non-operating items (42.6) ,866.6 Interest income Interest expenses Profit or loss in other non-operating items ,089.7 Income before tax 2, , , ,403.2 Consolidated net income 1, , ,657.6 Majority interests 1, , ,599.8 Minority interests (2.7) (3.0) (14.2) (15.9) (5.7) (4.4) (2.9) Basic EPS (KRW) 20,988 8,099 3,990 4,604 6,905 23,497 8,344 8,731 11,271 8,236 36,582 1) Includes R&D related deprecation 9

11 Appendix. SK Telecom Non-consolidated Income Statement (in KRW bn) Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q Operating revenues 12, , , , , , , , , , ,468.0 Operating expenses 10, , , , , , , , , , ,770.3 Labor cost Commissions paid 5, , , , , , , , , , ,864.5 Marketing commissions 2, , ,968.6 Other commissions 2, , ,895.8 Advertising Depreciation 1) 2, , ,503.5 Network interconnection Leased line Frequency usage fees Others 1, , ,708.1 Operating income 1, , ,697.7 EBITDA 3, , , , , , , , , , ,201.2 EBITDA margin 31.4% 32.3% 34.1% 34.2% 33.3% 33.5% 34.1% 34.8% 33.2% 32.6% 33.7% Net profit or loss from non-operating items (189.3) 35.8 (97.8) (71.1) (86.4) (219.4) 50.2 (89.0) (198.6) (93.9) Interest income Interest expenses Profit or loss from other non-operating items (46.4) (18.7) (35.2) (11.3) 91.6 (36.2) (146.2) 98.7 Income before tax 1, , ,603.8 Net income 1, , , ) Includes R&D related deprecation 10

12 Appendix. Consolidated Balance Sheet (in KRW bn) 4Q15 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 Total assets 28, , , , , , , , ,428.7 Current assets 5, , , , , , , , ,201.8 Cash and marketable securities 1) 1, , , , , , , , ,171.5 Accounts receivable 3, , , , , , , , ,386.8 Short-term loans Inventories Other current assets Non-current assets 23, , , , , , , , ,226.9 Property & equipment 10, , , , , , , , ,144.9 Intangible assets 4, , , , , , , , ,502.0 Investment assets 8, , , , , , , , ,426.7 Other non-current assets ,153.3 Total liabilities 13, , , , , , , , ,399.5 Current liabilities 5, , , , , , , , ,109.1 Short-term borrowings Accounts payable 1, , , , , , , , ,438.3 Current portion of long-term debt , , , , , ,833.7 Other current liabilities 2, , , , , , , , ,707.2 Non-current liabilities 7, , , , , , , , ,290.4 Bonds payable & long-term borrowings 6, , , , , , , , ,808.1 Long-term payables - other , , , , , ,346.8 Post-employment benefit obligation Other non-current liabilities ,073.6 Total shareholders' equity 15, , , , , , , , ,029.2 Capital stock Capital surplus 3, , , , , , , , ,306.0 Retained earnings 15, , , , , , , , ,835.9 Capital adjustments (3,130.0) (3,118.3) (3,133.0) (3,122.3) (3,114.6) (3,122.6) (3,122.5) (3,117.9) (3,109.7) Other comprehensive income/loss 2) 9.3 (180.5) (232.4) (328.7) (226.2) (324.4) (176.6) (144.0) (234.7) Minority interests ) Cash & marketable securities includes cash & cash equivalent, marketable securities & short-term financial instruments 2) Other comprehensive income/loss include gains or losses on valuation of investment securities and derivatives

13 Appendix. SK Telecom Non-Consolidated Balance Sheet (in KRW bn) 4Q15 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 Total assets 23, , , , , , , , ,557.5 Current assets 2, , , , , , , , ,768.1 Cash and marketable securities 1) , , , Accounts receivable 1, , , , , , , , ,523.7 Short-term loans Inventories Other current assets Non-current assets 20, , , , , , , , ,789.4 Property & equipment 7, , , , , , , , ,923.1 Intangible assets 3, , , , , , , , ,395.8 Investment assets 9, , , , , , , , ,877.3 Other non-current assets Total liabilities 9, , , , , , , , ,550.1 Current liabilities 3, , , , , , , , ,767.4 Short-term borrowings Accounts payable 1, , , , , , , , ,867.0 Current portion of long-term debt , , , ,432.8 Other current liabilities 1, , , , , , , , ,467.6 Non-current liabilities 5, , , , , , , , ,782.7 Bonds payable & long-term borrowings 5, , , , , , , , ,377.3 Long-term payables , , , , , ,328.6 Post-employment benefit obligation Other non-current liabilities Total shareholders' equity 13, , , , , , , , ,007.4 Capital stock Capital surplus 3, , , , , , , , ,357.8 Retained earnings 13, , , , , , , , ,512.6 Capital adjustments (2,988.4) (2,988.4) (2,986.3) (2,986.3) (2,986.3) (2,986.3) (2,986.2) (2,986.1) (2,985.9) Other comprehensive income/loss 2) (53.2) (17.7) (45.3) (4.0) (61.8) (26.2) ) Cash & marketable securities includes cash & cash equivalent, marketable securities & short-term financial instruments 2) Other comprehensive income/loss include gains or losses on valuation of investment securities and derivatives 12

14 IR Contacts Minjoo Kim ( , Jiwon Kim ( , DY Woo ( ,