MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

26.06.2008

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD.

 

 

Registered Office :

4, Pyeong-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 441-230

 

 

Country :

Korea

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2008

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

03.24.1956

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

124-81-00718

 

 

Legal Form :

Listed Company

 

 

Line of Business :

Wholesale of Non-Specialized Goods

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Status :

Very Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Exists

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

Company Name

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD.

Registered Address

4, Pyeong-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Zip Code

441-230

Tel

+82-2-2221-2114

Fax

+82-2-2221-0080

E-mail

ikari78@sknetworks.co.kr

Website

www.sknetworks.co.kr

Trading Address

4, Pyeong-dong, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-2-2221-2114

Fax

+82-2-2221-0080

Euljiro HQ Office

198, Euljiro 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-70-7800-2114

Fax

+82-2-754-9414

Myungdong HQ Office

199-15, Euljiro 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Fashion Business Div.

3FL., Korea Chamber of Commerce, 45, Namdaemunno 4-ga ,Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea

Tel

+82-70-7800-4883

Pohang Branch

1087-2, Duho-dong, Buk-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Tel

+82-54-252-3468

Fax

+82-54-252-2645

Mokpo Branch

1121-4, Sang-dong, Mokpo-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-61-285-6051

Fax

+82-61-284-6091

Gangneung Branch

1288, Ponam 2-dong, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, Korea

Tel

+82-33-647-4611

Fax

+82-33-647-2311

Suncheon Branch

1433-3, Yeonhyang-dong, Suncheon-si, Jeollanam-do, Korea

Tel

+82-61-744-2490

Fax

+82-61-744-2489

Ulsan Branch

1497-5, Samsan-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

Tel

+82-52-276-4298

Fax

+82-52-271-6083

Yongin Branch

267-2, Nongseo-ri, Giheung-eup, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-285-8733

Uijeongbu Branch

2nd Fl., 476, Uijeongbu 2-dong, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-876-3015

Fax

+82-31-876-1907

Yeoju Branch

444-12, Jeombong 1-ri, Yeoju-eup, Yeoju-gun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-31-883-6600

Bucheon Branch

621-1, Sang 2-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Tel

+82-32-328-5182

Fax

 

Type

Export/Import

Industry

Wholesale of Non-Specialized Goods

  Main Business

Fabrics, Chemicals, Steel, System Related Total Solutions, Clothing, Cellular Telephone

Established (mm/dd/yyyy)

03/24/1956

The Subject owns the premises of the registered HQ address.

 

 

Detailed Products

 

Activity

Detailed Products (UNSPSC)

Sell

Petroleum and distillates(15101500)

Sell

Clothing(53100000)

Sell

Corporate uniforms(53102710)

Sell

Fuels and Fuel Additives and Lubricants and Anti corrosive Materials(15000000)

Sell

System administrators(81111800)

Sell

Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications(43000000)

Sell

Digital video disk players or recorders(52161516)

Sell

Vehicle maintenance and repair services(78180100)

Sell

Mobile communications services(83111600)

Sell

World wide web WWW site operation host services(81112105)

Sell

School uniforms(53102705)

Sell

Structural materials and basic shapes(30100000)

Sell

Fabrics and leather materials(11160000)

Sell

Plywood(11121609)

 

 

CEO’s

 

Name

Jung Man-Won

Address

-

Date of Birth

10/05/1952

Title

President & CEO

Sex

Male

Nationality

Korean

 

 

Profiles

 

Capital

635,676,652,500 KRW

Employees

2,311

Formation

Listed Company (KSE : 001740 ) as of 06/30/1977

A company of SK Business Group

Bank Details

Hana Bank

Corporate Registered No.

130111-0005199

Business Registered No.

124-81-00718

Permit & Licenses

Int’l Trade No.: 670904

Shareholder Position

Name

Shares

%

SK Corporation

97,142,856

40.01

Korea Development Bank

30,497,575

12.56

Shinhan Bank

23,755,999

9.78

Hana Bank

13,800,492

5.68

EXIM Bank

13,038,712

5.37

Others

64,756,284

26.60

Total

242,991,918

100.00

Company History

1956-03-24   SK Global(Sunkyong Limited) established
1966-11-30   Presidential Award received (for increasing exports by US$1,835,000)
1976-01-01   Acquired Sunil Textile Corporation
1976-11-22   Designated as a general trading company
1976-11-30   Awarded for earning U$100 million in exports
1977-06-30   Listed on the Korean Stocks Exchange
1980-11-28   SK Corporation(formerly known as Yukong Limited) is acquired
1981-12-22   Awarded for earning U$500 million in exports
1989-10-00   Participated in the Oil Exploration Project in Myanmmar
1991-10-00   Started participation in Guyana Forest Development Project
1996-10-09   Established first Chinese Korean joint venture trading company in China
1997-04-22   Concluded contract on Cambodia Forest Development Project
1998-07-01   Changed company name to SK company
1999-12-31   SK Distribution merged with
2000-07-31   SK Energy Sales merged with
2000-07-31   Changed company name to SK Global

2003-03-19  Started the management by the Creditors of Financial Institutes
2003-09-19   Changed company name to SK Networks Co., Ltd.

2003-10-27 Signed the agreement on the execution of the Plan for strengthening operation

2005-05  Sold the equity share of SK Life Insurance

2007-04-17 Finished the Management Procedure by the Creditors of Financial Institutes

2008-01-29 The Subject decided to acquire OBZEE CO., LTD.(110111-1048960) as of 03/31/2008

The Subject Company is a Korea-based company mainly engaged in the network, telecommunication, energy and trading businesses. The Company’s network business provides leased line service through maintaining the fiber optical network. The telecommunication business segment focuses on the wholesale, retail, export and import of telecommunication devices. Its energy business segment markets oil products such as gasoline, kerosene, light oil, lubricating oil, asphalt and liquefied natural gas (LNG), as well as provides automobile related services. The trading segment offers a broad array of logistics and marketing services for the import and export of energy, petrochemical and steel products. In addition, the Company is also involved in the operation of convenience stores and gas stations, as well as the provision of fashion goods. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the telecommunication and energy business accounted for approximately 20% and 40% of total sales, respectively.

 

The subject deals with the companies in China, Indonesia, Japan and USA.

Since 03/19/2003, the subject has been managed by the association of creditors according to be classified as a company having the indication of not sound financial structure based on the related law. As the restructuring procedure from the agreement with the creditors, the subject has been engaged in restructuring, selling the stocks & bonds hold, enhancement of sales performance and negotiation of debt. And major debt has been suspended until 12/31/2007.

But as of 04/17/2007 the restructuring procedure has been completed by the decision from the creditors.

 

 

Management

 

Job Description

Title

Name

Sex

Nationality

Date of Birth

President & CEO

Mr.

Jung Man-Won

Male

Korean

1952. 10. 05

Director

Mr.

Lee Chang-Kyu

Male

Korean

1956. 02. 10

Director

Mr.

Cho Ki-Heng

Male

Korean

1959. 01. 05

Director

Mr.

Choi Sang-Hoon

Male

Korean

1952. 10. 18

Outside Director

Mr.

Kwon Seung-Hee

Male

Korean

1950. 05. 01

Outside Director

Mr.

Kim Young-Han

Male

Korean

1950. 08. 22

Outside Director

Mr.

Yoon Chang-Hyun

Male

Korean

1960. 07. 28

Outside Director

Mr.

Lee Young-Chul

Male

Korean

1949. 05. 26

Outside Director

Mr.

Chang Byung-Joo

Male

Korean

1945. 09. 18

Financials                                                

Unit: KRW

Year

Sales

Assets

Net income

2007

17,686,274,023,495

6,264,010,494,308

590,557,005,160

2006

 15,784,019,148,561

 5,832,208,519,481

473,936,092,951

2005

14,879,511,552,609

5,228,066,986,700

456,078,604,780

2004

13,613,718,718,390

4,408,265,423,877

460,628,881,668

 

 

 

Financial Description                               

 

  Unit: KRW

Authorized Capital

3,750,000,000,000

Paid-Up Capital

635,676,652,500

Total Issues Shares

243,110,446

 

 

Balance Sheet

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2008~03/31/2008

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

Total Assets

6,052,447,251,461

6,264,010,494,308

5,832,208,519,481

Current Assets

2,447,636,980,455

2,413,269,061,967

2,730,511,360,558

-Quick Assets

1,738,845,911,274

1,718,072,324,326

2,052,401,266,892

-Inventories

708,791,069,181

695,196,737,641

678,110,093,666

Fixed Assets

3,604,810,271,006

3,850,741,432,341

3,101,697,158,923

-Investment

1,147,840,259,170

1,489,613,759,324

777,586,303,075

-Tangibles

2,236,734,074,989

2,193,587,752,304

2,046,066,022,060

-Intangibles

17,904,450,994

-1,783,666,986

-14,330,877,989

-Others

202,331,485,853

169,323,587,699

292,375,711,777

Total Liabilities

4,713,239,659,204

4,629,383,731,490

4,563,109,329,595

Current Liabilities

3,221,059,926,744

3,140,542,141,158

2,255,030,175,542

Fixed Liabilities

1,492,179,732,460

1,488,841,590,332

2,308,079,154,053

Capital Stock

634,679,605,000

628,223,592,500

626,547,970,000

Capital Surplus

91,371,965,303

35,505,569,945

31,161,618,745

Profit Surplus

739,970,504,059

671,175,725,688

507,162,233,028

Capital Adjustment

-126,814,482,105

299,721,874,685

104,227,368,113

Total Equity

1,339,207,592,257

1,634,626,762,818

1,269,099,189,886

Liab. & Shareholder’s Equity

6,052,447,251,461

6,264,010,494,308

5,832,208,519,481

 

Current Liabilities

3,221,059,926,744

3,140,542,141,158

2,255,030,175,542

Trade Payables

2,318,937,741,385

2,254,901,763,754

1,986,430,597,239

Short-Term Borrowings

546,934,312,496

364,905,373,202

4,408,088,114

Account Payables

133,501,161,201

170,186,539,462

160,936,353,542

Advance Receipts

23,190,773,595

24,382,043,970

56,790,351,597

Unearned Income

263,634,390

158,725,303

1,412,344,687

Withholdings

13,636,714,327

12,890,821,824

13,146,645,802

Guarantee Deposit Withhold

35,864,508,099

34,868,571,589

31,379,899,066

Accrued Expenses

1,314,306,104

20,408,037,769

61,095,495

Current Portion of Long-Term Debts

145,801,284,686

258,075,471,156

464,800,000

Accrued Income Tax

994,574,354

-

-

Accrued Dividends

683,267,400

-

-

Fixed Liabilities

1,492,179,732,460

1,488,841,590,332

2,308,079,154,053

Debentures

50,000,000,000

50,000,000,000

 

Bond with Warrant

-

700,000,000

29,361,955,168

Long-Term Borrowings

1,391,631,623,883

1,390,982,141,257

2,256,225,583,532

Long-Term Accrued Interests

-

-

4,754,610,894

Long-Term Advance Receipts

-

-

1,817,800,000

Long-Term Account Payables

-

1,876,400,000

-

Provision for Severance & Retirement

83,895,236,150

79,249,674,923

70,614,674,752

Other Provisions

3,091,669,367

832,731,404

1,097,534,133

 

 

Income Statement

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2008~03/31/2008

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

Sales

5,107,402,399,152

17,686,274,023,495

15,784,019,148,561

Cost of Sold Goods

4,728,720,609,001

16,359,462,548,625

14,528,822,084,850

Gross Profit

378,681,790,151

1,326,811,474,870

1,255,197,063,711

Selling & Admin. Expenses

258,198,396,880

951,709,120,599

866,967,350,420

Operating Income

120,483,393,271

375,102,354,271

388,229,713,291

Non-Operating Income

115,849,656,415

491,752,630,349

220,238,140,992

Non-Operating expenses

147,932,301,962

315,294,526,376

270,936,849,457

Ordinary Income

88,400,747,724

551,560,458,244

337,531,004,826

Special Income

- 

- 

- 

Income Before Taxes

88,400,747,724

551,560,458,244

337,531,004,826

Income Taxes Expenses

19,605,969,353

-38,996,546,916

-136,405,088,125

Net Income

68,794,778,371

590,557,005,160

473,936,092,951

 

 

Cash Flows

 

Unit : Korean Won

01/01/2008~03/31/2008

As of 12/31/2007

As of 12/31/2006

Cash Flows from Operating

240,120,272,551

613,478,396,426

229,027,566,648

-Net Income

68,794,778,371

590,557,005,160

473,936,092,951

-Exp. without Cash Outflow

124,515,492,651

260,729,475,351

223,025,969,912

-Revenue without Cash Inflows

(-)76,788,692,166

(-)388,166,433,262

(-)90,474,044,361

-Changes in Asset/ & Liability

123,598,693,695

150,358,349,177

(-)377,460,451,854

Cash Flows from Investing

80,724,900,087

(-)364,039,502,139

(-)368,373,106,880

-Cash Inflow from Investing

270,851,955,434

408,652,088,694

94,445,832,209

-Cash Outflows for Investing

(-)190,127,055,347

(-)772,691,590,833

(-)462,818,939,089

Cash Flows from Financing

(-)224,720,189,538

(-)651,719,537,437

(-)269,521,130,315

-Cash Inflows from Financing

742,933,575,229

3,643,027,854,729

13,473,345,275

-Cash Outflows from Financing

(-)967,653,764,767

(-)4,294,747,392,166

(-)282,994,475,590

Increase/Decrease in Cash

96,124,983,100

(-)402,280,643,150

(-)408,866,670,547

Cash at the Beginning of Year

115,626,896,325

517,907,539,475

926,774,210,022

Cash at the End of Year

211,751,879,425

115,626,896,325

517,907,539,475

Products, Technologies, Services Description

 

Main Products & Services

Global Business

-Resources & Energy

-Chemicals

-Steel

-Mobile phone

 

Domestic Business

-Network Business/ VoIP : Voice over Internet Protocol

-Information & Telecommunication

-Fashion

-Convenience Store Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organization Structure

 

Suppliers

SK Corporation

Competitors

-INFO & TELECOMMUNICATION

KT

POWER COM

DREAM LINE

DACOM

SKN

HANARO

 

-ENERGY

GS CALTEX

S-OIL

HYUNDAI OIL BANK

INCHEON OIL

 

-INT’L TRADING

LG INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

ADDRESS: 12TH FL., LG TWIN TOWER EAST ANNEX, 20, YEOUIDO-DONG, YEONGDEUNGPO-GU, SEOUL, KOREA

TEL: 82-2-3773-5114 FAX: 82-2-3773-5273

INDUSTRY: WHOLESALE OF NON-SPECIALIZED GOODS

 

HYUNDAI CORPORATION

ADDRESS: HUNGKUK LIFE INSURANCE BD 226, SINMUNNO 1-GA, JONGNO-GU, SEOUL 110-786 KOREA

TEL: 82-2-390-1114  FAX: 82-2-390-1101 

INDUSTRY: WHOLESALE OF NON-SPECIALIZED GOODS

 

DAEWOO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

ADDRESS: DAEWOO CENTER BLDG., 541, NAMDAEMUNNO 5-GA, JUNG-GU, SEOUL 100-714 KOREA

TEL: 82-2-759-2114  FAX: 82-2-753-9489 

INDUSTRY: WHOLESALE OF NON-SPECIALIZED GOODS

 

HYOSUNG CORPORATION

ADDRESS: HYOSUNG BLDG., 450, GONGDEOK 2-DONG, MAPO-GU, SEOUL 121-720 KOREA

TEL: 82-2-707-7000  FAX: 82-2-707-0130 

INDUSTRY: MAN-MADE FIBERS SPINNING

 

SAMSUNG CORPORATION

ADDRESS: 310, TAEPYEONGNO 2-GA, JUNG-GU, SEOUL 100-865 KOREA

TEL: 82-2-2145-2114  FAX: 82-2-2145-3114 

INDUSTRY: WHOLESALE OF NON-SPECIALIZED GOODS

 

SSANGYONG CORPORATION

ADDRESS: SSANGYONG BLDG., 24-1, JEODONG 2-GA, JUNG-GU, SEOUL 100-748 KOREA

TEL: 82-2-2270-8114  FAX: 82-2-2270-8334 

INDUSTRY: WHOLESALE OF NON-SPECIALIZED GOODS

 

 

Related Parties (Subsidiaries, Joint-Venture & Affiliates) 

Affiliate

SK CHEMICALS CO.,LTD          130111-0005727

SK GAS LTD     110111-0413247

SKC LTD           130111-0001585

DAEHAN CITY GAS LTD            110111-0235617

PUSAN CITY GAS CO.,LTD       180111-0039495

DONGSHIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD           110111-0166250

SK E&S CO., LTD.        110111-1632979

DAEHAN OIL PIPELINE CORPORATION 110111-0671522

SK INCHEON OIL CO.,LTD.        110111-0008197

CHONGJU CITY GAS CO.,LTD   150111-0006200

POHANG CITY GAS CO.,LTD     174611-0007531

KUMI CITY GAS CO.,LTD           175311-0001570

CHONNAM CITY GAS    201311-0000503

KANGWON CITY GAS.CO.,LTD 140111-0002010

IKSAN CITY GAS CO.,LTD         214911-0004699

SK NJC CO., LTD.         130111-0046094

DAE HAN CITY GAS ENGINEERING CO.LTD.     110111-0429608

SK CYTEC CO., LTD.    130111-0021658

K-POWER CO.,LTD.      110111-1492240

IKSAN ENERGY CO,LTD           214911-0004136

CHOONG NAM CITY GAS CO., LTD       160111-0007595

SK UTIS CO., LTD.        135811-0113802

SKCTA CORPORATION 110111-3222570

IN2GEN            110111-2024258

SK PETROCHEMICAL   135811-0120906

SK MOBILE ENERGY CO.,LTD. 161511-0076070

SK TELECOM CO.,LTD  110111-0371346

SEOUL, INC.     134111-0010706

IHQ, INC           110111-0042393

SK C&C            110111-0769583

SK TELESYS CO.,LTD  110111-1405897

SK COMMUNICATIONS 110111-1700924

SK TELINK, CORP.       110111-1533599

OKCASHBAG SERVICE CO..LTD           110111-1873432

INFOSEC CO.,LTD        110111-2007858

WIDERTHAN CO.,LTD   110111-1998701

INNOACE CO.,LTD        110111-2104026

AIRCROSS CO., LTD.    110111-2121765

ENCAR NETWORKS LTD.         110111-2125270

PAXNET, INC.   110111-1698830

TU MEDIA CORPORATION        110111-2907826

INDEPENDENCE           110111-2010116

SKC MEDIA CO., LTD.   161511-0076377

YTN MEDIA INC            110111-2031477

IFILM CO.,LTD.  110111-2857451

SK I-MEDIA CO.LTD.     110111-3505851

SK CORPORATION       110111-0022816

SK ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD 110111-0038805

SK SHIPPING CO., LTD 110111-0311392

WALKERHILL INC.        110111-0142854

STELLAR SHIPPING CO., LTD   110111-1655822.

MRO KOREA CO.,LTD   110111-2016940

OILCHAIN CORPORATION         110111-2194754

APERON          110111-3001685

SK SECURITIES CO.,LTD          110111-0037112

SK CAPITAL CO., LTD.  110111-1189219

GLOBAL CREDIT & INFORMATION        135311-0003300

SK WYVERNS CO., LTD           120111-0217366

ENTRY SOFT   

ECOL GREEN

Total 56 companies

Overseas Office

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD. QINGDAO BRANCH

ROOM 1403, HISENSE TOWER 17 DONGHAI XI ROAD, QINGDAO , CHINA

TEL : 86-(532)-387-4331, 4333, 7054, 7187, 4440 FAX : 86-(532)-387-4555 

 

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD. GUANGZHOU BRANCH ROOM

1706, OFFICE TOWER , CITIC PLAZA, NO.233 TIANHE ROAD NORTH , TIANHE DISTRICT, GUANGZHOU , CHINA (510613)

TEL : 86-(20)-3891-2445 FAX : 86-(20)-8732-0869 

 

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD. WUHAN BRANCH

ROOM 705, WUHAN INT'L TRADE COMMERCIAL CENTRE, NO.297 XINHUA BACK ROAD , WUHAN , CHINA (430022)

TEL : 86-(27)-8577-5840, 5842, 5847 86-(27)-8572-4634, 4644 / FAX : 86-(27)-8577-5851 

 

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD.

CHENGDU OFFICE 24 THFL. CHUANZIN MANSION , 18 SEC.2 RENMIN SOUTH ROAD , CHENGDU , CHINA (610016)

TEL : 86-(28)-6199-755~9 FAX : 86-(28)-6200-155 

 

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD. DALIAN OFFICE

18TH FLOOR, SENMAO BLDG. 147 ZHONG SHAN ROAD XIIGANG DISTRICT,

DALIAN , CHINA (116011)

TEL : 86-(411)-8360-9393 FAX : 86-(411)-8369-3924  

 

SK GLOBAL HONG KONG LTD. TAIPEI BRANCH

5TH FLOOR ROOM A-1 NO.287 NAN-KING EAST ROAD, SEC.3, TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

TEL : 886-(2)-2718-3949 FAX : 886-(2)-2514-0377, 0294

 

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD.

HARBIN OFFICE 4TH FI., SONGLEIL GROUP BLDG. 160 ZHONGSHAN ST. , DONGLI DIST. HARBIN , CHINA (150040)

TEL : 86-(451)-264-8505 FAX : 86-(451)-246-8492 

 

SK NETWORKS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH

ROOM NO.2310, INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER, 2201, YAN AN ROAD (W), SHANGHAI, CHINA

TEL : 86-(21)-6295-0088 / FAX : 86-(21)-6295-0033/55

 

SK NETWORKS (CHINA) HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

SK NETWORKS PS (SHANTOU) CO., LTD

 

SHENYANG SK NETWORKS ENERGY CO., LTD

18/F BLOCKA PRESIDENT BUILDING, NO.69HEPING NORTH STREET,

HEPING DISTRICT, SHENYANG CITY, LIAONING PROVINCE, CHINA

TEL : 86-(24)-2281-4330 / FAX : 86-(24)-2281-4334,4340,4350

Subsidiary

SK NETWORKS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH(100% held by the subject company)

SK NETWORKS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.(100% held by the subject company)

KIWI STEEL NZ LTD.(100% held by the subject company)

CNTIC-SK TRADING CO., LTD.(49% held by the subject company)

ZHANGJIAGANG SKOK METAL PRODUCTS CO., LTD(100% held by the subject company)

SHENYANG SK NETWORKS ENERGY CO., LTD  (50% held by the subject company)

SKN (CHINA) HOLDINGS CO., LTD(100% held by the subject company)

PINRISE(40% held by the subject company)

MEIJING(23.61% held by the subject company)

SK GLOBAL ASIA-PACIFIC PTE. LTD.(60.78% held by the subject company)

SK GLOBAL HONG KONG LTD.(57.75% held by the subject company)

SK GLOBAL EUROPE LTD.(65.06% held by the subject company)

Cooperative Enterprise

Tommy Hilfiger Licensing, Inc.

                                                       

 

Sales by Region (Activity & Markets)

 

Sales/ Unit : KRW

2007

2006

2005

Export

3,295,502,759,121

2,468,437,701,835

 

Domestic

14,525,808,759,285

13,530,705,692,126

 

Total

17,686,274,023,495

15,784,019,148,561

 

 

 

Court Action

 

Case No.

Court

Plaintiff(s)/ Creditor(s)/ Applicant(s)

Defendant(s)/ Debtor(s)/ Respondent(s)

Cause

Amount (KRW)

Status

2008 Na19708

Seoul High Court

SGWICUS Corporation(110111-0048002)

The Subject Company

Refund on illegal profits

26,436,167,852

Proceeding

2008 Kahap 10865

Seoul Central District Court

The Subject Company

Gangnam District Office, Seoul, Korea

Telecommunication Cable

20,000,100

Proceeding

2008 Kadan 77571

Seoul Central District Court

The Subject Company

UC Industry Community On Line Services Inc.(110111-1501249)

Telecommunication Fee

70,813,990

Proceeding

2008 Kadan 32448

Seoul Central District Court

The Subject Company

SP CORP.( 110111-1752800) & Others(1)

Claim for Account Receivable

1,302,457,264

Proceeding

2007 Kahap 7671

Seoul Central District Court

Kim Jong-Soo

The Subject Company

Claim for damages

147,666,600

Proceeding

2007 Kahap 4166

Seoul Nambu District Court

SG Wicars

The Subject Company

Refund on illegal profits

26,436,167,852

Proceeding

2006 Kaso 82825

Seoul Central District Court

Han Cheong-Hee and others(3)

The Subject Company

Claim for damages

12,288,000

Proceeding

2006 Kahap 47023

Seoul Central District Court

Park Byung-Joo and others(3)

The Subject Company

Refund on guarantee deposits

186,966,666

Proceeding

2006 Kuhap 8380

Suwon District Court

The Subject Company

Suwon Tax Office

Cancellation on VAT

619,855,080

Proceeding

2006 Kahap 98380

Seoul Central District Court

SG Wicars

The Subject Company

Confirmation on not existing liabilities

1,649,232,599

Proceeding

2006 Kahap 23353

Suwon District Court

Dongmung Special Construction

The Subject Company

Unacceptable on dividends

216,007,000

Proceeding

2006 Kahap 4687

Goyang Branch Court

The Subject Company

Won Young-Man

Claim for Trade Receivables

186,000,000

Proceeding

 

 

News Clipping

 

SK offers sweet used car warranty

JoongangIlbo & Joins.com:06/05/2008

 

SK Networks Company will enter the local used car market with a nearly unprecedented warranty of two years or 40,000 kilometers (24,854 miles), the trading unit of the SK Group said yesterday.

 

“The current used-car market in Korea gives sellers the advantage, rather than buyers,” CEO Jung Man-won said at a press conference yesterday.

 

“We will change that with this rare warranty and rational price system.

 

We have spent three years designing them.”

 

SK Networks’ warranty is expected to create a buzz in the local market, as the best current warranty, offered for used Toyota models, only covers up to one year.

 

The Korean company already caused a stir in the local vehicle market by launching the parallel import business late last year for the first time among affiliates of local conglomerates.

 

SK Networks will use its some 600 branches of its Speed Mate car repair shops nationwide as the bases for its new used car business.

 

The company hopes to help the trade volume of used cars in the country grow to be 2.5 times larger than the trade volume of new cars, Jung said.

 

Currently, used car trade volume is 1.5 times higher than new car trade volume.

 

Meanwhile, SK Networks aims to secure natural resources worth 30 trillion won ($29.5 billion) by 2014, Jung added.

 

“`We are focusing on minerals in China, Indonesia, Australia and Kazakhstan,” he said.

 

The company currently has mineral supplies, including copper, zinc, lead and coal, valued at 6 trillion won.

 

 

By Moon So-young Staff Reporter [symoon@joongang.co.kr]

 

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SK Networks to exceed this year`s sales target

Korea Herald:12/24/2007

 

SK Networks Co., the country`s largest parallel importer of automobiles, is likely to exceed its sales target of 150 units set for this year.

 

According to SK Networks, its sales reached 130 vehicles by Friday, one month since it began selling imported vehicles on Nov. 22. The company`s sales figure equates to more than 40 vehicles sold every 10 days, pushing the company`s potential sales for the year to around 170 units.

 

The company imports 10 models produced by German automakers Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and Lexus and Toyota vehicles produced by Japan`s Toyota Motor Corp.

 

Of the 130 vehicles the company has sold during its one month in operation, 70 were accounted for by the three Mercedes-Benz vehicles - S600, S550 and E350 - it imports from the United States. In contrast, the three models` combined average monthly sales for the German carmakers official importer Mercedes-Benz Korea this year is 103 units.

 

The company offers vehicles at prices 6 to 15 percent lower than those offered by the carmakers` official sales representatives in Korea, prompting some of the official importers to cut prices in response.

 

When SK Networks put the luxury sedan Lexus LS460L, the only Lexus vehicle it imports, on the market for 144 million won ($149,000), Toyota Korea responded by launching the five-seater version of the car at 143 million won, 20 million won cheaper than the previously offered four-seat version of the vehicle. SK Networks then responded by lowering the price of the car by an additional 10 million won.

 

 

SK Networks Acquires Women’s Apparel Obzee

Maeil Business Newspaper & mk.co.kr:11/29/2007

 

SK Networks Co. is poised to reinforce its fashion business by acquiring Obzee, a local women’s apparel company.

 

SK Networks made an amalgamation contract with Obzee (CEO: Kang Jin-young) for acquiring a 54 percent stake in the luxury women’s wear brand for 50 billion won on November 29, the company disclosed.

 

With the acquisition of Obzee, SK Networks now has two international brands that have successfully made inroads into global markets (Y&Kei and Hanni Y) and three local luxury female clothing brands (Obzee, O’2ND and Club Monaco) as well as brings in a notable fashion designer couple - Kang Jin-young & Yoon Han-hee - into the company.

 

The Kang & Yoon couple made a coup with Obzee in the domestic market in 1994 and advanced into New York where they brought up new brands, Y&Kei and Hanni Y, and won the authoritative Rising Star Award in 2003.

 

Vice-president of SK Networks Lee Chang-kyu said, “We have decided to acquire Obzee in order to secure many brands that can go global as early as possible.”

Obzee CEO Kang also explained, “Through years of working in New York, I have felt strongly about the limits faced by small enterprises in penetrating the global markets. I thought it would be better to establish a truly global fashion brand than to build my own fortune.”

SK Networks currently promotes a fashion brand named Richard Chai in New York and plans to foster ten more global brands by the year 2010.

 

[Sun-young Park / KHS] [ⓒ Maeil Business Newspaper & mk.co.kr, All rights reserved]

 

 

SK Networks, Posco finish China plant

JoongangIlbo & Joins.com:10/30/2007

 

Korean trading company SK Networks Co. said yesterday it has completed construction of a steel-processing plant in eastern China in an alliance with Korea’s biggest steelmaker Posco to make inroads into the Chinese steel market.Each year, SK Networks will manufacture 140,000 tons of steel products used to manufacture liquid crystal displays, digital video discs and personal computers at the plant in Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, and provide them to IT and electronics companies in eastern China, SK Networks said in a statement.SK Networks owns an 80-percent stake in the plant, called POSK-PPC, with Posco holding the rest, the trading company said. Yonhap

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Shareholders approve SK’s holding company

JoongangIlbo & Joins.com : 05/30/2007

 

SK Corp. shareholders approved plans to split Asia’s No. 4 refiner into holding and operating companies to simplify the group’s structure and enhance corporate governance. Shareholders representing about 80 percent of outstanding stock all voted in favor of the proposal at a meeting in Seoul yesterday, SK Corp.

 

said in a statement.

 

The reorganized companies will be called SK Holdings Co. and SK Energy Co. The reorganization is part of efforts by Korea’s jaebeol groups to become more efficient and increase transparency by separating unrelated parts of their businesses.

 

SK, Korea’s third-largest industrial group, will be the second jaebeol to form a holding company after LG in July 2004.“For shareholders, the issue has always been that if you’re buying into a share of SK Corp., you’re also buying into non-core investment assets such as SK Telecom, SK Networks or SKC,” Cindy Park, a Seoul-based senior analyst at Nomura International Plc, said yesterday.

 

“With this split plan, shareholders now have better clarity in what they are buying into.”The split takes effect July 1.

 

Holders of SK Corp. stock will get 29 shares of the holding company for each 100 they own in the refiner, and 71 shares in the operating company, SK Corp. said April 11.SK Holdings and SK Energy will be listed separately on the Korea Exchange on July 25, SK Corp. said.

 

SK Energy will focus on energy and chemicals, while SK Holdings will concentrate on business investments.SK Holdings will own 17 percent of SK Energy, 22 percent of SK Telecom Co., 41 percent of SK Networks Co.

 

and stakes in affiliates SK E&S, SKC Co., SK Shipping Co. and K-Power Co., SK Corp. said.

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SK Networks Joins Korea Express Acquisition War

 

MAEIL NEWSPAPER 05/28/2007

SK Networks joined the fight to acquire Korea Express and is particularly expected to wage a fierce battle against Kumho Asiana Group, which had already expressed interest in the logistics company. The Korea Express sale is to spark off at the end of July after having progressed at a snail's pace for some time.

 

According to industry sources on Monday, SK Group decided to penetrate into the home-delivery logistics market via SK Networks and stepped into the acquisition battle for Korea Express.

 

"The need to acquire Korea Express was thoroughly examined since considerable demand for logistics are present within the company itself," disclosed the mobile telephone unit distribution and clothing business involved with SK Networks.

 

Meanwhile, it is understood that SK Networks outlined schemes for raising approximately 1.5 trillion won.

 

Seoul Central District Court's bankruptcy division, which is in charge of Korea Express' legal management, revealed to promote the M&A deal even if the issue of contingent liabilities in Libyan Great Man-Made River Project-the largest M&A obstacle-is not resolved.

 

This is why SK Networks and Kumho Asiana Group are busy raising funds to acquire Korea Express.

 

The court decided to conduct the deal through over a 50 percent paid-in capital increase. Since the current aggregated market value of Korea Express is 1.4 trillion won, the estimated acquisition price is around 1.5 trillion won.

 

In addition to SK and Kumho Group, CJ, STX, Lotte, Hanjin and Hanwha Group are known to be undergoing internal discussions and consultation to join the acquisition war for Korea Express.

 

[Dong-eun Lee / KHS]

 

 

Corporate Restructuring Saves 66% of Distressed Firms

MAEIL NEWSPAPER :03/01/2007

 

Since the Corporate Restructuring Facilitation Act was put into effect in September, 2001, 66 percent of companies which had shown signs of impending bankruptcy succeeded in restructuring, according to a report on Wednesday.

 

Furthermore, it was forecast that institutional creditors would profit 6.8 trillion won more than the amount that they had lent those firms for their restructuring plans.

 

The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) disclosed on Feb. 28 that under the Corporate Restructuring Facilitation Act, 47 out of 71 nearly-bankrupt companies (66.2 percent) successfully completed restructuring with the assistance of institutional creditors and have normalized their operations or have been sold to third parties.

 

Eleven firms, including Trigem Computer, are currently going through the necessary procedures to recuperate, according to the court's direction, as joint control of those firms by institutional creditors have been suspended, while a disposal-by-sale is planned or underway for 13 firms, including Hyundai Engineering & Construction, Hynix Semiconductor, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and SK Networks.

 

Meanwhile, institutional creditors, which lent 37.6 trillion won to 31 companies among those with signs leading to bankruptcy, are likely to post a high withdrawal rate of 118.3 percent, as they are expected to withdraw loans of 44.4 trillion won in total.

 

Twenty-one-point-two trillion won has already been collected by the group of institutional creditors, while 23.3 trillion won is estimated to be additionally collected through disposal of investment-conversion shares and the redemption of credit loans.

 

Companies which have become the major shareholder via conversion of investment by institutional creditors, total 46, while 33 of them have completed sales of creditors' shares, as of the end of last year.

 

[Sun-young Park / CJB]

 

 

Big mergers, acquisitions on horizon for 2007

JoongangIlbo & Joins.com : 03/01/2007

 

The majority of Korean companies rescued by local firms have been sold to third parties or normalized their operations, and large merger and acquisition deals could transpire during 2007.

 

The Financial Supervisory Service announced yesterday that since the implementation of a law encouraging corporate restructuring in September 2001, 47 of 71 companies were either acquired by a third party or were able to return to normal business operations.

 

Of the 71, 13 are undergoing debt workout programs led by their creditors.

 

The group includes handset maker Pantech Co. and trading company SK Networks Co. Restructuring efforts have been suspended on 11 companies.Creditor financial institutions supplied 37.6 trillion won ($39.9 billion) to 31 corporations since the enforcement of the regulation.

 

Last year saw the sale of Daewoo Engineering and Construction, Korea’s top builder, to Kumho Asiana Group for over 6 trillion won, and this year will see other deals of similar magnitude.

 

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chip maker, has graduated from a debt workout program, and its creditors are working on a deal to sell Hynix to a third party.

 

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering is also on the market.

 

Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. is another company up for grabs, but its creditors are torn over ownership.Korea Development Bank, one of the creditors, maintains that since Hyundai Group, former owner of Hyundai Construction, was responsible for driving the builder into bankruptcy, it should not be allowed to bid for it again.Under current law, former owners considered to have driven an affiliate toward bankruptcy are excluded from bidding for that company.By Yoo Jee-ho Staff Writer [jeeho@joongang.co.kr]

 

 

Korean Firms Still Undervalued

KOREA TIMES: 09-25-2006

 

By Yoon Ja-young / Staff Reporter

The market value of Korea's top 30 companies listed on the main bourse is only about one-third of the value of their Japanese counterparts.

 

According to the Korea Exchange (KRX), the nation's 30 largest-capitalized companies had a combined market value of 416 trillion won as of Sept. 21, a mere 9.4 percent of the value of the top 30 U.S. companies and 30 percent of the top 30 Japanese companies.

 

The top 30 companies' total market value was only slightly more than that of a single U.S. company, ExxonMobil Corp, which has a market value of 360 trillion won.

 

Their value was smaller than the aggregate value of the four biggest Japanese companies, Toyota Motor, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumimoto Mitsui Financial Group, coming in at 469.7 trillion won.

 

According to the report, the return on equity (ROE) of the top 30 Korean firms was 16.9 percent _ lower than the average ROE of the top 30 U.S. companies at 21.4 percent but higher than the ROE of the top 30 Japanese firms at 11.3 percent.

 

This shows that Korean firms are making more profit from investment than their Japanese counterparts. However, the top 30 Korean firms’ price-earnings ratio (PER) was 15.5, lower than the Japanese firms’ PER of 53.5. A low PER means a company’s share price is undervalued, compared with the firm’s performance. It shows that despite higher profitability, Korean firms’ share price is seriously undervalued, the KRX said.

 

SK Networks recorded the highest ROE among all top companies at 45.9, followed by the Korea Exchange Bank at 34.1. The stock price of SK Networks soared 120 percent during the last year, the highest rate among the top businesses of the three countries.

 

S-Oil recorded the highest price-dividend yield among the 90 companies, with investors receiving around 7.1 percent of its stock price as dividends.

 

 

Mirae Asset Picked as Top Bidder for SK Life

KOREA TIMES: 05-03-2005

 

By Choi Kyong-ae / Staff Reporter

Mirae Asset Securities said Tuesday that it became the preferred bidder for SK Life.

 

``Mirae Asset and SK Networks, the largest shareholder of SK Life, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the takeover deal,” said Lee Nam-yong, in charge of SKN restructuring.

 

He said Mirae Asset will carry out two to three weeks of due diligence on the life insurance company before setting the acquisition price.

 

``The takeover price will be around 220 billion won ($219 million) as suggested by MetLife last month,” he added.

 

They are expected to conclude the deal sooner than expected once they agree to the price.

 

Mirae Asset had submitted a letter of intent to buy SK Life to Hana Bank, the key creditor bank of SK Life, earlier last week. It didn’t elaborate on the details of the terms of the deal

 

The securities firm aims to become a comprehensive leading financial group that runs securities, asset management and private equity businesses.

 

SK Life posted 4.2 trillion won in assets and 16.6 billion won in net income in the first quarter of this year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.42.79

UK Pound

1

Rs.85.04

Euro

1

Rs.67.39

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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