**ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION**Adopted on March 26, 1984Amended on   February 18, 1986 July 7, 1994May 12, 1988 March 15, 1996September 13, 1988 March 21, 1997December 2, 1988 March 27, 1998August 14, 1989 March 20, 1999March 15, 1991 March 17, 2000March 20, 1992 March 16, 2001  March 12, 2004  March 11, 2005  March 10, 2006  March 14, 2008  March 12, 2010**PREMISE**The Company will survive in the rapidly changing world and continue to improve and develop toendure long-term benefits for its shareholders. For this purpose, the Company will establish itsmanagement philosophy as follows and carry out its management activities based thereon.Corporate ViewThe Company will keep its stability and growth to continue to prosper and develop, through whichthe Company will create its value for its customers, members and shareholders, play a key role inthe social and economic development and contribute to the happiness of human being.Social ValuesThe Company will continue to satisfy its customers, obtain trust from them and ultimately developtogether with the customers.The Company will arrange environments to allow its members to voluntarily and enthusiasticallyengage in its activities and the members will contribute to the corporate development while theywork for the Company.The Company will heighten its values to create values for its shareholders and for this purpose,the Company will secure transparency and effectiveness in its management practices.The Company will contribute to the society through social and cultural activities as well as to theeconomic development and will do its best to manage the Company in compliance with the social normsand ethics. The Company will enlarge values for its interested parties and continue to createprofits sufficient for its further growth.
 

 
**CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS**     Article 1. Corporate NameThe name of the Company shall be “SK Telecom Chusik Hoesa” (hereafter “Company”), which shall bewritten in English as “SK Telecom Co., Ltd.” (amended on March 21, 1997).     Article 2. Objectives (1) The objectives of the Company are as follows: rational management of thetelecommunications business, development of the telecommunications technology andcontribution to public welfare and convenience (amended on March 20, 1992).  (2) In order to achieve the above objectives, the Company carries on the followingbusinesses: 1. Information and communication business (amended on March 12,2004);  2. sales and leases business of subscriber handsets;  3. new media business;  4. advertising business;  5. mail order sales business;  6. Real estate business (development, management, leasing, etc.)and chattel leasing business (amended on March 12, 2010)  7. research and technology development relating to Items 1 through4;  8. overseas and import/export business relating to Items 1 through4;  9. manufacturing and distribution business relating to Items 1through 4;  10. Tourism (established on March 10, 2006); and  11. Electronic financial business (amended on March 14, 2008)  12. Film industry (production, import, distribution and showing)(established on March 14, 2008)  13. Lifetime education and lifetime educational facilitiesmanagement (established on March 12, 2010)  14. Electric engineering business (established on March 12, 2010)
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 15. Information and communication related engineering andconstruction business (established on March 12, 2010)  16. Ubiquitous city construction and related services business(established on March 12, 2010)  17. Any business activities incidental to the foregoing activities(established on March 14, 2008) (3) Omitted.     Article 3. Head Office and Other OfficesThe Company shall have its head office in Seoul and may establish sub-organizations in the place asrequired by a resolution of the Board of Directors.     Article 4. Method of Public NoticePublic notices by the Company shall be given by publication in “Hankuk Kyungje Shinmoon”, a dailynewspaper published in Seoul (amended on July 7, 1994).**CHAPTER II. SHARES**     Article 5. Total Number of Shares to be IssuedThe total number of shares to be issued by the Company shall be two hundred twenty Million(220,000,000) shares (amended on March 17, 2000).     Article 6. Par Value of a ShareThe par value of a share issued by the Company shall be five hundred (500) Won per share (amendedon March 17, 2000).     Article 7. Classes and Types of SharesThe classes of shares to be issued by the Company shall be common shares and preferred shares, bothof which shall be in registered form. Share certificates to be issued by the Company shall be ineight denominations of one (1), five (5), ten (10), fifty (50), one hundred (100), five hundred(500), one thousand (1,000) and ten thousand (10,000) shares (amended on August 14, 1989).     Article 8. Number and Characteristics of Preferred Shares (1) The preferred shares to be issued by the Company shall be of non-voting right,and the number thereof shall be Five Million Five Hundred Thousand (5,500,000) shares(amended on March 21, 1997).  (2) The dividend on the preferred shares shall be an amount not less than 9% andnot more than 25% of par value, as determined by the Board of Directors at the time ofissuance of the relevant shares (amended on March 21, 1997).
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 (3) In case the dividend ratio of the common shares exceeds that of the preferredshares, the Shareholder of the preferred shares shall be allotted at the dividend ratioof the common shares (established on March 21, 1997).  (4) If any dividends on preferred shares cannot be paid from the profits of thefiscal year concerned, then the holders of such preferred shares shall have the rightof preference to receive accumulated dividends unpaid for such year at the time ofdistribution of dividends on preferred shares for the succeeding fiscal year (amendedon March 21, 1997).  (5) If a resolution not to pay dividends on preferred shares is adopted, then thepreferred shares shall be deemed to have voting rights from the time of the GeneralMeeting of Shareholders following the General Meeting at which such resolution not topay dividends on preferred shares is adopted to the time of the end of the GeneralMeeting of the Shareholders at which a resolution to pay dividends on such preferredshares is adopted (established on August 14, 1989).  (6) In case the Company issues new shares by paid-in capital increase ornon-paid-in capital increase, then the new shares issued with respect to the preferredshares shall be common shares in the case of paid-in capital increase and shall be theshares of same type in the case of non-paid-in capital increase (established on March21, 1997).  (7) The existing period of the preferred shares shall be for ten (10) years fromthe date of issuance, and the preferred shares shall be converted into common sharesupon the expiry thereof; provided, that if the holders of the preferred shares do notreceive the dividends entitled to them before the expiry date, then the existing periodshall be extended until such holders receive the dividends entitled to them in full. Inthis case, Article 10-2 shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of the dividends on thenew shares issued upon conversion (established on March 21, 1997).     Article 9. No Issuance of Shares CertificatesPursuant to a Shareholder’s request, the Company may not issue share certificates for all or partof the shares owned by such Shareholder.     Article 10. Preemptive Right (1) The Company’s Shareholders shall have the preemptive right to subscribe to newshares in proportion to their respective shareholdings. However, in the case ofabandonment or loss of the preemptive right of the Shareholders to subscribe for newshares, or if fractional shares remain at the time of allocation of new shares, suchshares shall be disposed of by a resolution of the Board of Directors (amended onAugust 14, 1989).
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 (2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) above, if the Company issues new shares by publicoffering or depositary receipts in accordance with the Overseas Securities IssuanceRegulation, or issues new shares to increase the Company’s capital through publicofferings, the decision on preemptive right and other conditions on issuance of newshares are determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors (amended on March 20,1989).Article 10-2. Base Date for Calculation of Dividends for New SharesWhen the Company issues new shares by paid-in capital increase, non-paid-in capital increase orstock dividend, with respect to the distribution of dividends on the new shares, the new sharesshall be deemed to have been issued at the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscalyear in which the new shares are issued (established on March 15, 1996).Article 10-3. Stock Option (1) The Company may grant the Stock Options up to the limit as permitted byrelevant laws and regulations to its officers and employees or officers and employeesof an affiliated company as defined in relevant laws and regulations (in this Articlereferred to as ‘Officers and Employees’) by a special resolution of the General Meetingof Shareholders. Provided that, the Company may grant Officers and Employees the stockoption by a resolution of the Board of Directors up to the limit as permitted byrelevant laws and regulations (amended on March 8, 2002).  (2) Officers and Employers who may be granted Stock Options shall be such personwho has contributed to profit maximization or technical innovation of the Company or iscapable of such contribution; provided, that a person who is prohibited from beinggranted Stock Options by relevant laws and regulations shall be excluded from theforegoing (amended on March 8, 2002). 1. (deleted on March 8, 2002).  2. (deleted on March 8, 2002).  3. (deleted on March 8, 2002). (3) The shares to be delivered upon exercise of Stock Option shall be common sharesin registered form (amended on March 17, 2000).  (4) The number of officers and employees to be granted with Stock Option shall notexceed 50% of the total number of officers and employees. The Stock Option that can begranted to each person shall not exceed 1/5000 of total issued and outstanding shares(amended on March 17, 2000).  (5) (deleted on March 17, 2000)
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 (6) The Stock Option may be exercised by the date set at the General Meeting ofShareholders or by the Board of Directors within a period of seven (7) years commencingfrom the date when the relevant officer or employee is entitled to exercise such StockOption (amended on March 16, 2001).  (7) The Stock Option may be canceled by the resolution of Board of Directors if anyof the following occurs (amended on March 17, 2000): 1. When the relevant officer or employee voluntarily retires orresign from the Company within three (3) years from the date of grant of StockOption (amended on March 17, 2000);  2. When the relevant officer or employee causes loss to theCompany due to his/her gross negligence or willful misconduct (amended on March17, 2000); or  3. When there occurs any other conditions for cancellation ofStock Option specified in the Stock Option agreement (amended on March 17,2000).Article 10-4. Redemption of Shares (1) Shares may be redeemed with profits to be distributed to Shareholders by aresolution at the Board of Directors in accordance with relevant laws andregulations.(established on March 16, 2001).  (2) Details of cancellation of shares with profits including the type and numbersof shares to be cancelled, total acquisition amount, period and method of acquisition,etc. shall be determined by the resolution of the Board of Directors in accordance withrelevant laws and regulations.(established on March 16, 2001).     Article 11. Issuance at Current Market Price (1) All or a part of new shares to be issued by the Company may be issued at thethen-current market price, in which case the price of new shares shall be determined bya resolution of the Board of Directors (established on August 14, 1989).  (2) In case of Paragraph (1), notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10, theBoard of Directors may offer publicly or cause a person who has subscribed for newshares to underwrite new shares to be issued at the then-current market price inaccordance with the relevant provisions of the Securities and Exchange Act (establishedon August 14, 1989).     Article 12. Transfer Agent (1) The company shall designate a transfer agent (amended on August 14, 1989).
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 (2) The transfer agent, the location where its services are to be rendered and thescope of its duties shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company andshall be publicly announced (amended on August 14, 1989).  (3) The Company shall keep the Register of Shareholders, or a duplicate thereof, atthe location where the transfer agent performs its duties. The transfer agent shallhandle the activities of making entries in the Registry of Shareholders, registeringthe creation and cancellation of pledges over shares, issuing share certificates,receiving reports and other related business (amended on August 14, 1989).  (4) The procedures for the activities referred to in Paragraph (3) above willcomply with the Regulation on the Securities Transfer Agency Business of the TransferAgent (amended March 15, 1996).     Article 13. Report of Name, Address and Seal or Signature of Shareholders,etc. (1) Shareholders and registered pledgees shall report their names, addresses andseals or signatures to the transfer agent referred to in Article 12 (amended on March15, 1996).  (2) Shareholders and registered pledgees who reside in a foreign country shallappoint and report the place where, and an agent to whom, notices will be given inKorea (amended on August 14, 1989).  (3) The same shall apply to changes in any matters referred to in Paragraphs (l)and (2) above (amended on August 14, 1989).  (4) The Company shall not be responsible for any loss or damage attributable to thefailure to comply with the above Paragraphs.     Article 14. Suspension of Alteration of Register of Shareholders (1) The Company shall suspend entries of a change of Shareholders in the Registerof Shareholders, registering the creation and cancellation of pledges over shares,indication of trust assets and cancellation thereof with respect to shares, for aperiod beginning on January 1 of each fiscal year and ending on January 31 of such year(amended on March 16, 2001).  (2) The Company shall cause the Shareholders whose names appear in the Register ofShareholders on the last day of each fiscal year to exercise the rights as Shareholdersat the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (amended on March 16, 2001).  (3) If necessary for convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholdersor any other cause, the Company may set a record date or suspend entries of a change ofShareholders for not more than three (3) months pursuant to a resolution of the Boardof Directors and upon at least two week prior public notice. The Board of Directorsmay, when deemed necessary, both suspend the
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   entries of a change of Shareholders and set a record date (established on August 14,1989).**CHAPTER III. BONDS**     Article 15. Issuance of Convertible Bonds (1) The Company may issue convertible bonds to persons other than the Shareholdersof the Company to the extent that the aggregate par value of the bonds shall not exceedFour Hundred Billion (400,000,000,000) Won (amended on March 15, 1996).  (2) The convertible bonds referred to in Paragraph (1) may be issued withconversion rights to a part of the bonds by a resolution of the Board of Directors.  (3) Upon conversion, from the aggregate par value of convertible bonds, commonshares may be issued up to Three Hundred Billion (300,000,000,000) Won and preferredshares may be issued up to One Hundred Billion (100,000,000,000) Won, and theconversion price, which shall not be less than the par value of each share, shall bedetermined by a resolution of the Board of Directors at the time of issuance of theconvertible bonds (amended on March 15, 1996).  (4) The period during which conversion rights may be exercised shall commence onone (1) month after the issuance date of the relevant convertible bonds and end on thedate immediately preceding the redemption date thereof. However, the Board of Directorsmay adjust the conversion right period within the above period by a resolution.  (5) With respect to the distribution of dividends or interest on the shares issuedupon conversion of the convertible bonds described in Paragraph (1), the convertiblebonds shall be deemed to have been converted into shares at the end of the fiscal yearimmediately preceding the fiscal year in which the relevant conversion rights areexercised (amended on March 15, 1996).     Article 16. Issuance of Bonds with Warrants (1) The Company may issue bonds with warrants to persons other than theShareholders of the Company to the extent that the aggregate par value of the bondsshall not exceed Four Hundred Billion (400,000,000,000) Won (amended on March 15,1996).  (2) The aggregate value of new shares which may be subscribed for by the holders ofthe bonds with warrants shall be determined by the Board of Directors, provided thatthe amount of such new shares shall not exceed the aggregate par value of the bondswith warrants.  (3) Upon exercising preemptive rights, from the aggregate par amount of bonds withwarrants, common shares may be issued up to Three Hundred Billion
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   (300,000,000,000) Won and preferred shares may be issued up to One Hundred Billion(100,000,000,000) Won, and the issue price, which shall not be less than the parvalue of each share, shall be determined by a resolution of the Board of Directorsat the time of issuance of the bonds with warrants (amended on March 15, 1996).  (4) The period during which preemptive rights may be exercised shall commence onone (1) month after the issuance date of the relevant bonds with warrants and end onthe date immediately preceding the redemption date thereof. However, the Board ofDirectors may adjust the exercise period within the above period by a resolution.  (5) With respect to the distribution of dividends or interest of Shareholders whoexercise the preemptive rights described in Paragraph (1), shares shall be deemed tohave been issued at the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal year inwhich the subscription price therefor are fully paid (amended on March 15, 1996).     Article 17. Applicable Provisions regarding Issuance of BondsThe provisions of Articles 12 and 13 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the issuance of bonds (amendedon March 15, 1996).**CHAPTER IV. GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS**     Article 18. Types of General Meeting (1) General Meetings of the Shareholders of the Company shall be of two types:Ordinary and Extraordinary.  (2) The Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened within three (3)months after the end of each fiscal year and Extraordinary General Meetings ofShareholders shall be convened at any time if necessary (amended on July 7, 1994).     Article 19. Convening of General Meeting (1) Except as otherwise provided by the relevant laws and regulations, GeneralMeetings of Shareholders shall be convened by the Representative Director in accordancewith a resolution of the Board of Directors (amended on August 14, 1989).  (2) In the absence of the Representative Director, the provision of Article 35,Paragraph (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis (amended on August 14, 1989).     Article 20. Notice and Public Notice of Convening of General Meeting
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 (1) In convening a General Meeting of Shareholders, a written or digital noticethereof setting forth the time, date, place and agenda of the Meeting, shall be sent toeach Shareholder at least two (2) weeks prior to the date of the Meeting (amended onMarch 8, 2002).  (2) The written or digital notice of convening General Meeting of Shareholders toShareholders holding not more than one (1) percent of the total number of shares withvoting rights issued and outstanding shall be replaced by public notices givenrespectively at least twice in “Hankuk Kyungje Shinmoon” and “Maeil Kyungje Shinmoon”published in Seoul, two (2) weeks prior to the Meeting. Public notice of a Meetingshall include the statement that a General Meeting will be held and the agenda of theMeeting (amended on March 8, 2002).     Article 21. Place of General MeetingGeneral Meetings of Shareholders shall be held at the place where the head office of the Company islocated but may be held at a near-by place if necessary (amended on August 14, 1989).     Article 22. Chairman of General MeetingThe Chairman of the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be the Representative Director. In theabsence of the Representative Director, the other Directors shall preside at the Meeting in theorder previously determined by the Board of Directors (amended on July 7, 1994).     Article 23. Maintenance of Order by Chairman (1) The chairman of a General Meeting of Shareholders may order any person whointentionally speaks or behaves obstructively or who disturb the proceedings of theMeeting to stop or retract a speech or to leave the place of Meeting, and such personshall comply with his/her order (established on August 14, 1989).  (2) The Chairman of a General Meeting of Shareholders may restrict time and numberof speeches by a Shareholder as deemed necessary for the purpose of smooth proceeding(established on March 27, 1998).     Article 24. Voting Rights of ShareholdersEvery Shareholder shall have one (1) vote per share registered by his own name.     Article 25. Limitation to Voting Rights of Cross-Held SharesIf the Company, its parent company and its subsidiary, or its subsidiary holds shares exceeding ten(10) percent of the total number of shares issued and outstanding of another company, the shares ofthe Company held by such other company shall not have voting rights (amended on August 14, 1989).     Article 26. Disunitary Exercise of Voting Rights
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 (1) If a Shareholder who holds two (2) or more shares with voting rights wishes toexercise them in disunity, such Shareholder shall notify the Company in writing of hisintention and reason for disunitary voting at least three (3) days prior to the Meeting(amended on August 14, 1989).  (2) The Company may reject an exercise of vote in disunity by a Shareholder exceptin the event that he/she has accepted a trust of shares or he/she holds the shares onbehalf of another person (amended on August 14, 1989).     Article 27. Exercise of Voting Rights by Proxy (1) Shareholders may exercise their voting rights by proxy.  (2) The proxy shall be a Shareholder of the Company and must present documentsevidencing his power of representation prior to the opening of the General Meeting ofShareholders; provided, however, the proxy for a corporate Shareholder must be anemployee of such corporation authorized by the corporation’s representative(established on July 7, 1994).     Article 28. Matters for Resolution (deleted on July 7, 1994)     Article 29. Method of Resolution of General Meeting of ShareholdersAll resolutions of General Meetings of Shareholders, except as otherwise provided by the relevantlaws and regulations, shall be adopted by affirmative votes of the majority of the voting rights ofShareholders present thereat and at least one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares issued andoutstanding (amended on March 15, 1996).     Article 30. Minutes of General Meeting of ShareholdersThe substance of the course and proceedings of a General Meeting of Shareholders and the resultsthereof shall be recorded in minutes on which the names and seals of the chairman and the Directorspresent at the Meeting shall be affixed or which shall be signed by such persons, and shall be keptat the head office and branches of the Company (amended on March 15, 1996).**CHAPTER V. DIRECTORS (AMENDED ON MARCH 17, 2000)**     Article 31. Number of Directors (1) The Company shall have a minimum of three (3) but not more than twelve (12)Directors, and more than a half of Directors shall be outside Directors (amended onMarch 11, 2005).  (2) (deleted on March 17, 2000)     Article 32. Appointment of Directors
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 (1) The Directors shall be elected at a General Meeting of Shareholders (amended onMarch 17, 2000).  (2) The Directors shall be appointed at a General Meeting of Shareholders byaffirmative votes of the majority of the voting rights of Shareholders present and suchmajority also represents at least one-fourth (1/4) of the total number of shares issuedand outstanding (amended on March 17, 2000).  (3) For appointment of Directors, the cumulative voting system pursuant to Article382-2 of the Commercial Act shall not be applied (established on March 20, 1999).  (4) (deleted on July 7, 1994)  (5) The Directors shall consist of standing Director(s), non-standing Director(s)and outside Director(s) who do(es) not participate in general operation of the Company(established on March 27, 1998).  (6) (deleted on March 17, 2000)Article 32-2. Committee for Recommendation of Outside Director (1) The Company shall have the committee for recommendation of Outside Director(the “Recommendation Committee”) at the Board of Directors.  (2) An outside Director shall be appointed from among those candidates whowere recommended by the Recommendation Committee.  (3) The Recommendation Committee shall consist of two (2) or more Directors and ahalf or more of such Directors shall be composed of outside Directors alreadyappointed.  (4) All matters necessary for the constitution and operation of the RecommendationCommittee shall be decided separately by the Board of Directors (established on March17, 2000).Article 32-3. Qualification of Director (1) A person who falls under any of the following items shall not be a Director ofthe Company, and a Director who falls under any of the following items after his/herappointment shall be dismissed (amended on March 17, 2000): 1. Person who controls a company having competitive relationshipwith the Company, as specified in the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Law(hereinafter, the “FTL”) or any person relating to such a person (amended onMarch 17, 2000);
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 2. Person who is, or has been within last two (2) years, anofficer or an employee of a company having competitive relationship with theCompany, or a company which belongs to the same enterprise group as suchcompetitor under the FTL (amended on March 17, 2000); or  3. Person who is, or has been within last two (2) years, anofficer or an employee of a corporation which is the largest Shareholder or the2nd largest Shareholder of a company having competitive relationship with theCompany, or a company which belongs to the same enterprise group as suchcorporation under the FTL (amended on March 17, 2000). (2) The outside Director of the Company shall be such person who has expertknowledge in management, economy, accounting, law or relevant technology, orsubstantial experience in such areas, and who may contribute to the development of theCompany and protection of interests of the Shareholders. A person who falls under anyof causes for disqualification as specified in the Securities Exchange Act, KoreanCommercial Act, or other relevant laws and regulations, shall not become an outsideDirector of the Company (amended on March 17, 2000).  (3) If an outside Director who falls under any of causes for disqualification inany of items specified in Paragraph (1) above or in the Paragraph (2) above, he/sheshall be dismissed from his/her office when there occurs any of such causes.In such case, any vacancy in the office of the outside Director shall be filled at theOrdinary General Meeting of Shareholders following the occurrence of such causes fordisqualification (amended on March 17, 2000).     Article 33. Term of office of DirectorsThe term of office of the Directors (including Representative Director) shall be until the close ofthe 3rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders convened after he/she office.(amended on March 16,2001).     Article 34. Appointment of Directors in case of Vacancy (1) If a Director falls under one of the following items, his/her position isdeemed to be vacant (amended on March 17, 2000): 1. When dead;  2. When adjudicated insolvent;  3. When declared incapacitated person or quasi- incapacitatedperson; and  4. When sentenced to a punishment heavier than imprisonmentwithout prison labor.
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 (2) Any vacancy in the office of Director shall be filled by a resolution of anExtraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. However, if the number of Directorsrequired by these Articles of Incorporation or applicable laws are met and there is nodifficulty in the administration of business, a appointment may be withheld temporarilyor postponed until the next following Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (amendedon March 17, 2000).  (3) The terms of office of a Director appointed to fill a vacancy or increase thenumber of Directors shall commence on the date of taking office (amended on March 17,2000).     Article 35. Duties of Directors (1) The Company shall appoint more than one (1) representative Directors amongDirectors by a resolution of the Board of Directors. The Representative Director shallrepresent the Company and manage all affairs of the Company (amended July 7, 1994).  (2) The Directors shall assist the Representative Director and shall carry outtheir respective responsibilities as determined by the Board of Directors. In theabsence of the Representative Director, they shall perform his duty in the orderdetermined by the provisions of the Board of Directors (amended July 7, 1994).Article 35-2. Reporting Duty of DirectorsA Director shall immediately report to the Audit Committee when such a Director finds matters whichcould materially cause damage to the Company (amended on March 17, 2000).Article 35-3. Duties of Directors to be faithfulThe Directors shall faithfully perform their respective duties for the benefits of the Company(amended on March 17, 2000).     Article 36. Duties of Auditors (deleted on March 17, 2000)     Article 37. Auditors’ Records (deleted on March 17, 2000)     Article 38. Disqualification of Directors and Auditors (deleted on July 7, 1994)     Article 39. Assurance of Employee’s EmploymentThe Company shall assure its employees’ employment with the Company except for discharge or removalpursuant to the Company’s Rules of Employment (amended on July 7, 1994).     Article 40. Restriction on the Representation Right of the Representative Director(deleted on July 7, 1994)     Article 41. Agent
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Representative Director may appoint agents among employees of the Company to be delegated rightswith respect to the Company’s business, including any litigation involving the Company exceptotherwise prohibited by any laws or regulation, or the Articles of Incorporation (amended on July7, 1994).     Article 42. ConsultantRepresentative Director may have consultants or advisory institutions to refer important matters onbusiness administration (amended on July 7, 1994).**CHAPTER VI. BOARD OF DIRECTORS**     Article 43. Constitution of the Board of DirectorsThe Board of Directors of the Company shall consist of Directors. The Board of Directors shallresolve all important matters relating to the execution of business (amended on July 7, 1994).     Article 44. Convening of the Board of Directors’ Meeting (1) Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be convened by the RepresentativeDirector as he deems necessary or upon the request of more than three (3) Directors(amended on July 7, 1994).  (2) A Director who does not have the right to convene the Meeting of Board ofDirectors may demand to convene the Meeting of Board of Directors to a Director with aright to convene the Meeting. If a Director with such a right rejects to the demandwithout reasonable cause, other Director may convene the Meeting of Board of Directors(established on March 8, 2002).  (3) In convening a Meeting of the Board of Directors, a notice thereof settingforth agenda of the Meeting shall be given to each Director two (2) days prior to thedate of the Meeting (amended on March 8, 2002).  (4) The procedure of Paragraph (3) may be dispensed with upon the consent of allDirectors (amended on March 8, 2002).     Article 45. Resolutions of the Board of Directors (1) Resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted by the presence of amajority of the Directors in office and by the affirmative vote of a majority of theDirectors present.  (2) No Director who has an interest in a matter for resolution may exercise his orher vote upon such matter.Article 45-2. Matters Subject to Prior Approval of Majority of the Outside Directors
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Notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary in the Articles of Incorporation, the Company shallobtain approval from the majority of the outside Directors in order to effect the following acts(established on March 27, 1998): 1. Acquisition by the Company of, or causing its subsidiary toacquire, such stock or equity of a foreign company or corporation or otheroverseas assets, equivalent to 5% or more of its capital under the most recentbalance sheet; or  2. Contribution of capital to, providing loan or guarantee to,acquisition of assets of, or any similar transaction with, the affiliatedcompanies of the Company (as defined in the FTL) equivalent to 10 billion Wonor more through single or more transactions.     Article 46. Function (deleted on July 7, 1994)Article 46-2. Internal TradingThe Board of Directors shall establish and amend the regulations for internal trading in order toinsure the fairness of transactions with affiliated companies (as defined in the FTL) of theCompany (established on March 27, 1998).     Article 47. ManagementMatters necessary for management of the Board of Directors shall be determined by the provisions ofthe Board of Directors.Article 47-2. Auditors’ Council (deleted on March 17, 2000)Article 47-3. Audit Committee (established on March 17, 2000) (1) The Company shall have the Audit Committee in the Board of Directors.  (2) The Audit Committee shall consist of three (3) or more directors and two-thirds(2/3) or more of the committee members shall be composed of outside Directors.  (3) All matters necessary for the constitution and operation of the Audit Committeeshall be decided separately at the Board of Directors.     Article 48. Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of DirectorsAll agenda of the Board of Directors, the substance of the proceedings of the Board and the resultthereof, name(s) of Director(s) who raise(s) an objection to the Board resolution and the reasontherefor, shall be recorded in the minutes on which the names and seals of the Chairman and allDirectors present shall be affixed or which shall be signed by such persons, and shall be kept atthe head office (amended on March 17, 2000).     Article 49. Remuneration and Severance Allowance of Directors
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 (1) Remuneration for the Directors shall be determined by a resolution of theGeneral Meeting of Shareholders (amended on March 17, 2000).  (2) Severance allowances for Directors shall be handled in accordance with theRegulation on Remuneration for Officers as adopted by a resolution of the GeneralMeeting of Shareholders (amended on March 17, 2000).Article 49-2. Treatment for Outside DirectorsThe Company may pay to outside Directors the expense incurred during the performance of theirduties (amended on March 17, 2000).**CHAPTER VII. ACCOUNTING**     Article 50. Fiscal YearThe fiscal year of the Company shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year(amended on August 14, 1988).     Article 51. Safe (deleted on July 7, 1994)     Article 52. Preparation and Preservation of Financial Statements and Business Report (1) The Representative Director of the Company shall prepare the followingdocuments, supplementary documents thereto and the business report for obtaining theaudit of the Audit Committee six (6) weeks prior to the day set for the OrdinaryGeneral Meeting of Shareholders, for audit by the Audit Committee, and theRepresentative Director shall submit the following documents and the business report tothe Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (amended on March 17, 2000). 1. Balance sheet;  2. Profit and loss statement; and  3. Statement of appropriation of earned surplus or statement ofdisposition of deficit (2) The Audit Committee shall submit the audit report on the documents described inParagraph (1) above to the Representative Director within four (4) weeks from the dayof receipt thereof (amended on March 17, 2000).  (3) The Representative Director shall keep the documents described in Items ofParagraph (1) above, together with the business report, and the audit report at thehead office of the Company for five (5) years and certified copies of all of suchdocuments at the branches of the Company for three (3) years beginning from one (1)week prior to the day of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (established onAugust 14, 1989).
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 (4) The Representative Director shall give public notice of the balance sheet andthe independent auditors’ opinion immediately after the documents described in Items ofParagraph (1) above have been approved by the General Meeting of Shareholders(established on August 14, 1989).     Article 53. Disposition of SurplusThe Company shall dispose of the earned surplus which is unappropriated as of the end of eachfiscal year according to the following method (amended on March 21, 1997). (1) Earned surplus Reserves (required to be more than one-tenth of cash dividendspaid for the pertinent fiscal year)  (2) Other Statutory reserves;  (3) Dividends;  (4) Discretionary reserves;  (5) Bonus for officers;  (6) Other appropriation of retained earnings; and  (7) Earned surplus carried forward to next fiscal year.     Article 54. Dividends (1) Dividends may be paid in cash or shares (amended on July 7, 1994).  (2) In the case of stock dividends, the classes and types of new shares to beallotted may be determined by resolution of the General Meetings of Shareholders if theCompany has issued different classes and types of shares (established on March 15,1996).  (3) Dividends under Paragraph (1) shall be paid to the Shareholders or pledgees whoare registered in the Register of Shareholders as of the end of each fiscal year(established on August 14, 1989).  (4) If there is no claim for the payment of dividends for five (5) years from thedate when the allotment starts, the right to claim dividends in Paragraph (1) shall bedeemed to be waived and the dividend shall be deemed to be the earning of the Company(amended on August 14, 1989).Article 54-2. Interim Dividends (1) The Company may pay dividends in cash to the Shareholders registered in theRegister of Shareholders as of June 30, by resolution of the Board of Directors, onetime during each fiscal year (established on March 12, 2004).
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 (2) All other matters relevant to the Interim Dividends under Paragraph (1),including the limitation amount of the Interim Dividends and/or the payment time of theInterim Dividends, shall comply with the relevant laws and regulations, includingSecurities and Exchange Act (established on March 12, 2004).  (3) In case of the payment of the Interim Dividends, the rate of the InterimDividends to common shares shall also apply to the Interim Dividends to preferredshares under Article 8 (established on March 12, 2004).  (4) The provisions of Article 10 Paragraph (2) and Article 54 Paragraph (4) shallapply mutatis mutandis to this Article (established on March 12, 2004).**CHAPTER VIII. SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS**     Article 55. Duty of Keeping Secret (1) The employees, or the former employees of the Company shall not disclose orembezzle secrets which are obtained on his duty (amended on March 27, 1998).  (2) If any officer or any person who was the officer of the Company discloses ormisappropriates the information concerning the management of the Company, he/she shallbe liable for the loss incurred to the Company (established on March 27, 1998).**Addendum (as of August 14, 1989)**Article 1. Date of Enforcement     These Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of August 14, 1989.Article 2. Provisions of the CompanyThe provisions needed for the undertaking and management of the Company’s business shall bedetermined and enforced by the Board of Directors.Article 3. Matters Not Specified in These Articles of IncorporationMatters not specified in these Articles of Incorporation shall comply with resolutions ofthe General Meeting of Shareholders, the Commercial Act and other laws or regulations.**Addendum (as of March 15, 1991)**These Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 15, 1991.**Addendum (as of March 20, 1992)**These Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 20, 1992.
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**Addendum (as of July 7, 1994)**These Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of July 7, 1994.**Addendum (as of March 15, 1996)**Article 1. Date of EnforcementThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 15, 1996. However, the amendedArticles of 10-2, 13, 17, 29,30, 32, 33, 35-2, 36, 37, 48 and 54 shall take effect as ofOctober 1, 1996.Article 2. Interim Measures for Terms of Office of AuditorsThe terms of office of auditors who are holding office of the Company when these Articles ofIncorporation become effective, shall be determined by the previous Articles ofIncorporation of the Company.**Addendum (as of March 21, 1997)**Article 1. Date of EnforcementThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 21, 1997.**Addendum (as of March 27, 1998)**Article 1. Effective DateThese Articles of Incorporation shall become effective from March 27, 1998.Article 2. Interim Measures for appointing outside DirectorNotwithstanding the amended provision of Article 31 Paragraph (1), the Company may appointat most three (3) outside Director(s).**Addendum (as of March 20, 1999)**Article 1. Effective DateThese Articles of Incorporation shall become effective from March 20, 1999.Article 2. Issuance of New SharesThe Company shall issue 160,210 common shares by June 17, 1999.Article 3. Manner to Issue New SharesAt the time of issuance of new shares under Article 2 of the Addendum, the Company shall,notwithstanding the provision of Article 10, paragraph (1) of the text, allocate all of
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such new shares to the stockholders, except foreigners who are restricted from theacquisition of securities beyond a certain limit according to Article 6, Item 3 of theTelecommunication Business Act, in proportion to stocks which the stockholder owns.Provided, however that the issue price and manner of subscription shall be determined byresolution of the Board of Directors.Article 4. Transient ProvisionThe provision of Article 32, paragraph (3) of the text shall be effective to the dateimmediately preceding the date set for the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders in 2003(amended on March 17, 2000).**Addendum (as of March 17, 2000)**Article 1. Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 17, 2000. However, the amendedArticle 31 shall take effect from the date of convening the Ordinary General Meeting ofShareholders following the close of the 2000 business year.Article 2. Allocation of New Shares to a Third PartyNotwithstanding the provisions of Article 10, Paragraph (1) of the text, the Company mayallocate 579,492 new shares (on the basis of 5,000 Won as par value of a share) to PohangIron & Steel Co., Ltd., once or more within year 2000 by a resolution of the Board ofDirectors in the manner of the issuance of new shares to a third party.**Addendum (as of March 16, 2001)**Article 1. Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 16, 2001.Article 2. Transient ProvisionArticle 33 shall also be applied to the Directors who have been elected prior to theeffective date of these Articles of Incorporation.**Addendum (as of March 12, 2004)**Article 1. Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 12, 2004.**Addendum (as of March 11, 2005)**Article 1. Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 11, 2005.
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**Addendum (as of March 10, 2006)**Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 10, 2006.**Addendum (as of March 14, 2008)**Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 14, 2008.**Addendum (as of March 12, 2010)**Date of EffectivenessThese Articles of Incorporation shall take effect as of March 12, 2010.
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