SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K/A

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2009

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

11, Euljiro2-ga, Jung-gu
Seoul 100-999, Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)

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RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER TREASURY SHARES — AMENDED

     On March 25, 2009, SK Telecom disclosed that it is amending the details of its disclosure on March 19, 2009 of its Board of Directors’ resolution on transfer of treasury shares in connection with its contemplated overseas exchangeable bond offering. The amendments are as follows:

Amendment Date:		March 25, 2009

1. Relevant 6-K in connection with this Amendment		Resolution on Transfer of Treasury Shares
2. Filing Date of the Relevant 6-K in connection with this Amendment		March 19, 2009
3. Reason for Amendment		Confirmation of details on transfer of treasury shares
4. Items to be Amended

Item						Before Amendment		After Amendment
1. Shares Subject to Transfer (Number) — Common Shares						2,000,000		1,999,997
2. Approximate Transfer Price (Won) — Common Shares						Won 390,000,000,000		Won 460,019,235,200
3. Transfer Period				Begins		—		April 7, 2009
				Ends		—		April 7, 2009
6. Number of Treasury Shares Before This Transfer		Shares Owned under the Company’s Account		Common Shares		3,189,254		4,513,998
				Percentage (%) of Outstanding Shares		4.00%		5.60%
8. Other noteworthy matters						- The number of shares to be transferred, transfer price and transfer period are to be determined after the pricing of the offshore exchangeable notes.		- In case an exchange price adjustment causes an increase in the number of shares to be exchanged, the number of shares to be transferred may increase; in this case, the Company will deposit additional treasury shares for exchange with the Korea Securities Depository.
						- The approximate purchase price was calculated by multiplying the number of shares expected to be transferred by the market closing price of the shares on the day preceding the Board resolution.		- In case it is not legally possible to exercise exchange options, the treasury shares will not be transferred.
						- In case an exchange price adjustment causes an increase in the number of shares to be exchanged, the number of shares to be transferred may increase; in this case, the Company will deposit additional treasury shares for exchange with the Korea Securities Depository.		- The Number of Treasury Shares Before This Transfer, which is 4,513,998 shares following amendment (see Item 6 above), includes 1,324,744 shares already deposited with the Korea Securities Depository for exchange with exchangeable bonds.
						- In case it is not legally possible to exercise exchange options, the treasury shares will not be transferred.

     Incorporating the above amendments, the disclosure on Resolution on Transfer of Treasury Shares, as amended, should be as follows:

RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER TREASURY SHARES

     On March 13, 2009, the Board of Directors of SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) resolved to transfer its treasury shares, as follows:

1. Shares Subject to Transfer (Number)		Common Shares				1,999,997
		Preferred Shares				—
2. Approximate Transfer Price (Won)		Common Shares				Won 460,019,235,200
		Preferred Shares				—
3. Transfer Period		Begins				April 7, 2009
		Ends				April 7, 2009
4. Reason for Transfer						The Company plans to issue new exchangeable notes, to refinance exchangeable notes issued in May 2004 that are due to mature in May 2009
5. Transfer Agent						—
6. Number of Treasury Shares Before This Transfer		Shares Owned under the Company’s Account		Common Shares		4,513,998		Percentage (%) of Outstanding Shares		5.60%
				Preferred Shares		—		Percentage (%) of Outstanding Shares		—
		Shares Beneficially Owned By the Company under Trustee Account		Common Shares		3,886,710		Percentage (%) of Outstanding Shares		4.80%
				Preferred Shares		—		Percentage (%) of Outstanding Shares		—
7. Date of Board Resolution						3/13/2009
-Attendance of Outside Director		In Attendance				5
		Absent				0
-Attendance of Member of Audit Committee						In Attendance
8. Other noteworthy matters						- In case an exchange price adjustment causes an increase in the number of shares to be exchanged, the number of shares to be transferred may increase; in this case, the Company will deposit additional treasury shares for exchange with the Korea Securities Depository.
						- In case it is not legally possible to exercise exchange options, the treasury shares will not be transferred.
						- The Number of Treasury Shares Before This Transfer, which is 4,513,998 shares following amendment (see Item 6 above), includes 1,324,744 shares already deposited with the Korea Securities Depository for exchange with exchangeable bonds.

Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer

The material above contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current plans, estimates and projections, and therefore you should not place undue reliance on them. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results or performance to be materially different from any future results or performance expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We do not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein, and nothing contained herein is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation, whether as to the past or the future. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors are contained in our latest annual report on Form 20-F and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURES

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

Date: March 25, 2009