Key Questions

- Whilst reading through SEEK's financial reports, I notice the acronym "EBITDA" is used quite frequently.
What is this abbreviated from?

- Also in the financial reports, I noticed that the acronym "NPAT" is also used frequently.
What is this abbreviated from?


- In the annual report for 2012, declared total dividends are fully franked?
What does this term mean? How does it affect it's shareholders and what affect does it have on the company?

- SEEK has chosen to not issue short-term incentives (STIs) as part of the new remuneration framework for executives. The company is of the opinion that these incentives are detrimental to the long term sustainability, and that the link between effort and outcome cannot be satisfied at short notice.
Does anybody else's company offer STI's? Or has your company chosen to scrap these as well?

- SEEK has included in the report under Diversity, that the overall female employee representation for 2013 is 54%. Why do they include this? It's under the Corporate Governance Statement and I wonder if this is something they have to comply with, or is it part of SEEK's own diversity policy?