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SEEK LIMITED — AGM Information 2014
Nov 26, 2014
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SEEK LIMITED 2014 Annual General Meeting
27 November 2014
Disclaimer
The material in this presentation has been prepared by SEEK Limited ABN 46 080 075 314 ("SEEK") and is general background information about SEEK's activities current as at the date of this presentation. The information is given in summary form and does not purport to be complete. In particular you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward looking statements regarding our belief, intent or expectations with respect to SEEK's businesses, market conditions and/or results of operations, as although due care has been used in the preparation of such statements, actual results may vary in a material manner.
Information in this presentation, including forecast financial information, should not be considered as advice or a recommendation to investors or potential investors in relation to holding, purchasing or selling securities. Before acting on any information you should consider the appropriateness of the information having regard to these matters, any relevant offer document and in particular, you should seek independent financial advice.
Non-IFRS Financial Information
SEEK's results are reported under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This presentation also includes certain non-IFRS measures including, "normalised", "pro forma" and "look-through". These measures are used internally by management to assess the performance of our business, our associates and Joint Ventures, make decisions on the allocation of our resources and assess operational management. Non-IFRS measures have not been subject to audit or review.
Refer to SEEK's FY14 Annual Report for IFRS financial information that is presented in accordance with all relevant accounting standards and has been subject to review and audit by SEEK's external auditors. Detailed reconciliation of FY14 non-IFRS financial information and the relevant definitions can be found in the Appendices to SEEK's FY14 Investor Presentation.

KEY MESSAGES


SEEK's purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed

SEEK is making a positive contribution to people's lives on a global scale

FY14 Key Business Accomplishments
Executed numerous strategic transactions
- Successful listing of Zhaopin on NYSE
- JobStreet: Transaction completed on 20 November 2014 $\bullet$
- Sale of remaining 80% of THINK for cA$100m $\bullet$
- Investments in Bangladesh & new technologies to support placements
Creating value via capital management
- Strong support from financiers: Underpinned A$770m domestic refinancing to support accretive M&A
- Generating "cash returns" from M&A: Received record dividends from Investments (cA$87m)
- SEEK Domestic is making strong progress in evolving its product and technology offerings
- Over 35 new product enhancements
- Rapid growth in interactions between hirers & jobseekers
- Launch of SEEK's purpose, vision and beliefs and attributes ("This is SEEK")
- Codified & rolled-out "This is SEEK" which will underpin the organisational culture to help the business achieve its purpose & vision
In the last 12 months, SEEK has continued to build the foundations for future growth
SEEK achieved a record full year result in FY14
| SEEK Group | FY14$A\sin$ | GrowthVS DCD |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 756.4 | 22% |
| EBITDA | 308.5 | 29% |
| EBITDA (%) | 41% | |
| NPAT excl significant items (Post NCI) | 179.7 | 27% |
| Dividends per share (cents) | 30.0 | 36% |
| SEEK Domestic | SEEK International | SEEK Education |
|---|---|---|
| Solid financial resultsdespite moderate economicconditions | • Strong financial resultsacross Asia, China andLatin America | • Record result by SEEKEducation |
| • Investing aggressively toadvance the placementstrategy | • Dividends received ofcA$70m | • Exceptional results by SEEKLearning & SwinburneOnline |

SEEK's long-term strategic focus has led to a strong track record of growth...

FY14 delivered "look-through1" Revenue and EBITDA growth of c17% & c20% vs pcp $\bullet$
SEEK is the largest global online employment marketplace by EBITDA, NPAT & Market Cap
1 "Look-through" Revenue and EBITDA presented is based on "continuing businesses" and ownership interests as at each reporting period (30Jun). THINK has been excluded retrospectively for all periods as it was divested in Nov-13. Refer to SEEK's FY14 Investor Presentation for detailed reconciliation of "look-through" financials to IFRS financials.
...which has translated into strong cash flows and dividends paid to shareholders


- Growth in Operating Cash Flows of c30% (FY14 v FY13)
- High earnings to cash flow conversion
- FY14 Op. Cash Flow/EBITDA conversion of c102%1
- Post GFC, SEEK's total dividends paid has increased by a CAGR of 28% (FY10 to FY14)

SEEK has delivered strong shareholder returns and is well positioned for future growth
Key Investment Highlights

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SEEK DOMESTIC


SEEK Domestic delivered a solid result despite subdued conditions
SEEK Domestic Financials
| $A$ m | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FY14 | FY13 | % | |
| Revenue | 241.2 | 234.9 | 3% |
| EBITDA | 143.9 | 141.6 | 2% |
| EBITDA (%) | 6በ% | 60% |
Pleasing FY14 result in subdued operating conditions
As context, from FY13 to FY14 the average U/E rate increased from 5.4% to 5.8%
Track record of financial performance demonstrates the strength of the business model
SEEK has grown EBITDA by c54% despite U/E rate increasing from 5.5% (FY10) to 5.8% (FY14)
Continuation of strong progress in placement strategy
Key Insights
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Candidate profiles c4.2m, up c61% vs pcp
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Mobile growing, now >50% of total visits
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Expect continued strong re-investment (opex and capex) to accelerate the placement strategy
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Increased investment in new technologies and services (eq.JobSeeker)

SEEK is the clear market leader across key metrics
SEEK's leadership in jobs...
- SEEK is the #1 brand when people think "jobs"
- SEEK delivers the largest pool of relevant candidates
- SEEK has more unique and relevant job opportunities
- SEEK delivers more placements
- Despite increased competition (LinkedIn, Indeed $\bullet$ and other businesses), SEEK remains clearly the most effective online employment marketplace across key metrics
- We continue to evolve our product and service offerings to better facilitate the matching of jobseekers to hirers
... is reflected in competitor metrics

(100% owned by SEEK)
A market leader in the aggregator space & is the leader on a number of key metrics
SEEK Domestic's core drivers of future earnings growth

Placement Strategy
Significant opportunity to leverage SEEK's market position to grow its share of facilitated placements

SEEK's market leadership positions it as a strong beneficiary of continued structural migration
| Online is the clear leader in job ad volumes anduser preferences | Structural migration of revenue from print to onlineis a continuing trend | ||||
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| Job AdVolume 1 | JobseekerPreferences 2 | Share ofSpend 3 | 10090 | USA$90% +$ | |
| Jul-14 | $Jul-14$ | Mar-14 Est | 80 | Australi | |
| Online | 89% | 93% | 71% | 70 | c71% |
| 11% | 7% | 29% | 60∞ਠ | ||
Key Insights
- Increasing online share of spend: now at c71% [Mar-14 est] from 63% [Mar-13]
- SEEK's market leadership means it is well $\bullet$ positioned to capitalise on ongoing structural revenue migration from print to online

Source: Corzen, WARC, WAN, IAB, Classifieds Intelligence, analyst reports, market research and internal analysis

14 2 Independent research (online-based) conducted by Newspoll Online Omnibus, conducted 26-29 June 2014. Refer FY14 Results presentation for further details 3 Estimate based on analyst reports, market research and internal analysis

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SEEK is investing in its placement strategy to unlock a large growth opportunity...
Aspirations of Placement Strategy
- SEEK's role is to facilitate the matching and communication of job opportunities
- Our aspiration is:

seek is the answer for the questions below:
Jobseekers: Where did you find your last job? Hirers: Where did you source your last candidate?
Changes to support Placement Strategy
• Over 35 product enhancements in last 12 mths

• Continuing to invest strongly (opex & capex) to support the placement strategy
Growth opportunity from Placement Strategy
- SEEK currently accounts for only 22% of placements despite:
- c30m+ visitors a month & growing interactions between jobseekers & hirers
- The leading brand in online employment
- As SEEK executes its strategy this will grow SEEK's share of placements and grow its addressable market opportunity beyond online job ads

... which is delivering strong results across key work streams


SEEK INTERNATIONAL


Aspiring to be the global leader in online employment, matching more people with job opportunities than any other organisation

SEEK owns #1 or #2 online employment marketplaces that have a strong track record and exposed to over 2.5b people and >20% of Global GDP
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SEEK International achieved a strong result and is well positioned for future growth
"Look-through" Revenue (A$m)

FY14 Highlights
- Strong YoY growth of Revenue 16% & EBITDA 25% driven by organic growth
- Strong presence across Asia & China and performing well on financial & operational metrics
- Latin America businesses are realising benefits of re-investment
- Investing in early stage investments for long term growth
- Received A$70m of dividends in FY14 (>6x of pcp)
- SEEK is well positioned to benefit from a declining AUD

Refer to SEEK's FY14 Investor Presentation for IFRS 20 financials in A$m by business
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14
JobStreet Transaction Update
- Transaction completed on 20 November 2014
- Total Transaction Consideration paid by SEEK Asia was US$586m
- SEEK's total consideration was cUS$372m (of which cUS$114m is settled via SEEK's existing JobStreet equity)
- Other SEEK Asia co-investors contributed cUS$80m
- SEEK Asia accessed debt of US$135m1
- SEEK now owns 75.56% of SEEK Asia (previously 68.96%)
- Refer to ASX Announcement dated 21 November 2014 for further details
$\cdot$ Key Insights
- Executive Team for "SEEK Asia" is now in place led by
- CEO: Peter Everingham (SEEK Exec, former MD of SEEK Education)
- COO: Suresh A/L Thirugnanam (Former COO of JobStreet)
- Integration plan & activities led by experienced Senior Management team from SEEK, JobsDB and JobStreet
- Re-affirm guidance: Transaction is slightly cash EPS2 accretive in FY15 and strongly thereafter
- SEEK Asia has market leadership positions across major markets in South East Asia that are favourably exposed to structural trends & robust economic growth
Amounts shown in US dollars based on USD: MYR exchange rate of 3.246
SAAI
1 Includes bank debt of US$125m (non-recourse to the SEEK Group) and a loan from SEEK Limited
2 Excludes any amortisation of identifiable intangibles that may arise from purchase price allocation activities, transaction and one-off restructuring costs and other non-cash items
Zhaopin achieved a strong result & successfully listed on the NYSE
| Zhaopin Financials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| RMBm | Growth | ||
| Pro-Forma | FY14 | FY13 | % |
| Revenue (100%) | 1,035.9 | 889.6 | 16% |
| EBITDA (100%) | 295.4 | 246.8 | 20% |
| EBITDA (%) | 29% | 28% |
Strong FY14 Result
- Rev & EBITDA growth of 16% & 20% despite focusing on re-investment
- Debuted on the NYSE & seeing "tangible" benefits of being listed
- Paid cA$21m in dividends to SEEK in FY14
Highlights from Recent Q1 FY151 Result
Strong Q1 FY151
• Rev & EBITDA growth of $32%$ & $34%$
Growing market share
• Strong customer growth of 28% vs pcp & ZPIN remains market leader amongst jobseekers
- New product and service initiatives to accelerate market share
- Q2 FY15 Revenue guidance range of RMB 325m to RMB 335m2


JobsDB achieved a solid result in a rebuilding period
JobsDB Financials
Key Insights
| HKDm | Growth | Operational Update | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma | FY14 | FY13 | $%$ | • Solid growth in op. metrics: New customers |
| Revenue (100%) | 422.6 | 407.9 | 4% | grew $23%$ vs pcp (FY14 v FY13) |
| EBITDA (100%) | 154.2 | 139.6 | 10% | • Growing mobile audience: Mobile visits up |
| EBITDA (%) | 36% | 34% | 32% vs pcp, accounts for c46% of total visits |
Solid FY14 Result
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Underlying online rev grew 8% & EBITDA grew 15% (Excludes CJOL divestment & one-off costs)
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Strong cash flows facilitated debt repayment $(HKD250m)$ in 1 year
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Focusing on new products & services to improve jobseeker & hirer experience
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Expect investment and integration with JobStreet to lead to robust medium to longterm earnings growth


JobStreet achieved strong results across Revenue & EBITDA
JobStreet Financials
| MYRm | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma | Mar-14 | 9 mths to 9 mths to$Mar-13$ | $%$ |
| Revenue (100%) | 135.5 | 121.0 | 12% |
| EBITDA (100%) | 60.9 | 49.7 | 23% |
| EBITDA (%) | 45% | 41% |
Strong results (9 mths to Mar-14)
- Revenue growth of 12% & EBITDA growth of $23%$
- Paid A$2.5m in dividends to SEEK in FY14
Key Insights
Operational Update
- Performing well in key markets
- Paid A$1.9m in dividends to SEEK in H1 FY15 to date
Outlook
• Focus on integration with JobsDB to deliver more value to jobseekers and employers across South East Asia

JobStreet.com
Brasil Online delivered a strong result and is well positioned to grow across jobseekers and hirers
Brasil Online Financials
| BRLm | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma | FY14 | FY13 | % |
| Revenue (100%) | 249.6 | 229.5 | 9% |
| EBITDA (100%) | 82.5 | 63.0 | 31% |
| EBITDA (%) | $.33%$ | 27% |
Strong FY14 Result
- Underlying Rev grew 5% & EBITDA grew 16% (Excludes benefit of favourable sales tax reduction
- Paid cA$22m in dividends to SEEK in FY14
Key Insights
Operational Update
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#1 on Brand: 90%+ total brand awareness
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Market leader across jobseekers & employers in a large, growing market
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Solid growth in new jobseekers & positive operating metrics for advertiser pays business
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Re-investment in new products & services to deliver more placements


Strong result from OCC following pricing model transition
| MXNm | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma | FY14 | FY13 | % |
| Revenue (100%) | 266.3 | 180.2 | 48% |
| EBITDA (100%) | 115.9 | 39.4 | 194% |
| EBITDA (%) | 44% | 22% |
OCC Financials
Strong FY14 Result
- Underlying Rev grew 29% & EBITDA grew 110% (Excludes one-off favourable impact from change in revenue recognition policy)
- Strong growth in SME customers
- Paid A$2.8m in dividends to SEEK in FY14
Key Insights
Operational Update
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Clear market leader: Continues to lead on key competitive metrics
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. Improved Talent Search: To aid candidate search & matching
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Both employer and education businesses continue to perform well
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Focus on increased penetration of large SME market & geographic expansion


Early stage investments provide exposure to large growth opportunities

Significant re-investment to grow market leaders
- Pleasing progress in building market leading businesses
- FY14 SEEK's share of NPAT was a loss of A$1.2m
- Strong growth in operational metrics with total visits up 68% vs pcp
Strategic Focus
• Re-investment to accelerate operational growth, grow network effects & expand into new markets

Strong FY14 Results
- Rev growth of 18% & EBITDA growth of 21%
- FY14 SEEK's share of NPAT was A$0.1m (3 mths contribution)
- Clear market leader on traffic & ad metrics: Job ads up 21% vs pcp
Strategic Focus
- Capture large addressable market & grow market leadership
- Expect continued revenue growth with focus on re-investment

SEEK EDUCATION


SEEK Education delivered a record full year result

ʻLook-through" EBITDA (A$m)

FY14 Highlights
- Strong track record of growth
- Rev CAGR of 51% & EBITDA CAGR of 63% $(FY07-FY14)$
- Key Strategic Updates $\bullet$
- Currently expect IDP IPO to occur in CY15 (subject to market conditions)
- Divestment of THINK in FY14
- Roll-out Education offerings across $\bullet$ International businesses in the near term
- Record SEEK Learning result
- Outstanding result from Swinburne Online
- Strong IDP result $\bullet$

Outstanding result by SEEK Learning
SEEK Learning Financials
| $A$ m | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FY14 | FY13 | ℅ | |
| Revenue | 87.7 | 61.3 | 43% |
| EBITDA | 46.7 | 24.8 | 88% |
| EBITDA (%) | 53% | 41% |
Record FY14 Result
- Underlying Rev grew 30% & EBITDA grew 56% (Excludes A$8m revenue from performance targets related to THINK deal)
- Pleasing contribution from both higher value courses & new partners
Key Insights
Operational Update
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10th year in operation: >200k enrolments since inception
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Continued operational effectiveness: Particularly across sales & marketing
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Continue focusing on executing operational efficiencies
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Expanding SEEK Learning concept across key international markets


Swinburne Online continues to deliver outstanding results
Swinburne Online Financials
| $A$ m | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma | FY14 | FY13 | ℆ |
| Revenue (100%) | 53.5 | 23.3 | 130% |
| EBITDA (100%) | 19.5 | 5.1 | 282% |
| EBITDA (%) | 36% | 22% |
Outstanding FY14 Result
- Strong result with EBITDA c3.8x the FY13 result
- Large growth in students from new enrolments & retention
- Paid maiden dividend of cA$1.1m to SEEK (FY14)
Key Insights
Operational Update
- Strong enrolment growth and student retention driving strong financial results
- Paid a further dividend of cA$6.6m to SEEK in H1 FY15
Outlook
- Focus on new course content and student retention
- Grow student enrolments via effective sales & marketing

Swinburne Online
IDP delivered a strong full year result
IDP Financials
| A$m | Growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Forma | FY14 | FY13 | ℅ |
| Revenue (100%) | 256.8 | 217.2 | 18% |
| EBITDA (100%) | 45.8 | 37.7 | 21% |
| EBITDA (%) | 18% | 17% |
Strong FY14 Result
- Revenue grew 18% & EBITDA grew 21%
- Strong growth across multi-destination placements & IELTS candidates
- Paid A$16.5m in dividends to SEEK in FY14
Key Insights
Operational Update
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Strong growth in multi-destination enquiries
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Now >600 education partners (domestic & internationall
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Currently expect IDP IPO to occur in CY15 (subject to market conditions)
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Paid a further dividend of cA$10m to SEEK in H1 FY15


FY15 OUTLOOK


FY15 Guidance
The quidance statement below may vary due to macroeconomic shock(s) or volatility in sentiment in domestic and/or global markets. • Reaffirms: Expect solid growth in Reported Revenue & EBITDA (FY15 v FY14)1 from each of organic growth and JobStreet acquisition SEEK Reaffirms: Expect NPAT growth to be moderately lower than Revenue & EBITDA growth (FY15 v FY14)1,2 Group Reaffirms: SEEK's portfolio is well positioned for medium to long-term earnings growth • Update: SEEK to provide an update on market conditions and outlook at H1 FY15 results (February) Update: SEEK is experiencing positive trading conditions supported by solid internal forward looking indicators • SEEK's FY15 YTD revenue is slightly ahead of internal expectations that formed its quidance on 20 Aug-14 • Compared to previous expectations (20 Aug-14), SEEK now expects: • Strong growth in Revenue (FY15 v FY14) (previously expected solid growth) SEEK • An increase in Opex due to re-investment in growth opportunities across placement strategy & adjacent Domestic technologies • Growth in EBITDA (FY15 v FY14) but at a slightly lower rate than revenue growth Reaffirms: If near term macro conditions improve, SEEK's FY15 results will be favourably impacted Reaffirms: SEEK is also well positioned for growth from structural migration of print to online and via the placement strategy • Update: Performing well YTD with good operating conditions in SEEK's major markets • Update: Zhaopin: Based on current market conditions & Zhaopin's current operations, expect total revenue SEEK for Q2 FY15 to be in the estimated range of RMB325 million to RMB335 million International: • Reaffirms: Brasil, OCC, JobsDB and JobStreet: In aggregate, expect solid organic growth in underlying Revenue & EBITDA (FY15 v FY14) (in AUD)3 Reaffirms: OAM & BDJobs: In aggregate, expect a small loss at SEEK's share of NPAT (FY15) Update: Performing well YTD and continue to focus on growing synergies between the Education businesses SEEK Reaffirms: In aggregate for SEEK Learning, IDP and Swinburne Online expect solid underlying growth in Fducatio financial results (FY15 v FY14)4
1 Refers to Reported financials excluding significant items such as: transaction costs, non-cash gains/losses & JobStreet purchase price amortisation (in FY15). For FY14, SEEK's Reported financials excluding significant it Revenue of A$756.4m, EBITDA of A$308.5m and NPAT of A$179.7m. Guidance reflects consolidation of JobStreet from 20 Nov 2014 to 30 Jun 2015 2 FY15 NPAT likely to be impacted by year on year expense growth in several below the line items (incl. D&A, higher net interest, higher NCI)
3 Assumes: [a] FX rates in FY15 are broadly comparable to FY14; [b] FY14 underlying financial results for OCC is Rev of MXN 233.3m and EBITDA 82.9m [excl variation in rev recognition]; [c] FY14 underlying financial results 34 JobsDB is based on continuing operations (Excl CJOL contribution) Rev HKD 361m and EBITDA HKD 149m; and (d) JobStreet contribution relates to the online employment assets only 4 Guidance assumes ownership interests remain comparable between FY14 and FY15, with IDP held for the full 12 months of FY15
Near Term Business Priorities
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- Integrate JobStreet and JobsDB with a focus on delivering more value to jobseekers and employers across South East Asia
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- Re-invest in evolving and developing new products and technology to support the placement strategy
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- Aggressive promotion of SEEK's talent search product
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- Continue to invest strongly in adjacent technology and product offerings (like JobSeeker)
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- Roll-out of Education offerings to international markets

Core Drivers of Sustainable Earnings Growth
SEEK Domestic SEEK Education SEEK International • Structural migration • Favourable structural · Structural trends of revenue from print (internet & urbanisation) & industry dynamics to online • Large market Large addressable • Beneficiary from an opportunities (working markets improvement in adults & international macro conditions students) Leveraging SEEK's IP • Growth from • Grow synergies with and experience SEEK Placement Strategy

