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GWR Group has completed a $19.85 million capital return, paying shareholders 6.1 cents per ordinary share. The distribution delivers the approved cash payout, but leaves the company’s post-return cash position undisclosed.

Gold Corporation, trading as The Perth Mint (ASX:GCB), reported a record $100.19 million profit before tax for 2025-26 and recommended its largest-ever dividend to the Western Australian Government. The result was powered by extraordinary precious-metals demand and prices, but the company’s own budget points to a much leaner year ahead.

Latrobe Magnesium has secured A$8.5 million in equity funding to complete its Latrobe Valley demonstration plant and advance a proposed South Carolina magnesium project. The raising gives the company near-term funding certainty, but also brings further dilution and leaves the larger US development dependent on future capital.

AdAlta says a 10-year, up to US$120 million agreement between manufacturing partner Oribiotech and an undisclosed commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company validates its choice of IRO automation for future cellular immunotherapies. The deal does not create direct revenue for AdAlta, and its lead asset EW-001 will continue with a separate manufacturing process.

Mount Ridley Mines says its third Selectro™ leach test lifted scandium recovery to 91.8% while using roughly half the reagent dose of earlier tests. Heavy and light rare earth recoveries also improved, although gallium recovery fell sharply.

Eneco Refresh has delivered its strongest profit in five years despite raw material inflation and logistics disruption, with operating cash flow and cash reserves also improving. The company now has scope to invest in automation and consider selective acquisitions, but offers no FY2027 earnings guidance or dividend.

Titomic has secured a US$5.0 million contract to install and commission its TKF 1000 cold spray system at the U.S. Air Force’s Tinker Air Force Base. Delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 2027, subject to site coordination and approvals.

Pathkey.AI has appointed Nanyang Technological University chip design and AI specialist Professor Anupam Chattopadhyay to the new Advisory Board supporting Chipforge. The appointment adds technical and commercialisation experience as the AI-native semiconductor platform moves from development towards a product launch, although no launch date or commercial contract was disclosed.

Critical Resources has completed 65 cycles across more than a month in a full-format pouch cell using its solvent-free DSD cathode matrix. The cell retained about 75% of its starting capacity, offering a useful engineering baseline but not yet a commercial performance result.

Metcash delivered $558 million of operating cash flow and 2.8% ex-tobacco sales growth in the first 18 weeks of FY27, but warned that cost inflation, adverse sales mix and tobacco changes will weigh on first-half earnings. The group also expects to spend a further $18 million to $20 million on its Horizon technology program.

Way2VAT has secured binding commitments for a A$2.109 million placement, giving the fintech capital to fund the next RBC acquisition payment and its e-invoicing expansion. The raise comes at a 29% discount and carries potential further dilution through free-attaching options.

Clever Culture Systems secures a follow-up order from Novo Nordisk for two APAS Independence instruments, marking a critical step toward broader global deployment and signalling expected sales growth from FY27.