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AFT Pharmaceuticals posted a 22% revenue jump to NZ$254.7 million and a 39% increase in operating profit to a record NZ$24.4 million for FY26, exceeding guidance. The company targets over NZ$300 million revenue for FY27, fueled by international expansion and a deepening R&D pipeline.

Parkway Corporate has teamed up with Hitachi to develop modular ultra-high brine concentration systems, crucial for its flagship Queensland Brine Management Complex project aimed at transforming industrial waste brine into green chemicals.

Eminence Minerals has finalised plans for a 2,000m auger drilling program at its Campo Grande Rare Earth Project in Brazil, aiming to validate high-priority rare earth targets adjacent to Brazilian Rare Earths' Sulista district.

Synlait Milk announces CEO Richard Wyeth's resignation effective end of June, with Acting CEO Leon Fung appointed immediately to steer through ongoing operational challenges.

European Resources Limited has closed a renounceable rights issue raising $2.57 million before costs, issuing 171.4 million new shares and options to fuel exploration and metallurgical programs in Finland and Slovakia.

Develop Global has landed a substantial A$274 million underground mining contract at Core Lithium’s Finniss Project, marking a major shift from Bellevue Gold and boosting its lithium services portfolio.

Generation Development Group has completed the migration of $1.8 billion in Xplore Wealth managed discretionary accounts to Evidentia’s Implemented Portfolios on the HUB24 platform, lifting total funds under management beyond $4 billion.

Volt Resources is making headway in securing US customers for its Alabama Graphite Refinery, leveraging recent policy shifts and supply chain dynamics to target near-term revenue from industrial and battery markets.

Computershare Limited confirms its FY26 earnings per share guidance at 144 cents, a 6% rise on the prior year, while upgrading margin income expectations to around $740 million due to higher client balances.

Beamtree Holdings has landed a $2 million contract with Saudi Arabia’s Fakeeh Care Group, while revising down its FY26 ARR growth guidance and outlining cost-cutting measures as part of an ongoing strategic review.

Electro Optic Systems (ASX: EOS) reported a 13% increase in contract backlog to A$518 million in Q1 2026, driven by multiple major defence orders and the opening of a new Singapore facility. The company’s cash position remains strong despite a $4 million ASIC penalty.

Reach Resources has boosted its Blue Heaven gold resource by roughly 30% to 80,000 ounces, supported by strong metallurgical results and a newly granted mining lease, while progressing a $3.15 million rights issue to fund further exploration and development.