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Macquarie Group Limited has announced a fully franked ordinary dividend of AUD 3.90 per share for the half-year ending March 2025, accompanied by a dividend reinvestment plan with no discount.

OpenLearning Limited has agreed to convert $2.12 million of debt owed to its largest shareholder, Education Centre of Australia (ECA), into equity at a 25% premium, increasing ECA’s ownership and strengthening the company’s balance sheet.

Nanoveu Limited has launched a $2.7 million capital raising via a share placement and a substantial options offer, pending shareholder approval for securities issued to its Executive Chairman. The prospectus outlines key risks and the impact on the company’s capital structure.

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited has confirmed a fully franked ordinary dividend of AUD 0.44 per share for the half-year ending January 2025, alongside an updated Dividend Reinvestment Plan price of AUD 37.02.

Hartshead Resources and joint venture partner RockRose Energy agree to a 28-day pause in procedural timelines for UK Southern Gas Basin Licence P2607, aiming to advance commercial discussions. The company remains committed to a constructive resolution while preserving its legal rights.

Challenger Gold Limited has formalized an Investment Protection Agreement with Ecuador, safeguarding its $75 million investment in the El Guayabo Project. Concurrently, the company announced a doubling of its Mineral Resource Estimate to 9.1 million ounces gold equivalent across its Ecuadorian assets.

Asara Resources has amicably settled its legal dispute with joint venture partner Costa Rica Dos over the Loreto Copper Project in Chile, paving the way for clearer project ownership and collaboration.

High-Tech Metals Limited has announced a $1 million pro-rata entitlement issue, offering shares at $0.15 each alongside free listed options, aiming to fund exploration at its Mt Fisher - Mt Eureka Project and strengthen working capital.

Belararox Limited has entered a strategic option agreement with Minerals 260 to divest its Bullabulling gold and lithium tenements, refocusing its efforts on copper projects in Argentina and Botswana.

Mt Malcolm Mines NL is set to begin a fully funded 3,000-metre RC drilling program targeting high-grade gold at its Golden Crown and Dumbarton prospects near Leonora, aiming to define a maiden JORC resource and advance development plans.

Minerals 260 Limited has secured an option agreement for 26 tenements near its Bullabulling Gold Project, expanding its regional footprint to approximately 570 square kilometres and reinforcing its exploration ambitions in Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields.

Strickland Metals kicks off its 2025 drilling campaign with strong high-grade intercepts at the Rogozna Project, reinforcing the commercial potential of its 5.3Moz AuEq Shanac Deposit.