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ION Video has issued 7.63 million shares and 3.81 million options under its September placement, with the options exercisable at $1.00 until September 2027. Directors are also seeking approval for a further 3 million shares and 1.5 million options.

Australian Foundation Investment Company (ASX:AFI) plans to pay a fully franked 37 cents per share in FY27, including a 10-cent special dividend. The listed investment company will also replace its traditional payment pattern with four quarterly distributions of 9.25 cents.

Enprise Group’s revenue rose 6% in FY2026, but a sharp earnings deterioration, tight liquidity and an auditor-highlighted going concern uncertainty have left its recovery plan dependent on cost cuts and fresh funding. The NZX-listed software group is targeting a return to profitability in FY2027 after refinancing and restructuring its largest business.

BOA Resources says it is unaware of undisclosed information behind a sharp increase in trading, despite further Ricci Lee assay results remaining pending through October. The company attributed the move to investor reaction to its recent high-grade copper announcement.

Washington H. Soul Pattinson delivered a record statutory profit after its Brickworks merger, but the headline $2.191 billion result was dominated by accounting gains that will not recur. More durable measures also improved, with Net Cash Flow From Investments rising 11.5%, post-tax NAV reaching $14.5 billion and the final dividend increasing to 63 cents per share.

WAM Capital’s investment portfolio fell 10.5% in FY2026, while Wilson Asset Management set an 8.0 cents per share target for the next financial year. The presentation points to a thin 0.7-year dividend reserve after the final payout, even as management argues small-cap valuations and takeover activity are improving.

WAM Capital reported a 10.5% decline in investment portfolio performance for FY2026, but retained its full-year dividend at 15.5 cents per share. The listed investment company is targeting an 8.0-cent dividend for FY2027, backed by a profits reserve of 5.7 cents per share after the latest payout.

IDP Education has rejected a second, higher takeover proposal from Blackstone, saying the $2.50-per-share offer fails to capture the value of its platform and transformation program. The confidential, non-binding proposal leaves open the question of whether Blackstone will return with a revised bid.

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has confirmed a $10.31 reinvestment price for its 33-cent fully franked dividend, payable on 30 September. The update does not change the dividend amount, but fixes the price at which participating shareholders will receive additional shares.

Flynn Gold has returned to trading with a one-for-three renounceable rights issue priced at A$0.015, seeking up to approximately A$3 million for Tasmanian exploration. Only A$1.5 million is underwritten, leaving the final proceeds dependent on shareholder participation and shortfall demand.

Altitude Minerals has lodged a prospectus for a non-renounceable $1.49 million entitlement offer, but warns the issue is ununderwritten and highly unlikely to be fully subscribed. The company is seeking up to $2.6 million in total funding for Nevada drilling, business development and working capital.

Rivco Australia has outlined a long-term water scarcity thesis, a 61 GL portfolio concentrated in the southern Murray-Darling Basin and a revised dividend framework beginning in 2027. The ASX-listed water investor says future dividends will be anchored more heavily to operating earnings rather than realised capital gains.