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Computershare Limited delivered a solid FY26 with revenue up 4.6% to $3.26 billion and net profit rising 1.9%. The company boosted its final dividend by 35% to AUD 65 cents, supported by strong fee revenue growth and effective interest rate hedging.

Kip McGrath Education Centres Limited reported steady FY26 results with $30.1 million revenue and a 25% EBITDA margin despite a slight revenue dip. The company is navigating network consolidation and operational resets while facing a $0.73 per share takeover offer from Crimson.

IRIS Metals has appointed Simon Iacopetta as Strategic Advisor and promoted Chris Evans to Executive Chairman, signalling a sharpened focus on expanding its critical minerals portfolio in North America.

Helia Group’s half-year profit fell 25% to $100 million, hit by lower premiums and investment income. The insurer declared a combined 43 cents per share dividend and launched a $75 million share buy-back.

Coronado Global Resources posted a strong operational rebound in Q2 2026, returning to positive EBITDA and advancing a strategic reset at its Curragh mine while completing Buchanan expansion.

Amotiv Limited (ASX: AOV) delivered a solid FY26 with a $75.1 million net profit, reversing last year’s loss, underpinned by 2.7% revenue growth and strong cash conversion. The company declared a fully franked 23 cent final dividend and advanced its Amotiv Unified transformation and climate initiatives.

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (NZX:MCK) reported a 12% revenue increase and a 58% rise in profit before tax for the first half of 2026, driven by hotel refurbishments and growing room availability despite softer property sales.

Alara Resources (ASX: AUQ) is set to close its pro-rata non-renounceable entitlement offer on 13 August, aiming to raise approximately $3.84 million at $0.032 per share to support its copper projects in Oman.

Neometals has invoked a $2.5 million personal guarantee following Omaha Value Holdings' failure to pay $5 million for its Tranche 2 placement, while securing a potential standby debt facility as a financial backstop.

Kip McGrath Education Centres narrowed its revenue by 4.3% to $30.1 million in FY26 while lifting profit after tax by 2.1%, driven by strategic franchise consolidation and operational efficiencies. The company also faced an unsolicited takeover bid post-reporting period.

Dreadnought Resources has unveiled assay results from nearly 500 air core holes at Illaara, revealing 13 gold mineralised corridors stretching over 40 kilometres. With just 10% of the greenstone belt tested, the company plans infill drilling this August to sharpen targets ahead of more rigorous RC drilling.

Connected Minerals (ASX:CML) is mobilising a ~6,000m reverse circulation and diamond drilling program at its Bailundo Carbonatite Project in Angola, aiming to define a maiden JORC Mineral Resource for niobium and rare earth elements.