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Austral Resources’ proposed acquisition of Hammer Metals has cleared its first Federal Court hurdle, with ASIC registration of the Scheme Booklet and a shareholder vote now set for 9 November. The transaction still needs shareholder approval, a second Court hearing and other conditions before implementation.

HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT has signed binding agreements for new leases covering its remaining 10 Healthscope hospitals, subject to final approvals. The resolution allows HCW to reinstate quarterly distributions while reducing its largest tenant concentration from 57% to 31%.

Metrics Income Opportunities Trust has released its audited FY2026 accounts, correcting the classification of valuation reductions while reporting an $18.2 million loss and a lower NTA. KPMG issued an unqualified opinion, but ASX has yet to determine when MOT units will resume trading and underlying funds remain closed to applications and redemptions.

Metrics Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund has released audited FY26 accounts with an unqualified KPMG opinion, reporting $28.2 million in profit after tax and 10.48 cents per unit in distributions. The accounts also expose a $10 million interest-free related-party loan and a temporary halt to applications and redemptions in underlying funds.

Metrics Master Income Trust has lodged its audited FY2026 accounts with an unqualified KPMG opinion, but the report confirms a temporary liquidity restriction at the underlying funds. Profit and net assets both fell year on year, while the Fund remains exposed to valuation movements in a largely Level 3 portfolio.

Hammer Metals’ proposed acquisition by Austral Resources has cleared its first court stage, with ASIC registering the scheme booklet and an independent expert backing the scrip deal. Shareholders now face linked votes on the takeover and the demerger of Western Australian gold assets into an unlisted company.

Victor Group Holdings’ audited FY2025 accounts were materially worse than its preliminary figures, with loss before tax rising to AUD 9.33 million from AUD 275,449. Newly recognised impairments and a sharp increase in depreciation turned preliminary comprehensive income of AUD 48,679 into a AUD 9.06 million loss.

Dome Gold Mines says its audited financial report for the year ended 30 June 2026 remains unfinished, with release now pending a proposed capital raising announcement and Fiji project valuation report. The company has not provided a revised release date or details of the fundraising.

BSA is proposing to acquire aerial infrastructure technology business Eonetics in a largely scrip-based transaction that would leave the sellers with about 39.9% of BSA. The deal remains non-binding, with one seller yet to sign and multiple approvals still required.

Metrics Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund units will remain suspended on ASX after the fund failed to lodge its audited financial statements. Reinstatement now depends on the accounts being filed and ASX deciding that trading can resume appropriately.

Pacific Current Group finished FY2026 with no financial debt, A$158 million in cash and a strategic review that could lead to a transaction, a sale or delisting. The balance-sheet repair came alongside lower underlying earnings, a statutory loss and a sharp decline in Victory Park valuations.

Morningstar International Shares Active ETF reported a $53.035 million profit for the year ended 30 June 2026, supported by a large trust distribution despite a loss on fair value movements. Distributions rose to 196.258 cents per unit as net assets expanded to $326.395 million.