Appendix 4D and Half Year Report ended 31 Dec 2025

• Profit down 46.6% to $1.14M
• Established Burleigh Ventures Fund, invested $750k in new deep tech companies
• Qualified as a 'base rate entity' eligible for 25% corporate tax rate

Powerhouse Ventures Limited reported a profit of $1,140,290 for the half-year ended 31 December 2025, down 46.6% from the prior corresponding period. The company's funds management, advisory, and investing activities generated total revenue of $4.61 million. During the period, Powerhouse Ventures established its Burleigh Ventures Fund, a differentiated venture capital platform focused on data, energy, and critical infrastructure technologies. The company made $750,000 in investments in new quantum and AI-based deep tech companies, Veriquantix and Sirius-Beta Labs, as part of this new fund. Powerhouse Ventures also determined it qualified as a 'base rate entity' under the Income Tax Rates Act 1986, making it eligible for the reduced 25% corporate tax rate instead of the standard 30%. The company continued to actively manage its investment portfolio, realizing $1.12 million in proceeds and generating a $370,354 gain on sale. Powerhouse Ventures' net tangible assets increased to 11.9 cents per share as of 31 December 2025, up from 10.2 cents at 30 June 2025.

The company did not provide any high-importance, price-sensitive forward-looking financial metrics.