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ROCKETDNA LTD. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2025
Oct 28, 2025
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ASX Announcement
September 2025 Quarterly Activities Report
HIGHLIGHTS
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Revenue $1.875m (unaudited) up 13% on Quarter 2 , underpinned by growing Australian xBot revenue (up 40% on Q2)
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Secured new Enterprise Contracts in Australia and Africa:
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3-year ~$490k SurveyBot® contract at Gruyere Gold Mine ( Gold Fields )
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9-month ~$450k contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance ( BMA ) coal operations, culminating in the operation of two dual SurveyBot® units, following successful trial completion
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12-month ~$209k dual PatrolBot® contract with Sibane-Stillwater in South Africa
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24-month ~$342k conventional drone survey contract with Heath Goldfields in Ghana
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Additional Purchase Orders received post-quarter end:
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~$1 million of additional purchase orders from BMA for the operation of a further six dual SurveyBot® units at their remaining Queensland mine sites in H1 2026
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Operational Milestones Achieved :
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SiteTube® software adoption broadens – now embedded across 8 enterprise customers encompassing mine planning, geology, environmental management and survey functions
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Total Australian xBot flight missions up 102% on Q2, now 4 times the number flown in Q1
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Completed conveyor thermal monitoring trial in PNG for Continental
29 October 2025, RocketDNA Ltd (ASX: RKT ) ( RocketDNA or the Company ) is pleased to provide its September 2025 Quarterly Activities Report.
RocketDNA recorded $1.875 million in revenue (unaudited) for the September quarter, up 13% from Q2, underpinned by its diversified xBot leasing, services, software, and data revenue streams, up 40% from Q2.
RocketDNA’s strategic focus remains on high-margin, recurring revenue growth through scalable, autonomous solutions, with a vision for its xBot® on-site hardware platform, SiteTube® drone data visualisation software, and automated data processing to become an international industry standard for open-pit mining operations. Global operations are supported through the Company’s Remote Operating Centres (ROCs), delivering 24/7 autonomous flight operations across multiple geographies.
Further detail on cash flows is provided in the accompanying Appendix 4C.
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Commenting on the September quarter, RocketDNA MD & CEO Christopher Clark said:
“This quarter showed clear execution of our ‘land and expand’ strategy with Tier-1 miners. After securing long-term contracts with Goldfields and Vault Minerals in Australia, we have further added new customer contracts in Africa including Sibanye Stillwater and Heath Goldfields.
The strong lift in xBot® revenue highlights the strategic shift from conventional drone services to autonomous systems in the mining environment, where labour and skills shortages remain a deep concern for open-pit operators, providing the growth opportunity for RocketDNA to expand its technology and services.
Once deployed, xBots quickly become part of daily mine operations, supported by our proprietary SiteTube® software, which is now being used across multiple departments and decision-making workflows. These developments reflect growing recognition from Tier-1 customers that RocketDNA is becoming an integral component of their future operating models.”
COMMERCIAL AND OPERATIONAL UPDATE
New Australian Customers Contracts continue to Land
- Gruyere Gold Mine (Gold Fields)
RocketDNA secured a 3-year contract at Gruyere Gold Mine in Western Australia, valued at ~$490k. (Refer ASX Announcement 18 August 2025.)
The agreement covers RocketDNA’s xBot® SurveyBot system, SiteTube® data visualisation platform and remote operations. Services commenced in September, and are delivered seven days per week from RocketDNA’s Remote Operating Centres in Perth and Adelaide, enabling daily autonomous drone flights and secure cloud-based data delivery to site managers and engineers.
This contract marks a major milestone for RocketDNA, expanding its footprint into another Tier-1 mining customer and strengthening its position as a leader in AI-powered drone and data solutions for the resources sector. By combining the SurveyBot® system with SiteTube®’s visualisation tools, RocketDNA provides a comprehensive operational intelligence solution to support survey and openpit teams on site which ultimately helps achieve productivity and safety goals through innovative technology.
- BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Trial Conversion
During the quarter, RocketDNA secured a 9-month ~$450k contract with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) coal operations. The agreement covers the ongoing operation of the trial SurveyBot® at its Saraji Mine, following a highly successful three-month trial, and will subsequent convert the single SurveyBot® unit to two dual units.
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The trial unit became the most heavily utilised xBot® in RocketDNA’s fleet, completing around 200 missions (approximately 80 flight hours) per month, hence the demand for greater capacity in the contract. Services delivered included daily aerial surveys, volumetric measurements, and 360-degree imagery for remote inspections.
Existing Australia Customers continue to Expand
RocketDNA’s expansion strategy centres around increasing the usage of its deployed xBot® base through the combination of software integration, data processing and reporting. This is supported by RocketDNA’s proprietary SiteTube® software product which provides data automation and an easyto-use interface for data visualisation.
• BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Multi-site Expansion
Further purchase orders from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) coal operations valued at ~$1 million were received by RocketDNA in October, covering a further 3 of their sites with ongoing operation of six dual SurveyBot® units for the first half of 2026, leading on from the contract at its Saraji mine noted above. The purchase orders include the lease and operation of the hardware, supported by SiteTube® software to deliver real-time geospatial data for mine planning, geology, and environmental teams. (Refer ASX Announcement 27 October 2025.)
• Vault Minerals (KOTH)
RocketDNA signed an ongoing 18-month services contract (awarded July 2025, ~$705k TCV) with Vault Minerals to deliver aerial data services at the King of the Hills gold operation in Western Australia, building on its previous three-year agreement announced in June 2022. The new agreement consolidates RocketDNA’s existing provision of conventional on-site drone services with the latest xBot® hardware, flight operations, automated workflows and SiteTube® visualisation platform.
• Flight Hours
Following a 97% increase in Australian autonomous flights from quarter 1 to quarter 2, flight numbers increased by a further 102% in quarter 3. Flight number increases are driven not only by new unit deployments, but also by existing customers expanding flight frequency as additional use-cases emerge to leverage RocketDNA’s automated data processing capabilities.
• Software Integration –SiteTube®
RocketDNA’s SiteTube® platform continued to expand its role across customer operations during the quarter with over 470 people registered for access and over 17,000 interactions with the data in recent months. Initially used for survey outputs, SiteTube® is now embedded across mine planning, geology, environmental, and survey departments, delivering real-time geospatial data across multiple functional areas.
As an example, at King of the Hills, SiteTube® is now used daily by mining, geology, environmental management and survey teams alike, providing consistent access to imagery and survey data for planning, ore blending, tailings monitoring, inspections and ad-hoc requests. With automated xBot® flights streaming directly into SiteTube®, departments across the site get reliable, on-time information,
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freeing survey staff for higher-value work and embedding data-driven decision-making across operations.
This broader adoption shows how RocketDNA’s technology typically enters through survey teams before expanding rapidly across planning, geology, and compliance functions.
Global operations continue to build on Land strategy through new customer contracts
• Sibanye Stillwater (South Africa)
RocketDNA was awarded a 12-month contract valued at ZAR 2.37m (~AUD 209k) for deployment of an xBot® Dual PatrolBot unit. Services include 12-hour shifts, 7 days a week, with SiteTube® livestream, compliance and flight planning systems.
• Heath Goldfields (Ghana)
A 24-month contract valued at USD 228k (~AUD 342k) for comprehensive drone-based survey services was secured at Bogoso Prestea Mines. Services will support operational monitoring, compliance and geospatial analysis, with onsite deployment of Matrice 300 drones and dedicated pilot coverage. The contract duplicates RocketDNA’s proven service model at Newmont’s Ahafo mine.
Expansion of services to Global Customers
- Rustenburg Platinum / Mogalakwena Security (South Africa)
During the quarter, Rustenburg Platinum converted their trial deployment of an xBot® unit to a paid contract. This follows the successful trial-to-contract pathway seen at other Tier-1 operations, reinforcing demand for RocketDNA’s security-focused drone services.
• Millennial Potash (Gabon)
Following the successful capture of data for RocketDNA’s largest drone-based LIDAR survey for Millennial Potash in Gabon during the quarter, further POs were received for an expanded LIDAR area and Bathymetry data capture. Stage 1 of the survey program was completed during Q3, with further operations continuing into Q4.
• Seriti (South Africa)
RocketDNA renewed its consulting contract with Seriti’s New Vaal operation. The agreement, valued at ~ZAR 1.8m (~AUD 158k), runs from August 2025 to May 2027.
FINANCIALS
Revenue
RocketDNA recorded $1.875 million in revenue (unaudited) for the September quarter, up 13% on quarter 2 and underpinned by its diversified xBot leasing, services, software and data revenue streams, up 40% on Q2. Strong one-off project revenue and drone equipment sales also contributed to the revenue mix.
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Cash and Appendix 4C
Net cash used in operating activities reduced by 33% to $385k for the quarter. Cash receipts from customers increased by 2% with a revenue increase of 13% which occurred near the end of the quarter increasing trade debtors.
As of 30 September 2025, RocketDNA held a cash balance of $1.034 million, (30 June 2025: $1.744 million).
As per item 6.1 of the Appendix 4C, payments to related parties and their associates totalled $165k, including $67k for Chris Clark's director fees, $20k for a related party, $61k for Paul Williamson's CFO services, and $17k for David Morton's director fees.
OUTLOOK
RocketDNA remains focused on scaling recurring revenue through deployment of multiple new contracts and continued software integration in quarter 4 2025 and throughout 2026 with key priorities being:
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Construction of xBot® units, deployment and operational commencement of the multiple new contracts reported in this announcement
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Continuing to “Land” enterprise customer opportunities, including follow on from government and new vertical trials
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Continuing SiteTube® development and rollout across multiple client functions, combined with helping existing customers to leverage xBot® for an expanded number of use cases and overall flight frequency
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This announcement has been authorised for release by the Board of RocketDNA Ltd.
For information, please contact:
Christopher Clark Mark Flynn Managing Director & CEO Investor Relations [email protected] [email protected] +61 (0)8 6245 9194 +61 (0) 416 068 733
RocketDNA Ltd (ASX: RKT) is a multinational drone-based data service and technology provider, listed on the ASX, offering aerial surveying, mapping, security, surveillance, and asset inspection for enterprise customers in the mining, agricultural, and engineering sectors. Through fully-outsourced, AI-driven solutions, RocketDNA remotely operates drone systems, enabling customers to focus on ground operations while ensuring fast data turnaround. The company generates revenue through multi-year contracts and short-term projects with major clients, including Tier 1 and Tier 2 miners such as Rio Tinto, BHP, South32, Newmont, Vault Minerals, and Seriti Coal. RocketDNA operates primarily in Australia and Africa, with regional offices in Perth, Johannesburg, and Accra.
Rule 4.7B
Appendix 4C
Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
Name of entity
ROCKETDNA LIMITED
ABN
17 618 678 701
Quarter ended (“current quarter”) 30 September 2025
| Consolidated statement of cash flows | Current quarter $A’000 |
Year to date (9 months) $A’000 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cash flows from operating activities 1.1 Receipts from customers 1.2 Payments for (a) research and development (b) product manufacturing and operating costs (c) advertising and marketing (d) leased assets (e) staff costs (f) administration and corporate costs 1.3 Dividends received (see note 3) 1.4 Interest received 1.5 Interest and other costs of finance paid 1.6 Income taxes (paid)/received 1.7 Government grants and tax incentives 1.8 Other (provide details if material) 1.9 Net cash from / (used in) operating activities |
1,756 - (768) (53) (34) (830) (548) - 5 - 86 - 1 |
5,468 - (1,778) (214) (113) (2,654) (1,996) - 16 - 41 - 2 |
| (385) | (1,228) |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Rule 4.7B
| 2. Cash flows from investing activities 2.1 Payments to acquire or for: (a) entities (b) businesses (c) property, plant and equipment (d) investments (e) intellectual property (f) other non-current assets 2.2 Proceeds from disposal of: (a) entities (b) businesses (c) property, plant and equipment (d) investments (e) intellectual property (f) other non-current assets 2.3 Cash flows from loans to other entities 2.4 Dividends received (see note 3) 2.5 Other (provide details if material) 2.6 Net cash from / (used in) investing activities |
- - (64) - - (91) - - 84 - - - (2) - (20) |
- - (1,227) - - (221) - - 115 - - - (6) - (13) |
|---|---|---|
| (93) | (1,352) | |
| 3. Cash flows from financing activities 3.1 Proceeds from issues of equity securities (excluding convertible debt securities) 3.2 Proceeds from issue of convertible debt securities 3.3 Proceeds from exercise of options 3.4 Transaction costs related to issues of equity securities or convertible debt securities 3.5 Proceeds from borrowings 3.6 Repayment of borrowings 3.7 Transaction costs related to loans and borrowings 3.8 Dividends paid 3.9 Other (provide details if material) 3.10 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities |
- - - - - (177) - - - |
400 - - (37) 294 (456) - - - |
| (177) | 201 |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 4C Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
| 4. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 |
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents for the period Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9 above) Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (item 2.6 above) Net cash from / (used in) financing activities (item 3.10 above) Effect of movement in exchange rates on cash held Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
1,744 (385) (93) (177) (55) |
3,406 (1,228) (1,352) 201 7 |
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| 1,034 | 1,034 | ||
| 5. Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents at the end of the quarter (as shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows) to the related items in the accounts |
Current quarter $A’000 |
Previous quarter $A’000 |
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| 5.1 Bank balances 5.2 Call deposits 5.3 Bank overdrafts 5.4 Other (provide details) 5.5 Cash and cash equivalents at end of quarter (should equal item 4.6 above) |
1,034 - - - |
1,738 6 - - |
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| 1,034 | 1,744 | ||
| 6. Payments to related parties of the entity and their associates |
Current quarter $A'000 |
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| 6.1 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 1 165 6.2 Aggregate amount of payments to related parties and their associates included in item 2 - Note: if any amounts are shown in items 6.1 or 6.2, your quarterly activity report must include a description of, and an explanation for, such payments. |
165 | ||
| - |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 4C Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
| 7. 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 |
Financing facilities Note: the term “facility’ includes all forms of financing arrangements available to the entity. Add notes as necessary for an understanding of the sources of finance available to the entity. Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 Loan facilities 320 320 Credit standby arrangements 9 0 Other (see below) 586 586 Total financing facilities 915 906 Unused financing facilities available at quarter end 9 Include in the box below a description of each facility above, including the lender, interest rate, maturity date and whether it is secured or unsecured. If any additional financing facilities have been entered into or are proposed to be entered into after quarter end, include a note providing details of those facilities as well. |
Total facility amount at quarter end $A’000 |
Amount drawn at quarter end $A’000 |
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| 320 | 320 | ||
| 9 | 0 | ||
| 586 | 586 | ||
| 915 | 906 | ||
| 8. | Estimated cash available for future operating activities | $A’000 |
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| 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 |
Net cash from / (used in) operating activities (item 1.9) (385) Cash and cash equivalents at quarter end (item 4.6) 1,034 Unused finance facilities available at quarter end (item 7.5) 9 Total available funding (item 8.2 + item 8.3) 1,043 Estimated quarters of funding available (item 8.4 divided by item 8.1) 2.71 Note: if the entity has reported positive net operating cash flows in item 1.9, answer item 8.5 as “N/A”. Otherwise, a figure for the estimated quarters of funding available must be included in item 8.5. If item 8.5 is less than 2 quarters, please provide answers to the following questions: 8.6.1 Does the entity expect that it will continue to have the current level of net operating cash flows for the time being and, if not, why not? |
(385) 1,034 9 |
| 1,043 | ||
| N/A | ||
| 8.6.2 Has the entity taken any steps, or does it propose to take any steps, to raise further cash to fund its operations and, if so, what are those steps and how likely does it believe that they will be successful? |
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| N/A |
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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Appendix 4C Quarterly cash flow report for entities subject to Listing Rule 4.7B
- 8.6.3 Does the entity expect to be able to continue its operations and to meet its business objectives and, if so, on what basis?
N/A
Note: where item 8.5 is less than 2 quarters, all of questions 8.6.1, 8.6.2 and 8.6.3 above must be answered.
Compliance statement
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1 This statement has been prepared in accordance with accounting standards and policies which comply with Listing Rule 19.11A.
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2 This statement gives a true and fair view of the matters disclosed.
Date: 29 October 2025
Authorised by: .By the board
(Name of body or officer authorising release – see note 4)
Notes
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This quarterly cash flow report and the accompanying activity report provide a basis for informing the market about the entity’s activities for the past quarter, how they have been financed and the effect this has had on its cash position. An entity that wishes to disclose additional information over and above the minimum required under the Listing Rules is encouraged to do so.
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If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards, the definitions in, and provisions of, AASB 107: Statement of Cash Flows apply to this report. If this quarterly cash flow report has been prepared in accordance with other accounting standards agreed by ASX pursuant to Listing Rule 19.11A, the corresponding equivalent standard applies to this report.
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Dividends received may be classified either as cash flows from operating activities or cash flows from investing activities, depending on the accounting policy of the entity.
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If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the board”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a committee of your board of directors, you can insert here: “By the [ name of board committee – eg Audit and Risk Committee ]”. If it has been authorised for release to the market by a disclosure committee, you can insert here: “By the Disclosure Committee”.
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If this report has been authorised for release to the market by your board of directors and you wish to hold yourself out as complying with recommendation 4.2 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council’s Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations , the board should have received a declaration from its CEO and CFO that, in their opinion, the financial records of the entity have been properly maintained, that this report complies with the appropriate accounting standards and gives a true and fair view of the cash flows of the entity, and that their opinion has been formed on the basis of a sound system of risk management and internal control which is operating effectively.
ASX Listing Rules Appendix 4C (17/07/20) + See chapter 19 of the ASX Listing Rules for defined terms.
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