May 3 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd ANZ.AX :
* ANZ half year results, dividend announcement & appendix 4d anz.ax
* HY net interest income $7.57 billion vs $7.14 billion
* HY net interest margin 2.01 pct vs 2.04 pct
* HY cash profit of $2.78 billion, down 24%
* HY operating income up 0% to $10.27 BLN
* HY net statutory profit attributable to shareholders down 22% to $2.74 bln
* Interim dividend of 80 cents per share fully franked is down 7%
* As at March-end, Common Equity Tier 1 ratio on APRA Basel 3 basis 9.8 pct
* Final dividend for FY16 is expected to be at least the same as the interim dividend in cents per share
* "Expect APRA CET1 ratio to remain around 9% post implementing the mortgage rwa change in July 2016"
* HY return on average ordinary shareholders' equity 9.5%
* Restructuring charge of $138 mln (pre-tax) recognised in half will underpin further productivity in h2 and future years
* Continued to see pockets of weakness associated with low commodity prices in the resources sector
* For 2016 interim dividend, ANZ intends to provide shares under DRP and BOP through the issue of new shares
* All figures in A$
* In process of evolving its strategy,including reshaping of workforce to reduce complexity and duplication
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASXksJVY