Nov 29 (Reuters) - Empired Ltd EPD.AX
* Ebitda for first half of FY17 is expected to be between $6.0m and $6.8m
* New Zealand operations have been disrupted due to recent earthquake near Wellington with an estimated impact of $0.4m EBITDA in half
* Net debt is tracking in line with management expectations
* "Sales pipeline is strong and continue to expect pleasing top line growth and EBITDA margin expansion in FY17 and beyond"
* EBITDA in second half remains on track to be stronger than first half
* EBITDA in second half remains on track to be stronger than first half (in line with historic cyclical trends) Source text for Eikon: ID:nASX71FK30 Further company coverage: EPD.AX