Jan 28 (Reuters) - Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Ltd SXE.AX :
* Expects to report a net profit after tax over $3.5M for the half year ended 31 December 2015.
* Profitable H2 expected but conditions remain challenging
* Board intends, subject to confirmation of the results, to declare an interim fully franked dividend of 1.35 cents per share
* Says anticipates maintaining the total dividend for the 2016 financial year at 2.7 cents per share
* Company continues to trade profitably moving into the second half of the year
* Says company expects to deliver further profit in H2
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