May 5 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd ANZ.AX :
* CAPITAL POSITION PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY TO RETURN SURPLUS CAPITAL TO SHAREHOLDERS.
* FOLLOWING TRENDS OF Q1, ALL PARTS OF BUSINESS PERFORMED WELL IN HY
* WELL-PLACED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ONGOING ECONOMIC RECOVERY
* WHILE PANDEMIC HASN'T RESULTED IN LARGE CREDIT LOSSES TO DATE, STILL HAVE ALMOST $4.3 BILLION IN RESERVE IF CONDITIONS DETERIORATE
* DONATION OF $1 MILLION TO WORLD VISION'S INDIA'S COVID-19 APPEAL AND FURTHER $1 MILLION TO MATCH CUSTOMER AND STAFF DONATIONS
* LOWER HY REVENUES IN INSTITUTIONAL BUSINESS LARGELY EXPECTED DUE TO IMPACT OF FALLING INTEREST
* SITTING ON $7 BLN MORE THAN CO WOULD NORMALLY REQUIRE TO BE UNQUESTIONABLY STRONG, "WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT"