Feb 26 (Reuters) - Ardent Leisure Group AAD.AX :
* HY NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE $15.6 MILLION VERSUS LOSS $49.4 MILLION
* INTERIM DISTRIBUTION OF 2.0 CENTS PER STAPLED SECURITY
* H1 REVENUE FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES $265.6 MILLION, DOWN 16.3%
* "EXPECTS TO TRADE PROFITABLY IN SECOND HALF, GENERATING BOTH A POSITIVE EBITDA AND NET PROFIT AFTER TAX"