May 1 (Reuters) - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd ANZ.AX :
* PROPOSED INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 80 CENTS PER SHARE
* AS AT MARCH 31, CET1 RATIO 11.5%
* H1 NET PROFIT DOWN 5% TO $3,173 MILLION
* H1 CASH PROFIT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $ 3,564 MILLION VERSUS $ 3,493 MILLION
* H1 NET INTEREST INCOME $7,299 MILLION VERSUS $7,350 MILLION
* H1 NET INTEREST MARGIN 1.79 PERCENT VERSUS 1.93 PERCENT A YEAR AGO