March 21 (Reuters) - Nufarm Ltd NUF.AX :
* H1 GROUP REVENUES INCREASED BY 7.4% TO $1.46 BILLION
* H1 NET PROFIT AFTER TAX $12 MILLION VERSUS $20.0 MILLION A YEAR AGO
* INTERIM DIVIDEND 5 CENTS PER SHARE
* "EXPECTS A POSITIVE SECOND HALF PERFORMANCE IN AUSTRALIA, NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, DRIVEN BY REVENUE GROWTH AND COST SAVINGS BENEFITS"
* SECOND HALF WILL BE CHALLENGING IN LATIN AMERICA
* REMAINS CONFIDENT OF DELIVERING UNDERLYING EBIT GROWTH IN RANGE OF 5% TO 10% FOR FULL YEAR
* "NET INTEREST EXPENSE FOR FULL YEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE IN $95 MILLION TO $100 MILLION RANGE, INCLUDING FUNDING COST OF ACQUISITIONS"
* USA TAX RATE REDUCTION SHOULD RESULT IN A 1% FALL IN GROUP EFFECTIVE TAX RATE IN NEAR TERM
* REAFFIRMS GUIDANCE FOR FY19