Jan 28 (Reuters) - Treasury Wine Estates Ltd TWE.AX :
* DETERMINED TO PAY AN INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 20 CENTS PER SHARE
* FULL YEAR FORECAST OUR GROWTH RATE IN F20 WILL BE LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY GUIDED
* GROWTH RATE IN F20 WILL BE LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY GUIDED
* TREASURY WINE ESTATES LTD DECLARES INTERIM DIVIDEND OF 20 CENTS PER SHARE, FULLY FRANKED
* TWE EXPECTS F21 REPORTED EBITS GROWTH OF ABOUT 10% TO 15%
* LOWER GROWTH RATE IN F20 DRIVEN MAINLY BY UNDERPERFORMANCE IN OUR US RESULTS IN H1 & EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH H2
* H1 NPAT UP 5% TO $229.2M
* TWE EXPECTS REPORTED EBITS GROWTH OF ABOUT 5% TO 10% IN F20
* RECENT FIRES HAVE HAD NO DIRECT IMPACT ON CO, BUT IMPACT FROM A POTENTIAL SMOKE TAINT PERSPECTIVE IS NOT YET KNOWN
* RECENT DROUGHT, HEAT & FIRES IN AUSTRALIA HAVE CREATED SOME LIKELY CHALLENGES WITH RESPECT TO COST OF 2020 AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE
* HY TOTAL SALES REVENUE $1,536.1 MILLION VERSUS $1,507.7 MILLION
* H1 VOLUME DECLINED 5.6%
* IN FY20, MAINTENANCE & REPLACEMENT CAPEX EXPECTED TO BE IN LINE WITH GUIDANCE, IN THE RANGE OF $100M TO $110M
* STRATEGIC REVIEW OF CO'S INTERNAL OPERATING MODEL IS UNDERWAY, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 2H20