BRIEF-BlueScope Steel H1 FY2014 underlying NPAT $49.1 mln

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Bluescope Steel Ltd BSL.AX :

* 1h FY 2014 results press release BSL.AX

* H1 2014 underlying result was $49.1 million net profit after tax(npat), a

$50.7 million improvement over the first half of FY 2013

* Says board has decided there will be no interim dividend for the half

* Says expect second half FY 2014 underlying npat similar to first half

* H1 FY 2014 total revenue $3,998.9 million versus $3,793.5 million

* Reported $3.7 million npat for first half of FY 2014 - a $27.5 million

improvement in financial performance from corresponding period last year

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