LONDON (Dow Jones)--Tarsus Group PLC (TRS.LN), an international business-to-business media group, said Wednesday it made a pretax loss of GBP0.5 million compare with profit of GBP0.4 million in the same period last year. MAIN FACTS: -1H revenue up 17% to GBP16.9 million (2009: GBP19.7 million) -1H organic revenue growth of 7% -1H operating profit GBP60,000 (2009: GBP1.0 million) -1H pretax loss GBP0.5 million (2009: profit GBP0.4 million) -1H loss per share 1.6 pence (2009: loss 0.1 pence) -Interim dividend maintained at 2 pence per share -Bank facilities extended to end 2013 -76% of expected 2010 revenues are now contracted (2009: 80%). -Group's revenues and profits are heavily weighted towards the second half of the year when the majority of its exhibitions occur. -Continued to perform well in the first six months of the year and visibility is good for the second half giving the company confidence for a successful outturn for the full year. -Further progress has been made with "Project 50/13", accelerating the pace of Tarsus' scale in Emerging Markets. -Further organic growth anticipated through new launches in both the French and U.S. divisions in the second half. -Shares at 0713 GMT unchanged at 139.5 pence. By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; iain.packham@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 28, 2010 03:14 ET (07:14 GMT)