Ex-divs to take 10.73 points off FTSE 100 on Feb. 19
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go
ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the
latest dividend payout.
According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of
the resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take 10.73 points off
the index.
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX
(pence) IMPACT
ASTRAZENECA (NYSE: AZN - news) 125.00 6.21
CARNIVAL (LSE: CCL.L - news) 25.00 USc 0.12
GLAXOSMITHKLINE (Other OTC: GLAXF - news) 23.00 4.40
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND
(pence)
CATLIN 22.00
PZ CUSSONS (LSE: PZC.L - news) 2.61
UK COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST 0.92
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Atul Prakash)