Ex-divs to take 11.8 points off FTSE 100 on April 6

LONDON, April 3 (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 11.75 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Aviva (Other OTC: AIVAF - news) 15.88 2.53

GKN (Frankfurt: 694194 - news) 5.9 0.40

Hikma 18 0.10

Lloyds Banking Group 2.2 5.85

Next (Frankfurt: 779551 - news) 45 0.25

Paddy Power Betfair (Other OTC: PDYPF - news) 113 0.36

Pearson (Xetra: 858266 - news) 34 1.10

Rentokil Initial (Other OTC: RKLIF - news) 2.38 0.17

St James's Place 20.67 0.42

Smiths Group (Frankfurt: QS2A.F - news) 13.55 0.21

Wolseley (Frankfurt: A1W7PR - news) 36.67 0.36

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

BBA Aviation (LSE: BBA.L - news) 9.12 (U.S. cents)

Berendsen (LSE: BRSN.L - news) 22.5

Electra Private Equity Closed Fund 2612

F&C Commercial Property Trust LTD 0.5

Finsbury Growth & Income Trust 6.8

James Fisher and Sons (Stuttgart: 6FJ.SG - news) 17.6

IMI (LSE: IMI.L - news) 24.7

Ladbrokes Coral (LSE: LAD.L - news) 2

Moneysupermarket.com Group 7.1

The Mercantile Investment Trust 15.25

Murray International Trust 16

RIT Capital Partners (Other OTC: RITPF - news) 16

Rotork (Frankfurt: RO41.F - news) 3.15

DS Smith (Frankfurt: 877238 - news) 4.6

Sanne Group (LSE: SNN.L - news) 6.4

Ultra Electronics Holdings 33.6

Virgin Money 3.5

Vesuvius (Frankfurt: A1J7UJ - news) 11.4

John Wood Group 22.5 (U.S. cents)

(Reporting by Kit Rees; editing by Danilo Masoni)