Ex-divs to take 2.17 points off FTSE 100 on Mar.31

LONDON, March 29 (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 2.17 points off the

index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

British Land Company 7.09 0.28

InterContinental Hotels (Other OTC: ICHGF - news) 40.3 0.37

Group

Old Mutual (Other OTC: ODMTY - news) 6.25 1.19

Wolseley (LSE: WOS.L - news) 33.28 0.33

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Foreign and Colonial Investment Trust 2.7

Interserve (LSE: IRV.L - news) 16.4

Jardine Lloyd 19.5

Moneysupermarket.com Group 6.6

Softcat (LSE: SCT.L - news) 1.7

DS Smith (Other OTC: DITHF - news) 4

(Reporting by Kit Rees)