Ex-divs to take 37 points off FTSE 100 on Aug. 11

LONDON, Aug 9 (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 37 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK IMPACT

(pence) OPTION

Ashtead Group (LSE: AHT.L - news) 18.5 0.36

Astrazeneca (NYSE: AZN - news) 90 (U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . cents) 3.37

Barclays (LSE: BARC.L - news) 1 Yes 0.65

Berkeley Group 100 0.50

BT Group (LSE: BT-A.L - news) 9.6 3.09

Diageo (LSE: DGE.L - news) 36.6 3.55

Direct Line (Other OTC: DIISD - news) 14.9 0.79

Fresnillo (Other OTC: FNLPF - news) 8.6 (U.S. cents) 0.04

GKN (LSE: GKN.L - news) 2.95 0.19

GlaxoSmithKline (Other OTC: GLAXF - news) 19 3.56

HSBC Holdings (HKSE: 0005.HK - news) 0.1 (USD) Yes 5.88

Informa (Other OTC: IFJPY - news) 6.8 0.17

Lloyds Banking Group (Other OTC: LLOBF - news) 0.85 2.10

Merlin 2.2 0.06

RDS'A 0.47 (USD) Yes 5.88

Royal Dutch Shell B 0.47 (USD) Yes 5.23

Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO.L - news) 33.8 1.57

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Man Group (LSE: EMG.L - news) 3.43

F&C Commercial Property Trust Limited 0.5

Greene King (Other OTC: GKNGY - news) 23.6

IMI Plc (LSE: IMI.L - news) 14

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (LSE: MLC.L - news) 2.08

PZ Cussons (LSE: PZC.L - news) 5.5

RPC Group (LSE: RPC.L - news) 12.3

Rentokil Initial (LSE: RTO.L - news) 0.99

St. Modwen Properties 1.94

UK Commercial Property Trust Ltd 0.92

Virgin Money 1.6

Vesuvius (Other OTC: CKSNF - news) 5.15

(Reporting by Kit Rees)