Ex-divs to take 0.4 points off FTSE 100 on Jan. 11

LONDON, Jan 8 (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 0.40 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Sky (Frankfurt: 893517 - news) 10 0.40

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Brewin Dolphin (Other OTC: BDNHF - news) 10.75

NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund Ltd 0.79

QinetiQ Group (Other OTC: QNTQF - news) 2.1

Scottish Investment Trust 19.5

WH Smith (LSE: SMWH.L - news) 33.6

UDG Healthcare (LSE: UDG.L - news) 9.72 (US cents)

Workspace Group (LSE: WKP.L - news) 14.144

(Reporting by Kit Rees, editing by Danilo Masoni)