Ex-divs to take 0.46 points off FTSE 100 on Dec 7

LONDON, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 4 (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 0.46 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Babcock 6.85 0.13

Mediclinic 3.2 0.04

Next (Frankfurt: 779551 - news) 53 0.29

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Alliance Trust 3.29

British Empire Trust 10

Britvic (Stuttgart: A0HMX9 - news) 19.3

Big Yellow Group 12.24

Cranswick (LSE: CWK.L - news) 15.1

F&C Commercial 0.5

Property Trust

Greencore Group (Frankfurt: 881630 - news) 3.37

Greene King (Frankfurt: A0F66P - news) 8.8

Halfords Group (Frankfurt: A0B5TU - news) 6

Homeserve (LSE: HSV.L - news) 4.7

Intermediate Capital (Frankfurt: I2X2.F - news) 9

Group

Investec (LSE: INVP.L - news) 10.5

Londonmetric Property (LSE: LMP.L - news) 1.48

Paypoint (LSE: PAY.L - news) 27.5

Pets at Home (Frankfurt: A1XFE7 - news) 2.5

Perpetual Income & 3.15

Growth Investment

Trust

Personal Assets Trust 1.4

Royal Mail (LSE: RMG.L - news) 7.7

Temple Bar Investment 8.33

Trust

ZPG 3.8

(Reporting by Helen Reid; Editing by Georgina Prodhan)