Ex-divs to take 0.6 points off FTSE 100 on Aug 30

LONDON, Aug 27 (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 0.58 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Intercontinental 36.3 (USc) 0.21

Hotel Group

St James's Place 18.49 0.37

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Ascential (LSE: 31120035.L - news) 1.9

Auto Trader (Frankfurt: 2UA.F - news) 4

Capital & Counties 0.5

Charter Court 2.8

Financial Services

Centamin (Frankfurt: A1JPZ6 - news) 0.025 (USD)

Elementis (Frankfurt: 912541 - news) 2.2449

Grafton Group (LSE: GFTU.L - news) 6

Greencore Group (Frankfurt: 881630 - news) 2.2

Hammerson (Frankfurt: 876140 - news) 8.88

Hochschild Mining (Frankfurt: H3M.F - news) 1.965 (USc)

JPMorgan American 2.5

Investment Trust

Londonmetric 1.52

Property

National Express (Frankfurt: 888871 - news) 4.69

Polypipe Group (Frankfurt: A1113H - news) 3.7

Personal Assets 1.4 (GBP)

Trust

Ultra Electronics (Frankfurt: 909716 - news) 14.6

Wood Group 11.3 (USc)

(Reporting by Helen Reid, Editing by Sujata Rao)