Ex-divs to take 0.8 points off FTSE 100 on Dec 15

LONDON, Dec 13 (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 0.84 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND ESTIMATED

(pence) IMPACT

AB Foods 26.45 0.3652979

Polymetal 15 ($ cents) 0.1215519

United 12.95 0.3499198

Utilities

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND (pence)

ASSURA (LSE: AGR.L - news) 0.6

BROWN (N) GROUP 5.67

ELECTRA PVT EQTY 110

GREENE KING (Frankfurt: A0F66P - news) 8.8

HALFORDS GROUP (Frankfurt: A0B5TU - news) 5.83

MARSTON'S 4.7

MERCANTILE INV 10.25

MITIE GRP.

4

ZOOPLA PROPERTY (Frankfurt: A116RR - news) 3.7

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; editing by Danilo Masoni)