Ex-divs to take 1.37 points off FTSE 100 on Aug. 27

LONDON, Aug 24 (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 1.37 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX

(pence) IMPACT

DIXONS CARPHONE (Other OTC: DSITF - news) 60.00 0.23

HIKMA 11.00 0.04

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS (Other OTC: ICHGF - news) 17.70 0.16

IMPERIAL TOBACCO (LSE: IMT.L - news) 21.40 0.81

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) 10.80 0.13

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

ACACIA MINING (LSE: ABG.L - news) 1.40

ALLIANCE TRUST 2.53

CRODA INTL 31.00

HENDERSON GROUP (LSE: HGG.L - news) 3.10

HICL INFRASTRUCTURE (Other OTC: HICLF - news) 1.86

LANCASHIRE 3.00

PHOENIX (LSE: PHNX.L - news) 0.27

REXAM (LSE: REX.L - news) 5.80

ROTORK (LSE: ROR.L - news) 1.95

STAGECOACH 7.30

ULTRA ELECTRONICS (Other OTC: UEHPY - news) 13.80

VIRGIN MONEY 1.40

WOOD GROUP 9.80

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Lionel Laurent)