Ex-divs to take 1.40 points off FTSE 100 on Oct. 1

LONDON, Sept 28 (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 around 1.40

points off the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX

(pence) IMPACT

BRITISH LAND (LSE: BLND.L - news) 7.09 YES 0.23

CENTRICA (LSE: CNA.L - news) 3.57 0.70

INMARSAT (Other OTC: IMASF - news) 19.61 USc 0.23

INTERTEK 17.00 0.11

MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 1.50 0.13

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

AA 3.50

BARR (AG) 3.36

BODYCOTE (LSE: BOY.L - news) 4.80

DS SMITH (Other OTC: DITHF - news) 7.70

FOREIGN & COLONIAL INV TRUST 2.30

JOHN LAING GROUP (Frankfurt: JL0.F - news) 1.60

IG GROUP (Other OTC: IGGHY - news) 19.70

MERCANTILE INV TRUST 10.00

RIT CAPITAL PARTNERS (Other OTC: RITPF - news) 15.00

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