Ex-divs to take 1.8 points off FTSE 100 on April 9

LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go

ex-dividend on Wednesday, 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 1.77 points off the

index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND ESTIMATED IMPACT

(pence) (points)

GKN (LSE: GKN.L - news) 5.3 0.343

IMI (Frankfurt: IMI.F - news) 22.5 0.244

St James's Place 9.58 0.193

Standard Life (LSE: SL.L - news) 10.58 0.989

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) Dividend type DIVIDEND

(pence)

BBA Aviation Final 11 cents

Bodycote Combined 19.1

Berendsen Final 19.2

Essentra Final 10.6

Esure Final 13.3

F&C Commercial Property Trust Final 0.5

James Fisher Final 13.54

International Personal Finance Final 5.5

JPMorgan American Investment Trust Final 8.5

Jupiter Fund Management Final 9.1

Rotork Final 30.0

Rentokil Initial Final 1.61

Taylor Wimpey Final 0.47

Ultra Electronics Holdings Final 29.5

John Wood Group Final 14.9 cents

(Reporting by Tricia Wright)