Ex-divs to take 1 point off the FTSE 100 on Dec 10

LONDON, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 7 (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 point off the

index.

In addition, IAG went ex-div on Monday, taking an estimated 0.4

points off the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND ESTIMATED

(pence) IMPACT

Associated 25.00 0.3395769

British Foods

Babcock 6.05 0.1184266

3I Group 6.00 0.225356

Next (Other OTC: NXGPF - news) 53.00 0.3041788

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

RIC Company Dividend (pence)

BWNG.L BROWN (N) GROUP Interim GBp 5.67

BYG.L BIG YELLOW GRP Extra GBp 9.68

CWK.L CRANSWICK Interim GBp 11.6

FCPTL.L F&C COMM PRP Interim GBp 0.5

HSV.L HOMESERVE Interim GBp 3.8

INVP.L INVESTEC Interim GBp 9.5

NTG.L NORTHGATE Interim GBp 5.1

PETSP.L PETS AT HOME Interim GBp 2

POLYP.L POLYMETAL INT Special USD 30 $cents

TMPL.L TEMPLE BAR INV Interim GBp 7.93

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)