Ex-divs to take 1 point off FTSE 100 on Dec. 8

LONDON, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 6 (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 1.01 points off

the index.

RIC Name Dividend Impact

(pence)

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL (LSE: BAB.L - news) 6.50 0.13

3I GROUP 8.00 0.31

NEXT (Frankfurt: 779551 - news) 53.00 0.30

ROYAL MAIL (LSE: RMG.L - news) 7.40 0.27

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

RIC Name Dividend

(pence)

ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT (Frankfurt: 899502 - news) 12.00

ALLIANCE TRUST 3.85

BRITVIC (Stuttgart: A0HMX9 - news) 17.50

BIG YELLOW GROUP 10.80

CRANSWICK (LSE: CWK.L - news) 13.10

DEBENHAMS (Frankfurt: D2T.F - news) 2.40

DFS FURN 7.50

F&C COMM PRP 0.50

HOMESERVE (LSE: HSV.L - news) 4.10

ICAP PLC (Frankfurt: A0BKYB - news) 6.60

INVESTEC (LSE: INVP.L - news) 10.00

LONDONMETRIC 1.44

TEMPLE BAR INV 8.09

(Reporting by Atul Prakash)