Ex-divs to take 3.5 points off FTSE 100 on Oct.5

LONDON, Oct (Shenzhen: 000069.SZ - news) 2 (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 3.5 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Aviva (Other OTC: AIVAF - news) 8.4 1.32

British Land Company 6.016 0.24

Kingfisher (Frankfurt: 812861 - news) 3.33 0.28

Next (Frankfurt: 779551 - news) 45 0.24

Smith & Nephew (Frankfurt: 502816 - news) 9.5 0.32

WPP (Frankfurt: A1J2BZ - news) 22.7 1.09

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

AA (Frankfurt: A116XA - news) 3.6

A.G.Barr 3.71

Balfour Beatty (Other OTC: BAFBF - news) 1.2

Bodycote (LSE: BOY.L - news) 5.3

James Fisher and Sons (Stuttgart: 6FJ.SG - news) 9.4

Hays (LSE: HAS.L - news) 6.51

Hastings Group (Frankfurt: 29716880.F - news) 4.1

Murray International Trust 11

RIT Capital Partners (Other OTC: RITPF - news) 16

Rightmove (LSE: RMV.L - news) 22

SIG (Frankfurt: 888153 - news) 1.25

DS Smith (Frankfurt: 877238 - news) 10.6

Synthomer (Frankfurt: 851671 - news) 3.7

Unite Group 4.8

(Reporting by Kit Rees, Editing by Helen Reid)