Ex-divs to take 4.2 points off FTSE 100 on Aug 23

LONDON, Aug 21 (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 4.24 points off

the index.

The price impact in the table below is rounded to the nearest 1/100 point.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Berkeley Group 33.3 0.16

Carnival (LSE: CCL.L - news) 50 (USc) 0.26

Croda International (Other OTC: COIHF - news) 38 0.19

Imperial Brands (LSE: IMB.L - news) 28.435 1.04

London Stock Exchange Group 17.2 0.21

Mondi (Frankfurt: KYC.F - news) 21.45 (EUc) 0.27

Paddy Power Betfair (Other OTC: PDYPF - news) 67 0.21

Prudential (SES: K6S.SI - news) 15.67 1.56

Royal Bank of Scotland (LSE: RBS.L - news) 2 0.35

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

CLS Holdings (LSE: CLI.L - news) 2.2

Dixons Carphone (Frankfurt: CWB.F - news) 7.75

FDM Group 14.5

Ferrexpo (Other OTC: FEEXF - news) 3.3 (USc)

HICL Infrastructure Company 2.01

Hikma 9.4

Jardine Lloyd 12.7

Quilter 12

Rotork (Frankfurt: RO41.F - news) 2.2

Stagecoach Group (Other OTC: SAGKF - news) 3.9

Witan Investment Trust 10.5

(Reporting by Helen Reid, Editing by Kit Rees)