Ex-divs to take 4.27 points off FTSE 100 on April 12

LONDON, April 9 (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 4.27 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

ITV (Frankfurt: A0BLQP - news) 5.28 0.76

Paddy Power Betfair (Other OTC: PDYPF - news) 135 0.43

Reckitt Benckiser Group 97.7 2.36

Rentokil Initial (Other OTC: RKLIF - news) 2.74 0.20

Smurfit Kappa Group 64.5 (euro cents) 0.52

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

BBA Aviation (LSE: BBA.L - news) 9.59 (US cents)

Equiniti 2.73

esure 9.4

F&C Commercial Property Trust 0.5

JPMorgan American Investment Trust 3.25

Merlin 5

The Mercantile Investment Trust 21.5

Scottish Investment Trust 5

Savills (Stuttgart: 1YZ.SG - news) 25.55

Unite Group 12.32

Vesuvius (Frankfurt: A1J7UJ - news) 12.5

(Reporting by Kit Rees)