Ex-divs to take 4.35 points off FTSE 100 on Mar. 24

LONDON, March 22 (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 4.35 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND ESTIMATED

(pence) IMPACT

Prudential (HKSE: 2378.HK - news) 36.47 3.61

Schroders (LSE: SDR.L - news) 52.2 0.23

Sky Plc (LSE: BSY.L - news) 12.55 0.51

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Bovis Homes Group 26.3

Countrywide (Other OTC: CTYWY - news) 10

Fidelity European Values Plc (Other OTC: FDYRF - news) 3.33

Galliford Try (LSE: GFRD.L - news) 26

Go-Ahead Group 28.33

Kier Group (LSE: KIE.L - news) 21.5

Ladbrokes (LSE: LAD.L - news) 2

Meggitt Plc (Other OTC: MEGGF - news) 9.8

Onesavings 6.03

Segro (Other OTC: SEGXF - news) 8.48

Smiths Group (Other OTC: SMGKF - news) 13.25

(Reporting by Kit Rees)