Ex-divs to take 4.8 points off FTSE 100 on Mar.30

LONDON, March 27 (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 4.79 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

British Land Company 5.84 0.24

Old Mutual (Other OTC: ODMUF - news) 3.39 0.65

Prudential (SES: K6S.SI - news) 30.57 3.11

Schroders (Frankfurt: 929969 - news) 64 0.28

Smith & Nephew (Frankfurt: 502816 - news) 18.5 (U.S. cents) 0.51

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust 2.7

Ferrexpo (Other OTC: FEEXF - news) 3.3 (U.S. cents)

Go-Ahead Group 30.17

GVC Holdings (Frankfurt: 6GI.F - news) 15.1 (EU cents)

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group 20.6

Kier Group (LSE: KIE.L - news) 22.5

OneSavings Bank (Stuttgart: 2OS.SG - news) 7.6

Phoenix Group 0.239

Softcat (LSE: SCT.L - news) 2.9

(Reporting by Kit Rees)