Ex-divs to take 5.5 points off FTSE 100 Dec. 28

MILAN, Dec (Shanghai: 600875.SS - news) 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 5.51 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

British 43.6 3.86

American

Tobacco

BT Group (Other OTC: BTGOF - news) 4.85 1.57

Halma (Frankfurt: 865047 - news) 5.71 0.08

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Dixons Carphone (Frankfurt: CWB.F - news) 3.5

Grainger (LSE: GRI.L - news) 3.26

Newriver REIT (LSE: NRR.L - news) 4.2

RPC Group (LSE: RPC.L - news) 7.8

Schroder 5.6

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(Reporting by Danilo Masoni, Editing by Helen Reid)