Ex-divs to take 6 points off FTSE 100 on March 22

LONDON, March 19 (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 6.02 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

British 48.8 4.30

American

Tobacco

Randgold 200 (USc) 0.51

Resources

Schroders (Frankfurt: 929969 - news) 79 0.34

Segro (Frankfurt: S4VC.F - news) 9.08 Yes 0.35

Sky (Frankfurt: 893517 - news) 13.06 0.52

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Close Brothers (LSE: CBG.L - news) 21

Group

Centamin (Frankfurt: A1JPZ6 - news) 0.1 (USD)

Dunelm Group (LSE: DNLM.L - news) 7

Fidelity 4.35

European Values

Kier Group (LSE: KIE.L - news) 23

Meggitt (Other OTC: MEGGF - news) 10.8

OneSavings Bank (Stuttgart: 2OS.SG - news) 9.3

Phoenix Group 25.1

Stobart Group 4.5

(Reporting by Helen Reid, editing by Danilo Masoni)