Ex-divs to take 7.16 points off FTSE 100 on Oct. 23

LONDON, Oct 20 (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 7.16 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

BAE SYSTEMS (LSE: BA.L - news) 8.20 1.023

HSBC $0.10 USc YES 4.663

INTU PROPERTIES (LSE: INTU.L - news) 4.60 YES 0.150

ROLLS ROYCE (LSE: RR.L - news) 9.00 0.66

SMITHS GROUP (Other OTC: SMGKF - news) $0.11 USc 0.241

SMITH & NEPHEW (LSE: SN.L - news) 27.50 0.425

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

BANKERS INVT TRUST 3.70

CITY OF LONDON INVT 3.75

HANSTEEN HOLDINGS (LSE: HSTN.L - news) 2.00

HOWDEN 1.90

IG GROUP (Other OTC: IGGHY - news) 22.40

JD WETHERSPOON 8.00

JP MORGAN EMERGING MARKETS INVT TRUST 5.50

SENIOR 1.67

TULLETT PREBON (LSE: TLPR.L - news) 5.60

WILLIAM HILL (Other OTC: WIMHY - news) 4.00

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Atul Prakash)