Ex-divs to take 8.24 points off FTSE 100 on March 12

LONDON, March 9 (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 8.24 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND IMPACT

(pence)

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) 62.00 US cents 3.41

Direct Line Insurance Group 12.80 0.78

Hargreaves Lansdown (LSE: HL.L - news) 7.30 0.06

Hammerson (Other OTC: HMSNF - news) 11.20 0.35

Land Securities Group 6.32 0.20

Randgold Resources 60.00 US cents 0.14

Shire (Xetra: S7E.DE - news) 12.51 0.29

Standard Chartered (HKSE: 2888.HK - news) 57.20 US cents 3.01

TOTAL (Swiss: FP.SW - news) 8.24

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

(RIC) COMPANY Dividend

Crest Nicholson Holdings 10.20

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (LSE: DPH.L - news) 5.12

Dunelm Group (LSE: DNLM.L - news) 5.50

F&C Commercial Property Trust 0.50

Keller Group (LSE: KLR.L - news) 16.80

Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust 2.80

Temple Bar Investment Trust 23.33

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