Ex-divs to take 8.3 points off FTSE 100 on March 8

LONDON, March 5 (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 8.31 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) 0.55 (USD) 3.21

CRH (EUREX: 558474.EX - news) 48.8 (EUc) Yes 1.41

Evraz (LSE: EVR.L - news) 0.3 (USD) 0.41

Land Securities (LSE: LAND.L - news) 7.88 0.22

Persimmon (Frankfurt: 882058 - news) 125 1.49

Shire (Xetra: S7E.DE - news) 21.46 0.74

Standard Chartered (BSE: 580001.BO - news) 11 (USc) Yes 0.83

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Ashmore 4.55

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (Frankfurt: 1PK.F - news) 7.33

Grafton Group (LSE: GFTU.L - news) 10.25

Genus (Frankfurt: 762548 - news) 8.1

Jupiter Fund Management 25.8

Ladbrokes Coral (LSE: LAD.L - news) 4

Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust 3.15

Personal Assets Trust 1.4

Renishaw (Frankfurt: 868884 - news) 14

Safestore Holdings (LSE: SAFE.L - news) 7.84

St. Modwen Properties 4.26

Thomas Cook Group 0.6

Temple Bar Investment Trust 17.48

(Reporting by Helen Reid, Editing by Kit Rees)