Ex-divs to take 9.46 points off FTSE 100 on Apr.7

LONDON, April 4 (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 9.46 points off the

index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Aviva Plc (Other OTC: AIVAF - news) 14.05 2.21

GKN (LSE: GKN.L - news) 5.8 0.39

Lloyds Banking Group (Other OTC: LLOBF - news) 2 4.97

Pearson (Xetra: 858266 - news) 34 1.08

Rexam (LSE: REX.L - news) 11.9 0.32

St. James's Place 17.24 0.35

Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW.L - news) 1.18 0.15

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

BBA Aviation (LSE: BBA.L - news) 0.0868

Berendsen (LSE: BRSN.L - news) 21.5

esure 7.3

F&C Commercial Property Trust Limited 0.5

Finsbury Growth and Income Trust Closed Fund 6.1

Hikma 14.6

IMI Plc (LSE: IMI.L - news) 24.5

International Personal Finance (LSE: IPF.L - news) 7.8

The Mercantile Investment Trust Plc 13

Melrose Industries (LSE: MRO.L - news) 2.34

Murray International Trust Closed Fund 15

Phoenix Group Holdings (LSE: PHNX.L - news) 0.267

RIT Capital Partners (Other OTC: RITPF - news) 15.5

Rotork Plc (LSE: ROR.L - news) 3.1

Rentokil Initial (Other OTC: RKLIF - news) 2.06

Ultra Electronics Holdings 32.3

Vesuvius (Other OTC: CKSNF - news) 10.0125

John Wood Group 20.5

(Reporting by Kit Rees)