LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 .FTSE 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 around 34 points off the index.
COMPANY
(RIC)
DIVIDEND
STOCK OPTION MAX
(pence)
IMPACT ASHTEAD
12.25
0.05 ASTRAZENECA
57.50
2.84 BG
9.22
1.23 BT
8.50
2.79 DIAGEO
34.90
3.44 DIRECT LINE
4.60
0.25 FRESNILLO
$2.10 USc
0.01 GKN
2.90
0.19 GLAXOSMITHKLINE
19.00
3.62 HSBC
$10.00 USc YES
4.93 LLOYDS
0.75
1.69 MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS
MERL.L
2.10
0.06
PEARSON
18.00
0.57 RECKITT BENCKISER
50.30
1.25 RIO TINTO
68.92
3.37 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL A
$42.30 USc YES
4.17 ROYAL DUTCH SHELL B
$47.00 USc YES
2.92 SCHRODERS
29.00
0.13 STANDARD CHARTERED
$14.40 USc YES
0.76
Among FTSE 250 .FTMC companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY
(RIC)
DIVIDEND
(pence)
BERKELEY
90.00 F&C COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST
0.50 GREENE KING
21.80 IMI
13.90 INFORMA
6.55 KELLER
8.80 MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE
2.08 PETS AT HOME
3.60 PZ CUSSONS
5.39 RENTOKIL INITIAL
0.87 UK COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TRUST
0.92
VESUVIUS
5.15