LONDON, Feb 26 (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 8.48 points off the index.
COMPANY
(RIC)
DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT
(pence)
Barclays
BARC.L 2
Yes
1.32 Berkeley Group
BKGH.L 56.75
0.28 easyJet
40.9
0.39 Rio Tinto
129.43
5.98 RSA Insurance Group RSA.L
13
0.51
Among FTSE 250 .FTMC companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY
(RIC)
DIVIDEND
(pence)
Beazley
BEZG.L 7.4 Hays
HAYS.L 1.06 HICL Infrastructure Company HICL.L 1.96 Witan Investment Trust
WTAN.L 13.5