Ex-divs to take 4.1 points off FTSE 100 on Oct 10

LONDON Oct 8 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go
ex-dividend on Wednesday, 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 4.11 points off
the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND INDEX IMPACT
(pence) (points)
InterContinental Hotels 108.40 1.24
Kingfisher 3.09 0.29
Smith & Nephew 9.90 cents 0.22
Tesco 4.63 1.47
Wolseley 40.00 0.45
WPP Group 8.80 0.44

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

Balfour Beatty 5.60
Cobham 2.40
Daejan Holdings 51.00
Hays 1.67
Murray 9.00
International
Trust
Rightmove 9.00
SIG 1.00
Spirax-Sarco 16.00
Travis Perkins 8.00
Unite Group 1.00
Yule Catto 2.20