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Ex-divs to take 7.7 points off FTSE 100 on May 13

Mon May 11, 2009 4:24am EDT

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 LONDON, May 11 (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 would be to take 7.72 points off the index.
 
COMPANY                  (RIC)      DIVIDEND       INDEX IMPACT
                                 (pence)          (points)
BP                       (BP.L)       9.6              7.26
INMARSAT                 (ISA.L)     18.2 (U.S. cents) 0.33
SAGE                     (SGE.L)      2.5              0.13
 

 FTSE 250 .FTMC companies going ex-dividend include:
COMPANY                              DIVIDEND
                                   (pence)
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT (ADN.L)      2.8
HISCOX                    (HSX.L)      8.5
INFORMA                   (INF.L)      3.9
RIGHTMOVE                 (RMV.L)      7.0



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