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Ex-divs to take 1 point off FTSE 100 on Oct 22

Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:19am EDT

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 LONDON, Oct 20 (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 0.98 points off the index.
 
COMPANY                             DIVIDEND       INDEX IMPACT
                                 (pence)          (points)
BSkyB (BSY.L)                         9.625           0.53
Smiths Group (SMIN.L)                23.50            0.38
Whitbread (WTB.L)                     9.65            0.07
 

 FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend include
COMPANY                                 DIVIDEND
                                      (pence)
Balfour Beatty (BALF.L)                   5.10
Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR.L)         2.93
Bluebay Asset Management (BBAY.L)         4.80
City of London Investment Trust (CTY.L)   3.08
Hays (HAYS.L)                             3.95
JD Wetherspoon (JDW.L)                    7.60
Mouchel Group (MCHL.L)                    4.25
Spectris (SXS.L)                          6.40
William Hill (WMH.L)                      7.75



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