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Ex-divs to take 0.41 points off FTSE 100 on April 1

Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:28am EDT

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  LONDON, March 30 (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 0.41 points off the index.
COMPANY                        DIVIDEND       INDEX IMPACT
                            (pence)        (points)
The Alliance Trust (ATST.L)      2.00          0.05
Eurasian Natural Res (ENRC.L)   13.10 ($0.19)  0.20
Smiths Group (SMIN.L)           10.50          0.16
 
FTSE 250 .FTMC companies going ex-dividend include:
COMPANY                        DIVIDEND
                            (pence)
Bodycote (BOY.L)                5.35
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT.L) 12.00
SEGRO (SGR.L>                   5.40
Ultra Electronics (ULE.L)      18.00



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