LONDON, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will goex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for thelatest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect of the resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take 11.62 points off the index. COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND INDEX IMPACT (pence) (points) BSkyB 19.0 0.72 GlaxoSmithKline 19.0 3.63 Marks & Spencer 6.2 0.39 Royal Dutch Shell A 45.0 cents 4.14 Royal Dutch Shell B 45.0 cents 2.74 Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are: COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND Cable & Wireless Comms 1.33 cents DCC 20.90 F&C Commercial Property Trust 0.50 Home Retail 1.00 Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust 6.90 UK Commercial Property Trust 1.31
UPDATE: GSK raises GBP978 million as cuts stake in Haleon to 4.2%
(Alliance News) - GSK PLC early Wednesday confirmed it agreed to sell 300 million shares in Haleon PLC, reducing its remaining stake in the consumer healthcare products spin-off to just 4.2%.
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