LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go
ex-dividend on Thursday, 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 16.5 points off
the index.
(RIC) COMPANY DIVIDEND IMPACT
(pence)
BHP GROUP 65(USD) 4.2
EVRAZ PLC 0.4(USD) 0.7
PERSIMMON 125 1.6
RIO TINTO 177.47 7.8
RSA INSURANCE GRP 15.6 0.6
STANDRD CHART BK 20(USD) 1.6
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
(RIC) COMPANY DIVIDEND
(pence)
ASHMORE 4.8
TRITAX BIG BOX 1.7
DECHRA PHARM 10.3
GRAFTON GRP UN 12.5
GENUS 9.4
HAYS 1.1
HICL INFRASTRU 2.1
LXI REIT 1.2
MCCARTHY 3.5
OXFORD INSTRUM 4.1
PERP INC&GWTH IT 3.4
PERSONAL ASSETS 1.4
POLL STREET SEC 12
REDROW 10.5
RENISHAW PLC 14
SAFESTORE HLD 9.6
ST.MODWEN 5.1
SSP GRP 6
(Reporting by Joice Alves, editing by Julien Ponthus)
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