LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies willgo ex-dividend on Thursday, after which investors will no longer qualify for thelatest dividend payout. According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect ofthe resulting adjustment to prices by market-makers would take 4.86 points offthe index. COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX (pence) IMPACT BAE SYSTEMS 12.30 1.53 CAPITA 19.60 0.51 HIKMA 21.00 USc 0.07 INTU PROPERTIES 9.10 0.30 RECKITT BENCKISER 79.00 2.00 SMITH & NEPHEW 18.60 USc 0.45 Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are: COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND (pence) AMLIN 33.90 AL NOOR HOSPITALS 13.40 USc JP MORGAN AMERICAN INVT TRUST 2.25 JUST RETIREMENT 1.10 MELROSE INDUSTRIES 5.30 NB GLOBAL FLOATING RATE INCOME CLOSED FUND 0.89 PETROFAC 43.80 USc RENTOKIL INITIAL 1.82 SAVILLS 19.25 (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Blaise Robinson)
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