Ex-divs to take 6.3 points off FTSE 100 on Feb. 25

LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will goex-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 6.3 points offthe index. RIC Company Name Dividend (Pence) Impact DIAGEO 22.60 2.22 EASYJET 55.20 0.54 RIO TINTO 74.21 3.56 TOTAL 6.32 Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are: RIC Company Name Dividend (Pence) BEAZLEY 25 HICL INF. 1.674 LANCASHIRE 10 U.S. cents (Reporting by Atul Prakash; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)