** Shares of Estia Healthcare EHE.AX fall as much as 4.5% to
A$2.55, their lowest since Aug 16
** Shares of the aged-care services provider trade ex-dividend
** Shares fall up to 12 Australian cents from its last close,
more than the final dividend of 7.8 cents per share the company
had announced on Aug 20 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASXbYJ3Hl
** Stock has a dividend yield of 8.5%, compared with Regis
Healthcare's 7.9% REG.AX and Japara Healthcare's 6.2% JHC.AX
(Reporting by Shruti Sonal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Sonal@thomsonreuters.com;))