Ex-divs to take 1.96 points off FTSE 100 on May 28

LONDON, May 25 (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 1.96 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND MAX

(pence) IMPACT

IMPERIAL TOBACCO (LSE: IMT.L - news) 21.40 0.81

MARKS & SPENCER (Other OTC: MAKSF - news) 11.60 0.75

WHITBREAD (LSE: WTB.L - news) 56.95 0.40

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

AMEC FOSTER WHEELER (Other OTC: AMCBF - news) 28.50

BELLWAY (LSE: BWY.L - news) 25.00

BRITVIC (Stuttgart: B6S.SG - news) 6.70

CAPITAL & COUNTIES 1.00

CABLE & WIRELESS COMMS 2.67 USc

DCC (LSE: DCC.L - news) 55.81

DIGNITY (LSE: DTY.L - news) 13.01

GT PORTLAND ESTATES 5.50

HICL INFRASTRUCTURE 1.87

INCHCAPE (Other OTC: IHCPY - news) 13.80

MARSTON'S 2.50

NMC HEALTH (LSE: NMC.L - news) 5.40

NOSTRUM OIL & GAS (LSE: NOG.L - news) 0.27 USC

PREMIER FARNELL (LSE: PFL.L - news) 6.00

SOCO INTL 10.00

SPECTRIS (LSE: SXS.L - news) 30.50

ZOOPLA PROPERTY (LSE: ZPLA.L - news) 1.00

(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Atul Prakash)