Ex-divs to take 6.41 points off FTSE 100 on May 21

LONDON, May 18 (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 6.41 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX

(pence) IMPACT

BUNZL (LSE: BNZL.L - news) 24.50 0.32

CARNIVAL (LSE: CCL.L - news) 25.00 USc 0.11

HSBC 10.00 USc YES 4.79

INTERTEK 33.10 0.21

TAYLOR WIMPEY (LSE: TW.L - news) 7.68 0.98

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

CLARKSON (LSE: CKN.L - news) 39.00

COMPUTACENTER (LSE: CCC.L - news) 13.10

DIPLOMA (LSE: DPLM.L - news) 5.80

EUROMONEY 7.00

HOME RETAIL (Other OTC: HMRLF - news) 2.80

HOWDEN JOINERY 6.50

MICHAEL PAGE 7.58

PROVIDENT FINANCIAL (Other OTC: FPLPF - news) 63.90

REDEFINE INTL 1.28

TED BAKER (Other OTC: TBAKF - news) 29.00

UDG HEALTHCARE (LSE: UDG.L - news) 2.90 Euro cent

WITAN INVT TRUST 7.70

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