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    LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 (FTSE: ^FTSE - news) companies will go

    ex-dividend on Wednesday, 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 9.59 points off

    the index.

    COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND INDEX IMPACT

    (pence) (points)

    G4S (LSE: GFS.L - news) 5.54 0.31

    Wm Morrison 8.31 0.71

    Supermarkets

    Polymetal 31 cents 0.15

    International

    Royal Dutch Shell (Xetra: A0ET6Q - news) 45 cents 4.32

    A

    Royal Dutch Shell 45 cents 3.02

    B

    Sage Group (LSE: SGE.L - news) 3.69 0.17

    J Sainsbury 11.9 0.65

    Whitbread (LSE: WTB.L - news) 37.9 0.26

    Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

    COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

    888 Holdings 6.5 cents

    Carillion (LSE: CLLN.L - news) 11.85

    Computacenter (LSE: CCC.L - news) 10.5

    F&C Commercial 0.5

    Property

    Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT.L - news) 27.45 cents

    Premier Oil (LSE: PMO.L - news) 5.0

    SDL (LSE: SDL.L - news) 6.1

    United Drug (LSE: UDG.L - news) 2.61 euro cents

    Utilico Emerging 1.525

    Markets

    Vesuvius 9.5