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
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)