Ex-divs to take 1 point off FTSE 100 on May 28
LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 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 1.03 points off
the index.
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX MIN
(pence) IMPACT IMPACT
M&S 10.80 N/A 0.698 0.698
WHITBREAD (LSE: WTB.L - news) 47.00 N/A 0.336 0.336
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND
(pence)
AMEC (Other OTC: AMCBF - news) 28.50
BRITVIC (LSE: BVIC.L - news) 6.10
BELLWAY (LSE: BWY.L - news) 16.00
CABLE & WIRLESS 2.67 US Cents
GT PORTLAND 5.40
INCHCAPE (LSE: INCH.L - news) 11.70
MARSTONS 2.40
NMC HEALTH (LSE: NMC.L - news) 4.44
PREMIER FARNELL (LSE: PFL.L - news) 6.00
SPECTRIS (LSE: SXS.L - news) 28.00
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Atul Prakash)