Ex-divs to take 3.2 points off FTSE 100 on May 24

LONDON, May 21 (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 3.20 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT

(pence)

Bunzl (LSE: BNZL.L - news) 32 0.42

Carnival (LSE: CCL.L - news) 50 (USc) 0.25

DCC (Frankfurt: DCC.F - news) 82.09 0.28

Imperial Brands (LSE: IMB.L - news) 28.435 1.05

Morrisons 8.43 0.70

Whitbread (Frankfurt: WHF4.F - news) 69.75 0.50

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

Tritax Big Box (LSE: BBOX.L - news) 1.34

Brewin Dolphin (Other OTC: BDNHF - news) 4.4

Bellway (Frankfurt: 869646 - news) 48

Countryside 4.2

Diploma (LSE: DPLM.L - news) 7.7

Euromoney Institutional Investor 10.2

FDM Group Holdings 14

Grainger (LSE: GRI.L - news) 1.74

HICL Infrastructure Company 1.97

Hill & Smith (Stuttgart: 7HL.SG - news) 20.6

Howden Joinery Group 7.5

Marston's 2.7

Spectris (Other OTC: SEPJF - news) 37.5

(Reporting by Helen Reid, Editing by Kit Rees)