Ex-divs to take 5.78 points off FTSE 100 on May 5

LONDON, May 3 (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 resulting

adjustment to prices by market-makers would take 5.78 points off the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX

(pence) IMPACT

BP 0.10 USc 4.86

KINGFISHER (LSE: KGF.L - news) 6.92 0.61

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) 25.20 0.31

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

ACACIA MINING (LSE: ABG.L - news) 2.80 USc

CARD FACTORY (LSE: CARD.L - news) 6.00

CRODA 38.00

DERWENT LONDON (LSE: DLN.L - news) 30.80

EDINBURGH INVST 5.20

HENDERSON GROUP (LSE: HGG.L - news) 7.20

IBSTOCK (LSE: IBST.L - news) 4.40

JRP GROUP (LSE: JRG.L - news) 1.10

LOOKERS (LSE: LOOK.L - news) 2.05

MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS (Other OTC: MCRUF - news) 7.00

POLYMETAL INTL 13.00 USc

PLAYTECH (LSE: PTEC.L - news) 18.90 USc

RIGHTMOVE (LSE: RMV.L - news) 27.00

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