Ex-divs to take 6.4 points off FTSE 100 on June 2

LONDON, May 31 (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 6.4 points off the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND MAX

(pence) IMPACT

ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS (LSE: ABF.L - news) 10.30 0.13

MARKS & SPENCER (Other OTC: MAKSF - news) 16.50 1.07

NATIONAL GRID (LSE: NG.L - news) 28.34 4.06

TAYLOR WIMPEY (LSE: TW.L - news) 9.20 1.17

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

ALLIANCE TRUST 2.83

DEBENHAMS (Other OTC: DBHSF - news) 1.02

DFS FURNITURE (Frankfurt: DF0.F - news) 3.50

GRAINGER (LSE: GRI.L - news) 1.45

GREENCORE 2.55

GT PORTLAND ESTATES 5.60

LAIRD (LSE: LRD.L - news) 8.60

MARSHALLS (LSE: MSLH.L - news) 6.75

SPIRE HEALTHCARE (LSE: SPI.L - news) 2.40

SSP 2.50

SYNTHOMER (Other OTC: SYHMY - news) 5.40

ZOOPLA 1.50

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