Ex-divs to take 6.8 points off FTSE 100 on May 7

LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will

go ex-dividend on Wednesday May 7, 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 up to 6.81 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION ESTIMATED

(pence) IMPACT

BUNZL (LSE: BNZL.L - news) 22.4 0.3

BP (LSE: BP.L - news) 9.75 cents Yes 4.23

WM 9.16 0.79

MORRISON

REXAM (LSE: REX.L - news) 11.7 0.37

UNILEVER (NYSE: UL - news) 23.38 1.12

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

BARR (AG) 8.19

CSR (LSE: CSR.L - news) 0.091

DERWENT LONDON (LSE: DLN.L - news) 21.05

EDINBURGH INV 5

HENDERSON GRP 5.85

JD SPORTS 22.65

FASHION

PARTNERSHIP (LSE: PA.L - news) 3

RIGHTMOVE ORD 17

TED BAKER (LSE: TED.L - news) 24.2

UK COMM PROP 0.92

TST (Shenzhen: 002337.SZ - news)

(Reporting by Alistair Smout; Editing by Atul Prakash)