Ex-divs to take 6 points off FTSE 100 on May 31
LONDON, May 28 (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 6.05 points off
the index.
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION IMPACT
(pence)
Marks & Spencer (Frankfurt: 534418 - news) 11.9 0.75
National Grid (LSE: NG.L - news) 30.44 Yes 4
Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW.L - news) 10.4 1.31
Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:
COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND
(pence)
Britvic (Stuttgart: A0HMX9 - news) 7.9
Computacenter (LSE: CCC.L - news) 18.7
Ferrexpo (Other OTC: FEEXF - news) 3.3 (USc)
Great Portland 5.84
Estates
On The Beach (Other OTC: OOBHF - news) 1.1
Spire Health 2.5
SSP Group (Frankfurt: 83S.F - news) 4.8
UDG Healthcare (LSE: UDG.L - news) 4.25 (USc)
(Reporting by Helen Reid, editing by Danilo Masoni)