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

LONDON, May 1 (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 7.01 points off

the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND STOCK OPTION MAX

(pence) IMPACT

ADMIRAL 49.00 0.38

BARCLAYS (LSE: BARC.L - news) 1.00 YES 0.64

BP 10.00 USc YES 4.66

G4S (Copenhagen: G4S.CO - news) 5.82 0.35

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (Other OTC: LDNXF - news) 12.80 0.16

MORRISON SUPERMARKETS 9.62 0.82

Among FTSE 250 companies going ex-dividend are:

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND

(pence)

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

AG BARR 9.01

DERWENT LONDON (LSE: DLN.L - news) 28.00

EDINBURGH INVT TRUST 5.15

HENDERSON GROUP (LSE: HGG.L - news) 6.40

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

PLAYTECH (LSE: PTEC.L - news) 17.50 Euro cents

RIGHTMOVE (LSE: RMV.L - news) 22.00

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