Ex-divs to take 15.5 points off FTSE 100 on June 3

LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - The following FTSE 100 companies will go
ex-dividend on Wednesday, after which investors will no longer qualify for the
latest dividend payout.

According to Reuters calculations at current market prices, the effect would
be to take 15.5 points off the index.

COMPANY (RIC) DIVIDEND INDEX IMPACT

(pence) (points)
Assoc. British Foods (ABF.L) 6.9 0.1
Cable & Wireless (CW.L) 5.7 0.6
International Power (IPR.L) 8.6 0.5
Intertek (ITRK.L) 13.7 0.1
National Grid (NG.L) 23.0 2.4
Rexam (REX.L) 12.3 0.3
Vodafone (VOD.L) 5.2 11.0
WPP (WPP.L) 10.3 0.5
FTSE 250 Companies also going ex-dividend on Wednesday include:

Connaught (CNT.L) 1.1
Daily Mail Group (DMGOa.L) 4.8
Spectris (SXS.L) 17.0