Welcome to the week ahead, our summary of the forthcoming key company announcements. Companies are no longer obliged to notify the London Stock Exchange (LSE) of results and trading updates, so this list does not claim to be comprehensive. You can read company announcements on at http://announce.ft.com and our daily online news summaries record all key company announcements and business press headlines.
Monday 7 January
Trading statements: Costain, easyJet, Nichols, Tarsus, WM Morrison Supermarkets
EGMs: Gemfields, Interserve
Economics: New car registrations
Tuesday 8 January
Trading statements: Debenhams, Dunelm, Domino's Pizza, Persimmon, Robert Walters
AGM: Debenhams
EGMs: AG Barr, Patagonia Gold
Economics: British Retail Consortium - December sales figures
Wednesday 9 January
Trading statements: Greggs, Michael Page, J Sainsbury
Economics: British Retail Consortium - shop price index, trade figures
Thursday 10 January
Trading statements: Hays, Hilton Food, JD Sports Fashion, London Capital Group, Marks & Spencer, Rathbone Brothers, SIG, Tesco, XP Power
AGM: Cardiff Property
EGM: Netdimensions
Economics: Bank of England interest rate announcement, Bank of England asset purchase target
Friday 11 January
Trading statements: Centaur Media, T Clarke, Mecom, Tullow Oil
AGMs: Bellway, Fenner
Economics: Industrial production data, manufacturing production data, National Institute of Economic and Social Research GDP estimate (December)
Shares going ex-dividend on 9 January
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
British Land Company | 6.6 | 15 Feb |
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust | 1.5 | 6 Feb |
European Investment Trust | 4 | 31 Jan |
FirstGroup | 7.62 | 7 Feb |
Foreign & Colonial Inv Tst | 2 | 1 Feb |
Majedie Investments | 6.3 | 23 Jan |
Next Fifteen Communications | 1.735 | 8 Feb |
Paragon Group of Companies | 4.5 | 11 Feb |
Pinewood Shepperton | 0.5 | 8 Feb |
Smiths News | 5.8 | 8 Feb |
Spirit Pub Company | 1.3 | 5 Feb |
The European Investment Trust | 16 | 31 Jan |
Volex | $0.02 | 15 Feb |
Workspace | 3.22 | 5 Feb |
The ex-dividend date is the first day on which it is no longer possible to buy the shares and qualify for the dividend. Ex-days are almost always a Wednesday. The record date is usually two days after the ex-date. The payment day is the day on which the funds are transferred to shareholders.