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Week Ahead 7-11 January

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
January 4, 2013

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

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
British Land Company6.615 Feb
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust1.56 Feb
European Investment Trust431 Jan
FirstGroup7.627 Feb
Foreign & Colonial Inv Tst21 Feb
Majedie Investments6.323 Jan
Next Fifteen Communications1.7358 Feb
Paragon Group of Companies4.511 Feb
Pinewood Shepperton0.58 Feb
Smiths News5.88 Feb
Spirit Pub Company1.35 Feb
The European Investment Trust1631 Jan
Volex$0.0215 Feb
Workspace3.225 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.