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 at http://announce.ft.com and our daily online news summaries record all key company announcements and business press headlines.
Monday 25 August
UK bank holiday - nothing scheduled
Tuesday 26 August
Interims: Antofagasta, Bunzl, FBD Holdings, Kingspan, Petrofac, Randal & Quilter, Regus, UTV Media, WPP
Trading statement: Stagecoach
AGM: Sirius Real Estate
Companies paying dividends: Dewhurst (2.8p)
Wednesday 27 August
Interims: 888 Holdings, APR Energy, Candover Investments, Cape, Chime Communications, Churchill China, Evraz, Foxtons, Grafton, Hansteen Holdings, Onesavings Bank, Polymetal International, Seadrill Partners
AGMs: Collagen Solutions, Coral Products, Iomart
Companies paying dividends: GCP Infrastructure Investments (1.9p)
Thursday 28 August
Interims: Arrow Global, Camellia, DRS Data & Research Services, Gulf Marine, Hunting, International Public Partnerships, IP Group, Irish Continental, Lamprell, Macfarlane, Marshalls, Melrose, Molins, Office2office, Oxford Biomedica, Paddy Power, Petropavlovsk, Playtech, Salamander Energy, Servelec, Signet Jewelers, SOCO International, Stock Spirits Group, STV, Unite, Xaar
Final: Hays
AGMs: Concha, Omega Diagnostics
Economics: CBI - reported sales
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Geared Income Trust (4.85p), Aberforth Geared Income Trust (special) (1.2p), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (7.75p), Infinis Energy (6.63p), Reed Elsevier (7p)
Friday 29 August
Interims: Berendsen, Bwin.party digital entertainment, Charles Taylor, Chesnara, Computacenter, Exova, Headlam, Lavendon Group, Perform Group, Restaurant Group
AGMs: Sweett Group, Petroneft Resources, Stagecoach
Economics: Hometrack housing survey, GfK consumer confidence (Aug)
Companies paying dividends: Albion Enterprise VCT (2.5p), Bankers Investment Trust (3.7p), Beazley (3.1p), City Natural Resources High Yield (3.02p), City of London Investment Trust (3.75p), Diverse Income Trust (0.95p), Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (2.575p), Ecofin Water & Power (1.6875p), European Assets Trust NV (18.49p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), GB Group (1.65p), Greencoat UK Wind (3.08p), Hayward Tyler (0.75p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (4.7p), Independent Investment Trust (2p), Jupiter Fund Management (3.7p), London & St Lawrence Inv (3.2p), Maven Income & Growth VCT (2p), Maven Income & Growth VCT 5 (0.8p), McColl's Retail Group (1.7p), New City High Yield Fund (1.45p), Nichols (7.1p), Northern Bear (0.75p), Picton Property Income (0.75p), Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth & Income (1.8p), Target Healthcare REIT (1.5p), UK Commercial Property (0.92p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 27 August
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| African Barrick Gold | 0.818 | 22 Sep |
| Alliance Trust Ord Stk 2.5p | 2.4585 | 30 Sep |
| Bloomsbury Publishing Ord 1.25p | 4.84 | 24 Sep |
| Canacord Genuity | 2.74 | 10 Sep |
| Canadian General Investment | 6.58p | 15 Sep |
| Capita Ord 2.06666p | 9.6 | 7 Oct |
| Carclo Engineering Group Ord 5p | 1.8 | 3 Oct |
| Cohort Ord 10p | 2.8 | 24 Sep |
| Croda International Ord 10p | 29.5 | 30 Sep |
| Devro Ord 10p | 2.7 | 3 Oct |
| Downing One VCT (Nov2013) | 2 | 19 Sep |
| Elderstreet VCT Ord 5p (special) | 15 | 19 Sep |
| Energy XX1 | 7.19p | 12 Sep |
| Falkland Island Holdings Ord 10p | 7.5 | 19 Sep |
| Fletcher King Ord 10p | 2.25 | 25 Sep |
| Friends Life Group | 7.05 | 6 Oct |
| Henderson Group Ord 10p | 2.6 | 19 Sep |
| JPM Elect plc Mngd Cash 0.003p | 0.35 | 24 Sep |
| JPM Elect plc Mngd Growth 0.01p | 1.85 | 24 Sep |
| JPM Elect plc Mngd Inc 0.003p | 1.1 | 24 Sep |
| JPM Inc & Gwth IT Inc 1p | 1.1 | 26 Sep |
| Lancashire Hldgs Com Shs US$0.50 | 2.95 | 24 Sep |
| Legal & General Ord 2.5p | 2.9 | 1 Oct |
| Low & Bonar Ord 50p | 0.95 | 25 Sep |
| LPA Industries Ord 10p | 0.7 | 19 Sep |
| Merlin Entertainment 1p Ord | 2 | 25 Sep |
| NCC Group Ord 1p | 2.36 | 26 Sep |
| Park Group Ord 2p | 1.75 | 1 Oct |
| Premier Energy & Water Ord 1p Special) | 0.75 | 30 Sep |
| Premier Energy & Water Ord 1p | 1.9 | 30 Sep |
| Red24 Ord 1p | 0.23 | 18 Sep |
| Rights & Issues Inv Tst Inc 25p | 10.5 | 30 Sep |
| Rotork Ord 5p | 19.2 | 26 Sep |
| SEGRO | 4.9 | 3 Oct |
| St. James's Place Capital Ord 15p | 8.93 | 24 Sep |
| Stagecoach Hldgs Ord 12/19p | 6.6 | 1 Oct |
| Tullow Oil plc Ord 10p | 4 | 3 Oct |
| Ultra Electronics Holdings Ord 5p | 13.2 | 26 Sep |
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.
