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 22 September
Interims: Moss Bros, NetDimensions, Waterlogic
Finals: Allergy Therapeutics, Finsbury Food, Gemfields
Trading statement: Dairy Crest
AGMs: Amiad Water Systems, Braveheart Investment Group, Provexis, Tungsten Corporation
EGM: SOCO International
Companies paying dividends: African Barrick Gold (0.818p), Brunner Investment Trust (3.1p), Catlin (10.5p), GKN (2.8p), Newmark Security (0.075p)
Tuesday 23 September
Interims: AA, AG Barr, Air Partner, Cupid, Faroe Petroleum, GLI Finance, Horizon Discovery Group, KBC Advanced Technologies
Finals: Close Brothers, Regenersis
AGMs: City of London Group, PZ Cussons, Scientific Digital Imaging, Sirius Minerals, WYG
Economics: BBA house purchase loans, Public sector borrowing
Companies paying dividends: BHP Billiton (36.68p), Northgate (6.8p)
Wednesday 24 September
Interims: Outsourcery, Bango, Instem, Personal Group, S&U
Final: Clinigen
Trading statement: United Utilities
AGMs: Accumuli, Continental Coal, First Property Group, Ilika, Mirada
EGM: DCG Iris
Companies paying dividends: Bloomsbury Publishing (4.84p), Casdon (0.75p), Cohort (2.8p), JPM Elect Managed Cash (0.35p), JPM Elect Managed Growth (1.85p), JPM Elect Managed Income (1.1p), Lancashire Holdings (2.95p), St James's Place Capital (8.93p)
Thursday 25 September
Interims: Epwin Group, Havelock Europa, Incadea, Toumaz Holdings
AGMs: AdEPT Telecom, Camco Clean Energy, Coburg Group, Microfocus International, NWF Group, Penna Consulting, Phoenix IT Group, Real Good Food Company, Ryanair
EGMs: AcentiA Debt Strategies, Coal of Africa, REA. Holdings
Economics: CBI reported sales, Nationwide house prices
Companies paying dividends: First Property Group (0.79p), Fletcher King (2.25p), Low & Bonar (0.95p), Merlin Entertainment (2p), Personal Group Holdings (4.9p), Prudential (11.19p), Reckitt Benckiser (60p), Royal Dutch Shell B Ord (27.8p), Royal Dutch Shell A Ord (27.8p), Schroders Vtg (24p), Schroders Non-Vtg (24p), Taylor Wimpey (0.24p), Wood (John) Group (5.29p)
Friday 26 September
Final: Asian Citrus, Digital Globe Services
AGMs: boohoo.com, Dji Holdings, Filtronic, Fortune Oil, Seadrill Partners
EGM: Alent
Economics: Hometrack housing survey
Companies paying dividends: AcenciA Debt Strategies (1.99p), Alpha Real Trust (0.525p), Berkeley Group (90p), Brit (6.25p), Capital & Counties Properties (0.5p), Capital & Regional Properties (0.35p), Clarkson (21p), Concurrent Technologies (0.65p), Foxtons (1.77p), Foxtons (special) (2.77p), HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe (0.48p), Hargreaves Lansdown (15.39p), Hargreaves Lansdown (special) (9.61p), Henderson Opportunities Trust (3.7p), HgCapital Trust (special) (19p), Intercontinental Hotels (14.8p), JPM Income & Growth Investment Trust (1.1p), Kingspan (5p), Maven Income & Growth VCT4 (2.1p), NCC Group (2.36p), Paddy Power (40.32p), Polymetal International (4.84p), Polypipe (1.5p), Real Estate Credit Investments (0.27p), Rotork (19.2p), Scottish American Investment Company (2.625p), Securities Trust of Scotland (1.15p), Standard Life Equity Income Trust (3.2p), Stock Spirits Group (1p), The Ottoman Fund (special) (0.5277p), Ultra Electronics (13.2p), Vesuvius (5p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 24 September
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Alent | 3 | 17 Oct |
| Alent (special) | 15 | 17 Oct |
| Boot (Henry) & Sons Ord 10p | 2.1 | 24 Oct |
| Bovis Homes Group Ord 50p | 12 | 21 Nov |
| Centrica Ord 5 5/9p | 5.1 | 12 Nov |
| Crest Nicholson | 4.1 | 9 Oct |
| Daisy Group | 3.1 | 17 Oct |
| Dignity Ord 9p | 6.49 | 31 Oct |
| Drax Group Ord 11 16/29p | 4.7 | 10 Oct |
| EMIS Group Ord 1p | 9.2 | 31 Oct |
| Essentra | 5.7 | 30 Oct |
| Fiske Ord 25p | 0.35 | 17 Oct |
| Gulf Marine Services | 0.41 | 27 Oct |
| Henderson High Income Trust | 2.125 | 31 Oct |
| Jupiter Second Split Geared Gwth 1p | 2 | 17 Oct |
| Ladbrokes Ord 28 1/3 p | 4.3 | 13 Nov |
| M&C Saatchi Ord 1p | 1.4 | 15 Oct |
| Murray Income Trust Ord 25p | 10.25 | 31 Oct |
| Netplay TV Ord 5p | 0.22 | 23 Oct |
| Norish | 1 | 24 Oct |
| Old Mutual Ord 10p | 2.45 | 31 Oct |
| Oxford Instruments Ord 5p | 9.04 | 23 Oct |
| Pendragon Ord 5p | 0.3 | 27 Oct |
| Photo-Me International Ord 0.5p | 1.95 | 6 Nov |
| Playtech | 0.71 | 27 Oct |
| Quarto Group Inc Com Stk US$0.10 | 3.35 | 27 Oct |
| Redrow Group Ord 10p | 2 | 14 Nov |
| Safecharge International Group | 1.75 | 17 Oct |
| Servelec | 1.5 | 31 Oct |
| Stilo International Ord 10p | 0.03 | 15 Oct |
| Vitec Group Ord 20p | 9.3 | 24 Oct |
| WYG Ord 10p | 0.5 | 3 Nov |
| Wynnstay Group Ord 25p | 3.4 | 31 Oct |
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.
