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 17 November
Interims: Latchways, Mitie, Redcentric, ReNeuron, Schroder Real Estate, Software Radio Technology
Final: Diploma
Trading statements: Bodycote, Keller
EGM: Global Energy Development
Economics: Rightmove house prices
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Asian Income Fund (1.8p), Aviva (5.85p), Murray International Trust (10p)
Tuesday 18 November
Interims: British Land, Carclo, CML Microsystems, Enteq Upstream, Entertainment One Group, Halma, Homeserve, Intermediate Capital, McKay Securities, Sepura, UK Mail, Vectura
Finals: easyJet, Enterprise Inns
Trading statements: Balfour Beatty, Headlam, Pace, Paddy Power
AGMs: Animalcare, Eagle Eye Solutions, Smiths Group
Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, ONS house prices
Companies paying dividends: IG Group (22.4p), Strategic Equity Capital (0.78p)
Wednesday 19 November
Interims: Big Yellow Group, ICAP, Royal Mail, Telecom Plus
Finals: Avon Rubber, Optos
Trading statements: Chesnara, Dialight, Exova Group, Intertek, Ultra Electronics
AGM: Sabien Technology
Economics: Bank of England MPC minutes
Companies paying dividends: Proven Planned Exit (6p)
Thursday 20 November
Interims: Babcock International, Dart Group, Investec, Johnson Matthey, Mothercare, NewRiver Retail, QinetiQ, Young & Co's Brewery
Finals: Euromoney Institutional Investor, Grainger, Superglass, UDG Healthcare
Trading statements: Centrica, Close Brothers
AGMs: Close Brothers, Feedback, Plant Impact, Sarossa
Economics: Retail sales, CBI trends - total orders, selling prices
Companies paying dividends: Barratt Developments (7.1p), Hansteen Holdings (2p), Penna Consulting (1.5p), Thorpe FW (2.2p), Thorpe FW (special) (1.5p)
Friday 21 November
Interims: Fuller Smith & Turner, Hornby
Final: Future
AGMs: British Sky Broadcasting, Celtic, Ibex Global Solutions, Pan African Resources
Economics: Public sector borrowing
Companies paying dividends: Aeorema Communications (2p), Aeorema Communications (special) (3p), Bovis Homes (12p), City Merchants High Yield Trust (2.5p), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (10.65p), Hargreaves Services (16.7p), Harvey Nash Group (1.36p), Henderson Eurotrust (12.5p), Howden Joinery (1.9p), Investment Co (5.5p), Menzies (John) (8.1p), NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund (0.95p), New Britain Palm Oil (8.8p), ProVen Growth & Income VCT (2p), ProVen VCT (2.5p), Smart Metering Systems (0.94p), Smiths Group (27.5p), Starwood European Real Estate Finance (1.5p), Ted Baker (11.3p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 20 November
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Brunner Inv Tst Ord 25p | 3.2 | 19 Dec |
| Cable & Wireless Communications | 0.836 | 9 Jan |
| Carnival Ord $1.66 | 15.4 | 12 Dec |
| Digital Globe Services US$ | 2.23 | 15 Dec |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT2 D shares | 2.5 | 12 Dec |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT3 F shares | 2.5 | 12 Dec |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT2 F shares | 2.5 | 12 Dec |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT2 | 2.5 | 12 Dec |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT3 D shares | 2.5 | 12 Dec |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT H shares | 5 | 12 Dec |
| Edinburgh Dragon Trust | 2.2 | 19 Dec |
| Genus Ord 10p | 12.2 | 5 Dec |
| Getech Group | 1.76 | 18 Dec |
| Gleeson (MJ) Group Ord 2p | 4.9 | 17 Dec |
| Hill & Smith Holdings Ord 25p | 6.4 | 6 Jan |
| IBEX Global Solutions | 1.7 | 30 Dec |
| Jupiter Primadona Growth Trust | 1.6 | 12 Dec |
| Jarvis Securities | 4.25 | 11 Dec |
| Lok'N Store Group Ord 1p | 5 | 22 Dec |
| London Finance & Investment Grp.5p | 0.45 | 12 Dec |
| Manchester & London Inv Tst Ord 25p (special) | 1.27 | 28 Nov |
| Manchester & London Inv Tst Ord 25p | 1.98 | 28 Nov |
| Redefine International | 1.7 | 5 Dec |
| St. Ives Ord 10p | 5 | 18 Dec |
| Tate & Lyle | 8.2 | 2 Jan |
| Tristel Ord 1p | 1.26 | 19 Dec |
| Witan Investment Co | 3.6 | 18 Dec |
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 Thursday. The record date is usually one day after the ex-date. The payment day is the day on which the funds are transferred to shareholders.
