Welcome to the two weeks 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 December
AGM: Kolar Gold
EGMs: Eco City Vehicles, Noble
Companies paying dividends: Core VCT 1V (5p), Core VCT V ord (5p), CVS (2.5p), Establishment Investment Trust (1.9p), Lok'N Store (5p), Royal Dutch Shell 'B' ord (29.25p), Royal Dutch Shell 'A' ord (29.25p), Smart (J) (2.04p), Vedanta Resources (14.51p)
Tuesday 23 December
AGM: Inspirit Energy, Red Rock Resources
EGMs: Cupid, Dairy Crest
Economics: BBA house purchase loans, GDP (Q3, final revision), Current account balance (Q3)
Companies paying dividends: C&C (3.55p), JPM Japanese Investment Trust (2.8p), Northern Venture Trust (3p)
Wednesday 24 December
Nothing scheduled
Thursday 25 December
UK Bank holiday - nothing scheduled
Friday 26 December
UK Bank holiday - nothing scheduled
Monday 29 December
AGMs: Frontier IP, Pantheon Resources
Economics: Nationwide house prices
Companies paying dividends: Investec (8.5p), Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust (2.8p)
Tuesday 30 December
Trading statement: Next
Companies paying dividends: F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Helical Bar (2.1p), P2P Global Investments (6p), Ibex Global Solutions (1.7p), Palace Capital (6p), PXP Vietnam Fund (4.77p), Rensburg AIN VCT (1.5p)
Wednesday 31 December
AGM: Ten Alps
EGM: STM
Companies paying dividends: Alliance Trust (2.4585p), Clipper Logistics (1.6p), Custodian Reit (1.25p), F&C Capital & Income Investment Trust (3.1p), F&C UK Real Estate Investments (1.25p), Henderson Diversified Income (1.35p), HICL Infrastructure Company (1.81p), Invesco Income Growth Trust (2.1p), MedicX Fund (1.45p), MS International (1.5p), Plastics Capital (1.33p), Premier Energy & Water (1.9p), Premier Energy & Water (special) (0.75p), Real Estate Credit Investments (0.27p), Scottish American Investment Company (2.625p), Sirius Real Estate (0.6p)
Thursday 1 Jan
UK Bank holiday - nothing scheduled
Friday 2 January
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals (November), M4 money supply, Markit UK purchasing managers' index - manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: Bunzl (11p), Castings (3.22p), Fuller Smith & Turner (6.4p), Great Portland Estates (3.5p), Headlam (5.2p), Henderson Global Trust (2.5p), Hogg Robinson (0.63p), Homeserve (3.63p), JPM Senior Secured Loan (1.15p), Mucklow (A&J) (11.19p), Next (50p), Rights & Issues Investment Trust (special) (86.3902p), J Sainsbury (5p), Slingsby (HC) (2p), Tate & Lyle (8.2p), Value & Income Trust (4.3p), Vp (5p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 29 December
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Acal ord 5p | 2.2 | 16 Jan |
| Alternative Networks ord 0.125p | 9.6 | 30 Jan |
| British Assets Trust ord 25p | 1.895 | 30 Jan |
| BT ord 5p | 3.9 | 9 Feb |
| Burberry ord 0.05p | 9.7 | 23 Jan |
| Cambria Automobiles ord 10p | 0.5 | 22 Jan |
| Ensor ord 10p | 0.6 | 23 Jan |
| Grainger ord 5p | 1.89 | 6 Feb |
| Halma ord 10p | 4.65 | 4 Feb |
| Henderson Value Trust | 3 | 13 Feb |
| Jelf ord | 2 | 30 Jan |
| Kcom ord 10p | 1.79 | 2 Feb |
| Mercantile Investment Trust | 8 | 2 Feb |
| NewRiver Retail | 4.25 | 30 Jan |
| Polar Capital | 5.5 | 16 Jan |
| RWS ord 5p | 18 | 27 Feb |
| Topps Tiles ord 2.5p | 1.6 | 30 Jan |
| Vertu Motors ord 10p | 0.35 | 23 Jan |
| WYG ord 10p | 0.3 | 23 Jan |
Shares going ex-dividend on 2 January
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aveva ord 3 1/3p | 5.5 | 2 Feb |
| Baring Emerging Europe Trust ord $0.10 | 19 | 2 Feb |
| Dart ord 5p | 0.75 | 2 Feb |
| Downing Structured Opps VCT 1 'D' shares | 2.5 | 30 Jan |
| Downing Structured Opps VCT 1 'B' shares | 2.5 | 30 Jan |
| Experian | 7.6 | 30 Jan |
| Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust ord 25p | 2.2 | 2 Feb |
| JPM Inc & Cap Trust ord | 1.625 | 30 Jan |
| JPM Inc & Cap Trust Units | 3.25 | 30 Jan |
| Proactis ord 10p | 1.1 | 26 Jan |
| Scottish Investment Trust ord 25p | 7.2 | 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 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.
