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 9 February
Final: Randgold Resources
EGMs: Kofax, Tissue Regenix
Companies paying dividends: Albion Technology & General VCT (1.25p), BT Group (3.9p), ITE Group (4.9p), Pinewood Shepperton (0.7p)
Tuesday 10 February
Finals: Catlin, entu, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels
Trading statements: Bellway, Cable & Wireless Communications, ICAP
AGM: RWS Holdings
Economics: BRC sales, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, NIESR GDP estimate (January)
Companies paying dividends: Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust (3.15p), Spirit Pub Company (1.5p), Spirit Pub Company (special) (6.5p)
Wednesday 11 February
Interims: City of London Investment Group, Dunelm, Redrow
Finals: ARM Holdings, Indivior, Reckitt Benckiser, Telecity, Tullow Oil
Trading statements: Asia Resource Minerals, Atkins (WS), Electrocomponents, Qinetiq, Thomas Cook
Companies paying dividends: Conygar Investment (1.75p)
Thursday 12 February
Finals: Awilco Drilling, Lancashire Holdings, Morgan Advanced Materials, Rio Tinto, Shire
Trading statements: Darty, Glencore, Imperial Tobacco, Tate & Lyle
AGMs: easyJet, Paragon Group, Zoopla Property
EGMs: BATM Advanced Communications, Leed Resources
Economics: RICS house prices, Bank of England inflation report
Companies paying dividends: Euromoney Institutional Investor (16p)
Friday 13 February
Finals: Anglo American, Rolls-Royce Holdings
Trading statement: Severn Trent
Economics: Construction output
Companies paying dividends: Alcentra European Floating Rate (1.26p), Anite (0.63p), British Land (6.92p), Consort medical (6.43p), DP Aircraft (1.49p), GVC Holdings (12.5p), Henderson Value Trust (3p), Invesco Perpetual Select Trust UK Equity (1.2p), Invesco Perpetual Select Global Equity (0.4p), Knot Offshore Partners (32.28p), North American Income (6p), Octopus VCT 3 (5p), Octopus VCT 4 (5p), Qinetiq (1.8p), Seadrill Partners (37.38p), Shaftesbury (6.6p), Tracsis (0.45p), VTTI Energy Partners (17.29p), Zibao Metals Recycling (0.19p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 12 February
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Aberforth Geared Income Trust | 2.5 | 27 Feb |
| Aberforth Smaller Companies Tst Ord 25p | 17 | 5 Mar |
| BlackRock Income & Growth Inv Trust | 3.5 | 6 Mar |
| Henderson Far East Income Trust Ord npv | 4.7 | 27 Feb |
| Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst Ord 25p | 3.5 | 6 Mar |
| Medicx Fund Npv | 1.475 | 31 Mar |
| Penna Consulting Ord 5p | 2 | 14 Mar |
| Picton Property Income | 0.75 | 27 Feb |
| Rank Group Ord 10p | 1.6 | 20 Mar |
| Royal Dutch Shell B Ord Euro 0.07 | 30.4 | 20 Mar |
| Royal Dutch Shell A Ord €0.07 | 30.4 | 20 Mar |
| Sage Group Ord 1p | 8 | 16 Mar |
| Shoe Zone | 3.6 | 11 Mar |
| Utilico Emerg. Markets Utilities Ord 10p | 1.525 | 4 Mar |
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.
