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 29 June
Interim: Porvair
AGMs: Advanced Oncotherapy, Anglo-Eastern Plantations, Ariana Resources, Asia Resource Minerals, Baron Oil, Beowulf Mining, Energiser Investments, Globo, Kemin Resources, Savanah Petroleum, Tiger Resource Finance, Trans-Siberian Gold, Trinity Exploration & Production, Vianet, Volvere
EGMs: Castleton Technology, Direct Line Insurance
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Company paying dividend: Pacific Assets Trust (2.6p)
Tuesday 30 June
Interims: Ocado, St Modwen Properties, Sula Iron & Gold
Finals: Carpetright, Creighton's, Imagination Technologies, Northgate, Plastics Capital
Trading statement: James Fisher
AGMs: Altitude, Amedeo Resources, Atlantic Coal, blur, DCD Media, Eco City Vehicles, EIH, Flowgroup, GameAccount Network, Gulfsands Petroleum, Herencia Resources, Impellam, Metals Exploration, Mobile Tornado, NewRiver Retail, New Trend Lifestyle, Norman Broadbent, Oxford Advanced Surfaces, Oxus Gold, Proxama, Reach4Entertainment Enterprises, Regal Petroleum, Serica Energy, Sound Oil, Sovereign Mines of Africa, Strat Aero, Tiziana Life Sciences, Venn Life Sciences
EGMs: Phoenix IT, Reach4Entertainment Enterprises, Rex Bionics
Economics: GfK consumer confidence, Current account data, GDP (Q1), Total business investment, Index of services
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen New Thai Investment Trust (8.2p), Albion Technology & General VCT (1.25p), Alliance Trust (2.5325p), Alliance Trust (special) (2.546p), Atrium European Real Estate (4.83p), Brunner Investment Trust (3.2p), Custodian REIT (1.5p), Ediston Property Investment (0.4583p), Elderstreet VCT (special) (5p), F&C Capital Income & Investment Trust (2.3p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), F&C UK Real Estate Investments (1.25p), Foresight Solar Fund (1.52p), Gamma Communications (3.95p), Henderson Diversified Income (1.25p), Henderson European Focus Trust (7p), HICL Infrastructure (1.87p), Imperial Tobacco (21.4p), Income & Growth VCT (6p), Jersey Electricity (5.25p), Keystone Investment Trust (18p), MedicX Fund (1.475p), Michelmersh Brick (0.5p), Premier Energy & Water (1.9p), Premier Energy & Water (special) (0.75p), Rensburg AIM VCT (2.5p), Saga (4.1p), Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund (2.5p), Spire Healthcare (1.8p), Tandem (2.4p), Temple Bar Investment Trust (7.93p), Twentyfour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), Urban&Civic (1p), Victrex (11.73p)
Wednesday 1 July
Finals: Anite, Greene King
Trading statements: Topps Tiles, Tullow Oil
AGMs: Home Retail, Kibo Mining, Renewable Energy
Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: Bellway (25p), BlackRock North American (1p), Bunzl (24.5p), CDialogues (2p), Headlam (12.3p), Henderson Global Trust (2.5p), Mucklow (A&J) (9.31p), Rolls-Royce (14.1p)
Thursday 2 July
Interim: Low & Bonar
Final: Koovs
Trading statement: Persimmon
AGMs: Equatorial Mining & Exploration, Harvey Nash, Strategic Minerals
Economics: Markit/CIPS PMI UK construction
Companies paying dividends: AMEC Foster Wheeler (28.5p), Bioquell (3.3p), Brammer (7.1p), Mears (7.15p)
Friday 3 July
Finals: Eco Animal Health, Polar Capital Technology
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Ashley (Laura) (1p), Associated British Foods (10p), Billington (3p), BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust (1.325p), Camellia (92p), Christie (1.5p), Daily Mail & General Trust 'A' ord (non-voting) (6.5p), Debenhams (1p), F&C Managed Portfolio Trust Income Shares (1.55p), Grainger (0.64p), Helios Underwriting (1.5p), Helios Underwriting (special) (3.6p), Hill & Smith (11.6p), ICG-Longbow Senior Secured UK Property Debt Investments (1.5p), JPMorgan Senior Secured Loan (1.15p), Laird (8.23p), London & Associated Properties (0.156p), Marshalls (4p), Menzies (John) (8.1p), Murray Income Trust (7p), Octopus VCT 2 (2.5p), Pace (3.093p), Shaftesbury (6.825p), Sprue Aegis (6p), SSP (2.1p), Stobart (4p), Synthomer (4.8p), Synthomer (special) (7.8p), Taylor Wimpey (special) (7.68p), TP70 2010 (special) (18.3p), UDG Healthcare (2.08p), Whitbread (56.95p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 2 July
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aveva ord 3 1/3p | 25 | 3 Aug |
| Babcock International ord 60p | 18.1 | 12 Aug |
| Bisichi Mining ord 10p | 3 | 31 Jul |
| Braemar Shipping Services | 17 | 31 Jul |
| British Land ord 25p | 6.92 | 7 Aug |
| Brown (N) ord 10p | 8.56 | 31 Jul |
| Burberry ord 0.05p | 25.5 | 31 Jul |
| CML Microsystems ord 5p | 6.9 | 3 Aug |
| Coca-Cola CHF 6.70 | 26.18 | 28 Jul |
| Cranswick ord 10p | 23.4 | 4 Sep |
| Crawshaw ord 5p | 0.47 | 31 Jul |
| Dairy Crest ord 25p | 15.7 | 6 Aug |
| De La Rue ord 25p | 16.7 | 3 Aug |
| Dee Valley ord 5p | 42 | 3 Aug |
| Dunedin Smaller Cos Inv Trust | 2.15 | 24 Jul |
| Electronic Data Processing ord 5p | 2 | 3 Aug |
| Helical Bar ord 5p | 5.15 | 31 Jul |
| Homeserve ord 12.5p | 7.87 | 30 Jul |
| ICAP ord 10p | 15.4 | 24 Jul |
| Lowland Investment Co. ord 25p | 10 | 31 Jul |
| Northern Investors ord 25p | 17 | 24 Jul |
| Octopus Aim VCT 1p (special) | 2.8 | 7 Aug |
| Octopus Aim VCT 1p | 4 | 7 Aug |
| Paragon Group of Companies ord 10p | 3.6 | 24 Jul |
| REA ord 25p | 3.75 | 24 Jul |
| Royal Mail ord 1p | 14.3 | 31 Jul |
| Shanks ord 10p | 2.35 | 31 Jul |
| Shires Income ord 50p | 3.25 | 30 Jul |
| Tate & Lyle ord 25p | 19.8 | 31 Jul |
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.
