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 23 November
Interims: Bonmarche Holdings, Kainos, Mitie, Sirius Real Estate
AGMs: Aeorema Communications, Just Retirement
EGM: Mirada
Companies paying dividends: Hargreaves Services (20p), Henderson Eurotrust (13p), TR European Growth Trust (7p), TR European Growth Trust (special) (2.5p)
Tuesday 24 November
Interims: AO World, Babcock International, CML Microsystems, Creston, De La Rue, Immunodiagnostic Systems, IS Solutions, Pets at Home, Record, Scapa, Solid State, Telecom Plus
Finals: Cambria Automobiles, Compass, Greencore, Mitchells & Butlers, Paragon Group of Companies, Renew, Shaftesbury
Trading statements: Cape, Intertek, Kingfisher, Seadrill Partners, Signet Jewelers
AGMs: Cenkos Securities, Dunelm, Pantheon International Participations, Surface Transforms, Vinaland
EGMs: Ladbrokes, Pantheon International Participations, President Energy, Strat Aero, Vinaland
Economics: CBI reported sales
Companies paying dividends: Close Brothers (35.5p), Intu Properties (4.6p), JPM Emerging Markets Investment Trust (6p), Tex (special) (15p)
Wednesday 25 November
Interims: Betfair, Hogg Robinson, Kcom, RPC, United Utilities, Vp
Finals: Britvic, Daily Mail & General Trust, Thomas Cook, Zambeef Products
Trading statement: Chemring
AGMs: F&C UK Real Estate Investments, Horizonte Minerals, Plant Impact, Regenersis
Economics: BBA house purchase loans
Companies paying dividends: Airea (0.9p), Cayenne Trust (2.75p), Galliford Try (46p), GCP Infrastructure (1.9p), SCS (11.2p)
Thursday 26 November
Interims: Charles Stanley, First Property, Hardy Oil & Gas, Helical Bar, Hornby, James Latham, LondonMetric Property, Paypoint, Severn Trent, Torotrack, ULS Technology
Finals: Marston's, SSP
Trading statement: Arrow Global
AGMs: CVS Group, Netcall, St Ives, Thor Mining
EGMs: Partnership Assurance, Quindell, SerVision
Companies paying dividends: Centrica (3.57p), Mulberry (5p), Wetherspoon (JD) (8p)
Friday 27 November
Interims: Caffyns, Pennon
Finals: Future, Patisserie
Trading statement: SVG Capital
AGMs: Filtronic, James Halstead, Pan African Resources, Quadrise Fuels International
Economics: GfK consumer confidence (November), GDP (Q3 provisional), Index of services
Companies paying dividends: Aeorema Communications (3p), Animalcare (4.3p), Booker (0.57p), Card Factory (2.5p), Card Factory (special) (15p), Caretech (2.8p), Cello (0.84p), Charles Taylor (3p), CQS New City High Yield Fund (0.97p), Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (2.575p), Dunelm (16p), Ecofin Water & Power (1.8125p), Hansa Trust (8p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.15p), Hilton Food (4.1p), Impellam (7p), JZ Capital Partners (10p), Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate (10p), Kier (36p), Lookers (1.07p), McBride (1.9p), Morgan Advanced Materials (4p), Moss Bros (1.8p), Panther Securities (3p), Polar Capital Global Higher Growth & Income (0.65p), Prime People (1.75p), Prime People (special) (4p), Provident Financial (39.2p), SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (0.6042p), Target Healthcare Reit (1.545p), U&I (2.4p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 26 November
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| 3i Infrastructure | 3.625 | 7 Jan |
| AMEC Foster Wheeler | 14.8 | 5 Jan |
| Anglo Pacific ord 10p | 4 | 4 Feb |
| Atkins (WS) ord 0.05p | 11.7 | 8 Jan |
| CVS ord 2p | 3 | 11 Dec |
| Datatec ord zar 0.01 | 5 | 30 Nov |
| Foresight 2 VCT | 2.5 | 4 Dec |
| HICL Infrastructure | 1.86 | 31 Dec |
| JPM Elect Managed Growth 0.01p | 2.55 | 23 Dec |
| JPM Elect Managed Inc 0.003p | 0.85 | 23 Dec |
| JPM Japanese InvestTrust ord 25p | 2.8 | 29 Dec |
| Lancashire com shares $0.50 | 61 | 18 Dec |
| National Grid ord 11 17/43p | 15 | 13 Jan |
| Northern Venture Trust ord 25p | 3 | 22 Dec |
| Rapidcloud International | 0.67 | 29 Dec |
| SABMiller ord 10¢ | 18.6251 | 4 Dec |
| Smart (J) Contractors ord 2p | 2.1 | 21 Dec |
| St Ives ord 10p | 5.55 | 22 dec |
| Standard Life Equity Inc Trust ord 25p | 4.7 | 18 Dec |
| Utilitywise | 3.3 | 21 Dec |
| Volution | 2.25 | 18 dec |
| Young & Co's Brewery 'A' ord 12.5p | 8.38 | 11 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.
