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Week Ahead: 30 November-4 December

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
November 20, 2015

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 30 November

Interims: Acal, Cranswick, Great Eastern Energy, KCOM

Finals: Aberdeen Asset Management, Intelligent Energy

Trading statements: African Petroleum, IG

AGMs: Petra Diamonds, Victoria Oil & Gas

EGMs: Ascent Resources, Bango, Xeros Technology

Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply

Companies paying dividends: BAE Systems (8.4p), Bankers Investment Trust (4p), BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (7p), Bloomsbury Publishing (1.06p), Capita (10.5p), City of London Investment Trust (3.9p), Crown Place VCT (1.25p), Datatec (5p), Diverse Income Trust (0.5p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (5.2p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.4583p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (4.9p), ITV (1.9p), Picton Property Income (0.825p), RTC (1p), Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (0.62p), Schroder Oriental Income Fund (3.4p), Senior (1.84p), Sequoia Economic Infrastructure (1p), Trinity Mirror (2p), Twentyfour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property (0.92p)

 

Tuesday 1 December

Interims: Collagen Solutions, Fulcrum Utility Services, GB, Northgate, Park

Finals: Gooch & Housego, ITE, Topps Tiles

Trading statements: McColl's Retail, Merlin Entertainments

AGM: Wolseley

EGMs: Atlas Development Support Services, UTV Media

Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing

Companies paying dividends: JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust (5p), London & St Lawrence Investments 4.1p)

 

Wednesday 2 December

Interims: Greene King, iomart, Telford Homes

Finals: Brewin Dolphin, Numis, Sage, Urban & Civic, Zoopla

AGMs: Bioventix, Firestone Diamonds, Gemfields, Matchtech, PureCircle, Vernalis

EGM: Telit Communications

Economics: Markit/CIPS UK PMI construction

 

Thursday 3 December

Interims: DS Smith, Market Tech, Mercia Technologies, WYG

Finals: Character, Elegant Hotels, Impax Asset Management

Trading statement: International Consolidated Airlines

AGMs: Asos, Axa Property, GCP Student Living, Haydale Graphene Industries, PowerHouse Energy

EGM: Northern Petroleum

Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK PMI services, composite

Companies paying dividends: HSBC (6.55p), Manchester & London Investment Trust (1.7p), Manchester & London Investment Trust - special (0.25p), Regenersis (3.35p), Wolseley (60.5p)

 

Friday 4 December

Interim: Berkeley

Trading statement: easyJet

AGMs: Associated British Foods, DFS Furniture, Green Reit, ISG, Kalibrate Technologies

Economics: New car registrations

Companies paying dividends: Abcam (5.92p), Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust (10.5p), Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust (special) (4.5p), Ashmore (12.1p), GCP Student Living (1.41p), Genus (13.4p), Goals Soccer Centres (0.675p), IFG (1.44p), James Halstead (7.858p), Laird (4.4p), Marshalls (2.25p), NWF (4.4p), Redefine International (1.65p), SABMiller (18.6251p), Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (1.38p), Stobart (2p), Swallowfield (2p), The Mission Marketing (0.3p), William Hill (4.1p)

Shares going ex-dividend on 3 December

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
B&M European Value Retail SA1.615 Jan
Bellway ord 12.5p5213 Jan
British Empire Trust9.76 Jan
Caledonia Investments ord 5p14.37 Jan
Debenhams ord 2.422 Jan
Electrocomponents ord 10p513 Jan
Establishment Inv. Trust ord 25p1.921 Dec
Headlam ord 5p64 Jan
IBEX Global Solutions4.4122 Dec
Intermediate Capital ord 20p7.27 Jan
International Consolidated Air €0.57.177 Dec
JD Sports Fashion1.28 Jan
Land Securities ord 10p8.157 Jan
Management Consulting ord 25p0.236 Jan
Mucklow (A & J) ord 25p11.534 Jan
Norcros ord 10p2.27 Jan
Northamber ord 5p0.315 Jan
Origin Enterprises €0.0115.218 Dec
Personal Assets Trust ord £12.514014 Jan
Premier Energy & Water ord 1p0.7531 Dec
Premier Energy & Water ord 1p1.931 Dec
Rights & Issues Inv Tst Cap 25p86.65854 Jan
Royal Mail ord 1p713 Jan
Shanks ord 10p1.18 Jan
Tarsus ord 5p2.515 Jan
Town Centre Securities ord 25p7.345 Jan
UK Mail5.515 Jan
Value & Income Trust ord 10p4.54 Jan
YouGov ord 1p114 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.