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 4 April
Finals: Belvoir Lettings, Christie, Volga Gas
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction purchasing managers' index (PMI)
Companies paying dividends: AFH Financial (2.25p), BlackRock North American (1.1p), Eco Animal Health (1.9p), Greencore (3.75p), Helical Bar (5.15p), MJ Gleeson (4.5p), Quartix (4p), Stewart & Wight (10p), XP Power (24p)
Tuesday 5 April
Finals: AA, Card Factory, EKF Diagnostics, Hostelworld, Instem, MartinCo, Moss Bros, Thalassa
Trading statements: Cranswick, Electrocomponents, Gooch & Housego, International Consolidated Airlines
AGM: Primary Health Properties
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Apax Global Alpha (3.69p), Barclays (3.5p), BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (5.6p), Carclo Engineering (0.9p), Computacenter (15p), Hays (0.91p), LondonMetric Property (3.75p), Maintel (16.5p), Numis Corporation (5.5p), Scottish American Investment Company (2.7p), Thorpe (FW) (1.2p), Thorpe (FW) (special) (2p)
Wednesday 6 April
Finals: HSS Hire, ServicePower Technologies
Trading statements: easyJet, Topps Tiles, UK Mail
AGM: Tower Resources
EGM: Real Estate Investors
Economics: BRC shop price index, New car registrations
Companies paying dividends: Avesco (5p), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (5.55p), Electronic Data Processing (3p), F&C Managed Portfolio Trust Income shares (1.2p), Haynes Publishing (3.5p), Park (0.85p)
Thursday 7 April
Interim: Imperial Innovations
Finals: Alliance Pharma, Ubisense
Trading statements: Centamin, Dunelm, Marks and Spencer
EGM: GameAccount Network
Economics: Halifax house prices
Companies paying dividends: Alumasc (2.7p), Diageo (22.6p), Galliford Try (26p), Hiscox (16p), Hiscox (special) (16p), PZ Cussons (2.61p), Renishaw (12.5p), Ricardo (5.07p), Rio Tinto (74.21p), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (1.4p), Wilmington (3.8p)
Friday 8 April
Final: Plant Health Care
EGM: Amara Mining
Economics: Industrial production, manufacturing output, Trade figures, NIESR GDP estimate (March)
Companies paying dividends: Adept Telecom (3p), BlackRock Income Strategies Trust (1.635p), Clinigen (1.3p), Crest Nicholson (13.3p), Driver (1.05p), Hargreaves Services (1.7p), JPM European Investment Trust Growth (1p), JPM European Investment Trust Income (1.45p), JPM Mid Cap Investment Trust (8p), Jupiter Fund Management (10.6p), Jupiter Fund Management (special) (10.9p), Land Securities (8.15p), London Finance & Investment (0.5p), Oxford Instruments (3.7p), Revolution Bars (1.5p), RM (3.8p), Safestore (6.65p), Treatt (2.76p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 7 April
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Abbey | 4.69 | 29 Apr |
| Aberdeen Smaller Co | 1.7 | 29 Apr |
| Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust | 4.7 | 3 May |
| Acacia Mining | 2 | 27 May |
| Amino Technologies ord 1p | 4.235 | 29 Apr |
| Animalcare ord 20p | 1.8 | 6 May |
| Aukett Swanke ord 1p | 0.11 | 22 Apr |
| Aviva ord 25p | 14.05 | 17 May |
| BBA Aviation ord 29 16/21p | 6.24 | 20 May |
| Begbies Traynor ord 5p | 0.6 | 6 May |
| Berendsen | 21.5 | 6 May |
| Bioventix | 16.5 | 22 Apr |
| Charles Taylor | 7 | 6 May |
| Entu | 2.67 | 6 May |
| Esure ord 0.08333p | 7.3 | 20 May |
| Fevertree Drinks | 2.3 | 6 May |
| Finsbury Growth & Income Trust ord 25p | 6.1 | 11 May |
| Fisher (James) & Sons ord 25p | 16 | 6 May |
| Fyffes ord € 0.06 | 1.52 | 6 May |
| GKN ord 50p | 5.8 | 16 May |
| Headlam ord 5p | 6 | 25 Apr |
| Henderson High Income Trust | 2.275 | 29 Apr |
| HgCapital Trust ord 25p | 40 | 16 May |
| Hikma Pharmaceutical | 14.84 | 19 May |
| Idox ord 1p | 0.525 | 22 Apr |
| IMI ord 25p | 24.5 | 20 May |
| International Personal Finance ord 10p | 7.8 | 13 May |
| Lloyds Banking (special) | 0.5 | 17 May |
| Lloyds Banking | 1.5 | 17 May |
| Lowland Investment | 11 | 29 Apr |
| Maven Inc & Growth VCT 4 | 3.05 | 6 May |
| Melrose Industries 48/7p | 2.6 | 16 May |
| Mercantile Inv Trust | 13 | 3 May |
| Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT | 9 | 29 Apr |
| Murray International Trust ord 25p | 15 | 18 May |
| Pearson ord 25p | 34 | 6 May |
| Photo-Me International ord 0.5p | 2.575 | 12 May |
| Produce Investments | 2.44 | 22 Apr |
| Rentokil Initial ord 1p | 2.06 | 18 May |
| Rexam ord 64 2/7p | 11.9 | 6 May |
| RIT Capital Partners ord £1 | 15.5 | 27 Apr |
| Rotork ord 0.5p | 3.1 | 16 May |
| Sanne Group | 5.6 | 29 Apr |
| Secure Trust Bank | 55 | 6 May |
| Shires Income ord 50p | 3 | 29 Apr |
| SQN Asset Finance Income Fund | 0.6042 | 28 Apr |
| St Ives ord 10p | 2.35 | 11 May |
| St James's Place Capital ord 15p | 17.24 | 13 May |
| Taylor Wimpey ord 25p | 1.18 | 20 May |
| Tracsis | 0.5 | 22 Apr |
| Trading Emissions | 5 | 29 Apr |
| Troy Income & Growth Trust | 0.6 | 29 Apr |
| Ultra Electronics ord 5p | 32.3 | 5 May |
| Vesuvius | 11.125 | 20 May |
| Wood Group (John) ord 3.33p | 14 | 17 May |
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.
