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 May
Interims: ITE, Premier Veterinary
Trading statements: Dignity, Greggs, Liberty Global
AGMs: 888, Fairpoint, Integrated Diagnostics
EGMs: Corero Network Security, Cyprotex, Redrow
Companies paying dividends: BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust (4.11p), British Smaller Companies VCT2 (2.5p), Caretech (5.6p), Fresnillo (2.4p)
Tuesday 10 May
Interims: Cambria Automobiles, easyJet
Finals: Gear4Music, Quantum Pharmaceutical, Venn Life Sciences
Trading statements: Bovis Homes, Capita, Grafton, Hiscox, Interserve, Markit
AGMs: 4imprint, Anglo Pacific, Bovis Homes, British Polythene Industries, Cairn Homes, Capita, Capital & Regional, Cello, Grafton, Greggs, Interserve, Juridica, Macfarlane, MartinCo, Michelmersh Brick, Ophir Energy, Pentair, Plus500, Publishing Technology, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Worldpay
EGM: Patagonia Gold
Economics: BRC like-for-like sales, Trade figures
Companies paying dividends: Alcentra European Floating Rate (1.34p), Equiniti (0.68p), Sanne (5.6p)
Wednesday 11 May
Interims: Compass, TUI Travel
Finals: C&C, Experian, Vertu Motors
Trading statements: Afarak, Arrow Global, Awilco Drilling, Barratt Developments, Cape, John Wood, National Express, OneSavings Bank, Premier Oil, Purplebricks, Renishaw
AGMs: Afarak, Cape, Centamin, Centaur Media, Gulf Marine Services, IFG, Indivior, John Wood, MedaPhor, Melrose Industries, National Express, Novae, OneSavings Bank, Phoenix, Premier Oil, Rentokil Initial, Savills, Tritax Big Box, TT Electronics, William Hill
Economics: Industrial production, Manufacturing output, NIESR GDP estimate (April)
Companies paying dividends: Brainjuicer (3.5p), Finsbury Growth & Income Trust (6.1p), HongKong Land (8.92p), Jardine Matheson (73.4p), Jardine Strategic (13.7p), MartinCo (4.1p), Molins (1.5p), Plus500 (0.2922p), Plus500 (special) (0.3362p), Smith & Nephew (13.35p), St Ives (2.35p)
Thursday 12 May
Interim: Titon
Finals: Stobart, Talk Talk Telecom, Vedanta Resources
Trading statements: Aldermore, Cairn Energy, Galliford Try, Hansard Global, ITV, Mondi, Old Mutual, Phoenix, Rank, Ricardo, SIG, Sportech, SuperGroup, Vesuvius
AGMs: Cairn Energy, Communisis, Cronin, Deltex Medical, Direct Line Insurance, esure, French Connection, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, IP, ITV, John Laing, Lloyds Banking, Miton, Mondi, NetPlay, Restaurant Group, Serco, SIG, Sportech, Tomco Energy, Tullett Prebon, Unite, Vesuvius, Wireless
EGMs: Alexander Mining, ASA Resource, Vernalis
Economics: RICS house prices, Bank of England interest rate announcement, asset purchase target, inflation report
Companies paying dividends: 888 (2.84p), 888 (special) (5.68p), Braime (TF & JH) 'A' non voting (6.2p), Braime (TF & JH) ord. (6.2p), Ladbrokes (2p), Northamber (0.1p), Photo-Me International (2.575p)
Friday 13 May:
AGMs: Brady, Brammer, Derwent London, Irish Continental, Tribal, Tyman
EGM: Kodal Minerals
Economics: Construction output
Companies paying dividends: 4imprint (18.82p), Alcentra European Floating Rate Income Fund (1.34p), Arbuthnot Banking (17p), Arm (5.65p), British Polythene Industries (12p), Capital & Regional Properties (1.62p), Carr's (0.95p), Clarke T (2.6p), Devro (6.1p), Drax (0.6p), Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (2.7p), Integrated Diagnostics (4.11p), InterContinental Hotels (40.3p), International Personal Finance (7.8p), Interquest (2p), John Laing Infrastructure Fund (3.41p), Johnson Service (1.45p), JPM American Investment Trust (2.5p), Kerry 'A' shares (27.2p), Kingspan (13p), Man (3.4p), Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (4.34p), Oxford Technology 3 VCT (15p), NewRiver Retail (4.75p), Phoenix (26.7p), RSA Insurance (7p), Sherbourne Investors (Guernsy) 'B' (1.5p), Smurfit Kappa (37.5p), St James's Place (17.24p), Threadneedle UK Select Trust (2.55p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 12 May
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| AA | 5.5 | 13 Jun |
| Admiral ord 0.1p (special) | 29.8 | 3 Jun |
| Admiral ord 0.1p | 33.6 | 3 Jun |
| Barr (AG) ord 25p | 9.97 | 10 Jun |
| Blancco Technology | 0.66 | 17 Jun |
| Carillion ord 50p | 12.55 | 12 Jun |
| Centrica ord 5 5/9p | 8.43 | 23 Jun |
| Epwin | 4.25 | 6 Jun |
| FDM ord 1p (special) | 5 | 3 Jun |
| FDM ord 1p | 8.5 | 3 Jun |
| Fidelity Special Values ord 5p | 1 | 14 Jul |
| Fidessa ord 10p (special) | 45 | 10 Jun |
| Fidessa ord 10p | 25.4 | 10 Jun |
| Gem Diamonds | 3.5 | 14 Jun |
| Gem Diamonds (special) | 2.45 | 14 Jun |
| GlaxoSmithKline ord 25p | 19 | 14 Jul |
| Globaldata ord 1/14p | 2.5 | 3 Jun |
| Hunters Property | 1 | 23 Jun |
| Hydro International ord 5p | 3.8 | 6 Jun |
| Inmarsat ord €0.0005 | 22.77 | 27 May |
| Macfarlane ord 25p | 1.29 | 9 Jun |
| Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets ord 10p | 3.5 | 15 Jun |
| North American Income | 13 | 7 Jun |
| Quixant | 1.5 | 19 May |
| Robinson ord 0.5p | 3 | 1 Jun |
| Saga ord 1p | 5 | 30 Jun |
| Schroders Oriental Inc Fund ord 1p | 1.6 | 20 May |
| Share ord 0.5p | 0.74 | 15 Jun |
| SQS Software Quality Systems € | 10 | 27 May |
| Trinity Mirror ord 10p | 3.15 | 10 Jun |
| U And I (special) | 8 | 17 Jun |
| UK Commercial Property ord 25p | 0.92 | 31 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.
