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 May
UK bank holiday - nothing scheduled
Tuesday 31 May
Finals: Evgen Pharma, HaiKe Chemical, Kainos, Renold
Trading statement: IG
AGMs: Parity, XLMedia
Companies paying dividends: Albion Development VCT (2.5p), Action Hotels (1.47p), Bankers Investment Trust (4.1p), Belvoir Lettings (3.4p), Boot (Henry) (3.8p), Capita (21.2p), City of London Investment (4.05p), Diverse Income Trust (0.65p), Ecofin Water & Power (1.8125p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (5.2p), Ediston Property Investment (0.4583p), Empresaria (1p), European Assets Trust (23.7p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), F&C Private Equity Trust (5.83p), Hansa Trust (8p), Hastings (2.2p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (4.9p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.15p), Hostelworld (2.14p), Inland Homes (0.4p), London & St Lawrence (3.5p), McCarthy & Stone (1p), McColl's Retail (6.8p), Mobeus Income & Growth VCT (7p), Nahl (12.5p), Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (0.62p), Senior (4.36p), Smart (J) Contractors (0.92p), Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (1.19p), UK Commercial Property (0.92p)
Wednesday 1 June
Interim: Fusionex International
Finals: Acal, Halfords, LondonMetric Property, Telford Homes
Trading statement: Wolseley
AGMs: AG Barr, EnQuest, Flowtech Fluidpower, Mears
Economics: BRC shop price index, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Markit UK PMI manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: BAE Systems (12.5p), JPM Claverhouse (5p), London Stock Exchange (25.2p), Mortgage Advice Bureau (9.5p), Peel Hotels (2p), Polypipe (5.5p), Randall & Quilter Investment (5p), Robinson (3p), Unilever (25.56p)
Thursday 2 June
Finals: Johnson Matthey, RPC
AGMs: Advanced Medical Solutions, Augean, Camellia, EKF Diagnostics, Gama Aviation, International Public Partnerships, Ruspetro
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction
Companies paying dividends: Croda International (38p), Croda International (special) (100p), Smart Metering Systems (2.2p), TT Electronics (3.8p)
Friday 3 June
Trading statement: International Consolidated Airlines
AGMs: CityFibre Infrastructure, Edenville Energy, NMC Health
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Acencia Debt Strategies (1.957p), Admiral (33.6p), Admiral (special) (29.8p), Baronsmead VCT5 (5p), Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (7p), Baronsmead Venture Trust (6.5p), Bodycote (10.3p), Bodycote (special) (10p), Clarkson (40p), DX (1p), FDM (8.5p), FDM (special) (5p), Focusrite (0.65p), Games Workshop (20p), Globaldata (2.5p), H&T (4.5p), Highcroft Investment Trust (24.5p), Ibstock (4.4p), Intertek (35.3p), Invesco Perpetual Smaller Companies Investment Trust (4.1p), James Halstead (3.5p), Lookers (2.05p), Microgen (2.8p), Ocean Wilson (43.7p), Playtech (14.7p), Polar Capital Global Financial Trust (0.65p), Porvair (2.2p), Rightmove (27p), Sage (4.8p), SDL (3.1p), SThree (9.3p), William Hill (8.4p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 2 June
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust ord 25p | 8.5 | 28 Jun |
Associated British Foods ord 5p | 10.3 | 1 Jul |
Augean ord 10p | 0.65 | 10 Jun |
Billington | 6 | 1 Jul |
BlackRock Frontiers Inv Trust $ | 2.6 | 1 Jul |
Cardiff Property ord 20p | 3.6 | 7 Jul |
Debenhams ord | 1.025 | 1 Jul |
DFS Furniture | 3.5 | 22 Jun |
Flowtech FluidPower ord 50p | 3.5 | 24 Jun |
Gamma Communications | 4.4 | 23 Jun |
Grainger ord 5p | 1.45 | 1 Jul |
Greencore ord I £0.50 | 2.55 | 4 Oct |
Headlam ord 5p | 14.7 | 1 Jul |
Hilton Food ord 10p | 1.3 | 1 Jul |
HSS Hire | 0.57 | 4 Jul |
Inspired Energy | 0.25 | 8 Jul |
Keywords Studios | 0.81 | 23 Jun |
Laird ord 25p | 8.6 | 6 Jul |
Marshalls ord 25p | 4.75 | 8 Jul |
Marshalls ord 25p | 2 | 8 Jul |
Moss Bros ord 5p | 3.75 | 24 Jun |
Mucklow (A&J) ord 25p | 9.59 | 1 Jul |
Murray Income Trust ord 25p | 7 | 1 Jul |
Nasstar ord 1p | 0.045 | 4 Jul |
National Grid ord 11 17/43p | 28.34 | 10 Aug |
Northern Venture Trust ord 25p | 3 | 30 Jun |
Northern Venture Trust ord 25p | 7 | 30 Jun |
Pacific Assets Trust ord 12.5p | 2.2 | 4 Jul |
Personal ord 5p | 5.5 | 24 Jun |
Premier Energy & Water ord 1p | 1.9 | 30 Jun |
RTC | 2 | 1 Jul |
Spire Healthcare | 2.4 | 28 Jun |
SSP | 2.5 | 1 Jul |
Staffline | 12.5 | 5 Jul |
Synthomer ord 10p | 5.4 | 4 Jul |
Taylor Wimpey ord 25p | 9.2 | 15 Jul |
Titon ord 10p | 1.25 | 24 Jun |
UIL | 1.875 | 23 Jun |
Utilico Emerging Markets Utilities ord 10p | 1.625 | 20 Jun |
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.