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Week Ahead: 30 May-3 June

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
May 27, 2016

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

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Trust ord 25p8.528 Jun
Associated British Foods ord 5p10.31 Jul
Augean ord 10p0.6510 Jun
Billington 61 Jul
BlackRock Frontiers Inv Trust $2.61 Jul
Cardiff Property ord 20p3.67 Jul
Debenhams ord 1.0251 Jul
DFS Furniture3.522 Jun
Flowtech FluidPower ord 50p3.524 Jun
Gamma Communications4.423 Jun
Grainger ord 5p1.451 Jul
Greencore ord I £0.502.554 Oct
Headlam ord 5p14.71 Jul
Hilton Food ord 10p1.31 Jul
HSS Hire 0.574 Jul
Inspired Energy0.258 Jul
Keywords Studios0.8123 Jun
Laird ord 25p8.66 Jul
Marshalls ord 25p4.758 Jul
Marshalls ord 25p28 Jul
Moss Bros ord 5p3.7524 Jun
Mucklow (A&J) ord 25p9.591 Jul
Murray Income Trust ord 25p71 Jul
Nasstar ord 1p0.0454 Jul
National Grid ord 11 17/43p28.3410 Aug
Northern Venture Trust ord 25p330 Jun
Northern Venture Trust ord 25p730 Jun
Pacific Assets Trust ord 12.5p 2.24 Jul
Personal ord 5p5.524 Jun
Premier Energy & Water ord 1p1.930 Jun
RTC21 Jul
Spire Healthcare2.428 Jun
SSP2.51 Jul
Staffline12.55 Jul
Synthomer ord 10p5.44 Jul
Taylor Wimpey ord 25p9.215 Jul
Titon ord 10p1.2524 Jun
UIL1.87523 Jun
Utilico Emerging Markets Utilities ord 10p1.62520 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.