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 July
Interim: RM
Finals: Eco Animal Health, Oneview
AGMs: LGO Energy, Tissue Regenix
EGM: London Stock Exchange
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI
Companies paying dividends: Amec Foster Wheeler (14.2p), International Consolidated Airlines (7.38p), Lakehouse (1p), Learning Technologies (0.1p), Mitchells & Butlers (2.5p), Nasstar (0.045p), Pacific Assets Trust (2.2p), Renew (2.65p), Rolls-Royce (7.1p), Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (1.58p), Synthomer (5.4p), Tandem (2.5p), WPP (28.78p)
Tuesday 5 July
Interim: St Modwen Properties
Finals: Hayward Tyler, Imagination Technologies, Solid State
Trading statements: Connect, Ferrexpo, Gym, International Consolidated Airlines, Persimmon
AGMs: BSD Crown, Chariot Oil & Gas, Daily Internet, Software Radio Technology, Young & Co's Brewery
EGMs: BSD Crown, Daily Internet
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Marstons (2.6p), Small Companies Dividend Trust 2.4p), Small Companies Dividend Trust (special) (1.6p), Staffline (12.5p)
Wednesday 6 July
Interim: Low & Bonar
Trading statements: Booker, Carillion, easyJet, Topps Tiles
AGMs: Altitude, Booker, Lombard Risk Management, Mobile Tornado, Palace Capital, Sainsbury (J), Secured Property Developments, Summit Germany
EGM: London Capital
Economics: BRC shop price index, New car registrations
Companies paying dividends: Air Partner (16.9p), Helios Underwriting (1.5p), Helios Underwriting (special) (3.5p), HSBC (6.5p), Hunting (2.87p), Laird (8.6p), Restaurant Group (10.6p)
Thursday 7 July
Interims: Robert Walters
Finals: NCC, ReNeuron, Sports Direct International
Trading statements: Associated British Foods, Bovis Homes, Centamin, Dunelm, Marks and Spencer
AGMs: Adgorithms, China Africa Resources, Gloo Networks, Great Portland Estates
Economics: Halifax house prices, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, NIESR GDP estimate (June)
Companies paying dividends: Arrow Global (5.4p), Cardiff property (3.6p), Cineworld (12.5p), Huntsworth (1.25p), Income & Growth VCT (6p), JPM European Small Companies (2p), Mears (7.9p), Tarsus (5.9p), Young & Co's Brewery non-voting (9.07p)
Friday 8 July
AGM: Aveva
EGMs: Hornby, Revolymer
Economics: Visible trade balance
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust (4.2p), Alternative Networks (6.2p), Ashley (Laura) (1p), B&M European Value Retail (special) (10p), Booker (4.03p), Brammer (7.1p), Britvic (7p), Christie (1.5p), Connect (3p), Hargreave Hale Aim VCT1 (1.75p), Harvey Nash (2.36p), Inspired Energy (0.25p), JPM European Investment Trust Income (1.1p), Judges Scientific (1p), London Security (40p), M&C Saatchi (5.6p), Marshalls (4.75p), Marshalls (special) (2p), Regional Reit (1.75p), Restore (2.2p), S&U (33p), Sainsbury (J) (8.1p), Stobart (4p), TLA Worldwide (0.8p), Triple Point Income VCT 'C' (5p), XP Power (14p), Young & Co's Brewery 'A' ord (9.07p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 7 July
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust | 1.7 | 29 Jul |
| Amati VCT | 3 | 12 Aug |
| Atkins (WS) ord 0.05p | 27.8 | 12 Aug |
| Bisichi Mining ord 10p | 3 | 29 Jul |
| Booker ord 1p | 3.2 | 26 Jul |
| Burberry ord 0.05p | 26.8 | 5 Aug |
| Calculus VCT | 4.5 | 5 Aug |
| Character ord 5p | 7 | 29 Jul |
| Crawshaw ord 5p | 0.47 | 5 Aug |
| Dairy Crest ord 25p | 16 | 11 Aug |
| Dunedin Smaller Cos Inv Trust ord 25p | 2.15 | 29 Jul |
| e2v Technologies ord 5p | 3.8 | 2 Aug |
| Entertainment OnLine ord Can $0.01 | 1.2 | 9 Sep |
| Establishment Inv. Trust ord 25p | 3.2 | 1 Aug |
| Establishment Inv. Trust ord 25p | 3.9 | 1 Aug |
| Homeserve ord 12.5p | 8.9 | 1 Aug |
| Impellam ord 1p | 10 | 28 Jul |
| Marsh & McLennan | 24.7 | 15 Aug |
| Monks Inv Trust ord 5p | 1 | 5 Aug |
| Murray International Trust ord 25p | 10.5 | 17 Aug |
| Next ord 10p | 105 | 1 Aug |
| Palace Capital | 9 | 29 Jul |
| Pennon ord 40.7p | 23.12 | 2 Sep |
| Safestore ord 1p | 3.6 | 12 Aug |
| Shires Income ord 50p | 3.25 | 29 Jul |
| Speedy Hire ord 5p | 0.4 | 12 Aug |
| Sprue Aegis ord 2p shares | 5.5 | 22 Jul |
| SQN Asset Finance Income Fund | 0.6042 | 25 Jul |
| Stock Spirits € | 10 | 27 Jul |
| TalkTalk | 10.58 | 3 Aug |
| Telecom Plus ord 5p | 24 | 29 Jul |
| The Mission Marketing ord 10p | 0.9 | 18 Jul |
| Vedanta Resources ord $0.10 | 21 | 12 Aug |
| Vp ord 5p | 13.5 | 2 Aug |
| Wincanton ord 10p | 5.5 | 5 Aug |
| Workspace ord 100p | 10.19 | 5 Aug |
| Zytronic ord 1p | 3.45 | 22 Jul |
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.
