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 25 July
Interims: Hammerson, Hiscox, Michelmersh Brick, XP Power
Finals: Goodwin, Great Eastern Energy, Tungsten
Trading statements: Cranswick, Petra Diamonds
AGMs: All Star Minerals, Clear Leisure, Cranswick, Gresham House Strategic, Helical Bar, Independent Resources, Mx Oil, National Grid, Proxama
EGMs: British Polythene Industries, Eco City Vehicles, Melrose Industries, Proxama
Economics: CBI trends - total orders, selling prices, business optimism
Companies paying dividends: Compass (10.6p), Datatec (4.5p), Fuller Smith & Turner 'A' ord (11p), Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (0.3p), Mediclinic International (5.24p), SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (0.6042p)
Tuesday 26 July
Interims: BP, Capital & Counties Properties, CNH Industrial, Croda International, Drax, Fevertree Drinks, GKN, Global Graphics, Huntsworth, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Man, Provident Financial, Segro, Tyman, Unite, Virgin Money
Finals: Games Workshop, PZ Cussons
Trading statements: Acal, Brewin Dolphin, Sage, Victrex
AGMs: Acal, Aggregated Micro Power, BlueRock Diamonds, Custodian Reit, GB, Green Dragon Gas, Greka Drilling, Halfords, Redcentric, Red Leopard, SerVision, Volex, Vp
Economics: BBA house purchase loans
Companies paying dividends: Booker (special) (3.2p), Electrocomponents (6.75p), Fidelity China Special Situations (1.8p), Vertu Motors (0.85p)
Wednesday 27 July
Interims: Arm, Burford Capital, Capita, Dignity, FDM, GlaxoSmithKline, ITV, Jupiter Fund Management, Lancashire, McColl's Retail, Metro Bank, Morgan Advanced Materials, Primary Health Properties, Rathbone Brothers, Rightmove, Shawbrook, Smurfit Kappa, Staffline, St James's Place, Tarsus, Taylor Wimpey, Tullow Oil
Final: Renishaw
Trading statement: Antofagasta
AGMs: CML Microsystems, Flybe, James Cropper, Market Tech, Norcros, Snoozebox, Trifast, Xcite Energy
EGM: Home Retail
Economics: GDP (Q2), Index of services, CBI retailing - reported sales
Companies paying dividends: Arbuthnot Banking (special) (25p), Assura (0.55p), Netcall (0.95p), Stock Spirits (special) (10p)
Thursday 28 July
Interims: Anglo American, AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, British American Tobacco, Centaur Media, Centrica, Coats, Countrywide, Dairy Farm International, Dialog Semiconductor, Domino's Pizza, Genel Energy, Henderson, Hong Kong Land, Inchcape, Informa, International Personal Finance, Intu Properties, Just Eat, Lloyds Banking, Merlin Entertainments, National Express, Relx, Rentokil, Robert Walters, Rolls-Royce, Royal Dutch Shell, Schroders, Smith & Nephew, Spectris, Weir
Finals: Diageo, Sky
Trading statements: BT, Compass, Countryside Properties, Ensco, Genel Energy, Immunodiagnostic Systems, KAZ Minerals, Mortgage Advice Bureau, Pentair, Sophos, Thomas Cook
AGMs: Bonmarche, DJI, Dods, Elektron Technology, GoldStone Resources, Immunodiagnostic Systems, PayPoint, Record, Solo Oil, Vitesse Media
Economics: Nationwide house prices
Companies paying dividends: Big Yellow (12.8p), Caffyns (14.5p), Impellam (10p), JPM Global Emerging (1p), Land Securities (10.55p), McKay Securities (6.1p), Norcros (4.4p), Vianet (4p)
Friday 29 July
Interims: Barclays, Berendsen, Equiniti, Essentra, Foxtons, Holders Technology, IMI, Indivior, International Consolidated Airlines, Jardine Strategic, Laird, Pearson, Reckitt Benckiser, UBM, Vesuvius
Trading statement: Aon
AGMs: Charles Stanley, Findel, Gear4Music, Metal Tiger, Plastics Capital, Polar Capital, StratMin Global Resources, Vodafone
EGM: Premier Farnell
Economics: GfK consumer confidence, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund (0.875p), Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust (1.7p), Acal (5.72p), Anpario (5p), BP Marsh & Partners (3.42p), Bisichi Mining (3p), Braemar Shipping Services (17p), Brown (N) (8.56p), CC Japan Income & Growth (1p), Character (7p), Chrysalis VCT (1.75p), Chrysalis VCT (special) (2p), CML Microsystems (7p), Dunedin Smaller Companies Investment Trust (2.15p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (8.75p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), GLI Alternative Finance (0.6p), Helical Bar (0.72p), Henderson High Income Trust (2.275p), Hogg Robinson (1.83p), Indivior (6.69p), Invesco Income Growth Trust (3.8p), Lowland Investment (11p), Marwyn Value Investors (New Co) (2.064p), Middlefield Canadian Investment Trust (1.25p), Net Dimensions (0.625p), New City Energy (0.25p), Palace Capital (9p), Paypoint (28.2p), Real Estate Investors (0.625p), Royal Mail (15.1p), Schroder Income Growth Fund (2p), Schroders Oriental Income Fund (1.6p), Schroder UK Growth Fund (2.6p), Secure Trust Bank (special) (165p), Shanks (2.35p), Shires Income (3.25p), Tate & Lyle (19.8p), Telecom Plus (24p), Troy Income & Growth Trust (0.6p), Twentyfour Income Fund (1.5p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 28 July
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aquatic Food | 0.7 | 12 Aug |
| Bankers Investment Trust ord 25p | 4 | 31 Aug |
| Bilby | 2 | 28 Aug |
| City of London Inv Trust ord 25p | 4.05 | 31 Aug |
| Drum Income Plus Reit | 1.3125 | 26 Aug |
| Fenner ord 25p | 1 | 7 Sep |
| Henderson International Income Trust | 1.15 | 31 Aug |
| Investec ord 0.2p | 11.5 | 10 Aug |
| Porvair ord 2p | 1.4 | 2 Sep |
| Sanderson ord10p | 1 | 19 Aug |
| SSE ord 50p | 62.5 | 23 Sep |
| UK Mail | 10.9 | 26 Aug |
| Walker Crips 6.66p | 1.27 | 12 Aug |
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.
