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 5 September
Interims: Faron Pharmaceuticals, Flowgroup, Hunting, Plus500
Finals: 1pm, Ashmore, Decra Pharmaceuticals
AGMs: Better Capital, IG Seismic Services, Marwyn Value Investors
Economics: Markit/CIPS services, composite PMI
Company paying dividends: Avon Rubber (3.16p), BT Group (9.6p), Panther Securities (3p), St Modwen Properties (1.94p)
Tuesday 6 September
Interims: Applegreen, Curtis Banks, Dalata Hotel, Gamma Communications, Harworth Group, Johnson Service Group, SQS Software Quality Systems, Stadium Group
Finals: Craneware, Mucklow (A&J), Redrow
Trading statements: Berkeley Group, DS Smith, Halfords, Pennon
AGMs: Bacit, Creston, Imagination Technologies, Mulberry, Oneview Group, Severfield, Work Group
Economics: BRC sales, new car registrations
Wednesday 7 September
Interims: Centralnic, Forterra, Hydrogen Group, Zegona Communications
Finals: Barratt Developments, Hargreaves Lansdown, Joules, McBride
Trading statement: Ashtead Group
AGMs: AEW, Carpetright, CMC Markets, Consort Medical, Physiomics, Poundland, Sports Direct International, Trakm8 Holdings, Vectura, Zoltav Resources
Economics: Halifax house price data, industrial/manufacturing data, Niesr GDP
Companies paying dividends: Fenner (1p), Inchcape (7p), Plastics Capital (2.94p), Unilever (26.89p)
Thursday 8 September
Interims: EnQuest
Finals: Mattioli Woods, Monitise
AGMs: PHSC, PowerHouse Energy
Economics: Rics house price data
Company paying dividends: Jarvis Securities (4.25p)
Friday 9 September
AGMs: Amur Minerals, Hornby, Scholium Group, Schroder Real Estate IT, Victoria
Economics: BoE inflation data, construction output data, trade balances
Companies paying dividends: Ashtead Group (18.5p), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (1.5p), Cineworld (5.2p), Creston (2.99p), Direct Line Insurance (4.9p), Direct Line Insurance (special) (10p), Entertainment One (1.2p), Fevertree Drinks (1.54p), Fresnillo (6.55p), Globaldata (2.5p), Hiscox (8.5p), IG Design (1.75p), Informa (6.8p), Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies (3.45p), Law Debenture (5.2p), Lindsell Train Investment Trust (890p), LSL Property Services (4p), M Winkworth (1.8p), Maven Income Growth VCT 5 (0.95p), Maven Income Growth VCT 6 (0.25p), McColl's Retail (3.4p), New Century Aim VCT, (3.2p), Real Estate Credit Investments (2.7p), RM (1.5p), Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust (1.52p), Spirent (1.27p), TrakM8 (2p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 8 September
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Antofagasta Ord 5p | 3.1 | 30 Sep 16 |
| Aukett Swanke Group Ord 1p | 0.07 | 09 Oct 16 |
| Berendsen | 10.5 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Capital & Counties Properties ORD 25p | 0.5 | 30 Sep 16 |
| Centamin | 1.52 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Clarke (T.) Ord 10p | 0.5 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Clarkson Ord 25p | 22 | 23 Sep 16 |
| CMC Markets | 5.36 | 29 Sep 16 |
| Colefax Ord 10p | 2.4 | 10 Oct 16 |
| Conviviality | 7.4 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Countrywide | 5 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Croda International Ord 10p | 32.75 | 04 Oct 16 |
| Downing Four VCT | 2 | 30 Sep 16 |
| Eco Animal Health Ord 5p | 3.8 | 05 Oct 16 |
| Elementis Ord 5p | 2.0537 | 30 Sep 16 |
| Esure Group Ord 0.08333p | 3 | 21 Oct 16 |
| Fletcher King Ord 10p | 1 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Goodwin Ord 10p | 42.348 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Greggs Ord 20p | 9.5 | 07 Oct 16 |
| H & T Group Ord 5p | 3.9 | 07 Oct 16 |
| JPM American ITst Ord 25p | 2.25 | 11 Oct 16 |
| Jupiter Green Investment Trust | 0.65 | 30 Sep 16 |
| Land Securities Group Ord 10p | 8.95 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Meggitt Ord 5p | 4.8 | 30 Sep 16 |
| PageGroup | 3.75 | 12 Oct 16 |
| PageGroup | 6.46 | 12 Oct 16 |
| Portmeirion Group Ord 5p | 7 | 03 Oct 16 |
| Rathbone Brothers Ord 5p | 21 | 05 Oct 16 |
| Regus | 1.55 | 07 Oct 16 |
| RSA Insurance Grp | 5 | 14 Oct 16 |
| Savills Ord 5p | 4.4 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Shire Plc Ord 5p | 3.58 | 07 Oct 16 |
| Standard Life Ord 10p | 6.47 | 19 Oct 16 |
| Temple Bar Inv Tst Ord 25p | 8.09 | 30 Sep 16 |
| Treatt Ord 2p | 1.35 | 14 Oct 16 |
| UBM | 5.4 | 11 Oct 16 |
| UIL | 1.875 | 28 Sep 16 |
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.
