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 24 October
Trading statements: McBride, Petra Diamonds
AGM: McBride
EGMs: Phoenix, Shanks
Economics: CBI trends - total orders, selling prices, business optimism
Companies paying dividends: Morgan Sindall (13p), SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (0.6042p), Stilo International (0.04p), Witan Pacific Investment Trust (2.2p)
Tuesday 25 September
Interims: Braemar Shipping Services, Whitbread
Trading statements: Anglo American, Carpetright, GKN, National Express, Pentair, St James's Place
AGMs: Empiric Student Property, Mattioli Woods
Companies paying dividends: Flowtech FluidPower (1.84p), Lighthouse (0.09p), Pendragon (0.7p), Playtech (9.9p), Smith & Nephew (9.4p)
Wednesday 26 September
Trading statements: Antofagasta, British American Tobacco, Centaur Media, Cobham, Genel Energy, GlaxoSmithKline, Lloyds Banking, Metro Bank, Santander
AGM: Redde
EGM: Defenx
Economics: BBA loans for house purchases
Companies paying dividends: Equiniti (1.64p), JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income (1.125p), Quarto (3.93p)
Thursday 27 September
Interims: Bloomsbury Publishing, BT, C&C, Stobart
Finals: Debenhams, Redefine International
Trading statements: Alumasc, Avocet Mining, Barclays, Cardtronics, Ensco, Henderson, Inchcape, KAZ Minerals, Laird, RELX
AGMs: Alumasc, Blenheim Natural Resources, GCP Student Living, Goldplat, Murgitroyd, Plutus Powergen, Premaitha Health, Rosslyn Data Technologies, Stanley Gibbons
Economics: UK GDP (Q3), Index of services, CBI retailing reported sales, total distribution
Companies paying dividends: Capital & Regional Properties (1.62p), Foxtons (1.67p), JPM Global Emerging (1.9p), Laura Ashley (0.5p), Netplay (0.22p), Tritax Big Box (1.55p)
Friday 28 September
Trading statements: Aon, Berendsen, Elementis, International Consolidated Airlines, Royal Bank of Scotland
AGMs: Ideagen, Reabold Resources
EGMs: Midatech Pharma, Walker Greenbank
Economics: Nationwide house prices
Companies paying dividends: 32RED (1.3p), AA (3.6p), Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund (0.875p), Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust (1.7p), Advanced Medical Solutions (0.3p), Air Partner (8.06p), BlackRock Latin American (4.9p), Brooks Macdonald (23p), Burford Capital (2.03p), Caledonia Mining (0.55p), Central Asia Metals (5.5p), Dignity (7.85p), Ebiquity (0.4p), EMIS (11.7p), Fulcrum Utility Services (0.6p), Henderson High Income Trust (2.275p), IG (22.95p), John Laing (1.85p), John Laing Infrastructure Fund (3.41p), JPM Russian Securities (6p), JRP (1.1p), Keywords Studios (0.44p), Learning Technologies (0.07p), Maven Income & Growth VCT2 (2p), Mortgage Advice Bureau (7.8p), NewRiver Retail (5p), Old Mutual (2.67p), Premier Technical Services (0.7p), Real Estate Investors (0.625p), RIT Capital Partners (15.5p), Servelec (1.65p), Shires Income (3p), Sky (20.95p), Smurfit Kappa (18.48p), Sprue Aegis (2.5p), The SME Loan Fund (0.6p), Troy Income & Growth Trust (0.625p), Value & Income Trust (2.6p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 27 October
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Airea | 1.5 | 24 Nov |
| Avingtrans ord 5p | 2.1 | 9 Dec |
| Bankers Investment Trust | 4.4 | 30 Nov |
| Barratt Developments ord 10p (special) | 12.4 | 21 Nov |
| Barratt Developments ord 10p | 12.3 | 21 Nov |
| Booker ord 1p | 0.63 | 25 Nov |
| Caretech ord 0.5p | 3 | 25 Nov |
| Dechra Pharmaceuticals ord 1p | 12.91 | 18 Nov |
| EL ORO | 2.405 | 28 Nov |
| Exova | 1.05 | 9 Nov |
| Galliford Try ord 50p | 56 | 23 Nov |
| Haynes Publishing ord 20p | 4 | 17 Nov |
| Ideagen ord 1p | 0.122 | 15 Nov |
| ITV ord 10p | 2.4 | 28 Nov |
| Lookers ord 25p | 1.28 | 25 Nov |
| M&C Saatchi ord 1p | 1.85 | 11 Nov |
| Moss Bros ord 5p | 1.91 | 25 Nov |
| Mulberry ord 5p | 5 | 24 Nov |
| Next Fifteen Communications ord 2.5p | 1.5 | 25 Nov |
| Provident Financial ord 10 4/11p | 43.2 | 25 Nov |
| Rotala ord 1p | 0.8 | 8 Dec |
| Smiths ord 25p | 28.75 | 18 Nov |
| Thorpe (FW) ord 10p | 2.85 | 24 Nov |
| TLA Worldwide ord 2p | 0.23 | 18 Nov |
| Triple Point VCT 2011 ord 1p | 24 | 11 Nov |
| Unilever ord 3 1/9p | 28.9 | 7 Dec |
| Wolseley ord 25p | 66.72 | 1 Dec |
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.
