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Week Ahead: 16-20 January

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
January 9, 2017

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 16 January

Trading statements: Ashmore, Ibstock, Rio Tinto

AGMs: Kennedy Ventures, Nu-Oil and Gas

Economics: Rightmove house prices

Companies paying dividends: Babcock International (6.5p), Lazard World Trust Fund (5.1p), Mucklow (A&J) (6.88p), Northgate (5.7p)

 

Tuesday 17 January

Final: Elegant Hotels

Trading statements: Cairn Energy, City of London Investment Group, Greggs

Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, House price index

Company paying dividend: IG Design (1.75p)

 

Wednesday 18 January

Interim: Best of the Best

Final: Watkin Jones

Trading statements: Burberry, Diploma, Experian, Hochschild Mining, Premier Foods, JD Wetherspoon

AGMs: Diploma, Game Digital, Guscio, Majedie Investments

Economics: Employment data, Average earnings

Companies paying dividends: Assura (0.6p), Circle Property (2.4p), Focusrite (1.3p), Northamber 0.1p), Ventus VCT (3.5p)

 

Thursday 19 January

Interim: NCC

Final: Chemring

Trading statements: British Land, Brown (N), Evraz, Halfords, Moneysupermarket.com, Pets at Home, Royal Mail, Workspace

AGM: Cardiff Property

EGM: Cardiff Property

Economics: RICS house prices

Companies paying dividends: Crystal Amber Fund (2.5p), Electra Private Equity (110p), Hydro Hotel (7p), JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust (1p)

 

Friday 20 January

Trading statements: Bonmarche, Close Brothers, Record

AGMs: Avacta, Character

Economics: Retail sales

Companies paying dividends: BlackRock Commodities Income Investment Trust (1p), Cambria Automobiles (0.7p), Charles Stanley (1.5p), Greene King (8.8p), Halfords (5.83p), Octopus Aim VCT 2.5p), Real Estate Investors (0.625p), Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust (11.5p), Sirius Real Estate (1.39p), Solid State (4p), Stobart (3p), United Carpets (0.13p), Vertu Motors (0.5p)

 

Shares going ex-dividend on 19 January

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
Ashtead ord 10p4.758 Feb
Baring Emerging Europe Trust ord $0.102316 Feb
Bilby ord 10p0.253 Feb
Compass ord 10 5/8p21.120 Feb
Consort Medical ord 10p7.0917 Feb
Coral Products0.331 Mar
Custodian Reit1.587531 Mar
Dewhurst 'A' non voting ord 10p 815 Feb
Dewhurst ord 10p815 Feb
Fletcher King ord 10p117 Feb
Shaftesbury ord 25p7.5517 Feb
SSE ord 50p27.417 Mar
UDG Healthcare7.3213 Feb

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.