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Week Ahead: 23-27 January

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
January 19, 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 23 January

Final: SThree

Trading statement: Petra Diamonds

AGMs: easyHotel, Redefine International

EGM: Fastjet

Companies paying dividends: Bonmarche Holdings (2.5p), Proactis Holdings (1.3p)

 

Tuesday 24 January

Interims: IG Group, PZ Cussons

Finals: Benchmark Holdings, Blue Prism, Crest Nicholson, Lakehouse

Trading statements: Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Genel Energy

AGMs: BMR Group, Marston's, Mitchells & Butlers

Economics: Public sector borrowing

Companies paying dividends: Debenhams (2.4p)

 

Wednesday 25 January

Final: Staffline

Trading statements: Antofagasta, BHP Billiton, McCarthy & Stone, Restaurant Group, WH Smith

AGMs: McCarthy & Stone, Patisserie Holdings, Renew Holdings, WH Smith

EGMs: Air Partner, e2v technologies, OPG Power Ventures

Economics: CBI trends - total orders, selling prices, business optimism

Companies paying dividends: Diploma (13.8p), ICAP (6.6p), Majedie Investments (5.75p)

 

Thursday 26 January

Interims: Angle, CPL Resources, Diageo, Haynes Publishing, Rank Group, Renishaw, Sky

Final: Unilever

Trading statements: Air Partner, Anglo American, Avocet Mining, Brewin Dolphin, Daily Mail and General Trust, Jimmy Choo, Kaz Minerals, Polymetal International, Sage Group, St James's Place

AGMs: Connect Group, Countryside Properties, Equatorial Palm Oil, Euromoney Institutional Investor, ITE Group, Lonmin, Topps Tiles

Economics: BBA house purchase loans, GDP (fourth quarter), Index of services, CBI retailing, total distribution, reported sales

Companies paying dividends: Dairy Crest (6.2p)

 

Friday 27 January

Trading statement: BT Group, Paragon Group of Companies

AGMs: Inspirit Energy, Nektan, Treatt

EGM: Intercede Group

Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (1p), Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust (1.75p), Artemis Alpha Trust Subscription Shares (1.55p), Auto Trader (1.7p), BlackRock Income Strategies Trust (1.635p), Burberry (10.5p), Caledonia Mining (1.14p), Character Group (8p), Cranswick (13.1p), Dixons Carphone (3.5p), Ensor Holdings (0.6p), Experian (10.4p), Fulcrum Utility Services (0.6p), Henderson High Income Trust (2.325p), Inland Homes (0.9p), JPMorgan Income & Capital Trust (1.8p), Latham (James) (4.4p), Micro Focus International (23.6p), NewRiver Reit (5p), Northern 2 VCT (2p), Northern 3 VCT (2p), RPC Group (6.5p), Shires Income (3p), Speedy Hire (0.33p), Standard Life European Private Equity Trust (3.6p), The SME Loan Fund (0.6p), Troy Income & Growth Trust (0.625p), Value & Income Trust (2.6p)

 

Shares going ex-dividend on 26 January

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
BlackRock Frontiers Inv Tst $ cents3.3317 Feb
Cardiff Property Ord 20p10.416 Feb
City of London Inv Tst Ord 25p4.0528 Feb
Fenner Ord 25p29 Mar
Renew Holdings Ord 10p5.3528 Feb
RWS Holdings Ord 5p4.4524 Feb
Titon Holdings Ord 10p2.2521 Feb
Tracsis0.710 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.