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
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
BlackRock Frontiers Inv Tst $ cents | 3.33 | 17 Feb |
Cardiff Property Ord 20p | 10.4 | 16 Feb |
City of London Inv Tst Ord 25p | 4.05 | 28 Feb |
Fenner Ord 25p | 2 | 9 Mar |
Renew Holdings Ord 10p | 5.35 | 28 Feb |
RWS Holdings Ord 5p | 4.45 | 24 Feb |
Titon Holdings Ord 10p | 2.25 | 21 Feb |
Tracsis | 0.7 | 10 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.