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 27 February
Interims: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, MJ Gleeson
Finals: Ascential, Bunzl, Dialight, FBD Holdings, Hiscox, Keller, McColl's Retail Group, Persimmon, Quartix Holdings, Rotork, RTC Group, Senior, Trinity Mirror
Trading statement: Associated British Foods
AGM: Formation Group
EGM: Alexander Mining
Companies paying dividends: SuperGroup (7.8p)
Tuesday 28 February
Interims: Go-Ahead Group, Redde, Revolution Bars, Ricardo, Swallowfield, Waterman Group
Finals: Bodycote, Croda International, Dalata Hotel Group, Derwent London, Direct Line Insurance, Ensco, Exova, Fresnillo, GKN, Greggs, Interserve, IWG, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Johnson Service Group, Laird, Marketing Group, Meggitt, Moneysupermarket.com, Provident Financial, Sphere Medical Holdings, St James's Place, Taylor Wimpey, Virgin Money
Trading statements: Babcock International, Oxford Immunotec Global
AGMs: Elegant Hotels, Ganapati, Sage Group
Economics: GfK consumer confidence
Companies paying dividends: Bankers Investment Trust (4.6p), City Natural Resources High Yield (0.86p), City of London Investment Trust (4.05p), CQS New City High Yield Fund (0.98p), Diverse Income Trust (0.7p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (5.4p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.4583p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.1p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.2p), London & St Lawrence (3.6p), NB Private Equity Partners (0.25p), Picton Property Income (0.85p), Polar Capital Global Financial Trust (1.6p), Polar Capital Global Healthcare Growth & Income (0.75p), Renew Holdings (5.35p), TUI AG (0.63p), TwentyFour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property Trust (0.92p), Van Elle Holdings (0.85p), Watkin Jones (2.67p)
Wednesday 1 March
Interim: MySale Group
Finals: Admiral Group, BBA Aviation, Carillion, Costain, Elementis, Empresaria, Inchcape, International Personal Finance, ITV, James Fisher, Man Group, Novae, Riverstone Energy, Tarsus Group
Trading statement: Inchcape
EGM: ICG-Longbow
Economics: BRC shop price index, Markit UK PMI manufacturing, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: Cohort (2.2p), Coral Products (0.33p), Polar Capital Holdings (5.5p)
Thursday 2 March
Finals: Arrow Global, Capita, Cobham, ConvaTec, Dairy Farm International, Gocompare.com, Hastings Group, Hunting, Jimmy Choo, Melrose Industries, Merlin Entertainments, Nichols, RPS Group, Schroders, Spire Healthcare, Spirent Communications, Sportech, Travis Perkins, Vesuvius
AGMs: Jersey Electricity, Local Shopping REIT, Shoe Zone
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI
Friday 3 March
Finals: Berendsen, Jardine Matheson Holdings, London Stock Exchange, STV, WPP
Trading statement: Harvey Nash
AGMs: Actual Experience, Premier Veterinary Group
EGM: AFC Energy
Economics: Markit/CIPS services PMI, composite PMI, Official reserves
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (18.75p), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (special) (2.75p), CPL Resources Euro (5p), Games Workshop (30p), GCP Infrastructure (1.9p), Gooch & Housego (5.7p), IG Group (9.42p), JPM Claverhouse IT (8p), Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings (special) (1.1p), P2P Global Investments (11p), Premier Asset Management (1.25p), Puma VCT8 (5p), Puma VCT9 (6p), Sage Group (9.35p), Zytronic (10.96p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 2 March
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Beazley Group Ord 5p | 7 | 29 Mar |
| Beazley Group Ord 5p (special) | 10 | 29 Mar |
| Centamin | 1.35 | 31 Mar |
| Colefax Ord 10p | 2.3 | 10 Apr |
| F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst Ord 25p | 2.4 | 31 Mar |
| JPM Euro Inv. Trust Growth | 2 | 7 Apr |
| JPM Euro. Inv Trust Income | 1.7 | 7 Apr |
| JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income | 1.125 | 30 Mar |
| LPA Industries Ord 10p | 1.5 | 24 Mar |
| M & G High Income Inv Tst Package Units | 1.7 | 15 Mar |
| MTI Wireless Ils 0.01 | 0.5 | 5 Apr |
| Murray Income Trust Ord 25p | 7 | 31 Mar |
| Park Group Ord 2p | 0.95 | 6 Apr |
| Plus500 | 0.3799 | 3 Jul |
| Plus500 (Special) | 0.2729 | 3 Jul |
| Sanderson Group Ord10p | 1.4 | 17 Mar |
| Schroder European REIT | 0.01 | 17 Mar |
| SSP Group | 2.9 | 31 Mar |
| Stewart & Wight Ord 5p | 10 | 4 Apr |
| The SME Loan Fund Ord 1p | 0.6 | 24 Mar |
| Witan Investment Co Ord 25p | 6.25 | 31 Mar |
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.
