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 20 March
Interims: Diurnal, Finsbury Food Group, Volution
Finals: MaxCyte, One Media IP Group, Phoenix Group Holdings, Satellite Solutions Worldwide, Taptica International
Economics: Rightmove house prices
Companies paying dividends: AstraZeneca (150.2p)
Tuesday 21 March
Interims: Bellway, SCS
Finals: 888 Holdings, Amec Foster Wheeler, Augean, EKF Diagnostics, Fevertree Drinks, Gamma Communications, Hansteen Holdings, Huntsworth, IQE, Judges Scientific, Mears Group, Nahl Group, Safecharge International, Sinclair Pharma, Vectura
AGMs: Blue Prism, Centamin, Electronic Data Processing, Wynnstay
Economics: Consumer prices index, Retail prices index, Producer prices, House price index, Public sector borrowing, CBI trends - total orders, selling prices
Companies paying dividends: Rank (2p)
Wednesday 22 March
Interim: Softcat
Finals: Ferrexpo, Kingfisher, Quarto Group, Quixant, Savills, Xaar
AGM: RM, Safestore
EGMs: Real Estate Credit Investments, RM
Companies paying dividends: JPM Elect plc Managed Growth (2.55p), JPM Elect plc Managed Income (0.85p), Lancashire Holdings (8p), UIL (1.875p)
Thursday 23 March
Interim: Kier
Finals: Arbuthnot Banking, Curtis Banks Group, Futura Medical, IFG Group, Next, Safestyle, Science in Sport, Secure Trust Bank, Soco International, Sopheon, Ted Baker
Trading statement: Halma
AGMs: Crest Nicholson, Jarvis Securities
EGM: Conygar
Economics: Retail sales, CBI retailing, total distribution reported sales
Companies paying dividends: 32RED (4p), Murgitroyd Group (5p), Ruffer Investment Company (0.9p), Treatt (3p), Western Selection (1.1p)
Friday 24 March
Interim: Smiths Group
Finals: Frontier Smarttechs, Henry Boot, Lamprell
AGM: Beazley
Economics: BBA house purchase loans
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Diversified Income & Growth Trust (1.635p), Berkeley Group (85.24p), Brunner Investment Trust (5.9p), Downing Three VCT (13.5p), Henderson Opportunities Trust (13.5p), Hollywood Bowl (0.19p), Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies (3.45p), LPA Industries (1.5p), The SME Loan Fund (0.6p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 23 March
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Bovis Homes Group Ord 50p | 30 | 19 May |
| Dunelm Group Ord 1p | 6.5 | 13 Apr |
| Galliford Try Ord 50p | 32 | 6 Apr |
| Heavitree Brewery 'A' Lim.V Ord 5p | 3.75 | 21 Apr |
| Heavitree Brewery Ord 5p | 3.75 | 21 Apr |
| Meggitt Ord 5p | 10.3 | 5 May |
| NWF Group Ord 25p | 1 | 2 May |
| Octopus Second AIM VCT | 2 | 28 Apr |
| Private & Commercial Fin Group Ord 25p | 0.1 | 13 Apr |
| Redrow Group Ord 10p | 6 | 5 May |
| SEGRO | 11.2 | 4 May |
| Tristel Ord 1p | 1.4 | 13 Apr |
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.
