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Week Ahead: 3-7 April

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
March 30, 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 3 April

Interim: Avacta

Finals: Belvoir Lettings, Christie Group, Filta Group, Luceco

Trading statement: Renew Holdings

EGMs: Cyanconnode Holdings, IGas Energy

Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing survey

Companies paying dividends: CC Japan Income & Growth Trust (2p), Concurrent Technologies (1.3p), Tritax Big Box REIT (1.55p), WYG (0.6p)

 

Tuesday 4 April

Interims: Asos, Nanoco, Utilitywise

Finals: Central Asia Metals, Flowtech Fluidpower, Hydrogen Group, Midatech Pharma, Next Fifteen Communications, Shield Therapeutics, Sprue Aegis, TP Group

Trading statement: Topps Tiles

AGM: TORM

Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction survey

Companies paying dividends: Apax Global Alpha (4.13p), Autins Group (0.4p), BlackRock North American (1.2p), Greencore (4.1p), Pennon Group (11.09p), Rights & Issues Investment Trust (20p), St Modwen Properties (4.06p), Stewart & Wight (10p)

 

Wednesday 5 April

Interim: McCarthy & Stone

Finals: Cronin, HSS Hire Group, Mi-Pay Group

Trading statements: Gooch & Housego

AGM: Carnival

EGMs: Earthport, Nighthawk Energy, Tullow Oil

Economics: BRC shop price index, New car registrations, Markit/CIPS UK services, composite PMI, Official reserves, Unit labour costs

Companies paying dividends: Barclays (2p), MTI Wireless (0.5p), Thomas Cook (0.5p)

 

Thursday 6 April

Finals: Epwin, Gulf Keystone Petroleum, MP Evans, PureTech Health, Zegona Communications

Trading statements: BTG, easyJet, Ferrexpo, Mothercare, Motorpoint

AGM: Smith & Nephew

EGM: Private & Commercial Finance

Companies paying dividends: Athelney Trust (8.6p), Carnival (28.54p), Chelverton Small Companies (1.85p), Diageo (23.7p), Electronic Data Processing (3p), Galliford Try (32p), Independent Investment Trust (special) (2.5p), Joules Group (0.6p), Lakehouse (0.5p), Park Group (0.95p), Redde (5p), Revolution Bars (1.65p), Ricardo (5.42p), Rio Tinto (100.56p), South32 (3.6p), Thorpe (F.W.) (1.35p)

 

Friday 7 April

Final: AFI Development

AGM: Driver Group

Economics: Halifax house prices, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, Construction output, Trade figures, NIESR GDP estimate (March)

Companies paying dividends: Adept Telecom (3.75p), Alumasc (2.85p), Ashmore (4.55p), Crest Nicholson (18.5p), Croma Security Solutions (0.5p), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (6.11p), Eco Animal Health (2.5p), Gleeson (M.J.) (6.5p), Hargreaves Services (2.7p), Hays (0.96p), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (2.2p), JPM European Investment Trust Growth (2p), JPM European Investment Trust Income (1.7p), Jupiter Fund Management (10.2p), Jupiter Fund Management (special) (12.5p), Land Securities (8.95p), London Finance & Investment Group (0.55p), Mid Wynd International Investment Trust (1.7p), Oxford Instruments (3.7p), PZ Cussons (2.67p), Ranger Direct Lending Fund (28.51p), Renishaw (12.5p), Safestore Holdings (8.05p), Shepherd Neame (5.62p), Standard Life UK Small Companies Trust (1.5p), Stobart Group (3p), VPC Specialty Lending Investments (1.5p), Wilmington (3.9p), XLMedia (3.7864p)

 

Shares going ex-dividend on 6 April

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
4imprint Group Ord 38 6/13p29.6512 May
888 Holdings Ord 0.5p4.1211 May
888 Holdings Ord 0.5p8.511 May
Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust1.728 Apr
ADNAMS PLC 'B'ORD £11.52 May
Amino Technologies  Ord 1p4.65928 Apr
Animalcare Group Ord 20p221 Apr
Aviva Ord 25p15.8817 May
BBA Aviation Ord 29 16/21p7.2319 May
Begbies Traynor  Ord 5p0.65 May
Berendsen22.55 May
Costain Ord 50p8.419 May
D S Smith  Ord 10p4.62 May
F&C UK High Income Trust A Shs1.215 May
F&C UK High Income Trust B Shs1.215 May
Finsbury Growth & Income Trust Ord 25p6.810 May
Fisher (James) & Sons Ord 25p17.69 May
Foresight Solar Fund1.555 May
Franchise Brands0.1728 Apr
GKN Ord 50p5.917 May
Henderson High Income Trust 2.32528 Apr
HgCapital Trust Ord 25p4616 May
Hikma Pharmaceuticals17.7525 may
IMI Ord 25p24.719 May
International Personal Finance Ord 10p7.812 May
Lighthouse Group Ord 1p0.185 May
Lloyds Banking Group1.716 May
Melrose Industries 48/7p1.916 May
Moneysupermarket.com Ord O.02p7.112 May
Murray International Trust Ord 25p 1616 May
Next Ord 10p452 May
Nichols Ord 10p20.35 May
Octopus Titan VCT328 Apr
Paddy Power Betfair11324 May
Pearson Ord 25p3412 May
Photo-Me International3.0911 May
Produce Investments2.4421 Apr
Quartix Holdings4.75 May
Quartix Holdings4.35 May
Rentokil Initial Ord 1p2.3817 May
RIT Capital Partners1628 Apr
Rotork Ord 0.5p3.1515 May
Shires Income Ord 50p328 Apr
SQN Asset Finance Income Fund0.604220 Apr
St Ives Ord 10p0.655 May
St. James's Place Capital Ord 15p20.6712 May
Stadium Group Ord 5p1.9510 May
Telit Communications Ord 1p45 May
TISO Blackstar Group SE0.28478 May
Tracsis0.621 Apr
Ultra Electronics Holdings Ord 5p33.64 May
Vesuvius11.419 May
Virgin Money Holdings (UK)3.510 May
Wood Group (John) Ord 3.33p1816 May

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.