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 29 May
UK Bank holiday - nothing scheduled
Tuesday 30 May
Finals: Advanced Oncotherapy, Horizon Discovery, Kainos Group, Renold
AGMs: EU Supply, Management Consulting, Starcom, ValiRx
EGM: Money Swap
Companies paying dividends: Hansa Trust (8p), Hansa Trust 'A' Non Voting (8p), Henry Boot (4.5p), Harworth (0.523p), Portmeirion (25.25p), SQS Software Quality Systems (13p)
Wednesday 31 May
Finals: LondonMetric Property, Telford Homes
Trading statements: IG Group, OPG Power Ventures
AGMs: AG Barr, Central Asia Metals, Cluff Natural Resources, e-Therapeutics, Ingenta, Polar Capital, Styles & Wood, Tekcapital
EGMs: Reckitt Benckiser, Torotrak
Economics: GfK consumer confidence, BRC shop price index, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Geared Income Trust (8p), Acacia Mining (6.46p), Albion Development VCT (2p), Bankers Investment Trust (4.4p), Belvoir Lettings (3.4p), Capital & Counties Properties (1p), City of London Investment Trust (4.3p), Diverse Income Trust (0.7p), Ecofin GBL Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (1.6p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (5.4p), Ediston Property Investment (0.4583p), Empiric Student Property (1.525p), Empressaria (1.15p), Equiniti (3.11p), European Assets Trust (22.27p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), F&C Private Equity Trust (6.48p), Ferrexpo (3.3p), GCP Asset Backed Income Fund (1.5p), Glencore (3.5p), Great Portland Estates (special) (32.15p), Hastings Group (6.6p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.1p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.2p), Hunters Property (1.3p), Kennedy Wilson European REIT (12p), London Stock Exchange (31.2p), Lookers (2.36p), Mortgage Advice Bureau (10.5p), Nahl Group (12.7p), Picton Property Income (0.85p), Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (0.62p), Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (1.19p), TwentyFour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property Trust (0.92p)
Thursday 1 June
Interim: Watkin Jones
Finals: Firstgroup, Johnson Matthey
AGMs: Allied Minds, BGEO Group, Braime (TF & JH), Camellia, Filta Group Holdings, Georgia Healthcare, Hostelworld, Jimmy Choo, Osirium Technologies, Plus500, Tri-Star Resources
Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: BAE Systems (12.7p), Croda International (41.25p), JPM Claverhouse (5.5p), Robinson (3p), Smart Metering Systems (2.73p)
Friday 2 June
AGMs: Amec Foster Wheeler, Goldstone Resources, Hydrogen Group, Manx Financial, Silence Therapeutics, Sphere Medical Holdings
EGM: Hydrogen Group
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction
Companies paying dividends: Admiral Group (15p), Admiral Group (special) (36.5p), Bodycote (10.8p), Clarkson (43p), Games Workshop (25p), GCP Infrastructure (1.9p), H&T Group (5.3p), Highcroft Investment Trust (26p), ICG-Longbow Senior Secured Property Debt (1.5p), ICG-Longbow Senior Secured Property Debt (special) (2.25p), Informa (13.04p), Intertek (43p), Jupiter Dividend & Growth Trust (1.82p), Luceco (0.3p), National Grid (special) (84.375p), NMC Health (10.6p), North Midland Construction (3p), Playtech (21.7p), Polypipe (7p), Porvair (2.4p), Premier Asset Management 1.25p), Rightmove (32p), Sage Group (5.22p), TT Electronics (3.9p), Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund (3.3262p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 1 June
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
---|---|---|
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Tst Ord 25p | 10.3 | 3 Jul |
Albion Technology & General VCT | 1 | 30 Jun |
BlackRock World Mining Trust | 3 | 30 Jun |
Cardiff Property Ord 20p | 4 | 26 Jul |
Countryside Properties | 3.4 | 7 Jul |
Debenhams Ord | 1.025 | 7 Jul |
DFS Furniture | 9.5 | 21 Jun |
DFS Furniture | 3.7 | 21 Jun |
Dillistone Group Ord 5p | 2.8 | 27 Jun |
Flowtech FluidPower Ord 50p | 3.67 | 23 Jun |
Gamma Communications | 5 | 22 Jun |
Good Energy Group | 2.3 | 7 Jul |
Headlam Group Ord 5p | 15.85 | 1 Jul |
Hilton Food Group Ord 10p | 12.5 | 30 Jun |
ICG Enterprise Trust | 10 | 20 Jun |
Inland Homes | 0.5 | 23 Jun |
Keywords Studios | 0.89 | 23 Jun |
Michelmersh Brick Holdings Ord | 2 | 30 Jun |
Moss Bros Group Ord 5p | 3.98 | 23 Jun |
Murray Income Trust Ord 25p | 7 | 30 Jun |
National Grid Ord 11 17/43p | 29.1 | 16 Aug |
On The Beach Group | 0.9 | 30 Jun |
Pacific Assets Trust Ord 12.5p | 2.6 | 4 Jul |
Patisserie Holdings | 1.2 | 7 Jul |
Randall & Quilter Inv Hldgs Ord 2p | 5.2 | 15 Jun |
Shawbrook Grp | 2.7 | 30 Jun |
Spire Healthcare | 2.5 | 27 Jun |
SSP Group | 3.2 | 3 Jul |
Staffline Group Ord 10p | 15.3 | 4 Jul |
STM Group Ord 0.1p | 1 | 28 Jun |
Taylor Wimpey ord 25p | 9.2 | 14 Jul |
Titon Holdings Ord 10p | 1.5 | 24 Jun |
Utilico Emerg. Markets Utilities Ord10p | 1.7 | 16 Jun |
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.