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 April
Interim: Lok'n Store
Trading statement: Centrica
AGMs: Centrica, Dragon Oil, Good Energy Group, Minoan Group
Economics: CBI trends, total orders, selling prices, business optimism
Companies paying dividends: Domino's Pizza (9.69p), Phoenix Group Holdings (26.7p), Smiths Group (13p), Spaceandpeople (2p)
Tuesday 28 April
Interims: AB Dynamics, Avacta, Infrastrata, Xeros Technology
Finals: Allied Minds, Avocet Mining, Centralnic Group, Next Fifteen Communications, Whitbread,
Trading statements: BP, Carpetright, Concentric, Henderson Group, Rexam, Standard Chartered, Segro, St James's Place, Synety Group, Willis Group Holdings
AGMs: Dalata Hotel Group, Greencoat UK Wind, Rexam, Servelec, Shire
EGM: Schroder Real Estate
Economics: BBA loans for house purchase, GDP (1st quarter), Index of services, Nationwide house prices
Companies paying dividends: Anglo American (35.8p)
Wednesday 29 April
Interim: Redefine International
Finals: Brown (N), Development Securities, Home Retail, Mi-pay Group, Petropavlovsk
Trading statements: Aer Lingus, Alent, Antofagasta, Barclays, British American Tobacco, HellermannTyton, London Stock Exchange, Next, Noble Corp, Stagecoach, Standard Life, Subsea 7 SA, TSB Banking, Weir Group
AGMs: Admiral Group, Aggreko, Alliance Trust, Aviva, British American Tobacco, Countrywide, Devro, EMIS, Fidessa, HellermannTyton, Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate, Lancashire Holdings, London Stock Exchange, Nichols, Polar Capital, Segro, Weir Group
Economics: CBI reported sales
Companies paying dividends: RIT Capital Partners (15p)
Thursday 30 April
Interim: Superglass
Finals: Access Intelligence, Goldenport Holdings, Harvey Nash, Saga
Trading statements: Berendsen, Delphi Automotive, Ensco, Go-Ahead Group, Howden Joinery, International Personal Finance, KAZ Minerals, Lancashire Holdings, Moneysupermarket.com, Royal Bank of Scotland, Royal Dutch Shell, Schroders, Shire, Synthomer, Tullow Oil
AGMs: Aga Rangemaster Group, Anglo Pacific, ARM Holdings, Berendsen, Colt Telecom, Great Western Mining, Greggs, H&T Group, Henderson Group, International Personal Finance, LSL Property Services, Moneysupermarket.com, Schroders, STV, Synthomer, Tullow Oil, Ultra Electronics, Unilever
EGM: BT Group
Economics: GfK consumer confidence
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund (1p), Aberdeen Smaller Companies (1.65p), Albion Technology & General VCT (1.25p), Asian Total Return Investment (3.25p), Assura (0.5p), Brit (12.5p), Brit (special) (12.5p), Caledonia Mining (0.9p), Coral Products (0.2p), Dragon Oil (12p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Henderson High Income Trust (2.175p), HSBC (12.98p), Invesco Perpetual Advanced (1.25p), Kings Arms Yard VCT (0.5p), Lowland Investment (10p), Manchester & London Investment Trust (1.5p), Manchester & London Investment Trust (special) (0.25p), Middlefield Canadian Income (1.25p), Mobeus Income & Growth VCT (7p), Schroders Oriental Income Fund (1.5p), Shires Income (3p), Wolseley (30.25p), Wynnstay (6.8p)
Friday 1 May
Trading statements: Aon, Colt Telecom, Lloyds Banking, Rentokil Initial, Smith & Nephew, Virgin Money
AGMs: Aer Lingus, Capital & Counties Properties, Fairpoint, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, OM Asset Management, RPS Group, Tullow Oil, Virgin Money
EGM: Silence Therapeutics
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, Markit UK PMI, manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust (4.5p), Bodycote (9.8p), Bodycote (special) (20p), DS Smith (3.7p), Doric Nimrod Air 3 Ord. Pref. (2.0625p), Doric Nimrod Air One NPV (2.25p), Doric Nimrod Air 2 Ord NPV (4.5p), EMIS (9.2p), Essentra (12.6p), Foreign & Colonial (2.7p), Getech Group (0.46p), Investors Capital Trust A Shares (1.15p), Investors Capital Trust Units (1.15p), Journey Group (1.65p), Maintel Holdings (11.6p), Mercantile Investment Trust (17p), Next (special) (60p), NWF Group (1p), Pearson (34p), Pennant International (2p), Redrow (2p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 30 April
| Company | Dividend(p) | Payment |
| Aberdeen Asian Income Fund Npv | 2 | 22 May |
| Aer Lingus | 3.62 | 29 May |
| Albion Development VCT | 2.5 | 29 May |
| Boot (Henry) | 3.5 | 29 May |
| Capital Drilling | 1.28 | 8 May |
| Card Factory (Interim) | 2.3 | 5 Jun |
| Card Factory (Final) | 4.5 | 5 Jun |
| Cello Group Ord 10p | 1.8 | 29 May |
| Cenkos Securities Ord 1p | 10 | 28 May |
| Centrica Ord 5 5/9p | 8.4 | 25 Jun |
| City of London Inv Tst Ord 25p | 3.9 | 29 May |
| Cobham Ord 2.5p | 7.746 | 29 May |
| Croda International Ord 10p | 36 | 28 May |
| Dialight Ord 1.89p | 9.8 | 2 Jun |
| Downing Planned Exit VCT 2011 | 2.5 | 29 May |
| Dunedin Enterprise Inv Tst Ord 25p | 4.7 | 22 May |
| F&C Private Equity Tst Ord | 5.45 | 29 May |
| Ferrexpo Ord 10p | 2.12 | 29 May |
| Foxtons Group | 3.17 | 29 May |
| Foxtons Group (special) | 1.99 | 29 May |
| Fresnillo Ord $0.50 | 1.95 | 22 May |
| Holders Technology Ord 10p | 0.25 | 19 May |
| Hunting Ord 25p | 14.96 | 26 May |
| Hydrogen Group Ord 1p | 3.1 | 29 May |
| Informa Ord 10p | 12.9 | 28 May |
| ITV Ord 10p (special) | 6.25 | 29 May |
| ITV Ord 10p | 3.3 | 29 May |
| JPM Claverhouse IT | 5 | 1 Jun |
| McColl's Retail Group | 6.8 | 29 May |
| Merlin Entertainment 1p Ord | 4.2 | 5 Jun |
| Morgan Sindall Group | 15 | 29 May |
| National Express Group Ord 5p | 6.95 | 22 May |
| Neptune Calculus Inc & Gwt Ord 10p | 2 | 5 Jun |
| Polymetal International | 8.76 | 29 May |
| Porvair Ord 2p | 2 | 5 Jun |
| Quixant | 1.2 | 19 May |
| Regus | 2.75 | 29 May |
| Rexam Ord 64 2/7p | 11.9 | 27 May |
| SCS Group | 2.8 | 22 May |
| SDL Ord 1p | 2.5 | 5 Jun |
| Senior Ord 10p | 3.96 | 29 May |
| Servelec Group | 3 | 28 May |
| SIG Ord 10p | 2.98 | 29 May |
| Signet Jewelers | 14 | 27 May |
| Spirax-Sarco Engineering Ord 25p | 45 | 29 May |
| Statpro Group Ord 1p | 2.05 | 27 May |
| STHREE Ord 1p | 9.3 | 5 Jun |
| Stock Spirits Group | 0.025 | 29 May |
| Total Produce €0.01 | 1.29 | 22 May |
| Travis Perkins Ord 10p | 25.75 | 1 Jun |
| Weir Group Ord 2.5p | 29 | 29 May |
| Wetherspoon (JD) Ord 2p | 4 | 28 May |
| William Hill Ord 10p | 8.2 | 5 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.
