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 August
Bank Holiday - no events scheduled
Tuesday 30 August
Interims: BATM Advanced Communications, Bunzl, Charles Taylor, Inspired Energy, Petrofac, Total Produce
Trading statement: Punch Taverns
EGM: ARM Holdings
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: Iomart (3.15p)
Wednesday 31 August
Interims: 888 Holdings, Arrow Global, Atlas Estates, Biome Technologies, Brave Bison Group, Chesnara, Churchill China, Exova, Grafton Group, Gulf Marine Services, Gym Group, HSS Hire Group, James Fisher, PPHE Hotel Group
Trading statement: Diploma
AGM: Bahamas Petroleum
EGM: Pennant International
Economics: GfK consumer confidence
Companies paying dividends: Albion Enterprise VCT (2.5p), Bankers Investment Trust (4p), City of London Investment Trust (4.05p), CQS New High City Yield Fund (1.45p), Diverse Income Trust (0.75p), Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities (1.8125p), Ediston Property Investment (0.4583p), European Assets Trust (28.2p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.1p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.15p), Jupiter Fund Management (4.5p), Kennedy Wilson European Reit (12p), Lancashire Holdings (4p), London & St Lawrence (3.5p), Man Group (3.43p), Picton Property Income (0.825p), Schroder Real Estate (0.62p), Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (1.19p), UK Commercial Property (0.92p)
Thursday 1 September
Finals: Alumasc, Hays
Trading statement: McColl's Retail Group
AGMs: Carclo, Falkland Island Holdings
Economics: Markit UK PMI - manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust (5p), Melrose Industries (1.4p), St Modwen Properties (1.94p), Tyman (3p),
Friday 2 September
Interims: EMIS Group, Midatech Pharma
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (2.9p), BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust (2.4p), Cranswick (25.9p), Domino's Pizza (10.5p), Maven Income & Growth VCT3 (2p), Octopus Titan VCT (2p), Pennon Group (23.12p), Porvair (1.4p), QinetiQ (3.8p), RPC Group (12.3p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 1 September
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Acacia Mining | 1.53 | 30 Sep |
| Aggreko Group Ord 20p | 9.38 | 30 Sep |
| Amino Technologies Ord 1p | 1.391 | 22 Sep |
| Arbuthnot Banking Gp Ord 1p | 13 | 30 Sep |
| Arm Holdings Ord 0.05p | 3.78 | 14 Sep |
| Auto Trader Group Ord 150p | 1 | 30 Sep |
| Avesco Group Ord 10p | 2.5 | 3 Oct |
| BHP Billiton Ord $0.50 | 10.68 | 20 Sep |
| First Property Group Ord 1p | 1.115 | 30 Sep |
| Foxtons Group | 1.67 | 27 Oct |
| G4S Ord 25p | 3.59 | 14 Oct |
| Gateley Holdings | 3.764 | 28 Sep |
| Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst Ord 25p | 11 | 30 Sep |
| Hochschild Mining Ord 25p | 1.38 | 22 Sep |
| Impellam Group Ord 1p | 7 | 14 Oct |
| Intercontinental Hotels Grp. 11 3/7p | 22.6 | 7 Oct |
| International Personal Finance Ord 10p | 4.6 | 7 Oct |
| Jardine Lloyd Thompson Ord 5p | 11.6 | 3 Oct |
| Keller Group Ord 10p | 9.25 | 30 Sep |
| Micro Focus International 10p | 37.4 | 7 Oct |
| National Express Group Ord 5p | 3.87 | 23 Sep |
| NCC Group Ord 1p | 3.15 | 30 Sep |
| Novae Group Ord 10p | 7.5 | 3 Oct |
| Perpetual Income&Growth Inv Tst Ord 10p | 3 | 30 Sep |
| Personal Assets Trust Ord £12.5 | 140 | 13 Oct |
| Pinewood Group | 3.2 | 3 Oct |
| Premier Energy & Water Ord 1p | 1.9 | 30 Sep |
| Rights & Issues Inv Tst Inc 25p | 10 | 30 Sep |
| Robert Walters Ord 20p | 2.3 | 14 Oct |
| Solid State Ord 5p | 8 | 23 Sep |
| SQN Asset Finance Income Fund | 0.6042 | 19 Sep |
| St. James's Place Capital Ord 15p | 12.33 | 30 Sep |
| Stagecoach Hldgs Ord 12/19p | 7.9 | 5 Oct |
| Stock Spirits Group | 1.9 | 23 Sep |
| Tullett Prebon Ord 325p | 5.6 | 14 Nov |
| Ultra Electronics Holdings Ord 5p | 14.2 | 23 Sep |
| WYG Ord 10p | 1 | 28 Sep |
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.
