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Week Ahead: 2-6 March

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
February 26, 2015

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 2 March

Interim: Swallowfield, Thorntons

Finals: Alent, Amlin, British Polythene Industries, Dialight, FBD Holdings, HellermanTyton, Hiscox, Intertek, Keller, PPHE, Senior, Trinity Mirror, Ultra Electronics

EGM: Dunelm

Economics: Consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, Manufacturing data, M4 money supply

Companies paying dividends: JPM Claverhouse (6.5p), Renew Holdings (3.5p)

 

Tuesday 3 March

Interims: Ashtead Group, Clinigen, ISG

Finals: Barclays, Costain, Devro, Direct Line Insurance Group, Fisher (James) & Sons, Glencore, Hydro International, Jardine Lloyd Thompson, Johnson Service Group, Laird, McColl's Retail, Moneysupermarket.com, Pace, Paddy Power, Partnership Assurance, Regus Group, Rotork, Taylor Wimpey, Travis Perkins, Tullett Prebon, Vesuvius

Trading Statement: Ashtead Group, Stagecoach

AGMs: Caretech, Sage, SSP

Economics: Construction output

Companies paying dividends: British Smaller Companies VCT (2.5p), Carnival (16.48p)

 

Wednesday 4 March

Finals: 4imprint, Advanced Medical Solutions, BBA Aviation, Cambian, Capital & Regional, Carillion, CLS, Dignity, Exova, Fresnillo, Greggs, ITV, Legal & General, Lookers, Melrose Industries, Novae, Sportech, SQS Software Quality Systems, Standard Chartered, Tarsus, TCS Group

AGM: Local Shopping REIT

Economics: British Retail Consortium price index, Official reserves, Purchasing managers' index

Companies paying dividends: Cohort (1.6p), Stagecoach (3.2p), Utilico Emerging Markets Utilities (1.525p)

 

Thursday 5 March

Finals: Admiral, Aggreko, Arrow Global, Aviva, Cobham, Communisis, CSR, Dairy Farm International, Friends Life, H&T, Headlam, Hunting, Genel Energy, Inmarsat, Irish Continental Group, Jardine Matheson Holdings, Jardine Strategic Holdings, London Stock Exchange, LSL Property Services, Mandarin Oriental International, Nichols, Sagentia, Schroders, Spirax-Sarco Engineering

Trading statement: Betfair, easyJet

AGMs: Eastbridge Investment, Jersey Electricity, JPMorgan Russian Securities

Economics: New car registrations, Bank of England base rate, asset purchase target, Halifax house prices

Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (17p), GCP Student Living (1.4p), Gooch & Housego (4.6p)

 

Friday 6 March

Finals: AGA Rangemaster, Marshalls

AGMs: Motive Television, Spitfire Oil

EGM: Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, Rangers International Football Club

Companies paying dividends: BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust (3.5p), Blue Capital Global Reinsurance (0.21p), Chrysalis VCT (3.25p), City of London Investment Group (8p), Daejan Holdings (35p), Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (3.5p), Latchways (12.1p), Mattoli Woods (3.34p), Sage (0.08p).

 

Shares going ex-dividend on 5 March

 

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
Alumasc Group Ord 12.5p2.57 Apr
Brewin Dolphin Holdings Ord 1p  6.2523 Mar
Brunner Investment Trust5.726 Mar
Carclo Engineering Group Ord 5p0.8510 Apr
Caretech Holding Ord 0.5p5.411 May
Colefax Ord 10p2.110 Apr
Darty  Ord €0.8751 Apr
Domino Printing Sciences Ord 5p14.7610 Apr
Electronic Data Processing Ord 5p27 Apr
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust0.089 Apr
Murray Income Trust Ord 25p72 Apr
Oxford Instruments Ord 5p3.79 Apr
Park Group Ord 2p0.87 Apr
Personal Assets Trust Ord £12.514016 Apr
Premier Energy & Water Ord 1p4.731 Mar
Redrow Group Ord 10p21 May
Renishaw Ord 20p12.57 Apr
Rio Tinto Ord 10p(Reg)77.989 Apr
Sanderson Group Ord10p120 Mar
Scottish American Investment Company2.6510 Apr
St Modwen Properties Ord 10p3.1372 Apr
SWP Group0.927 Mar
Witan Investment Co Ord 25p4.62 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.