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
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
Alumasc Group Ord 12.5p | 2.5 | 7 Apr |
Brewin Dolphin Holdings Ord 1p | 6.25 | 23 Mar |
Brunner Investment Trust | 5.7 | 26 Mar |
Carclo Engineering Group Ord 5p | 0.85 | 10 Apr |
Caretech Holding Ord 0.5p | 5.4 | 11 May |
Colefax Ord 10p | 2.1 | 10 Apr |
Darty Ord € | 0.875 | 1 Apr |
Domino Printing Sciences Ord 5p | 14.76 | 10 Apr |
Electronic Data Processing Ord 5p | 2 | 7 Apr |
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust | 0.08 | 9 Apr |
Murray Income Trust Ord 25p | 7 | 2 Apr |
Oxford Instruments Ord 5p | 3.7 | 9 Apr |
Park Group Ord 2p | 0.8 | 7 Apr |
Personal Assets Trust Ord £12.5 | 140 | 16 Apr |
Premier Energy & Water Ord 1p | 4.7 | 31 Mar |
Redrow Group Ord 10p | 2 | 1 May |
Renishaw Ord 20p | 12.5 | 7 Apr |
Rio Tinto Ord 10p(Reg) | 77.98 | 9 Apr |
Sanderson Group Ord10p | 1 | 20 Mar |
Scottish American Investment Company | 2.65 | 10 Apr |
St Modwen Properties Ord 10p | 3.137 | 2 Apr |
SWP Group | 0.9 | 27 Mar |
Witan Investment Co Ord 25p | 4.6 | 2 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.