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 31 August
Bank Holiday - no events scheduled
Tuesday 1 September
Interims: Snoozebox, STM
Trading statement: McColl's Retail
AGM: Energy Assets, Guscio, Redcentric
EGM: Max Petroleum
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, Money supply, Markit PMI, manufacturing
Company paying dividends: Iomart (2.5p), JPM Claverhouse Investment Trust (5p)
Wednesday 2 September
Interims: Biome Technologies, Concurrent Technologies, Fishing Republic, Johnson Service Group, Vislink
Trading statement: Ashtead, Diploma
AGM: Ashtead, Quindell, Severfield
Economics: Market/CIPS construction PMI
Companies paying dividends: 1pm (0.35p), Man Group (3.47p), Utilico Emerging Markets Utilities (1.525p)
Thursday 3 September
Interims: Empresaria, Fairpoint, Total Produce
Final: Alumasc, CPL Resources, Go-Ahead
Trading Statement: Empresaria, International Consolidated Airlines, Safestore Holdings
AGM: Carclo, Consort Medical, Daejan Holdings, Dart Group, Hardy Oil & Gas
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS services, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Melrose (2.8p), St. Modwen Properties (1.9p), Tyman (2.66p), VPC Specialty Lending Investments (0.9p)
Friday 4 September
Interims: EMIS
Trading statement: easyJet
AGM: Latchways, Scholium Group, Torotrak
Economics: New car registrations, Inflation data
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (2.8p), Ashtead (12.25p), Avon Rubber (2.43p), Beazley (3.3p), BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust (2.4p), Cranswick (23.4p), Domino's Pizza (9p), Fevertree Drinks (0.78p), GCP Student Living (1.4p), Inchcape (6.8p), Keller (8.8p), McColl's Retail (3.4p), Porvair (1.3p), QinetiQ (3.6p), RPC (11p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 3 September
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
Aggreko ord 20p | 9.38 | 2 Oct |
Amino Technologies ord 1p | 1.265 | 17 Sep |
Arbuthnot Banking ord 1p | 12 | 2 Oct |
Arm ord 0.05p | 3.15 | 5 Oct |
Avesco ord 10p | 2 | 1 Oct |
BlackRock Latin American IT | 9.75 | 17 Oct |
Capital & Counties Properties ord 25p | 0.5 | 25 Sep |
Centamin | 0.621 | 9 Oct |
Chemring ord 5p | 2.4 | 25 Sep |
Cineworld ord 1p | 5 | 2 Oct |
Clipper Logistics | 3.2 | 30 Sep |
Esure ord 0.08333p | 4.2 | 16 Oct |
F&C Capital & Income Inv Trust ord 25p | 2.3 | 30 Sep |
Foxtons | 3.1 | 25 Sep |
Foxtons | 1.67 | 25 Sep |
G4S ord 25p | 3.59 | 16 Oct |
Glanbia | 3.17 | 16 Oct |
Greggs ord 20p | 7.4 | 2 Oct |
Inspired Energy | 0.1 | 6 Nov |
International Personal Finance ord 10p | 4.6 | 2 Oct |
Jardine Lloyd Thompson ord 5p | 11.1 | 1 Oct |
John Laing | 0.5 | 3 Oct |
JPM American ITst ord 25p | 1.5 | 9 Oct |
Meggitt ord 5p | 4.6 | 2 Oct |
Michael Page International ord 1p | 3.6 | 2 Oct |
Michael Page International ord 1p (special) | 16 | 2 Oct |
Micro Focus International 10p | 21.2 | 2 Oct |
National Express ord 5p | 3.685 | 25 Sep |
Novae ord 10p | 7.3 | 1 Oct |
Personal Assets Trust ord £12.5 | 140 | 15 Oct |
Personal ord 5p | 5.225 | 24 Sep |
Pinewood | 2.8 | 5 Oct |
Portmeirion ord 5p | 6.1 | 1 Oct |
Redcentric | 2.5 | 28 Sep |
Robert Walters ord 20p | 1.95 | 16 Oct |
Sanne | 1.4 | 30 Sep |
Securities Trust of Scotland ord 25p | 1.45 | 25 Sep |
Shire ord 5p | 2.69 | 2 Oct |
Solid State Supplies ord 5p | 8 | 29 Sep |
St James's Place Capital ord 15p | 10.72 | 2 Oct |
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.