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Week Ahead: 29 May-2 June

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
May 25, 2017

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 May

UK Bank holiday - nothing scheduled

 

Tuesday 30 May

Finals: Advanced Oncotherapy, Horizon Discovery, Kainos Group, Renold

AGMs: EU Supply, Management Consulting, Starcom, ValiRx

EGM: Money Swap

Companies paying dividends: Hansa Trust (8p), Hansa Trust 'A' Non Voting (8p), Henry Boot (4.5p), Harworth (0.523p), Portmeirion (25.25p), SQS Software Quality Systems (13p)

 

Wednesday 31 May

Finals: LondonMetric Property, Telford Homes

Trading statements: IG Group, OPG Power Ventures

AGMs: AG Barr, Central Asia Metals, Cluff Natural Resources, e-Therapeutics, Ingenta, Polar Capital, Styles & Wood, Tekcapital

EGMs: Reckitt Benckiser, Torotrak

Economics: GfK consumer confidence, BRC shop price index, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply

Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Geared Income Trust (8p), Acacia Mining (6.46p), Albion Development VCT (2p), Bankers Investment Trust (4.4p), Belvoir Lettings (3.4p), Capital & Counties Properties (1p), City of London Investment Trust (4.3p), Diverse Income Trust (0.7p), Ecofin GBL Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (1.6p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (5.4p), Ediston Property Investment (0.4583p), Empiric Student Property (1.525p), Empressaria (1.15p), Equiniti (3.11p), European Assets Trust (22.27p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), F&C Private Equity Trust (6.48p), Ferrexpo (3.3p), GCP Asset Backed Income Fund (1.5p), Glencore (3.5p), Great Portland Estates (special) (32.15p), Hastings Group (6.6p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.1p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.2p), Hunters Property (1.3p), Kennedy Wilson European REIT (12p), London Stock Exchange (31.2p), Lookers (2.36p), Mortgage Advice Bureau (10.5p), Nahl Group (12.7p), Picton Property Income (0.85p), Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (0.62p), Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (1.19p), TwentyFour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property Trust (0.92p)

 

Thursday 1 June

Interim: Watkin Jones

Finals: Firstgroup, Johnson Matthey

AGMs: Allied Minds, BGEO Group, Braime (TF & JH), Camellia, Filta Group Holdings, Georgia Healthcare, Hostelworld, Jimmy Choo, Osirium Technologies, Plus500, Tri-Star Resources

Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing

Companies paying dividends: BAE Systems (12.7p), Croda International (41.25p), JPM Claverhouse (5.5p), Robinson (3p), Smart Metering Systems (2.73p)

 

Friday 2 June

AGMs: Amec Foster Wheeler, Goldstone Resources, Hydrogen Group, Manx Financial, Silence Therapeutics, Sphere Medical Holdings

EGM: Hydrogen Group

Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction

Companies paying dividends: Admiral Group (15p), Admiral Group (special) (36.5p), Bodycote (10.8p), Clarkson (43p), Games Workshop (25p), GCP Infrastructure (1.9p), H&T Group (5.3p), Highcroft Investment Trust (26p), ICG-Longbow Senior Secured Property Debt (1.5p), ICG-Longbow Senior Secured Property Debt (special) (2.25p), Informa (13.04p), Intertek (43p), Jupiter Dividend & Growth Trust (1.82p), Luceco (0.3p), National Grid (special) (84.375p), NMC Health (10.6p), North Midland Construction (3p), Playtech (21.7p), Polypipe (7p), Porvair (2.4p), Premier Asset Management 1.25p), Rightmove (32p), Sage Group (5.22p), TT Electronics (3.9p), Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund (3.3262p)

 

Shares going ex-dividend on 1 June

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
Aberdeen New Thai Inv Tst Ord 25p10.33 Jul
Albion Technology & General VCT130 Jun
BlackRock World Mining Trust330 Jun
Cardiff Property Ord 20p426 Jul
Countryside Properties3.47 Jul
Debenhams Ord 1.0257 Jul
DFS Furniture9.521 Jun
DFS Furniture3.721 Jun
Dillistone Group Ord 5p2.827 Jun
Flowtech FluidPower Ord 50p3.6723 Jun
Gamma Communications522 Jun
Good Energy Group2.37 Jul
Headlam Group Ord 5p15.851 Jul
Hilton Food Group Ord 10p12.530 Jun
ICG Enterprise Trust1020 Jun
Inland Homes0.523 Jun
Keywords Studios0.8923 Jun
Michelmersh Brick Holdings Ord230 Jun
Moss Bros Group Ord 5p3.9823 Jun
Murray Income Trust Ord 25p730 Jun
National Grid Ord 11 17/43p29.116 Aug
On The Beach Group0.930 Jun
Pacific Assets Trust Ord 12.5p 2.64 Jul
Patisserie Holdings1.27 Jul
Randall & Quilter Inv Hldgs Ord 2p5.215 Jun
Shawbrook Grp2.730 Jun
Spire Healthcare2.527 Jun
SSP Group3.23 Jul
Staffline Group Ord 10p15.34 Jul
STM Group Ord 0.1p128 Jun
Taylor Wimpey ord 25p9.214 Jul
Titon Holdings Ord 10p1.524 Jun
Utilico Emerg. Markets Utilities Ord10p1.716 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.