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 6 April
UK bank Holiday - nothing scheduled
Tuesday 7 April
EGMs: Helius Energy, Synety Group
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK services PMI, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Alumasc (2.5p), BlackRock North American Income Trust (1p), Blackrock Throgmorton Trust (3.6p), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (5.12p), Development Securities (special) (8p), Diageo (21.5p), Driver Group (1.05p), Eco Animal Health (1.75p), Electronic Data Processing (2p), F&C Managed Portfolio Trust Income Shares (1.15p), Independent Investment Trust (3p), Independent Investment Trust (special) (2p), Park Group (0.8p), PZ Cussons (2.61p), Renishaw (12.5p), Ricardo (4.65p), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (1.4p)
Wednesday 8 April
Final: Amerisur Resources
Trading statement: WS Atkins
EGM: Zambeef Products
Economics: BRC shop price index, New car registrations
Companies paying dividends: Avesco (4.5p), Crest Nicholson (10.2p), Galliford Try (22p), Haynes Publishing Group (3.5p), Hays (0.87p), Hiscox (15p), Safestore (5.3p), Stewart & Wight (7p)
Thursday 9 April
Interim: Matchtech
Final: Netplay
Trading statements: Centamin, Cranswick, Hays, Scapa Group
AGM: Intandem Films
Economics: RICS house prices, Trade figures, Bank of England rate announcement, asset purchase target
Companies paying dividends: GlaxoSmithKline (23p), JPM Mid Cap Investment Trust (8p), Oxford Instruments (3.7p), Rio Tinto (77.98p), XP Power (22p)
Friday 10 April
Final: Huntsworth
Economics: Industrial production, Manufacturing output, Construction output, NIESR GDP estimate (March)
Companies paying dividends: Adept Telecom (2.25p), Ashmore (4.55p), Blackrock Income Strategies Trust (1.5p), Carclo Engineering (0.85p), Colefax (2.1p), Domino Printing Sciences (14.76p), Dunelm (5.5p), Foresight Solar VCT (3p), Go-Ahead Group (26.6p), Hargreaves Lansdown (7.3p), JPM Euro Investment Trust Growth (1.25p), Land Securities (7.9p), London Finance & Investment Group (0.5p), Management Resource Solutions (0.35p), Mid Wynd International Investment Trust (1.35p), RM (3.04p), S&U (19p), Scottish American Investment Company (2.65p), W.H. Ireland (2p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 9 April
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| 4imprint Group Ord 38 6/13p | 14.25 | 22 May |
| Aberdeen UK Tracker Trust | 4.5 | 1 May |
| Animalcare Group Ord 20p | 1.8 | 7 May |
| Aviva Ord 25p | 12.25 | 15 May |
| BBA Aviation | 7.79 | 22 May |
| Begbies Traynor Ord 5p | 0.6 | 7 May |
| Berendsen | 20.5 | 8 May |
| Chrysalis VCT | 4 | 8 May |
| EMIS Group Ord 1p | 9.2 | 1 May |
| Esure Group Ord 0.08333p | 11.7 | 22 May |
| F&C Commercial Property Trust | 0.5 | 30 Apr |
| Fisher (James) & Sons Ord 25p | 14.9 | 8 May |
| Friends Life Group | 24.1 | 24 Apr |
| GKN Ord 50p | 5.6 | 18 May |
| Greggs Ord 20p | 16 | 8 May |
| GVC Holdings € (special) | 1.1 | 6 May |
| GVC Holdings € | 10.3 | 6 May |
| Henderson High Income Trust | 2.175 | 30 Apr |
| IDOX Ord 1p | 0.425 | 24 Apr |
| IMI Ord 25p | 24 | 22 May |
| International Personal Finance Ord 10p | 7.8 | 8 May |
| Kerry Group | 23.1 | 15 May |
| Next Ord 10p (special) | 60 | 1 May |
| Rotork Ord 5p | 30.9 | 18 May |
| Smurfit Kappa Group Ord €0.001 | 29.4 | 8 May |
| St. Ives Ord 10p | 2.25 | 8 May |
| St. James's Place Capital Ord 15p | 14.37 | 15 May |
| Standard Life Ord 10p | 11.43 | 19 May |
| Taylor Wimpey ord 25p | 1.32 | 20 May |
| Ultra Electronics Holdings Ord 5p | 31.1 | 6 May |
| Vesuvius | 11.125 | 22 May |
| Wood Group (John) Ord 3.33p | 12 | 19 May |
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.
