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 30 November
Interims: Acal, Cranswick, Great Eastern Energy, KCOM
Finals: Aberdeen Asset Management, Intelligent Energy
Trading statements: African Petroleum, IG
AGMs: Petra Diamonds, Victoria Oil & Gas
EGMs: Ascent Resources, Bango, Xeros Technology
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: BAE Systems (8.4p), Bankers Investment Trust (4p), BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (7p), Bloomsbury Publishing (1.06p), Capita (10.5p), City of London Investment Trust (3.9p), Crown Place VCT (1.25p), Datatec (5p), Diverse Income Trust (0.5p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (5.2p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.4583p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (4.9p), ITV (1.9p), Picton Property Income (0.825p), RTC (1p), Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (0.62p), Schroder Oriental Income Fund (3.4p), Senior (1.84p), Sequoia Economic Infrastructure (1p), Trinity Mirror (2p), Twentyfour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property (0.92p)
Tuesday 1 December
Interims: Collagen Solutions, Fulcrum Utility Services, GB, Northgate, Park
Finals: Gooch & Housego, ITE, Topps Tiles
Trading statements: McColl's Retail, Merlin Entertainments
AGM: Wolseley
EGMs: Atlas Development Support Services, UTV Media
Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust (5p), London & St Lawrence Investments 4.1p)
Wednesday 2 December
Interims: Greene King, iomart, Telford Homes
Finals: Brewin Dolphin, Numis, Sage, Urban & Civic, Zoopla
AGMs: Bioventix, Firestone Diamonds, Gemfields, Matchtech, PureCircle, Vernalis
EGM: Telit Communications
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK PMI construction
Thursday 3 December
Interims: DS Smith, Market Tech, Mercia Technologies, WYG
Finals: Character, Elegant Hotels, Impax Asset Management
Trading statement: International Consolidated Airlines
AGMs: Asos, Axa Property, GCP Student Living, Haydale Graphene Industries, PowerHouse Energy
EGM: Northern Petroleum
Economics: Official reserves, Markit/CIPS UK PMI services, composite
Companies paying dividends: HSBC (6.55p), Manchester & London Investment Trust (1.7p), Manchester & London Investment Trust - special (0.25p), Regenersis (3.35p), Wolseley (60.5p)
Friday 4 December
Interim: Berkeley
Trading statement: easyJet
AGMs: Associated British Foods, DFS Furniture, Green Reit, ISG, Kalibrate Technologies
Economics: New car registrations
Companies paying dividends: Abcam (5.92p), Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust (10.5p), Aberdeen Asian Smaller Companies Investment Trust (special) (4.5p), Ashmore (12.1p), GCP Student Living (1.41p), Genus (13.4p), Goals Soccer Centres (0.675p), IFG (1.44p), James Halstead (7.858p), Laird (4.4p), Marshalls (2.25p), NWF (4.4p), Redefine International (1.65p), SABMiller (18.6251p), Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (1.38p), Stobart (2p), Swallowfield (2p), The Mission Marketing (0.3p), William Hill (4.1p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 3 December
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
B&M European Value Retail SA | 1.6 | 15 Jan |
Bellway ord 12.5p | 52 | 13 Jan |
British Empire Trust | 9.7 | 6 Jan |
Caledonia Investments ord 5p | 14.3 | 7 Jan |
Debenhams ord | 2.4 | 22 Jan |
Electrocomponents ord 10p | 5 | 13 Jan |
Establishment Inv. Trust ord 25p | 1.9 | 21 Dec |
Headlam ord 5p | 6 | 4 Jan |
IBEX Global Solutions | 4.41 | 22 Dec |
Intermediate Capital ord 20p | 7.2 | 7 Jan |
International Consolidated Air €0.5 | 7.17 | 7 Dec |
JD Sports Fashion | 1.2 | 8 Jan |
Land Securities ord 10p | 8.15 | 7 Jan |
Management Consulting ord 25p | 0.23 | 6 Jan |
Mucklow (A & J) ord 25p | 11.53 | 4 Jan |
Norcros ord 10p | 2.2 | 7 Jan |
Northamber ord 5p | 0.3 | 15 Jan |
Origin Enterprises €0.01 | 15.2 | 18 Dec |
Personal Assets Trust ord £12.5 | 140 | 14 Jan |
Premier Energy & Water ord 1p | 0.75 | 31 Dec |
Premier Energy & Water ord 1p | 1.9 | 31 Dec |
Rights & Issues Inv Tst Cap 25p | 86.6585 | 4 Jan |
Royal Mail ord 1p | 7 | 13 Jan |
Shanks ord 10p | 1.1 | 8 Jan |
Tarsus ord 5p | 2.5 | 15 Jan |
Town Centre Securities ord 25p | 7.34 | 5 Jan |
UK Mail | 5.5 | 15 Jan |
Value & Income Trust ord 10p | 4.5 | 4 Jan |
YouGov ord 1p | 1 | 14 Dec |
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.