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Week Ahead: 12 - 16 September

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
September 9, 2016

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 12 September

Interims: Central Asia Metals, EKF Diagnostics, MP Evans, Restore

Finals: Abcam, City of London Investment Group, Green Reit

AGMs: Conviviality, Microsaic Systems, Subex

Trading statement: Associated British Foods

Companies paying dividends: Astrazeneca (68.7p), Greene King (23.6p)

Tuesday 13 September

Interims: Attraqt Group, Corero Network Security, Escher, Flowtech Fluidpower, Futura Medical, Goals Soccer Centres, Hilton Food, IQE, JD Sports, NetPlay TV, Verona Pharma

Final: Kalibrate Technologies

AGMs: Abzena, Cohort, Daejan Holdings, Liontrust Asset Management, Oxford Instruments

Trading statement: Ocado

Economics: House price index, retail price index, consumer data, production data

Companies paying dividends: Mondi (15.65p), TrakM8 Holdings (2p)

 

Wednesday 14 September

Interims: Accesso Technology, Advanced Medical Solutions, Alliance Pharma, Cambian, Cello Group, Epwin, Martinco, Safecharge International, Quixant

Finals: Dunelm, Empiric Student Property, Galliford Try, Town Centre Securities, Wilmington

AGMs: Agriterra, Games Workshop, Pets at Home, Sable Mining, Sophos, SuperGroup

Economics: Employment data, weekly earnings

Companies paying dividends: Arm Holdings (3.78p), Fidessa (14.3p), Rentokil Initial (0.99p)

  

Thursday 15 September

Interims: Be Heard, Booker, Next, Ophir Energy, Premier Farnell, WM Morrisson

Finals: JRP Group, Ricardo

AGMs: Ashley House, Darty, Purplebricks

Trading statements: Darty, Purplebricks

Economics: Bank of England bank rate, asset purchase target, retail sales

Companies paying dividends: 4imprint (12.3p), Berkeley (100p), Jupiter UK Growth Investment Trust (1.6p), Quartix Holdings (2.2p), Travelport Worldwide (0.75p)

  

Friday 16 September

Interims: Mereo Biopharma

AGMs: Eco Animal Health, Real Estate Credit Investments, Tungsten Corporation

Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Private Equity Fund (0.22p), Blackrock World Mining Trust (4p), BP (7.63p), Carnival (3.5p), Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 1 (5p), Hazel Renewable Energy VCT 2 (5p), Henderson (3.2p), IMI (14p), JPM Brazil Investment Trust (0.5p), LPA Industries (1p), Moneysupermarket.com (2.75p), Pearson (18p), Ranger Direct Lending (26.87p), Red24 (0.3p), Securities Trust of Scotland (1.45p), Severfield (1p), Witan Investment Company (4.25p)

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
Acorn Income Fund3.529 Sep 16
Ashley (Laura) Holdings Ord 5p0.59 Oct 16
BBA Aviation Ord 29 16/21p2.774 Nov 16
Blackrock Income Strategies Trust1.63510 Oct 16
Carr's Group Ord 2.5p0.9517 Oct 16
Centaur Media  Ord 10p1.56 Oct 16
Communisis Ord 25p0.8113 Oct 16
Computercenter7.214 Oct 16
Concurrent Technologies0.830 Sep 16
Costain Ord 50p4.321 Oct 16
Dart Group Ord 5p3.121 Oct 16
Derwent London Ord 5p13.8621 Oct 16
Ediston Property Investment Company0.458330 Sep 16
Foresight Solar Fund1.5430 Sep 16
Highcroft Investment Trust Ord 25p1514 Oct 16
Holders Technology0.2511 Oct 16
Inmarsat Ord €0.000515.7121 Oct 16
Interserve Ord 10p8.121 Oct 16
Molins1.2513 Oct 16
Neptune Calculus Inc & Gwt Ord 10p 1.512 Oct 16
Octopus Second AIM VCT230 Sep 16
Poundland Group27 Oct 16
Renishaw Ord 20p35.517 Oct 16
Restaurant Group 6.813 Oct 16
RPS Group Ord 3p4.6614 Oct 16
Sophos Group0.7614 Oct 16
South320.766 Oct 16
Tex Holdings Ord 10p2.57 Oct 16
Trifast Ord 5p214 Oct 16
Worldpay Group Ord 3p0.6518 Oct 16
XP Power1513 Oct 16
Zotefoams Ord 5p1.853 Oct 16
  

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.