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 July
Interim: RM
Final: Trakm8 Holdings
Trading statement: easyJet
AGM: Marwyn Management Partners
EGM: Aberdeen Asset Management
Economics: New car registrations
Companies paying dividends: Huntsworth (0.75p), Renew Holdings (2.25p), Scottish Mortgage IT (1.55p), Slingsby (H.C.) (4p), Staffline (8.5p), WPP (26.58p)
Tuesday 7 July
Finals: Bacit, Sepura, Solid State
Trading statements: Asos, Connect Group, Marks & Spencer, McBride, Robert Walters
AGMs: 3i Group, Ambrian, LGO Energy, Marks & Spencer, Summit Germany, Young & Co's Brewery
EGMs: 3i Group, Mattioli Woods
Economics: Industrial production, Manufacturing output, NIESR GDP estimate (June)
Companies paying dividends: Great Portland Estates (5.5p), Management Consulting (0.595p), Marston's (2.5p), Spirit Pub Company (special) (6.5p)
Wednesday 8 July
Final: Micro Focus International
Trading statements: Booker, Galliford Try, Great Portland Estates, Unite
AGMs: Active Energy, Booker, Great Portland Estates, Palace Capital, Sainsbury (J), Shires Income, UK Mail
Economics: BRC shop price index
Companies paying dividends: Cardiff Property (3.5p), HSBC (6.57p), London Security (31p), Restaurant Group (9.3p), Tarsus (5.4p)
Thursday 9 July
Finals: Mirada, NCC Group, Supergroup
Trading statements: Ashmore Group, Associated British Foods, Barratt Developments, Centamin, Dunelm, Hays, Premier Oil
AGMs: Aveva, Zoltav Resources
Economics: RICS house prices, Bank of England rate announcement, asset purchase target
Companies paying dividends: Arrow Global (3.4p), Cineworld (9.7p), GlaxoSmithKline (19p), Restore (1.6p), SciSys (1.17p), XP Power (13p), Young & Co's Brewery 'A' Ord (8.56p), Young & Co's Brewery Non-Voting (8.56p)
Friday 10 July
Interim: Mercia Technologies
Final: Ilika
AGMs: Aurasian Minerals, Graphene Nanochem
EGMs: Motif Bio, Ten Alps
Economics: Construction output, Trade figures
Companies paying dividends: 3i Infrastructure (3.62p), Anglo-Eastern Plantations (3p), Blackrock Income Strategies Trust (1.67p), Booker (3.14p), Britvic (6.7p), C&C Group (5p), Connect Group (2.9p), Harvey Nash (2.171p), JPM Euro Investment Trust Income (1.1p), Judges Scientific (14.7p), M&C Saatchi (4.87p), Marks & Spencer (11.6p), Octopus Eclipse VCT (1p), Omg (special) (5p), S&U (30p), Sainsbury (J) (8.2p), Sirius Real Estate (0.6p), Standard Life Euro Private Equity Trust (1.75p), TLA Worldwide (0.8p), Tribal Group (1.2p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 9 July
| Company | Dividend(p) | Payment |
| Aberdeen Smaller Companies | 1.65 | 31 Jul |
| Amati VCT | 3 | 14 Aug |
| Assura Plc Ord 10p | 0.5 | 22 Jul |
| Atkins (WS) Ord 0.05p | 25.5 | 21 Aug |
| Aukett Swanke Group Ord 1p | 0.11 | 27 Jul |
| Caledonia Investments Ord 5p | 36.8 | 6 Aug |
| Castings Ord 10p | 10.08 | 21 Aug |
| Cropper (James) | 6.3 | 7 Aug |
| Dewhurst 'A' Non.Vtg Ord 10p | 3 | 25 Aug |
| Dewhurst Ord 10p | 3 | 25 Aug |
| Driver Group Ord 0.4p | 0.6 | 7 Aug |
| e2v Technologies Ord 5p | 3.6 | 4 Aug |
| Entertainment OnLine Ord Can $0.01 | 1.1 | 10 Sep |
| Establishment Inv Tst | 3 | 3 Aug |
| Impellam Group Ord 1p | 7.75 | 31 Jul |
| Infinis Energy | 12.2 | 7 Aug |
| Inland Homes | 0.3 | 31 Jul |
| International Greetings | 1 | 9 Sep |
| KBC Advanced Technologies Ord 2.5p | 1.1 | 22 Jul |
| Lombard Risk Management Ord 0.1p | 0.045 | 27 Jul |
| Monks Inv Tst Ord 5p | 3.45 | 7 Aug |
| Murray International Trust Ord 25p | 10.5 | 17 Aug |
| Next Fifteen Communications Ord 2.5p | 2.5 | 7 Aug |
| Next Ord 10p (special) | 60 | 3 Aug |
| Next Ord 10p | 100 | 3 Aug |
| Palace Capital | 7 | 31 Jul |
| Pressure Technologies Ord 5p | 2.8 | 7 Aug |
| Safestore Holdings Ord 1p | 3 | 14 Aug |
| TalkTalk Group | 9.2 | 3 Aug |
| The Mission Marketing Ord 10p | 0.85 | 20 Jul |
| Triple Point Income VCT | 5 | 24 Jul |
| Vedanta Resources Ord US$0.10 | 25.8 | 12 Aug |
| Ventus Vct2 | 2.1 | 5 Aug |
| Ventus 2 VCT | 3.5 | 5 Aug |
| Ventus Vct | 3.5 | 5 Aug |
| Vp Ord 5p | 11.5 | 7 Aug |
| Workspace Group Ord 100p | 8.15 | 7 Aug |
| Zytronic Ord 1p | 3.14 | 24 Jul |
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.
