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Week Ahead: 4-8 August

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
July 28, 2014

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 4 August

Interim: Afren, Alent, esure, Fidessa, HSBC, Intertek, Keller, Morgan Sindall, Senior, Telecity, Ultra Electronics,

Trading statement: Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings

AGM: Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings

Economics: UK construction data, Halifax house prices

Companies paying dividends: Establishment Investment Group (2.8p), JD Sports Fashion (22.65p), Tangent Communications (0.24p)

Tuesday 5 August

Interim: Aggreko, Avocet Mining, BBA Aviation, Clarke (T), Dragon Oil, Fresnillo, Genel Energy, Hill & Smith, Inmarsat, Intercontinental Hotels, LSL Property Services, Meggit, Novae, Rex Bionics, Rotork, SDL, Standard Life, Vernalis

Final: NWF

Trading Statement: S&U

AGMs: Monks Investment Trust, Schroder Growth UK Fund

Economics: Official reserves, Purchase managers index

Companies paying dividends: Bonmarche (2.1p), e2v technologies (3p), Johnson Matthey (45.5p), TR Property Investment Trust (4.6p)

Wednesday 6 August

Interim: Ferrexpo, Friends Life, Interserve, Johnston Press, Legal & General, Standard Chartered, Statpro

Trading statement: easyJet, Grainger

AGMs: Camellia, Canaccord Genuity, European Convergence Development Company, Kodal Minerals, Renewable Energy, Zamano

Economics: Shop price index, New car registrations, Production data, Manufacturing data, GDP estimate

Companies paying dividends: MITIE (6.1p), Vodafone (7.47p)

Thursday 7 August

Interim: AMEC, Aviva, Cobham, Henderson, Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate, Kerry Group, Mondi, Old Mutual, Randgold Resources, Rio Tinto, RSA Insurance, Savills, Spirax-Sarco Engineering

Trading statements: Aer Lingus, Enterprise Inns, Hardy Oil & Gas, Infinis Energy, LondonMetric Property, UDG Healthcare

AGM: Hardy Oil & Gas, Infinis Energy, Investec, Magestic Wine, Treveria

EGM: Amphion Innovations

Economics: Bank of England rate, Asset purchase target

Companies paying dividends: Anglo Pacific (5.75p), Caledonia Investments (35.7p), Dairy Crest (15.4p), ITE Group (2.5p) Smith (WH) (10.8p),

Friday 8 August

Interim: Catlin

Trading statement: Bellway, TUI Travel

AGMs: Origo Partners, PhotonStar LED, Redcentric

Economics: Trade balance, Construction output

Companies paying dividends: Bond International Software (2.2p), British Land Company (6.75p), Cable & Wireless (1.57p), Charles Stanley (9.25p), Cropper (James) (5.7p), Ensor (1p), GVC Holdings (9.92p), Hyder Consulting (8.5p), Monks Investment Trust (3.45p), Pressure Technologies (2.8p), Sepura (1.41p), Tritax Big Box (1.85p), Vedanta Resources (23.13p), VP (10.4p), Walker Greenbank (1.57p)

Shares going ex-dividend on 9 August

CompanyDividend (p)Payment
Aberdeen New Dawn Inv Tst Ord 5p2.605 Sep
Advanced Computer Software Group0.4402 Sep
Avon Rubber Ord £11.8705 Sep
Creston Ord 10p2.712 Sep
Dunedin Income Growth Inv Tst Ord 25p2.57529 Aug
GCP Student Living1.405 Sep
GlaxoSmithKline Ord 25p1902 Oct
Henderson Far East Income Trust Ord npv4.729 Aug
Independent Investment Trust229 Aug
Northern Bear Ord 1p0.7529 Aug
Pennon Group Ord 40.7p20.9203 Oct
QINETIQ Group Ord 1p3.205 Sep
Reed Elsevier Ord 25p728 Aug
RPC Group Ord 5p1105 Sep
SABMiller Ord 10c47.3315 Aug
Solid State Supplies Ord 5p5.7502 Sep
St. Modwen Properties Ord 10p1.46303 Sep
Synergy Healthcare Ord 0.625p14.204 Sep
UK Commercial Property Ord 25p0.9229 Aug
Unilever Ord 3  1/9p22.5310 Sep

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 Wednesday. The record date is usually two days after the ex-date. The payment day is the day on which the funds are transferred to shareholders.