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 on at http://announce.ft.com and our daily online news summaries record all key company announcements and business press headlines.
Monday 3 September
Interims: Biome Tehnologies, Cupid, Staffline Recruitment
Finals: City of London Investment Group, Kofax, Sweett
AGMs: Creston, Galileo Resources
Economics: Purchasing managers' index – manufacturing
Tuesday 4 September
Interims: Abbey Protection, Hydro International, Johnson Service, Lupus Capital, Quindell Portfolio, Stadium, Total Produce
Finals: Alumasc, Craneware, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Genus, McBride, Monitise, Pacific Horizon
Trading statements: Greene King, Smith (DS), Spirit Pub Company
AGMs: Ashtead, Essar Energy, Greene King, Smith (DS)
Economics: British retail consortium sales (August) and shop price index, Purchasing managers' index – construction
Wednesday 5 September
Interims: 32Red, Advanced Medical Solutions, Corero Network Security, Smart Metering Systems
Finals: Hargreaves Lansdown, Mucklow (A&J)
Trading statements: Berkeley Group, Sports Direct
AGMs: Berkeley Group, Conexion Media, Daejan, Endace, Sports Direct
Economics: Purchasing managers' index – services, Official reserves
Thursday 6 September
Interims: Hydrodec, Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets, Randall & Quilter, SQS Software, Valiant Petroleum
Finals: CPL Resources, Go-Ahead
Trading statements: Aer Lingus, Chemring, easyJet, Whitbread
AGMs: 1Spatial, Anglesey Mining, Carclo, Carpetright, Dart, Dixons Retail, Energy Assets, Trakm8
EGMs: Electric Word
Economics: Bank of England asset purchase target, New car registrations
Friday 7 September
Trading statements: SThree
AGMs: Ilika, Latchways, Max Property
Economics: Industrial production, Manufacturing output, Producer price index, NIESR GDP estimate (August)
Shares going ex-dividend on 5 September
| Company | Dividend(p) | Payment |
| ACM Shipping | 7 | 05 Oct |
| Aggreko | 8.28 | 05 Oct |
| Arbuthnot Banking | 11 | 05 Oct |
| Arm | 1.67 | 04 Oct |
| Bank of America | $0.01 | 28 Sep |
| Betfair | 7 | 03 Oct |
| British Assets Trust | 1.442 | 05 Oct |
| Cineworld | 3.8 | 06 Oct |
| Communisis | 0.55 | 05 Oct |
| Downing Structured Opps VCT 1 | 2.5 | 28 Sep |
| Elementis | 1.5648 | 05 Oct |
| Greggs | 6 | 05 Oct |
| Holders Technology | 1 | 03 Oct |
| Immunodiagnostic Systems | 2.75 | 28 Sep |
| International Personal Finance | 3.23 | 05 Oct |
| Jardine Lloyd Thompson | 9.6 | 01 Oct |
| JPM American Inv Tst | 5 | 08 Oct |
| Jupiter European Opps Tst | 1.85 | 28 Sep |
| Michael Page | 3.25 | 05 Oct |
| Mid Wynd International Inv Tst | 2 | 12 Oct |
| National Express | 3.15 | 21 Sep |
| New Europe Property Investment | 8.99 | 11 Sep |
| Novae | 5.5 | 03 Oct |
| Ocean Wilson | 2.54 | 05 Oct |
| Personal Assets Trust | 140 | 19 Oct |
| Portmeirion | 4.5 | 01 Oct |
| Resolution | 7.05 | 05 Oct |
| Robert Walters | 1.47 | 19 Oct |
| SEGRO | 4.9 | 05 Oct |
| Shire | 1.74 | 04 Oct |
| TUI Travel | 3.4 | 03 Oct |
| Tullow Oil | 4 | 04 Oct |
| XP Power | 11 | 11 Oct |
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.
