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 17 September
Interims: Brady, Waterlogic
Finals: Allergy Therapeutics, International Ferro Metals
AGM: City of London Group
Economics: Rightmove house prices, ONS house prices
Tuesday 18 September
Interims: Corac, JD Sports Fashion, Surgical Innovations
Final: Wilmington
Trading statement: Debenhams
AGMs: OPG Power Ventures, Vectura
Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index
Wednesday 19 September
Interims: Anpario, Cello Group, French Connection, Highland Gold Mining, Instem, Optimal Payments
Finals: Galliford Try, Origin Enterprises, Redrow, Smiths Group
Trading statements: ASOS, PZ Cussons
AGMs: AEA Technology, Cable & Wireless Worldwide, Northgate, PZ Cussons, Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Warner Estate Holdings
Thursday 20 September
Interims: BrainJuicer, M&C Saatchi, Moss Bros, Sphere Medical, Tawa
Final: Ricardo
Trading statements: Imperial Tobacco, Porvair, United Utilities
AGMs: African Copper, Best of the Best, Games Workshop, Geong International, NCC, NWF, SuperGroup, Trifast
EGMs: Melrose Resources, Petroceltic International
Economics: Retail sales
Friday 21 September
Interim: Globo
Final: Gleeson (MJ)
AGMs: Adept Telecom, Blinkx, Filtronic, Gasol, Ryanair
Economics: Public sector borrowing
Shares going ex-dividend on 19 September
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aviva | 10 | 16 Nov |
| BBA Aviation | 2.709 | 2 Nov |
| Best Of The Best | 0.8 | 15 Oct |
| Chime Communications | 2.1 | 12 Oct |
| Consort Medical | 12.1 | 26 Oct |
| Costain | 3.5 | 26 Oct |
| G4S | 3.42 | 19 Oct |
| Highcroft Investment Trust | 12 | 20 Oct |
| IG Group | 16.75 | 23 Oct |
| Interserve | 6.4 | 24 Oct |
| Melrose | 2.6 | 19 Oct |
| Petrofac | 13.45 | 19 Oct |
| Renishaw | 28.2 | 22 Oct |
| RPS | 3.06 | 18 Oct |
| Tribal | 0.4 | 19 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.
