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 24 September
Interims: Barr (AG), China Food Company, DDD Group, EKF Diagnostics, Manganese Bronze, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Personal Group, RGI International, VPhase
Finals: Finsbury Food, Petra Diamonds
Trading statements: Aberdeen Asset Management, Dairy Crest, QinetiQ
AGMs: iEnergiser, Max Petroleum
Tuesday 25 September
Interims: Augean, Bond International Software, InternetQ, Judges Scientific, KBC Advanced Technologies, PhotonStar LED Group
Finals: Albemarle & Bond, Close Brothers, CVS, Hargreaves Services, Netcall, Regenersis
Trading statement: Daily Mail & General Trust
AGMs: Braveheart, Daisy Group, Fulcrum Utility Services, Zoo Digital
EGM: Zenergy Power
Economics: BBA house purchase loans
Wednesday 26 September
Interims: ACTA, Dillistone, IQE, S&U, Scisys
Trading statements: Domino's Pizza, HMV, Homeserve, Icap, London Stock Exchange
AGMs: Fiske, HMV, Intercede Group, Micro Focus International, Namibian Resources, Sirius Minerals, Sweet Group, WYG
Economics: CBI reported sales
Thursday 27 September
Interims: Fairpoint, Inditherm, Nationwide Accident Repair Services, SimiGon, Straight, WANdisco
Finals: Hansard Global, Indigovision, Pan African Resources
Trading statements: Compass Group, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Tate & Lyle
AGMs: Begbies Traynor, Eco Animal Health, Park Group, Scotty Group, Toledo Mining
EGM: Trinity Biotech
Economics: GDP (Q2 final revision) Current account (Q2)
Friday 28 September
Interims: Harvey Nash, Orchid Developments
Final: Helphire
Trading statements: Electrocomponents, Hyder Consulting
AGMs: 600 Group, African Consolidated Resources, Aortech International, Baydonhill, Catalyst Media, Eros International, Impact Holdings, Mediazest, Minera, Reliance Genemedix, Worthington Group
Economics: GfK consumer confidence (September), Index of services
Shares going ex-dividend on 26 September
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Anite | 1.125 | 23 Oct |
| Bovis Homes Group | 3.0 | 23 Nov |
| Centrica | 4.62 | 14 Nov |
| Derwent London | 9.95 | 01 Nov |
| Development Securities | 3.2 | 26 Oct |
| Dignity | 5.36 | 26 Oct |
| Drax Group | 14.4 | 12 Oct |
| Filtrona | 3.9 | 26 Oct |
| Fiske | 1.0 | 19 Oct |
| H.R Owen | 1.0 | 26 Oct |
| Henderson High Income Trust | 2.075 | 30 Oct |
| Kentz Corporation | 3.47 | 26 Oct |
| Morgan Sindall Group | 12.0 | 26 Oct |
| Oxford Instruments | 7.23 | 25 Oct |
| Photo-Me International | 1.25 | 07 Nov |
| Primary Health Properties | 9.25 | 26 Oct |
| Quarto Group Inc Com Stk | 3.35 | 26 Oct |
| Rotala | 0.5 | 07 Dec |
| RSA Insurance Grp | 3.41 | 23 Nov |
| Severfield-Rowen | 1.5 | 26 Oct |
| Smurfit Kappa Group | 5.85 | 26 Oct |
| Vitec Group | 8.5 | 26 Oct |
| Wynnstay Group | 2.85 | 31 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.
