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 21 December
AGMs: dotDigital Group (DOTD), The Parkmead Group (PMG)
Companies paying dividends: Aquila Services Group (0.15p), RHI Magnesita NV (45p)
Tuesday 22 December
Economics: Public sector net borrowing, GDP
AGMs: Alternative Liquidity Fund (ALF), Exillon Energy (EXI), Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), Mineral & Financial Investments (MAFL), Mosman Oil & Gas (MSMN), Revolution Bars (RBG)
Companies paying dividends: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (2.1p), RDI REIT (5p)
Wednesday 23 December
AGMs: Avation (AVAP), Conroy Gold & Natural Resources (CGNR), easyJet (EZJ), Fiske (FKE), Karelian Diamond Resources (KDR), Kin and Carta (KCT), RiverFort Global Opportunities (RGO)
Companies paying dividends: Alternative Credit Investments (12p), Cake Box (1.85p), Investec (5.5p), Ninety One (5.9p), Secured Income Fund (5p), Walker Crips (0.15p)
Thursday 24 December
AGMs: Origo Partners (OPP), Zambeef Products (ZAM)
Companies paying dividends: Keystone Investment Trust (4p)
Tuesday 29 December
AGM: Altitude Group (ALT), China Nonferrous Gold Limited (CNG), Grit Real Estate Income Group (GR1T), SkinBioTherapeutics (SBTX)
Finals: Fulham Shore (FUL)
Companies paying dividends: GCP Asset Backed Income Fund (0.25p), Inspiration Healthcare (0.2p), Invesco Income Growth Trust (2.5p), Paypoint (15.6p)
Wednesday 30 December
AGMs: Corcel (CRCL), Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO), Nu-Oil and Gas (NUOG), Plexus Holdings (POS), Quiz (QUIZ), Secure Property Development & Investment (SPDI), Simigon (SIM)
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust (5p), Aberdeen Standard European Logistics Income (1.24p), Atlantis Japan Growth Fund (2.17p), JLEN Environmental Assets (1.69p), Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income (1p), LXI REIT (1.35p), Mercia Asset Management (0.1p), Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust (2.5p), RM Secured Direct Lending (1.625p)
Thursday 31 December
AGMs: Goldplat (GDP), Iconic Labs (ICON), KKV Secured Loan Fund (KKVL), M&C Saatchi (SAA), Wilmcote Holdings (WCH)
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust (6p), Albion Technology & General VCT (1.95p), Alliance Trust (3.595p), Aviva (7p), BMO Real Estate Investments (0.85p), Ediston Property Investment (0.3333p), Gresham House Renewable Energy VCT (5.3p), Helical (2.70p), Henderson Diversified Income Trust (1.1p), HICL Infrastructure (2.06p), Hochschild Mining (2.983p), Imperial Brands (48p), NextEnergy Solar Fund (3.53p), Palace Capital (2.5p), Record (1.15p), Redcentric (1.2p), Temple Bar Investment Trust (8.25p), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (1.69p), Warehouse REIT (1.55p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 24 December
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Artemis Alpha Trust Ord 1p | 2.11 | 21-Jan-21 |
| Diverse Income Trust | 0.85 | 26-Feb-21 |
| Duke Royalty | 0.5 | 12-Jan-21 |
| Grainger Ord 5p | 3.64 | 15-Jan-21 |
| Halma Ord 10p | 6.8 | 05-Feb-21 |
| Lowland Investment Co. Ord 25p | 15 | 29-Jan-21 |
| Netcall Ord 5p | 0.25 | 09-Feb-21 |
| Northern Venture Trust Ord 25p | 2.5 | 22-Jan-21 |
| Octopus Apollo VCT | 1.2 | 15-Jan-21 |
Companies going ex-dividend on 31 December
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Cerillion | 3.75 | 09-Feb-21 |
| Focusrite Ord 0.1p | 1.3 | 15-Jan-21 |
| Latham (James) Ord 25p | 5.7 | 29-Jan-21 |
| PHSC Ord 10p | 0.5 | 26-Feb-21 |
| UP Global Sourcing Holdings | 2.795 | 29-Jan-21 |
| Value & Income Trust Ord 10p | 2.9 | 29-Jan-21 |
The ex-dividend day 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.
IC ONLINE
The data in the table above is a small selection of what’s available on our website. Just go to www.investorschronicle.co.uk/shares and click on the dividend calendar box. You can download a full table of ex-dividend dates as an Excel spreadsheet. The dividend calendar is updated every Friday.
