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 20 December
Interims: Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF)
AGMs: Aberdeen Latin American Income Fund (ALAI), Cambium Global Timberland (TREE), Plexus Holdings (POS)
Companies paying dividends: Chenavari Toro Income (1.6p), CMC Markets (3.5p), iEnergizer (8.1p), Octopus Titan VCT (2p interim, 6p special)
Tuesday 21 December
Economics: Gross domestic product, public sector net borrowing
AGMs: Go Ahead Group (GOG), Lekoil (LEK), Northamber (NAR)
Companies paying dividends: Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (6p), Craneware (15.5p), Finsbury Food Group (2.4p), Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust (1.75p)
Wednesday 22 December
Economics: Current account, gross domestic product
AGMs: dotDigital (DOTD), Macau Property Opportunities Fund (MPO), Parkmead Group (PMG), Revolution Bars (RBG)
Companies paying dividends: Anglo Pacific Group (1.75p), Murray Income Trust (8.25p), London Finance & Investment Group (1.75p)
Thursday 23 December
AGMs: Beximco Pharmaceuticals (BXP), China Nonferrous Gold (CNG), Orosur Mining (OMI), SkinBioTherapeutics (SBTX)
Companies paying dividends: DPS Furniture (7.5p), VPC Specialty Lending Investments (2p)
Friday 24 December
Interims: Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (SEQI)
AGMs: Abingdon Health (ABDX), Origo Partners (OPP)
Companies paying dividends: Kainos (7.1p), Seneca Growth Capital VCT (1.5p), Triad Group (2p)
Wednesday 29 December
AGMs: Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO), Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), Vast Resources (VAST), Wildcat Petroleum (WCAT)
Companies paying dividends: Inspiration Healthcare (0.21p)
Thursday 30 December
Trading updates: Genedrive (GDR)
AGMs: Genedrive (GDR), Intuitive Investments Group (IIG), Secure Property Development & Investment (SPDI), Simigon (SIM)
Companies paying dividends: RM Infrastructure Income (1.63p), Warehouse REIT (1.55p)
Friday 31 December
AGMs: Corcel (CRCL), Goldplat (GDP), Gulf Investment Fund (GIF), Infrastructure India (IIP), Marwyn Acquisition Company (MACP)
Companies paying dividends: Albion Technology & General VCT (1.95p), BMO Real Estate Investments (1p), HICL Infrastructure (2.1p), Palace Capital (3.25p), River and Mercantile Group (3.2p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 23 December
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Aberdeen Diversified Income & Growth Tru | 1.38 | 20-Jan-22 |
| ADVFN Ord 1p | 1.5 | 24-Jan-22 |
| Alliance Pharma Ord 1p | 0.563 | 07-Jan-22 |
| Halma Ord 10p | 7.35 | 04-Feb-22 |
| Netcall Ord 5p | 0.37 | 08-Feb-22 |
| PHSC Ord 10p | 0.5 | 21-Jan-22 |
| Polar Capital Holdings Ord 2.5p | 14 | 14-Jan-22 |
| Schroder European REIT | 1.56 | 14-Jan-22 |
| Schroder European REIT | 4.024 | 14-Jan-22 |
| Smart (J) Contractors Ord 2p | 2.27 | 28-Jan-22 |
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.
