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 14 February
Trading update: UP Global Sourcing (UPGS)
AGM: GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP)
Companies paying dividends: Cohort (3.85p), Grainger (3.32p), Schroder UK Mid Cap (11p)
Tuesday 15 February
Interim: BHP (BHP)
Finals: Glencore (GLEN), Plus500 (PLUS)
Economics: Claimant count rate, unemployment rate
Company paying dividend: Euromoney Institutional Investor (12.5p)
Wednesday 16 February
Economics: Consumer price index, producer price index, retail price index
Trading update: Ocean Outdoor (OOUT)
Finals: Indivior (INDV), Primary Health Properties (PHP)
Company paying dividend: Anglo Pacific (1.75p)
Thursday 17 February
Trading updates: AVEVA (AVV), Safestore (SAFE)
Finals: Harbourvest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Reckitt Benckiser (RKT), Standard Chartered (STAN)
AGMs: Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), Highway Capital (HWC), Virgin Money UK (VMUK), Watkin Jones (WJG)
Friday 18 February
Economics: GFK consumer confidence, retail sales
Interim: City Of London Investment Trust (CTY)
Finals: NatWest (NWG), Pod Point (PODP), Segro (SGRO), TBC Bank (TBCG)
Companies paying dividends: Solid State (6.25p), Victrex (46.14p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 17 February
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Gateley | 3 | 31 Mar 22 |
| Imperial Brands | 48.8 | 31 Mar 22 |
| Knights | 1.46 | 17 Mar 22 |
| Mountview Estates Ord 5p | 225 | 28 Mar 22 |
| Mountview Estates Ord 5p | 275 | 28 Mar 22 |
| Murray Income Trust Ord 25p | 8.25 | 17 Mar 22 |
| NCC Ord 1p | 1.5 | 4 Mar 22 |
| Shell A | 17.77 | 28 Mar 22 |
| Supermarket Income REIT | 1.485 | 20 Mar 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.
