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 4 April
Finals: Belvoir (BLV), Elixirr International (ELIX), Provident Financial (PFG)
AGMS: Poolbeg Pharma (POLB)
Tuesday 5 April
Economics: PMI construction
Trading updates: Marlowe (MRL), Moonpig (MOON)
Finals: DP Eurasia (DPEU), Next Fifteen Communications (NFC), Property Franchise Group (TPFG), Quixant (QXT), SourceBio International (SBI)
AGMs: Athelney Trust (ATY), Scottish American Investment Co (SAIN)
Companies paying dividends: Barclays (4p), Pennon (11.7p)
Wednesday 6 April
Economics: PMI services
Interims: Applied Graphene Materials (AGM)
Finals: Epwin Group (EPWN), Hilton Food Group (HFG)
AGMs: Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust (DORE), Maven Income and Growth VCT 3 (MIG3)
Companies paying dividends: Appreciate Group (0.6p), Capital Group ( Driver Group (0.75p), Hargreaves Services (2.8p)
Thursday 7 April
Economics: RICS housing market survey, Halifax house price index, PMI construction
Trading updates: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), CMC Markets (CMCX), Entain (ENT), Parity (PTY), Robert Walters (RWA)
Interims: Tracsis (TRCS)
Finals: Attraqt (ATQT)
AGMs: AFC Energy (AFC), Law Debenture Corporation (LWDB), Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (PCFT), RM (RM.)
Companies paying dividends: Diageo (29.36p), Land Securities (8.5p), Safestore Holdings (17.6p), South32 (6.6p)
Friday 8 April
AGMs: Rio Tinto (RIO)
Companies paying dividends: BMO Managed Portfolio Trust (1.55p), Crest Nicholson (9.5p), Dunelm (14p), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (2p), i3 Energy (0.105p), Independent Investment Trust (5), IDOX (0.4p), Redrow (10p), Ricardo (2.91p), Sylvania Platinum (2.25p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 7 April
| Company | Dividend (p) | Date |
| abrdn | 7.3 | 24-May-22 |
| abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust | 2.4 | 25-Apr-22 |
| Aferian | 2.09 | 22-Apr-22 |
| Aviva Ord 25p | 14.7 | 19-May-22 |
| Begbies Traynor Ord 5p | 1.1 | 06-May-22 |
| BMO UK High Income Trust | 1.55 | 06-May-22 |
| BMO UK High Income Trust B | 1.55 | 06-May-22 |
| Capital | 1.846 | 02-May-22 |
| Chelverton UK Dividend Trust | 2.75 | 19-Apr-22 |
| D S Smith Ord 10p | 4.8 | 03-May-22 |
| DFS Furniture | 3.7 | 25-May-22 |
| DFS Furniture | 10 | 25-May-22 |
| Direct Line Insurance Group Ord 10p | 15.1 | 17-May-22 |
| Domino's Pizza Group | 6.8 | 10-May-22 |
| Dunedin Enterprise Inv Tst Ord 25p | 1.9 | 13-May-22 |
| F&C Investment Trust | 3.8 | 10-May-22 |
| Grafton Group Units € | 22 | 05-May-22 |
| Gresham Technologies | 0.75 | 20-May-22 |
| Henderson High Income Trust | 2.525 | 29-Apr-22 |
| Howden Joinery Group | 15.2 | 20-May-22 |
| IMI Ord 25p | 15.8 | 13-May-22 |
| International Personal Finance Ord 10p | 5.8 | 06-May-22 |
| International Public Prtnshps | 3.77 | 07-Jun-22 |
| Invesco Asia Trust Ord 10p | 7.6 | 26-Apr-22 |
| KERRY GROUP 'A'ORD EUR0.125 | 55.64 | 06-May-22 |
| Lloyds Banking Group | 1.33 | 19-May-22 |
| Luceco | 5.5 | 20-May-22 |
| Man Group | 6.268 | 20-May-22 |
| Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust | 1.5 | 29-Apr-22 |
| Melrose Industries 48/7p | 1 | 20-May-22 |
| Mondi Ord €0.2 | 37.815 | 16-May-22 |
| Murray International Trust Ord 25p | 19 | 18-May-22 |
| Quilter Plc Ord 0.07p | 3.9 | 16-May-22 |
| REAL ESTATE INVESTORS ORD £0.10 | 0.8125 | 29-Apr-22 |
| Rentokil Initial Ord 1p | 4.3 | 18-May-22 |
| Rotork Ord 0.5p | 4.05 | 19-May-22 |
| Savills Ord 5p | 12.75 | 17-May-22 |
| Savills Ord 5p | 27.05 | 17-May-22 |
| Savills Ord 5p | 15.6 | 17-May-22 |
| Seplat Energy | 1.863 | 18-May-22 |
| Shires Income Ord 50p | 3.2 | 29-Apr-22 |
| Smurfit Kappa Group Ord €0.001 | 81.44 | 06-May-22 |
| Softcat Ord 0.0005p | 7.3 | 13-May-22 |
| SOMERO ENTERPRISES INC COM STK US$0.001 | 16.94 | 06-May-22 |
| SOMERO ENTERPRISES INC COM STK US$0.001 | 15.15 | 06-May-22 |
| Synectics | 1.5 | 06-May-22 |
| Tristel Ord 1p | 2.62 | 30-Apr-22 |
| Troy Income & Growth Trust | 0.49 | 29-Apr-22 |
| US Solar Fund GBP | 1.1 | 29-Apr-22 |
| VINACAPITAL VIETNAM OPPORTUNITY FD ORD U | 6.06 | 10-May-22 |
| Vistry Group | 40 | 24-May-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.
