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The stock market week ahead: 29 May-2 June

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
May 26, 2023

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 29 May 

Spring bank holiday

 

Tuesday 30 May

Interims: Greencore Group (GNC), Hollywood Bowl Group (BOWL), Oxford BioDynamics (OBD)

Finals: Silver Bullet Data Services Group (SBDS)

AGMs: Alba Mineral Resources (ALBA), Aseana Properties (ASPL), BioPharma Credit (BPCR), Gresham House Energy Storage Fund (GRID), Light Science Technologies Holdings (LST), Maintel Holdings (MAI), Malvern International (MLVN), Manx Financial Group (MFX), Sportech (SPO)

Companies paying dividends: Custodian Property Income REIT (1.375p), Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (4.1p), Ecora Resources (1.75p), EJF (2.675p), Portmeirion Group (12p)

 

Wednesday 31 May

Economics: BRC shop price index

Interims: Impax Asset Management Group (IPX)

Finals: Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), De La Rue (DLAR)

AGMs: Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS), Aferian (AFRN), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (BCPT), Bodycote (BOY), CleanTech Lithium (CTL), Dianomi (DNM), Digitalbox (DBOX), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Predator Oil & Gas Holdings (PRD), Rotala (ROL), RTC Group (RTC), Thungela Resources (TGA), Xaar (XAR)

Companies paying dividends: abrdn Property Income Trust (1p), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (0.4p), BlackRock World Mining Trust (5.5p), City of London Investment Trust (5.05p), Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (1.95p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.417p), Foxtons (0.7p), Global Opportunities Trust (5p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.85p), JPM American Investment Trust (4.75p), JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (1.05p), Mortgage Advice Bureau Holdings (14.7p), Picton Property Income (0.875p), PPHE Hotel Group (12p), St. James's Place Capital (37.19p), Taylor Maritime Investments GBP (1.6p), UK Commercial Property REIT (0.85p), Vesuvius (15.75p)

Thursday 1 June

Economics: Nationwide house price index, consumer credit, M4 money supply, mortgage approvals

Finals: Auto Trader Group (AUTO), Dr Martens (DOCS), NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF), Pennon Group (PNN)

AGMs: Middlefield Canadian Inc (MCT), Northcoders Group (CODE), PageGroup (PAGE)

Companies paying dividends: 4imprint Group (99.23p final, 165.38p special), BAE Systems (16.6p), Glencore (17.609p), JPMorgan China Growth & Income (3.42p), Macfarlane Group (2.52p), Sabre Insurance Group (2.8p), Safestyle UK (0.1p), Tritax Big Box REIT (1.75p), Vector Capital (1.53p), Vistry Group (32p)

Friday 2 June

Companies paying dividends: Arbuthnot Banking Group (25p), Blackstone Loan Financing (2p), Bodycote (14.9p), Boot (Henry) & Sons (4p), CVC Income & Growth (1.875p), Derwent London (54.5p), Eleco (0.5p final, 0.58p special), Fevertree Drinks (10.68p), Headlam Group (11.2p), Highcroft Investment Trust (33p), LSL Property Services (7.4p), Majedie Investments (1.8p), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (1.44p), Pebble Group (The) (0.6p), Princess Private Equity Holdings (32.14p), Public Policy Holding Company (7.723p), Reach (4.46p), T Clarke (4.1p), Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (15p), Zotefoams (4.62p)

Companies going ex-dividend on 1 June
CompanyDividend (p)Pay date
Anglo-Eastern Plantations Ord 25p20.27-Jul-2023
Associated British Foods Ord 5p14.27-Jul-2023
Centamin Plc2.06623-Jun-2023
Cerillion3.323-Jun-2023
Gamma Communications1022-Jun-2023
Hill & Smith227-Jul-2023
Hilton Food Group Ord 10p22.630-Jun-2023
Informa Ord 10p6.814-Jul-2023
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income4.257-Jul-2023
JTC6.8830-Jun-2023
Keller Group Ord 10p24.523-Jun-2023
Keywords Studios1.630-Jun-2023
Likewise Group0.27-Jul-2023
Marshalls Ord 25p9.93-Jul-2023
Menhaden Resource Efficiency0.430-Jun-2023
National Grid Ord 11 17/43p37.69-Aug-2023
National World0.55-Jul-2023
Nexus Infrastructure130-Jun-2023
Origin Enterprises €0.012.812523-Jun-2023
Premier Miton Global Renewables Trust1.8530-Jun-2023
Sage Group Ord 1p6.523-Jun-2023
SPECTRA SYSTEMS CORP COM SHS US$0.01 (DI9.523-Jun-2023
UP Global Sourcing Holdings2.4330-Jun-2023

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.