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 March
Interims: Craneware (CRW)
Finals: Clarkson (CKN), GlobalData (DATA), Quartix Technologies (QTX), Senior (SNR)
AGMs: JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Securities (JEMA)
Tuesday 5 March
Economics: BRC shop price index, PMI composite, PMI services
Trading updates: Ashtead Group (AHT)
Interims: Beeks Financial Cloud Group (BKS), dotDigital Group (DOTD)
Finals: Apax Global Alpha Limited (APAX), Bakkavor Group (BAKK), Blackbird (BIRD), Fresnillo (FRES), Greggs (GRG), Headlam Group (HEAD), Hiscox (HSX), Inchcape (INCH), Intertek Group (ITRK), IWG (IWG), Johnson Service Group (JSG), Keller Group (KLR), Reach (RCH), Rotork (ROR), Sig (SHI), STV Group (STVG), Travis Perkins (TPK), XP Power (XPP)
AGMs: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Ajax Resources (AJAX). Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD), Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT), CC Japan Income & Growth Trust (CCJI), Driver Group (DRV), Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWI), Jersey Electricity (JEL)
Companies paying dividends: Henderson Smaller Cos Investment Trust (7.5p), Paypoint (9.5p)
Wednesday 6 March
Economics: PMI construction
Trading updates: Smith (DS) (SMDS)
Interims: Galliford Try Holdings (GFRD), Netcall (NET), Ricardo (RCDO)
Finals: Breedon Group (BREE), CLS Holdings (CLI), ConvaTec Group (CTEC), Greencoat Renewables (GRP), Ibstock (IBST), Lancashire Holdings (LRE), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), Quilter (QLT), Rathbones Group (RAT), Spirent Communications (SPT), Tullow Oil (TLW)
AGMs: Mila Resources (MILA), Paragon Banking Group (PAG)
Companies paying dividends: AB Dynamics (4.42p)
Thursday 7 March
Economics: Halifax house price index
Interims: Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK), Darktrace (DARK), Kier Group (KIE)
Finals: Admiral Group (ADM), Aviva (AV.), Beazley (BEZ), Coats Group (COA), Elementis (ELM), Entain (ENT), Harbour Energy (HBR), Informa (INF), ITV (ITV), Just Group (JUST), Melrose Industries (MRO), Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS), Rentokil Initial (RTO), Robert Walters (RWA), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), TT Electronics (TTG), Tyman (TYMN)
AGMs: BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust (BRIG), CT UK Capital & Income Inv Trust (CTUK)
Companies paying dividends: Chenavari Toro Income Fund (€0.0162)
Friday 8 March
Finals: FBD Holdings (FBH), Informa (INF)
AGMs: Allergy Therapeutics (AGY), Chenavari Toro Income Fund (TORO), Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund (SCP)
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (37.55p), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (2.75p), Avon Protection (12.13p), Baronsmead Venture Trust (2.5p), Blackstone Loan Financing (2.52966p), GCP Infrastructure Investments (1.75p), Majedie Investments (1.9p), Paragon Banking Group (26.4p), PRS REIT (1p), Renew Holdings (12p), Residential Secure Income (1.03p), S&U (35p), SSE (20p), Troy Income & Growth Trust (0.5304p), Victorian Plumbing Group (0.95p)
| Companies going ex-dividend on 7 March | ||
|---|---|---|
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Athelney Trust | 7.6 | 11-Apr-2024 |
| BHP Group | $0.72 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Colefax Group | 2.7 | 11-Apr-2024 |
| CT UK Capital and Income Investment Trust | 2.85 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Energean | $0.3 | 29-Mar-2024 |
| HSBC Holdings | $0.31 | 25-Apr-2024 |
| JPMorgan Glb Emerging Mkts Inc Tst | 1 | 19-Apr-2024 |
| JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | 4.61 | 16-Apr-2024 |
| Law Debenture Corporation | 9.125 | 11-Apr-2024 |
| Personal Assets Trust | 1.4 | 16-Apr-2024 |
| PZ Cussons | 1.5 | 4-Apr-2024 |
| Redcentric | 1.2 | 18-Apr-2024 |
| Renishaw | 16.8 | 9-Apr-2024 |
| Rights and Issues Investment Trust | 31.25 | 5-Apr-2024 |
| Rio Tinto | 203.77 | 18-Apr-2024 |
| Safestore Holdings | 20.2 | 9-Apr-2024 |
| Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust | 0.836 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust | 1.56 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| South32 | $0.004 | 4-Apr-2024 |
| Standard Chartered | $0.21 | 17-May-2024 |
| Temple Bar Investment Trust | 2.5 | 2-Apr-2024 |
| Utilico Emerging Markets Trust | 2.15 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Vaalco Energy | $0.0625 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Woodside Energy Group | $0.6 | 4-Apr-2024 |
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.
