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 1 April
UK public holiday
Tuesday 2 April
Economics: BRC shop price index, consumer credit, M4 money supply, mortgage approvals, PMI manufacturing
Trading updates: Renew Holdings (RNWH)
Finals: Gaming Realms (GMR), Strix Group (KETL), XLMEdia (XLM)
Companies paying dividends: Braemar (4p), Warehouse REIT (1.6p), Shoe Zone (14.9p), JPMorgan European Growth & Income (1.05p), Ashmore Group (4.8p), Temple Bar Investment Trust (2.5p), MJ Gleeson (4p), Fair Oaks Income ($0.02), Fair Oaks Income Realisation ($0.02), RM Infrastructure Income (1.625p), Tritax Big Box REIT (2.05p), Fonix Mobile (2.6p)
Wednesday 3 April
Trading updates: Topps Tiles (TPT)
Finals: Hilton Food Group (HFG), Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT)
Companies paying dividends: Barclays (5.3p), Tetragon Financial Group ($0.11), TotalEnergies (€0.74)
Thursday 4 April
Economics: PMI composite, PMI services
AGMs: Rio Tinto (RIO), Scottish American Investment Co (SAIN)
Companies paying dividends: Apax Global Alpha Limited (5.64p), Brunner Investment Trust (6.05p), London Finance & Investment Group (0.6p), PZ Cussons (1.5p), South32 ($0.004), Woodside Energy Group ($0.6)
Friday 5 April
Economics: Halifax house price index
AGMs: Faron Pharmaceuticals OY (FARN)
Companies paying dividends: BBGI Global Infrastructure (3.965p), Molten Ventures VCT (1p), Pennon Group (14.04p), Real Estate Credit Investments (3p), Regional REIT (1.2p), Rights & Issues Investment Trust (31.25p), Sylvania Platinum (1p), Titon Holdings (0.5p), Triple Point Energy Transition (1.375p)
| Companies going ex-dividend on 4 April | ||
|---|---|---|
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Alpha Group International | 12.3 | 10-May-2024 |
| B.P. Marsh & Partners | 2.68 | 3-May-2024 |
| Breedon Group | 9.5 | 17-May-2024 |
| Chelverton UK Dividend Trust | 3.15 | 19-Apr-2024 |
| CT UK High Income Trust | 1.66 | 3-May-2024 |
| CT UK High Income Trust B | 1.66 | 3-May-2024 |
| Dalata Hotel Group | €0.08 | 1-May-2024 |
| Direct Line Insurance Group | 4 | 17-May-2024 |
| Domino's Pizza Group | 7.2 | 9-May-2024 |
| Empiric Student Property | 0.9375 | 19-Apr-2024 |
| European Assets Trust | 1.475 | 30-Apr-2024 |
| European Smaller Companies Trust | 1.45 | 3-May-2024 |
| Games Workshop Group | 105 | 13-May-2024 |
| Grit Real Estate Income Group | $0.015 | 15-May-2024 |
| Hammerson | 0.78 | 10-May-2024 |
| Henderson High Income Trust | 2.625 | 26-Apr-2024 |
| IMI | 19.2 | 17-May-2024 |
| InterContinental Hotels Group | $1.04 | 14-May-2024 |
| Invesco Asia Trust | 6.9 | 23-Apr-2024 |
| Kitwave Group | 7.45 | 26-Apr-2024 |
| Kitwave Group | 7.45 | 26-Apr-2024 |
| Mondi | €0.47 | 14-May-2024 |
| Nexus Infrastructure | 2 | 7-May-2024 |
| OSB Group | 21.8 | 14-May-2024 |
| Pebble Group | 1.2 | 7-May-2024 |
| Rentokil Initial | 5.93 | 15-May-2024 |
| RIT Capital Partners | 19.5 | 26-Apr-2024 |
| Shires Income | 3.2 | 30-Apr-2024 |
| US Solar Fund | $0.0154 | 30-Apr-2024 |
| VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund | $0.07 | 13-May-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.
