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 6 August
Interims: HSBC, SDL, Synthomer, Ultra Electronics
Final: Omega Diagnostics
Trading statement: Kosmos Energy, Quotient
AGM: Solo Oil
Economics: New car registrations, Retail sales
Companies paying dividends: B&M European Value Retail (4.8p), CML Microsystems (5.8p), JD Sports Fashion (1.37p), Mitie (2.67p)
Tuesday 7 August
Interims: Clarke (T), ContourGlobal, Domino’s Pizza, Genel Energy, InterContinental Hotels, Interserve, Intertek, Meggitt, Rotork, Standard Life Aberdeen, TP Icap, Verona Pharma, Zotefoams
Final: Hargreaves Lansdown
Economics: House prices
Companies paying dividends: Intermediate Capital (21p), Johnson Matthey (58.25p),
Wednesday 8 August
Interims: Glencore, Hastings, Hill & Smith, Mereo Biopharma, Morgan Sindall, Paddy Power Betfair, PageGroup, Prudential, Share, Stock spirits, Spirax-Sarco, TT electronics
Trading statements: Delphi Technologies, Michael Kors, Thomson Reuters, UDG Healthcare
AGMs: Footasylum, Investec, Majestic Wine, Mountview Estates
Economics: House price balance
Companies paying dividends: British American Tobacco (48.8p), F&C Global Smaller Companies (10p), JPM Asian Investment Trust (3.9p), JPM Japan Smaller Companies (4.9p)
Thursday 9 August
Interims: Cineworld, Coca-Cola, Derwent, Evraz, G4S, Ibstock, Legal & General, Nomad Foods, North Midland Construction, Savills, Tritax Big Box REIT,
Trading statements: Belmond
Companies paying dividends: Caledonia Investments (41.5p), Impellam (13.5p), Tritax Big Box REIT (1.675p), VP (19.2)
Friday 10 April
Interim: Vitec
AGMs: iEnergizer
Economics: Trade balance, Industrial production, Manufacturing production, Construction output, GDP, Index of services, Government spending, Exports, Imports, Business investment
Companies paying dividends: Babcock (22.65p), James Cropper (11p), JPMorgan Multi-asset Trust (1p), Liontrust Asset Management (16p), Martin Currie Asia Unconstrained Trust (5.25p), Ranger Direct Lending (19.79p), Sanderson (1.25p), Schroder UK Mid Cap (3.43p), Speedy Hire (1.15p), Tatton Asset Management (4.4p), Unicorn AIM VCT (3p), Walker Greenbank (3.68p)
Shares going ex-dividend on 9 August
| Company Name | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust | 9.5 | 31-Aug |
| Amino Technologies ord 1p | 1.683 | 3 Sep 18 |
| Avon Rubber ord £1 | 5.43 | 7 Sep 18 |
| BT ord 5p | 10.55 | 3 Sep 18 |
| D4t4 Solutions | 1.875 | 14 Sep 18 |
| Fevertree Drinks | 4.22 | 7-Sep |
| Foresight Solar Fund | 1.64 | 24 Aug 18 |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 19 | 11-Oct |
| Henderson International Income Trust | 1.3 | 31 Aug 18 |
| Informa | 7.05 | 14-Sep |
| Law Debenture | 6 | 7-Sep |
| McColl's Retail | 3.4 | 7-Sep |
| Northern Bear ord | 3 | 31 Aug 18 |
| Northern Bear ord (special) | 1 | 31 Aug 18 |
| Northgate ord 5p | 11.6 | 21 Sep 18 |
| Picton Property Income | 0.875 | 31-Aug |
| PZ Cussons | 5.61 | 4-Oct |
| RM ord 2p | 1.9 | 7 Sep 18 |
| RPC ord 5p | 20.2 | 31 Aug 18 |
| St Modwen Properties ord 10p | 3.1 | 4 Sep 18 |
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.
