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 27 May
Bank holiday – no announcements scheduled
Tuesday 28 May
Finals: Altitude, Amigo Holdings, Kainos
Interims: Oxford Biodynamics
AGMs: Comptoir, Eddie Stobart Logistics, Emmerson, Faron Pharmaceuticals, IP Group, Smart Metering Systems, Triple Point Social Housing REIT, Yolo Leisure and Technology
Economics: Housing loans, house prices, shop prices
Companies paying dividends: Coats Group (1.16p), Mobeus Income & Growth VCT (4p), The Property Franchise (6p)
Wednesday 29 May
Finals: Aveva, Stobart, Telford Homes
AGMs: ASA International, International Public Partnerships, MOD Resources, Oxford Biomedica, S4 Capital, Vectura, Xeros Technology
Companies paying dividends: Bakkavor (4p), Henry Boot (5.8p), Fundsmith Emerging Equities Trust (2p), London Stock Exchange (43.2p), Polypipe (7.9p), Statpro (2.05p), Tribal Group (1.1p),
Thursday 30 May
Interims: Urban & Civic, Daily Mail & General Trust
Final: De La Rue, FirstGroup, Johnson Matthey, LondonMetric Property, Pennon
AGM: eServGlobal
Economics: Consumer confidence
Companies paying dividends: Anglo Pacific (3.125p), Aptitude Software (4.4p), Aviva (20.75p), ContourGlobal (7.28p), Croda International (49p), Greggs (25p), Inmarsat (9.25p), Luceco (0.6p), Pendragon (0.7p), Portmeirion (29.5p), Sabre Insurance (6.8p), Sabre Insurance (special – 6p), Sequoia Economic Infrastructure (1.5p), Stilo International (0.06p), Wetherspoon (4p)
Friday 31 May
Finals: Charles Stanley, Wizz Air
AGMs: Alba Minerals Resources, AG Barr, Hostelworld, Nostrum Oil & Gas, Tiziana Life Sciences
Economics: Consumer credit, Mortgage approvals, Money supply
Companies paying dividends: Admiral (66p), AEW UK Long Lease REIT (1.375p), AEW UK REIT (2p), APQ Global (1.5p), Bankers Investment Trust (5.1p), Blackrock (1.75p), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (1.9p), Carr’s (1.125p), Cenkos Securities (2.5p), Chenavari Capital Solutions (0.7p), Clarkson (51p), CQS New City High Yield Fund (1p), Diverse Income Fund (0.85p), Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (1.6p), Edinburgh Investment Trust (6.25p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.479p), Elecosoft (0.4p), Elementis (4.2611p), Empresaria (2p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Fevertree Drinks (10.28p), Games Workshop (35p), Gresham House (3p), H&T (6.6p), Harworth (0.633p), Hastings Group (9p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.5p), Highcroft Investment Trust (33.75p), Hipgnosis Songs Fund (1.25p), Hydrogen Group (1p), Informa (14.85p), JPM Claverhouse (6.25p), McBride (1.5p), Nahl (5.7p), Picton Property Income (0.875p), Playtech (10.43p), Randall & Quilter (5.6p), Rightmove (40p), Senior (5.23p), Soco International (5.5p), Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (1.19p), STV Group (14p), Symphony International Holdings (2.5p), Symphony International Holdings (special - 1p), Target Healthcare REIT (1.6448p), The PRS REIT (1p), TI Fluid Systems (5.08p), Twentyfour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property REIT (0.92p), Weiss Korea Opportunity Fund (4.1195p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 30 May
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aberdeen Emerg Mtks Inv Co Ltd ORD £0.01 | 5.25 | 28 Jun |
| Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust | 4.9 | 21 Jun |
| Andrews Sykes Ord 20p | 11.9 | 21 Jun |
| BlackRock World Mining Trust | 4 | 28 Jun |
| Cardiff Property Ord 20p | 4.6 | 4 Jul |
| City Pub Group (The) | 2.75 | 1 Jul |
| Computacenter Ord 6p | 21.6 | 28 Jun |
| DFS Furniture | 3.7 | 19 Jun |
| Ebiquity Ord 25p | 0.71 | 24 Jun |
| Filta Group Holdings | 0.92 | 14 Jun |
| Frenkel Topping Group Ord 0.5p | 0.97 | 28 Jun |
| Global Ports Holdings 0.01 | 21.2 | 5 Jul |
| Good Energy Group | 2.5 | 5 Jul |
| Grainger Ord 5p | 1.73 | 5 Jul |
| Hilton Food Group Ord 10p | 15.8 | 28 Jun |
| Ingenta | 1.5 | 28 Jun |
| JTC | 2 | 21 Jun |
| Keller Group Ord 10p | 23.9 | 21 Jun |
| Keywords Studios | 1.08 | 21 Jun |
| Medica Group | 1.5 | 28 Jun |
| Murray Income Trust Ord 25p | 8 | 28 Jun |
| National Grid Ord 11 17/43p | 31.26 | 14 Aug |
| Nucleus Financial Group | 3.8 | 21 Jun |
| On The Beach Group | 1.3 | 28 Jun |
| Pacific Assets Trust Ord 12.5p | 3 | 4 Jul |
| Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust | 1.68 | 21 Jun |
| Sigma Capital Ord 1p | 2 | 28 Jun |
| Spire Healthcare | 2.5 | 25 Jun |
| STM Group Ord 0.1p | 1.3 | 26 Jun |
| Stock Spirits Group € | 2.27 | 21 Jun |
| Whitbread Holdings Ord 76 122/153p | 67 | 5 Jul |
| Witan Investment Co Ord 25p | 1.175 | 24 Jun |
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.
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The data in the table above is a small selection of what’s available on our website. Just go to www.investorschronicle.co.uk/shares and click on the dividend calendar box. You can download a full table of ex-dividend dates as an Excel spreadsheet. The dividend calendar is updated every Friday.
