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 21 September
Interims: Augean (AUG), MaxCyte (MXCT), Pennant International (PEN)
AGMs: FinnCap (FCAP), IG Design (IGR), Induction Healthcare (INHC), Knights (KGH), Vertu Capital (VCBC)
Companies paying dividends: Clarkson (53p), Games Workshop (30p), Hikma Pharmaceutical (12.3p), Pearson (6p), Quilter (1p), Royal Dutch Shell (12.23p), Ultra Electronics (15.4p)
Tuesday 22 September
Interims: Alliance Pharma (APH), ASA International (ASAI), AG Barr (BAG), Cambridge Cognition (COG), Ergomed (ERGO), Frenkel Topping (FEN), INSPECS (SPEC) Judges Scientific (JDG), Kingfisher (KGF), Learning Technologies (LTG) Longboat Energy (LBE), NAHL Group (NAH), Parity Group (PTY), Tremor International (TRMR)
Finals: 1PM (OPM)
AGMs: Cathay International (CTI), Grafenia (GRA), Ilika (IKA), Manolete Partners (MANO), Morses Club (MCL), Pantheon International (PIN), Prime People (PRP), Trifast (TRI), Yourgene Health (YGEN)
Companies paying dividends: BHP (42.3p), London Stock Exchange (23.3p)
Wednesday 23 September
Interims: Cloudcall (CALL), ECSC (ECSC), Equals (EQLS), LoopUp (LOOP), Strix (KETL), The Mission Group (TMG), Warpaint London (W7L), Xeros Technology (XSG)
Finals: Allergy Therapeutics (AGY), PZ Cussons (PZC)
AGMs: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Collagen Solutions (COS), Dillistone (DSG), First Property (FPO), Fulcrum Utility Services (FCRM), Hornby (HRN), Joules (JOUL), Mothercare (MTC), Reabold Resources (RBD), Real Good Food (RGD), SDI (SDI), Tavistock Investments (TAVI), TwentyFour Income Fund (TFIF), Zoo Digital (ZOO)
Companies paying dividends: Anexo (0.5p), Blue Planet Investment Trust (2.22p), Glencore (7.69p) (Solid State (7.25p), The Property Franchise (2.1p)
Thursday: 24 September
Trading updates: United Utilities (UU.)
Interims: Biome Technologies (BIOM), Ebiquity (EBQ), Faron Pharmaceuticals (FARN), GYG (GYG), Pendragon (PDG), Portmeirion (PMP), Sig (SHI)
Finals: CVS (CVSG), DFS Furniture (DFS)
AGMs: Caffyns (CFYN), Integumen (SKIN), Kainos (KNOS), Mercia Asset Management (MERC), Miton Global Opportunities (MIGO), Nwf Group (NWF), Premier Veterinary (PVG), Securities Trust of Scotland (STS), Shearwater (SWG), Sure Ventures (SURE), Triad (TRD), Versarien (VRS)
Companies paying dividends: Aviva (6p), Legal & General (4.93p), Schroders (35p), Segro (6.9p)
Friday 25 September
Trading updates: Pennon (PNN)
AGMs: Catenae Innovation (CTEA), Fusion Antibodies (FAB), Lekoil (LEK), OTAQ (OTAQ), Solo Oil (SOLO)
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Emerging Markets (5.5p), Anglo American (21.4p), Athelney (1.7p), BlackRock World Mining Trust (4p), Bodycote (13.3p), Capital (0.681p), CLS Holdings (2.35p), ContourGlobal (3.1077p), Diversified Gas & Oil (2.77p), First Property Group (1.22p), RM Secured Direct Lending (1.625p), Rotork (3.9p), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (1.375p), Seneca Global Income & Growth Trust (1.68p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 24 September
| Name | Dividend (p) | Pay Date |
| Alumasc Group | 2 | 30 Oct 20 |
| Computacenter Ord 6p | 12.3 | 23 Oct 20 |
| Diverse Income Trust | 1.05 | 30 Nov 20 |
| DWF Group | 0.75 | 05 Nov 20 |
| Fevertree Drinks | 5.41 | 16 Oct 20 |
| Fidelity European Values Ord 25p | 2.6 | 30 Oct 20 |
| Gamma Communications | 3.9 | 22 Oct 20 |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Ord 0.04p | 26.3 | 16 Oct 20 |
| Hargreaves Lansdown Ord 0.04p | 17.4 | 16 Oct 20 |
| Henderson Alternative Strat Tst | 5.5 | 02 Oct 20 |
| IG Group Holdings Ord 0.005p | 30.24 | 22 Oct 20 |
| John Laing Group | 1.85 | 23 Oct 20 |
| Jupiter Green Investment Trust | 1.3 | 16 Oct 20 |
| Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets Ord 10p | 2.04 | 30 Oct 20 |
| Science Group | 2 | 23 Oct 20 |
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.
IC ONLINE
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.
