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 28 August
UK Bank holiday – nothing scheduled
Tuesday 29 August
Interims: Bunzl, Polymetal
AGMs: Cadence Minerals, Findel, Healthperm Resourcing, Omega Diagnostics
EGM: Ultra Electronics
Wednesday 30 August
Interims: BATM Advanced Communications, Gym, HSS Hire, IFG, Petrofac, Puretech Health, Quantum Pharma
Trading statement: Diploma
AGMs: Collagen Solutions, Ultimate Sports
EGM: Zameno
Economics: BRC shop price index, Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply
Companies paying dividends: Bilby (1.5p), Chenavari Capital Solutions (1.75p), Jupiter Fund Management (6.8p), Relx (11.7p)
Thursday 31 August
Interims: Alfa Financial Software, Arrow Global, Chesnara, Churchill China, Eddie Stobart Logistics, Grafton, Jimmy Choo, Ladbrokes Coral, Restaurant Group, STV
Final: Hays
AGMs: FIH, Highland Natural Resources, IG Design, Simian Global, Victoria
EGMs: Andalas Energy & Power, Berendsen
Economics: GfK consumer confidence
Companies paying dividends: Albion Enterprise VCT (2.5p), Bankers Investment Trust (4.7p), BB Healthcare Trust (1.75p), City Natural Resources High Yield (3.02p), City of London Investment Trust (4.3p), Custodian Reit (1.6125p), CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities (1.375p), Diverse Income Trust (0.8p), Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust (1.6p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.4583p), F&C Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.3p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.2p), Income & Growth VCT (special) (15p), International Biotechnology Trust (11.5p), NB Private Equity Partners Limited Zero (0.5p), Picton Property Income (0.825p), Polar Capital Global Financial Trust (2.1p), Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust (0.62p), UK Commercial Property (0.92p)
Friday 1 September
Interim: EMIS
AGM: Anglesey Mining
Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (3p), Amino Technologies (1.53p), BlackRock Income & Growth Investment Trust (2.5p), Cranswick (31p), CVC Credit Partners European Opportunities (0.1375p), Domino’s Pizza (3.75p), JPM Claverhouse (5.5p), Jupiter Dividend & Growth Trust (1.82p), Moneysupermarket.com (2.84p), Motorpoint (2.9p), Northern Bear (2.5p), Northern Bear (special) (1.5p), Pennon (24.87p), Porvair (1.5p), Premier Asset Management (1.25p), Qinetiq (4p), RPC (17.9p), Schroder European REIT (1.5p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 31 August
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Aberdeen Emrg Mkts Inv Co Ltd ord £0.01 | 5 | 29 Sep |
| Alliance Trust ord Stk 2.5p | 3.29 | 2 Oct |
| Arbuthnot Banking ord 1p | 14 | 29 Sep |
| Ascential | 1.8 | 29 Sep |
| Auto Trader ord 150p | 3.5 | 29 Sep |
| Centamin | 1.92 | 29 Sep |
| Chemring ord 5p | 1 | 15 Sep |
| Circle Property | 2.6 | 27 Oct |
| Croda International ord 10p | 35 | 3 Oct |
| Esure ord 0.08333p | 4.1 | 13 Oct |
| FIH | 4 | 22 Sep |
| First Property ord 1p | 1.15 | 29 Sep |
| Foxtons Group | 0.43 | 26 Sep |
| G4S ord 25p | 3.59 | 13 Sep |
| Globaldata ord 1/14p | 3 | 3 Oct |
| Hammerson ord 25p | 10.7 | 9 Oct |
| Hochschild Mining ord 25p | 1.38 | 21 Sep |
| Impellam ord 1p | 7 | 6 Oct |
| Intercontinental Hotels 11 3/7p | 25.38 | 6 Oct |
| JPM American IT ord 25p | 2.25 | 5 Oct |
| LPA Industries ord 10p | 1.05 | 22 Sep |
| Mincon | 0.83 | 26 Sep |
| National Express ord 5p | 4.26 | 22 Sep |
| NCC ord 1p | 3.15 | 29 Sep |
| Personal Assets Trust ord £12.5 | 140 | 13 Oct |
| Premier Energy & Water ord 1p | 1.9 | 29 Sep |
| Real Estate Credit Investments | 3 | 22 Sep |
| Rights & Issues Inv Tst Inc 25p | 10.25 | 29 Sep |
| Robert Walters ord 20p | 2.75 | 13 Oct |
| Solid State ord 5p | 8 | 22 Sep |
| St James's Place Capital ord 15p | 15.41 | 29 Sep |
| Stagecoach ord 12/19p | 8.1 | 4 Oct |
| Stock Spirits € | 2.16 | 22 Sep |
| Ultra Electronics ord 5p | 14.6 | 21 Sep |
| Walker Crips 6.66p | 1.29 | 15 Sep |
| Xafinity | 0.73 | 28 Sep |
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.
