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 13 November
Interims: Datatec, McKay Securities, Zoo Digital
Finals: Carr’s, Lonmin
Trading statements: Ladbrokes Coral, Taylor Wimpey
Company paying dividend: Tandem (1.35p)
Tuesday 14 November
Interims: AdEPT Telecom, AVEVA, BTG, Carclo, DCC, Electrocomponents, FirstGroup, Intermediate Capital, James Cropper, Land Securities, Oxford Instruments, Renold, Speedy Hire, SRT Marine Systems, Trifast, Vodafone
Final: McCarthy & Stone
Trading statements: BBA Aviation, Bovis Homes, ITV, Jackpotjoy, Polypipe, Wentworth Resources
AGMs: Mucklow (A&J), Rainbow Rare Earths, Smiths
Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer prices, House price index
Companies paying dividends: Inspired Energy (0.16p), Redrow (11p), Staffline (11p)
Wednesday 15 November
Interims: Enteq Upstream, Experian, Great Portland Estates, Helical, Marketing Group, Premier Foods, TalkTalk Telecom
Finals: AB Dynamics, Avon Rubber, Fenner, GAME Digital
Trading statement: TORM
AGMs: Barratt Developments, Celtic, Hays
EGMs: Ethernity Networks, Toro
Economics: Employment data, Average earnings
Companies paying dividends: Anglo Pacific (3p), Burford Capital (2.35p), Curtis Banks (1.5p), JPM Mid Cap Investment Trust (15p), Strategic Equity Capital (0.78p)
Thursday 16 November
Interims: 3i, Assura, British Land, Dart, Investec, Mediclinic International, Norcros, QinetiQ, Royal Mail, Young & Co’s Brewery
Final: Nanoco
Trading statements: Close Brothers, Coats, Premier Oil, Regional Reit, TBC Bank, Vitec
AGMs: Close Brothers, El Oro, Genus
Economics: Retail sales
Companies paying dividends: Hansard Global (5.3p), Haynes Publishing (4p), Joules (1.2p), Merchants Trust (6.2p), NB Global Floating Rate Income (0.82p), Tritax Big Box Reit (1.6p)
Friday 17 November
Interim: Record
AGMs: Amur Minerals, Kier
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Asian Income Fund (2.25p), Aviva (8.4p), Bovis Homes (15p), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (15.33p), Harvey Nash (1.643p), Hays (2.26p), Hays (special) (4.25p), Howden Joinery (3.6p), Investment Company (5p), John Menzies (6p), Murray International Trust (11p), NewRiver Reit (5.25p), Octopus Apollo VCT (special) (10.7p), Ricardo (13.88p), Saga (3p), Smiths (29.7p), SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (0.6042p), Ted Baker (16.6p), Walker Greenbank (0.69p), Warpaint London (1.4p), Wilmington (4.6p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 16 November
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Abcam | 7.355 | 8 Dec |
| Anpario ord 23p | 2 | 1 Dec |
| BlackRock World Mining Trust | 3 | 15 Dec |
| Bunzl ord 32 1/7p | 14 | 2 Jan |
| Diversified Gas & Oil | 1.52 | 20 Dec |
| EKF Diagnostics | 1.53 | 20 Dec |
| Genus ord 10p | 16 | 1 Dec |
| Gleeson (MJ) ord 2p | 17.5 | 14 Dec |
| Honeywell International | 57 | 8 Dec |
| Jupiter European Opps Trust | 6.5 | 17 Dec |
| New Star Investment Trust ord 1p | 0.8 | 30 Nov |
| Rotala ord 1p | 0.85 | 8 Dec |
| Royal Dutch Shell 'B' ord euro 0.07 | 36 | 20 Dec |
| Sanditon Investment Trust | 0.9 | 18 Dec |
| Spire Healthcare | 1.3 | 12 Dec |
| Swallowfield ord 5p | 3.5 | 8 Dec |
| Tristel | 2.63 | 15 Dec |
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.
