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 22 January
Interim: Accrol
AGM: Ixico
EGMs: Molins, Oncimmune
Economics: Rightmove house prices
Companies paying dividends: Bonmarché (2.5p), Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust (2p), Proactis (1.4p), Standard Life Equity Income Trust (5.5p)
Tuesday 23 January
Interim: IG
Finals: Benchmark, Harwood Wealth Management, Lakehouse, Velocity Composites
Trading statements: Cairn Energy, Dixons Carphone, easyJet, Pets at Home
AGMs: Connect, Marston’s, Mitchells & Butlers
EGM: Advanced Oncotherapy
Economics: Public sector borrowing, CBI trends – total orders, selling prices, business optimism
Wednesday 24 January
Finals: Crest Nicholson, Staffline
Trading statements: Antofagasta, Empresaria, Polymetal International, Sage, WH Smith
AGMs: McCarthy & Stone, Tracsis, WH Smith
Economics: Employment data, Average earnings
Companies paying dividends: Assura (0.6p), Diploma (16p), Majedie Investments (6.25p)
Thursday 25 January
Interims: CPL Resources, Diageo, Haynes Publishing, Renishaw, Sky
Final: Blue Prism
Trading statements: Anglo American, Asos, Brewin Dolphin, Close Brothers, CMC Markets, Daily Mail & General Trust, Genel Energy, Kaz Minerals, Kier, Restaurant Group, St James’s Place
AGMs: Conygar, Countryside Properties, Game Digital, ITE, LightwaveRF, RDI Reit
EGM: OptiBiotix
Economics: UK finance loans for housing, CBI retailing, total distribution reported sales
Companies paying dividends: Dairy Crest (6.3p), Gattaca (17p), Next (special) (45p), Thwaites (Daniel) (1.1p)
Friday 26 January
AGMs: Management Resources Solutions, Treatt, URA
Economics: Index of services, GDP data (Q4)
Companies paying dividends: Aberdeen Diversified Income & Growth (1.631p), Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust (1p), Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust (1.8p), Auto Trader (1.9p), Caledonia Mining (5.11p), Cranswick (15.1p), Dixons Carphone (3.5p), Fulcrum Utility Services (0.7p), Games Workshop (30p), Globalworth Real Estate Investments (0.22p), Henderson High Income Trust (2.375p), Inland Homes (1.2p), JPM Income & Capital Trust (2p), Latham (James) (4.7p), Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust (0.9p), Marwyn Value Investors (New Co) (2.064p), Maven Income & Growth VCT2 (2.25p), Northern 2 VCT (2p), Northgate (6.1p), Real Estate Investors (0.75p), RPC (7.8p), Shires Income (3p), Value & Income Trust (2.7p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 25 January
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| Cardiff Property ord 20p | 11.5 | 15 Feb |
| Elegant Hotels | 1.75 | 7 Mar |
| Fenner ord 25p | 2.8 | 8 Mar |
| Gooch & Housego ord 20p | 6.5 | 2 Mar |
| Pennon ord 40.7p | 11.97 | 4 Apr |
| RWS ord 5p | 5.2 | 23 Feb |
| Stagecoach ord 12/19p | 3.8 | 7 Mar |
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.
