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 18 June
Final: Volex
AGMs: Angling Direct, Ascent Resources, Boston International, CEPS, Comptoir, Cyanconnode, Directa Plus, EVR, Horizon Discovery, IP, Mission Marketing, Papua Mining, Premier Technical Services
EGM: ZPG
Companies paying dividends: DFS Furniture (3.7p), Kingfisher (7.49p), P2P Global Investments (12p), PageGroup (8.6p), Randall & Quilter (5.4p), Royal Dutch Shell ‘B’ ord (33.57p), SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (0.6042p), Witan Investment (5.25p), Witan Pacific Investment Trust (3.25p)
Tuesday 19 June
Finals: Accys Technologies, Ashtead, Bonmarché, Castleton Technology, Flybe, Footasylum, Telecom Plus
Trading statement: Ferguson
AGMs: Caspian Sunrise, Evraz, HC Slingsby, London & Associated Properties, Luceco, Metals Exploration, Motif Bio, Nautilus Marine Services, Trinity Exploration & Production, Trufin, Water Intelligence
Companies paying dividends: Aurora Investment Trust (2.75p), Fidelity Special Values (1.85p), JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income (1.125p), Taptica International (0.54p)
Wednesday 20 June
Finals: Berkeley Group, Best of the Best
AGMs: Andrews Sykes, Baron Oil, Cadogan Petroleum, Deltex Medical, Elektron Technology, Inspired Energy, London Security, Rambler Metals & Mining, Tax Systems
EGM: Rambler Metals & Mining
Economics: CBI trends – selling prices, total orders
Company paying dividend: Tharisa (1.4782p)
Thursday 21 June
Interim: Chemring
Final: Dixons Carphone
Trading statement: Saga
AGMs: Eden Research, Good Energy, HSS Hire, Impellam, Maistro, Mereo Biopharma, NetScientific, Saga, Tarsus, Vipera
EGMs: Synthomer, Transense Technologies, Utilitywise
Economics: Public sector borrowing data, Bank of England rate announcement, asset and bond purchase targets
Companies paying dividends: Euromoney Institutional Investor (10.2p), Gamma Communications (5.6p), Income & Growth VCT (2.5p), Summit Germany (0.89p), Titon (1.75p)
Friday 22 June
Final: Prime People
AGMs: boohoo.com, Braemar Shipping Services, Cambian, Next Fifteen Communications, Panther Securities, Synairgen, Tiger Resource Finance, Xtract Resources, Zoltav Resources
EGMs: Microsaic Systems, Monreal
Companies paying dividends: Burford Capital (5.523p), City Natural Resources High Yield (0.4p), Gattaca (3p), Howden Joinery (7.5p), Inchcape (18.9p), Keller (24.5p), Keywords Studios (0.98p), MP Evans (12.75p), Majedie Investments (4p), Medica (1.1p), Midwich (9.65p), Mincon (0.92p), Moss Bros (1.97p), Numis Corporation (5.5p), Standard Life Equity Income Trust (4.4p), Ted Baker (43.5p), Tesco (2p), Town Centre Securities (3.25p), UIL (1.875p), Venture Life (0.04p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 21 June
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
Amati Aim VCT | 5.25 | 22 Jul |
Big Yellow ord 10p | 15.5 | 27 Jul |
Braemar Shipping Services | 10 | 22 Jul |
Compass ord 10 5/8p | 12.3 | 30 Jul |
Edinburgh Investment Trust ord 25p | 9.2 | 24 Jul |
Experian | 22.48 | 20 Jul |
First Derivatives ord 0.5p | 17 | 20 Jul |
Henderson High Income Trust | 2.375 | 27 Jul |
ICG Enterprise Trust | 6 | 13 Jul |
Kcom ord 10p | 4 | 3 Aug |
Land Securities ord 10 2/3 p | 14.65 | 27 Jul |
Mercantile Investment Trust | 12.5 | 1 Aug |
Mitie ord 2.5p | 2.67 | 6 Aug |
MS International ord 10p | 6.5 | 24 Jul |
New River Reit | 5.4 | 27 Jul |
Northern 2 VCT | 3.5 | 20 Jul |
Northern 3 VCT | 3.5 | 20 Jul |
Octopus Aim Vct 1p | 3 | 20 Jul |
Paypoint ord 1/3p | 30.6 | 30 Jul |
ProVen Growth & Income VCT | 2 | 20 Jul |
Proven VCT ord 10p | 2.5 | 20 Jul |
Tate & Lyle ord 25p | 20.3 | 1 Aug |
Tex ord 10p | 6 | 20 Jul |
TR Property Inv Trust ord 25p | 7.55 | 31 Jul |
United Utilities | 26.49 | 3 Aug |
Vertu Motors ord 10p | 0.95 | 30 Jul |
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.
