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 27 August
UK bank holiday – nothing scheduled
Tuesday 28 August
Interim: Bunzl
Final: Sylvania Platinum
AGMs: Cadence Minerals, Georgian Mining, Gordon Dadds, iomart
EGM: Countrywide
Economics: BRC shop price index, Nationwide house prices
Wednesday 29 August
Interims: Gym Group, IQE, James Fisher, Petrofac
Trading statement: Diploma
AGMs: Daejan Holdings, Ultimate Sports Group, Vordere
EGM: Mirada
Companies paying dividends: BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (2.5p), Jupiter Fund Management (7.9p)
Thursday 30 August
Interims: Arrow Global, Chesnara, Churchill China, Hunting, IFG Group
Final: Hays
Trading statements: Amigo Holdings, WH Smith
AGMs: Creighton’s, FIH Group, Sophos
EGMs: City of London Investment Group, Toople
Economics: Net consumer credit, Net lending secured on dwellings, Mortgage approvals, M4 money supply, GfK consumer confidence (August)
Companies paying dividends: Beazley (3.9p), Blue Planet Investment Trust (4.8p)
Friday 31 August
Interims: Emis, Old Mutual, Restaurant Group
AGM: Stagecoach
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (9.5p), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (2.6p), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (special) (0.6p), Artemis Aim VCT (special) (5p), Bluefirld Solar Income Fund (1.8p), Chenavari Capital Solutions (1p), City Natural Resources High Yield (2.62p), City of London Investment Trust (4.55p), CQS New City High Yield Fund (1.45p), Custodian REIT (1.6375p), Diverse Income Trust (0.85p), EJF (2.5p), GCP Infrastructure Investments (1.9p), Halfords (12.03p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.5p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.3p), Investment Company (5.7p), NB Private Equity Partners (0.28p), Nichols (11.3p), Northern Bear (3p), Northern Bear (special) (1p), Picton Property Income (0.875p), Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (2.25p), Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust (1p), Porvair (1.6p), Premier Asset Management Group (1.65p), Qinetiq (4.2p), Royal Mail (16.3p), RPC (20.2p), Secure Income REIT (3.9325p), Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust (1.19p), Starwood European Real Estate Finance (1.625p), Target Healthcare REIT (1.6125p), The PRS REIT (2.5p), Twentyfour Select Monthly Income (0.5p), UK Commercial Property REIT (0.92p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 30 August
Company | Dividend(p) | Payment |
600 Group Ord 25p | 0.5 | 28 Sep |
Aberdeen Emerg Mtks Inv Co Ltd Ord £0.01 | 5.25 | 28 Sep |
Arbuthnot Banking Gp Ord 1p | 15 | 28 Sep |
Ascential | 1.9 | 28 Sep |
Auto Trader Group Ord 150p | 4 | 28 Sep |
BioPharma Credit | 1.75 | 28 Sep |
Canadian General Investment | 11.4 | 15 Sep |
Capital & Counties Properties ORD 25p | 0.5 | 21 Sep |
Centamin | 1.9 | 28 Sep |
Chemring Group Ord 5p | 1.1 | 14 Sep |
Elementis Ord 5p | 2.24 | 29 Sep |
F&C Capital & Income Inv Tst Ord 25p | 2.45 | 28 Sep |
Globaldata Ord 1/14p | 3.5 | 3 Oct |
Greencore Ord I£0.50 | 2.2 | 4 Oct |
Hammerson Ord 25p | 11.1 | 8 Oct |
Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst Ord 25p | 15 | 28 Sep |
Intercontinental Hotels Grp. 11 3/7p | 27.62 | 5 Oct |
JPM American ITst Ord 25p | 2.5 | 5Oct |
Mincon Group | 0.83 | 25 Sep |
National Express Group Ord 5p | 4.69 | 21 Sep |
Personal Assets Trust Ord £12.5 | 140 | 12 Oct |
Polypipe Group | 3.7 | 21 Sep |
Rights & Issues Inv Tst Inc 25p | 10.5 | 28 Sep |
Schroder European REIT | 1.65 | 14 Sep |
Secure Trust Bank | 19 | 28 Sep |
Solid State Ord 5p | 8 | 20 Sep |
St. James's Place Capital Ord 15p | 18.49 | 28 Sep |
Stock Spirits Group € | 2.22 | 21 Sep |
Ultra Electronics Holdings Ord 5p | 14.6 | 21 Sep |
Walker Crips Group 6.66p | 1.29 | 14 Sep |
XPS Pensions Group | 4.2 | 27 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.
