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 3 December
Interims: Mercia Technologies, Omega Diagnostics, Plastics Capital, ULS Technology, Yourgene Health
Final: Schroder European Real Estate
EGMs: Kellan Group, Maistro, SiS Science in Sport
Economics: Markit UK PMI manufacturing
Companies paying dividends: GCP Infrastructure (1.9p), International Consolidated Air (14.5p), ITV (2.6p), Kier (46p)
Tuesday 4 December
Interims: Collagen Solutions, Consort Medical, DiscoverIE Group, Fulcrum Utility Services, iomart, Mind Gym, Park Group, Vianet, WYG
Finals: ITE Group, IXICO, Victrex
AGMs: DX Group, Greatland Gold, Western Selection
Economics: BRC like-for-like sales, Markit/CIPS UK construction
Wednesday 5 December
Interims: Stagecoach, Tricorn
Finals: Numis, Oxford Metrics, PCF Group, Stock Spirits
Trading statement: Joules Group
AGMs: Ceres Power, Gattaca, MBL Group
EGM: Gaming Realms
Economics: New car registrations, Official reserves, Markit/CIPS services, composite PMI
Companies paying dividends: Burford Capital (2.8p), Ferguson (101.61p), Galliford Try (49p), Marshalls (4p), Unilever (33.93p)
Thursday 6 December
Interim: DS Smith
Finals: CareTech, easyHotel
Trading statement: Ted Baker
AGMs: AB Dynamics, Aeorema Communications, Bioventix, Egdon Resources, Jubilee Metals, MJ Gleeson, Softcat
Companies paying dividends: Craneware (14p), First Derivatives (7.7p), Inspired Energy (0.19p), Jarvis Securities (7.25p), NWF Group (5.3p)
Friday 7 December
Interim: Berkeley Group
AGMs: Associated British Foods, James Halstead, Zinc Media
EGMs: Fastjet, Genedrive
Economics: Halifax house prices, Bank of England/TNS inflation next 12 months, CBI Trends, total orders, selling prices
Companies paying dividends: Air Partner (1.75p), Ashmore (12.1p), Avingtrans (2.3p), CVS Group (5p), Dunelm (19.5p) Empiric Student Property (1.25p), ICG Enterprise Trust (5p), James Halstead ((9.65p), JPM Smaller Companies Investment Trust (27p), Revolution Bars (3.3p), Rotala (0.92p), SThree (4.7p), Swallowfield (4.2p), Young & Co’s Brewery ‘A’ Ord (9.97p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 6 December
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
Acorn Income Fund | 4.95 | 20 Dec |
Albion Technology & General VCT | 2 | 31 Dec |
Alliance Trust Ord Stk 2.5p | 3.389 | 31 Dec |
Babcock International Group Ord 60p | 7.1 | 16 Jan |
Biffa | 2.3 | 4 Jan |
Big Yellow Ord 10p | 16.7 | 7 Jan |
Bonmarche Holdings | 2.5 | 21 Jan |
British Empire Trust | 11 | 4 Jan |
DFS Furniture | 7.5 | 27 Dec |
Fidelity Special Values Ord 5p | 3.15 | 16 Jan |
Homeserve Ord 12.5p | 5.2 | 7 Jan |
Honeycomb Investment Trust | 20 | 28 Dec |
Intermediate Capital | 10 | 10 Jan |
Investec Ord 0.2p | 11 | 19 Dec |
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | 3.13 | 3 Jan |
Mediclinic International | 3.2 | 18 Dec |
Next Ord 10p | 55 | 2 Jan |
Northamber Ord 5p | 0.1 | 18 Jan |
Personal Assets Trust Ord £12.5 | 140 | 10 Jan |
Royal Mail Ord 1p | 8 | 16 Jan |
Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst Ord 25p | 11.5 | 18 Jan |
THWAITES(DANIEL) ORD £0.25 | 1.1 | 3 Jan |
Town Centre Securities Ord 25p | 8.5 | 4 Jan |
UIL | 1.875 | 21 Dec |
Vertu Motors Ord 10p | 0.55 | 18 Jan |
Wincanton Ord 10p | 3.6 | 11 Jan |
YouGov Ord 1p | 3 | 17 Dec |
Zegona Communications | 2.8 | 28 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.
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.
