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 4 March
Interims: Abcam, Gfinity
Finals: Greencoat Renewables, Johnson Service Group, Keller, Rotork, Senior
AGMs: Boxhill Technologies, Hardide
EGMs: Boxhill Technologies, Flybe
Economics: Markit/CIPS UK construction PMI
Tuesday 5 March
Interims: Craneware, Netcall
Finals: 4imprint, BBA Aviation, Direct Line, Elementis, GetBusy, GVC Holdings, Harworth, Huntsworth, Ibstock, Intertek, John Laing, LSL Property Services, Mpac, Phoenix Group, Tyman
Trading statements: Ashstead Group
AGMs: CareTech Holdings, Schroder European Real Estate
EGM: Range Resources
Economics: BRC like-for-like sales, New car registrations, Markit/CIPS UK services, composite PMI, Official reserves
Wednesday 6 March
Interim: Allergy Therapeutics
Finals: Aggreko, Anpario, BATM Advanced Communications, Costain, Dialog Semiconductor, FDM Group Holdings, Glenveagh Properties, Headlam, Hill & Smith, Just Eat, Legal & General, Paddy Power Betfair, PageGroup, Secure Income REIT, Soco International, Tritax Big Box REIT, TT Electronics, Ultra Electronics, Vivo Energy, VR Education
AGM: Redhall
Companies paying dividends: Merchants Trust (6.5p), Stagecoach (3.8p)
Thursday 7 March
Interim: Inland Homes
Finals: Admiral Group, Airea, Alfa Financial Software, Aviva, CLS Holdings, Cobham, Countrywide, Funding Circle Holdings, Greggs, IndigoVision, Informa, Inmarsat, Melrose Industries, Premier Oil, Schroders, Spirax-Sarco Engineering, Spirent Communications
AGMs: Impax Asset Management, Shoe Zone
Economics: Halifax house prices
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (20.75p), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (special) (7.75p), Jarvis Securities (6p), Oxford Metrics (1.5p)
Friday 8 March
Finals: Bodycote, SIG
AGM: PCF Group
Companies paying dividends: Baronsmead Venture Trust (4.5p), Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (4.5p), Daejan Holdings (35p), Elegant Hotels (2.66p), Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust (6.5p), Renew Holdings (6.67p), Residential Secure Income (1.25p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 7 March
Company | Dividend(p) | Payment |
Ashmore Ord 0.01P | 4.55 | 4 Apr |
BHP Group | 42.31 | 26 Mar |
BMO Capital & Income Investment Trust | 2.55 | 29 Mar |
Caretech Holding Ord 0.5p | 7.5 | 8 May |
Chrysalis VCT | 3.25 | 29 Mar |
City of London Investment Group | 9 | 22 Mar |
City of London Investment Group | 13.5 | 22 Mar |
Diversified Gas & Oil | 2.63 | 29 Mar |
Elderstreet Draper Esprit VCT | 1.5 | 29 Mar |
Gleeson (M.J.) Group Ord 2p | 11.5 | 5 Apr |
Grit Real Estate Income Group | 5.25 | 5 Apr |
Hays Ord 1p | 1.11 | 12 Apr |
Joules Group | 0.75 | 9 Apr |
LPA Industries Ord 10p | 1.8 | 29 Mar |
LXI REIT | 1.375 | 29 Mar |
Personal Assets Trust Ord £12.5 | 140 | 18 Apr |
Redrow Group Ord 10p | 10 | 9 Apr |
Renishaw Ord 20p | 14 | 8 Apr |
Safestore Holdings Ord 1p | 11.15 | 10 Apr |
Scottish American Inv Co Ord 25p | 2.925 | 11 Apr |
South32 | 3.95 | 4 Apr |
South32 | 1.32 | 4 Apr |
St. Modwen Properties Ord 10p | 4 | 4 Apr |
Temple Bar Inv Tst Ord 25p | 20.47 | 29 Mar |
UIL | 1.875 | 29 Mar |
Wilmington | 4.1 | 8 Apr |
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.
