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 8 April
Final: Keyword Studios
AGM: Centamin
Economics: BRC like-for-like sales
Companies paying dividends: AdEPT Technology (4.875p), Alumasc (2.95p), Croma Security Solutions (0.7p), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (9.5p), Hargreaves Services (2.7p), Independent Investment Trust (5p), Independent Investment Trust (special) (3p), Oxford Instruments (3.8p), Park Group (1.05p), Plexus Holdings (0.9957p), PZ Cussons (2.67p), Renishaw (14p), Ricardo (6p), Wilmington (4.1p)
Tuesday 9 April
Interims: Avacta, Egdon Resources, Nanoco
Finals: Anexo Group, City Pub Group, Destiny Pharma, Luceco, Mission Marketing, Property Franchise Group, One Media iP, Sumo Group, ValiRx
EGMs: Bonhill Group, Plexus Holdings
Companies paying dividends: Joules Group (0.75p), Redrow (10p)
Wednesday 10 April
Interims: Asos, McCarthy & Stone, Tracsis
Finals: Central Asia Metals, Epwin, Frenkel Topping, Futura Medical, Petards Group, RA International, Tesco, Walker Greenbank
Trading statement: Page Group
AGMs: Heavitree Brewery, Rio Tinto, VR Education Holdings
Economics: Trade figures, Industrial production, Manufacturing output, Construction output, GDP, Index of services, RICS house prices
Companies paying dividends: Colefax (2.5p), Galliford Try (23p), Gordon Dadds Group (2p), Low & Bonar (0.37p), Safestore (11.15p)
Thursday 11 April
Interim: WH Smith
Finals: Camellia, Corero Network Security, hVIVO, Lowell Group, Trackwise Designs
Trading statement: Man Group
AGMs: Porvair, Smith & Nephew, UK Oil & Gas
Companies paying dividends: Craneware (11p), Diageo (26.1p), GlaxoSmithKline (23p), Jupiter Fund Management (9.2p), Jupiter Fund Management (special) (11.4p), Regional REIT (2.5p), Scottish American Investment Company (2.925p), Trifast (1.2p)
Friday 12 April
AGMs: HSBC
Companies paying dividends: Abcam (3.55p), BlackRock North American Income (2p), BMO Managed Portfolio Trust (1.35p), Clinigen (1.95p), Dunelm (7.5p), Eco Animal Health (4p), Electra Private Equity (special) (54p), Hays (1.11p), Land Securities (11.3p), Origin Enterprises (3.15p), Palace Capital (4.75p), PCF Group (0.3p), River & Mercantile (4.3p), River & Mercantile (special) (2p), RM (5.7p), TR European Growth Trust (7.5p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 11 April
Company | Dividend(p) | Payment |
Airea | 2 | 22 May |
Alpha FX Group | 4.6 | 15 May |
Aviva Ord 25p | 20.75 | 30 May |
Barratt Developments Ord 10p | 9.6 | 7 May |
BBA Aviation Ord 29 16/21p | 7.81 | 24 May |
Begbies Traynor Ord 5p | 0.8 | 19 May |
Capital Drilling | 1.5 | 3 May |
Charter Court Financial Services Group | 9.9 | 22 May |
Costain Ord 50p | 10 | 17 May |
Croda International Ord 10p | 49 | 30 May |
Dalata Hotel | 5.98 | 8 May |
EMIS Group Ord 1p | 14.2 | 13 May |
Equiniti Group | 3.49 | 16 May |
FBD.Hldgs Ord Eur0.60 | 42.75 | 17 May |
Henderson Eurotrust Ord 5p | 8 | 26 Apr |
International Personal Finance Ord 10p | 7.8 | 10 May |
ITV Ord 10p | 5.4 | 23 May |
Johnson Service Group Ord 10p | 2.1 | 10 May |
JPM American ITst Ord 25p | 4 | 14 May |
Kerry Group 'A' Ord EUR0.125 | 43.23 | 10 May |
Kin and Carta | 0.65 | 10 May |
Merlin Entertainment 1p Ord | 5.5 | 16 May |
Miton Group Ord 0.1p | 2 | 21 May |
Mondi Ord €0.2 | 46.62 | 16 May |
Northamber Ord 5p | 0.1 | 13 May |
Octopus Titan VCT | 3 | 29 Apr |
Paddy Power Betfair | 133 | 21 May |
Rentokil Initial Ord 1p | 3.16 | 15 May |
Rotork Ord 0.5p | 3.7 | 22 May |
Savills Ord 5p (special) | 15.6 | 13 May |
Savills Ord 5p | 10.8 | 13 May |
Schroders Oriental Inc Fund Ord 1p | 1.8 | 3 May |
Scottish Inv Tst Ord Stk 25p | 5.3 | 10 May |
Smurfit Kappa Group Ord €0.001 | 63.39 | 10 May |
SSP Group | 32.1 | 26 Apr |
Standard Life Aberdeen | 14.3 | 21 May |
STV Group | 14 | 31 May |
Ultra Electronics Holdings Ord 5p | 37 | 9 May |
Unite Group Ord 25p | 19.5 | 17 May |
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.
