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Week Ahead: 19-23 August 2019

A summary of key company announcements expected in the coming week
August 15, 2019

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 19 August

Interim: BATM Advanced Communications

Finals: BHP, Omega Diagnostics

AGMs: Aortech International, Castleton Technology, Northern Bear, Richland Resources

Economics: House prices, CBI trends

Companies paying dividends: City Merchants High Yield Trust (2.5p), Crystal Amber Fund (2.5p)

 

Tuesday 20 August

Interims: Empiric Student Property, Finablr, Global Ports, John Wood, Kenmare Resources, Persimmon, TCS

Final: Scancell

AGM: Circle Property 

Companies paying dividends: Dewhurst (3.75p) Dewhurst – non voting (3.75p), Impact Health (1.5425p), Merchants Trust (6.7p)

 

Wednesday 21 August

Interims: Charter Court Financial Services, Costain, Empresaria, Hansteen Holdings

AGMs: IDE Group, James Latham, Tekmar, 

Economics: Public finances, Central government net cash requirement

Companies paying dividends: Circle Property (3.3p), System1 (6.4p)

 

Thursday 22 August

Interims: Anglo Pacific, Antofagasta, CRH, John Laing, Macfarlane, NMC Health, Playtech, Premier Oil, Sopheon, Sportech

Finals: Arcontech, Laura Ashley, Rank

AGM: Naspers

Company paying dividends: M Winkworth (1.9p),

 

Friday 23 August

Interims: Afarak, Computacenter, Glenveagh Properties

Economics: CBI reported sales

Companies paying dividends: APQ Global (1.5p), Axiom European Financial Debt (1.5p), Bloomsbury Publishing (6.75p), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (1.9p), Drum Income Plus REIT (1.5p), Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (3p), GB Group (2.99p), Independent Investment Trust (3p), James Latham (12.9p), M&G Credit Income Investment Trust (2.09p), Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment trust (1.32p), Primary Health Properties (1.4p), Scapa (2.9p), Sequoia Economic Infrastructure (1.5624p), SQN Asset Finance Income Fund (0.6042p), SQN Secured Income (0.583p), Triad (2p)

 

Companies going ex-dividend on 22 August

CompanyRate (p)Pay Date
CASTLETON TECHNOLOGY PLC ORD £0.02122 Sep
Cohort Ord 10p6.2518 Sep
Croda International Ord 10p39.502 Oct
Devro Ord 10p2.704 Oct
FDM Group (Hldgs) Ord 1p1620 Sep
First Property Group Ord 1p1.2227 Sep
Glanbia8.2704 Oct
Imperial Brands31.2830 Sep
Keller Group Ord 10p12.616 Sep
London Stock Exchange Ord 6 79/86p20.117 Sep
Miton UK Microchip Trust0.3627 Sep
Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT1320 Sep
Park Group Ord 2p2.1501 Oct
Premier Global Infrastructure2.527 Sep
Ramsdens Holdings4.820 Sep
Real Estate Credit Investments306 Sep
Reckitt Benckiser Ord 10 10/19p7326 Sep
Sabre Insurance Group4.719 Sep
Schroders Non-Vtg £13526 Sep
Schroders Vtg £13526 Sep
Stagecoach Hldgs Ord 12/19p3.902 Oct
Synectics1.320 Sep
Vivo Energy0.9223 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.