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
Company | Rate (p) | Pay Date |
CASTLETON TECHNOLOGY PLC ORD £0.02 | 1 | 22 Sep |
Cohort Ord 10p | 6.25 | 18 Sep |
Croda International Ord 10p | 39.5 | 02 Oct |
Devro Ord 10p | 2.7 | 04 Oct |
FDM Group (Hldgs) Ord 1p | 16 | 20 Sep |
First Property Group Ord 1p | 1.22 | 27 Sep |
Glanbia | 8.27 | 04 Oct |
Imperial Brands | 31.28 | 30 Sep |
Keller Group Ord 10p | 12.6 | 16 Sep |
London Stock Exchange Ord 6 79/86p | 20.1 | 17 Sep |
Miton UK Microchip Trust | 0.36 | 27 Sep |
Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT | 13 | 20 Sep |
Park Group Ord 2p | 2.15 | 01 Oct |
Premier Global Infrastructure | 2.5 | 27 Sep |
Ramsdens Holdings | 4.8 | 20 Sep |
Real Estate Credit Investments | 3 | 06 Sep |
Reckitt Benckiser Ord 10 10/19p | 73 | 26 Sep |
Sabre Insurance Group | 4.7 | 19 Sep |
Schroders Non-Vtg £1 | 35 | 26 Sep |
Schroders Vtg £1 | 35 | 26 Sep |
Stagecoach Hldgs Ord 12/19p | 3.9 | 02 Oct |
Synectics | 1.3 | 20 Sep |
Vivo Energy | 0.92 | 23 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.
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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.