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 26 August
Bank holiday – no announcements scheduled
Tuesday 27 August
Interims: Bank of Cyprus, Bunzl, Jadestone Energy
AGMs: Iomart, MetalNRG, Solo Oil, Vertu Capital
Economics: Loans for housing, Shop price index
Companies paying dividends: Castings (11.4p), Schroders Oriental Income Fund (1.9p)
Wednesday 28 August
Interims: Headlam, James Fisher
Final: Loungers
Trading statement: Diploma
AGMs: Collagen Solutions, Fulham Shore, Gordon Dadds, Theworks.co.uk
Economics: House prices
Companies paying dividends: BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (2.5p), Blue Planet Investment Trust (2.4p), Jupiter Fund Management (7.9p)
Thursday 29 August
Interims: Amigo, Chesnara, Churchill China, Eddie Stobart Logistics, Gym Group, Hunting
Final: Hays
AGM: Braveheart Investment, Dods
Economics: Consumer confidence, Lloyds business barometer
Company paying dividend: Beazley (4.1p)
Friday 30 August
Interims: BBGI, Cathay International, EMIS, Grafton
AGMs: Gear4Music, Stagecoach
EGM: Tex
Economics: Consumer credit, Mortgage approvals, Money supply
Companies paying dividends: Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (10p), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (2.71p) Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (special – 0.19p), AEW UK REIT (2p), Bankers Investment Trust (5.1p), BMO Commercial Property Trust (0.5p), Chenavari Capital Solutions (0.6p), City of London Investment Trust (4.75p), CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (1.82p), CQS New City High Yield Fund (1.45p), Diverse Income Trust (0.9p), Downing One VCT (2p), Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (1.6p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.4792p), Foresight Solar Fund (1.69p), Halfords (12.39p), Henderson Far East Income Trust (5.7p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.4p), Investment Co (3.75p), Northern Bear (3.25p), Northern Bear (special – 0.75p), Picton Property Income (0.875p), Porvair (1.7p), PRS Reit (2p), Qinetiq (4.5p), Secure Income Reit (4.2p), Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust (1.19p), Starwood European Real Estate Finance (1.625p), UK Commercial Property Reit (0.92p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 29 August
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| 600 ord 25p | 0.5 | 30/09/19 |
| Aberdeen Emerging Markets Inv. Co. ord £0.01 | 5.25 | 27/09/19 |
| Alpha Financial Markets Consulting | 4.09 | 11/09/19 |
| Ascential | 1.8 | 27/09/19 |
| Auto Trader ord 150p | 4.6 | 27/09/19 |
| Baronsmead Second Venture Trust | 3 | 27/09/19 |
| Baronsmead Venture Trust | 3 | 27/09/19 |
| Camellia ord 10p | 42 | 22/09/19 |
| Capital & Counties Properties ord 25p | 0.5 | 20/09/19 |
| Chemring ord 5p | 1.2 | 13/09/19 |
| DWF | 1 | 27/09/19 |
| Globaldata ord 1/14p | 5 | 3/10/19 |
| Gordon Dadds | 4 | 16/10/19 |
| Hammerson ord 25p | 11.1 | 7/10/19 |
| Hochschild Mining ord 25p | 1.65 | 19/09/19 |
| Intercontinental Hotels 11 3/7p | 32.9 | 3/10/19 |
| JPM American IT ord 25p | 2.5 | 4/10/19 |
| Knights | 1.27 | 30/09/19 |
| Mincon | 0.87 | 27/09/19 |
| National Express ord 5p | 5.16 | 20/09/19 |
| Personal Assets Trust ord £12.5 | 140 | 11/10/19 |
| Polypipe | 4 | 20/09/19 |
| Quilter ord 0.07p | 1.7 | 20/09/19 |
| Rights & Issues Inv Tst Inc 25p | 10.75 | 27/09/19 |
| Rotork ord 0.5p | 2.3 | 27/09/19 |
| Secure Trust Bank | 20 | 27/09/19 |
| Solid State ord 5p | 8.3 | 4/09/19 |
| St James's Place Capital ord 15p | 18.49 | 27/09/19 |
| TheWorks.co.uk | 2.4 | 24/07/19 |
| Tullow Oil ord 10p | 2.1 | 4/10/19 |
| Ultra Electronics ord 5p | 15 | 20/09/19 |
| XPS Pensions | 4.3 | 26/09/20 |
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.
