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 2 September
Interims: CentralNic Group, Globaltrans Investment
Finals: Dechra Pharmaceuticals
AGMs: Defenx, Redcentric, Synnovia
Economics: PMI manufacturing, Retail sales
Companies paying dividends: Amino Technologies (1.683p), GCP Asset Backed Income Fund (1.55p), JPM Claverhouse (6.25p), RELX (13.6p)
Tuesday 3 September
Interims: Dalata Hotel Group, Impact Healthcare Reit, IQE, Johnson Service Group, Michelmersh Brick Holdings, Restaurant Group, STV Group, Wentworth Resources
Finals: Accrol Group Holdings, Craneware, Mattioli Woods, Renalytix Ai, Supermarket Income Reit
Trading Statement: Smith (DS),
AGMs: Marwyn Value Investors, Severfield, Smith, Victoria, Zanaga Iron Ore Company,
Economics: PMI construction
Wednesday 4 September
Interims: BioPharma Credit, Inspired Energy, Just Group, Oxford BioMedica
Finals: Barratt Developments, Dunelm Group, Frontier Developments
Trading Statement: Halfords Group
AGMs: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, Quiz, Solid State, SRT Marine Systems, U and I Group, Vordere, Walker Crips Group
Economics: PMI services, composite, Official reserves
Companies paying dividends: Inchcape (8.9p), Man Group (3.87p), Royal Mail (16.3p), Solid State (8.3p), St Modwen Properties (3.6p)
Thursday 5 September
Interims: Curtis Banks Group, EnQuest, Gem Diamonds, Melrose Industries, Mpac Group, PPHE Hotel Group
Finals: Alumasc Group, Beeks, Financial Cloud Group, Genus, Go-Ahead Group, McBride
Trading Statement: Dixons Carphone
AGMs: Anglesey Mining, Carpetright, City of London Group, Dixons Carphone, FIH Group, Myanmar Strategic Holdings
Economics: Car registrations
Companies paying dividends: Evraz (28.93p), Iomart (5.01p), Jarvis Securities (6.5p), Panther Securities (6p)
Friday 6 September
Interims: International Public Partnership, SIG
Finals: Ashmore Group
Trading Statement: Berkeley Group Holdings
AGMs: Berkeley Group Holdings, Greene King
Economics: House prices, Inflation forecasts
Companies paying dividends: Artemis Aim VCT (3p), Avon Rubber (6.94p), Cranswick (38.6p), Direct Line Insurance (7.2p), EJF (2.6755p), Entertainment Online (1.5p), Fevertree Drinks (5.2p), Fuller Smith & Turner (4.35p), Lancashire Holdings (4p), Law Debenture (6.6p), McColl’s Retail Group (1.3p), Monks Investment Trust (1.85p), New Century AIM VCT (3.5p), Real Estate Credit Investments (3p), Residential Secure Income (1.25p), Spirent (1.59p), Tyman (3.85p), Zegona Communications (2.5p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 5 September
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment date |
| Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust | 4.9 | 27 Sep |
| ADNAMS PLC 'B'ORD £1 | 78 | 3 Oct |
| Aggreko Group Ord 20p | 9.38 | 1 Oct |
| Alliance Trust Ord Stk 2.5p | 3.49 | 30 Sep |
| Antofagasta Ord 5p | 8.84 | 4 Oct |
| Aptitude Software Group | 1.8 | 4 Oct |
| Arcontech Grp | 2 | 4 Oct |
| Arrow Global Group | 4.4 | 11 Oct |
| BHP Group | 64.4 | 25 Sep |
| Clarkson Ord 25p | 25 | 20 Sep |
| Convatec Group | 1.403 | 17 Oct |
| CRH Ord Eur0.32 | 16.53 | 25 Sep |
| Domino's Pizza Group | 4.2 | 7 Oct |
| Elementis Ord 5p | 2.24 | 27 Sep |
| Eurocell Ord 0.001p | 3.2 | 4 Oct |
| Fletcher King Ord 10p | 0.75 | 4 Oct |
| Flutter Entertainment | 67 | 9 Oct |
| Franchise Brands | 0.3 | 24 Sep |
| G4S Ord 25p | 3.59 | 11 Oct |
| Glencore | 7.75 | 24 Sep |
| Goodwin Ord 10p | 96.21 | 4 Oct |
| Greggs Ord 20p | 35 | 3 Oct |
| Greggs Ord 20p | 11.9 | 3 Oct |
| H&T Group Ord 5p | 4.7 | 4 Oct |
| HICL Infrastructure PLC | 2.06 | 30 Sep |
| International Personal Finance Ord 10p | 4.6 | 4 Oct |
| IWG | 2.15 | 4 Oct |
| JPMorgan Global Growth & Income | 3.26 | 4 Oct |
| Kosmos Energy | 4.52 | 26 Sep |
| LPA Industries Ord 10p | 1.1 | 27 Sep |
| Meggitt Ord 5p | 5.55 | 4 Oct |
| NCC Group Ord 1p | 3.15 | 4 Oct |
| PageGroup | 4.3 | 9 Oct |
| PageGroup | 12.73 | 9 Oct |
| Paypoint Ord 1/3p | 11.8 | 30 Sep |
| Paypoint Ord 1/3p | 9.2 | 30 Sep |
| Portmeirion Group Ord 5p | 8 | 4 Oct |
| Reach | 2.5 | 27 Sep |
| RM Secured Direct Lending | 1.625 | 27 Sep |
| Robert Walters Ord 20p | 4.5 | 18 Oct |
| RSA Insurance Grp | 7.5 | 11 Oct |
| Savills Ord 5p | 4.95 | 2 Oct |
| TClarke | 0.75 | 4 Oct |
| Van Elle Holdings | 1 | 27 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.
