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 14 October
Trading statement: Ashmore
Tuesday 15 October
Interims: LiDCO, Walker Greenbank
Finals: Bellway
Trading statements: Hays, Marston's, Schroders
Economics: Employment data
Companies paying dividends: PPHE Hotel (17p), Regional REIT (1.9p)
Wednesday 16 October
Finals: Applied Graphene Materials, Asos, Nanoco
Trading statements: Mediclinic International, Rio Tinto, Segro
AGMs: Duke Royalty, Loungers
Economics: Consumer price index, Retail price index, Producer price index, House prices
Companies paying dividends: Assura (0.685p), Eco Animal Health (7.04p), Gordon Dadds (4p)
Thursday 17 October
Finals: WH Smith
Trading statements: BHP, Domino’s Pizza, Moneysupermarket.com, National Express, Rentokil Initial, Unilever
AGMs: BHP, Fiske, Nakama, Rank Group, Tlou Energy, Watches of Switzerland
Economics: Retail sales, Bank of England bank liabilities
Companies paying dividends: Convatec Group (1.403p), Non-Standard Finance (0.7p), Somero Enterprises (4.65p), TT Electronics (2.1p)
Friday 18 October
Trading statement: Dechra Pharmaceuticals, Intercontinental Hotels, London Stock Exchange
AGMs: Ashmore, Dechra Pharmaceuticals, K3 Capital, Octagonal
Companies paying dividends: 888 Holdings (2.479p), Avation (6.97p), Braime (non voting - 3.6p), Braime (3.6p), Cairn Homes (2.23p), Costain (3.8p), Derwent London (21p), Duke Royalty (0.75p), Epwin (1.75p), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (2p), Hargreaves Lansdown (23.4p), Hargreaves Lansdown (special - 8.3p), Harworth (0.304p), Henry Boot (3.7p), HML (0.47p), Hunters Property (0.87p), Jupiter Green Investment Trust (1.2p), Nucleus Financial (1.5p), Oxford Instruments (10.6p), Palace Capital (4.75p), Petrofac (10.5p), Robert Walters (4.5p), Shepherd Neame (24.21p), The Property Franchise (2.6p), Vitec Group (12.3p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 17 October
| Company | Dividend (p) | Payment |
| BAE Systems Ord 2.5p | 9.4 | 02 Dec |
| City Merchants HIgh Yield Trust | 2.5 | 18 Nov |
| Eland Oil & Gas | 1 | 31 Oct |
| Grit Real Estate Income Group | 5.56 | 15 Nov |
| Learning Technologies Group | 0.25 | 08 Nov |
| Lookers Ord 25p | 1.48 | 22 Nov |
| M.P. Evans Group 10p | 5 | 01 Nov |
| Marshalls Ord 25p | 4.7 | 04 Dec |
| Menzies (John) Ord 25p | 6.6 | 15 Nov |
| NewRiver REIT | 5.4 | 15 Nov |
| Photo-Me International Ord 0.5p | 4.73 | 08 Nov |
| Smiths Group Ord 25p | 31.8 | 15 Nov |
| US Solar Fund GBP | 33.3 | 08 Nov |
| Wilmington | 5 | 15 Nov |
| Witan Pacific IT Ord 25p | 2.55 | 28 Oct |
| Xpediator | 0.28 | 30 Oct |
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.
