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.
Note: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked all listed companies to delay the release of their full-year results by at least a fortnight, and extended the deadline for reporting audited numbers out to 30 June from 31 April. The dividend payment information is correct as of 6 April.
Companies still holding annual general meetings are either encouraging shareholders to vote via proxy instead of attending or banning them from attending entirely, please check with the company if planning to attend.
Monday 13 April (bank holiday)
Tuesday 14 April
Trading updates: Mediclinic International, Sirius Real Estate
Final: Proteome Sciences
Companies paying dividends: BMO Managed Portfolio Trust (1.4p), Duke Royalty (0.75p), Origin Enterprises (3.15p), Schroder European Reit (1.5899p)
Wednesday 15 April
Trading updates: Hunting, PageGroup
Final: JD Sports Fashion
Interim: Carr’s
AGMs: Bunzl, Canadian General Investments (dial-in), Diversified Gas & Oil, Heavitree Brewery, Hunting
Company paying dividend: Assura (0.697p)
Thursday 16 April
Trading updates: Hays, Norcros, Rentokil Initial
AGMs: Amino Technologies, Chenavari Capital Solutions, China New Energy, Verona Pharma
Final: Learning Technologies
Companies paying dividends: Athelney Trust (9.3p), Craneware (11.5p), Law Debenture Corp (19.4p), Personal Assets Trust (140p), Rio Tinto (179p)
Friday 17 April
Trading updates: Cranswick, Record
AGM: Herald Investment Trust
Companies paying dividends: Abcam (3.55p), Clinigen (2.15p), Maven Income & Growth (2p), TR European Growth Trust (7.8)
Companies going ex-dividend on 16 April
Company | Dividend (p) | Payment date |
Capital & Counties Properties ord 25p | 1 | 14 May 20 |
Croda International ord 10p | 50.5 | 28 May 20 |
Equiniti | 3.54 | 26 May 20 |
F&C Investment Trust | 2.9 | 13 May 20 |
Hastingg 2p | 5.5 | 29 May 20 |
Hunting ord 25p | 2.44 | 15 May 20 |
Kenmare Resources ord €0.06 | 5.2 | 19 May 20 |
Kerry 'A' ord €0.125 | 45.91 | 15 May 20 |
M&G | 11.92 | 29 May 20 |
M&G | 3.85 | 29 May 20 |
Northamber ord 5p | 0.3 | 15 May 20 |
Reckitt Benckiser ord 10 10/19p | 101.6 | 28 May 20 |
Smurfit Kappa ord €0.001 | 68.55 | 15 May 20 |
St James's Place Capital ord 15p | 31.22 | 22 May 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.
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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.