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 17 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 for specific arrangements.
Monday 27 April
Trading update: Mind Gym
Finals: Blackbird, CentralNic, Lok'n Store, Sig, Spaceandpeople
AGMs: ECR Minerals, Hostelworld, Hutchison China Meditech, Pershing Square, Polymetal, The Simplybiz Group), Tribal
Tuesday 28 April
Trading update: Shoe Zone
Finals: Keystone Law, Non-Standard Finance, STM
AGMs: Alba Mineral Resources Aptitude Software, Franchise Brands, Hammerson, Pendragon, Weir
Companies paying dividends: Bioventix (36p), CRH (52.94p)
Wednesday 29 April
Trading updates: Next, Persimmon, WPP
Interim: Proactis
Finals: Allied Minds, N Brown
AGMs: AIB, Apax Global Alpha, AstraZeneca, Dalata Hotel, Elementis, Grafton, Greencoat Renewables, Lancashire, Nichols, Persimmon, Proteome Sciences, Royal Bank of Scotland, Spirent Communications, Synthomer, Unilever
Companies paying dividends: BlackRock North American (2p), CLS (5.05p)
Thursday 30 April
Trading updates: Evraz, Howden Joinery, Kingspan), Lancashire, Network International, Vivo Energy
Interim: UP Global Sourcing
Finals: J Sainsbury, Symphony Environmental Technologies, Westminster
AGMs: Admiral, Billing Services, British American Tobacco, Devro, Greencoat UK Wind, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, James Fisher & Sons, KAZ Minerals, Kerry, Minoan, Mobile Streams, Network International, Phoenix Copper, RockRose Energy, RPS, Schroders, Smurfit Kappa, Symphony International
Companies paying dividends: Ashmore (4.8p), Billing Services (2.45p), BMO Private Equity Trust (3.92p), Ediston Property Investment Company (0.4792p), Lowland Investment Company (14.5p), Octopus Titan VCT (3p), Sureserve (0.5p), Tristel (2.34p), Twentyfour Income Fund (1.9p), UK Mortgages (0.375p), Wynnstay (9.4p)
Friday 1 May
AGMs: Capital & Counties Properties, Independent Oil & Gas, Kingspan, Man
Companies paying dividends: ICG-Longbow Snr Sec. UK Pty Dbt Inv (1.5p), Segro (14.4p), Spirent (2.7p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 30 April
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Curtis Banks | 6.5 | 8 Jun 20 |
| Derwent London ord 5p | 51.45 | 5 Jun 20 |
| Elementis ord 5p | 4.4487 | 29 May 20 |
| Harworth | 0.7 | 29 May 20 |
| Holders Technology ord 10p | 0.5 | 19 May 20 |
| JPMorgan China Growth & Income | 3.7 | 1 Jun 20 |
| London Stock Exchange ord 6 79/86p | 49.9 | 27 May 20 |
| Octopus Second Aim VCT | 2.1 | 22 May 20 |
| Porvair Ord 2p (new Co ) | 3.2 | 5 Jun 20 |
| Premier Miton | 0.75 | 5 Jun 20 |
| Supermarket Income Reit | 1.46 | 22 May 20 |
| US Solar Fund GBP | 0.39 | 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.
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.
