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 30 June.
Monday 6 July
Economics: House price index, construction
AGMs: Ocean Outdoor (OOUT), Ramsdens Holdings (RFX), Raven Property (RAV), Tower Resources (TRP)
Companies paying dividends: Henry Boot & Sons (1.3p)
Tuesday 7 July
Trading updates: Electrocomponents (ECM), Reach (RCH)
Interims: Micro Focus International (MCRO), RM (RM.)
Finals: Halfords (HFD), JD Sports Fashion (JD.)
AGMs: Assura (AGR), Whitbread (WTB)
Wednesday 8 July
Finals: Liontrust Asset Management (LIO), U and I (UAI)
AGMs: First Derivatives (FDP), Steppe Cement (STCM)
Thursday 9 July
Economics: Housing market survey
Trading updates: Persimmon (PSN)
Finals: Ilika (IKA), Superdry (SDRY)
AGMs: 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Bisichi (BISI), Charles Stanley (CAY), Land Securities Group (LAND), Pets At Home (PETS), Workspace (WKP)
Companies paying dividends: RA International (1.25p)
Friday 10 July
Economics: Balance of trade, GDP, services index, industrial production, manufacturing production
AGMs: DP Aircraft I Limited (DPA)
Companies paying dividends: S&U (50p), Sopheon (3.25p)
Companies going ex-dividend on 9 July
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| Aveva Ord 3 1/3p | 29 | 11-Aug-20 |
| Baillie Gifford UK Growth Fund | 3.1 | 12-Aug-20 |
| BMO Global Smaller Companies | 1.15 | 03-Aug-20 |
| BMO Private Equity Trust | 3.99 | 31-Jul-20 |
| British American Tobacco Ord 25p | 52.6 | 19-Aug-20 |
| Dewhurst 'A' Non.Vtg Ord 10p | 3.75 | 18-Aug-20 |
| Dewhurst Ord 10p | 3.75 | 18-Aug-20 |
| Gore Street Energy Storage Fund | 1 | 23-Jul-20 |
| Mountview Estates Ord 5p | 200 | 17-Aug-20 |
| Safestore Holdings Ord 1p | 5.9 | 14-Aug-20 |
| Sirius Real Estate € | 1.8 | 20-Aug-20 |
| TalkTalk Group | 1.5 | 07-Aug-20 |
| Telecom Plus Ord 5p | 30 | 31-Jul-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.
