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 4 September
Interims: Belvoir (BLV).
Finals: Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH).
Companies paying dividends: Investec (17.5p), IP Group (0.51p) Pennon (29.77p), Triple Point VCT (2p).
Economics: UK PMI services.
Tuesday 5 September
Interims: Blackbird (BIRD); Ecora Resources (ECOR); Eurocell (ECEL); Gamma Communications (GAMA); GetBusy (GETB); Headlam (HEAD); Johnson Service Group (JSG); Luceco (LUCE); Midwich (MIDW); Pebble (PEBB); SigmaRoc (SRC); Tissue Regenix (TRX).
Finals: Alumasc (ALU); Craneware (CRW).
Economics: UK PMI Construction.
AGMs: Brickability (BRCK); Iomart (IOM); Renold (RNO); DS Smith (SMDS).
Wednesday 6 September
Interims: Apax Global Alpha (APAX); Bakkavor (BAKK); Nexteq (NXQ); Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT).
Finals: Ashmore (ASHM); Barratt Developments (BDEV); Darktrace (DARK).
AGMs: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM); Ashtead Group (AHT); Severfield (SFR); Solid State (SOLI); Yellow Cake (YCA).
Trading statements: Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM).
Economics: Factory orders Germany, EU retail sales.
Thursday 7 September
Interims: Angle (AGL); Beazley (BEZ); Cairn Homes (CRN); Direct Line Insurance (DLG); Energean (ENOG); Funding Circle (FCH); Hilton Food Group (HFG); Inspecs (SPEC); International Public Partnerships (INPP); Lords Group Trading (LORD); Mpac (MPAC); Polarean Imaging (POLX); Synthomer (SYNT); Vistry (VTY); WAG Payment Solutions (WPS).
Finals: Genus (GNS).
Trading statements: Currys (CURY); Safestore (SAFE).
AGMs: Alpha Real Trust (ARTL); Chariot (CHAR); Currys (CURY); De La Rue (DLAR); Eco Animal Health (EAH); Jet2 (JET2); LXI Reit (LXI); Monks Investment Trust (MNKS); Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust (MTE); Mulberry (MUL); Paypoint (PAY); Picton Property Income (PCTN); Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT); Powerhouse Energy Group (PHE); Speedy Hire (SDY); Wise (WISE); XPS Pensions Group (XPS).
Economics: Halifax UK house price index
Friday 8 September
Interims: Computacenter (CCC); IQE (IQE).
Finals: Gateley (GTLY).
Trading statements: Berkeley (BKG).
AGMs: Berkeley (BKG); Gear4Music (G4M); JLEN Environmental Assets (JLEN).
| COMPANIES GOING EX-DIVIDEND ON 7 SEPTEMBER 2023 | ||
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay Date |
| Ramsdens Holdings | 3.3p | 06 October 2023 |
| Severfield | 2.1p | 13 October 2023 |
| Alpha Financial Markets Consulting | 10.5p | 19 September 2023 |
| Smith (DS) | 12p | 03 October 2023 |
| Baltic Classifieds Group | € 0.02 | 13 October 2023 |
| Solid State | 13.5p | 29 September 2023 |
| Totally | 0.125p | 11 October 2023 |
| Athelney Trust | 2.2p | 22 September 2023 |
| GlobalData | 1.4p | 06 October 2023 |
| Greggs | 16p | 06 October 2023 |
| XP Power | 19p | 12 October 2023 |
| Serco Group | 1.14p | 06 October 2023 |
| MIGO Opportunities Trust | 3p | 05 October 2023 |
| Zotefoams | 2.28p | 06 October 2023 |
| H&T Group | 6.5p | 06 October 2023 |
| CLS Holdings | 2.6p | 03 October 2023 |
| Derwent London | 24.5p | 13 October 2023 |
| TBC Bank Group | GEL2.55 | 13 October 2023 |
| RM Infrastructure Income | 1.625p | 29 September 2023 |
| Admiral Group | 51p | 06 October 2023 |
| Holders Technology | 0.25p | 04 October 2023 |
| Empiric Student Property | 0.8125p | 22 September 2023 |
| BHP Group | $0.8 | 28 September 2023 |
| VPC Specialty Lending Investments | 2p | 28 September 2023 |
| Harbour Energy | $0.12 | 18 October 2023 |
| Anglo-Eastern Plantations | $0.15 | 06 October 2023 |
| BlackRock World Mining Trust | 5.5p | 06 October 2023 |
| CT UK Capital and Income Investment Trust | 2.75p | 29 September 2023 |
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.
