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 26 February
Interims: EnSilica (ENSI), Made Tech Group (MTEC), Tristel (TSTL)
Finals: Bunzl (BNZL)
AGMs: Oncimmune Holdings (ONC)
Companies paying dividends: Dewhurst Group (11p), JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust (14p)
Tuesday 27 February
Economics: BRC shop price index
Interims: McBride (MCB)
Finals: Abrdn (ABDN), Croda International (CRDA), Smith & Nephew (SN.), Synectics (SNX), Uniphar (UPR), Unite Group (UTG)
AGMs: Abrdn Diversified Income & Growth Trust (ADIG)
Companies paying dividends: JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust (3.6p)
Wednesday 28 February
Interims: Avingtrans (AVG) Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET)
Finals: Aston Martin Lagonda (AML), Derwent London (DLN), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), Primary Health Properties (PHP), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RKT), RHI Magnesita NV (RHIM), St James’s Place (STJ), Taylor Wimpey (TW.), The Renewables Infrastructure Group Limited (TRIG)
AGMs: AB Dynamics (ABDP), Image Scan Holdings (IGE)
Companies paying dividends: CQS New City High Yield Fund (1p)
Thursday 29 February
Economics: Nationwide house price index, consumer credit, M4 money supply, mortgage approvals
Interims: Character Group (CCT), CVS Group (CVSG)
Finals: Cairn Homes (CRN), Dalata Hotel Group (DAL), Derwent London (DLN), Drax Group (DRX), Faron Pharmaceuticals OY (FARN), Haleon (HLN), Hammerson (HMSO), Howden Joinery Group (HWDN), Hunting (HTG), International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG), London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), MacFarlane Group (MACF), Man Group (EMG), Mobico Group (MCG), Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS), Ocado Group (OCDO), PPHE Hotel Group (PPH), Schroders (SDR), Serco Group (SRP), Shaftesbury Capital (SHC), Spectris (SXS), Spire Healthcare Group (SPI), Vesuvius (VSVS), Weir Group (WEIR)
AGMs: Home REIT (HOME), Income & Growth VCT (IGV), Integrafin Holdings (IHP), Intuitive Investments Group (IIG), Watkin Jones (WJG)
Companies paying dividends: Albion Enterprise VCT (3.06p), Balanced Commercial Property Trust (0.44p), Bankers Investment Trust (0.66p), City of London Investment Trust (5.05p), Compass Group (28.1p), Custodian Property Income REIT (1.375p), Diverse Income Trust (1p), Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (3.2p), Ecofin Global Utilities & Infrastructure Trust (2.05p), EJF Investments (2.675p), Greencoat UK Wind (3.43p), Henderson International Income Trust (1.92p), Polar Capital Global Financials Trust (2.1p), Polar Capital Global Healthcare Trust (1.2p), Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (1.71875p), SSP Group (2.5p), Taylor Maritime Investments ($0.02), UK Commercial Property REIT (0.85p)
Friday 1 March
Economics: PMI manufacturing
Finals: IMI (IMI), Pearson (PSON), Rightmove (RMV), Tritax Big Box REIT (BBOX)
AGMs: Virgin Money UK (VMUK)
Companies paying dividends: AEW UK REIT (2p), Alternative Income REIT (1.425p), Atrato Onsite Energy (1.37p), Carr’s Group (2.85p), CC Japan Income & Growth Trust (3.75p), CVC Income & Growth EURO (€0.02), CVC Income & Growth GBP (4.125p), Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust ($0.24), ICG Enterprise Trust (8p), IG Group Holdings (13.56p), JPMorgan China Growth & Income (2.76p), JPMorgan Claverhouse IT (10.5p), LXi REIT (1.65p), Pollen Street (13p), TwentyFour Select Monthly Income Fund (0.5p)
| Companies going ex-dividend on 29 February | ||
|---|---|---|
| Company | Dividend (p) | Pay date |
| abrdn Equity Income Trust | 5.7 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Ashmore Group | 4.8 | 2-Apr-2024 |
| Barclays | 5.3 | 3-Apr-2024 |
| Brunner Investment Trust | 6.05 | 4-Apr-2024 |
| City of London Investment Group | 11 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Diageo | $0.405 | 17-Apr-2024 |
| Diversified Energy Company | $0.875 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust | 1.345 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Driver Group | 0.75 | 11-Apr-2024 |
| Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust | $0.12 | 15-Mar-2024 |
| JLEN Environmental Assets Group | 1.9 | 22-Mar-2024 |
| MJ Gleeson | 4 | 2-Apr-2024 |
| Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT | 6 | 22-Mar-2024 |
| North Atlantic Smaller Companies Inv Tst | 68.5 | 28-Mar-2024 |
| Plus500 | $0.9462 | 11-Jul-2024 |
| Scottish American Investment Company | 3.8 | 11-Apr-2024 |
| Tharisa | $0.02 | 13-Mar-2024 |
| Warehouse REIT | 1.6 | 2-Apr-2024 |
| Wilmington | 3 | 10-Apr-2024 |
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.
