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LONDON (ShareCast) - Tesco (LSE: TSCO.L - news) 's annual meeting may not be the usual back slapping and handshakes all round, as, for the first times in years, the competition now may poise a meaningful threat to the supermarket juggernaut.

Sales growth this year has lagged Morrisons and Sainsbury (LSE: SBRY.L - news) 's, prompting heavy discounts and a revamp of its Clubcard. Expect comments to reassure any investor nerves, while at the same time underlining its detemination to stay as number one.

INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Albion Income & Growth VCT, Associated British Foods (LSE: ABF.L - news) , Britvic (LSE: BVIC.L - news) , Cardiff Property (LSE: CDFF.L - news) , Connaught (LSE: CNT.L - news) , Daily Mail (LSE: DMGT.L - news) and General Trust, RM Group

QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE Panther Securities (LSE: PNS.L - news)

FINALS Cybit Holdings

AGMS KEFI Minerals (LSE: KEFI.L - news) , Kryso Resources (LSE: KYS.L - news) , Oxford Technology (LSE: OXT.L - news) 2 VCT, Oxford Technology 3 VCT, Oxford Technology 4 VCT, Oxford Technology VCT, Renewable Energy Generation (LSE: RWE.L - news) , Shires Income (LSE: SHRS.L - news) , Tinci Holdings (LSE: TNCS.L - news) , Tesco

FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Adventis Group (LSE: ATG.L - news) , Anglo Pacific, Bioquell (LSE: BQE.L - news) , Havelock Europa (LSE: HVE.L - news) , Hilton Food (LSE: HFG.L - news) , Huntsworth (LSE: HNT.L - news) , Informa (LSE: INF.L - news) , Judges Scientific (LSE: JDG.L - news) , London and Associated Properties, Marshalls (LSE: MSLH.L - news) , National Express Group, Northern Investors Co., Octopus AIM VCT (LSE: OOA.L - news) , Pace (LSE: PIC.L - news) , ProVen Growth and Income VCT, ProVen Growth and Income VCT 'C' Shares, Slingsby H.C, Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd.

UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Service Sector Survey (09:30) Bank of England Housing Equity Withdrawal (09:30)

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Service Sector Survey (FRA) (08:50) PMI Service Sector Survey (08:55) PMI Service Sector Survey (09:00)