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Aggreko has warned it won鈥檛 hit its financial targets for 2020 and announced it is scrapping its final dividend due to the impact of the coronavirus.

In a trading update issued today, the power plant supplier said it would review its decision to suspend the 18.3p per share payment to investors later in the year, 鈥渙nce the outlook becomes clearer鈥�.

Its trading statement also warned that given the ongoing crisis it didn鈥檛 believe it would be able to stick to guidance given in its full year results statement about trading during 2020.

鈥淲e will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide further updates as necessary,鈥� it added.

Other firms to have pulled dividends and payouts recently include housebuilders Berkeley, Crest Nicholson and McCarthy & Stone.

Aggreko, which earlier this month announced a 9% hike in pre-tax profit to 拢199m, said it was facing challenges getting its staff to project sites, as countries closed borders and limited travel both international and domestic travel.

It added that equipment orders from China were facing delays of several weeks.

The group is currently working with a client the Tokyo Olympics, which are due to kick off on 24 July. The firm said it was in regular talks with the customer, and was continuing work on the job 鈥渋n line with the current International Olympic Committee guidance鈥�.

Doubts around whether the Olympics will go ahead have been heightened after Canada announced it was pulling out the games, citing the coronavirus epidemic.

Aggreko鈥檚 shares fell 3% in early trading today, down 11p to 354p.

Meanwhile, the Financial Conduct Authority has asked companies which had planned to publish their annual results this week to delay doing so for at least two weeks, due to the coronavirus.

The FCA, , said listed companies and the teams of auditors who signed off their accounts were facing huge challenges during the virus crisis.

The FCA said the practice of issuing preliminary financial statements in advance of full audited financial statements was 鈥渁dding unnecessarily to the pressure on companies and the audit profession鈥�.

The request to delay publication does not apply to those companies listed on AIM, the alternative investment market.

The FCA also said it was in talks with the Financial Reporting Council and the Prudential Regulation Authority about a package of measures 鈥渁imed at ensuring companies take the necessary time in these uncertain times to prepare appropriate disclosures and address current practical challenges鈥�.

It said the three bodies would announce details shortly.