Tuesday, August 2, 2011

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Post No. 1,142 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization and Dow 30 components' SEC filings in each case as of July 7, 2011.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investors Business Daily, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Monday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 12,132.49 down 10.75 or 0.09% from Friday's close of 12,143.24. For the year the Dow is up 4.79%. Of the 30 Dow components 9 gained and 21 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $100.72 -1.93 1.95% 12,803,621 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM $180.75 -1.10 0.6% 5,776,146 NYSE and percentage-wise was Merck MRK $33.44 -0.69 2.02% 25,234,388 NYSE.

WSJ pC5 "Dow claws back but ends in red" by Brendan Conway says stocks fell but finished above session lows, as weak manufacturing data & worries of potential downgrades to the US credit rating overpowered relief over the debt ceiling deal.

Fin Times p20 "Defence groups under pressure from Pentagon budget concerns" by Johanna Kassel says US stocks closed slightly lower after a turbulent session that saw the session open with shares sharply higher on the US debt agreement and then tumble after weak manufacturing figures damped sentiment. Defence firms came under pressure on worries that fiscal retrenchment int he wake of the debt deal will hit the defence budget. Boeing fell 2% to 70.33.

NYT pB4 "Relief rally disappears after fresh economic data suggest weakness" by Christne Hauser says hopes were high for a rally in stocks in the wake of Sun's debt limit agreement but the bounce was a thud as the three main indexes jumped then slumped for most of the day & closed lower as the reality of the challenges ahead for the economy set in.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Action volatile as stocks lose ground" by Paul Whitfield" says stocks lost more ground Mon as volume slipped from Friday's pace. The action was down in volatile trading and the current outlook is the market is still in correction.

USA Today p4B "Markets finished own slightly before vote on debt ceiling" by Bloomberg says stocks fell Mon, sending the S&P 500 index down for a 6th trading day, as slower than forecast growth in manufacturing erased a rally triggered by optimism that lawmakers would raise the nation's debt ceiling and avoid default.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 13.61 down from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 13.62 (year ago it was 14.46); today's P/E estimate is 12.57 down from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.56 (year ago it was 12.70), and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.49 unchanged from Monday's dividend yield of 2.49 (last year it was 2.61). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,603.06 down 1.42 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,604.48. This is the sum of all 30 closing prices. A short cut to the Dow numerator is to multiply the closing Dow by the Divisor. Now, if you divide the Dow numerator decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $53.43 down 0.05 from Friday's average closing price of $53.48. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $45.23 (AXP/JPM) down 0.02 from Friday's median closing price of $45.25. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $82.34 -0.50 0.6% 4,435,717 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $9.81 +0.10 1.03% 157,602,379 NYSE.

If Monday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs) and sold at the close you would have lost $142 ($160,448 - $160,306).

MarketWatch Monday 8/1/11 3:38 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks rebounded from steep losses in the final hour of trading Monday, with investors on uncertain footing before lawmakers vote on an agreement to lift the federal borrowing limit. Still, the Dow remained on track for its longest losing stretch in over a year after data had factory activity near a standstill in July. “The surprisingly disappointing manufacturing report fueled a growing concern that the ‘soft patch’ may be with us for a while,” said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank. Wall Street’s decline had the blue-chip index extending losses into a new month, after losing 271 points, or 2.2%, in July, its third consecutive monthly decline. Friday’s finish marked a sixth consecutive down session for the Dow, its longest stretch of losses since early June. If the blue-chip average ends with a loss Monday, it will be the first seven-day loss streak since one ending July 2, 2010. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index declined 7.89 points, or 0.6%, to 1,284.39, with health-care stocks hardest hit among 10 industry groups after Medicare said it would trim payment rates to nursing-home facilities after an unexpected spike in 2011. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 21.17 points, or 0.8%, to 2,735.22. Decliners remained just ahead of advancers on the New York Stock Exchange, where 757 million shares traded as of 3:20 p.m. Lawmakers were expected to vote later in the day on the deal to hike the nation’s borrowing ceiling that would also include more than $2.4 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years. “The investment community is understandably relieved that a deal has apparently been reached, but a few questions hang in the balance,” said Kevin Giddis, fixed-income strategist at Morgan Keegan. The agreement, seen as passing the Democratic-led Senate but facing a rougher road in the GOP-controlled House of Representatives, had investors still fretting about the risk to the U.S. triple-A sovereign debt rating. “Both left-wing Democrats and right-wing Republicans may vote against the measure, suggesting that, if the deal is not passed, it will be hard to find a modification which could get through Congress,” said David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds. Equities turned heels on an opening rally after data illustrated slowing growth in the manufacturing sector in July, with the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing gauge falling to a two-year low. Treasury prices gained, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year note as low as 2.7155%, the lowest level since November. Read more on bonds. Insurer Allstate Corp. reported less of a second-quarter loss than anticipated, while Humana Inc. hiked its 2011 profit outlook. “Even in a slow-moving economic recovery, corporations have been very successful in building their profitability,” said J.P. Morgan Funds’ Kelly of quarterly results.

Monday's Closing Dow Numbers and Tuesday's News:

AT&T T $29.52 +0.26 0.89% 28,248,268 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "No day in court for bank clients" by Robin Sidel says banks are requiring customers to arbitrate claims against them instead of taking them to court.Bank of America doesn't require mandatory arbitration since 2009 but JPMorgan does. This is in the wake of a Supreme Court case against AT&T which involved the right to demand arbitration.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "Verizon, AmEx in mobile pact" says Verizon, the largest US wireless carrier, will offer a mobile payment system from American Express on its phones & tablets, as part of the rush by telecoms & banks into mobile finance. Amex's Sever software will allow Verizon to send & receive money . Verizon is also in a mobile pay partnership with AT&T.

Alcoa AA $14.75 +0.02 0.14% 22,694,916 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $50.02 -0.02 0.04% 4,770,961 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "Verizon, AmEx in mobile pact" says Verizon, the largest US wireless carrier, will offer a mobile payment system from American Express on its phones & tablets, as part of the rush by telecoms & banks into mobile finance. Amex's Sever software will allow Verizon to send & receive money . Verizon is also in a mobile pay partnership with AT&T.

Bank of America BAC $9.81 +0.10 1.03% 157,602,379 NYSE: WSJ pC1 "No day in court for bank clients" by Robin Sidel says banks are requiring customers to arbitrate claims against them instead of taking them to court.Bank of America doesn't require mandatory arbitration since 2009 but JPMorgan does. This is in the wake of a Supreme Court case against AT&T which involved the right to demand arbitration.

Boeing BA $70.33 -0.14 0.2% 5,523,234 NYSE: Fin Times p20 "Defence groups under pressure from Pentagon budget concerns" by Johanna Kassel says US stocks closed slightly lower after a turbulent session that saw the session open with shares sharply higher on the US debt agreement and then tumble after weak manufacturing figures damped sentiment. Defence firms came under pressure on worries that fiscal retrenchment int he wake of the debt deal will hit the defence budget. Boeing fell 2% to 70.33.

Caterpillar CAT $100.72 -1.93 1.95% 12,803,621 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $105.38 +1.36 1.31% 9,205,430 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $15.83 -0.14 0.88% 60,085,872 NASDAQ-GS: Inv. Bus. pA4 "Apple iPhone helps spur mobile video conferences" by Paul Korzeniowski says 4G also advances trend that lets road warrioer plug into key meeting. Cisco, Polycom and Radvision sell videoconferencing systems.

Coke KO $67.73 -0.28 0.41% 8,663,439 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $38.44 -0.18 0.47% 11,349,690 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $51.55 +0.13 0.25% 6,840,499 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $79.6 -0.19 0.24% 22,370,935 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $17.97 +0.06 0.34% 68,539,205 NYSE: Fin Times p13 "GE to sell container leasing arm for $2.5 bil" by Jeremy Lemer, Simon Rabinovitch says GE will sell its sea container leasing jv to HNA Group, the Chinese travel & logistics firm, and Bravia Capital, a private equity group, for $2.5 bil including debt. HNA & Hong Kong based Bravia trumped a number of US based private equity and other firms to win the deal, highlighting the growing influence of Chinese capital in financing the infrastructue of global trade.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $35.2 +0.03 0.09% 15,597,635 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $34.25 -0.68 1.95% 13,892,000 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $22.24 -0.09 0.4% 50,928,848 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $180.75 -1.10 0.6% 5,776,146 NYSE: USA Today p1B says Google bought 1,000 pending & issued patents from IBM per US Patent & Trademark Office filings.

JPMorgan JPM $40.44 -0.01 0.02% 33,519,414 NYSE: No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $64.41 -0.38 0.59% 15,654,466 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $34.34 -0.04 0.12% 7,915,720 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $86.39 -0.09 0.1% 4,340,853 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $33.44 -0.69 2.02% 25,234,388 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $27.27 -0.13 0.47% 61,092,926 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $19.01 -0.239 1.24% 54,328,237 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $61.43 -0.06 0.1% 10,083,208 NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM $86.77 -0.37 0.42% 5,969,024 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $54.61 -0.52 0.94% 4,585,829 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $82.34 -0.50 0.6% 4,435,717 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $35.87 +0.58 1.64% 20,630,528 DualListed: Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "Verizon, AmEx in mobile pact" says Verizon, the largest US wireless carrier, will offer a mobile payment system from American Express on its phones & tablets, as part of the rush by telecoms & banks into mobile finance. Amex's Sever software will allow Verizon to send & receive money . Verizon is also in a mobile pay partnership with AT&T.

Walmart WMT $52.62 -0.09 0.17% 10,684,952 NYSE: No mentions found.

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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
Boeing BA W. James McNerney, Jr. (Chicago, Ill)
Caterpillar CAT Douglas Oberhelman (Peoria, Ill.)
Chevron CVX John Watson (San Ramon, CA)
Cisco CSCO John Chambers (San Jose, CA)
Coca Cola KO Muhtar Kent (Atlanta, GA)
Disney DIS Robert Iger (Burbank, CA)
DuPont DD Ellen Kullman (Wilmington, DE)
ExxonMobil XOM Rex W. Tillerson (Irving, Tx)
GE Jeffrey R. Immelt (Fairfield, CT)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Leo Apotheker (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Samuel J. Palmisano (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon (New Brunswick, NJ)
Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)
McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Kenneth Frazer (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM George W. Buckley (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Ivan Seidenberg (NY, NY) (Lowell McAdam becomes CEO in August)
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest as of 7/7/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $404 [5]
2. Procter & Gamble PG 260 [4]
3. Microsoft MSFT 224.5 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 214 [2]
5. IBM 214 [1]
6. GE 204.5 [10.5]
7. WalMart WMT 190.5 [3.5]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 185.6 [3]
9. AT&T T 185 [6]
10. JPMorgan Chase JPM 165 [4]
11. Pfizer PFE 161 [8]
12. Coke KO 157.5 [2.5]
13. Intel INTC 123 [5.5]
14. Verizon VZ 110.5 [3]
15. Merck MRK 110 [3]
16. Bank of America BAC 110 [10]
17. McDonald's MCD 89 [1]
18. Cisco CSCO 87 [5.5]
19. United Technologies UTX 83 [1]
20. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 75.5 [2]
21. Disney DIS 75.5 [2]
22. Caterpillar CAT 72 [.5]
23. 3M MMM 69 [.5]
24. American Express AXP 64.5 [1]
25. Kraft KFT 63 [2]
26. Home Depot HD 59 [1.5]
27. Boeing BA 55.5 [1]
28. DuPont DD 52 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 25 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 17.5 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 7/7/11:

Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments

AT&T T: 6/27/11 8K re: minor amendments to Bylaws
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/5/11 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/29/11 8K re: sale of $3 bil of Global Notes due '16 & '21
4/20/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/13/11 Prospectus & 4/1/aa S-4 re: offer to exchange $3.5 bil of 5.35% Global Notes due '40
3/31/11 & 3/21/11 2 8Ks re: purchase of T-Mobile USA, Inc. from Deutsche Telekom for $20 bil
3/29/11 8KA re: replacement of Richard Lindner as CFO with John J. Stephens
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on 4/29/11 in Little Rock, Ark

Alcoa AA: 6/2/11 8K re: Regulation FD disclosure re: Internal Relations Presentation of "Nomura Aluminum Seminar"
5/31/11 8K re: redemption of notes due '13
5/18/11 8K re: Chris Ayers elected Pres. of AA Blobal Primary Products
5/11/11 8K re: retirement of Joe Gorman from Bd. of Dires
5/6/11 8K re: Issuance of Sustainability Highlights Report
4/29/11 8K re: tender offer for 6% '13 Notes
4/29/11 8K re: grants under Stock Incentive Plan
4/27/11 Proxy materials re: exec comp
4/21/11 10Q & 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results ending 3/31/11
4/14/11 8K transcript re: 1Q earnings conference call
4/13/11 8K & Prospectus re: issuance of $1.2 bil of 5.4% Notes due '21 & tnender offer for 5.3% Notes due '13
3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA

American Express AXP: 6/15/11 8K re: U.S. Card Services delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 5/31/11
5/16/11 re: delinquency & write-off stats for period ended 4/30/11
5/5/11 8KA & 8K re: appointment & compensation of David Cornish as Acting Comptroller
5/4/11 10Q quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 8K re: departure of Comptroller & also Deputy Comptroller
4/20/11 8K re: 1Q results ending 3/31/11
4/18/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 1Q ended 3/31/11
3/28/11 8K re new digital payments platform "Serve"
3/24/11 & 3/23 & 3/22 Proxy materials re: 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 5/2/11 at AXP Headquarters in NYC
3/18/11 8K re: Reg. FD disclosures re: its Comprehensive Capital Plan re: share repurchases & dividends
3/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 2/28/11
3/4/11 Prelim Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting to be held 5/2/11 in NYC

Bank of Am BAC: 7/6/11 8KA re: settlement of Countrywide mortgage claims
6/29 8K re: election of Bruce R. Thompson as CFO
5/11/11 8K re: Voting results of Stockholders Annual Meeting held 5/16
5/5 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: update of legal opinion re: Medium-Term Notes
4/28/11 Proxy re: voting at 5/11 Stockholder Meeting and info re: independence of nominee for Board
4/15/11 8K re: shuffling of execs, C. Noski, E. O'Keefe & B. Thompson
4/15/11 re results of 1Q ending 3/31/11
3/3011 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/11/11 at BAC Headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.
3/23/11 8K re: submission to Fed Res. Baord of comprehensive capital plan
3/17/11 8K re: issuance of $1.5 bil of 3.625% of Senior Notes due 2016
3/16/11 8K re: election of Mukesh D. Ambani to Board of Directors & Compensation & Benefit Committee & Audit Committee

Boeing BA: 6/14/11 8K re: resignation of John E. Bryson from Baord of Directors to be Pres. Obama's US Sec'y of Comerce & amendment of By-Laws to decrease number of directors from 12 to 11
5/3/11 8K re: amending bylaws decreasing Board from 13 to 12
4/27 10Q & 4/27/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
3/21/11 Annual Report to Sahreholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 6/20/11 8K re: 3 months dealer statistics ended 5/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/8 Annual Stockholders Meeting
6/8/11 two 8Ks re: press release and declaration of 0.46 cents per share dividend payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
5/26/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: floting rate senior notes due '12 through '17
5/26/11 Porxy Material re Letter to institutional stockholders re: voting recommendingations at upcoming annual meeting of stockholders
5/23/11 Proxy re: voting reminder re: 6/8 Meeting of Stockholders
5/23/11 8K re: revisions to 10K fin'l statements
5/19/11 8K re: dealer stats
5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: info re: sales to dealers
4/29/11 8K re fin'l results quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.
3/8/11 8K re: price changes of products

Chevron CVX: 6/1/11 8K re: results of votes at 5/25 Annual Stockholder Meeting
5/31/11 8K re: receipt of imminent danger order under Fed. Mine Safety Act re: Kemmerer Mine, Lincoln, WY and the vacating of the order on 5/26
5/5/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re quarter ended 3/31/11
4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11 at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.

Cisco CSCO 6/22/11 8K re: executives' pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/25/11 10Q re: Qtr ended 4/30/11
5/11/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 4/30/11
3/28/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for certain execs
3/22/11 8K-A re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
3/18/11 8K re: initiation of quarterly cash dividends of 6 cents per share to be paid 4/20

Coke KO 5/2/11 10Q & 4/26/11 8K for quarter ended 4/1/11
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 4/27
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta
2/28/11 10K re: Fiscal year ended 12/31/10
2/17/11 8K re: election of Evan G. Greenberg to Board of Directors & Audit Comm.

Disney DIS 5/20/11 8K re: sales of $500 mil 3.75% Global Notes Due '21
5/10 8K & 5/10/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/2/11
3/25/11 8K re: adoption of exec stock option plan
3/18/11 two 8Ks re: amendment to employment Agreement of CEO Robert A. Iger & other execs.

DuPont DD: 5/24/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of 92.2% of shares of Danisco SA
5/5/11 8K re: tender offer for Danisco
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/31/11 S-3 shelf registration for debt securities and common stock
3/18/11 Proxy re: Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/8/11 8K re: retirement of Samuel W. Bodman & John T. Dillon from Board of Directors due to reaching age 72

ExxonMobil XOM: 5/31/11 8K re: results of voting of 5/25 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/6/11 Proxy re: add'l material re: advisory vote on exec comp
5/5/11 10Q & 4/28/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: amendment of bylaws making Treasurer also CFO
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/25/11 in Dallas, TX

GE: 5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/18/11 proxy re: answers to shareholder's question re: CEO's stock options
4/15/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/711 & 3/30/11 Proxy materials re: proposal on exec comp proposal at annual meeting of shareholders on 4/27/11
3/14/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/27/11 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/16/11 8K re: election of Ann Livermore to Board of Directors, her resignation as Exec. VP & amendment to By-Laws to increase number of directors from 13 to 14
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
6/1/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: Flaoting Rate Glboal Notes due '14 through '21
5/7/11 8k re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
3/28/11 8K re amendment of by-laws to decrease number of directors from 17 to 13
3/22/11 8K re: info re: status of Hewlett-Packard employees as a result of Japanese earthquake
3/11/11 Proxy Materials re: opposition to ISS voting recommendations re: exec comp.

Home Depot HD: 6/7/11 8K re: amnding by-laws re voting by consent for shareholders
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 5/1/11
4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta
3/31/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: $3 bil of Senior Notes due 2021 & 2041

Intel INTC: 5/24/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/19/11 Annual Meeting of Stockhodlers
5/17/11 8K re: FD disclosures re: investor Meeting
5/11/11 8K re: increase in 3rd Quarter dividend
5/9/11 8K & 5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: financial info & CFO commentary re: results for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/13/11 8K re: fin'l info re: recently closed acquisition of Infineon Wireless & McAfee
4/7/11, 4/5/11 & 4/4/11 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
3/21/11 8K re: fin'l info re: its McAfeesubsidiary
2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee

IBM: 5/11/11 8K re: issuance of $1 bil of debt
4/28/11 8K re: voting results of 4/26/11 Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: CFO comments re: 1Qtr fin'l results ended 3/31/11
3/25/11 Proxy re: voting at annual meeting of stockholders on 4/26
3/18/11 8K re: settlement with SEC of bribery charges in Asia for $10 mil
3/8/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at investor briefing
3/7/11 Proxy rel Annual Stockholders Meeting on 4/26 in St. Louis, Mo.

JPMorganChase JPM: 6/29/11 8K re: closing of $2.5 bil issue of 3.15% Notes due 2016
6/21/11 8K re: closing of $400 mil flotating rate senior med-term notes dues '14
5/24/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $500 mil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes due '16
5/23/11 8K Voting results of Shareholder Meeting held 5/17/11
5/10/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $2 bil of 4.6% Notes due '21
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: legal opinion for $2 bil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes
4/29/11 8K re: registering Global Notes
4/20/11 Proxy brochure entitled "Overview"
4/14/11 8K re: entering into consent orders with Fed. Reserve re: residential mortgage servicing activities
4/13/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/7/11 3 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17/11 in Columbus, Ohio
3/24/11 8K re: offering of $500 mil Floating Rate Notes due 2016
3/24/11 & 3/23/11 8Ks re: offering of Global Medium Term Notes

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 5/20/11 8K re: sale of over $4 bil of Notes due '13 - '41
5/2/11 8K re: merger agreement with Synthes
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Meeting of Shareholders
4/27/11 8K re: offer to buy Synthes for $21.3 bil
4/19/11 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
4/19/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/8/11 8K re: payment of $70,0006,316 fine for violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
3/16/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
3/10/11 8K re: Entering into a consent decree with the FDA regarding its oversight of JNJ's McNeil Unit plants in Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania

Kraft KFT: 7/1/11 8K re: departure of CFO timothy R. McLevish (change to termination agreement)
5/31/11 8K re: results of 5/24 Annual Shareholder Meeting
5/6/11 10Q & 5/5/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/8/11 8K & 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO Timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
4/5/11 8K re: entering into revolving credit agreement for $4.5 bil
3/31/11 8K & Proxy re: nomination of Dr. Peter Henry for Board of Dir at 5/24/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Skokie, Ill

McDonald's MCD: 7/1/11 Prospectus re: issuance of 3,430,000 shares of commons tock in Direct Stock Purchase Plan
6/10/11 8K re: press release re: global sales rising 3.1% in May
5/23/11 8K re: voting results of 5/19 Shareholder Meeting
5/20/11 8K re: issuance of $400 mil Medium-Term Notes
5/16/11 proxy material re: stock options
5/9/11 8K re: Invetor Release re: April sales
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/3/11 proxy materials re: reminder how to vote
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: talking points
4/13/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/18/11 3 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at McDonald's Headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill & proposal to amend cert. of incorp.
3/9/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: comparable sales rising 3.9% in Feb.
3/3/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/19/11 at Oak Brook, Ill.

Merck MRK: 5/27/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/24 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/9/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/11 at North Branch, NJ
4/5/11 Schedule to tender offer to shareholders of Inspire Pharmaceuticals
3/24/11 8K re: termination of agreement between Merck & Sanofi-Aventis re: Sanofi's right to buy Merck's Merial animal health subsidiary

Microsoft MSFT: 5/10/11 8K re: purchase of Skype for $8.5 bil in cash
4/28/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
2/8/11 8K re: underwriting agreement for $750 mil of 2.5% Notes due 2016

Pfizer PFE: 5/12/11 10Q & 5/3/11 8K for quarter ended 4/3/11
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of shareholder Meeting held on 4/28
4/14/11 & 4/11/11 Proxy & 3/22/11 2 Proxy filings re: 4/28/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas, TX
4/4/11 8K re: selling Capsugel subsidiary to KKR
3/24/11 Annual report to shareholders

Procter & Gamble PG: 7/1/11 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Meeting 10/11/11 in Cincinnati
5/12/11 8KA re: election of Margaret Whitman to Board
5/4/11 8K re: retirement of Ed Shirley as Vice Chair, Beauty & Grooming
4/29/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/11/11 8K re: declaration of 9% quarterly dividend increase
4/5/11 8K re: sale of Pringles to Diamond
3/24/11 8K re: P&G & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries partnership for OTC medicines
3/1/11 8K re: resignation of Rajat KJ. Gupta from Board of Directors
2/11/11 8K re: election of Meg Whitman to Board of Directors

3M MMM: 5/26/11 8K re: restatement of Form 10K re: produ8ct moves between busienss segments
5/18/11 2 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for General Counsel & CEO respectively
5/16/11 8K re: election of Inge Thulin as EVP & COO
5/11/11 8K re: voting results from 5/10/11 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
5/5/11 10Q & 4/26/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 Porxy material re: how to vote at 5/10 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/7/11 8K re: results of first quarter 2011
4/6/11 8K re: executive changes re: chief accounting officer
3/29/11 Proxy material to correct errors re: prior filing re: stock ownership of directors & officers
3/24/11 annual report to shareholders
3/23/11 2 proxy filings re: 5/10/11 annual meeting of stockholders in St. Paul, Minnesota
3/15/11 8K re: retirement of CFO Patrick D. Cambell to be replaced by David W. Meline

Travelers TRV: 6/10/11 8K re: fin'l info re: annual investor conference
6/1/11 re: Voting results of 5/26 annual shareholders meeting
4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 anual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 6/9/11 8K/A re: amendment of 4/13 8K re: frequency of intent to take shareholder advisory votes
4/25/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/19/11 8K re proposal to amend long term incentive plan
2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 6/24/11 8K re: Gurantee of debentures of 10 domestic telephone subsidiaries
5/10/11 8K re: voting results from 5/5/11 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/28/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/11/11 8K re: Verizon completion of Terremark acquisition
4/8/11 Schedule to tender offer re: Terremark acquisition
4/4/11 Proxy re; compensation proposal
3/25/11 Prospectus re: $6.25 bil notes
3/21/11 Proxy re: 5/5/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Indianapolis, Indiana
3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)

WalMart WMT: 6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/3 annual shareholders meeting
6/3/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/3/11 at U. of Ark in Fayetteville, Ark.
4/15/11 8K & 4/13/11 Prospectus re: issuance of $5 bil of notes
3/30/11 10K for fiscal year ended 1/31/11