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Post No. 1,216 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 August 29, 2011.

A read of Thursday's print editions of each of The Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, 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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 11,246.73 up 140.88 or 1.27% from Tuesday's close of 11,105.85. For the year the Dow is down 2.86%. Of the 30 Dow components 28 gained,Travelers was unchanged and Cisco declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $167.24 +3.81 2.33% 6,978,080 NYSE and percentage-wise was Home Depot HD $33.54 +0.88 2.69% 15,397,146 NYSE. The only & biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Cisco CSCO $16.33 -0.02 0.12% 79,415,703 NASDAQ-GS.

WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

Fin Times p24 "Talk of pedestrian outlook takes toll on es'd'l Reits sector" by Ajay Makan says Reits took a tumble after Stifel Nicolaus analysts said to expect more pedestrian performance.

NYT pB11 "Indexes rise as a consensus on Greece eases fears" by AP says a promise by European leaders to help Greece avoid default sent stocks higher on Wed, the 3rd straight day of gains.

USA Today p4B "Stocks continue upward trend on hopeful news from Europe" by Bloomberg says US stocks notched a 3rd straight rally Wed as French Pres Sarkozy & Geman Chancellor Merkel said Greece will remain in the eurozone.

As of the open of the market Thursday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Thursday's trailing P/E ratio is 12.55 down from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 12.89 (year ago it was 14.26); today's P/E estimate is 11.50 unchanged from Wed's P/E estimate of 11.50 (year ago it was 12.53), and today's dividend yield is 2.73 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.77 (last year it was 2.67). 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.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,486.02 up 18.61 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1,467.41. 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 increase for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the increase 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 Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $49.53 up 0.62 from Tuesday's average closing price of $48.91. The median closing price of Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.27 (AXP/HD) up $0.97 from Tuesday's median closing price of $40.30. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $48.94 unch unch 4,378,458 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC 7.05 +0.05 0.71% 212,668,054 NYSE.

If Wednesday 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 made $1,861 ($148,602 - $146,741).

MarketWatch Wednesday 9/14/11 5:53 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks extended gains into a third session Wednesday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy reaffirmed their support for Greece, giving temporary relief to concerns about an impending euro-zone default. “It appears Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are doing to right things to ensure they (the Greeks) have the horsepower to back up the avoidance of default,” said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 140.88 points, or 1.3%, at 11,246.73. It had fallen as much as 112 points during see-sawing morning trade dominated by reports on Europe. Stocks found direction, sending the Dow up as much as 281 points, after Merkel, Sarkozy and Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou talked by conference call Wednesday. The French and German leaders said they were confident Greece will remain in the euro zone, according to media reports that cited government spokespeople. The leaders also reaffirmed support for a late July plan that’s designed to prevent a Lehman Bros.-style financial panic. Read more on Merkel, Sarkozy discussion at the WSJ. The market’s volatility is indicative of “extreme valuations on one side and extreme uncertainty on the other,” said David Kelly, chief market strategist at J.P. Morgan Funds. At the end of last week, for instance, stocks were cheaper relative to Treasurys since anytime since the early 1950s. The uncertainty stems nearly entirely from Europe, according to Kelly. “The U.S. economy is growing at a very slow pace, but it’s still growing,” he said. “The real question is people who look at the Greek situation realize there is no way Greece can pay its bills in the long run.” The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ended up 15.81 points, or 1.4%, at 1,188.68. A rally in industrial stocks led gains for all 10 S&P 500 industry sectors. The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 40.40 points, or 1.6%, to 2,572.55.
For every one stock falling, three rose on the New York Stock Exchange, where 1.1 billion shares traded. Composite volume was around 4.5 billion.
Gold and oil futures fell in New York, with crude off $1.30 to close at $88.91 a barrel and bullion down $3.60 to end at $1,826.50 an ounce. “The market has been Euro-focused for the last week or week and a half,” said Paul Nolte, managing director at Dearborn Partners. “It’s very much a day-by-day situation.” Ahead of Wall Street’s open, stock-index futures offered muted reaction to a pair of U.S. economic reports, which found that retail sales and prices paid by producers for wholesale goods both held flat in August. “The economic numbers were more or less in line,” said Stephen Carl, head equity trader at the Williams Capital Group. In corporate news, shares of Dell Inc. rose 3.3% day after the computer maker said it would add another $5 billion to a current stock-repurchase program totaling some $2.1 billion.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers and Thursday's News:

AT&T T $28.26 +0.14 0.5% 23,084,644 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $11.73 +0.10 0.86% 25,391,789 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $48.99 +1.09 2.28% 7,406,779 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $7.05 +0.05 0.71% 212,668,054 NYSE: WSJ pC2 "BofA is ordered to pay $930,000 to fired worker" by Alan Zibel says the payment will be to a whistleblower arising from the Countrywide takeover.

Boeing BA $63.03 +0.18 0.29% 5,780,202 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "House is expected to pass bill aiding new Boeing plant" by Steve Greenhouse says House Republicans will approve a bill that would bar the NLRB from pursuing its pending action vs. Boeing to block Boeing from operating a $750 mil aircraft assembly line in SC instead of Washington state.

Caterpillar CAT $85.45 +0.43 0.51% 10,616,605 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $97.31 +1.38 1.44% 11,321,602 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $16.33 -0.02 0.12% 79,415,703 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

Coke KO $69.77 +0.67 0.97% 11,124,112 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $32.29 +0.84 2.67% 12,593,074 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $45.52 +0.86 1.93% 10,068,612 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "DuPont wins nearly $1 bil in secrets case" by Doug Cameron, USA Today p1B "Jury awards DuPont $920 Mil", say DuPont was awarded $919.9 mil in damages by a fed jury on Wed in a landmark IP case involving high strength fibers usd in Kevlar body armor. Richmond, Va. jury found against S. Korea's Kolon Industries.

WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

Exxon XOM $72.64 +0.99 1.38% 26,032,980 NYSE: WSJ pC12 "A damning report helps close the Gulf in BP's valuation" says BP's valuation took a $42 bil hit due to the oil spill. BP is second to Exxon in oil & gas production among the Western majors.

GE $15.79 +0.38 2.47% 91,322,240 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

WSJ pB10 "GE says gas turbine orders jump" by Ben Lefebvre says GE booked $1 bil in N. Amer orders for its natural gas powered generators thus far this year.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $22.93 +0.23 1.01% 22,518,343 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $33.54 +0.88 2.69% 15,397,146 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

Intel INTC $21.115 +0.355 1.71% 58,348,296 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB7 "Windows 8 can use ARM" by Molly Neal says Microsoft's latest operating system will be able to run on ARM Holdings designed processors. Google has decided to enable its Android mobile operating system to run on Intel chips.

WSJ pB7 "Laptops, tablets to blur" by Don Clark says both firms are blurring the lines between the 2 types of devices.

IBM $167.24 +3.81 2.33% 6,978,080 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

JPMorgan JPM $32.8 +0.31 0.95% 44,428,542 NYSE: No mentions found.

JNJ $63.73 +0.12 0.19% 13,429,403 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $34.53 +0.30 0.88% 9,166,968 NYSE: No mentions found.

MCD $86.75 +0.63 0.73% 7,669,794 NYSE: No mentions found.

MRK $32.12 +0.38 1.2% 15,621,405 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $26.5 +0.46 1.77% 66,735,078 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB7 "Websies to sell rivals' ads" by Emily Steel, Fin Times p15 "Microosft will be forced to emerge from ts barricades" by Richard Waters say Microsoft is now trying to decide whether to double down on its online bet or quite the online business.

WSJ pB7 "Windows 8 can use ARM" by Molly Neal says Microsoft's latest operating system will be able to run on ARM Holdings designed processors. Google has decided to enable its Android mobile operating system to run on Intel chips.

NYT pB3 "AOL, Yahoo & Microsoft reportedly in ad deal" by Tanzina Vega says he 3 that usually compete for digital ad rev have created an unusual partnership in whch they will sell ads for one another to challenge Google which dominates the search ad market.

WSJ pB7 "Laptops, tablets to blur" by Don Clark says both firms are blurring the lines between the 2 types of devices.

USA Today p3B "Windows 8 leaves its predecessors in he dust" by Ed Baig loves Windows 8 and says it moves into world of touch.

Pfizer PFE $18.41 +0.08 0.44% 48,194,645 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gam PG $62.34 +0.40 0.65% 11,530,286 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Hola: P&G seeks latino shoppers" by Ellen Byron says Hispanics accounted from more of half of the gains in the US population forom '00 to '10 so Procter & Gamble is targeting them.

3M MMM $79.44 +1.63 2.09% 5,400,426 NYSE: WSJ pC5 "Stocks ride optimism for 3rd day" by Jon Cheng says stocks surged as investors found reasons for optimism in a barrage of headlines on Europe. Tech stocks were among the sectors leading the market higher. IBM added $3.81, Microsoft rose 46 cents. Industrial & materials were strong with DuPont adding 86 cents, 3M gaining $1.63. Home Depot led the Dow with a rise of 88 cents. GE was up 2.5% after it said it would buy pack $3.3 bil of securities. Cisco slipped 2 cents as the lone Dow decliner after offering a more modest goal for future rev.

Travelers TRV $48.94 unch unch 4,378,458 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Tech UTX $73.68 +1.23 1.7% 4,894,262 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ $35.6 +0.10 0.28% 17,382,700 DualListed: WSJ pB5 "Verizon wireline storm damage to cost up to $250 mil" by Greg Bensinger says this is due from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee which hit the E. coast.

Walmart WMT $52.2 +0.61 1.18% 12,503,782 NYSE: WSJ pB5 "Walmart to buy more from women owned firms" by Miguel Bustillo, USA Today p1B "Walamrt plans women's initiative" say Walmart will buy more from women firms and give them grants.

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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 Lowell McAdam (NY, NY) Lowell C. McAdam
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 8/29/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $359 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 217 [8.5]
3. IBM 205.5 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 196.5 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 186 [3.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 177.5 [3]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 173.5 [3]
8. AT&T T 173.5 [6]
9. GE 169 [10.5]
10. Coke KO 158.5 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 146.5 [8]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 144.5 [4]
13. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
14. Intel INTC 106 [5.5]
15. Merck MRK 99.5 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 93 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Bank of America BAC 82 [10]
19. United Technologies UTX 66.5 [1]
20. Disney DIS 61 [2]
21. Kraft KFT 61 [2]
22. American Express AXP 58.5 [1]
23. 3M MMM 58 [.5]
24. Caterpillar CAT 57 [.5]
25. Home Depot HD 54.5 [1.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 53 [2]
27. Boeing BA 47.5 [1]
28. DuPont DD 44 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 21 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 13 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/29/11:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/11 8K re: sale of global notes
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/1/11 8K re: tendering of all its shares of Telefonos de Mexcio
7/21/11 8K re: 2Q results
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: 7/28/11 8K re: 5 year revolving crdit agreement with Citibank
7/21/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q earnings call transcript
7/12/11 8K re: 2Q results
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: 8/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for months of May, June, and July 2011
8/3/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/20/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats qtr. ended 6/30/11
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: 8/25/11 8K re: sale of securities to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
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.

Boeing BA: 7/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/27/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/11 8K re: resignation of John E. Bryson from Baord of Directors to be Pres. Obama's US Sec'y of Commerce & 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 Shareholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 8/18/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/12/11 8K re: clairifcation of order backlog
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: segment operating results 3/31/11
7/8/11 8K re: closing of Bucyrus acquisition
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: floating rate senior notes due '12 through '17
5/26/11 Porxy Material re Letter to institutional stockholders re: voting recommendations 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.

Chevron CVX: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/11/11 8K re: 2Q interim update
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 8/24/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CEO John Chambers
8/10/11 8K re: 4Qtr results
7/18/11 8K re: cutting of 6,500 jobs
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 8/24 & 8/8 8Ks re: issuance of securities as an off-alance sheet arrangement re: Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.
8/1/11 10Q 2 results ended 7/1/11
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
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

Disney DIS 8/19/11 8K re: sale of $750 mil of Global Notes
8/19 10Q & 8/9 8K re: esults of quarter ended 7/2/11
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: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
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

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
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: 7/29/11 10Q 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 13F-HR Inst't'l holdings
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results
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: 8/19/11 8K re: offer to purchase Autonomy Corp plc
8/18/11 8K re: 3rd Quarter results ended 7/31/11
7/22/11 8KA re: frequency of advisory votes on exec comp.
7/21/11 8K re: plan to repurchase $10 bil of its shares
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: Floating Rate Global 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: 8/16/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/31/11
6/7/11 8K re: amending 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

Intel INTC: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/2/11
7/27/11 8K re: election of Andy D. Bryant to Board of Dirs.
7/21 & 7/20/11 8Ks re: 3Q results ended 7/2/11
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: 7/26/11 10Q & 7/19/11 & 7/18/11 8Ks re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/21/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $2 bil of debt
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: 8/24/11 8K re: Master Agency Agreement re: Notes offering from time to time
8/10/11 8K re: closing of sale of $1.25 bil of 4.35% notes due 2021
8/5/11 8K re: 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: closing of sale of notes due 2016
7/27/11 & 7/21/11 8Ks re: legal opinions re: debt issues
7/14/11 8K re: investor presentation re: 2Q results
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q results
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 8/9/11 10Q for equarter ended 7/3/11
7/19/11 8K re: selling of Ortho Dermatologics Div.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results 7/3/11
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: 8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/14/11 8K re: amendment of severance agreement with ex-CFO Tim McLevish
8/4/11 8K re: Board of Dirs. intent to spin off global snack business & a N. Amer. grocery business
8/4/11 8K re: 2nd quarter results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: change of exec vp.
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: 8/19/11 8Ka re: plans to hold annual advisory vote on exec compensation
8/8/11 8K re: investors release
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/26/11 8K re: amendment to Bylaws
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/1/11 Prospectus re: issuance of 3,430,000 shares of commons stock 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: Investor 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: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
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: 7/28/11 10K year ended 6/20/11
7/21/11 8K re: 4Q & year end results
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: 8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11
8/2/11 8K re: 2Q results
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: 8/26/11 Def. 14A Proxy Statement for Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholder on 10/11/11
8/15/11 8K re: closing of public offering of $1 bil 1.4% Notes due '16
8/10/11 10K for year ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.525 cents payable 8/15 to recorder holders on 7/22
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

3M MMM: 8/10/11 8K re: $1.5 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement with J.P.Morgan Chase
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 2 8Ks re: adopotion of executive pre-arranged stock trading plans
8/2/11 8K re: results of 2nd quarter
7/26/11 8K re: 2Q results
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 Proxy 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

Travelers TRV: 8/8/11 8K re: restatement of articles of incorporation to cancel Series B Conv. Pref. Stock
7/21/11 & 7/21/11 8K re: Qtr. ended 6/30/11
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 annual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 7/25/11 10Q & 7/2011 8K re quarter ended 6/30/11
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: 7/28/11 10Q & 7/25/11 8K re: quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: replacement of Ivan Seidenberg as CEO with Lowell C. McAdam effective 8/1/11
6/24/11 8K re: Guarantee 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: 8/16/11 8K re: results for 3 and 6 months ended 7/31/11
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