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Post No. 1,284 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 September 23, 2011.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's The Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution and 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 11,913.62 up 104.83 or 0.89% from Friday's close of 11,808.79. For the year the Dow is up 2.9%. Of the 30 Dow components 23 gained and 7 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Caterpillar CAT $91.77 +4.38 5.01% 16,353,542 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Procter & Gamble PG $65.37 -0.89 1.34% 9,791,932 NYSE and percentage-wise was Verizon VZ $36.93 -0.49 1.31% 14,565,901 DualListed.

WSJ pC4 "DJIA rises; Caterpillar leads way" by Brendan Conway says stocks rose Mon pushing the Nasdaq Composite into positive territory for the year & the S&P idnext to the cusp of it. The Dow was led by Caterpillar which jumped $4.38 after posting a strong earnings report. It is charted under Good News as earnings per share and revenue beat estimates.

Fin Times p22 "Oracle deal and solar energy burst hep nasdq turn positive for year" by Ajay Makan saying surging solar energy stocks, & Oracle's acquisition of RightNow Technologies pushed the Nasdaq Composite index into positive territory for the year on Mon.

NYT pB11 "Summer doldrums continue to fade" by Christine Hauser says stocks in the US closed higher Mon extending the trend in global markets on the announcement of some strong corp results, mergers & hope for an agreement on resolving Europe's debt problems.

USA Today p4B "Progress in Europe debt crisis, takeover news propel stocks" by Bloomberg says stocks rallied Mon, almost wiping out this year's declien in the S&P amid takeover deals, higher than estimated earnings at Caterpillar & progress in talks to tame Europe's debt crisis.

As of the open of the market Tuesday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6 of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 13.25 up from Monday's trailing P/E ratio of 13.19 (year ago it was 14.10); Tuesday's P/E estimate is 11.75 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 11.75 (year ago it was 13.25), and today's dividend yield is 2.60 down from Monday's dividend yield of 2.63 (last year it was 2.53). 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 1,574.14 up 13.86 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,560.28. 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 Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $52.47 up $0.47 from Friday's average closing price of $52. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $41.51 (DD/VZ)up 0.22 from Friday's median closing price of 41.29. The lowest volume was United Technologies UTX $76.65 +1.09 1.44% 4,195,899 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6.72 +0.26 4.02% 216,463,658 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 made $1,386 ($157,414 - $156,028).

MarketWatch Monday 10/24/11 5:11 pm by V. Phani Kumar & Laura Mandaro says US stocks rallied as Caterpillar's upbeat results and some merger-and-acquisition deals pulled in buyers against a backdrop of optimism that Europe’s leaders will reach a deal to arrest the region’s debt crisis. “When there is a break in the European debt crisis, the economic data begins to speak through and earnings begin to speak through,” said Stephen Wood, chief market strategist for North America at Russell Investments. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 104.83 points, or 0.9%, to 11,913.62, completing a three-day winning streak. Also clinching a third straight day of advance, the S&P 500 gained 15.94 points, or 1.3%, to 1,254.19. The Nasdaq Composite added 61.98 points, or 2.4%, to 2,699.44, erasing year-to-date losses. The index’s reentry into positive territory — up 1.8% thus far in 2011 — was aided by a 3.3% rebound in shares of Apple Inc. after the iPhone maker suffered three successive days of losses. A bulk of the Dow’s gains were contributed by shares of Caterpillar Inc. , which advanced $4.38, or 5%, to $91.77 after the equipment maker reported a jump in earnings, topping estimates, and guided analysts to the top of its range for full-year earnings per share. The market breadth was overwhelmingly positive, with nearly five stocks rising for every decliner on the New York Stock Exchange, where 927 million shares traded hands. NYSE composite volume was 4.3 billion. Stocks added to their early gains after the Associated Press and other media reports cited German opposition leaders as saying, following a briefing with Chancellor Angela Merkel, that the euro-zone bailout fund’s firepower was set to be enhanced to more than 1 trillion euros ($1.39 trillion) through leverage. Monday’s rise extends gains from last week, when some better U.S. economic reports and a heavy dose of earnings added to improving sentiment about Europe. Wood said that while the U.S. economic data hasn’t been great, it was signaling that the nation wasn’t entering a recession. Going into 2012, the market was likely to be a “stock picker’s market,” as opposed to the “risk-off, risk-on” mode investors have been in the past several quarters as a debt crisis raged in Europe, he said. On Sunday, European leaders meeting in Brussels said they were making progress toward a broad plan to deal with the euro zone’s debt crisis, including recapitalizing European banks, but left the details for a second summit scheduled for Wednesday. Stocks have been highly sensitive to indications that European policy makers would come up with measures to prevent a sovereign debt default that could potentially trigger a Lehman Bros.-style financial shock, including by pumping more money into the region’s banks. Markets, particularly commodities, have also been on edge about whether inflation-fighting efforts in China could lead to a hard landing in that economy, spurring a global slowdown.Such concerns about China were alleviated by preliminary data from HSBC showing that an index of manufacturing conditions in China climbed to a five-month high in October. The so-called flash Purchasing Managers’ Index showed the sector in expansion versus a contraction in September. In Monday’s trading, crude-oil futures for December delivery jumped $3.87 to finish at $91.27 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Among other commodities, gold prices extended Friday’s rebound, adding $16.20, or 1%, to $1,652.30 an ounce on the Comex division of Nymex. Copper futures also soared. Even so, some analysts remained cautious over the European situation. “There is still some hesitancy or tentativeness moving forward until at least later this week, until we get some answers out of Europe,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners LLC. “But you never know what will happen... the markets might sell off on the news, especially if the details of the plan are a little bit less than expected,” he said. European markets also gained Monday on hopes the region’s leadership may find a solution to the sovereign debt crisis. The strong results show “corporate earnings are still there [and that] companies can still make money in this economy,” Banyan Partners’ Pavlik said, but added that the strong earnings weren’t translating into new jobs. News related to mergers and acquisitions also spurred buying, with shares of RightNow Technologies Inc. jumping 19% after Oracle Corp. said it will acquire the customer-service software developer for $1.5 billion. Oracle shares added 2.3%. Shares of HealthSpring Inc. soared 34% after health-insurance major Cigna Corp.+1.38% agreed to pay $3.8 billion in cash to acquire the company. Cigna advanced 1.4%. Read more on health-care stocks. Shares of Mattel Inc. rose 2.1% after the toy maker said it will pay $680 million in cash for Hit Entertainment, a closely-held producers of preschool brands including Barney and Bob the Builder.

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

AT&T T
$28.88 -0.25 0.86% 24,197,806 NYSE: WSJ pB6 "WiFi network growing, AT&T says" by Joan Solsman says AT&T touted the rapid growth of connections on its WiFi network, which it has been owrking to expand.

Alcoa AA
$10.58 +0.35 3.42% 36,668,968 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "Kickback probe at Alcoa heats up" by Dionne Searcey says 2 key figures in a bribery investigation of Alcoa's activities in Bahrain have been arrested, 3 years after officials began looking at millions of dollars allegedly paid to gain aluminum contracts.

American Express AXP
$49.92 +1.46 3.01% 11,165,103 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC
$6.72 +0.26 4.02% 216,463,658 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "No joke: times getting tough for US bankers" by Francisco Geurrera draws a parallel between Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America & his brother Patrick Moynihan a deacon and missionary who runs a Catholic boarding school in Haiti: both run an underfunded, nonprofit, organization.
Also, JPMorgan's CEO who usually knows it all said "your guess is a good as ours about next year's [banking sector]" which should be taken as a bearish signal.

WSJ pC3 "Chasing friends, banks go social" by David Benoit says JPMorgan & Bank of America are using Facebook and Twitter to get customers.

Boeing BA
$64.75 +0.16 0.25% 5,189,858 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT
$91.77 +4.38 5.01% 16,353,542 NYSE: Fin Times p13, p12 & p16 "Digging deep Caterpillar's record figures", WSJ pB10 "Share gains boost Caterpillar profit" by James Hagery, WSJ pC4 "DJIA rises; Caterpillar leads way" by Brendan Conway, NYT pB2 "Catepillar profit rises 44%" by Reuters say stocks rose Mon pushing the Nasdaq Composite into positive territory for the year & the S&P idnex to the cusp of it. The Dow was led by Caterpillar which jumped $4.38 after posting a strong earnings report. It is charted under Good News as earnings per share and revenue beat estimates. Caterpillar's income in 3Q ended 9/30 was $1.14 bil or $1.71 a share, up from $792 mil or $1.22 a share a year earlier. Sales surged 41% to a record $15.72 bil. Excluding the effects of they Bucyrus acquisition, sales were up 31%.

Chevron CVX
$106.27 +0.74 0.7% 7,905,388 NYSE: No mentions found.

CSCO
$17.54 +0.16 0.92% 37,756,381 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO
$67.87 -0.32 0.47% 6,791,605 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Coke to promote Polar Bear campaign" by Suzanne Vranica, USA Today p3B "Coke cans going polar opposite" by Bruce Horovitz say Coke will unveil a special Coke can white in color aimed at protecting polar bears.

Disney DIS
$35.37 +0.21 0.6% 8,837,497 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD
$46.09 +0.94 2.08% 7,977,601 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM
$80.17 +0.04 0.05% 19,849,596 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE
$16.45 +0.14 0.86% 67,015,318 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ
$26.02 +0.64 2.52% 12,623,431 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD
$36.7 -0.16 0.43% 11,163,211 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC
$24.59 +0.56 2.33% 138,245,863 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM
$182.25 +0.62 0.34% 5,889,758 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM
$34.57 +1.15 3.44% 44,659,405 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "No joke: times getting tough for US bankers" by Francisco Geurrera draws a parallel between Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America & his brother Patrick Moynihan a deacon and missionary who runs a Catholic boarding school in Haiti: both run an underfunded, nonprofit, organization.
Also, JPMorgan's CEO who usually knows it all said "your guess is a good as ours about next year's [banking sector]" which should be taken as a bearish signal.

WSJ pC3 "Chasing friends, banks go social" by David Benoit says JPMorgan & Bank of America are using Facebook and Twitter to get customers.

AJC pA9 "Bank CEOs lament loss of confidence" by Scott Trubey says Jame Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan spoke at a conference in Atlanta and he said American's appetite for investment has fallen.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ
$64.73 +0.95 1.49% 12,538,262 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT
$35.28 +0.08 0.23% 5,929,466 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD
$92.01 -0.31 0.34% 6,652,294 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK
$33.53 +0.18 0.54% 14,294,727 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT
$27.19 +0.03 0.11% 56,854,909 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE
$19.36 +0.30 1.57% 35,844,468 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG
$65.37 -0.89 1.34% 9,791,932 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM
$82.18 +1.70 2.11% 5,418,932 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV
$57.62 +0.27 0.47% 4,644,989 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX
$76.65 +1.09 1.44% 4,195,899 NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ
$36.93 -0.49 1.31% 14,565,901 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT
$56.78 -0.14 0.25% 9,270,176 NYSE: WSJ pC10 "Overheard", USA Today P1B "Walmart to match holiday prices", AJC pA9 "Walmart ups holiday ante" by AP say if you buy something for the holidays at Walmart and later find it cheaper elsewhere, Walmart will give you the difference in a gift card
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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 Meg Whitman (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 9/23/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $337 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 210 [8.5]
3. IBM 202 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 180 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 175 [3.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 169 [3]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 168.5 [3]
8. AT&T T 165 [6]
9. GE 161 [10.5]
10. Coke KO 155 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 136 [8]
12. Intel INTC 116.5 [5]
13. JPMorgan Chase JPM 115.5 [4]
14. Verizon VZ 106.5 [3]
15. Merck MRK 95.5 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 90 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Bank of America BAC 64 [10]
19. United Technologies UTX 62.5 [1]
20. Kraft KFT 59.5 [2]
21. American Express AXP 55.5 [1]
22. Disney DIS 55 [2]
23. Home Depot HD 53 [1.5]
24. 3M MMM 52.5 [.5]
25. Caterpillar CAT 48 [.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 44.5 [2]
27. Boeing BA 44 [1]
28. DuPont DD 38 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 20 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 11 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 9/23/11:

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

AT&T T: 9/8/11 8K re: redemption of certain notes
9/1/11 8K re: Dept. of Justice lawsuit to block AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile saying it will lessen competition & raise prices
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 8K re: sale of global notes
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

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

American Express AXP: 9/15/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re: delinquency & write-off stats for 3 months ended 8/3/1/11
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

Bank of Am BAC: 9/7/11 8K re: exec changes including departure of Sallie Krawcheck
9/1/11 8K re: Amend Cert of Inc to designate Pref. Shares sold to Berkshire Hathaway for $5 bil
8/29/11 8K re: selling of 13.1 bil shares of China Construct Bank
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

Boeing BA: 9/30/11 8K & 8KA re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes
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: 9/20/11 8KA 3 Mos dealer stats thru Aug
9/16/11 re: credit agreemet
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: 9/7/11 8K/A re: frequency of shareholder advisory votes
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 9/20/11 8K re: contract with Exec VP Wim Elfrink
9/14/11 10K for year ended 7/30/11
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 9/1/11 8K re: issuance of senior notes
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

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

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: 9/13/11 8K re: redemption of shares held by Berkshire hathaway for $3.3 bil
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

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 9/22/11 8K re: replaceemnt of CEO Leo Apotheker with Meg Whitman effective immediately
9/19/11 8KA & 8K re: issuance of flotaing global notes
9/13/11 8K re: purchse of Autonomy Corp.
9/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
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

Home Depot HD: 9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
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: 9/19/11 & 9/14/11 8Ks re; offering of $5 bil of notes
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

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

JPMorganChase JPM: 9/13/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: guidance given at investor conference
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

Kraft KFT: 9/7/11 8K re: FD Disclosure re: presentation at investor conference
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

McDonald's MCD: 9/12/11 8K re: August sales
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.

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

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

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

Procter & Gamble PG: 9/7/11 Def. 14A Proxy Material re: voting recommendations for directors
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

3M MMM: 9/8/11 8K re: Distribution Agrmt with Goldman Sachs re: $3 bil of notes
8/30/11 8K re: $200 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
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

Travelers TRV: 9/20/11 8K/A re: frequency of non-binding advisory shareholder votes
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: 9/23/11 8K & Def. 14A Proxy Material re: acqusition of Goodrich
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/14/11 8K re: presentation to Merrill Lynch Media, Communication & Entertainment Conf.
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

WalMart WMT: 9/1/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/11
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