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A read of the print editions of Friday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily, 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 Thursday's stock prices and related data.

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 13,252.76 up 58.66 or 0.44% from Wednesday's close of 13,194.1. For the year the Dow is up8.47 %. Of the 30 Dow components 22 gained and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was IBM $206 +1.28 0.63% 3,610,377 NYSE and percentage-wise was Bank of America BAC $9.24 +0.40 4.52% 485,674,335 NYSE. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Chevron CVX $110.03 -0.66 0.6% 8,881,276 NYSE and percentage-wise was Cisco 19.91 -0.285 1.41% 54,957,596 NASDAQ-GS.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks applaud strong data" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose, pushing the S&P above 1400 for the 1st time 4 years after another round of solid domestic economic reports. Fin'l & ind'l stocks were the big gainers as Bank of America rose 40 cents, JPMorgan rose 1.12 to lead the blue chips. Cisco fell 29 cents after saying it would acquire NDS Group, a UK video software maker for $4 bil.

Fin Times p22 "Fin'l & Transport shares life S&P to 4 year high" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hasn't been this high since June '08 & was buoyed by JPM's news earlier in the week about its dividend increase and Bank of America crossed $9 mark.

NYT pB7 "Shares continue surge as S&P breaks 1400" by Bloomberg says stocks advanced Thurs sending the S&P above 1400 in almost 4 years.

Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Stocks climb; Apple meets resistance" by Paul Whitfield says stocks posted decent gains in mixed volume Thurs keeping intact the market's bullish tone as the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.

As of the open of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 14.83 up from Thursday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.77 (year ago it was 14.11); Friday's P/E estimate is 12.39 unchanged from yesterday's P/E estimate of 12.39 (year ago it was 12.42) and today's dividend yield is 2.47 up from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.48 (last year it was 2.51). 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,751.07 up 7.74 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,743.33. 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 Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $58.37 up $0.26 from Wednesday's average closing price of $58.11. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $51.37 (DD/HD)up $0.30 from Wednesday's median closing price of $51.07. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $59.08 +0.13 0.22% 2,572,537 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $9.24 +0.40 4.52% 485,674,335 NYSE.

If Thursday 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 $774 ($175,107 - $174,116).

MarketWatch Thursday 3/15/12 4:39 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks rose Thursday, lifting the S&P 500 index past 1,400 for the first time since June 2008, after another round of strong reports on jobless claims and manufacturing. “We had a treasure trove of economic news today, all of it good. Weekly claims were the best they’ve been in four years, and indicates the strength we’ve seen in the last six months is going to continue,” said Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors Inc. The S&P 500 SPX +0.60% advanced 8.32 points, or 0.6%, to 1,402.60, crossing and closing above 1,400 for the first time since the index of large-cap stocks was coming down off a record high in October 2007. It’s still about 10% away from that all-time peak of 1,565.15. On Thursday, financials fed sector gains and utilities represented the only declining sector among 10. “When things are really good, it’s hard to stay bullish. This market has gone up pretty dramatically, so it feels like it’s gotten ahead of itself, but the reality is I’m not sure that it has,” said Sandy Lincoln, chief market strategist at BMO Asset Management. “I still find myself weighted more toward stocks than fixed income because the economic backdrop is better and the Federal Reserve is encouraging risk-taking.” The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.45% rose 58.66 points, or 0.4%, to 13,252.76, extending its winning run into a seventh session, its longest up streak since the eight-day period ending Feb. 9, 2011. Bank of America Corp. BAC +4.52% led blue-chip gains, while Cisco Systems Inc. CSCO -1.41% fell the most after the network-equipment maker said it would acquire NDS Group Ltd. for about $5 billion, including the taking on of debt. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP +0.51% rose 15.64 points, or 0.5%, to 3,056.37. Read how Nasdaq has returned to 3,000 on half the volume. For every two shares falling, roughly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 844 million shares traded. Composite volume topped 4.2 billion. Nasdaq exchange volume was about 450 million. “The Fed’s financial repression does seem to be having some of the desired effects. They are basically saying we’re going to keep these yields very unattractive for a very long period of time,” a positive scenario for consumers and corporate refinancing, commented Lincoln. “It’s a huge factor in consumer cash flow, since about 80% of mortgage applications are in refinance,” allowing homeowners to substantially lower their monthly mortgage payments. On Thursday, Freddie Mac’s chief economist said rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages this week averaged 3.92%. “Before the recession, mortgage rates were over 6%. It’s a huge tailwind for these markets; the consumer has been able to pay down some debt and continue to buy a bottle of wine with a cork in it,” said Lincoln. Oil prices continued to slide, with crude futures for April delivery CLJ2 +0.04% losing 32 cents to end at $105.11 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Treasury prices were mixed, with yields on the benchmark 10-year note 10_YEAR -0.04% at 2.279%. The Labor Department reported first-time claims for jobless benefits fell by 14,000 to 351,000 last week, returning to a four-year low. The New York Federal Reserve’s gauge of manufacturing in the region in March climbed to 20.2 from 19.5 the month before, reaching a 21-month high in the most recent reading. In a separate report, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s business-condition index rose to 12.5 in March from 10.2 last month. However, some of the underlying details of the regional surveys were mixed, with new orders lower in both. “While the Philly and New York manufacturing surveys rose to multimonth highs, the components were very mixed and thus more manufacturing data in other regions of the country need to be seen to draw more specific conclusions about growth,” said Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak. But BMO Asset Management’s Lincoln cautions against reading too much into surveys that can be “extraordinarily volatile month to month,” saying “the trend has been your friend on that stuff.”

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

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market

AT&T T $31.64 +0.19 0.6% 19,955,328 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $10.35 +0.07 0.68% 26,982,667 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $56.72 +0.57 1.02% 7,969,416 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $9.24 +0.40 4.52% 485,674,335 NYSE: WSJ pC4 "Stocks applaud strong data" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose, pushing the S&P above 1400 for the 1st time 4 years after another round of solid domestic economic reports. Fin'l & ind'l stocks were the big gainers as Bank of America rose 40 cents, JPMorgan rose 1.12 to lead the blue chips. Cisco fell 29 cents after syaing it would acquire NDS Group, a UK video software maker for $4 bil.

Fin Times p22 "Fin'l & Transport shares life S&P to 4 year high" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hasn't been this high since June '08 & was buoyed by JPM's news earlier in the week about its dividend increase and Bank of America crossed $9 mark.

Boeing BA $75.43 +0.20 0.27% 4,842,721 NYSE: No mentions found.

Caterpillar CAT $113.45 +1.18 1.05% 5,289,532 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $110.03 -0.66 0.6% 8,881,276 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Chevron field leaking again" by Daniel Gilbert says Chevron has oil seeping from the ocean floor near its operations off the coast of Brazil, the 2nd leak in recent months and a big setback for chevron in a region crucial for its growth.

Cisco CSCO $19.91 -0.285 1.41% 54,957,596 NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB1 "cisco hedges bet on video delivery" by Ben Worthen, WSJ pC10 "Pay tv purchase past its prime time for Cisco" by Rolfe Winkler, Inv. Bus. Daily pA1 "Cisco eyes video software", Inv. Bus. Daily pA4 "Cisco beefs up video business with NDS deal" by Pete Barlas, NYT pB3 "cisco to buy NDS, a software provider, expanding tis video services" by Michael J. de la Merced, Fin Times p12 Cisco", Fin Times p13 "Cisco back on deal trail with $5 bil NDS move" by Richard Waters say Cisco is getting into pay TV too late and won't be likely to drive much growth as cable and satellite firms will remain the dominant TV providers as they have the rights to the most content.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks applaud strong data" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose, pushing the S&P above 1400 for the 1st time 4 years after another round of solid domestic economic reports. Fin'l & ind'l stocks were the big gainers as Bank of America rose 40 cents, JPMorgan rose 1.12 to lead the blue chips. Cisco fell 29 cents after syaing it would acquire NDS Group, a UK video software maker for $4 bil.

Coke KO $70.33 +0.11 0.16% 8,968,457 NYSE: AJC pA13 "Pepsi to roll out mid calorie cola" by Leon Stafford says both Coke with its C2 and Pepsi with Pepsi Edge have failed with drinks of mid calorie but now Pepsi is tring again with Pepsi Next.

Disney DIS $43.47 -0.01 0.02% 6,108,598 NYSE: WSJ pB8 "Disney pulls in reins after a flop" by Erica Orden says as costly John Carter disappoint, Disney is coming down on budgets and will focus on star power.

DuPont DD $53.56 +0.90 1.71% 7,002,766 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $86.09 +0.07 0.08% 14,472,090 NYSE: No mentions found.

GE $20.16 +0.37 1.87% 75,878,990 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $24.4 +0.06 0.25% 20,419,496 NYSE: No mentions found.

Home Depot HD $49.2 -0.27 0.55% 8,839,174 NYSE: WSJ pB4 "Paypal takes on start up" by Stu Woo says in Jan Paypal launched a project that lets customers pay at Home Depot without cash or a credit card.

Intel INTC $27.75 +0.29 1.06% 34,141,678 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $206 +1.28 0.63% 3,610,377 NYSE: Inv. Bus. Daily pB3 "IBM's pattern: good bases, porous 50 day" by Paul Whitfield says IBM is a popular choice among long term & income investors and has shown a distinctive pattern in he last 3 years and has a recent breakout on 2/23 by clearing a 194.91 handle in a cup base and is up 5.4% which to IBD is a bit too extended to buy. IBM is yielding 1.5%.

JPMorgan JPM $44.7 +1.12 2.57% 57,089,241 NYSE: Fin Times p1 "rivals fear Goldman backlash on Wall St" by Tom Braithwaite says JPM's CEO jamie Dimon warned his staff not to exploit the out cry from the former-ex at Goldman Sachs.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks applaud strong data" by Chris Dieterich says stocks rose, pushing the S&P above 1400 for the 1st time 4 years after another round of solid domestic economic reports. Fin'l & ind'l stocks were the big gainers as Bank of America rose 40 cents, JPMorgan rose 1.12 to lead the blue chips. Cisco fell 29 cents after syaing it would acquire NDS Group, a UK video software maker for $4 bil.

Fin Times p22 "Fin'l & Transport shares life S&P to 4 year high" by Arash Massoudi says the S&P hasn't been this high since June '08 & was buoyed by JPM's news earlier in the week about its dividend increase and Bank of America crossed $9 mark.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $65.07 -0.01 0.02% 11,306,052 NYSE: No mentions found.

Kraft KFT $38.3 +0.13 0.34% 8,131,239 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $98.04 +0.75 0.77% 5,748,078 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $38.06 -0.16 0.42% 12,221,484 NYSE: No mentions found.

MSFT $32.85 +0.08 0.24% 49,009,661 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $21.91 -0.02 0.09% 30,839,953 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $67.68 -0.17 0.25% 8,589,575 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM $90 +1.13 1.27% 3,246,621 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $59.08 +0.13 0.22% 2,572,537 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $86.89 +0.08 0.09% 7,195,423 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "United Tech plans to sell ind'l, wind units" by Kate Linebaugh, Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "United Tech sells unit", NYT pB9 "Selling assets" by Micahel J. de la Merced, AJC pA14 "United Technologies to shed businesses" say United Tech will sell its rocket engine and wind power businesses to finance its $16.5 bil purchase of Goodrich and will sell Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Clipper Windpower & three businesses of its Hamilton Sundstrand aerospace components manufacturer.

Verizon VZ $39.54 +0.07 0.18% 10,080,538 DualListed: No mentions found.

Walmart WMT $61.23 +0.15 0.25% 6,732,411 NYSE: AJC pA13 "Throngs expected to greet new iPad today" by AP says Apple's iPad will be sold today at Apple's retail stores as well as other stores such as Walmart and Sam's Club.

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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 Virginia M. Rometty (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon to be replaced by Alex Gorsky 4/24/12 (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 Inge Thulin (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion as of 3/7/12 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $404.5 [5]
2. IBM 229 [1]
3. Microsoft MSFT 268 [8.5]
4. Chevron CVX 216.5 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 205 [3.5]
6. GE 198.5 [10.5]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 183.5 [3]
8. AT&T T 183 [6]
9. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 176.5 [3]
10. Pfizer PFE 161 [7.5]
11. Coke KO 155.5 [2.5]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 152.5 [4]
13. Intel INTC 137 [5]
14. Merck MRK 113.5 [3]
15. Verizon VZ 110 [3]
16. Cisco CSCO 104.5 [5.5]
17. McDonald's MCD 102 [1]
18. Bank of America BAC 86 [10.5]
19. United Technologies UTX 75 [1]
20. Disney DIS 75 [2]
21. Home Depot HD 73 [1.5]
22. Caterpillar CAT 70 [.5]
23. Kraft KFT 67 [2]
24. American Express AXP 61 [1]
25. 3M MMM 59.5 [.5]
26. Boeing BA 55 [1]
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48 [2]
28. DuPont DD 47 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 22.5 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 10 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 3/7/12:

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

AT&T T: 2/29/12 8K re: redemption of 5.87% Notes due 5/15/12
2/24/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/21/12 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 4/27/12 Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, Utah
2/13 8K re: sale of $3 bil Global Notes
1/26/12 two 8Ks re redemption of 6.3% Sr. notes & reduction of Citibank lending commitment to $3 bil
1/13/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q results and stock buybacks

Alcoa AA: 2/26/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: notice to shareholders
3/1/12 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/4/12 Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA
2/28/12 10K/A & 2/16/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
1/19/12 8K re: Sir Martin Sorrell's appointment to Board of Dirs
1/12/12 8K e: transcript of 4Q earnings call
1/10 8K re: 4Q results
1/6/12 8K re: closing of smelter plant in Alcoa, Tn & 2 plants in Tx

American Express AXP: 3/2/12 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 4/30/12 American Express HQ, NYC
2/29/12 & 2/24/12 10K/A & 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/15/12 8K re: Deling & write-off stats for 3 months ended 1/31/12
2/13/12 8K re: retirement of Director Dan Akerson
2/9/12 8K re: Investor presentation
1/27/12 8K re: amendment to '07 Incentive Comp Plan
1/19 8K re: 4Q & FY '11 results
1/17/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats thru 12/31/11
12/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for prior 3 months

Bank of Am BAC: 2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/10/12 8K re: settlement of mortgage abuse case with state & fed regulators
1/19/12 4Q & FY '11 results
1/13/12 8K re: restated indenture
12/16/11 8K re: unregistered sale of $885.4 of Senior Notes
12/6/11 8K re: stating it is unaffiliated from IPIC Group's mini-tender off of 4.86% of its common
12/2/11 8K re exchange of $442.3 of senior notes
12/1/11 Proxy re: amendment of Dec. of Trust for Preferred HITs

Boeing BA: 2/29/12 8K re: grant of stock options to exec
2/9/12 10K for year ended 12/31/11
1/25/12 8K re: 4Q results
12/15/11 8-K/A election of Gregory D. Smith as CFO

Caterpillar CAT: 2/21/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/21/12 8K re: Jan '12 dealer stats
1/26/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q & full year '11 results & dealer stats.
12/19/11 8K re pst 3 months dealer stats.
12/16/11 8K re extension of stock repurchase plan

Chevron CVX: 2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
1/27/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q results & grant of exec stock options
1/11/12 8K re: forecast for 4Q
12/12/11 8K re grant of exec stock options

Cisco CSCO : 2/21/12 10Q for Qtr ended 1/28/12
2/17/12 8K re: $3 bil credit agreement with Bank of America
2/8/12 8K re: 2Q results
12/16/11 8K re pre-arranged exec stock trading plan
12/8/11 8K re amendment of stock option plan

Coke KO 2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/21/12 8K re: election of Robert A. Kotick as Dir.
2/15/12 8K re: adoption of restricted stock plan
2/7/12 8K re: 4Q & full year '11 results
12/19/11 re election of ex Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley to Board of Dirs.

Disney DIS 2/13/12 8K re: sale of $1 bil of 1.125% Global Notes due '17
2/7/12 10Q for 12/31/11
2/7/12 8K re: 1Q results
1/20/12 Proxy re: annual mtg of shareholders on 3/13/12 at 10 am at Westin, Kansas City
12/1/11 8K re sale of $1.6 bil of Global Notes

DuPont DD: 2/9/12 10K re: FY ended 12/31/11
1/25/12 8K re: comp to CEO Ellen Kullman
1/24/12 8K re: Qtr ended 12/31/11 results

ExxonMobil XOM: 2/29/12 8K re: election of Henrietta H. Fore as Dir.
2/24/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/23/12 8K re: worldwide proved oil & gas reserves
1/31/12 8K re: 4Q results
12/6/11 8K re disclosure of exec bonuses and salaries (CEO's Rex Tillerson's base effective 1/1/12 is $2,567,000 and no exec has a contract, all are employees at will

GE: 1/20/12 8K re: 2/24/12 10K re: FY ended 12/31/11

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 2/22/12 8K re: 1Q results ended 1/31/12
2/3/12 Proxy re: 3/21/12 annual meeting of shareholders at Santa Clara, CA Convention Ctr.
1/30/12 8K re: Lawrence Babbio retiring from Board of Dirs.
1/20/12 8K re: Sari Baldauf retiring from Board of Dirs.
12/14/11 10Q for year ended 10/31/11
12/12/11 8K re close of sale of $3.5 bil of Global Notes

Home Depot HD: 2/21/12 8K re: FY '11 results & FY '12 guidance
1/6/12 S-3 Shelf Registration for direct purchase of shares

Intel INTC: 2/28/12 8K re: expansion of JV with Micron Tech for flash memory
2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/9/12 8K re: settlement of antitrust case beought by NY Atty Gen'l
1/20/12 8K re: appointment of Brian M. Krzanich as COO
1/20/12 8K & 1/19/12 8K re: Qtr & FY 12/31/11 results

IBM: 2/28/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/9/12 8K re: underwriting agreement for 2.2% Notes due '17
2/3/12 8K re: underwriting agreement for notes due '15 - '17
2/3/12 8K re: exec salaries for top 5 execs
1/3/12 8K re: election of CEO Virginia Rometty & also David Farr to Board of Dirs
1/20/12 8K, 1/19/12 8K, & 1/3/12 8K re: results for FY 12/31/11

JPMorganChase JPM: 3/1/12 8K re: 2/28/12 Investor Day Presentation
2/29/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/9/12 8K re: global settlement of mortgage foreclosure suits brought by state & fed regulators
1/23/12 8K re: issuance of $3.25 bil notes
1/13/12 two 8Ks re: 4Q results
12/22/11 8K re closing of $1.25 bil 5.4% Notes
12/8/11 8K re increase to share repurchase program
12/8/11 8K re FD disclosure re guidance presentation

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 2/23/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/21/12 8K re: election of Alex Gorsky as CEO & Dir as of 4/26/12
1/24/12 8K re: 4Q & FY 12/31/12 results
1/13/12 8K re: stock option form certificates
12/13/11 8K re closing of divestiture of assets of Ortho Dematologics division which made Retin-!

Kraft KFT: 2/27/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/21/12 2 8Ks re: '11 operating results & 4Q results
1/17/12 8K re: forecast of '11 results
1/10/12 8K re: issuance of $800 mil floating rate notes
1/9/12 8K re: execs named for spin-off of N. Amer. grocery business
12/5/11 8K re appointment of Irene Rosenfeld to lead Global Snacks and Tony Vernon as CEO fo N. American Grocery company

McDonald's MCD: 3/7/12 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/24/12 at McDonald's HQ Oak Brook, Ill.
2/24/11 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/10/12 8K re: grant of exec stock options
2/8/12 8K re: Jan '12 sales
2/7/12 8K re: issuance of $750 mil med term notes
1/31/12 8K re: exec comp awards to 5 top execs
1/24/12 8K re: 4Q & FY 12/31/11 results
12/2/11 8K re Nov sales rose 7.4%

Merck MRK: 2/28/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/11
2/9/12 8K re: Dr. Thomas Shenk retiring from Board of Dirs.
2/2/12 8K re: full year & 4Q results 12/31/11
1/13/12 8K re: settlement of shareholder derivative suit in US Dist Ct. New Jersey
12/21/11 8K re: technical amendments to bylaws
12/1/11 8K re: election of CEO Ken Frazier to Bd & retirement of former CEO Richard Clark from Board

Microsoft MSFT: 2/27/12 8K re: election of John W. Thompson as Dir.
1/27/12 10Q/A & 1/19/12 10Q for year ended 12/31/11
1/19/12 8K re: 2Q 12/31/11 results
12/22/11 8K/A re frequency of advisory votes on exec pay

Pfizer PFE: 2/28/12 10K for FY ended 12/31/12
1/31/12 8K re: 4Q & full year 12/31/11 results
12/13/11 8K re election of 3 new members to Board

Procter & Gamble PG:2/23/12 8K re: Consumer Analyst Conference slides 2/23/12
2/15/12 8K re: sale of Pringles to Kellogg for $2.7 bil in cash
2/10/12 8K re: restructuring of Beauty & Grooming Global Business Unit
2/6/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil 2.3% & floating rate notes
1/27/12 10Q & two 8Ks re: 12/31/11 results
1/17/12 8K re: change to segment reporting structure
1/10/12 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend of 52 & half cents per share

3M MMM:2 8ks 2/21/12 & 2 8ks 2/16/12 re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
2/16/12 10K FY 12/31/11
2/8/12 8K re: Inge G. Thulin replacing George W. Buckley as CEO on 2/24/12
1/26/12 8K re: 4Q & full FY 12/31/11 results
12/6/11 8K re eps guidance

Travelers TRV: 2/16/12 10K FY 12/31/11
1/24/12 8K re: quarter results ending 12/31/11

United Technologies UTX: 2/24/12 Def. Proxy re: 4/11/12 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Riviera Theatre Charleston, SC
2/17/12 8K re: election of Pedro Baranda as Pres. of Otis Elevator
2/9/12 10K for year ended 12/31/11
1/25/12 8K re: 4Q & full '11 year results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 2/24/12 10K FY 12/31/11
1/24/12 8K re: 4Q results & '12 outlook
1/6/12 8K re: investor presentation
12/6/11 8K re: election of Lowell McAdam as new CEO
12/2/11 8K re purchase of spectrum for $3.6 bil

WalMart WMT: 2/21/12 8K re: 4Q results
1/25/12 8K re: election of Rosalind Brewer as CEO of Sam's Club
12/8/11 8K re registration rights agreement with certain selling shareholders
12/8/11 10Q for qtr ended 10/1/11