Monday, July 30, 2012

7/30/12 Mon am Boeing 787 Loses Engine Debris; Pfizer Reports Tues, Kraft Thurs & P&G on Fri


Post No. 1,750 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 recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of July 23, 2012 and Dow 30 components' SEC filings also as of July 23, 2012.


A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, 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 a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 13,075.66 up 187.73 or 1.46% from Thursday's close of 12,887.93. For the week the Dow is up  253.09 or 1.97% from last Friday's close of 12,822.57. For the year the Dow is up 7.02%. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 gained and 0  declined. The  biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Caterpillar up $2.86 or 3.43%.

 Inv. Bus. Daily pB6 "Stock idnexes post gains, but have more to prove" by Paul Whitfield says stocks piled ons ome gains Fri but mixed vol tapped the brakes on a generally bullish day.  Friday's action saw stocks sprint ahead in mixed volume while the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

Sat.  WSJ pB1 "Dow ends rocky week above 13000" by Alexandra Scaggs says the Dow capped a volatile week with a triple digit jump that pushed it above 13000 for the first time since early May.  Merck led gains rising $1.77 after it reported better than expected 2Q earnings & rev, affirmed its full year outlook and said it remained on track to seek approval for 6 new products in '13.

Sat. NYT pB7 "Market up as European central bankhints at action" by Bloomberg says the Dow surpassed 3000 while Treasuriers fell and commoditeis gained on speculation taht the European Central Bank would purchase bonds to help lower borrowing csts & ease the debt crisis. Merck added 4.07% after its earnings eat estimates.


As of the open of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 14.38  up from Saturday's trailing P/E ratio of 14.23 (year ago it was 13.62); Monday's P/E estimate is 12.35 unchanged from Saturday's P/E estimate of 12.35 (year ago it was 12.57) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.57 down from Saturday's dividend yield of 2.65 (last year it was 2.49). 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.


Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,727.68 up 24.81 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,702.87. 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  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $57.59 up 83 cents from Thursday's average closing price of $56.76. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $51.83 (HD/DIS) up 52 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $51.31 (HD/DD. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If  Friday 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 $2,481 ($172,768 - $170,287).

MarketWatch Fri. 4:16 MarketWatch.com by Laura Mandaro says Blue-chip stocks Friday extended triple-digit gains into a second session and ended the week up nearly 2%, after new comments from European leaders on a commitment to the European currency union somewhat deflated fears about spiking Spanish and Italian borrowing costs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.46% gained 187.73 points, or 1.5%, to 13,075.66, its first close above 13,000 since May 7. It rose nearly 2% for the week. The S&P 500 SPX +1.91% rose 25.95 points, or 1.9%, to 1,385.97, up 1.7% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +2.24% rose 64.84 points, or 2.2%, to 2,958.09.

Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  Fin Times p16 "AT&T board gives green light for $11 bn buyback" by Paul Taylor says this is about 5% of AT&T's outstanding stock.

WSJ pA11 "We helped buld that. com" by L. Gordon Crovitz says a lot of firms were involved in starting the Internet including AT&T which provided phone lines.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express: No mentions found.

Bank of America:  WSJ pC1 "Bank breakupts: not so fast" by Dan Fitzpatrick says  stung by public revulsion to the bailouts of '08, regulators are pushing rules that would tax the biggest firms based on size.  The idea is still being debated.  Bank of America and JPMorgan are discussed.

 WSJ pC8 "Banks need just one thing to spur some lending: borrowers" by David Reilly says Bank of Ameica reported that its net interest margin fell to 2.21% in the 2Q, its lowest level in years.  JPMorgan in 2Q earned an average rate on trading assets of 3.96% and 2.42% on securities that its holds.  Loans generated a 4.96% rate.

Boeing:  NYT p B8 "Safety board ivnestigates debris from 787's engine" by Christopher Drew, WSJ pB3 "Boeing, US probe Dreamliner engine issue" by Jon Ostrower say the NTSB is investigating why debris fell from an engine on a new Dreamlienr during a preflight test Sat in S. Carolina.

 Barron's p12 "Boeing stock ready to take flight" by Jonathan R. Laing says it has been a tough slog for Boeing.  In an April 18, '11 story did a story when the stock was trading between $59 and $72.   Based on 2Q results, Boeing's fortunes are definitely on the rise. 

Caterpillar: No mentions found.

Chevron:  WSJ pB7 "Chevron Ecudador raises penalty on environ damages by Mercedes Alvaro says Chevron must pay $19 bil fines, $1 bil more than previously reported.

 Inv. Bus. Daily pA2 "Refinery profits lift Chevron", AJC pA11 "Booming refineries give Chevron a boost" say a soaring profit at Chevron's refineries eased some of the pain of a weaker 2Q as Chevron's net income fell 7% to $7.21 bil or $3.66 per share.

Cisco: No mentions found.

Coke:WSJ pA2 "Dollar's surprising strength eats into the bottom line" by Chana Schoenberger says Coke expected exchange rates to cut profits by 8 to 9% in 3Q.  Last quarter it was a 5% hit.

Disney:  WSJ pB6 "On the horizon" by Michelle Kung say computer generated animated from Disney's Pixar are grossing hundreds of million of dollars and has eclipsed stop motion.

WSJ pA3 "Beyond Disneyland, Anaheim simmers" by Alexandra Berzon says people are protesting outside Disneyland so that people can know about the shooting by police in nearby Anaheim.

DuPont: No mentions found.

Exxon: No mentions found.

GE:  Fin Times p1 "Nuclear is hard to justify GE says" by Pilita Clark says nuclear power is so expensive compared with other forms of energy that it has become really hard to justify according to Jeffrey Immelt, GE's CEO.

Hewlett-Packard: No mentions found.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel: No mentions found.

IBM: No mentions found.

JPMorgan:    WSJ pC1 "Bank breakupts: not so fast" by Dan Fitzpatrick says  stung by public revulsion to the bailouts of '08, regulators are pushing rules that would tax the biggest firms based on size.  The idea is still being debated.  Bank of America and JPMorgan are discussed.

WSJ pC8 "Banks need just one thing to spur some lending: borrowers" by David Reilly says Bank of Ameica reported that its net interest margin fell to 2.21% in the 2Q, its lowest level in years.  JPMorgan in 2Q earned an average rate on trading assets of 3.96% and 2.42% on securities that its holds.  Loans generated a 4.96% rate.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

Kraft:  WSJ pC2 "The ticker", NYT pB2 "Looking ahead", Fin Times p22 "Corporate diary" say on Tuesday Pfizer reports with estimates of 54 cents per share vs. year ago of 60 cents,  on thursday Kraft reports with estimates of 66 cents per share vs year ago actual of 62 cents and on Friday Procter & Gamble reports with estiamtes of 77 cents vs. 84 cents a year ago.

NYT pB3 "A venerable cracker brand returns to tv" by Andrew Adam Newman says Kraft is starting to advertise nabisco Grahamfuls, a new line of Honey Maid graham crackers on tv.  

McDonald's: No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  MYT pB6 "Microsoft sees the risk in plans for a table" by Nick Wingfield says Microsoft in an SEC filing siad its Surface tablet might hurt the future of Windows.

Pfizer:   WSJ pC2 "the ticker", NYT pB2 "Looking ahead", Fin Times p22 "Corporate diary" say on Tuesday Pfizer reports with estimates of 54 cents per share vs. year ago of 60 cents,  on thursday Kraft reports with estimates of 66 cents per share vs year ago actual of 62 cents and on Friday Procter & Gamble reports with estiamtes of 77 cents vs. 84 cents a year ago.

WSJ pB7 "Drug wholesaler settles lawsuit over pricing" by Tim Martin says prices for some drugs like Pfizer's Lipitor rose by as muc as 25% due to alleged overcharging.

Procter & Gamble:   WSJ pC2 "the ticker", NYT pB2 "Looking ahead", Fin Times p22 "Corporate diary" say on Tuesday Pfizer reports with estimates of 54 cents per share vs. year ago of 60 cents,  on thursday Kraft reports with estimates of 66 cents per share vs year ago actual of 62 cents and on Friday Procter & Gamble reports with estiamtes of 77 cents vs. 84 cents a year ago.

3M: No mentions found.

Travelers: No mentions found.

United Technologies: No mentions found.

Verizon: No mentions found.

Walmart: No mentions found.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
KFTNASDAQ-GS
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE



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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 Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)

Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)

McDonald's MCD Donald Thompson (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 as of 7/23/12 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $397.5 [4.5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 245.5 [8.5]
3.WalMart WMT 244 [3.5]
4. IBM 220 [1]
5. Chevron CVX 212.5 [2]
6. GE 212 [10.5]
7. AT&T T 206.5 [6]
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 186.5 [3]
9. Pfizer PFE 176.5 [7.5]
10. Procter & Gamble PG 176 [3]
11. Coke KO 173 [2.5]
12. Merck MRK 131.5 [3]
13. JPMorgan Chase JPM 130.5 [4]
14. Intel INTC 126.5 [5]
15. Verizon VZ 126 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 91 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Disney DIS 85.5 [2]
19. Home Depot HD 78 [1.5]
20. Bank of America BAC 76 [10.5]
21. Kraft KFT 69.5 [2]
22. United Technologies UTX 67 [1]
23. American Express AXP 64 [1]
24. 3M MMM 62 [.5]
25. Boeing BA 54.5 [1]
26. Caterpillar CAT 53 [.5]
27. DuPont DD 45.5 [1]
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 36 [2]
29. Travelers TRV 24 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 8.5 [1]

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 7/23/12:

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

AT&T T: 6/29/12 8K re: election of Scott F. Ford as Director
6/14/12 8K re: sale of approx. $2 bil of notes
6/7/12 8K re completion of sale of AT&T Advertising Solutions to Cerebrus
5/4/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31
5/2/12 8K re: Results of Annual Stockholders Meeting

Alcoa AA: 7/13/12 8K re: Transcript of 2Q earnings call
7/10/12 8K re: 2Q results
5/10/12 8K re: Results of Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/12 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report


American Express AXP: 7/20/12 8K re: election of David L. Vasella (Chairman of Bd. of Novartis) as Director
7/18/12 8K re: 2Q results
7/16/12 8K re: cedt stats through 6/30/12
6/15/12 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats 3/31, 4/30 & 5/31/12
6/13/12 8K re: fin'l presentation of Vice-Chair Edward Gilligan
5/15/12 8K re: delinquency & write-off stats thru 4/30
5/3/12 8K re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders results
5/1/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31


Bank of Am BAC: 7/18/12 8K re: 2Q results
5/25/12 8K re: repurchase of notes
5/9/12 8K re: results of Annual Shareholders meeting
5/4/12 8K re: change of presentation of fin'l info
5/3/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31



Boeing BA: 6/26/12 8K re: selection of Raymond L. Conner to replace Jim Albaugh as Pres/CEO of Boeing Comm'l Airplanes
5/3/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws reducing number of directors from 12 to 114/25/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/25/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results


Caterpillar CAT: 6/26/12 8K re: safety problems at Wyoming mine
6/25/12 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $1.5 bil of debt
6/20/12 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 5/12
6/18/12 8K re: amended by-laws re: date of annual stockholders meeting
6/14/12 8K re: election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Bd. of Dirs.
6/13/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div to 52 cents payable 8/20 to 7/20 record holders
5/17/12 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 4/12
5/7/12 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/31


Chevron CVX: 7/11/12 8K re: guidance for 2Q
6/4/12 8K re: voting results from annual stockholders meeting
5/27/12 proxy re: recommendation to vote against all stockholder proposals
5/3/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
5/3/12 Proxy material re: voting recommendations


Cisco CSCO : 6/27/12 8K re; execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/13/12 8K re: director's pre-arranged stock trading plan
5/23/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/28/12
5/9/12 8K re: 3 Qtr results


Coke KO: 7/17/12 8K re; 2Q results
7/10/12 8K re: approval of shareholders for stock split
5/25/12 Proxy material re: 7/10 Special stockholders meeting
5/15/12 Proxy re: special meeting of stockholders to approve stock split to be held at Atlanta on 7/10/12 to get invited email: shareownerservices@na.ko.com by 5/21
3/14/12 8K re: closing of sale of over $1 bil of notes


Disney DIS:6/11/12 8K re: $2.25 bil 5 year credit agreement
5/8/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
5/8/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results


DuPont DD: 5/1/12 8K re: Annual meeting of stockholders results
4/24/12 10Q re: quarter ended 3/31
4/19/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/17/12 Proxy re: voting recommendations
4/3/12 & 3/16/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of stockholders 4/25/12 10:30 am HQ Wilmington, Del

ExxonMobil XOM: 6/1/12 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
5/16/12 proxy re: exec compensation
5/11/12 proxy re: voting recommendations
5/3/12 10Q ended 3/31
4/26/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/12/12 Proxy materials re: Annual meeting of shareholders 5/30/12 9 am Meyerson Center, Dallas


GE: 7/20/12 8K re: 2Q results
6/12/12 8K re: election of Manjin Dekkers to Board of Dirs.
5/23/12 10Q/A amend 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/12
5/16/12 8K re: dividend of $475 mil from GECC to GE & increase of stock buyback program
5/9/12 10Q/A & 5/4/12 10Q for Qtr ended 3/31
4/30/12 8K amending employee incentive plan
4/20/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/9/12 & 3/9/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 4/25/12 10 am Detroit Marriott
4/6/12 8K re: downgrade of GE senior unsecured debt rating by Moodys from Aa2 to aa3 and other downgrade


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/8/12 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/12
5/23/12 8K re: 2nd Qtr results


Home Depot HD: 5/24/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/29/12
5/22/12 8K re: voting results of 5/17 annual shareholders meeting
5/15/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/2/12 Proxy material and 10K for year ended 1/29/12 and material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17 at 9 am at Cobb Galeria, Atlanta

Intel INTC: 7/18/12 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
7/9/12 8K re; purchase of 10% of ASML for $2.1 bil
5/22/12 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting
5/11/12 8K re: Reg FD disclosure of webcast
5/7/12 8K re: 90 cents a share dividend
5/4/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31



IBM: 7/19/12 & 7/18/12 8Ks re: 2Q results
5/10/12 8K re: underwriting of notes
5/9/12 8K re: investor briefing materials
4/26/12 8K re: Annual stockholders meeting results
4/24/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 3/31
4/18/12 8K re: sale of IBM's Retail Store Solutions Business to Toshiba TEC



JPMorganChase JPM: 7/13/12 8K re: 2Q results
7/13/12 8K re: restatement of 1Q results
6/13/12 8K re: CEO Jamie Dimon's testimony before US Senate Comm on Banking
6/12/12 8K re: redemption of $9 bil in Trust Preferred Capital Securities
5/18/12 8K re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders' results
5/15/12 8K re: retirement of Chief Inv. Office Ina Drew succeeded by Matthew E. Zames
5/10/12 10Q re: qtr ende 3/31
4/13/12 2 8Ks re: fin'l info on website & 1Q results
4/4/12 Proxy material re: annual meeting of shareholders 5/15/12 at JPM campus in Tampa, Fl
4/4/12 8K re: annual report on website



Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 7/20/12 8K re: settlement of shareholder deriv case in US Dist CT NJ
7/17/12 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/12 8K re: completion of Synthes purchase for $19.7 cash/stock
6/12/12 8K re: repurchase of shares from Goldman Sachs & JPMorgan
6/8/12 8K re: special charge of $600 mil related to legal charges related to Risperdal, Invega & Naterecor
5/8/12 8K re: sale of DePuy Orthopaedics to Biomet
5/7/12 10Q re: qtr ended 4/1
4/27/12 8K re: results of annual meeting of stockholders
4/20/12 add'l proxy material
4/19/12 8K re: amendment to bylaws splitting the offices of Chairman & CEO



Kraft KFT: 7/18/12 & 7/17/12 & 7/2/12 8Ks re: successful exchange of notes
6/18/12 8K re: Exchange Offer
6/8/12 8K re: on 6/26 KFT to trade on NASDAQ not NYSE
5/31/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
5/24/12 8K re: amendment of bylaws to do away with share certificates as of 6/15
5/22/12 8K re: 5 year revolving credit contract
5/18/12 8K re: favorable IRS ruling on tax-free nature of spin-off
5/14/12 proxy material re Annual meeting
5/4/12 10Q for qtr ended 3/31
5/3/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/2/12 & 3/23/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/23/12 at North Shore Performing Arts Center in Skokie, Ill.


McDonald's MCD: 7/23/12 8K re; 2Q results
7/20/12 8K re: various amendments to By-laws
6/18/12 8K re: stocks options to Donald Thompson CEO as of 7/1
6/11/12 8K re: May '12 sales
5/29/12 8K re: issuance of approx. $1 bil of notes
5/29/12 8K re: approval of officers' stock plan
5/8/12 8K re: April sales
5/8/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/20/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/16/12 8K re: election of Tim Fenton as COO
4/13/12 & 3/7/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/12 at HQ at Oak Brook, Ill.



Merck MRK: 5/25/12 8K re: voting results of 5/22 Annual meeting of shareholders
4/27/12 10Q re Qr ended 3/31
4/27/12 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/12/12 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of Shareholders on 5/22/12 8:30 am at Bridgewater Marriott in NJ


Microsoft MSFT: 7/19/12 8K re: 4Q & full year results
7/2/12 8K re: write-down to Online Services Div
6/18/12 8K re: Amendment to By-laws re: timing of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/3/12 8K re: election of Steve Luczo to Board, he is CEO of Seagate Tech
4/19/12 10Q for qtr ended 3/31
4/19/12 8K re 1 Qtr results

Pfizer PFE: 5/23/12 8K re: exec promotions
5/10/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/1
5/1/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/27/12 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/12 8K re: sale of Nutrition business to Nestle for $11.85 bil



Procter & Gamble PG: 7/18/12 8K re: Board proclaims support for CEO Bob McDonald
7/10/12 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents per share
6/20/12 8K re: Deutsche Bank Conference Reg. FD disclosures
5/4/12 8K e: resentation of info re: Snack Business as a discontinued operation
4/27/12 10Q for qtr ended 3/31
4/27/12 2 8Ks re: 3 qtr results


3M MMM: 6/26/12 8K re: issuance of $1.25 bil of notes
5/10/12 & 5/412 8Ks re: adoption of exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/9/12 2 8Ks re: approval of amendments to employee stock purchase plan
5/3/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/24/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/17/12 8K re: duties of Lead Independent Director


Travelers TRV: 7/19/12 10Q & 7/19/12 8K re: results of quarter ender 6/30/12
5/25/12 8K re: voting results of 5/23 Annual Meeting of Shareholders


United Technologies UTX: 6/18/12 8K re: issuance of equity unites
6/1/12 8K re: issuance of $9.8 bil of notes
4/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/24/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/13/12 8K re: retirement of Charles Lee from Board of Dirs.
3/22/12 & 2/24/12 Proxy materials re: 4/11/12 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Riviera Theatre Charleston, SC
3/15/12 8K re: structure for proposed Goodrich acquisition


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/19/12 Form S-3 re: registration of 29,750,000 shares
7/19/12 & 7/18/12 8Ks re: 2Q results
5/9/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
4/26/12 10Q for quarter ended 3/31
4/19/12 8K re: 1 qtr results
4/2/12 & 3/19/12 Proxy material re: Annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/12 at 10:30 at Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Al.


WalMart WMT: 6/4/12 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
6/1/12 10Q for quarter ended 4/30/12
5/17/12 8K re: operating results & guidance
4/16/12 proxy material re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 6/1 at 7 am at U. of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. END

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