Monday, March 11, 2013

3/11/13 Mon am Disney's Oz Tops Box Office

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Post No. 2,086  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 as of 3/1/13 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 3/1/13.

A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's,Investor's Business Daily, Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, 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 Industrial Average:The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 14,397.07 up 67.58 or 0.47% from Thursday's close of 14,329.49. For the year the Dow is up 9.87%. For the week the Dow is up 307. 41 or 2.18% from last Friday's close of 14,089.66. Of the Dow components 22 gained and 8 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was McDonald's up $1.62 and percentage-wise was Disney up 1.9%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was JPMorgan down 43 cents and percentage-wise was Bank of America down 1.55%.

IBD pB8 "Stocks post weekly gains; uptrend still in low gear" by Paul Whitfield says stocks sauntered to modest gains in mixed vol Fri as the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.

Sat. WSJ pB5 "Dow jumps 2.2% for week" by Matt Jaz3emsky says better than expected feb. job growth powered the Dow higher Fri, capping the Dow's biggest weekly gain in 2 months. JPMorgan fell 43 cents.


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 0.130216081. Monday's opening trailing P/E ratio is 15.76 up from Friday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 15.69 (year ago it was 14.46); Monday's opening P/E estimate is 12.69 up from Friday' s opening P/E estimate of 12.53 (year ago it was 12.39) and Monday's opening dividend yield is 2.43 down from Friday's opening dividend yield of 2.47 (last year it was 2.52). The Dow's all-time high was 14,3397.07 on March 8, 2013. 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 1,874.73 up 8.80 from Thursday's closing numerator of 1,865.93. 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 change for today by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $62.49 up 29 cents from Thursday's average of $62.50. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.60 (DIS/UNH) up 44 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $55.06. 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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $880 ($187,473 - $186,593).

3/8/13 Friday 4:43 pm MarketWatch by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks on Friday notched weekly gains and the Dow Jones Industrial Average scored another record close, after data showed the nation’s jobless rate fell to a four-year low.Employers added 236,000 jobs and unemployment fell to 7.7% in February from 7.9% the month before, the Labor Department said. Both the job additions and jobless rate were better than economists expected. “We wouldn’t encourage investors to expect a two-tenths of a percent drop every month going forward, but a gradual decline during the rest of the year toward the 7% mark,” said Brad Sorensen, director of sector analysis at the Schwab Center for Financial Research, referring to the unemployment rate.Phil Izzo and Sudeep Reddy analyze the February jobs report, which featured positive numbers not seen since 2009. Photo: Getty Images
After climbing as much as 83 points during the session and extending a winning run into a sixth session that has had it closing at record highs in recent days, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA+0.47% gained 67.58 points, or 0.5%, to 14,397.07.Just 14 points from its all-time record, the S&P 500 index SPX+0.45% added 6.92 points, or 0.5%, at 1,551.18, with consumer discretionary leading gains, which included all 10 of its industry groups.Both the Dow and S&P 500 rose 2.2% for the week.The Nasdaq Composite COMP+0.38% rose 12.28 points, or 0.4%, to 3,244.37, leaving it 2.4% ahead of last week’s finish.For every stock that fell, more than two gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 690 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 3.6 billion.Stock futures had risen sharply after the release of the February jobs report, which supported the view the economy can sustain increased taxes and steep cuts in federal spending.
“The jobs market appears to still be advancing, which is unquestionably positive, but we believe it’s still too early to conclude that the U.S. economy is out of the woods,” said Jim Baird, partner and chief investment officer for Plante Moran Financial Advisors. “The full impact of recent tax hikes and sequester-driven spending cuts has not yet been fully absorbed, and will gradually become more apparent in the months ahead,” Baird said.The figures from the Labor Department included a revised 119,000 payrolls addition in January that was smaller than initially estimated. Hiring in construction climbed the most in nearly six years. The increase in jobs had Kathy Bostjancic, director of macroeconomic analysis at the Conference Board, questioning whether the momentum can be sustained, with the answer “complicated by the budget cuts under the sequester.”“The job growth through February underlines the fact that the private economy was improving and likely will come back to this growth path after it absorbs this new shock,” she said.And for some investors, cheer over the positive jobs report was tempered by worry that the Federal Reserve might pull back monetary stimulus sooner rather than later.“There is some bizarre concern that the Fed may stop sooner than expected, because of the jobs report,” said Sorensen of the Fed’s program of asset purchases.
Separately, the Commerce Department reported inventories at the wholesale level rebounded sharply in January, rising 1.2% in the biggest leap since December 2011.Global equities gained after a report showed gross domestic product in Japan rose 0.2% in the fourth quarter after an initial projection had it contracting 0.4%.

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

AT&T: IBD pA2 "BlackBerry Z10 in US soon?" says AT&T reportedly will start selling the Z10 with the BlackBerry new oepating system on 3/22.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  WSJ pC6 "An antitode for the too big bank subsidy" by David reilly says that big banks like Bank of America and JPMorgan have the benefit of paying lower interest rates on their borrowings due to the perception that the gov will subsidize them before letting them fail.

Boeing: IBD pA2 "Boeing climbs after report" says a detailed report by regulators shed no new clues on the cause of the battery fires on the 787.

IBD pA2 "Boeing flying simulators south" says the 787 simulators will go from Seattle to Miam to be closer to airlines in Latin America, the Mid East & Europe.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  WSJ pC6 "The big challenge beneath Exxon Mobil's big buybacks" by Liam Denning says over the past decade Exxon's stock repurchases totaled $207 bil. Exxxon pays a relatively low dividend as its stock yields 2.6% vs. Chevron's 3% and Royal Dutch Shell's 5.3%.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke: Barron'sp38 "CEO spotlight on Muhtar Kent" by Dyan Machan says the CEO of Coke is the best since the legendary Robert Woodruff.

Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

Disney:  WSJ pB4 "Oz casts spell at the box office" by Ben Fritz says through Sunday Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful was No. 1 grossing $80.3 mil on its opening weeked in the US and Canada.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  WSJ pC6 "The big challenge beneath Exxon Mobil's big buybacks" by Liam Denning says over the past decade Exxon's stock repurchases totaled $207 bil.  Exxxon pays a relatively low dividend as its stock yields 2.6% vs. Chevron's 3% and Royal Dutch Shell's 5.3%.

 Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel: Barron's p31 "Talking with Kathleen Gaffney" by Reshma Kapadia, says Ms. Gaffney, the Portfolio Manger of Eaton Vance Strategic Income holds bonds of Hewlett-Packard and shares of Intel.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:   WSJ pC6 "An antitode for the too big bank subsidy" by David reilly says that big banks like Bank of America and JPMorgan have the benefit of paying lower interest rates on their borrowings due to the perception that the gov will subsidize them before letting them fail.

 IBD pA2 "JPMorgan leaving rate panel" says JPMorgan is leaving an Australian interbank lending rate setting group.

Johnson & Johnson: IBD pA2 "J&J must pay $8 mil in suit" says a L.A. jury awarded more than $8 mil to a 65 year old man, Loren Kransky, who accused JNJ sub DePuty Orthopaedics of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant which was sold to mroe than 90,000 people and pulled from the market 2 years ago.

Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

McDonald's: IBD pA1 "McDonald's hits 11 month high as Feb sales top targets" by James Detar says McDonald's reported better than expected Feb sales sending shares to an 11 month high. Global sales fell 1.5% vs a year earlier less than the 1.63% analysts expected.

Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble: Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

3M: Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Walmart: Barron's p40 "Payouts light up big board" lists the Mangificent 7 Dow firms that have increased payouts for at least 30 years: 3M, Coca-Cola, Exxon, Johnson & Johnson, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble and Walmart.


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

MCDNYSE

MRKNYSE

MSFTNASDAQ-GS

PFENYSE

PGNYSE

MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE

UNHNYSE

UTXNYSE

VZDualListed

WMT

NYSE


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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) (has announced retirement in May '13)

IBM Virginia M. Rometty (Armonk, NY)

JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)

Johnson & Johnson JNJ Alex Gorsky (New Brunswick, NJ)

McDonald's MCD Donald Thompson (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (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)

UnitedHealthUNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

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 3/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $402.61
2. GE 242.37
3. WalMart WMT 239.61
4. Microsoft MSFT 234.12
5. IBM 227.26
6. Chevron CVX 227.10
7. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 214.40
8. Procter & Gamble PG 208.94
9. Pfizer PFE 201.66
10. AT&T T 197.75
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 186.19
12. Coke KO 172.95
13. Verizon VZ 133.57
14. Merck MRK 129.60
15. Bank of America BAC 122.23
16. Cisco CSCO 111.07
17. Intel INTC 104.01
18. Home Depot HD 102.10
19. Disney DIS 99.89
20. McDonald's MCD 96.06
21. United Technologies UTX 82.62
22. 3M MMM 71.60
23. American Express AXP 68.90
24. Caterpillar CAT 59.85
25. Boeing BA 58.44
26. UnitedHealth UNH 54.85
27. DuPont DD 44.93
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 39.35
29. Travelers TRV 30.50
30. Alcoa AA 9.03

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 3/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/12/13 8K re: closing of sale of various Notes
2/4/12 8K re: the increased of the Board of Dirs from 12 to 13 & election of Micahel B. McCalister to Bd.
1/25/13 8K re: agreement to buy spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 bil
1/24/13 2 8Ks & 1/17/13 8K re: 4Q results
12/18/12 8K re: issuance of long term Global Notes
12/17/12 8K re: sales of 1 bil in Euros of 3.5% of Global Notes due 2032
12/12/12 8K re: extension of $5 bil revolving credit agreement
12/11/12 8K re: closing of sale of $4bil of Global Notes
12/4/12 8K re: underwriting agreement Global Notes due '20

Alcoa AA: 3/1/12 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/3/13 at Fairmont Hotel, Pittsburgh
2/19/13 & 2/15/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
1/14/13 8K & 1/9/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/9/13 8K re: William F. Oplinger becoming CFO effective 4/1/13

American Express AXP: 2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/22/13 8K re: election of Anne Lauvergeon & Samuel J. Palmisano (former IBM CEO) as Dirs.
2/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for the 3 months ending 1/31/13
2/6/13 8K re: semin-annual presentation to Fin'l Community
1/17/13 8K & 1/10/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/13 8K re: delingq. 7 write-of stats 3 mos. ended 12/31/12
12/17/12 8K re: delinq. & write-of stats for 3 months ended 11/30/12
12/12/12 8K re: results of notes exchange offer
11/28/12 8K results of private exchange offer
11/27/12 8K re: terms of privte exchange offer
11/15/12 8K re: write-off credit stats Aug., Sept., Oct
11/13/12 8K re: announcement of private offer


Bank of Am BAC: 2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/31/13 8K re: Robert W. Scully retiring from Bd. of Dirs.
1/23/13 8K re: stocks options to certain directors
1/17/13 & 1/7/13 8K re: 4Q results
11/5/12 8K re: redemption of sub debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q ended 9/30

Boeing BA: 2/11/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/30/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/23/13 8K re: suspension of SEC reporting for Boeing Capital Corp. sub.
1/17/13 8K re: FAA grounding of 787s
1/11/13 8K re: review of safety of 787
12/19/12 8K re: award of stock options to execs
12/17/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & resumption of share buyback program

Caterpillar CAT: 2/20/13 8K re: Jan. dealer stats.
2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/28/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/25/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
1/18/13 8K re: goodwill impairment of Chinese acquisition
12/20/12 8K re: supplemental info re: sales of machines & power systems
12/17/12 8K re: retirement from Bd. of Eugene V. Fife due to mandatory retirement age
11/20/12 8K re: 3 months dealer stats
11/6/12 8K re: executive compensation for Group Pres.
11/6/12 Prospetus for exchange offer of debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q eneded 9/30


Chevron CVX: 3/1/13 8K re: resignation of Chuck Hagel as Dir. to become Sec'y of Defense
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/4/13 8K re: compensation to officers
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q and 2012 full year results (& 1/10/13 8K)
12/5/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil of notes
11/6/12 10Q Qtr. ended 9/30/12
11/2/12 8K re: 3Q results


Cisco CSCO: 2/19/13 10Q & 2/13/13 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 1/26/13 results
2/1/13 8K re: election of Gregory Q. Brown, CEO of Motorola to Bd. of Dirs.
1/8/13 8K re: contract with Wim Elfrink, EVP
12/21/12 & 12/19/12 8Ks re: execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
11/20/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: Qtr. ended 10/27
11/16/12 8K re: amdmt to exec. comp. plan

Coke KO: 2/27/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/21/13 8K re: retirment of Donald R. Keough & James B. Williams as Directors
2/20/13 8K re: stock option plan for execs
2/12/13 8K results for year & 4Q ended 12/31/12

Disney DIS: 2/26/13 Proxy re: supplemntal info re: what a great job CEO Robert Iger is doing
2/14/13 8K re: issuance of Global Notes
2/5/13 10Q & 2/5/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 12/29/12 results
1/18/13 Proxy re: annual shareholders meeting 3/6/13 in Phoeniz, Arizona
1/11/13 8K re: stock plan for directors
11/29/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil Global Notes
11/21/12 10K & 11/8/12 8K re: results year ended 9/29

DuPont DD: 2/7/13 8K re: closing of sale of Performance Coating biz to Carlyle Group of $4.9 bil cash
1/28/13 8K re: comp. for CEO Ellen J. Kullman
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results

ExxonMobil XOM: 2/27/13 Iran Notice
2/27/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/19/13 8K re: replacement reserves for 2012
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q results for year ended 12/31/12
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q estimated results
12/4/12 8K re: grant of bonus to CEO tillerson of $4.5 mil
11/30/12 8K re: retirement of SVP D.D. Humphreys
11/6/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
11/2/12 8K re: elecgtion of CEO of Xerox, Ursula M. Burns to Bd
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results

GE: 2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/15/13 8K re: increase of number of Directors from 18 to 19 & election of Francisco D. Souza , CEO of Cognizant Technologies, as Director
2/12/13 8K re: sale of GE's 49% interest in NBC Universal to Comcast for $12 bil cash & 4 bil stock
1/18/13 8K re: 4Q results
12/13/12 8K re: revised segment fin'l info for prior 2 qtrs.
11/7/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 2/21/13 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 1/31/13 results
1/31/13 Proxy re: annual stockholders meeting 3/20/13, Mt. View, CA
12/27/12 10K for year ended 10/31/12
11/20/12 8K re: results year ended 10/31

Home Depot HD: 2/26/13 8K re: results of year & qtr ended 2/3/13
11/21/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: 4Q ended 10/28
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Ron L. Sargent from BOD

Intel INTC: 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/29/12
1/18/13 & 1/17/13 8Ks re: 4Q and 2012 results
12/14/12 8K re: issuance of $175 mil of 4.2% due 2042
12/11/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
12/6/12 & 12/4/12 8Ks re: issuance of $6 bil of Notes
12/4/12 8K re: adoption of FASB standard
11/19/12 8K re: retirement of Paul S. Otellini at May Annual Mtg. of Shareholders

IBM: 2/28/13 2 8Ks re: investor briefing
2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: underwriting of Notes
2/1/13 8K re: exec comp for officers
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q earnings call transcript
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/4/13 8K re: retirement of Michael E. Daniels, SVP
11/16/12 8K re: sale of 1.375% Notes
11/5/12 8K re: bae salary of $1.5 mil for CEO Virginia Rometty

JPMorganChase JPM: 2/28/13 8K re: Investor Day presentation
2/28/13 Iran Notice
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/5/13 8K re: issuance of Preferred Shares
1/25/13 8K re: closing of sale of notes
1/16/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/16/13 8K re: internal report re: trading loss
1/9/13 8K re: leaving of James E. Staley, Chrm. of Corporate & Inv. Banking Unit
12/5/12 8K re: Mark W. O'Donovan is now Controller
12/4/12 8K re: slides from U.S. fin'l services inv. conf.
12/4/12 8K re: reorganization
11/21/12 8K re: Marianne Lake is now CFO, other appointments
11/8/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 2/25/13 8K re: charge to net income due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/22/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q & 2012 results and earnings call
12/3/12 8K re: CEO Alex Gorsky replaces Bill Weldon as Chiar of BOD eff. 12/28
11/9/12 8K re: Eugene Washington is on BOD
11/9/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30

McDonald's MCD: 2/25/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/20/13 8K re: comp for officers
2/8/13 8K re: sales decrease of 1.9% in Jan
1/31/13 8K re: quarterly cash dividend
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/13/12 8KA & 12/11/12 re global sales
12/4/12 8K & 11/15/12 8K re: Jeff Stratton succeeds Janice Fields as Pres. of McDonald's USA
11/9/12 8K re: global sales decreased 1.8% in Oct.
11/1/12 10Q & 10/19 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30


Merck MRK: 2/25/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/20/13 8K re: paying $215 mil to settle class action lawsuits related to ENHANCE Study
2/1/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
11/29/12 8K re: Amendment to Control seperation Benefits Plan
11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30

Microsoft MSFT: 1/24/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 12/31/12
11/29/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders mtg.
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Steven Sinofsky as Pres. of Windows Div.
11/7/12 8K re: issuance of $2.25 bil of notes
11/2/12 8K & 10/18 10Q & 10/18 8K re: 1Q results
10/17 & 10/10 & 10/9 Proxy materials re: 11/28 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at Bellevue, Wash
10/9/12 8K re: retirement of Reed Hastings from Bd & other Bd. changes


Pfizer PFE: 2/28 & 3/1/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
2/28/13 Iran Notice
1/29/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results

Procter & Gamble PG: 2/21/13 8K re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY
2/14/13 8K re: eps outlook due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
1/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 12/31/12
1/8/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents a share
1/8/13 8K re: election of Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy's to BoD replacing Jon Rodgers

3M MMM: 3/1/13 8K re: realignment of 3M's business groups and effect on results
2/14/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/6/13 8K re: election of Muhtar Kent, Coke CEO, as Director
1/24/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/12/12 8K re: fin'l outlook for 2013 and eps estimate
11/1/12 10Q &

Travelers TRV: 3/1/13 10K/A & 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/23/13 &1/22/13 8Ks re: 4Q results
12/5/12 8K re: estimate of losses due to Hurricane Sandy

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 2/28/13 8K re: sale of Notes
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
1/17/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/6/12 & 11/19/12 8Ks re: purchase of over 60% of shares of Amil
11/26/12 8K re: annual inv. conf.
11/2/112 Bd. & officer changes

United Technologies UTX: 2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 Iran Notice
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/17/12 8K re: completion of sale of ind'l products biz for $3.46 to finance purchase of Goodrich which closed earlier in the year

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson, Pres & CEO of Walgreen, as Director
1/25/13 8K re: sale of spectrum to AT&T
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results (& 1/18/13 & 1/7/13 4Q updates)
12/10/12 8K re: purchase of single premium annuity contract
from Prud'l to settle $7.5 bil of pension liabilities
12/8/12 8K re: election of EVP Merchandizing
11/13/12 8K re: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless disgtri buted $18.5 bil to the two owners, Verizon Communications & Vodaphone
11/8/12 8K re: disclsoure of Wells Fargo Tech, Media & telecom Conf.
11/2/12 8K re: tenderoffer for $1.25 bil of its notes
11/2/12 8K re: Agreements ith CWA & IBEW for new 3 year congtracts covering 43,000 workers


WalMart WMT: 2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
12/4/12 10Q & 11/15/12 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31
9/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/12
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