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Post No. 2,111  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 recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

A read of the print editions of Tuesday's  Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, Investor's Business Daily,  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 Monday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 14,447.75 down 64.28 or 0.44% from Friday's close of 14,512.03. For the year the Dow is up 10.25%. Of the Dow components 9 gained and 21 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Walmart up 57 cents and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth up 0.79%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was 3M down $1.18 and percentage-wise was Bank of America down 1.19%.

NYT pB9 "After an initial climb, shares retreat on Cyprus" by Reuters says stocks fell Mon on renewed concerns over Cyprus and the euro zone.

FT p22 "Dell makes early gains on dul bids but optimism fails to last" by Michael Mackenzie, Vivianne Rodrigues says theDow fell after optimism over Cyprus faded.  Bank of America resumed declines to finish 1.3% lower, while American Express fell 0.2%. 

IBD pB2 "Stocks lose ground amid Cyprus-induced volatility" by Vincent Mao says stocks kicked off a short trading week with modest losses in a fairly volatile session Mon.  Monday's action was lower in mixed volu while the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.

AJC pA11 "Early optimism fades" says optimism about a deal to prevent fin'l collapse in Cyprus briefly pushed the S&P within a quarter point of its record closing high but stocks soon turned negative due to concerns about Europe.

WSJ pC4 "On second thought, stocks slump" by Chris Dieterich says stocks slumped Mon as investors fretted over Cyprus and that a bailout could become a blueprint for future aid packages.  3M fell $1.25.


As of the open of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6  of Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Tuesday's opening trailing P/E ratio is 15.83 down from yesterday's P/E ratio of 15.90    (year ago it was 14.82); today's opening P/E estimate is 12.90 unchanged  from Monday' s opening P/E estimate of 12.90  (year ago it was 12.65) and today's opening dividend yield is 2.47 up   from Yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.45 (last year it was 2.50). The Dow's all-time high was 14,539.14 on March 14, 2013. 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 1,881.33 down 8.37 from Friday's closing numerator of 1,889.70. 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 Monay's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $62.71 down 22 cents from Friday's average of $62.99. The median closing price of Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $55.58 (DIS/UNH) down 4 cents from Friday's median closing price of $55.62. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $837 ($188,970 - $188,133).

3/25/13 Monday 4:28 pm MarketWatch by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks declined Monday, erasing gains that briefly had the S&P 500 index less than one point from its record close, as Wall Street worried about Europe’s troubles. Stocks had initially rallied as a deal was reached to avert a financial meltdown in Cyprus. But equities retreated as investors questioned what the plan for bank restructuring in the island nation would mean for other European countries.“This is just a reality check. The initial euphoria was Cyprus at least didn’t sink into the Mediterranean Sea. But, as you dive in further, you realize Europe still does have significant issues to resolve,” said Ron Florance, managing director of investment strategy at Wells Fargo Private Bank. After coming within a fraction of its all-time closing high of 1,565.15, hit in October 2007, the S&P 500 SPX -0.33% ended at 1,551.69, off 5.20 points, or 0.3% on Monday. The S&P 500 initial nearing of its all-time closing high is “much more of a Main Street story than a Wall Street story, as we’ve been watching this from 2009,” said Art Hogan, market strategist at Lazard Capital Markets, referring to the bull market that started a fifth year in March. The index has more than doubled from its 2009 bottom.

Industrials and materials were the worst performing of the S&P’s 10 major sectors, all of which lost ground. Dell Inc.DELL +2.62% shares gained 2.6% after the computer maker confirmed it received competing bids from private-equity firm Blackstone Group LP BX -0.41% and billionaire investor Carl Icahn that could top one offered by founder Michael Dell. Best Buy Co Inc. BBY +1.84% advanced 1.8% after the consumer-electronics retailer said founder Richard Schulze would return as chairman emeritus, offsetting talk that its largest investor was considering selling his stake in the company. After rising as much as 51 points and then falling 117 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.44% declined 64.28 points, or 0.4%, to end at 14,447.75. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.30% dropped 9.70 points, or 0.3%, to 3,235.30. For every two stocks that rose, three fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where 655 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 3.2 billion. The euro fell, along with U.S. and European equities, after Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem suggested to Reuters and the Financial Times that a depositor bail-in, the most controversial aspect of the Cyprus rescue, could be repeated among others in the 17-member euro zone. His office later dialed back his comments.The euro EURUSD -0.71% slid to $1.2855 after rising as high as $1.3048 in Asian trade on Monday. Cyprus and international lenders struck a last-minute bailout deal early Monday, clearing the way for the euro area’s third-smallest economy to receive 10 billion euros ($13 billion) in financing. The agreement calls for a restructuring of two of the island country’s largest banks — Popular Bank of Cyprus (also known as “Laiki Bank”) and Bank of Cyprus — as well as a downsizing of the nation’s overall banking sector. A bailout deal for Cyprus to avoid bankruptcy gave the markets little lasting boost. Katie Martin reports. Deposits at both banks larger than €100,000, the cutoff between insured and uninsured deposits, will be subject to a levy.“We were having too much of a celebration over the near-term success of fixing the Cyprus problem, but the devil is in the details, and the details are still coming out,” said Hogan. “The good news is disaster has been avoided; the bad news is the knock-on effect,” he said.
In a speech Monday afternoon in New York, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the Fed’s monetary policy should remain “very accommodative” to give the labor market more time to strengthen. Dudley also said the Fed must press ahead with its bond-buying program as Congress is going about fiscal policy the wrong way.“If you are worried about the Fed ending asset purchases early, you would need an outlook shift from Fed members such as Dudley. At least today, no such shift was seen,” noted Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC, in emailed commentary. In Britain, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke told the London School of Economics that low interest rates in developed countries help the global economy while not disrupting trade via weaker currencies.

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

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket

AT&T T$36.39 0.04 0.11%19,714,761NYSE:  WSJ pB3 "T-Mobile halts subsidies for its Smartphones" by Thomas Gryta, Anton Troianovski, USAT p1B "T-Mobile calls it a day onc ontracts"  & also same artickle at AJC pA11 "T-Mobile gets rid of 2 year contrcts" by Peter Svensson, AP  say T Mobile is the first US carrier to break from the contract model.  It has been losing subscribers from its contract based plans for more than 2 years to Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

WSJ pB1 "Worries hit RIM after US launch" by Will Connors, Anton Troianovski< USAT p4B "Story stocks " Blackberry", IBD pA1 "BlackBerry falls on Z10 flop"  say AT&T has given only tepid marketing support to the Z10 since its debut in stores on Fri dealing RIM a setback in its drive to improve US sales.  Verizon launches the Z10 on Thursday.

WSJ pB4 "A double play for savings" by Maxwell Murphy says due to low interest rates firms are issuing debt and buying back stock.  In Feb Home Depot said it would buy back $4.5 bil in stock.  AT&T increased its debt by $5 bil last year and bought back $13 bil in stock.  Intel and DuPont has issued debt to buy back stock.

Alcoa AA$8.43 0.02 0.24%8,534,343NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP$66.1751 0.0449 0.07%5,966,006NYSE:  FT p22 "Dell makes early gains on dul bids but optimism fails to last" by Michael Mackenzie, Vivianne Rodrigues says theDow fell after optimism over Cyprus faded. Bank of America resumed declines to finish 1.3% lower, while American Express fell 0.2%.

Bank of America BAC$12.41 0.15 1.19%147,351,964NYSE:  FT p22 "Dell makes early gains on dul bids but optimism fails to last" by Michael Mackenzie, Vivianne Rodrigues says theDow fell after optimism over Cyprus faded. Bank of America resumed declines to finish 1.3% lower, while American Express fell 0.2%.

Boeing BA$85 0.18 0.21%3,142,466NYSE:  WSJ pB3 "Boeing begins 787 test flights" by Jon Ostrower, USAT p2B "Boeing 787 makes test flight to check battery", AJC pA10 "Boeing 787 has 2 hour test flight" by AP say the flight was to see if a new battey system would work.

Caterpillar CAT$86.73 0.75 0.86%6,311,091NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX$120.295 0.885 0.73%5,152,958NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO$20.85 0.10 0.48%36,197,359NASDAQ-GS:  IBD pA2 "cisco, Oracle make deals" says Cisco will buy Austria based cloud based computing firm Solve-Director to boost its cloud software portfolio and undisclosed terms.

Coke KO$40.155 0.115 0.29%13,452,250NYSE:  FT p17 "Coca-Cola seeks to supersize its bottling partners" by Louise Lucas, USAT p1B "Carbonated drinks lose more fans", AJC pA9 "Soda sales slip; other drinks up" by Leon Stafford say Americans are turning to teas and water.  Coke and Diet coke retained the top 2 spots for carbonated drinks. Coke's model splits ownership fo the brand from bottling but now there will be better coordination and consolidation of the bottling empire.

Disney DIS$56.27 0.51 0.9%7,207,564NYSE:  WSJ pB2 "Hulu talks with possible buyers" by Amol Sharma, Christopher S. Stewart says News Corp and Disney, each which own a thrid of Hulu, is having discussion with potential buyers.

DuPont DD$49.17 0.10 0.2%4,982,547NYSE:  WSJ pB4 "A double play for savings" by Maxwell Murphy says due to low interest rates firms are issuing debt and buying back stock. In Feb Home Depot said it would buy back $4.5 bil in stock. AT&T increased its debt by $5 bil last year and bought back $13 bil in stock. Intel and DuPont has issued debt to buy back stock.

Exxon XOM$89.2 0.09 0.1%10,675,987NYSE: No mentions found.

GE GE$23.28 0.09 0.39%36,625,555NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ$23.155 0.115 0.5%27,154,294NYSE: IBD pA2 "Microsoft knocked on PC sales" says Cowen cuts its forecast for Microsoft's 3Q EPS to 77 cents. Windows 8 has disappointed as the new touchstonescreen confuses users and that's hurt PC sellers such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

Home Depot HD$69.58 0.02 0.03%6,334,469NYSE: WSJ pB4 "A double play for savings" by Maxwell Murphy says due to low interest rates firms are issuing debt and buying back stock. In Feb Home Depot said it would buy back $4.5 bil in stock. AT&T increased its debt by $5 bil last year and bought back $13 bil in stock. Intel and DuPont has issued debt to buy back stock.

Intel INTC$21.15 0.18 0.84%32,316,186NASDAQ-GS: WSJ pB5 "Computing looks to the yes" by Sven Grundberg says Intel is working on technology that tracks eye movement would wold cut down on mouse use.  Microsoft has been using body motion detection systems for years.

WSJ pB4 "A double play for savings" by Maxwell Murphy says due to low interest rates firms are issuing debt and buying back stock. In Feb Home Depot said it would buy back $4.5 bil in stock. AT&T increased its debt by $5 bil last year and bought back $13 bil in stock. Intel and DuPont has issued debt to buy back stock.

IBM IBM$211.19 0.89 0.42%2,794,739NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM$48.5601 0.2199 0.45%20,592,828NYSE:  FT p17 "JPMorgan upbeat on India" by james Crabtree says CEO Jamie Dimon sees a lot of potential in India for investment banking fees.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ$79.78 0.04 0.05%8,472,511NYSE:  USAT p2B "J&J recalls some blood glucose meters", AJC pA11 "J&J recallss ome blood sugar meters" say Johnson & Johnson recalled all its One Touch VerioIQ blood glucose meters in the US due to lack of a warning about when a blood sugar level is too high.  Instead the meters turn off.  Meters are made by J&J's LifeScan unit.

IBD pA4 "Biogen, Johnson & Johnson await FDA" by Amy Reeves says on 3/31/13 the FDA is set to render a verdict on Johnson & Johnson's Invokanam, a diabetes drug that in clinical trials compared favorably with Merck's popular Januvia.

McDonald's MCD$98.27 1 1.01%4,447,056NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK$43.76 0.14 0.32%11,743,817NYSE:  IBD pA4 "Biogen, Johnson & Johnson await FDA" by Amy Reeves says on 3/31/13 the FDA is set to render a verdict on Johnson & Johnson's Invokanam, a diabetes drug that in clinical trials compared favorably with Merck's popular Januvia.

Microsoft MSFT$28.16 0.09 0.32%43,453,801NASDAQ-GS: IBD pA2 "Microsoft knocked on PC sales" says Cowen cuts its forecast for Microsoft's 3Q EPS to 77 cents.  Windows 8 has disappointed as the new touchstonescreen confuses users and that's hurt PC sellers such as Hewlett-Packard and Dell.

WSJ pB5 "Computing looks to the yes" by Sven Grundberg says Intel is working on technology that tracks eye movement would wold cut down on mouse use. Microsoft has been using body motion detection systems for years.

Pfizer PFE$28.23 0.15 0.53%27,129,548NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG$76.805 0.465 0.6%5,834,140NYSE: No mentions found.

3M MMM$105.24 1.18 1.11%3,486,113NYSE:  WSJ pC4 "On second thought, stocks slump" by Chris Dieterich says stocks slumped Mon as investors fretted over Cyprus and that a bailout could become a blueprint for future aid packages. 3M fell $1.25.

Travelers TRV$83.38 0.31 0.37%2,108,472NYSE: No mentions found.

UnitedHealth UNH$54.89 0.43 0.79%4,775,438NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX$92.81 0.78 0.83%2,035,567NYSE: No mentions found.

Verizon VZ$49.17 0.15 0.31%11,030,958DualListed:   AJC pA11 "T-Mobile gets rid of 2 year contrcts" by zPeter Svensson, AP T Mobile is thye first US carrier to break from the contract model. It has been losing subscribers from its contract based plans for more than 2 years to Verizon Wireless and AT&T.

WSJ pB1 "Worries hit RIM after US launch" by Will Connors, Anton Troianovski says AT&T has given only tepid marketing support to the Z10 since its debut in stores on Fri dealing RIM a setback in its drive to improve US sales. Verizon launches the Z10 on Thursday.

Walmart WMT$74.85 0.57 0.77%10,354,403NYSE:  IBD pA3 "His Kmart discounting changed retail forecever" by Clay Latimer says until the early '60s when Kmart and Walmart came along, most Americans bought their goods from full line department stores.
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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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