Friday, May 24, 2013

5/24/13 Fri. pm Dow Closes at 15,303.10 up 8.6 or 0.06%

http://www.dowjonesmonitor.com/

Post No. 2,199  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 May 16 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings also as of May 16.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15,303.10 up 8.6 or 0.06%  from Thursday's close of 15,294.50. For the week the Dow is down  51.30 or 0.03% from last Friday's close of 15,354.40. Of the Dow components  14 gained, DuPont was unchanged and  15   declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Procter & Gamble up $3.18 or 4.04%. The biggest decliners dollar-wise were Caterpillar and McDonald's each down 74 cents   and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard down 2.61%.


As of the open of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5  of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.71 down from yesterday's   trailing P/E ratio of 19.29 (last year it was 13.81); today's closing P/E estimate is 13.72 down from Thursday's  P/E estimate of 15.02 (year ago it was 11.75) and today's closing dividend yield is 2.36 up   from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.06 (last year it was 2.65). The Dow's all-time high was 15,387.58 on May 21, 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 1992.71 up 1.12  from Thursday's closing numerator of 1991.59. 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 $66.42 up 3 cents from Thursday's average of $66.39.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $62.94  (DIS/UNH) down 86 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $63.80. 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 $112  ($199,271 - $199,159).

5/24/13 Friday 4:10  pm MarketWatch by Laura Mandaro says US stocks ended slightly lower Friday--though blue-chips squeaked out a mild gain--and broke a four-week winning streak as anticipation of the end to the Federal Reserve's quantitative easing cooled a rally that's repeatedly knocked through highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.06% was up 8.6 points, or 0.1%, to 15,303.10 at the close Friday. It fell 0.3% for the week. The S&P 500 SPX -0.06% fell 0.9 point, or 0.1%, to 1,649.6 Friday, down 1.1% for the week. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.01% lost 0.27 point, or 0.01%, to 3,459.14 Friday. It fell 1.1% for the week.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:


Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
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
WMTNYSE
****************
The following are excerpts from Friday morning's Blog:

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& 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 Thursday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 15,294.50  down 12.67 or 0.08% from Wednesday's close of 15,307.17. For the year the Dow is up 16.72%. Of the Dow components   9 gained and    21 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise   and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard up $3.63 or 17.1%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise   was  Johnson & Johnson down $1.25 and percentage-wise was Alcoa down 1.73%.

WSJ pC1 "World shakes off Nikkei's .3% plunge" by Jonathan Cheng says shortly after the Nikkei Stock Average suffered one of its worst single-day declines in decades,  Japan's economy minister moved quickly to soothe market fears.

AJC pA13 "HP surges on earnings" by AP says Hewlett-Packard surged $3.63 after its 2Q earnings topped estimates.

FT p22 "Hewlett-Packard results exceed forecasts and help support S&P" by Reuters says US stocks pared their losses Thurs thanks to strength in Hewlett-Packard and Boeing.

IBD pB2 "Stocks trim early losses; flash crash hits 2 utilities" by Paul Whitfield says Thruday's action saw indexes trim losses while the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.



Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1991.59 down 1.65 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1993.24. 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  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.39 down 5 cents from Wednesday's average of $66.44.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $63.80  (DIS/UNH) down 13 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $63.93. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

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 or dividends) and sold at the close you would have lost $165  ($199,324- $199,159).

5/23/13 Thursday 4:29  pm MarketWatch by Polya Lesova, Victor Reklaitis says US stocks fell modestly on Thursday, substantially paring intraday losses after upbeat U.S. economic reports and gains for Hewlett-Packard Co. countered worries about the Federal Reserve potentially tapering its bond-buying program.Stocks had dropped sharply at the start of trading, taking their cue from a massive selloff in Japanese equities overnight. However, they began to lift off their session lows after the release of housing data mid-morning.The session was choppy, with stocks briefly rising into positive territory only to surrender those gains.The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index SPX -0.29%  dipped 4.84 points, or 0.3%, to end at 1,650.51, with utilities leading declines among its 10 major sectors and telecommunications the only gainer. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.11%  fell 3.88 points, or 0.1%, to 3,459.42.After dropping as much as 127 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.08%  finished down 12.67 points, or 0.1%, at 15,294.50, with only nine of its 30 components in positive territory.The blue-chip index was helped by a 17% jump by Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ +17.10%  following the computer maker’s earnings report.Concern the Fed is poised to reduce its program to stimulate the U.S. economy hit European financial markets hard after causing turmoil in Asia.Japanese stocks led an Asian selloff Thursday, with the Nikkei Stock Average JP:NIK -7.32%  plunging 7.3%, its worst single-day loss since March 2011.The Japanese retreat came as 10-year Japanese government bond yields surged to their highest level in more than a year, forcing the Bank of Japan to offer 2 trillion yen ($19 billion) in funds to try to placate markets. An unexpected contraction in Chinese manufacturing also weighed.On Wednesday, minutes from the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting and testimony from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested the central bank’s bond-buying program could be pared back in coming months. “Yes, stocks really can go down,” said Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets. Before staging a negative reversal Wednesday, the S&P 500 had risen to an intraday record of 1,687.18 representing an 18% gain in 2013 to date.But Belski, speaking early Thursday, added that he views the current action as just a pullback.“Do we believe the bull market is over? Categorically no,” he said. “This is a calm. This is a respite. This is not 2008.”Other strategists also have said they’re not expecting a deep drop for U.S. equities, saying the Nikkei was more “stretched.”U.S. stock futures had been sharply lower ahead of the Wall Street open, but the stock market pared losses as the regular session progressed. That signals there were people with money on the sidelines waiting to buy on a sloppy day, said Robert Doll, chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management.

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

AT&T:  WSJ pB3 "AT&T adds new wireless fee, riling critics" says AT&T has added a montly admin fee of 61 cents for all of its contract wireless lines as of May which will bring in $518 mil a year.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  No mentions found.

Boeing: FT p22 "Hewlett-Packard results exceed forecasts and help support S&P" by Reuters says US stocks pared their losses Thurs thanks to strength in Hewlett-Packard and Boeing.

Caterpillar:  WSJ pC1 "Durable goods tell two different stoies" by Spencer Jakab  says 99.99% of Caterpillar's business is tied to building, powering or extracting things.  Global demand for its machinery, particularly in N. America has gone from red hot to cool in recent months.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pC8 "Hulu dance partners should cut in" by Miriam Gottfried says Disney and the other Hulu's owners  may sell part or all of Hulu to Time Warner or DirecTV.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  WSJ pC8 "Hewlett-Packard Shareholders: Are your really being served?" by Rolfe Winkler, WSJ pB3 "HP has a long, hard slog ahead" by Shira Ovide, USAT p3B "Story stocks" say the stock jumped 17% after better than expected earnings.  HP is charted under Good News at WSJ p C4.

AJC pA13 "HP surges on earnings" by AP says Hewlett-Packard surged $3.63 after its 2Q earnings topped estimates.

FT p22 "Hewlett-Packard results exceed forecasts and help support S&P" by Reuters says US stocks pared their losses Thurs thanks to strength in Hewlett-Packard and Boeing.

Home Depot:  AJC pA11 "Stock split hopes doused" by Leon Stafford says Home Depot doesn't plan a stock split.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan: WSJ pC3 "JPMorgan banker takes key visa post" by Robin Sidel, Andrew R. Johnson says Ryan McInerney is joining Visa.

NYT pB6 "Banking Fine" by Mark Scott says British regulators fined JPMorgan $4.7 mil thur for failings in its wealth mgmt div re: giving poor advice and poor record keeping.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  WSJ pB5 "Ronald is not a bad guy CEO says" by Julie Jargon, USAT p1B "McDonald's CEO gets bawled out by kid over nutrition" by Bruce Horovitz  say CEO Don Thompson defended Ronald McDonald saying McDonald's isn't the cause of obesity.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  FT p12 "Pfizer split off" says Pfizer is shedding animal health to focus on pharmaceuticals. 

Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pA2 "Embattled P&G chief replaced by old boss" by Ellen Byron, Joann S. Lublin, AJC pA12 "P&G brings back Lafley as CEO", IBD pA2 "Procter & Gamble"  say Procter & Gamble is bringing b ack former CEO A.G. Lafley to its top post in a surprise move as P&G tries to grow globally.  Lafley, 65, replaces CEO Bomb McDonald, effective immediately.  Hedge fund operator William A. Ackman has criticized McDonald for the firm's poor stock performance. 

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealthcare:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Walmart:   No mentions found.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
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
WMTNYSE
****************
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 Brian Krzanich (Santa Clara, CA)

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 A. G. Lafley (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)

***************************
Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 5/16/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $403.29
2. Microsoft MSFT 284.61
3. WalMart WMT 258.46
4.  GE 240.61
5. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 245.80 
6. Chevron CVX 238.03
7.  IBM 226.96
8. Procter & Gamble PG 219.04
9. Pfizer PFE 206.77
10. AT&T T 200.41
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.14
12. Coke KO 191.33
13. Verizon VZ 152.15
14. Bank of America BAC 144.62
15. Merck MRK 139.66
16. Cisco CSCO 127.38
17. Intel INTC 119.63   
18. Disney DIS 119.51
19. Home Depot HD 113.52
20. McDonald's MCD 101.55
21. United Technologies UTX 88.37
22. American Express AXP 79.55
23. 3M MMM 76.86
24. Boeing BA 74.69
25. UnitedHealth UNH 63.56
26. Caterpillar CAT 57.40
27. DuPont DD 50.93
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 41.51
29. Travelers TRV 32.83
30. Alcoa AA 9.23

****************************************

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 5/16/13:

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

AT&T T: 5/15/13 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes due '43
5/3/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 4/23/13 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting on 4/25/13
4/11/13 8K re: reclassification of revenue items
3/13/13& 3/5 8Ks re: closing of sale of global notes
3/1/13 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders 4/26/13 Cheyenne, WY
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.

Alcoa AA: 5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan
4/18/13 10Q;  4/11/3 8K & 4/9/13 8K all re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 5/3/13 annual meeting of stockholders
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


American Express AXP: 5/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months through 4/30/13
5/7/13 8K re: retirement of CFO Daniel T. Henry
5/2/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Sahreholder Meeting
4/30/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend from 20 cents to 23 cents per share
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/15/13 8K re: election of Edward P. Gilligan, Pres.
4/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months through 3/31
3/25/13 8K re: stock buyback of up to 150 mil shares and qtr div of 20 cents payable 5/10 to record holders as of 4/5
3/18/13 Proxy re: annual mtg of sharehodlers 4/29/13 at NYC HQ
3/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats Dec. thru Feb. '13
3/14/13 8K re: buback of up to $4bil of shares & qtr div. of 23 cents
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


Bank of Am BAC: 5/8/13 8K re: voting resutls from 5/8 Stockhodlers Meeting
5/7/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
5/6/13 8K re: settlement of lawsuit with MBIA
4/1/13 8K re: redemption of certain securities
3/28/13 Proxy re: Annual mtg of stockholders 5/8/13 Charlotte Marriott, N.C.
3/15/13 8K re: Mukesh D. Ambani retirement from Bd. of Dirs.
3/14/13 8K re: Red ok'd capital plan
3/5/13 8K re: error in 10K consents
2/28/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12

Boeing BA: 5/3/13 8K re: issuance of floating rate senior notes due '14
4/30/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 shareholders meeting held 4/29
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/22/13, 4/16 & 3/15/13 Proxy materials re: 4/29/13 annual mtg of shareholders at Field Museum, Chicago
2/11/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12


Caterpillar CAT: 5/7/13 8K re: settlement re: litigation arising from acquisition of ERA Mining (China)
5/2/13 10Q & 4/22/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/19/13 8K re: March dealer stats
4/10/13 8K re: retirement of G. Vittecoq, VP
3/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 12/12
2/20/13 8K re: Jan. dealer stats.
2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12


Chevron CVX: 5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/11/13 & 4/2/13 Proxy materials re: Stockhodler meeting on 5/29
4/2/13 8K re: salary increase for CEO and other execs
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)


Cisco CSCO: 5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results
3/26/13 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan
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.

Coke KO:  5/15/13 8K re: amendment of by-laws to allow calling of special shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/16/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/29 results
4/4/13 Proxy re: 4/24 shareholder meeting
3/21/13 8K re: transfer of Indian & SW Asian business units to Pacific segments
3/11/13 Proxy re: 4/24/13 annual shareholder meeting at Cobb Galleries, Atlanta
3/5/13 8K re: closing of sale of $500 mil floating rate notes due '15
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: 5/7/13 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
3/20/13 8K re: $1.5 bil 364 day credit agreement
3/8/13 8K re: change to exec bonus plan
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


DuPont DD: 4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 stockholders meeting
4/23/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 3/31 results
4/4 proxy materials
3/26/13 8K re: settlement with Monsanto of patent litigation
3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/24 Stockholders Meeting at DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
2/7/13 8K re: closing of sale of Performance Coating biz to Carlyle Group of $4.9 bil cash


ExxonMobil XOM: 5/13/13; 5/10; 4/12 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
3/26/13 8K re: financial presentation
3/12/13 8K re: analyst meeting
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

GE: 5/8/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 shareholders meeting
4/8/13 Proxy materials for shareholders meetings
3/20/13 8K re: bonuses to execs
3/19/13 8K re: closing of sale of GE's 49% interest in Comcast
3/18/13 8K re: selection of Jan R. Hauser as VP, Controller]
3/11/13 Proxy re: 4/24/13 Annual Shareholder mtg at Morial Conv. Ctr, New Orlean
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


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson
3/21/13 8K re: voting results of stockholders meeting on 3/20
3/12 Proxy materials
3/11/13 10Q for qtr ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 1/31/13 results


Home Depot HD: 4/8/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Cobb Galleria, Atlanta
4/5/13 8K re: issuance of 2.7% Sr. Notes due '23 & '43
3/28/13 10K for year ended 2/3/13
3/6/13 8K re: amendment to stock option plan
2/26/13 8K re: results of year & qtr ended 2/3/13

Intel INTC: 5/8/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 8K re: election of Brian M. Krzanich as CEO Z& Renee J. James as pres. effective 5/16
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17 8K & 4/16 8K re: results of  1st quarter ended 3/30
4/3/13 Proxy materials for 5/16 stockholders meeting at Santa Clara, Cal.
 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/29/12



IBM: 5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: retirement of SVP HR J. Randall MacDonald
4/30/13 10Q & 4/19/13 & 4/18/13 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/3/13 Proxy materials
3/11/13 Proxy re 4.30/13 annual meeting of stockholders at Von Braun Ctr., Huntsville, Al
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


JPMorganChase JPM: 5/16/13 Proxy materials for 5/21 shareholders meeting
5/15/13 8K re: sale of 1.6% notes due '18
5/8/13 10Q & 4/12 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31 results
5/2/13 8K re: sale of 4.25% notes due '18
4/23/13 8K re: sale of notes
5/1/13 8K re: sale of notes
4/29/13 8K re: resignation of co-C Frank J. Bisignano
4/9/13 8K re: redemption of securities
3/22/13 Proxy re: 5/21/13 annual shareholders mtg at Highland Oaks Campus, Tampa
3/15/13 8K re: stock buyback of up to $6 bil and payment of 30 cent dividend on 3/19
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 5/3/13 10Q & 4/16 8K reL: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25 shareholders meeting
3/13/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Shareholder mtg at Hyatt New Brunswick, NJ
2/25/13 8K re: charge to net income due to Venezuelan currency devaluation
2/22/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12


McDonald's MCD: 5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results
3/31/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/12/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Oak Brook, Ill
3/13/13 8K re: decrease of global sales by 1.5% in Feb.
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


Merck MRK: 3/31/13 10Q & 5/1/13 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 Proxy material for 5/28 shareholders meeting at Bridgewater, NJ
3/7/13 8K re: Peter S. Kim retirement as Pres. Merck Research Labs
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

Microsoft MSFT: 5/13/13 8K re: election of Amy Hood as CFO
5/1/13 8K re: sale of Euro notes
4/18/13 8K re: resignation of CFO Peter Klein
4/18/13 10Q & 4/18 8K re: results of Qtr ended 3/31
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


Pfizer PFE: 5/10/13 10Q & 4/30/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25/13 shareholders meeting
4/3/13 Proxy material
3/14/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Annual mtg of shareholders, Hilton Short Hills, NJ
2/28 & 3/1/13 10K & 10K/A for year ended 12/31/12
2/28/13 Iran Notice




Procter & Gamble PG: 5/14/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24 2 8Ks re: 3Q ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.6015 cents per share
2/21/13 8K re: presentation at Consumer Analyst Group of NY
2/14/13 8K re: eps outlook due to Venezuelan currency devaluation

3M MMM: 5/16/13 8K re: realignment of business groups
5/15/13 8K re: voting results of 5/14 stockholders meeting
5/7/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
3/27/13 Proxy re: 5/14/13 Shareholder Mtg. at Rivercentre, St. Paul, Min
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

Travelers TRV: 4/23/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy for 5/22 shareholders meeting at Hartford, Ct.
3/21/13 8K re: Lawrence G. Graev retirement from Bd. of Dirs.
3/21/13 Proxy re 5/22/13 Shareholder Mtg, Marriott, Hartford, Ct.
3/1/13 10K/A & 2/19/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12


UnitedHealth Group UNH:  5/6/13 10Q & 4/18/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/24/13 Proxy materials for 6/3 shareholders meeting in Boston
3/11/13 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare conference presentation
2/28/13 8K re: sale of Notes
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12

United Technologies UTX: 4/30/13 8K re: results of shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 4/29 annual shareholders meeting
3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/29/13 annual meeting of shareholders, Oglethorpe Aud, Savannah, Ga.
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 Iran Notice



Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 5/13/13 8K re: distribution of $7 bil to Wireless Comm and Vodafone by Verizon Wireless
5/7/13 8K re: voting results of 5/2 annual mtg of shareholders
4/25/13 10Q & 4/13/13  8K re results of quarter ended 3/31
4/2/13 8K re: ruors of purchase of Vodaphone's interest in Verizon Wireless
4/1/13 & 3/18/13 Proxy re: 5/2/13 Annual Mtg of shareholders, Doubletree, Tulsa, OK
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)


WalMart WMT: 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30 results
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meetings at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
THAT'S ALL FOLKS

No comments: