Monday, September 23, 2013

9/23/13 Mon. am Goldman Sachs, Nike & Visa Join the Dow Today

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Post No. 2,378 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  and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

A read of the print editions of  Monday's  Barron's, Wall St. Journal,  Financial Times, Investor's News Daily, New York Times, USA Today,  Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution and Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg)  yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by a separate table of Dow component's symbol and  Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15451.09 down 185.46 or 1.19%   from  Thursday's close of 15636.55. For the week the Dow was up 75.02 or 0.49% from last Friday's close of 15376.07. For the year the Dow is up 17.91%.  Of  the Dow components  3  gained and  27 declined, not including Goldman Sachs, Nike  and Visa all of which were down except for Visa (these 3 replaced Alcoa, Bank of America, and Hewlett-Packard as of close of market on  9/20).  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Pfizer up 13 cents or 0.45% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was IBM down $3.37 and percentage-wise was  Caterpillar down 3.43%.

IBD pB8 "Stock indexes sell off, but leaders refuse to join in" by Paul Whitfield says Friday's action was down in higher volume: quadruple witching as the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

As of the open  of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4   of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081.  Monday's  trailing P/E ratio is  16.12 down from Friday's closing  trailing P/E ratio of 16.31 (last year it was 15.03);  Monday's   P/E estimate is  14.25 up  from Friday's   closing  P/E estimate of 13.85  (year ago it was 12.95) and Monday's  dividend yield is 2.43 up   from Friday's closing dividend yield of 2.39  (last year it was 2.52). The Dow's all-time high was 15,676.94   on September 18, 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 2011.98 down 24.15  from Thursday's closing numerator of  2036.13. 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 $67.07 down 80 cents    from Wednesday's average of $67.87.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $67.79 (DIS/UNH) down $1.28 cents  from Wednesday's median closing price of $70.08. 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 lost $2,415  ($203,613 - $201,198) .

MarketWatch 9/20/13 Fri. 4:35 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks fell hard on Friday, but benchmark indexes still managed to post a third week of gains, as investors reacted to the uncertain science of reading verbal signals from U.S. central bankers. The selloff intensified in the last few minutes of trading. Volatility was expected to be high Friday due to an options expiration known as quadruple witching taking place. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 both fell for a second session, retreating from the record heights that came Wednesday after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly said it would refrain from curbing stimulus for now. On Monday, stocks rallied in the wake of former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers pulling his name out of contention to replace Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve. One Federal Open Market Committee member signaled the Fed could curb stimulus next month and another critical of the decision not to taper in September. It has been a “big week if you’re a Fed watcher, between Larry Summers and the FOMC meeting, the market was caught off guard,” said Richard Slinn, co-head of investments for Northern California at J.P. Morgan Private Bank. The bank oversees $910 billion in assets.
The Fed’s unexpected decision to hold off on reducing its $85 billion in monthly asset purchases was “aimed more at Main Street than Wall Street,” said Slinn, adding that the Fed wants to ensure its “decisions don’t risk the nascent recovery in the private sector,” given the potential impact of rising interest rates on the housing and auto sectors.In its worst session in more than a month, the Dow Jones Industrial AverageDJIA -1.19% fell 185.46 points, or 1.2%, to 15,451.09, leaving it up 0.5% on the week. Aluminum-producer Alcoa Inc. AA -1.78%was one of the top three decliners among the Dow’s 30 components, its shares down 1.8% on its final day of trading as a blue chip. Alcoa, Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ +0.05% and Bank of America Corp. BAC +0.21%  will no longer be part of the Dow 30 when trading begins Monday, replaced by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS +0.71% , Visa Inc. V +0.27% and Nike Inc. NKE -0.53% .Another Dow component, Caterpillar Inc.CAT -0.05% , fell 3.4% after the heavy-equipment maker in a regulatory filing reported a decline in retail sales.
The S&P 500 index SPX -0.72% dropped 12.43 points, or 0.7%, to 1,709.91, with utilities losing the most of its 10 major sectors. It’s up 1.3% for the week. Despite the volatile week, the month is shaping up to be the fifth best September ever for stocks, according to Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. After a halt in trading pending news, shares of Blackberry Ltd. BBRY -2.81%  fell 17% after the Canadian smartphone maker said it would layoff 40% of its global workforce and reported a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss in an unexpected early release of its results.
Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  No mentions found.

American Express:   No mentions found.

Boeing:   No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  WSJ pB6 "Caterpillar equipment maker reports weaker global sales", IBD pA2 "Caterpillar Aug. sales weak"  say Caterpillar reported Friday that world wide sales for the 3 months through July declined 9% from a year earlier.

Chevron:  Daily Report p11 "Chevron wins arbitration ruling in Ecuador fight" by Michael D. Goldhaber says an Ecudaor aribtration panel said that at '95 & '98 exit agreement between Ecuador & Texaco released Chevron as Texaco's future parent from liability forpollution claims.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB6 "ESPN's flagship revs up marketing" by Suzanne Vranica says Disney's ESPN on Sat began airing a new flagship program "SportsCenter."

DuPont:   No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE: Barron's p23 "GE: not too big to grow" by jack Hough says after mroe than a decade of lackluster performance, GE is poised to take off as it pares back fin'l operations and focuses on industrials.

Goldman Sachs:  WSJ pC2 "Slowe DJIA growth after shake-up" by Steve Russolillo says today Nike Inc., Visa Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. replace Alcoa Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. as Dow Jones Industrial Average components.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  Barron's p18 "Week review" says JPMorgan agreed to pay $920 mil to settle London Whale trading loss claim.  Microsoft increased its quarterly dividend by 22% and announced the repurchase of $40 bil in shares.

Johnson & Johnson:  Barron's pB17 "J&J's dividend, stock on rise" by Scott Stoddard says Johnson & Johnson offers a rising stock price and regular dividend increases.  Its stock has climbed 28%  this year.

McDonald's:  Barron's p45 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirley A. Lazo says McDonald's has raised its dividend at least once every year since paying is first dividend in '76.  Microsoft enhanced its dividend for the 10th straight year.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  NYT pB1 "cutting through the cloud" by Quentin Hardy says old guard firms such as Microsoft ahve beeen joined by new names like Salesforce.com, Workday and NetSuite.  Google and Amazon now have corporate computing services.

Barron's p18 "Week review" says JPMorgan agreed to pay $920 mil to settle London Whale trading loss claim.  Microsoft increased its quarterly dividend by 22% and announced the repurchase of $40 bil in shares.

Barron's p19 "Week preview" says on Monday a new Surface tablet is expected from Microsoft and on thursday Nike reports results for its Aug. quarter after the market closes.

   Barron's p45 "Speaking of dividends" by Shirley A. Lazo says McDonald's has raised its dividend at least once every year since paying is first dividend in '76.  Microsoft enhanced its dividend for the 10th straight year.

Nike:  WSJ pC2 "Slowe DJIA growth after shake-up" by Steve Russolillo says today Nike Inc., Visa Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. replace Alcoa Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. as Dow Jones Industrial Average components.

NYT pB2 "Looking ahead" says Nike will report corporate earnings on Thursday.

 Barron's p19 "Week preview" says on Monday a new Surface tablet is expected from Microsoft and on Thursday Nike reports results for its Aug. quarter after the market closes.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Visa:   WSJ pC2 "Slowe DJIA growth after shake-up" by Steve Russolillo says today Nike Inc., Visa Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. replace Alcoa Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. as Dow Jones Industrial Average components.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

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

GSNYSE

HPQNYSE

HDNYSE

INTCNASDAQ-GS

IBMNYSE

JPMNYSE

JNJNYSE

MCDNYSE

MRKNYSE

MSFTNASDAQ-GS

NKENYSE

PFENYSE
PGNYSE


MMMNYSE

TRVNYSE

UTXNYSE

UNHNYSEVZDualListed

VNYSEWMTNYSE

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 Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)


American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)


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)

Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)


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)

Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)

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)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 8/21/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $380.39
2. Microsoft MSFT 263.31
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 250.24
4.  WalMart WMT 241.10
5.   GE 240.44
6. Chevron CVX 227.40
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.40
8. IBM 202.50
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.57
10. Pfizer PFE 186.96
11. AT&T T 177.81
12. Coke KO 169.70
13. Bank of America BAC 154.06
Visa V 145.5 as of 9/11
14. Merck MRK 138.89
15.  Verizon VZ 135.27
16. Cisco CSCO 129.18
17. Intel INTC 110.45
18. Disney DIS 109.22
19. Home Depot HD 107.70
20. McDonald's MCD 95.08
21. United Technologies UTX 93.31
22. American Express AXP 80.05
23. Boeing BA 78.39
24. 3M MMM 77.52
Goldman Sachs GS 74 as of 9/11
25. UnitedHealth UNH 73.05
Nike NKE 59.5 as of 9/11
26. Caterpillar CAT 53.71
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48.95
28. DuPont DD 52.77
29. Travelers TRV 29.66
30. Alcoa AA 8.39

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of  8/21/13:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K & 7/23/13 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: retirement from Board of Dr. Gilbert F. Amelia
7/12/13 8K re: AT&T agreeing to buy Leap Wireless
6/28/13 8K re: election of Cynthia B. Taylor as a Director & increase # of dirs. 14 from 13
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of debentures
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

Alcoa AA: 8/19/13 8K re: closing of smelting capacity in US & Brazil
7/25/13 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/13
7/11/13 & 7/9 8Ks re: 2Q earnings results
7/1/13 8K re: closing the Fusina, Italy aluminum smelter
5/30/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of debt rating from Baa3 to Ba1 & from negative to stable
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of 65 Notes due 7/15/13
5/20/13 8K re: shut down of 2 smelters in Quebec
5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan

American Express AXP: 8/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 7/31/13
7/29/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: amdmt to sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off statgs for 3 mos. ended 6/30/13
 6/21/13 8K re: selection of Jeffrey Campbell CFO
6/17/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months thru 5/31/13
5/22/13 & 5/17/13 8Ks re: issuance of $1.85 bil of notes
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

Bank of Am BAC: 8/1/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/24/13 8K re: election to Board of Clayton S. Rose & Pierre de Weck
 7/2/13 8K re: redemption of securities
  5/29/13 8K re: issuance of 40,000 shaes of Series U Preferred Stock
5/28/13 8K re: redemption of Perpetual Preferred Stock
5/8/13 8K re: voting results from 5/8 Stockholders 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

Boeing BA: 7/24/13 10Q & 8K re: results for qtr. ended 6/30/13
 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


Caterpillar CAT: 8/20/13 8K re: dealer stats for July '13
8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/23/13 8K re: June '13 dealer stats
 6/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 3/13
6/17/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholderss mtg on 6/12
6/12/13 8K re: 15% increase in dividend from 8 cents to 60 cents payable 8/20 to record holders 7/22
5/20/13 8K re: 3 months dealer stats Feb through April 2013
5/17/13 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

Chevron CVX: 8/7/13 10Q & 8/2/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 7/10/13 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/24/13 8K re: issuance of notes
6/4/13 8K re: approval by stockholders of Long Term Incentive Plan
5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results

Cisco CSCO: 8/15/13 8K re: firing of 4,000 employees
8/14/13 8K re: FY '13 & 4Q results
 6/20/13 8K: re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/12/13 8K re: executives' adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/7/13 8K re: Cisco payment to Tivo of $294 mil to settle patent dispute that includes Google & AARIS Group
5/21/13 10Q for qtr ended 4/27/13
5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results

Coke KO: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K 2Q ended 6/28/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: election of Ana Botin to Board
 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

Disney DIS: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/6/13 8K re: 3Q ended 6/29/13 results
 7/1/13 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract to 6/30/16
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


DuPont DD: 8/13/13 8K re: adoption of Sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/31/13 results
 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

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/1/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/3/13 8K re: voting results of 5/29/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
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

GE: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/19/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/14/13 8K re: election of Keith S. Sherlin, CEO GE Capital
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

Goldman Sachs GS:


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 7/15/13 8K re: election to Board of Robert F. Bennett, Raymond E. Ozzie & James A. Skinner & increase # of dirs. from 9 to 12
 6/18/13 8K re: change of duties of EVP R. Todd Bradley
6/6/13 10Q & 5/22/13 8K re: qtr ended 4/30/13
5/29/13 8K re: resignation of John H. Mammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson from BoD and temporary reduction of Board members from 11 to 9
4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson


Home Depot HD: 8/20/13 8K re: 2Q results
 5/29/13 8K re: shareholder approval of Amended Restated '05 Stock Incentive Plan
5/29/13 10Q & 5/21/13 8K re: qtr ended 5/5/13
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

Intel INTC: 7/29/13 & 7/18/13 & 7/17/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/29/13
 5/21/13 8K re: Brian M. Krzanich became CEO on 5/16
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.


IBM: 7/31/13 8K re: underwriting contracts for notes5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
7/31/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
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


JPMorganChase JPM: 8/21/13 8K re: sale of subordinated Notes
8/7/13 10Q re: 6/30/13 results
8/1/13 8K re: redemption of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series J
7/29/13 8K re: issuance of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series R
7/29/13 8K re: possible sale of commodities business
7/19/13 8K re: retirement from Board of David Cote & Ellen Futter
 7/12/13 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
6/10/13 8K re: amendment to Cert. of Incorp. to allow shareholder action by written consent
6/4/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor conference presentation
5/23/13 8K re: results of 5/21/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 8/20/13 8K re: closing of purchase of Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8/1/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/20/13 8K re: agreement to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its late state prostate drugs
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

McDonald's MCD: 7/31/13 10Q & 7/22/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: dividend of 77 cents pe share payable 9/17/13 to record holders on 9/3/13
 6/10/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Investor Release
5/28/13 8K re: voting results of 5/23/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results

Merck MRK: 8/7/13 10Q  & 7/30/13 8K re: results as of 6/30/13
 5/30/13 8K re: voting results of 5/28/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/22/13 8K re: accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs
5/20/13 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes

Microsoft MSFT: 7/30/13 10K & 7/18/13 8K re: results for year ended 6/30/13
 7/11/13 8K re: resignation of Pres. of Office Div. Kurt DelBene
7/3/13 8K re: retirement of Steve Sinofsky from Windows Div.
5/20/13 8-K/A approval of CFO Amy Hood's compensation
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

Nike NKE:

Pfizer PFE: 8/9/13 10Q & 7/30/13 8K re; 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/3/13 8K re: issuance of $4 bil of notes
5/29/13 8K re: blackout of insider purchase of shares due to Zoetis exchange offer
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

Procter & Gamble PG: 8/15/13 8K re: sale of Floating Rate Notes due '63
 Pre-14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 at Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
7/9/13 8K re: declaration of dividend of $0.6015 on Common & Conv. Call A Pref. payable 8/15 to 7/19 record holders
6/12/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: presentation at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference
6/5/13 8K re: grouping of Global Business Units into 4 industry based sectors
5/24/13 8K re: A.G. Lafley rejoining as CEO replacing Bob McDonald
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

3M MMM: 8/13/13 8K re: election to Board of Thomas K. Brown  increase from 11 to 12
8/1/13 10Q & 7/25/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 5/16/13 8K re: amendment to Annual Report re: realignment of business groups and certain accounting revisions
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

Travelers TRV: 8/1/13 8K re: underwriting contracts re: issuance of 4.6% Sr. Notes due '43
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/12/13 8K re: $1 bil revolving bank credit agreement
6/10/13 8K re: purchase of Dominion of Canada General Insurance for $1.1 bil
5/24/13 8K re: voting results of 5/22/13 Annual shareholders meeting
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.

United Technologies UTX: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/23/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/18/13 8K re: Ohio Fed. Ct. awarding $473 mil to U.S. re: False Claims Act re: overcharging by Pratt & Whitney on F100's
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of $1 bil 1.2% notes due 6/1/13
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

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 8/5/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/6/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/3/13 Annual Shareholders Mtg
5/29/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: Bernstein 29th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
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

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/30/13
6/10/13 8K re: election of Anthony T. Skiadas, 44, Sr. VP & Controller
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: rumors 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

Visa V: 

WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 8K re: 2Q ended 7/31/13 results
6/7/13 10Q & 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30
6/2/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/7 Annual shareholder meeting
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meeting at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
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