9/27/13 Fri pm Dow Closes at 15258.24 down 70.06 or 0.46%

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Post No. 2,387 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a  recent ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization  as of 9/23/13 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 9/23/13.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15258.24 down 70.06 or 0.46%   from Thursday's close of 15328.20.  For the week the Dow was down 192.85 or 1.25%  from last Friday's close of 15,451.09. Of  the Dow components     5 gained and  25 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was  and percentage-wise was Nike up $3.30 or 4.69% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise was IBM down $3.30    and percentage-wise was Cisco down 1.85 %.

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 0.15571590501117.  Friday's  trailing P/E ratio is  14.27 down from Thursday's  trailing P/E ratio of 15.93 (last year it was 14.69);  Friday's   P/E estimate is  14.25 unchanged  from yesterday's     P/E estimate of 14.25  (year ago it was 12.95) and today's  dividend yield is 2.60  up   from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.45  (last year it was 2.50). 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 2375.95 down 10.89  from Thursday's closing numerator of  2386.84. 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 (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.20  down 36 cents    from Thursday's average of 79.56.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $75.16 (WMT/HD) down 19 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $75.35 (WMT/HD) . 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 $1,089  ($238,684 - $237,595) .

MarketWatch 9/27/13 Fri. 4:27 pm by Kate Gibson says declined on Friday, with the S&P 500 index and Dow industrials posting their first weekly drop in four, as Wall Street remained unsettled over the lack of progress in budget negotiations on Capitol Hill, with a deadline just days away. "Right now there is going to be a lot of misplaced angst over the whole debt-ceiling argument. It's political brinkmanship, a sequel that has the same ending time after time; there will be a rash of negative headlines and people losing their tempers. It's going to create some choppiness in the market between here and October," said Matthew Kaufler, portfolio manager at Federated Investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.46% fell 70.06 points to 15,258.24. The S&P 500 index SPX -0.41% lost 6.92 points to 1,691.75. The Nasdaq Composite  COMP -0.15% fell 5.83 points to 3,781.59.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol	Last Sale	Change	% Change	Share Volume	Market
T	$33.98	0.25	0.73%	13,982,911	NYSE
AXP	$75.89	0.43	0.56%	2,467,897	NYSE
BA	$118.74	0.64	0.54%	2,848,897	NYSE
CAT	$83.8	0.40	0.48%	3,014,359	NYSE
CVX	$122.64	0.85	0.69%	4,515,856	NYSE
CSCO	$23.33	0.44	1.85%	82,359,432	NASDAQ-GS
KO	$38.4	0.34	0.88%	12,647,155	NYSE
DIS	$65.19	0.05	0.08%	5,579,054	NYSE
DD	$59.01	0.50	0.84%	2,335,092	NYSE
XOM	$86.9	0.17	0.2%	10,853,997	NYSE
GE	$24.05	0.20	0.82%	25,564,089	NYSE
GS	$159.85	2.44	1.5%	3,656,128	NYSE
HD	$75.96	0.11	0.14%	4,048,306	NYSE
INTC	$22.98	0.43	1.84%	28,414,890	NASDAQ-GS
IBM	$186.92	3.30	1.73%	3,895,785	NYSE
JPM	$52.24	0.35	0.67%	22,738,037	NYSE
JNJ	$86.73	0.34	0.39%	5,452,126	NYSE
MCD	$97.12	1.07	1.09%	3,517,426	NYSE
MRK	$47.79	0.11	0.23%	10,505,671	NYSE
MSFT	$33.27	0.50	1.53%	55,215,691	NASDAQ-GS
NKE	$73.64	3.30	4.69%	15,554,487	NYSE
PFE	$28.88	0.36	1.26%	28,091,882	NYSE
PG	$77.21	0.84	1.08%	6,505,968	NYSE
MMM	$120.22	0.44	0.36%	2,027,123	NYSE
TRV	$85.41	0.42	0.49%	1,127,583	NYSE

UTX $109.36 0.30  0.27% 1,845,821 NYSE
 UNH $71.99 0.17  0.24% 3,547,269 NYSE
VZ $47 0.67  1.41% 10,266,538 DualListed
V $193.05 0.51  0.26% 1,793,147 NYSE
WMT $74.36 0.26  0.35% 4,212,949 NYSE

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 15328.20 up 55.04 or 0.365   from Thursday's close of 15273.26.  For the year the Dow is up 16.97%. Of  the Dow components  21   gained and   9 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Visa up $2.00 and percentage-wise was Nike up 2.06% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was  Intel down 29 cents  or 1.22%.

NYT pB4 "Jobs data helps Wall St halt a 5 day slide" by Reuters says gains were limited due to concerns about a gov shutdown and a possible fed debt default.


IBD pB2 "Stocks p in so so trade; a few leaders wake up" by Paul Whitfield says stocks packed moderate gains in so so vol as the S&P ended a 5 session losing streak.  The current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks put stop to string of losses" by Chris Dieterich says the Fed uncertainty and DC budget talks kept investors wary. 

AJC pA15 "S P breaks losing streak" by AP says upbeat news about jobs & retailers Thurs. helped the S&P snap a 5 day decline, its longest losing streak of the year.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2386.84 down 8.55  from Wednesday's closing numerator of  2378.29. 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 (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.56 up 28 cents    from Wednesday's average of 79.28.  The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $75.35 (WMT/HD) up 28 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $75.09 (WMT/HD) . 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 made $855  ($238,684 -  $238,784) .

MarketWatch 9/26/13 Thurs. 4:27 pm by Kate Gibson says

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

AT&T:  WSJ pC8 "For Dish's Ergen, it's hp to be lightsqaured" by Miriam Gottfired says AT&T may buy Dish';s spectrum.

WSJ pA3 "Job market embraces massive online courses" by douglas Belkin, Caroline Porter says seeking better trained workers, AT&T is helping design and fund web based college classes.  Others helping include Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

American Express: No mentions found.

Boeing:   No mentions found.

Caterpillar:   No mentions found.

Chevron:   No mentions found.

Cisco:   USAT p3B "Story stocks" says Cisco fell 66 cents as its CEO notes threat from cheap white box routes.

Coke:   No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:   No mentions found.

Exxon:   No mentions found.

GE:   No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:   No mentions found.

IBM:   No mentions found.

JPMorgan:   WSJ pA1 "Mr. Dimon goes to Washington", NYT pB1 "JPMorgan said to be near deal on mortgages" by Ben Protess, Jessica Silver-Greenberg, WSJ pA18 "Robbery at JPMorgan"  IBD pA2 "JPMorgan CEO meets with AG" say Eric Holder and Jamie Dimon are talking.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:   WSJ pB3 "McDonald's pledges to offer more veggies" by Julie Jargon, NYT pB1 "With tastes becoming healthier, McDonald's begins to adapt its menu", USAT p2B "McDonald's to offer salad with Happy Meals, no extra charge" by Bruce Horovitz, AJC pA13 "McDonald's expands healthier options" by Stephanie Strom, NYT say under pressure to provide healthier meals McDonald's said it will include fruits and vegetables in many of its adult menu combos.

Merck:   No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB1 "Finding Microsoft's new CEO" by Don Clark, Joann S. Lublin says John Thompson is the director leading the search and he vows not to be a pawn for Bill Gates.

Nike:  WSJ pB4 "Demand propels Nike but China is a drag" by Sara Germano, Michael Calia, IBD pA1 "Nike just does it faster in Q1" & "Nike profit growth accelerates as brand power strengthens" by Marily Much says Nike's 1Q eps surged 34%, the 4th straight quarter of accelerating growth.  Rev. climbed 7.7% to $6.97 bil, both topping views.  Nike shares hit record highs.

Pfizer:   No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pA3 "Job market embraces massive online courses" by douglas Belkin, Caroline Porter says seeking better trained workers, AT&T is helping design and fund web based college classes.  Others helping include Procter & Gamble and Walmart.

3M:   No mentions found.

Travelers:   No mentions found.

United Technologies:   No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:   No mentions found.

Verizon:  IBD pA4 "Is carrier Verizon considering spinoff of FiOS/Copper unit?" by Reinhardt Krause says there has been speculation that Verizon cold spin off its residential landline business and go to wireless-only. 

Visa:   No mentions found.

Walmart:   WSJ pA3 "Job market embraces massive online courses" by douglas Belkin, Caroline Porter says seeking better trained workers, AT&T is helping design and fund web based college classes.  Others helping include Procter & Gamble and Walmart.
 

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
 T $34.23 0.18  0.53% 16,494,197 NYSE
AXP $76.32 0.33  0.43% 2,926,950 NYSE
 BA $119.38 0.87  0.73% 2,822,340 NYSE
CAT $84.2 0.30  0.36% 3,478,341 NYSE
CVX $123.49 0.58  0.47% 5,022,701 NYSE
CSCO $23.77 0.66  2.7% 54,586,540 NASDAQ-GS
KO $38.74 0.41  1.07% 10,941,177 NYSE
DIS $65.24 0.79  1.23% 6,971,153 NYSE
DD $59.51 0.19  0.32% 2,671,230 NYSE
XOM $87.07 0.07  0.08% 9,787,077 NYSE
 GE $24.25 0.02  0.08% 34,259,500 NYSE
GS $162.29 0.02  0.01% 2,714,188 NYSE
HD $76.07 0.55  0.73% 3,804,309 NYSE
 INTC $23.41 0.29  1.22% 32,003,169 NASDAQ-GS
 IBM $190.22 0.75  0.4% 2,093,584 NYSE
JPM $51.89 0.19  0.37% 22,307,376 NYSE
 JNJ $87.07 0.01  0.01% 6,400,581 NYSE
MCD $98.19 0.57  0.58% 3,604,873 NYSE
 MRK $47.68 0.01  0.02% 10,264,221 NYSE
MSFT $32.77 0.265  0.82% 28,503,917 NASDAQ-GS
NKE $70.34 1.42  2.06% 6,882,669 NYSE P
FE $28.52 0.03  0.11% 25,489,638 NYSE
PG $78.05 0.33  0.42% 4,633,310 NYSE
MMM $120.66 0.46  0.38% 2,240,949 NYSE
TRV $85.83 0.15  0.17% 1,049,447 NYSE
UTX $109.66 0.40  0.37% 2,577,338 NYSE
 UNH $72.16 0.18  0.25% 2,413,165 NYSE
VZ $47.67 0.725  1.54% 10,238,830 DualListed
V $193.56 2  1.04% 2,333,389 NYSE
WMT $74.62 0.03  0.04% 5,078,084 NYSE

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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 9/23/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $386.24
2. Microsoft MSFT 272.72
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 251.06
4.  WalMart WMT 248.78
5.   GE 247.26
6. Chevron CVX 242.51
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.13
8. IBM 209.22
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 193.93
10. Pfizer PFE 190.66
11. AT&T T 181.74
12. Coke KO 171.25
13. Merck MRK 139.53
14. Verizon VZ 137.30
15.  Cisco CSCO 130.15
16. Visa V 126.59
17. Intel INTC 117.67
18. Disney DIS 115.67
19. Home Depot HD 108.74
20.United Technologies UTX 100.39
21. McDonald's MCD 97.25
22. Boeing BA 88.65
23. American Express AXP 83.32
24. 3M MMM 82.77
25. Goldman Sachs GS 77.42
26. UnitedHealth UNH 73.02
27.Nike NKE 61.42
28.Caterpillar CAT 55.07
29. DuPont DD 54.86
30. Travelers TRV 32.26

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 9/31/13:

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

AT&T T: 9/10/13 8K re: purchase of spectrum from Verizon
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of 6.62% debentures due 10/15/34
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


American Express AXP: 9/16/13 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 months ended 8/31/13
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


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: 9/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats for period ended 8/13
9/17/13 8K re: credit agrmt up to $3  bil led by Citibank
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

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:  9/10/13 10K for fiscal year ended 7/27/13
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


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:  9/3/13 8K re: election of Patrick J. Ward to Board of Dires.
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


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: 9/13/13 8K re: election of James E. Rohr to Board of Dires.
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: 8/8/13 10Q & 7/16 8K re: qr. ended 6/30/13
7/19/13 8K re: opinion of counsel re: $2.5 bil Notes due '18


Home Depot HD: 9/20/13 8K re: election of Helena B. Boulkes to Board of Dirs.
9/10/13 8K re: closing of sale of $3.25 bil notes
8/28/13 10Q re: qtr. ended8/4/13
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


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: 9/10/13 8K re: sale of outsourcing services business to SYNNEX
 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

JPMorganChase JPM:  9/20/13 8K re: election of Linda B. Bammann to Board of Dirs. & amdmt to bylaws
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with Comptroller of Currency and Consuemr Fin'l Protection Bd. re:
credit card allegations
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with SEC & UK FCA & payment of $920 mil re: London Whale loss
9/10/13 8K re: fin'l services investor conf.presentation
8/21/13 8K re: closing of sale of $750 mil of 5.62% sub. notes due '43
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

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


McDonald's MCD:  9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales
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: 9/23/13 8K re: amendment of exec comp. plans
9/20/13 8K re: realignment of structure to become a devices & service company
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Nokia handset business
8/30/13 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit to Board of Dires.
8/23/13 8K re: retirement of CEO Steven A.Ballmer within 12 months
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

Nike NKE: 7/30/13 Proxy for 9/19/13 AnnualMeeting of Sharehodlers
7/23/13 10K for year ended 5/31/13

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:  9/16/13 8K re: changes to global  Business Unit Structure & Segment earnings
9/4/13 8K re: presentation at Barclays Back to School Conference
8/23/13 8K re: Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 in Cincinnati
 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

3M MMM: 8/27/13 8K re: $150 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
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: 9/6/13 8K re: new Pres. at Pratt & Whitney: Paul Adams succeeds David Hess
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of Goodrich 3.6% notes due '21
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: 9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.
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


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/16/13 8K re: saleof $49 bil of notes
9/5/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson to Board of Dires.
9/5/13 8K re: election of Kathyrn A. Tesija to Board of Dirs.
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Vodafone's indirect 45% interest in Verizon Wirelss
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


Visa V: 9/17/13 8K & 9/12/13 8K & 7/26/13 8K re: adoption of exec pre-arranged trading plans for execs: William Sheedy, Byron H.Pollitt, Jr. & Elizabeth Buse
7/24/13 10Q for quarter ended6/30/13

WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 9/5/13 10Q for qtr. ended 7/31/13
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

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