Tuesday, January 7, 2014

1/7/14 Tues. am GE Buys Unit of Thermo Fisher for $1.06 Bil

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Post No. 2,513 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 Dec. 9, 2013  and a summary of Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of Dec. 9, 2013.

A read of the print editions of  Tuesday's Wall Street Journal,  Financial Times, Investor's Business, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal & amp; 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 closing stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

 The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 16425.10 down 44.89 or 0.27%   from  Friday's  close of 16469.99. For the year the Dow is down 0.91%. Of  the Dow components 11    gained and   19  declined.   The biggest gainer dollar-wise    and percentage-wise was Goldman Sachs up $1.22 or 0.68%.   The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Visa down $1.33  and percentage-wise was Microsoft down 2.11 %.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2557.65 down 6.99   from Friday's closing numerator of 2564.64. 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.

WSJ pC4 "Dow falls 45 pints; oil sldies" by Tom Kilgore says US stocks declined as data shwoing the services sector expanded at a slower rate than expected.

IBD pB2 "Distribution count widens for Nasdaq & S&p" by Vincent Mao says stocks slid Mon as sellers came out of the woodwork after the holiday.  Monday's action was down in higher trade & the current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

As of the open  of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's   trailing P/E ratio is  16.92 down   from Monday's  trailing P/E of 16.96   (last year it was 14.43).  Tuesday's   P/E estimate is  14.75 down    from yesterday's closing  P/E estimate of 15.25   (year ago it was 12.22) and today's  dividend yield is  2.07 unchanged   from yesterday's closing  dividend yield of 2.07  (last year it was 2.63). The Dow's all-time high was 16,576.66 on December 31, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.


The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.25 down 24 cents from  Friday's average closing price of $85.49.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.66     (WMT/HD) down 61 cents from Friday's median closing price of $80.27.     (WMT/HD).  The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


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 $699  ( $256,464 - 255,765).

MarketWatch 1/6/14 Mon. 4:24 pm by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks  closed lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 index falling for a third consecutive session after weaker-than-expected services-sector data.                                       
The Dow Jones Industrial Average                 DJIA -0.27%  fell 44.89 points, or 0.3%, to 16,425.10.
The S&P 500                 SPX -0.25% dropped 4.60 points, or 0.3%, to 1,826.77, and the Nasdaq CompositeCOMP -0.44%  lost 18.23 points, or 0.4%, to 4,113.68. For both indexes, it was the third straight day of losses. “After the superb gains in 2013, a modest pullback in the S&P 500 is both warranted and understandable,” said Terry Sandven, senior equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management.    “If there is a pullback, it is likely to get to the 50-day moving-average level, which is a 2% or 2.5% drop from current levels, before we see buyers move back in,” Sandven said.                                  
“However, we think the environment is favorable for equities in 2014, as the economy continues to improve, valuations are not extreme and inflation, which is the key driver, is benign,” he added.
The Institute for Supply Management said Monday its services index for December decelerated to 53% from 53.9% in November. While the number still indicates expansion, it lagged the 55% expected by economists polled by MarketWatch. In a separate report, orders for goods produced in U.S. factories jumped 1.8% in November, beating expectations of a 1.6% rise. The increase, led by orders for durable goods, suggests the manufacturing sector enjoyed stronger growth than the services side of the economy toward the end of last year.
Last week, the ISM manufacturing data showed that the increase in new orders last month was the largest in more than two-and-a-half years, while manufacturing employment accelerated.
The overall improving economy, along with the falling unemployment rate and an improving housing market, has prompted the Federal Reserve to begin tapering its monthly asset-buying program by $10 billion to $75 billion a month. The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Janet Yellen, currently the Fed’s vice chair, as the new Fed chief in a vote on Monday.
In corporate news:
  • Boeing Co.     BA +0.18%  rose 0.6% to close at $138.41. Late Friday, Boeing’s largest union voted to accept a new contract that will keep manufacturing for the planned 777X and its wings in Washington state. Analysts at Bernstein Research reiterated the stock’s outperform rating and raised the target price to $165 from $156, noting that under the terms of the new agreement there will be no strikes for the next ten years.
  • Shares in SolarCity Corp SCTY -0.33%  soared 7.2% after analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock to buy. The analysts also downgraded First Solar Inc.                 FSLR -0.12%   from buy to sell, sending the shares down 9.7%. The sliding of the stock the restrictions for short sales at 10:48 a.m., according to an alert sent out by Nasdaq OMX.
  • Twitter Inc.                 TWTR +0.18%  shares dropped 3.9% after Morgan Stanley cut the social media company to underweight from equalweight, with a price target of $33. “As competition for online ad dollars intensifies, we guide investors to Google and Facebook, dominant platforms with more attractive risk/reward,” analyst Scott Devitt wrote.
  • Sirius XM Holdings Inc.                 SIRI +0.26%  shares soared late on Friday and rose 7.3% on Monday after Liberty Media                 LMCA -0.01%  offered to buy the satellite radio company in a stock swap that would value the company at $3.68 a share. Liberty already holds a 52% stake in Sirius.
  • Shares in Apple Inc.AAPL +0.01%  recovered from earlier losses and closed 0.6% higher, after losing 2.2% on Friday in the wake of a rating downgrade.
  • The battle among men’s clothing retailers continued Monday, as Men’s Wearhouse Inc.   MW +0.06%  said it began a cash tender offer worth roughly $1.6 billion, in which it would buy Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.  JOSB +4.52%  shares from current holders at $57.50 a piece. The two clothiers have been exchanging buyout offers for months. Jos. A. Bank shares rose 4.5% and Men’s Wearhouse ended up 2.2%.
In other markets:
  • Asian stocks ended lower after a rising yen hit Japanese equities and concerns over new listings weighed on Chinese stocks. Europe stocks also closed lower.
Tuesday's Dow News followed by Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T:  WSJ pB1 "AT&T tries to shift data cost to web firms" by Ryan Knutson, Thomas Gryta says AT&T formally opened the door Monf or firms like Google to subsidize the cost of using their services on smartphones & tables through AT&T's new sservice, called Sponsored Data, that works like a 1-800 number but for data.

WSJ pB3 "$3.3 bil T-Mobile deal for Verizon airwave rights" by Ryan Knutson, Ben Fox Rubin, IBD pA2 "T-Mobile buys Verizon licenses", AJC pA5 "Atlanta to benefit from T-Mobile, verizon deal" by Christopher Seward say T-Mobile will buy unused airwaves from Verizon for $2.36 bil to improve service in Atlanta and 7 other major cities.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  WSJ pB4 "Boeing jet deliveries set new company record" by Jon Ostrower, IBD pA2 "Boeing deliveries top record",  say Beoing set a new firm record for jet deliveries last year as surging demand  pushed Boeing's production to its highest level since 9/11/  Boeing delivered 648 jets in '13.

Caterpillar:   No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  No mentions found.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon: USAT p1B "Dividends soar, with tech leading way" by John Waggoner lists 5 Dow firms among a list of firms taht increased their dividends the most in '13: Microsoft, GE, JPMorgan, Exxon & Walmart.

GE:  WSJ pB3 "GE makes life science acquisitions from Thermo Fisher" by Kate Linebaugh, Tess Stynes, IBD pA2 "GE inks Thermo Fisher deal", AJC pA6 "Thermo Fisher, GE announce deal" say Thermo Fisher is selling its cell culture, gene modulation & magnetic beadsbusinesses to a GE division for $1.06 bil.

USAT p1B "Dividends soar, with tech leading way"  by John Waggoner lists 5 Dow firms among a list of firms taht increased their dividends the most in '13: Microsoft, GE, JPMorgan, Exxon & Walmart.

  IBD pA3 "Joe Wilson made Xerox an original, not copycat" by Scott S. Smith says when Xerox introduced the copy machine in the 1940's Kodak and 3M already had image transfer machines although they weer slow and needed expensive, special paper. IBM and GE passed on Xerox's proposal to partner with it.

Goldman Sachs:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:   IBD pA3 "Joe Wilson made Xerox an original, not copycat" by Scott S. Smith says when Xerox introduced the copy machine in the 1940's Kodak and 3M already had image transfer machines although they weer slow and needed expensive, special paper. IBM and GE passed on Xerox's proposal to partner with it.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC2 "No penalty for JP Morgan officials" by Dan Fitzpatrick says JPMorgan officials won't be penalized over failuere to warn about amadoff in settlement negotiations with US Justice Dept.

USAT p1B "Dividends soar, with tech leading way" by John Waggoner lists 5 Dow firms among a list of firms taht increased their dividends the most in '13: Microsoft, GE, JPMorgan, Exxon & Walmart.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  USAT p1B "eacher pulls off a reverse Super Size Me" by Bruce Horovitz says a teacher lost 37 pounds eating McDonald's for 3 months.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft: USAT p1B "Dividends soar, with tech leading way" by John Waggoner lists 5 Dow firms among a list of firms taht increased their dividends the most in '13: Microsoft, GE, JPMorgan, Exxon & Walmart.

Nike:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  IBD pA3 "Joe Wilson made Xerox an original, not copycat" by Scott S. Smith  says when Xerox introduced the copy machine  in the 1940's Kodak and 3M already had image transfer machines although they weer slow and needed expensive, special paper.  IBM and GE passed on Xerox's proposal to partner with it.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  WSJ pB3 "$3.3 bil T-Mobile deal for Verizon airwave rights" by Ryan Knutson, Ben Fox Rubin, WSJ p C4 "Stocks in the News", IBD pA2 "T-Mobile buys Verizon licenses", AJC pA5 "Atlanta to benefit from T-Mobile, verizon deal" by Christopher Seward say T-Mobile will buy unused airwaves from Verizon for $2.36 bil to improve service in Atlanta and 7 other major cities

Visa:  WSJ pC1 "Plastic and pot collide in Colorado" by Robin Sidel says Visa will allow pot to be bought on Visa credit cards despite it being against their rules.

Walmart: USAT p1B "Dividends soar, with tech leading way" by John Waggoner lists 5 Dow firms among a list of firms taht increased their dividends the most in '13: Microsoft, GE, JPMorgan, Exxon & Walmart.



Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale  Change   % Change   Share Volume   Market
 T NYSE
AXP NYSE
BA NYSE
CAT NYSE
CVX NYSE
CSCO NASDAQ-GS
KO NYSE
DIS NYSE
DD NYSE
XOM NYSE
 GE NYSE
GS NYSE
HD NYSE
INTC NASDAQ-GS
 IBM NYSE
JPM NYSE
JNJ NYSE
MCD NYSE
MRK NYSE
MSFT NASDAQ-GS
 NKE NYSE
PFE NYSE
PG NYSE
 MMM NYSE
TRV NYSE
UTX NYSE
 UNH NYSE
VZ DualListed
V NYSE
WMT 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 (to be replaced on Feb. 2014 by Doug McMillon)  (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 12/9/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $418.68
2. Microsoft MSFT 323.10
3. GE 275.09
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 266.45
5. WalMart WMT 260.40
6. Chevron CVX 237.20
7. Procter & Gamble PG 230.45
8 .JPMorgan Chase JPM 212.40
9.  Pfizer PFE 204.67
10. IBM 192.70 
11. AT&T T 182.75
12. Coke KO 178.40
13. Merck MRK 144.81
14. Verizon VZ 141.86
15.  Visa V 128.62
16. Disney DIS 124.96
17. Intel INTC 123.93
18. Cisco CSCO 113.46
19. Home Depot HD 112.08
20.United Technologies UTX 102.02
21. Boeing BA 101.21
22. McDonald's MCD 95.24
23. American Express AXP 92.10
24. 3M MMM 86.56
25. Goldman Sachs GS 76.88
26. UnitedHealth UNH 74.22
27.Nike NKE 70.97
28. DuPont DD 56.85
29. Caterpillar CAT 54.78
30. Travelers TRV 32.20


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 12/9/13:


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


AT&T T: 12/6/13 8K; 11/20/13 8K; 11/14/13 8K & 11/5/13 all re: the tender offer of $3.3 bil of Notes
11/27/13 8K re: sale of $1.6 bil of 2.37% Global Notes due '18
11/25/13 8K re: sale of $1.0 bil of 3.82% Global Notes due '20
11/13/13 8K re: sale of $2 bil Euros of Global Notes
11/1/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 10/23/13 re: results of 3Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/21/13 8K re: contract to sell/lease 9,700 towers to Crown Castle Int'l for $4.85 bil
9/27/13 8K re: increase of # of directors from 13 to 14 & election of Beth E. Mooney to Board
9/10/13 8K re: purchase of spectrum from Verizon


American Express AXP: 11/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for each of the 3 months ended 10/31/13
10/29/13 10Q re: qtr ended 9/30/13
10/16/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for qtr ended 9/30/13
9/25/13 8K re: creation of a jv with Certares for business travel unit
9/16/13 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 months ended 8/31/13


Boeing BA: 10/31/13 8K re: $2.3 bil 364 day evolving credit agreement and a $2.3 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement
10/23/13 10Q & 10/23/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13

Caterpillar CAT: 11/20/13 8K re: supplemental info re: retail sales of machines & power systems
11/1/13 10Q & 10/23/13 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 9/30/13
 10/22/13 8K re: retail sales of machinery
10/9/13 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: majority voting for uncontested election of directors
9/30/13 8K re: price increases
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


Chevron CVX:  11/8/13 10Q & 11/1/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/9/13 8K re: interim update for 3Q

Cisco CSCO:  12/4/13 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for EVP & Chief Dev. Officer
11/22/13 10Q re: 1 Qtr ended 10/26/13
11/20/13 8K re: amendment of '05 Stock Incentive Plan
11/13/13 8K re: 1 Qtr results & $15 bil increase in share buyback program
 9/30/13 Proxy Materials re: annual shareholder meeting 11/19 at Cisco in San Jose, CA
 9/10/13 10K for fiscal year ended 7/27/13

Coke KO:  11/1/13 8K re: completion of public offering of $3.25 bil of notes
10/24/13 8K & 10/24/13 10Q re: qtr ended 9/27/13 & transfer of India & South West Asia units from Eurasia & Africa operating segment to Pacific operating segment
 10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results



Disney DIS: 11/20/13 & 11/7/13 8K re: fiscal year ended 9/28/13
 10/8/13 8K re: amendment to bylaws to eliminate paper share certificates
10/2/13 8K re: new employment contract for Alan N. Braverman EVP, GC & Sec'y for annual salary of $1.4 mil


DuPont DD:  11/6/13 8K and 10/25/13 8K re: sepration of Performance Chemicals segment
10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 & 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
9/3/13 8K re: election of Patrick J. Ward to Board of Dires.


ExxonMobil XOM:  11/5/13 10Q & 10/31/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13


GE:  11/15/13 8K re: IPO of 20% of N. American Retail Finance business
11/1/13 10Q re 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/18/13 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/16/13 8K re: exercise by Berkshire Hathaway of warrants for 10.7 mil shares
 9/13/13 8K re: election of James E. Rohr to Board of Dires.



Goldman Sachs GS:  12/2/13 8K re: approval by regulators of '13 Capital Plan
11/29/13 8K re: $1 bil Flaoting Rate Notes due '23
11/15/13 8K re: $1 bil Floating rate Notes due '18
11/15/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of Goldman debt
11/7/13 10Q for qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/21/13 8K re: retirement of J. Michael Evans as Vice Chair/Head of Growth Markets
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/1/13 8K re: exercise by Berkshire Hathaway of warrants for 13,062,594 shares


Home Depot HD:  11/27/13 10Q & 11/19/13 8K re: quarter ended 11/3/13
 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


Intel INTC:  11/22/13 8K re: Investor Meeting
10/28/13 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/28/13
10/23/13 8K re: departure of David Perlmutter, EVP & GM, Architecture Group
10/15/13 2 8Ks re: results for qtr ended 9/28/13



IBM:  11/20/13 8K re: 750 mil Euro issuance of debt securities
11/7/13 8K re: retirement of Mark Laughridge, SVP & CFO, Finance & Enterprise Transformat'n
11/6/13 8K re: 2.5 bil Euro sale of debt securities
11/1/13 8K recommendation against mini-tender offer by third parties
10/29/13 10Q Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/17/13 8K & 10/16/13 8K re: results for 3Q ended 9/30/13
9/10/13 8K re: sale of outsourcing services business to SYNNEX


JPMorganChase JPM:  11/20/13 8K re: settlement by payment of $13 bil to settle with the President's Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) Work Group of the Fin'l Fraud Enforcement Task Force
11/18/13 8K re: settlement by payment of $4.5 bil with 21 inst'l investors re: RMBS claims
11/1/13 10Q for quarter ended 9/30/13
10/25/13 8K re: $5.1 Bil settlement with FHFA re: MBS
10/23/13 8K re: closing of public offering of $500 mil 5.62% sub. notes due '43
 10/16/13 8K re: settlement w/CFTC by payment of $100 mil fine
10/11/13 8K re: sale of Sr. Medium Term Notes of an indeterminate amount
10/14/13 & 10/11/13 8Ks re: 3Q results
 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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:  12/4/13 8K re: sale of $3.5 bil Floating Rate notes
11/19/13 8K re: settlement of $2.5 Bil for DePuy hip system claims
11/4/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/29/13
10/15/13 8K re: election of ex0FDA Commissioner Mark B. McClellan as director
10/15/13 8K re: 3Q results ended 9/29/13


McDonald's MCD:  11/14/13 8K re: sale of 3 mil shares of Ckommon Stock
11/14/13 8K re: Investor Release re: future growth
11/8/13 8K re: 10/13 sales
10/30/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/21/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales


Merck MRK:  11/7/13 10Q & 10/28/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/1/13 8K re: global restructuring program and lay-offs of 8,500 employees


Microsoft MSFT: 12/6/13 8K re: issuance ofover $5 bil of notes un Euros & US Dollars
11/26/13 8K re: restructuring to a devices & services company
11/20/13 8K re: voting results of '13 Annual Meeting of Sahreholders on 11/19/13
10/24/13 10Q & 10/24/13 8K re: Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/8/13; 10/7/13 & 10/3/13 Proxy Materials re: annual shareholders meeting on 11/19 in Bellevue, Washington
9/26/13 8K re: adoption of Senior Exec. Severance Benefit Plan
9/26/13 8K re: realignment to become a devices & services company
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

Nike NKE: 10/7/13 10Q, 9/30/13 8K & 9/26/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 8/31/13
9/24/13 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders on 9/19/13



Pfizer PFE:  11/8/13 10Q & 10/29/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/29/13
9/30/13 8K re: election of Shantanu Narayen, Pres. & CEO of Adobe Systems to Board of Directors


Procter & Gamble PG: 11/5/13 8K re: close of sale of 750 mil Euros 2% Notes due '21
11/4/13 8K close of sale of $2 bil Notes
10/28/13 8K re: reorganizing of Global Business Unit into: Global Beauty, Global  Health & Grooming, Blogal Fabric & Home Care, & amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; Global Baby, Feminine & amp; Family Unit
10/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 9/30/13
 10/11/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholders meeting 10/8/13
10/8/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividends
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


3M MMM:  11/19/13 3 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for CEO and other execs
10/31/13 10Q & 10/24/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 10/24/13


Travelers TRV:  10/22/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 9/30/13
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


United Technologies UTX:  10/25/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/26/13 8K re: formation of UTC Building & Industrial Services by combining Otis Elevator & UTC Climate, Controls & Security to be headed by Geraud Darnis as Pres/CEO
9/6/13 8K re: new Pres. at Pratt & Whitney: Paul Adams succeeds David Hess


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 12/2/13 8K re: Annual Investors Conference to be held 12/3 in NYC
11/7/13 10Q re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:  11/7/13 8K re: election of Shellye Archambeau as Dir.
10/24/13 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/17/13 8K re: 3Q results
10/8/13 Proxy; 10/8/13 S-8 & 10/3/13 8K re: approval by shareholders to buy Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless, registration of shares to be issued to Vodafone, & $12 bil credit facility to fund the purchase
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


Visa V: 11/25/13 8K re: Gary P. Coughlan not running for re-election to Board
11/22/13 10 K & 10/30/13 8K re: FY 9/30/13
10/23/13 8K re: '14 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 1/29/14
 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


WalMart WMT:  12/6/13 10Q & 11/14/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 10/31/13
11/28/13 8K re: repalcement of CEO Mike Duke with C. Douglas McMillon effective 2/1/13
11/22/13 8K re: election of Pamela C. Craig to Board
10/21/13 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/13
10/1/13 8K re: issuance of 1.95% Notes due 2018


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