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Post No. 2,611 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 3/19/14  and a summary of Dow 30 components'  SEC filings as of 3/19/14.

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 Georgia) 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 closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 16331.05 up 108.88 or 0.67%  from Wednesday's close of 16222.17. For the year the Dow is down 1.48%.  Of the Dow components  25 gained  and  5 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise Was IBM up  $3.19 and percentage-wise was AT&T up 3.43%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Procter & Gamble down 46 cents and percentage-wise was Merck down 0.71%.

AJC pA13 "Economic news boosts stocks" by AP says stocks rose Thurs aftger getting a boost from some encouraging news about the US economy.  An index of economic indicators rose in Feb ty the largest amount in 3 months suggesting growth will accelerate in the spring.

WJC pC8 "Manufacturing data fuel US stock rally" by Chris Dieterich says US stocks rallied after an upbeat report on factory activity helped shift the focus away from concerns that the Fed might raise interest rates sooner than expected.

IBD pB2 "Stocks post solid gains, but trade falls on Nasdaq" by Paul Whitfiled says Thursday's action was up in mixed vol and the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

USAT p1B "Wall street reassesses Yellen speech, makes U turn" by Adam shell says Thursday's stock market rebounded, erasing most of Wednesday's $150 bil paper loss.

FT p21 "Wall street" by Eric Platt says US equity markets drifted higher as a report on manufacturing activity from the Fed of Phil showed an improvement in conditions.

NYT pB7 "Some positive news lifts shares out of the dolrums" by Reuters says the stock market rose Thurs rebounding from the prior day's losses after new economic data pointed to an improving economy.


As of the open of the market on Friday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C10 of  Friday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.05 up from Thursday's trailing P/E ratio of 15.94  (last year it was 15.75).  Friday's P/E estimate is 14.52 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 14.52   (year ago it was 12.97) and Friday's dividend yield is 2.1 down  from Thursday's dividend yield of 2.19   (last year it was 2.47). 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.

Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2543 up 17.11 from  Wednesday's closing numerator of 2525.89.  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 $84.77 up 57 cents  from Wednesday's average closing price of $84.20. The median closing price of  Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.68  (NKE/HD) up 24 cents   from Wednesday's median closing price of $79.44    (NKE/HD). The lowest volume was 3M  and the highest volume was AT&T.

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 $1,711  ($254,300 - $252,589).

3/20/14 Thurs. 4:07   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova says U.S. stocks reversed post-Fed losses and finished Thursday with modest gains. Upbeat data from Philadelphia Fed, showing a rebound in manufacturing in March, boosted confidence. Manufacturing data, along with the leading indicators report, suggested that the slowdown during the unusually cold and snowy winter was short-lived. The S&P 500      SPX +0.60% ended the day 11.24 points, or 0.6%, higher at 1,872.01. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.67% gained 108.88 points, or 0.7%, to 16,331.05. The Nasdaq COMP +0.27% finished the day 11.68 points, or 0.3%, higher at 4,319.29.

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

AT&T:  AJC pA12 "AT&T, T-Mobile to take orders for Galaxy S5" says AT&T will take orders for Samsung's new smartphone today while T-Mobile will start on Mon.  Verizon, Sprint and others will also carry the phone.

IBD pA4 "Pay TV providers hiking fees despite cord cutting" by Reinhardt Kruase says AT&T and Verizon are seeing gains after upgrading their copper networks with fiber optic technology to offer TV and broadband services.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

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:  WSJ pB1 "Exxon to disclose emissions risk" by Daniel Gilbert, NYT pB3 "In a shift, Exxon Mobil agrees to report on risks to its fossil fuel assets" by Diane Cardwell say Exxon Mobil has agreed to disclose how the regulation of carbon emissions could affect the value of its oil and gas holdings, a sign that it is stepping up efforts to address shareholders' environmental concerns.

Goldman Sachs:   WSJ pC1 "Fed finds banks can take a shock" by Ryan Tracy, Stephanie Armour, Dan Fitzpatrick, WSJ pC12 "Wall Street swallows dose of Fed stress" by John Carney, IBD pA1 "29 of 30 US banking giants meet stress test capital goal" by Bloomberg .AJC pA11 "29 of 30 big banks pass stress tests" by Marcy Gordon, Joshua Freed, AP say JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs were among the 29 banks that passed.

Home Depot:  AJC pA12 "Walmart looks to shake winter with sales" says starting today Walmart is having a weeklong sale of up to 50% on more than 60 outoddr items as it tries to lure shoppers from Home Depot and Lowes.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pC1 "Fed finds banks can take a shock" by Ryan Tracy, Stephanie Armour, Dan Fitzpatrick, WSJ pC12 "Wall Street swallows dose of Fed stress" by John Carney,  IBD pA1 "29 of 30 US banking giants meet stress test capital goal" by Bloomberg, AJC pA11 "29 of 30 big banks pass stress tests" by Marcy Gordon, Joshua Freed, AP say JPMorgan & Goldman Sachs were among the 29 banks that passed.

FT p15 "Manager of whale banker fights UK watchdog findings" by Caroline Binham says the manager is fighting extradition from Spain after being arrested on criminal charges filed by US authorities.

Johnson & Johnson:  NYT pB7 "Arkansas court reverses $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson" by Katie Thomas, IBD pA2 "Court overturns J&J ruling; AJC pA12 "Ark court tosses $1.2B judgment against J&J" say the Arkansas Supreme Court tossed out a $1.2 bil judgment reversing a lower court verdict that found J&J engaged in fraudulent tactics when marketing the antispsychotic drug Risperdal.

McDonald's:  WSJ pB2 "McDonald's operating chief, 56, to retire" by Julie Jargon, IBD pA2 "McDonald's"  say Tim Fenton will step down 10/1 and won't be replaced.

Merck:  USAT p6B "Statin drug may help some MS patients" by Karen Weintraub says Pfizer's Lipitor and Merck's Zocor could be repurposed to slow shrinkage of brain for some MS patients with progressive MS.

Microsoft:  USAT p4B "Story stocks", IBD pA2 "Microsoft up on Office reveal"  say Microsoft jumped for the 2nd day this week on hopes it will release Office for Apple tablets which could create $1.2 bil a year in billings.

NYT pB1 "Microsoft software leak case raises privacy issues" by Nick Wingfield, Nick Bilton says Microsoft read the emails of employees to catch a leaker but doing the search without a court order is raising questions.

Nike:  NYT pB2 "Sales surging ahead of World Cup, Nike posts a higher profit, IBD pA1 "Nike runs past Q3 estimates", AJC pA12 "Strong demand helps Nike beat Street view" says rev for 3Q rose 13% to $6.97 bil beating analysts' expectation of $6.81 bil.  Earnings from continuing operations rose 3% to $685 mil or 76 cents per share for qtr ended 2/28.  Analysts expected 72 cents per share.  Last year profits were $662 mil or 73 cents per share.

WSJ pB3 "Nike loses a top runner to upstart" by Sara Germano says Olympian Kara Goucher has accepted sponsorship at Oiselle, a 7 year old sports apparel maker and is leaving Nike.

Pfizer: USAT p6B "Statin drug may help some MS patients" by Karen Weintraub says Pfizer's Lipitor and Merck's Zocor could be repurposed to slow shrinkage of brain for some MS patients with progressive MS.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  No mentions found.

Verizon:   AJC pA12 "AT&T, T-Mobile to take orders for Galaxy S5" says AT&T will take orders for Samsung's new smartphone today while T-Mobile will start on Mon.  Verizon, Sprint and others will also carry the phone.

IBD pA2 "Verizon" says Verizon stood by its decision to continue carrying on demand porn on FiOS video service.

IBD pA4 "Pay TV providers hiking fees despite cord cutting" by Reinhardt Kruase says AT&T and Verizon are seeing gains after upgrading their copper networks with fiber optic technology to offer TV and broadband services.

Visa:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  AJC pA12 "Walmart looks to shake winter with sales" says starting today Walmart is having a weeklong sale of up to 50% on more than 60 outoddr items as it tries to lure shoppers from Home Depot and Lowes.

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale  Change  % Change  Share Volume   Market

T$34.091.13 ▲3.43%62,340,588NYSE
AXP$91.690.96 ▲1.06%3,745,683NYSE
BA$123.731.49 ▲1.22%4,593,725NYSE
CAT$96.210.17 ▲0.18%3,793,866NYSE
CVX$115.510.31 ▲0.27%5,244,332NYSE
CSCO$21.830.20 ▲0.92%34,776,197NASDAQ-GS
KO$38.450.31 ▲0.81%13,130,392NYSE
DIS$80.810.29 ▲0.36%5,954,116NYSE
DD$66.580.51 ▲0.77%2,259,481NYSE
XOM$94.580.85 ▲0.91%10,326,704NYSE
GE$25.270.01 ▼0.04%35,556,834NYSE
GS$169.221.04 ▲0.62%3,933,428NYSE
HD$80.090.34 ▲0.43%4,612,228NYSE
INTC$25.4250.405 ▲1.62%36,633,051NASDAQ-GS
IBM$187.93.19 ▲1.73%5,048,780NYSE
JPM$60.111.81 ▲3.1%32,931,927NYSE
JNJ$94.120.53 ▲0.57%5,716,737NYSE
MCD$96.60.50 ▲0.52%4,228,354NYSE
MRK$55.590.40 ▼0.71%8,452,155NYSE
MSFT$40.331.06 ▲2.7%57,251,853NASDAQ-GS
NKE$79.270.12 ▲0.15%4,823,470NYSE
PFE$31.910.20 ▲0.63%22,573,566NYSE
PG$78.320.46 ▼0.58%8,620,569NYSE
MMM$132.431.20 ▲0.91%2,570,268NYSE
TRV$83.230.03 ▲0.04%2,738,160NYSE
UTX$113.770.24 ▼0.21%2,890,464NYSE
UNH$81.531.57 ▲1.96%6,636,016NYSE
VZ$47.210.85 ▲1.83%31,010,362DualListed
V$221.822 ▼0.89%2,949,433NYSE
WMT$75.381 ▲1.34%8,606,612NYSE

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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 Satya Nadella


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 Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 3/9/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $409.31
2. Microsoft MSFT 325.76
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 266.23
4.  GE 255.84
5. WalMart WMT 243.21
6. Chevron CVX 222.80
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 218.39
8. Procter & Gamble PG 216.34
9. Pfizer PFE 203.81
10. Verizon VZ 194.10
11. IBM 193.56
12.AT&T T 172.38
13. Coke KO 169.56
14. Merck MRK 166.83
15.  Visa V 143.15
16. Disney DIS 142.71
17. Intel INTC 124.03
18. Cisco CSCO 111.42
19. Home Depot HD 110.84
20.United Technologies UTX 105.02
21. American Express AXP 96.73
22. McDonald's MCD 96.10
23. Boeing BA 92.72
24. 3M MMM 87.91
25. Goldman Sachs GS 78.56
26. UnitedHealth UNH 78.49
27.Nike NKE 70.76
28. DuPont DD 62.08
29. Caterpillar CAT 61.52
30. Travelers TRV 29.61


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 3/19/14:

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

AT&T T:
3/14/14 8K re: issuance of Notes to purchase LEAP
3/11/14 Proxy re Annual Meeting of Stockholders, 4/25/14 9 am, Rivermill Event Centre, Columbus, GA
3/10/14 8K re: issuance of Global Notes
2/21/14 10K for year eneded 12/31/13
1/29/14 & 1/28/14 8Ks re: 4Q earnings release
1/22/14 8K re: certain fin'l items for 4Q
12.18/13 8K re: sale of AT&T's incumbent local exchange opers in Ct. to Frontier Comm. for $ 2 bil
12/16/13 8K re: redemption of shares of Perpetual Cumulative Pref. Stock held by subsidiaries
12/12/13 8K re: amendments to '11 Incentive Plan re: triggers of benefit acclerations
12/11/13 8K re: amendment to $5 bil credit agreement
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


American Express AXP:
3/17/14 8K re: jv agreement with Certares re: Global Business Travel Division
3/17/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 2/28/14
2/25/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/18/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 1/31/14
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/14 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 12/31/13
12/24/13 8K re: settlement with bank regulators re: credit card add-on products
12/19/13 8K re: settlement of class action filed by US merchants
12/16/13 8K re: deling. & write-off states for 3 mos. through 11/30/13



Boeing BA:
3/14/14 Porxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders 4/28/14 10:00 am, Field Museum, Chicago
3/11/14 8K re: amendments to Supp. Exec. Retirement Plan
4/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance
2/27/14 8K re: grants of restricted stock units to execs
2/14/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/29/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/19/13 8K re: promotion of Dennis A. Muilenberg from CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security to COO of Boeing & promotion of Raymond L. Conner to Boeing Vice-Chair & CEO of Beoing Comm'l Airplanes & technical amendments to By-laws
12/16/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend and add'l $10 bil for stock repurchase program


Caterpillar CAT:
 2/20/14 8K re: retail sales info
2/18/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/27/14 8K re: 4Q results &  12/31/13 results
1/24/14 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 12/13
12/23/13 8K re: restructuring of Gosseliers, Belgium ops
12/19/13 8K re: 3 mo. dealer stats thru 11/13
12/11 8K re: mandatory retirement of David R. Goode, Charles D. Powell & amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; Joshua I. Smith from Board & amendment to by-laws


Chevron CVX:
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/31/14 8K re: grants of stock options to execs
1/31/14 8K re: 4Q and year end results
1/9/14 8K re: interim update for 4Q
12/13/13 8K re: election of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. to Board & amendment to By-laws


Cisco CSCO:
3/11/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Flotating Rate Notes
2/26/14 8K re: public offering of Senior Notes
2/20/14 10Q & 2/12/14 8K re: qtr. ended 1/25/14
12/23/13 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plans
12/4/13 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for EVP & Chief Dev. Officer


Coke KO:
3/7/14 8K re: public offering of $1 bil Floating Rate Notes due '15
3/7/14 Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting 4/23/14 12:30 pm Cobb Galeria, Atlanta
2/27/14 10K for yeare ended 12/31/13
2/21/14 8K re: Kathy Walker replacing Gary Fayad as EVP/CFO & retirement from BoD of Donald F. McHenry & Jacob Wallenberg
2/19/14 8K re: amendment of Restricted Stock Award Plan
2/18/14 8K re: results of 4Q & year
2/6/14 8K re: agreement with Green Mt. Coffee Roaster
1/24/14 8K & 12/18/13 8K both re: departure of EVP & Pres. of Coca-Cola Americas Steven A. Cahillane



Disney DIS:
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 
2/5/14 10Q & 2/5/14 8K re: Qtr ended 12/28/13
1/24/14 Def. Proxy (& Prelim 12/23/13) re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 3/18/14 at 10 am Keller Aud., Portland, OR
12/23/13 8K re: election of Jack Dorsey to Board
12/9/13 8K re: Medium-Term Note Program



DuPont DD:
3/14/14 Proxy Stockholders Mtg 4/23/14 10:30 am, DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
3/10/14 8K re: guidance for 2014
2/5/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/28/14 8K re: 4Q results


ExxonMobil XOM:
3/11/14 8K re: presentation at analyst meeting
2/26/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/21/14 8K re: oil reserves info
1/30/14 8K re: 4Q results
11/5/13 10Q & 10/31/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13

GE:
3/11/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
3/5/14 Proxy Annual Shareholders Meeting 4/23/14 10 am Sheraton, Chicago
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/17/14 8K re: 4Q results


Goldman Sachs GS:
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
3/3/14 8K re: election of Peter Oppenheimer to Bod
2/28/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/12/14 8K re: public offering of debt
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & year end results for 12/31/13.
12/2/13 8K re: approval by regulators of '13 Capital Plan


Home Depot HD:
2/28/14 8K re: election of Craig A. Menear, Pes. US Retail
2/25/14 8K re: results for fiscal year and qtr ended 2/2/14



Intel INTC:
2/14/14 10K for year ended 2/28/13
2/3/14 8K re: comp structure for execs & employees
1/16/14 8K re: results for 4Qtr & fiscal year ended 12/28/13
12/9/13 8K re: amdmt to '07 Annul Pref. Cash Bonus Plan for Exec Officers




IBM:
3/10/14 Proxy Stockholder Mtg 4/29/14 10 am Osborn Conv. Ctr., Jacksonville, FL
2/25/14 8K 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/11/14 8K re: public offering of debt
2/10/14 8K re: closing of sale of IBM's customer care process outsourcing business to SYNNEX
1/31/14 8K re: exec comp. structure
1/23/14 8K re: sale of x86 server portfolio to Lenovo
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q earnibgs presentation
1/21/14 8K re: fin'l results for period ending 12/31/13
12/13/13 8K re: consulting contract with retiring Mark Loughridge, SVP


JPMorganChase JPM:
3/14/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
3/10/14 8K re: issuance of Pref. Stock
3/5/14 8K re: issuance of Notes
2/27/14 8K re: Investor Day Presentation
2/6/14 8K re: sale of Pref. Stock
2/5/14 8K re: payment of $614 mil to settle mortgage case brought by US Atty SDNY, FHA, HUD & VA
1/30/14 8K sale of Pref. Stock
1/28/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
1/24/14 8K re: grant of restricted stock units to CEO Jamie Dimon
1/22/14 8K re: issuance of fixed to floating rate non-cumulative preferred stock
1/14/14 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/7/14 8K re: settlement with various regulations relating to Madoff fraud
1/3/14 8K re: election of Michael A. Nead to Board
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


Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
3/12/14 Proxy -  Shareholder Meeting 4/24 10 am Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick, NJ
2/21/14 10K for year ended 12/29/13
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q 7 fiscal year ended 12/29/13 results
1/17/14 8K re: sale to Carlyle Group of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics unit
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



McDonald's MCD:
3/13/14 8K re: presentation at Merrill Lynch Consumer Retail Conf. in NYC 3/12
3/10/14 8K re: Feb. sales
2/24/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/14/14 8K re: exec awards under cash performance unit plan
2/10/14 8K re: Jan sales
1/31/14 8K re: payout structure for '14 Target Incentive Plan for Execs
1/23/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results for period ended 12/31/13
12/9/13 8K re: Nov. sales



Merck MRK:
2/28/14 8K re: amdmt of Bylaws so 15% of shareholders can call a meeting
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/5/14 8K re: retirement of John Canan, Sr. VP Finance
2/5/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
11/7/13 10Q & 10/28/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13

Microsoft MSFT:
3/12/14 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit, Pres. ValueAct Capital, to BoD
2/4/14 8K re: election of Satya Nadella as CEO
1/23/14 10Q & 1/23/14 8K re: 4Q ended 12/31/13
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



Nike NKE:
1/7/1410Q  & 12/23/14 8K & 12/19/13 8K re: 4Q ended 11/30/13
10/7/13 10Q, 9/30/13 8K & 9/26/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 8/31/13



Pfizer PFE:
3/13/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/24/14 8:30 am Hilton Short Hills, NJ
2/28/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/28/14 8K re: results for 4Q and year
12/28/13 8K re: retirement of M. Anthony Burns from Board
12/19/13 8K re: amdmt of By-laws
12/17/13 8K re: promotion of Albert Bourla to Group VP, Vaccine, ONcology & amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; Consumer Health instead of Amy Schulman who leaves Pfizer (she was GC) & promotion of Susan Silberman to Pres. & amp; GM Global Vaccines
11/8/13 10Q & 10/29/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/29/13


Procter & Gamble PG:
2/28/14 8K re: A.G. Lafley's pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/14/14 8K re: exercise of stock options by cEO A.G. Lafley
2/11/14 8K re: company guidance
1/24/14 10Q & 1/24/14 2 8Ks re: results for fiscal year ended 12/31/13
1/14/14 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
12/13/13 8K re: amdmt to Code of Regulations
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



3M MMM:
3/5/14 8K re: realignment of business segments
2/13/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/30/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
12/17/13 8K re: declaration of dividend & update of its 5 year plan ('13 - '17)
11/19/13 3 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for CEO and other execs


Travelers TRV:
3/17/14 8K re: cahnge of date of Annual Shareholders Meeting from 5/28 to 5/27/14 at Hartford, Ct., Mariott Downtown
2/13/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/6/14 8K re: election of Philip T. Ruegger III to Bod
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results ended 12/31/13


United Technologies UTX:
3/14/14 Proxy - Shareholder Meeting 4/28 2 pm Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, NC
2/6/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/22/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/13/13 8K re: amdmt to B-Laws re: forum to adjudicate certain disputes
10/25/13 10Q & 10/22/13 8K re: 3 Qtr ended 9/30/13
10/22/13 8K re: 3Q results


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
3/7/14 8K re: presentation at Barclays Global Healthcare Conf. Miami 3/11
2/28/14 8K re: presentation at Raymond James INv. Conf. Orlando 3/4
2/12/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
1/16/14 8K re: 4Q & full year results
1/3/14 8K re: presentation at Goldman Scahs Healthcare Conf.
12/2/13 8K re: Annual Investors Conference to be held 12/3 in NYC


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
3/17/14 Proxy - Annual Meeting of Shareholders 5/1/14 10:30 am, Sheraton, Phoenix, AZ
3/10/14; 2/1/14; 1/30/14 & 1/28/14 8Ks re: closing of the purchase of Vadafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless
3/7/14 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend & repurchase program of up to 100 mil shares
2/27/14 10K for year ended 12/31/13
2/24/14 8K re: 2014 guidance
2/12/14 8K re: closing of sale of Notes
2/11/14 8K re: exec comp.
1/21/14 8K re: 4Q results
12/10/13 8K re: issuance of shares to purchase Vodafone's 45% interest in Verizon Wireless
12/10/13 Proxy re: Special Mtg of Shareholders re: Vodafone  1/28/14 10 am Westin Governor Morris, Morristown, NJ



Visa V:
3/1/314 8K re: resignation of Elizaeth Buse, EVP Solutions
3/7/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CFO
3/5/14 8K re: presentation at Morgan Stanley techm, Media & Telecom Conf 3/5
1/30/14 10Q for qtr endfed 12/31/13
1/29/14 8K re: results of 1/29/14 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
1/29/14 8K re: declaration of dividends
12/13/13 Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Stockholders 1/29/14 8:30 am Crowne Plaza, Foster City, CA

WalMart WMT:
2/20/14 8K re: 4Q results
2/13/14 8K re: amendment to bylaws to allow 10% of sharehodlers to call a meeting
1/31/14 8K re: 2014 guidance
1/29/14 8K re: election of C. Douglas McMillan as Pres/CEO
1/29/14 8K/A re: compensation for EVP David Cheesewright
 12/10/13 8K re: promotion of David Cheesewright to Pres. & CEO Walmart Int'l
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

ADIOS.