Monday, July 21, 2014

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Post No. 2,746 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 a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings. 

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

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Friday at 17100.18 UP 123.77 OR 0.73%  from Thursday's close of 16976.81. For the week the Dow is up 156.37 or 0.92%  from last Friday's close of 16943.81. For the year the Dow is up 3.16%. Of the Dow components 28  gained and 2 declined.   The biggest gainer   dollar-wise was Visa up $2.32  and percentage-wise was Johnson & Johnson up 1.42%. The biggest decliner   dollar-wise was IBM down 24 cents and percentage-wise down GE down 0.56%.

IBD pB8 "Nasdaq delivers best gain in two months; trade dips" by Paul Whitfield says stocks rumbled higher in lower vol Fri as the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

As of the open of  the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4   of  Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.53 down from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.54  (last year it was 16.75).  Monday's P/E estimate is 15.08 down from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.12 (year ago it was 13.55) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.17 down  from  Friday's dividend yield of 2.18 (last year it was 2.36). The Dow's all-time high was 17100.18 on July 18,  2014. 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 numerator is 2662.77 up 19.21  from  Thursday's   numerator of 2643.56.  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 $88.76 up 64 cents from Thursday's  average closing price of $88.12.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $83.04  (PG/UNH)  up 33 cents from Thursday's median closing price of $82.71 (PG/DIS). The lowest volume was  Travelers   and the highest volume was GE.

If  Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,921  ($266,277 - $264,356).

7/18/14 Friday 4:06   pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahumudova  & Carla Mozee  says The U.S. stock market finished the volatile week with modest gains, helped by a bounce on the main benchmarks Friday.
Broad-based gains on the S&P 500 were led by technology and healthcare sector stocks, particularly biotechnology companies.
Investors focused on earnings reports from companies such as Google, Inc and Huntington Bancshares and brushed aside implications of a Malaysia Airlines jet crash in Ukraine and Israel’s invasion of Gaza, which triggered a selloff on Thursday.

SPX 1,978.22, +20.10, +1.03%
S&P 500 gains modestly over the week.


The S&P 500 SPX +1.03%  rose 20.1 points, or 1%, to 1,978.22. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.73%  added 123.37 points, or 0.7%, to 17,100.18.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.57%  jumped 68.70 points, or 1.6%, to 4,432.15, as biotech and Internet stocks rallied sharply, after steep drops the day before. The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF rose 3%, while the Global X Social Media Index ETF rose 1.8%.
Equities on Thursday were rattled by news that 298 passengers were killed in a Malaysia Airlines MY:MAS -11.11%  crash in eastern Ukraine, where fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian troops has been going on for months.
With the downing of MH17, Malaysia Airlines has lost two planes in five months. The WSJ’s Ramy Inocencio asks Vivian Lines, global vice chairman at Hill+Knowlton Strategies, if Malaysia Airlines can survive.
Meanwhile, Israel launched an open-ended ground invasion of Gaza aimed at crushing Hamas militants after 10 days of aerial bombardment.
“Geo-political headlines dampen consumer sentiment, but this market has been remarkably resilient,” said Terry Sandven, chief equity strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. “Ultimately, this is an earnings-driven market and earnings so far have been encouraging, especially among large banks.”
Investors had a muted reaction to a weaker-than-expected consumer sentiment report. Separately, the Conference Board’s June leading-economic index rose in June, a sign that the economy could strengthen in the second half of the year.
Shares of General Electric GE -0.37% closed 0.6% lower after the industrial conglomerate’s second-quarter earnings met Wall Street’s projection. GE also said it’s targeting the IPO of its Synchrony Financial business for the end of July.
Huntington Bancshares Inc. HBAN -1.20%  climbed 4.8% after the regional bank’s second-quarter profit rose 9%.
Google GOOG -1.32%  shares rallied 3.7%, after the Internet company late Thursday posted second-quarter revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectation.
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD -16.19% tumbled 16% after the chip maker’s second-quarter adjusted earnings missed analysts’ projections. 
In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei Average JP:NIK -1.01%  fell 1% as investors sought the perceived safety of the Japanese yen. But the U.S. dollar USDJPY +0.20% eventually pared its losses against the yen. European stocks XX:SXXP -0.02%  slid on the geopolitical tensions, and Russia’s MICEX  dropped 1.3%.
In the commodities market, the safe-haven benefits for gold GCQ4 -0.43%  faded on Friday, with the precious metal dropping in electronic trading, as a lack of physical follow-through made that upward move unsustainable, according to analysts.
Crude-oil futures CLQ4 -0.16% settled marginally lower Friday.

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

AT&T:  NYT pB1 "Under the feet of giants" by Em9ily Steel, David Gelles says it is tough for smaller competitors to compete with Disney and other large firms such as the merger between AT&T and direcTV.

WSJ pC6 "Wireless operators' growing pains" by Miriam Gottfried says Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will report a combined 2.7 mil net postpaid subscriber additions in 2Q.

IBD pA5 "T-Mobile momentum matters in Sprint merger speculation" by Reinhardt Krause says marketing efforts by AT&T and Verizon slowed T-Mobile's subscriber gains in 2Q.

Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues Coke will report results; on Wed AT&T, and Boeing report results; and on Thursday Visa, 3M and Caterpillar report results.

American Express:  No mention found.

Boeing:  FT p22 "Boeing" says Boeing reports 2Q earnings on Wed.

IBD pB2 "Airbus tops Boeing at air show", FT p9 "Airbus outflies Boeing at Farnborough air show" by Andrew Parker say Boeing had 201 orders vs. Airbus' 496 at Farnsborough.

Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues Coke will report results; on Wed AT&T, and Boeing report results; and on Thursday Visa, 3M and Caterpillar report results.

Caterpillar:  Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues Coke will report results; on Wed AT&T, and Boeing report results; and on Thursday Visa, 3M and Caterpillar report results.

Barron's p23 "Quite contrary" by Reshma Kapadia  says the decline in Caterpillar's mining biz has slowed and construction and highway activity has picked up.

Chevron:  No mention found.

Cisco:  No mention found.

Coke:  Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues Coke will report results; on Wed AT&T, and Boeing report results; and on Thursday Visa, 3M and Caterpillar report results.

Disney:  WSJ pB2 "TV's superheroes rule at Comic-Con" by Ben Fritz says Avenegers: Age of Ultron" from Disney's Marvel Studios will be the only superhero movie showing footage this year at Comic-Con.

NYT pB1 "Under the feet of giants" by Em9ily Steel, David Gelles says it is tough for smaller competitors to compete with Disney and other large firms such as the merger between AT&T and direcTV.

DuPont:  No mention found.

Exxon:  No mention found.

GE: FT p17 "Chief Kron is philosophical over Alstom ménage a trois" by Michael Stothard says basis of the GE deal to buy Ahlstom's energy biz remain  the same despite Paris gov involvement.

Goldman Sachs:  No mention found.

Home Depot:  No mention found.

IntelIBD pB2 "Intel shares jump, EPS up 41%" says Intel's 2Q EPS was up 41% to 55 cents on sales up 8% to $13.8 bil.

Barron's pM11 "Research reports" edited by Paul Farrell says Pacific Crest issued an outperform on Intel on July 14.

Barron's pM2 charts Intel as it expects a strong Sept. quarter.

IBM:  IBD pB2 "Apple, IBM team on biz apps" says despite a historic rivalry these 2 will develop biz apps.

Barron's p16 "The worst may be over at IBM" says IBM's 2Q results beat expectations.

JPMorgan:  WSJ pA13 "four years of Dodd-Frank damage" by Peter J. Wallison, Barron's p14 "Week review", IBD pB2 "Not so bad Q2 for big banks", WSJ pB12 "Big banks' bar tab just keeps growing" by David Reilly say JPMorgan's outside litigation charges are still high.

Johnson & Johnson: No mention found.

McDonald's: 

Merck:  WSJ pA1 "Lucrative drug niche sparks legal scramble" by Peter Loftus says  Merk and other pharma firms are planning to compete with Gilead's hepatitis-C drug, Sovaldi.

Microsoft: NYT pB1 "Influence beyond Microsoft" by Nick Wingfield, WSJ PB3 "Mr. Smith fights Washington" by Shira Ovide are profiles of Microsoft's top lawyer, bard Smith.

WSJ pB4 "Microsoft layoffs at Xbox studios irk ad crowd" by Mike Shields says ad buyers are questioning Microsoft's commitment to advertising.

 IBD pB2 "Microsoft deletes 18,000 jobs" says about 12,500 of these cuts will be from Nokia.

Barron's p29 "Investing in the future" by Simon Constable is an interview with Gavin Baker, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity OTC Portfolio  says Microsoft is one of the few firms that can take on Amazon in cloud computing services.  Walmart is likely to be the next competitor for Amazon in online retailing.

Nike:  No mention found.

Pfizer:  No mention found.

Procter & Gamble: 

3M:  Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues Coke will report results; on Wed AT&T, and Boeing report results; and on Thursday Visa, 3M and Caterpillar report results.

Travelers:  No mention found.

United Technologies:  No mention found.

UnitedHealthBarron's p16 "UnitedHealth looks a little pale" by Jack Hough says UnitedHealth reported 2Q profit that topped estimates and raised its dividend 34%.

Verizon: WSJ pB3 "Verizon FiOS enhances bandwidth for uploads" by Shalimin Machandran says Verizon's FiOS is making a big push in an area where it has an edge over cable - Internet speeds.

WSJ pC6 "Wireless operators' growing pains" by Miriam Gottfried says Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will report a combined 2.7 mil net postpaid subscriber additions in 2Q.

 IBD pA5 "T-Mobile momentum matters in Sprint merger speculation" by Reinhardt Krause says marketing efforts by AT&T and Verizon slowed T-Mobile's subscriber gains in 2Q.

Visa:    Barron's p15 "Week preview" says on Tues Coke will report results; on Wed AT&T, and Boeing report results; and on Thursday Visa, 3M and Caterpillar report results.  

Walmart:      Barron's p29 "Investing in the future" by Simon Constable is an interview with Gavin Baker, Portfolio Manager of Fidelity OTC Portfolio  says Microsoft is one of the few firms that can take on Amazon in cloud computing services.  Walmart is likely to be the next competitor for Amazon in online retailing.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:


SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
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
INTCunch 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 Satya Nadella (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 Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of close of business 7/3/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $440.65
2. Microsoft MSFT 345.29
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 298.24
4. GE 269.35
5. Chevron CVX 249.74
6. WalMart WMT 244.19
7.  Procter & Gamble PG 216.42
8. JPMorgan Chase JPM 215.89
9.  Verizon VZ 205.86
10. Pfizer PFE 194.74
11. IBM 190.83
12. AT&T T 186.01
13. Coke KO 185.61
14. Merck MRK 173
15.  Intel INTC 155.01
16. Disney DIS 150.39
17. Visa V 136.02
18. Cisco CSCO 129.04
19. Home Depot HD 112.21
20. United Technologies UTX 105.91
21. American Express AXP 101.59
22. McDonald's MCD 99.81 
23. 3M MMM 95.14
24. Boeing BA 93.71 
25. UnitedHealth UNH 81.67
26. Goldman Sachs GS 78.76
27. Caterpillar CAT 69.34
28. Nike NKE 68.54
29. DuPont DD 60.43
30. Travelers TRV 32.95

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of close of business 7/3/14:

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

AT&T T:
6/30/14 8K re: increase Board of Dirs from 13 to 14 and election of Glenn H., Hutchins to Board
6/27/14 8K re: sale of its shares of America Movil for $5.5 bil
6/27/14 8K re: securitization facility between New Cingular subsidiary & Citibank
6/11/14 8K sale of 2.4% Global Notes due 2024
6/10/14 8K sale of $2 bil of 4.8% Global Notes due 2044
6/3/14 8K re: notice of redemption of 4 classes of notes
6/3/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: proposed acquisition of DirecTV
6/3/14 8K re: update on network transformation, 2Q trends & full year '14 guidance
5/19/14 8K re: contract to buy DirecTV
5/2/14 10Q & 4/23/14 8K & 4/22/14 8K re: results of 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14.
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of Stockholders

American Express AXP:
6/30/14 8K re: 50% jv with Certares for global business travel
6/23/14 8K re: appointment of Laureen E. Seeger as general Counsel
6/16/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats  for 3 mos ended 5/31/14
5/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats. for 3 months through 4/30/14
5/13/14 8K re: 13% dividend increase
4/29/14 10Q re: 1Q ended 3/31
4/16/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 3/31/14


Boeing BA:
5/12/14 8K re: amendment of CEO's employment contract
4/30/14 8K re: voting results from annual meeting of shareholders
4/23/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14
3/14/14 Proxy 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
3/28/14 8K re: selection of Robert E. Verbeck as VP Finance


Caterpillar CAT:
6/19/14 8K re: 3 mos. retail sales stats.
6/12/14 8K re: stockholder approval of '14 long term incentive plan & exec. short term incentive plan
6/11 8K re: increase of quarterly dividend by 17% to 70 cents per share payable 8/20 to record holders on 7/21
5/28/14 & 4/21/14 Proxies re: annual meeting of stockholders on 6/11/14 at Corinth, MS
5/20/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 4/14
5/8/14 8K re: underwriting agreement to issue notes
5/2/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: 3 months retail sales stats through 3/14


Chevron CVX:
6/3/14 8K re: voting results of annual stockholder meeting
5/2/14 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/10/14 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/28 at Permian Basin Petroleum Museum, Midland, Tx at 8 am
4/9/14 8K re: Interim update for 1Q



Cisco CSCO:
6/25/14 8K re: adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan by executive
5/22/14 10Q & 5/14/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 4/26 results
3/26/14 8K re: adoption of pre-arranged exec stock trading plans
3/11/14 8K re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
3/3/14 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes


Coke KO:
4/30/14 10Q/A & 4/24/14 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/28 results
4/25/14 8K re: election of Kathy N. Waller as CFO
4/23/14 8K re: approval of Equity Comp. Plan
4/15/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/3/14 & 3/28/14 Proxy material re: issue of exec. comp.


Disney DIS:
6/27/14 8K re: amendment to By-laws re: calling of shareholder meeting
6/2/14 8K re: sale of global notes
5/6/14 8K & 10Q for 1Qtr ended 3/29 results
3/20/14 8K re: amdmt to cert. of incorp.
3/18/14; 3/4/14; & 2/3/14 Add'l proxy materials 


DuPont DD:
6/26/14 8K re: lower earnings outlook for 2Q & 2014
4/28/14 8K re: voting results of Stockholders Mtg
4/22/14 10Q & 4/17/14 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
3/17/14 8K re: results for qtr ended 3/31
3/14/14 Proxy Stockholders Mtg 4/23/14 10:30 am, DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE
3/10/14 8K re: guidance for 2014


ExxonMobil XOM:
6/2/14 8K re: voting results of annual meeting of shareholders
5/14/14 & 4/22/14 Proxy material re: exec comp
5/7/14 10Q & 5/1/14 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/11/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/28 at Myerson Symphony Ctr, Dallas, Tx at 9:30 am
3/24/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: '13 Fin'l & Operating Rev
3/20/14 8K re: issuance of Float Rate Notes
3/11/14 8K re: presentation at analyst meeting

GE:
5/12/14 10Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/28/14 8K re: voting results from annual shareholders meeting
4/23/14 8K re: election of John J. Brennan to Board of Dirs.
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
3/11/14 8K re: public offering of Notes
3/5/14 Proxy Annual Shareholders Meeting 4/23/14 10 am Sheraton, Chicago


Goldman Sachs GS:
6/4/14 8K re: sale of $900 mil of floating notes
5/29/14 8K re: tender offer for debt securities.
5/19/14 8K re: shareholder meeting voting results
5/19/14 10Q  re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
4/21/14 Proxy material re: governance and practices
4/28/14 8K re: amend cert. of incorp. re: series L Preferred rights
4/17/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/4/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg at 5/16 at GS Office, Irving Tx at 9:30 am


Home Depot HD:
6/12/14 8K re: completion of offering of senior notes
5/28/14 10Q & 5/20/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Shareholder Meeting
4/7/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg 5/22 Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Ga. at 9:00 am
3/27/14 10K for year ended 2/2/14


Intel INTC:
6/27/14 8K re: executive changes
6/23/14 8K re: election of Aneel Bhusri to Board of Director
6/12/14 8K re: raises of 2Q & full year revenue and gross margin expectations
5/28/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/25/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/29
4/15/14 8K re: 1Q results
4/7/14 8K re: changes to operating segments reports
4/3/14 Proxy re: Stockholder Mtg on 5/22 at 8:30 am at Intel HQ, Santa Clara, CA


IBM:
6/2/14 8K re: completion of SEC investigation re: reporting of cloud rev with no action taken
5/14/14  2 8Ks re: FD disclosures re: investors' meeting
5/2/14 8K re: voting results from Stockholder Mtg
4/29/14 10Q for 1 Qtr. ended 3/31
4/17/14 & 4/16/14 8K re: 1Q earnings presentation
4/3/14 Proxy re: add't'l info



JPMorganChase JPM:
7/2/14 8K re: CEO Jamie Dimon having throat cancer
7/1/14 8K re: reduction of warrant exercise price
6/23/14 & 6/9/14  8Ks (2) re: modification of rights of holders of preferred shares
6/11/14 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor presentation
5/22/14 8K re: Voting results from Shareholder Mtg.
5/13/14 8K re: Offering of notes
4/22/14 Proxy information
4/11/14 2 8Ks re: 1Q results
4/9/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg at JPM Offices on 5/20/14 at Tampa, Fl at 10:00 am



Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
6/30/14 8K re: complete sale of Ortho-clinical Diagnostics to Carlyle Group
6/19/14 8K re: election of UPS CEO D. Scott Davis to Board of Directors
5/2/14 10Q for 1 Qtr ended 3/30
4/25/14 8K re: voting results of shareholder meeting
4/15/14 8K re: results of 1Q ended 3/30/14



McDonald's MCD:
6/10/14 8K re: global comparable sales for May
6/9/14 8K re: sale of $500 mil of notes
5/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/27/14 8K re: retirement of Timothy Fenton
5/8/14 8K re: April sales
5/6/14 10Q & 4/222/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/11/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/22/14 at 8 am at MCD HQ at Oak Brook, Ill



Merck MRK:
5/29/14 8K re: voting results of Shareholder Mtg
5/8/14 10Q & 4/29/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
5/6/14 8K re: FD re: Investor briefing
4/14/14 Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg on 5/27 at 9 am at Bridgewater Marriott, Bridgewater, NJ


Microsoft MSFT:
4/24/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
3/20/14 8K re: resignation from Bd. of Dirs. of Stephen J. Luczo
3/12/14 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit, Pres. ValueAct Capital, to BoD


Nike NKE:
6/30/14 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: 4Q conference call
6/26/14 8K re: 4Q & full year 2014 results
6/23/14 8K re: election of  John Donahoe to Board of Directors
4/7/14 10Q & 3/25/14 & 3/20/14 8Ks re: Year ended 2/28/14




Pfizer PFE:
6/26/14 8K re: election of James C. Smith to Board of Directors
5/27/14; 5/20/14; 5/13/14; 5/2/14  & 4/28/14 8Ks all with respect to bid for and withdrawal of bid for AstraZeneca
5/19/14 8K re: offering of floating rate notes
5/15/14 8K re: public offering of notes
5/8/14 10Q & 5/5/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
4/28/14 8K re: Voting results of Shareholder Meeting
4/11/14 & 4/2/14 Proxy re: add't'l info



Procter & Gamble PG:
6/25/14 8K re: exec changes
6/11/14 8K re: sale of pet care business
4/23/14 10Q & 2 8Ks re 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/14 8K re: sale of Pet Food biz to Mars for $2.9 bil
4/7/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents  on common & preferred shares


3M MMM:
6/9/14 8Ks (2) re: executive changes
6/4/14 8K re: sale of notes
5/16/14 8K re: sale of notes
5/15/14 8K re: transfer of product lines between divisions
5/14/14 8K re: results of votes of Stockholders
5/1/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31
4/15/14; 3/27/14; & 3/26/14 Proxy re: Stockholder Mtg on 5/13/14 at 10:00 am at Austin Conv. Ctr. at Austin, Tx
4/8/14 8K re: imminent danger order issued and then lifted for Greystone Plant at Wauscu, Wisc.


Travelers TRV:
6/2/14 8K re: approval of 2014 stock incentive plan
4/22/14 10 Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/11/14 Proxy re: shareholder Mtg on 5/27 at 1 pm at Hartford Marriott Downtown, Hartford, Ct.



United Technologies UTX:
5/2/14 8K amendment of Long Term Incentive Plan
4/25/14 10Q & 4/22/14 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/8/14 Proxy re: add'l info


UnitedHealth Group UNH:
6/6/14 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholders
5/23/14 8K re: investor presentation
5/6/14 10 Q & 4/17/14 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31results
4/23/14 2 proxy filings for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 6/2/14 at 10 am at Anthony Marton Aud. in Las Vegas



Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
6/26/14; 6/12/14; 6/11/14; & 6/2/14 8Ks (4) results of exchange offer
5/29/14 8K re: exchange offer of notes
5/6/14 8K re: technical amendment to Bylaws
4/29/14 10Q & 4/24/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results ended 3/31
4/11/14 Proxy re: add'l info

Visa V:
6/3/14 8K re: retirement of CFO Byron H. Pollitt, Jr.
4/24/14 10Q & 8K re: 2 Qtr ended 3/31/14 results
4/23/14 8K re: quarterly cash dividend of 40 cents per share
3/1/314 8K re: resignation of Elizabeth Buse, EVP Solutions
3/7/14 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CFO
3/5/14 8K re: presentation at Morgan Stanley tech, Media & Telecom Conf 3/5

WalMart WMT:
6/10/14 8K re: results of annual meeting of shareholder
6/6/14 10Q  for quarter ended 4/30/14
5/29/14 & 4 filings  on 4/23/14 Proxy Materials re: 6/6/14 Annual Shareholder Meeting at 7 am at Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, Ark
5/15/14 8K re: 1 Qtr results
4/21/14 8K re: sale of notes
4/7 8K re: issuance of euro Notes due '22

FINAL


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