Tuesday, July 29, 2014

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 2,757 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  Tuesday'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 Tuesday's  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed  Monday at 16982.59 up 22.02 or 0.13%  from Friday's close of 16960.57. For the year the Dow is up %. Of the Dow components  14  gained and 16   declined.   The biggest gainer   dollar-wise was IBM up $1.38 and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth up 1.26%. The biggest decliner   dollar-wise  was  Caterpillar down 71 cents and percentage-wise was down 1.19%.


As of the open of  the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5   of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.33 down from Monday's   trailing P/E ratio of 16.45  (last year it was 16.66).  Tuesday's P/E estimate is 15.13 unchanged from Monday's P/E estimate of 15.13 (year ago it was 13.90) and Tuesday's dividend yield is 2.17 up  from  Monday's dividend yield of 2.15  (last year it was 2.37). The Dow's all-time high was 17113.54 on July 2,  2014. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average numerator is 2644.46 up3.43  from  Friday's   numerator of 2641.03.  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  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $88.15 up 12 cents from Friday's  average closing price of $88.03.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $83.41  (HD/UNH)  up 55 cents from Friday's median closing price of $82.86 (HD/UNH). The lowest volume was  Nike   and the highest volume was GE.

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 made $343 ($264,446 - $264,103).

7/28/14 Monday  4:05  pm MarketWatch by Anora Mahumudova  & Barbara Kollmeyer says the U.S. stock market ended Monday’s choppy trading session mostly higher as investors weighed soft housing data against a flurry of deal news, including the takeover of Family Dollar Stores Inc. by Dollar Tree Inc.                                        
Sales of existing homes in June fell, marking the first decline in four months. Later this week, the pace of data speeds up as investors will get second-quarter gross domestic product, a Fed decision and July payrolls among other economic items of importance.                                       
The S&P 500 /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX +0.03%  ended the day less than a point higher at 1,978.91. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.13%  added 22 points, or 0.1%, to 16,982.59. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.11%  closed 4.65 points, or 0.1%, lower at 4,444.91.
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“We are not shocked with the home sales numbers because demographic trends are underpinning those numbers. A much higher proportion of young people is living with their parents, as they are weighed down by student debt and stagnant wages,” said Patty Edwards, managing director and portfolio manager at US Bank Wealth Management.
“Still, the economy is slowly improving and we expect companies to continue to grow their earnings. This market is more and more earnings driven and we are watching softer revenue growth, though no alarm bells are going off yet,” she added.
“Merger Monday” began with a deal in the retail industry, though excitement about M&A activity failed to lift the markets.
Family Dollar Stores FDO +24.86% , soared 25% after Dollar Tree DLTR +1.20%  said it would buy the rival discount retailer for $74.50 a share, a roughly 23% premium over Family Dollar’s closing price on Friday. Dollar Tree shares were up 1.2%.
Shares in Zillow Z -0.41% , which fell in early trade, rebounded and rose 0.9% after the real-estate website said it is buying rival Trulia Inc. TRLA -0.15%  for $3.5 billion in stock. Trulia jumped 15%.
El Pollo Loco Holdings Inc.LOCO -0.23%  surged 43%. The Mexican fast-food chain soared 60% in its Nasdaq debut on Friday.
Among Monday’s earnings reports, Tyson Foods TSN +2.58%  posted earnings that missed Wall Street views, although revenue topped forecasts. Tyson shares rose 2.6%.
Home builder stocks were hit hard after weak existing-home sales. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF XHB +0.01%   fell 1.6%.
Herbalife Ltd. /HLF +1.36%  will report after the close on Monday.                                        
Across other markets, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HK:HSI +0.88%  closed at highs not seen in more than three years on Monday, after reports that a plan to allow direct stock trading between Hong Kong and Shanghai could be launched mid-October. European stocks XX:SXXP -0.18%  closed lower.
Oil prices CLU4 -0.49%  pushed lower, while gold GCU4 +0.15%  was a touch higher, and the U.S. dollar index DXY -0.01% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, was largely steady.

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

AT&T:   WSJ pC8 "Overheard", IBD PA2 "Cisco", IBD pA3 "Cisco, HP< VMware all eyeing network functions virtualization" by Pete Barlas  say Cisco was downgraded by Pacific crest on Mon as it tries to build its cloud related biz. AT&T test finds 70% cost reduction in gear, software when using NFV and SDN.

American Express:  WSJ pC1 "American express" by John Carney says American Express will report 2Q earnings later this week.

Boeing: WSJ pB6 "FAA slaps Southwest with fine" by Andy Pasztor, Susan Carey, NYT pB5 "Southwest to be fined over repairs" by Jad Mouawad say the airline will pay a $12 mil fine for not fixing 44 of its Boeing 737s.

Caterpillar:No mentions found.

Chevron:No mentions found.

Cisco:  WSJ pC8 "Overheard", IBD PA2 "Cisco", IBD pA3 "Cisco, HP< VMware all eyeing network functions virtualization" by Pete Barlas  say Cisco was downgraded by Pacific crest on Mon as it tries to build its cloud related biz. AT&T test finds 70% cost reduction in gear, software when using NFV and SDN.

Coke:No mentions found.

Disney:No mentions found.

DuPont:No mentions found.

Exxon:No mentions found.

GE:No mentions found.

Goldman Sachs:  NYT pB1 "Banks cash in on mergers intended to elude taxes" by Andrew Ross Sorkin says Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan are partially to blame for companies merging to elude taxes.

Home Depot: No mentions found.

Intel:  IbD pA3 "Tech jobs cuts way up in '14 even as economy rebounds" by Reinhardt Krause says Intel will cut 5,350 workers and Microsoft said it will cut 18,000.

IBM:No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  IBD pA2 "Bain to buy JPMorgan loans" says JPMorgan will sell $1.3 bil of loans to a unit of Bain.

Johnson & Johnson:  FT p13 "Drugmakers juggle non-core assets" by Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Andrew Ward, Adam Thomson says Johnson & Johnson sold its blood testing biz on 3/31, Pfizer made an offer for AstraZeneca in Jan but abandoned it, and Merck is selling its consumer care biz to Bayer.

IBD pB9 "Omnicom crafts ads, dividends" by Nancy Gondo says Johnson & Johnson & McDonald's spend a lot on advertising to Omnicom.

McDonald's:  NYT pB3 "Fast food plant in China suspends its operations" by Reuters, WSJ pB2 "Burger shortage in China" by Yang Jie, Shira Ovide  say McDonald's took some items off the menu after a scandal involving OSI Group supplying tainted products.

Merck:  FT p13 "Drugmakers juggle non-core assets" by Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Andrew Ward, Adam Thomson says Johnson & Johnson sold its blood testing biz on 3/31, Pfizer made an offer for AstraZeneca in Jan but abandoned it, and Merck is selling its consumer care biz to Bayer.

Microsoft:  USAT p2B "China puts Microsoft under scrutiny" by Calum MacLoed, FT p11 "China probe targets Microsoft by Richard Waters, WSJ pB2 "China investigates Microsoft say Beijing investigators visited Microsoft offices in 4 Chinese cities due to possible antitrust violations.

Nike: No mentions found.

Pfizer:  FT p13 "Drugmakers juggle non-core assets" by Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Andrew Ward, Adam Thomson says Johnson & Johnson sold its blood testing biz on 3/31, Pfizer made an offer for AstraZeneca in Jan but abandoned it, and Merck is selling its consumer care biz to Bayer.

Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.

3M:No mentions found.

Travelers:No mentions found.

United Technologies:No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:No mentions found.

Verizon:No mentions found.

Visa:No mentions found.

Walmart: NYT pB3 "Dollar Tree bids for family Dollar to help compete with big retailers" by Michael J. de la Merced, IBD pA5 "Industry trends" by James Detar,  WSJ pA1 "Battle for poor shoppers" by Pzaul Ziobro, Shelly BanjoWSJ pC8 "New deal isn't Dollar Store fix" by Justin Lahart says the purchase is to rival Walmart's desire to roll out smaller stores.

Monday'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
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 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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