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by Dan Kolber
Post No. 2,913 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 as of Nov. 6, 2014.
A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's & Investor's Business Daily; the combined Sat/Sun issues of each of the Wall Street Journal & Financial Times; Saturday's New York Times & Atlanta Journal & Constitution 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 17573.93 up 19.46 or 0.11% from Thursday's close of 17554.47. For the week the Dow was up 183.41 or 1.05% from last Friday's close of 17390.52. For the year the Dow is up 6%. Of the Dow components 21 gained and 9 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Visa up $2.34 and percentage-wise was Walmart up 1.23%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth down $2.60 or 2.7%.
IBD pB8 "Stocks in pause mode, but that can be helpful" by Paul whitfield says stocks traded Friday in a narrow range settling for puny, mixed results in lower vol while the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.
WSJ pB5 "Blue chips close out third weekly win" by Corrie Driebusch says the dow and the S&P set new records following a jobs report that reaffirmed investors' outlook for the US economy & timing of interest rate increases.
FT p14 "Wall Street" by Mamta Badkar says US stocks were lower after the Oct jobs report showed that the US economy had added 214,000 job, short of expectations for 235,000.
Sat. AJC pA12 "Little impact from jobs report" by AP says the US stock market ended the week with meager gains as the Labor Dept said US employers added 214,000 jobs in Oct.
As of the open of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117. Monday's trailing P/E ratio is 16.69 up from Friday's trailing P/E ratio of 16.64 (last year it was 16.19). Monday's P/E estimate is 15.45 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 15.34 (year ago it was 14.70) and Monday's dividend yield is 2.17 down from Friday's dividend yield of 2.20 (last year it was 2.08). The Dow's all-time high was 17573.93 on November 7, 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 2736.54 up 3.0310.89 from Thursday's numerator of 2733.51. 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 $91.22 up 10 cents from Thursday's average closing price of $91.12. The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $92.94 (AXP/UNH) down 36 cents from Wednesday's median closing price of $93.30 (DIS/NKE). The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.
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 $303 ($273,654 -$273,351).
11/7/14 Fri. 4:31 MarketWatch by Anora Mahmudova & Barbara Kollmeyer says U.S. stocks eked out marginal gains amid thin volumes on Friday, but it was still enough to register fresh record highs for two of the three main benchmarks, capping a third straight week of gains. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at record highs for the third consecutive day. However, investors’ reaction to the latest employment data, showing 214,000 new jobs were added last month was mostly muted. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed that the economy added 214,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate ticked down to 5.8% — a broadly positive reading. Although the headline number was below the consensus of 243,000, the upward revisions to the previous two months more than made up for it.The latest jobs data should offer Wall Street investors a confidence-building, Goldilocks scenario since the data neither points to a stalling recovery nor one that is overheating. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.03% closed fractionally higher at a new record level of 2,031.92 and gained 0.7% over the week. Dow industrial DJIA, +0.11% added 19.46 points, or 0.1% to 17,573.93 and ended the week 1% higher. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.13% closed 5.94 points, or 0.1%, lower at 4,632.53 and was flat over the week. “The [jobs] report is positive. The economy is still adding more than 200,000 jobs a month, but at the same time there is no indication that it is overheating as the wage growth remains muted. There is no reason for the Fed to get hawkish,” said Brad Sorensen, director of market and sector research at Schwab. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed the U.S. created 214,000 jobs in October, nudging the unemployment rate down a notch to 5.8%, as many companies added workers to gear up for the holiday season. The economy has now added 200,000 workers or more for nine straight months, a feat last accomplished in 1994.Analysts greeted the report as a positive development, pointing to revisions and other details, such labor participation.
Saturday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:
AT&T: IBD pA2 "AT&T nabs Iusacell for $2.5 bil", WSJ pB3 "AT&T buys Mexico carrier" by Thomas Gryta, Anthony Harrup, Sat. AT&T pA10 "AT&T plans $2.5B deal" by Christopher Seward say AT&T will buy Mexico's 3rd largest wireless firm for $2.5 bil, Iusacell, giving it a foothold in Mexico.
BRN's Cover Story and p21 "Cat fight!" by Tiernan Ray says T-Mobile is scratching for market share against Verizon and AT&T, while Sprint muddles along but the best bet is AT&T.
BRN's "Getting ready for a forgiving 2015" BY Steven Sears says AT&T has long term merit but has had a bad year.
American Express: WSJ pB8 "Should you pay for premium plastic" by AnnaMaria Andriotis says American express charges $450 per year for its Platinum card.
Boeing: No mentions found.
Caterpillar: No mentions found.
Chevron: No mentions found.
Cisco: IBD pB15 "Cisco steps up dividend payout" by Nancy Gondo says Cisco began paying 6 cents a share per quarter in '11 and now pays 19 cents or 76 cents on an annualized basis.
BRN's p37 "A very different Nasdaq nears those dot com highs" by Alexander Eule says Microsoft makes up 5.6% of Nasdaq, while Intel is 2.4% and Cisco is 1.8%.
Coke: BRN's p9 "Money for nothing" by Randall W. Forsyth says IBM, Coke, Pfizer and Walmart are among the candidates most likely to borrow money to buy back lagging shares.
Disney: No mentions found.
DuPont: No mentions found.
Exxon: No mentions found.
GE: No mentions found.
Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.
Home Depot: No mentions found.
Intel: BRN's p37 "A very different Nasdaq nears those dot com highs" by Alexander Eule says Microsoft makes up 5.6% of Nasdaq, while Intel is 2.4% and Cisco is 1.8%.
IBM: IBD pA8 "IBM: looking for a break in the clouds" by Jon Friedman says IBM is trying to remain relevant by becoming a cloud centric entity. It had a 4% drop in rev this year.
BRN's p9 "Money for nothing" by Randall W. Forsyth says IBM, Coke, Pfizer and Walmart are among the candidates most likely to borrow money to buy back lagging shares.
JPMorgan: IBD pA2 "JPMorgan to cut more jobs", Sat. AJC pA11 "JPMorgan plans to cut 3K more jobs this year" say it has increased its total job cuts to 4,000 this year.
Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.
McDonald's: No mentions found.
Merck: No mentions found.
Microsoft: BRN's p37 "A very different Nasdaq nears those dot com highs" by Alexander Eule says Microsoft makes up 5.6% of Nasdaq, while Intel is 2.4% and Cisco is 1.8%.
Nike: IBD pA6 "LeBron: A shoo-in footwear brand" by Marilyn Much say Nike and Foot Locker are working together to capitalize on the big ticket basketball shoe craze.
Pfizer: BRN's p9 "Money for nothing" by Randall W. Forsyth says IBM, Coke, Pfizer and Walmart are among the candidates most likely to borrow money to buy back lagging shares.
Procter & Gamble: No mentions found.
3M: No mentions found.
Travelers: No mentions found.
United Technologies: No mentions found.
UnitedHealth: No mentions found.
Verizon: BRN's Cover Story and p21 "Cat fight!" by Tiernan Ray says T-Mobile is scratching for market share against Verizon and AT&T, while Sprint muddles along but the best bet is AT&T.
Visa: No mentions found.
Walmart: Barron's p17 "Week preview" says on 11/13 Thurs Walmart will report results before the market opens and MKM Partners forecasts that same store sales will be flat or slightly negative.
BRN's p9 "Money for nothing" by Randall W. Forsyth says IBM, Coke, Pfizer and Walmart are among the candidates most likely to borrow money to buy back lagging shares.
Friday'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 |
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 Craig Menear (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 11/6/14 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:
1. Exxon Mobil XOM $407.66
2. Microsoft MSFT 401.43
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 305.13
4. GE 264.63
5. Wal-Mart WMT 250.74
6. Procter & Gamble PG 240.22
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 229.94
8. Chevron CVX 225.08
9. Verizon VZ 208.65
10. Pfizer PFE 190.48
11. Coke KO 185.23
12. AT&T T 180.02
13. Merck MRK 170.94
14. Intel INTC 163.52
15. IBM 159.79
16. Disney DIS 157.92
17. Visa V 157.12
18. Home Depot HD 130.94
19. Cisco CSCO 128.81
20. 3M MMM 100
21. United Technologies UTX 98.99
22. American Express AXP 95.33
23. UnitedHealth UNH 94.48
24. McDonald's MCD 92.95
25. Boeing BA 88.82
26. Goldman Sachs GS 86.48
27. Nike NKE 81.50
28. DuPont DD 63.53
29. Caterpillar CAT 61.71
30. Travelers TRV 33.77
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of close of business 11/6/14:
Symbol & Co. Name/Date of Filing/Form Filed/ Comments
AT&T T:
10/24/14 8K re: completion of sale of Ct. wireline operations to Frontier Comm
3 8Ks (10/22; 10/22 & 9/30/14) re: 3Qtr result
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K & 7/23/14 8K re: qtr ended 6/30
American Express AXP:
10/28/14 10Q & 10/15/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months ended 9/30/14
9/30/14 8K re: appointment of Neal Sample as Pres., Enterprise Growth
9/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months end 8/31/14
8/15/14 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months end 7/31/14
Boeing BA:
10/31/14 8K re: issuance of senior notes
10/22/14 10Q & 10/22/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/16/14 8K re: credit agreements
Caterpillar CAT:
10/31/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr results ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sales to retail and OEM
10/14/14 8K re: retirement of Group Presidents Stuart Levenick & Steven Wunning
9/30/14 8K re: price changes
9/19/14 8K re: info re: retail sales of OEMs
9/16/14 8K re: credit agreement with Citibank up to $3.15 bil
8/20/14 8K re: rolling 3 month retail sales stats
8/1/14 10Q & 7/24/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14
Chevron CVX:
10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
8/14/14 8K re: voluntary dismissal of shareholder derivative lawsuit
8/6/14 10Q & 8/1/14 8K & 7/10/14 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/14
Cisco CSCO:
9/30/14 2 Proxy filings re: Annual Shareholde Meeting to be held 11/20/14 at 9am at Cisco Building, San Jose, CA
9/12/14 8K re: departure of director Marc Benioff & reduction of board to 10
9/9/14 10K & 8/13/14 8K re: results for year ended 7/26/14
8/14/14 8K re: restructuring plan & lay-offs of 6,000 or 8% of global workforce
Coke KO:
10/29/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/26/14
10/1/14 8K re: Guidelines for '14 Equity Plan
9/22/14 & 9/19/14 8Ks re: close of public offering of long term notes
8/20/14 8K re: purchase of 16.7% state in Monster
Disney DIS:
11/6/14 8K re: 4Qtr & FY ended 9/27/14
10/3/14 8K re: CEO Robert Iger's amended employment contract
8/5/14 10Q for quarter ended 6/28/14
8/5/14 & 8/5 8K re: 10Q for 3Qtr ended 6/28/14
DuPont DD:
10/28/14 CEO letter to shareholders
10/28/14 & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/5/14 8K re: election of Ulf M. Mark Scheider
ExxonMobil XOM:
11/5/14 10Q & 10/31/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/6/14 10Q & 7/31/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
8/6/14 8K re: retirement of P.T. Mulva as VP/controller to be replaced by D.S. Rosenthal
GE:
11/4/14 10Q & 10/17/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
Goldman Sachs GS:
11/5/14 10Q & 10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/23/14 8K re: legal opinion re: debt issuance
8/25/14 8K re: settlement with FHFA re: sale of residential mortgage backed securities to Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac
8/7/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: 2Qtr ended 6/30/14
Home Depot HD:
11/6/14 8K re: breach of payment data system
10/20/14 8-K/A re: promotion of Craig A. Menear to CEO
10/14/14 8K re: resignation of Marvin R. Ellison, EVP
9/18/14 8K re: update on guidance due to data breach
9/8/14 8K re: breach od payment data systems
8/27/14 10Q & 8/19/14 8K results for quarter ended 8//14
8/21/14 8K re: election of Craig A. Menear as CEO &Pes. and Frank Blake taking on as chairman eff. 11/1/14 & amendment of by-laws to split CEO & Chairman positions
Intel INTC:
10/29/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3rd Qtr ended 9/27/14
9/26/14 8K re: Intel investment in & collaboration with Tsinghua Unigroup
IBM:
11/5/14 8K re: underwriting contract with JPMorgan
10/28/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/20) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: closing of Lenovo's purchase of IBM's x86 server business
10/20/14 8K re: sale of IBM's global comm'l semiconductor tech business to Globalfoundries
7/29/14 10Q & 7/18/14 8K & 7/17/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
7/29/14 8K re: election of CEO of JNJ Alex Gorsky & Peter R. Voser to BoD
JPMorgan Chase JPM:
11/3/14 & 2 8Ks (10/14) re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/22/14 8K re: sale of 2.2% notes due '19
10/2/14 8K re: cyberattack
10/2/14 8K re: adjustment of warrant price
9/19/14 8K re: redemption of subord. notes
9/12/14 8K re: cyberattack vs. JPM
9/10/14 8K re: closing of public offering of $3 bil sub. notes due'24
8/4/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K & 7/15/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
10/30/14 10Q & 10/14/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
10/2/14 8K re: agreement to purchase Alios Biopharma
8/1/14 10Q & 7/15/14 8K re: Qtr ended 6/29/14
McDonald's MCD:
11/3/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/22/14 8K re: raising quarterly div. by 5% to 85 cents payable 12/15 to record holders 12/1
9/9/14 8K re: global sales decreased 3.7% in Aug.
8/27/14 8K re: salary increase of Pres. of Asia, Mid E. & Africa
8/22/14 8K re: election of Make Andres as Pres. - USA replacing Jeff Stratton eff. 10/15
8/11/14 8K re: global sales decreased 2.5% in July
8/4/14 & 7/22/14 & 7/18/14 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
Merck MRK:
10/27/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
10/15/14 8K re: issuance of notes
10/2/14 8K re: completion of sale of Consumer Care Business to Bayer for 414.2 bil
9/29/14 8K re: 2Q results
Microsoft MSFT:
10/23/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/21/14 & 10/20/14 & 10/20/14 Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Mtg at 12/3/14 at 8 am at Meydenbauer ctr., Bellevue, WA
9/17/14 8K election of Teri List-Stoll & Charles W. Scharf (CEO of Visa) to Board eff 10/1 & increase of Board to 12 & retirement from Board of Dave Marquadt & Dina Dublon
8/19/14 8K re: dividend increase to 31 cents up 11% payable 12/111 to holders on 11/20
Nike NKE:
10/7/14 10Q & 9/30/14 8K & 9/25/14 8K re: 1Qtr ended 8/31/14
9/23/14 8K re: results of annual shareholders meeting
Sec. 14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 9/18/14 at Tiger Woods Conf. center, Beaverton, Or.
Pfizer PFE:
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14
8/7/14 10Q for qtr ended 6/29/14
Procter & Gamble PG:
11/4/14 8K re: closing of sale of floating rate notes due '64
11/3/14 8K re: sale of notes
11/3/14 re: Argentina regulatory problems re: taxes
10/24/14 10Q & 2 8Ks (10/24) 1Qtr ended 9/30/14
10/20/14 8K re: voting results of 10/14 Annual Mtg of Shareholders
10/14/14 8K re: dividend of 64 cents payable 11/17 to record holders on 10/24/14
8/29/14 Proxy re: 10/14/14 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 9 a.m. at Duke Energy Convention Ctr. Cincinnati,Oh
8/8/14 10K for yr. ended 6/30/14
8/1/14 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
3M MMM:
10/30/14 10Q & 10/23/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
8/12/14 8K re: election of Sandra Barbour to Board
8/8/14 8K re: $2.25 bil 5 yr. revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan
7/31/14 10Q & 7/24/14 re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
Travelers TRV:
10/21/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/10/14 2 8Ks re: realignment of 2 of 3 business segments
8/11/14 8K re: amendment to bylaws re: timing of shareholder proposals
United Technologies UTX:
10/24/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
UnitedHealth Group UNH:
10/16/14 8K re: 3Qtr results
9/12/14 8K re: FD disclosures re: presentation at Merrill Global Healthcare Conf. London 9/17
9/5/14 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conf. NYC 9/9
8/4/14 & 8/1/14 8K & 7/17 8K re: qtr. ended 6/30/14
Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
10/28/14 10Q & 10/21/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/30/14
9/11/14 8K re: strong customer growth
9/4/14 8K/A committee Board assignments for Dir. Shellye L. Archambeau
8/20/14 8K re: results of exchange offer of Verizon/Alltel securities
8/6/14 2 8Ks re: terms of exchange offer re: Alltel
Visa V:
10/29/14 8K re: 4Qtr & full year ended 9/30/14 results
10/22/14 8K re: 1/28/15 Annual Stockholders Mtg & dividend of 48 cents payable 12/2 to record holders on 11/14/14
9/24/14 8K re: new conversion rate of Class B Common
9/11/14 8K re: deposit of $450 mil in litigation escrow account
WalMart WMT:
10/30/14 8K re: Closing of Walmart Seiyu stores in Japan
10/17/14 8K re: issuance of notes
9/29/14 8K re: election to Bd. of Instagram CEO & Founder Kevin Systrom
9/5/14 10Q & 8/14/14 8K re: results for qtr ended 7/31/14
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