Friday, September 23, 2011

9/23/11 Wed am Hewlett-Packard Hires Meg Whitman as CEO; United Tech will buy Goodrich for $16.4 Bil

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A read of the print editions of Friday's Wall St. Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution & Daily Report (Ga. - carries Bloomberg) yielded the following stories about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 component companies and the Dow with stories about the Dow aggregated first and then items about Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 companies presented alphabetically, followed by symbol and Thursday's stock prices and related data

Dow Jones Industrial AverageThe Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Thursday at 10,733.83 down 391.01 or 3.51% from Wednesday's close of 11,124.84. For the year the Dow is down 7.49%. Of the 30 Dow components all 30 declined. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was United Technologies UTX $68.31 -6.56 8.76% 13,063,365 NYSE.

WSJ pC7 "Stocks investors head for exits" by Brendan Conway says investors staged a global flight from risk that sent the Dow to its worst 2 day point drop since Nov '08 after a gloomy outlook by the Fed renewed fears of an economic slowdown. Goodrich is charted under Good News as Goodrich gained $11.11 after it agreed to be bought by United Technologies for $16.4 bil. United Tech fell $6.56.

WSJ pC1 "Emerging markets tumble" by Tom Lauricella says investors fled emerging markets Thurs sending stocks, bonds & currencies lower & prompting some govs to intervene to prop up prices in a sign hat even fast growing nations are being dragged into the global economic malaise.

NYT pA1 "Stocks decline day after Fed set a stimulus" by Graham Bowley says a day after the Fed announced another measure to bolster the economy, world fin'l markets tumbled Thurs on fears that govs around the globe collectively still were not doing enough to stimulate growth.

Fin Times p24 "Morgan Stanley hit by concerns about interbank lending freeze" by Ajay Makan says Morgan Stanley shares hit their lowest level since '08 amid concern that a freeze in interbank lending could leave the investment bank starved of funds.

USA Today p4B "Stocks pile on another session of losses, sinking 6% in 2 days" by Bloomberg says the stock market stumbled hard Thurs giving the Dow its biggest 2 day decline since Dec '08 amid concern that policymakers are running out of tools to avoid another global recession.

As of the open of the market Friday, the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4 of today's Wall St. Journal is 0.132129493. Friday's trailing P/E ratio is 11.97 down from yesterday's trailing P/E ratio of 12.41 (year ago it was 14.39); today's P/E estimate is 11.52 unchanged from Thursday's P/E estimate of 11.52 (year ago it was 12.76), and today's dividend yield is 2.86 up from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.76 (last year it was 2.65). The Dow's all-time high was 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. 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 1,418.25 down 51.67 from Wednesday's closing numerator of 1,469.92. 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 decrease for today by the divisor (0.132129493) you get the decrease in today's Dow. A $1 change in the price of any DJIA stock = a 7.57 change in the average.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $47.28 down 1.72 from Wednesday's average closing price of $49.00. The median closing price of Thursday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $39.84 (AXP/HD) down $1.20 from Wednesday's median closing price of $41.04. The lowest volume was Travelers TRV $47.38 -0.81 1.68% 8,155,395 NYSE and the highest volume again was Bank of America BAC $6. NYSE.

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) and sold at the close you would have lost $5,167 ($146,992 - $141,825).

MarketWatch Thursday 9/22/11 5:03 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks were thrashed Thursday, with the major indexes taking their hardest single-day hit in five weeks, amid widespread selling of stocks and commodities on escalated fears about the global economy. “This is a class example of indiscriminate selling to raise cash, it’s not a selective process here,” said Art Hogan, head of product strategy, equity research at Lazard Capital Markets. After falling almost 528 points during the session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with a drop of 391.01 points, or 3.5%, at 10,733.83. The battering left the Dow nearly 14 points above its lowest close for the year and represented its steepest drop since Aug. 18. All 30 of the blue-chip index’s components lost ground, with United Technologies Corp. hardest hit, its shares tumbling 8.8%. The S&P 500 Index SPX -3.19% declined 37.20 points, or 3.2%, at 1,129.56, with natural-resource and energy stocks slammed the hardest. It was also the S&P 500’s worst percent loss since Aug. 18. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP -3.25% shed 82.52 points, or 3.3%, at 2,455.67, the worst retreat since Aug. 18. For every stock rising, nearly 11 fell on the New York Stock Exchange, where more than 1.7 billion shares traded. Composite volume neared 7 billion. FedEx Corp. added to the bearish tilt, its shares falling 8.2% after the shipper cut its 2011 profit outlook and its CEO told a conference call that he expected sluggish growth would continue, although he does not expect the U.S. to fall back into a recession. The negative sentiment taking hold among investors is “driven by the bank runs in Europe, and some of the European banks are rumored to be looking in the Middle East for capital; it’s like a replay of 2008 for some of the U.S. banks,” said Charlie Smith, chief investment officer at Fort Pitt Capital.
The Financial Times reported that the European Union was speeding up the recapitalization of 16 mid-tier E.U. banks that were close to failing recent stress tests. Read more on E.U. bank recapitalization. “When you talk about bank recapitalizing and going to places like Dubai to do it, everything echoes back to 2008 except economic fundamentals,” said Lazard’s Hogan. Smith also pointed to Europe’s solvency issues, saying Greece is not a major issue, given “it’s only 2% of the euro zone, but Italy would be.” With worries about a new global banking crisis on the rise, and calls for recapitalization of European banks intensifying, flows into the safe-haven dollar are likely to continue. U.S. stocks were part of a global stock selloff as investors also reacted to the Federal Reserve’s statement late Wednesday. The central bank warned of risks to the economic outlook and unveiled a bond-swap program, seen as something that would have minimal sway in revitalizing growth. Technical issues are also in play, according to Phil Orlando, chief equity market strategist at Federated Investors. “We need to successfully retest 1,100 on the S&P; we’re getting close,” he said. The market’s reaction to the Fed was in large part “buy the rumor and sell the news” trade, as the central bank’s stance that it would replace short-term debt with longer-term Treasury bonds was widely anticipated, Orlando commented. Since Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke began telegraphing the central bank’s intention in his speech at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Aug. 26, through Tuesday, the S&P 500 climbed about 7.5%, going from the intraday low to the intraday high. As Orlando put it: “They tell you what they are going to do, the market prices it in; they when they do it, and the market takes profit.” The Fed’s use of the word “significant” in describing risks to the global economy also caused discomfort, he added. The dollar and Treasurys rallied, sending yields on the 10-year note down 13 basis points to 1.72%. Commodities fell hard, with gold futures for December delivery sinking $66.40 to finish at $1,741.70 an ounce. Crude futures for November delivery dropped $5.41 at $80.51 a barrel. Casting a pall over global resource demand, HSBC’s preliminary China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to a two-month low in September, signaling a broad slowdown in China’s economy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 4.6%. The FTSE 100 index lost 4.7%. The Japan’s Nikkei 2 fell 2.1%, while Mexico’s IPC Index lost 4.8%. U.S. economic data on Thursday had U.S. leading indicators increasing 0.3% in August; a gauge of home prices rising 0.8% in July; and fewer people submitting new claims for unemployment benefits, although the decline still left applications above 400,000. Read the latest on weekly jobless claims. On Wednesday, stocks declined sharply in the final 30 minutes of trading, with the Dow industrials finishing with a loss of nearly 300 points, after the Federal Reserve said that it would rebalance its portfolio, as had been expected, but that it also saw “significant downside risks to the economic outlook,” citing Europe as an issue. “The Fed cannot engender growth; the Fed cannot engender risk-taking. What it can do is buffer declines, but let’s see a real decline,” said Smith at Fort Pitt Capital, pointing out that the S&P 500 is down 5.8% for the year to date, on a total return basis. “Let’s talk when we make it 18% or 20%. The Fed is going to hold their fire until they see the whites of people’s panicked eyes.”

Thursday's Closing Dow Numbers and Friday's News:

AT&T T $27.75 -0.55 1.94% 120,766,351 NYSE: No mentions found.

Alcoa AA $10.11 -0.73 6.73% 60,913,100 NYSE: No mentions found.

American Express AXP $46.63 -1.60 3.32% 12,384,487 NYSE: No mentions found.

Bank of America BAC $6.06 -0.32 5.02% 382,933,664 NYSE: WSJ pC3 "BofA to sell comm'l mortgages" by Eliot Brown says Bank of America will sell $880 mil of comm'l mortgages to 2 funds.

Boeing BA $58.72 -2.30 3.77% 12,019,841 NYSE: WSJ pB1 "For Boeing its been a long strange trip" by David Kesmodel says after a 3 year delay Boeing readies 787 Dreamliner production but it may not be able to crank out 10 per month as it plans.

Caterpillar CAT $73.9 -5.46 6.88% 20,875,412 NYSE: No mentions found.

Chevron CVX $90.17 -4.10 4.35% 16,623,198 NYSE: No mentions found.

Cisco CSCO $15.33 -0.51 3.22% 91,181,553 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Coke KO $67.82 -1.46 2.11% 18,052,675 NYSE: No mentions found.

Disney DIS $29.55 -1.73 5.53% 26,130,730 NYSE: No mentions found.

DuPont DD $41.65 -2.96 6.64% 21,548,401 NYSE: No mentions found.

Exxon XOM $69.24 -2.73 3.79% 43,126,835 NYSE: Fin Times p19 "Caracas ready to pay Exxon $1bn" by Benedict Mander says Venezuela will pay Exxon $1 bil in compensation for assets nationalised in '07, less than the $6 bil is seeking through int'l arbitration.

GE $15.04 -0.34 2.21% 113,326,766 NYSE: No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard HPQ $22.8 -1.18 4.92% 63,790,553 NYSE: NYT pB1 "HP board selects Whitman as new chief" by Nick Wingfield, USA Today p1B "Another HP CEO shown the door" by Jon Swartz, Fin Times p1 "Whitman named to take over at HP" by Joseph Menn, USA Today p3B "Whitman seen as problem solver for Hewlett-Packard" by Scott Martin, WSJ pA1 "HP takes fire for hiring Whtman" by Ben Worthen, WSJ pC10 "Whittling won't fix Hewlett-Packard's problems" by Rolfe Winkler say Hewlett-Packard will replace CEO Leo Apotheker with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman.

Home Depot HD $33.05 -0.79 2.33% 19,931,964 NYSE: No mentions found.

Intel INTC $21.615 -0.325 1.48% 94,039,567 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

IBM $168.62 -4.40 2.54% 8,114,251 NYSE: No mentions found.

JPMorgan JPM $29.27 -1.07 3.53% 86,157,499 NYSE: WSJ pB3 "Goldman jockeyed for a top Goodrich billing" by Gina Chon says Goldman Sachs wanted top billing in the news release announcing the Goodrich/United Tech deal.

Johnson & Johnson JNJ $61.92 -1.21 1.92% 19,341,725 NYSE: No mentions found.

KFT $33.71 -0.42 1.23% 13,304,827 NYSE: No mentions found.

McDonald's MCD $85.99 -1.53 1.75% 10,770,933 NYSE: No mentions found.

Merck MRK $31.13 -0.72 2.26% 23,350,248 NYSE: No mentions found.

Microsoft MSFT $25.06 -0.93 3.58% 95,924,260 NASDAQ-GS: No mentions found.

Pfizer PFE $17.49 0.35 1.96% 61,866,443 NYSE: No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble PG $61.17 -1.85 2.94% 17,250,072 NYSE: No mentions found.

MMM $72.9 -3.44 4.51% 10,031,118 NYSE: No mentions found.

Travelers TRV $47.38 -0.81 1.68% 8,155,395 NYSE: No mentions found.

United Technologies UTX $68.31 -6.56 8.76% 13,063,365 NYSE: USA Today p1B "United Tech to buy Goodrich in $16.4 Bil", Fin Times p19 "UTC reaches deal with Goodrich" by Jeremy Lemer, Fin Times p14 "UTC/Goodrich", WSJ pB1 "Deal credit gushes at top" by Kate Linebaugh, WSJ pC10 "Good, Rich price by UTC" by Liam Denning, WSJ pC7 "Stocks investors head for exits" by Brendan Conway says investors staged a global flight from risk that sent the Dow to its worst 2 day point drop since Nov '08 after a gloomy outlook by the Fed renewed fears of an economic slowdown. Goodrich is charted under Good News as Goodrich gained $11.11 after it agreed to be bought by United Technologies for $16.4 bil. United Tech fell $6.56.

WSJ pB3 "Goldman jockeyed for a top Goodrich billing" by Gina Chon says Goldman Sachs wanted top billing in the news release announcing the Goodrich/United Tech deal.

Verizon VZ $35.59 -0.25 0.7% 40,310,465 DualListed: WSJ pB5 "Net neutrality rules near" by Amy Schatz says earlier this year Verizon & MetroPCS sued the FCC toblock the new rules but they will take effect in Nov.

Walmart WMT $50.28 -1.04 2.03% 21,293,470 NYSE: No mentions found.

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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)
Alcoa AA Klaus Kleinfeld (NY, NY)
American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)
Bank of America BAC Brian T. Moynihan (Charlotte, N.C.)
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)
Hewlett-Packard HPQ Meg Whitman (Palo, Alto, CA)
Home Depot HD Frank Blake (Atlanta, GA)
Intel INTC Paul S. Otellini (Santa Clara, CA)
IBM Samuel J. Palmisano (Armonk, NY)
JPMorgan Chase JPM Jamie Dimon (NY, NY)
Johnson & Johnson JNJ William C. Weldon (New Brunswick, NJ)
Kraft KFT Irene Rosenfeld (Northfield, Ill.)
McDonald's MCD Jim Skinner (Oak Brook, Ill)
Merck MRK Kenneth Frazer (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)
Microsoft MSFT Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)
Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)
Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (Cincinnati, OH)
3M MMM George W. Buckley (St. Paul, MN)
Travelers TRV Jay S. Fishman (NY, NY)
United Technologies UTX Louis Chenevert (Hartford, CT)
Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY) Lowell C. McAdam
Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 ranked in order of market capitalization rounded to the nearest as of 8/29/11 followed by number of shares outstanding rounded to the nearest 1/2 billion:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $359 [5]
2. Microsoft MSFT 217 [8.5]
3. IBM 205.5 [1]
4. Chevron CVX 196.5 [2]
5. WalMart WMT 186 [3.5]
6. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 177.5 [3]
7. Procter & Gamble PG 173.5 [3]
8. AT&T T 173.5 [6]
9. GE 169 [10.5]
10. Coke KO 158.5 [2.5]
11. Pfizer PFE 146.5 [8]
12. JPMorgan Chase JPM 144.5 [4]
13. Verizon VZ 107 [3]
14. Intel INTC 106 [5.5]
15. Merck MRK 99.5 [3]
16. McDonald's MCD 93 [1]
17. Cisco CSCO 86 [5.5]
18. Bank of America BAC 82 [10]
19. United Technologies UTX 66.5 [1]
20. Disney DIS 61 [2]
21. Kraft KFT 61 [2]
22. American Express AXP 58.5 [1]
23. 3M MMM 58 [.5]
24. Caterpillar CAT 57 [.5]
25. Home Depot HD 54.5 [1.5]
26. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 53 [2]
27. Boeing BA 47.5 [1]
28. DuPont DD 44 [1]
29. Travelers TRV 21 [.5]
30. Alcoa AA 13 [1]

Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 8/29/11:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/11 8K re: sale of global notes
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/1/11 8K re: tendering of all its shares of Telefonos de Mexcio
7/21/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/27/11 8K re: minor amendments to Bylaws
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/5/11 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/29/11 8K re: sale of $3 bil of Global Notes due '16 & '21
4/20/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/13/11 Prospectus & 4/1/aa S-4 re: offer to exchange $3.5 bil of 5.35% Global Notes due '40
3/31/11 & 3/21/11 2 8Ks re: purchase of T-Mobile USA, Inc. from Deutsche Telekom for $20 bil
3/29/11 8KA re: replacement of Richard Lindner as CFO with John J. Stephens
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on 4/29/11 in Little Rock, Ark

Alcoa AA: 7/28/11 8K re: 5 year revolving crdit agreement with Citibank
7/21/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q earnings call transcript
7/12/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/2/11 8K re: Regulation FD disclosure re: Internal Relations Presentation of "Nomura Aluminum Seminar"
5/31/11 8K re: redemption of notes due '13
5/18/11 8K re: Chris Ayers elected Pres. of AA Blobal Primary Products
5/11/11 8K re: retirement of Joe Gorman from Bd. of Dires
5/6/11 8K re: Issuance of Sustainability Highlights Report
4/29/11 8K re: tender offer for 6% '13 Notes
4/29/11 8K re: grants under Stock Incentive Plan
4/27/11 Proxy materials re: exec comp
4/21/11 10Q & 4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results ending 3/31/11
4/14/11 8K transcript re: 1Q earnings conference call
4/13/11 8K & Prospectus re: issuance of $1.2 bil of 5.4% Notes due '21 & tnender offer for 5.3% Notes due '13
3/7/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/6/11 in Pittsburg, PA

American Express AXP: 8/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for months of May, June, and July 2011
8/3/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/20/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/15/11 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats qtr. ended 6/30/11
6/15/11 8K re: U.S. Card Services delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 5/31/11
5/16/11 re: delinquency & write-off stats for period ended 4/30/11
5/5/11 8KA & 8K re: appointment & compensation of David Cornish as Acting Comptroller
5/4/11 10Q quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 8K re: departure of Comptroller & also Deputy Comptroller
4/20/11 8K re: 1Q results ending 3/31/11
4/18/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 1Q ended 3/31/11
3/28/11 8K re new digital payments platform "Serve"
3/24/11 & 3/23 & 3/22 Proxy materials re: 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 5/2/11 at AXP Headquarters in NYC
3/18/11 8K re: Reg. FD disclosures re: its Comprehensive Capital Plan re: share repurchases & dividends
3/15/11 8K re: delinquency & write-off statistics for 3 months ended 2/28/11
3/4/11 Prelim Proxy Statement re: Shareholder Meeting to be held 5/2/11 in NYC

Bank of Am BAC: 8/25/11 8K re: sale of securities to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/6/11 8KA re: settlement of Countrywide mortgage claims
6/29 8K re: election of Bruce R. Thompson as CFO
5/11/11 8K re: Voting results of Stockholders Annual Meeting held 5/16
5/5 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: update of legal opinion re: Medium-Term Notes
4/28/11 Proxy re: voting at 5/11 Stockholder Meeting and info re: independence of nominee for Board
4/15/11 8K re: shuffling of execs, C. Noski, E. O'Keefe & B. Thompson
4/15/11 re results of 1Q ending 3/31/11
3/3011 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/11/11 at BAC Headquarters in Charlotte, N.C.

Boeing BA: 7/27/11 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/11
7/27/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/14/11 8K re: resignation of John E. Bryson from Baord of Directors to be Pres. Obama's US Sec'y of Commerce & amendment of By-Laws to decrease number of directors from 12 to 11
5/3/11 8K re: amending bylaws decreasing Board from 13 to 12
4/27 10Q & 4/27/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
3/21/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
3/18/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 5/2/11 in Chicago

Caterpiller CAT: 8/18/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
8/12/11 8K re: clairifcation of order backlog
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: 3 mos. dealer stats
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: segment operating results 3/31/11
7/8/11 8K re: closing of Bucyrus acquisition
6/20/11 8K re: 3 months dealer statistics ended 5/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/8 Annual Stockholders Meeting
6/8/11 two 8Ks re: press release and declaration of 0.46 cents per share dividend payable 8/20 for record holders on 7/20
5/26/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: floating rate senior notes due '12 through '17
5/26/11 Porxy Material re Letter to institutional stockholders re: voting recommendations at upcoming annual meeting of stockholders
5/23/11 Proxy re: voting reminder re: 6/8 Meeting of Stockholders
5/23/11 8K re: revisions to 10K fin'l statements
5/19/11 8K re: dealer stats
5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: info re: sales to dealers
4/29/11 8K re fin'l results quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 6/8/11 at Little Rock, Ark.

Chevron CVX: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
7/11/11 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/1/11 8K re: results of votes at 5/25 Annual Stockholder Meeting
5/31/11 8K re: receipt of imminent danger order under Fed. Mine Safety Act re: Kemmerer Mine, Lincoln, WY and the vacating of the order on 5/26
5/5/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re quarter ended 3/31/11
4/14/11 4 Proxy filings re: Annual Meeting of Stockholders on 5/25/11 at Chevron headquarters in San Ramon, CA.

Cisco CSCO 8/24/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for CEO John Chambers
8/10/11 8K re: 4Qtr results
7/18/11 8K re: cutting of 6,500 jobs
6/22/11 8K re: executives' pre-arranged stock trading plans
5/25/11 10Q re: Qtr ended 4/30/11
5/11/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 4/30/11
3/28/11 8K re: pre-arranged stock trading plan for certain execs
3/22/11 8K-A re: election of Gary B. Moore as COO
3/18/11 8K re: initiation of quarterly cash dividends of 6 cents per share to be paid 4/20

Coke KO 8/24 & 8/8 8Ks re: issuance of securities as an off-alance sheet arrangement re: Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc.
8/1/11 10Q 2 results ended 7/1/11
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/2/11 10Q & 4/26/11 8K for quarter ended 4/1/11
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 4/27
3/10/11 Proxy Statement re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held 4/27/11 in Atlanta

Disney DIS 8/19/11 8K re: sale of $750 mil of Global Notes
8/19 10Q & 8/9 8K re: esults of quarter ended 7/2/11
5/20/11 8K re: sales of $500 mil 3.75% Global Notes Due '21
5/10 8K & 5/10/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/2/11
3/25/11 8K re: adoption of exec stock option plan
3/18/11 two 8Ks re: amendment to employment Agreement of CEO Robert A. Iger & other execs.

DuPont DD: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/24/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of 92.2% of shares of Danisco SA
5/5/11 8K re: tender offer for Danisco
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re results for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/13/11 Proxy re annual meeting of stockholders on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE
3/31/11 S-3 shelf registration for debt securities and common stock
3/18/11 Proxy re: Annual Stockholders Meeting to be held on 4/27/11 in Wilmington, DE

ExxonMobil XOM: 8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/28/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/31/11 8K re: results of voting of 5/25 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/6/11 Proxy re: add'l material re: advisory vote on exec comp
5/5/11 10Q & 4/28/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: amendment of bylaws making Treasurer also CFO
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/25/11 in Dallas, TX

GE: 7/29/11 10Q 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 13F-HR Inst't'l holdings
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/2/11 8K re: voting results of 4/27 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/18/11 proxy re: answers to shareholder's question re: CEO's stock options
4/15/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/711 & 3/30/11 Proxy materials re: proposal on exec comp proposal at annual meeting of shareholders on 4/27/11
3/14/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/27/11 in Salt Lake City, Utah

Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 8/19/11 8K re: offer to purchase Autonomy Corp plc
8/18/11 8K re: 3rd Quarter results ended 7/31/11
7/22/11 8KA re: frequency of advisory votes on exec comp.
7/21/11 8K re: plan to repurchase $10 bil of its shares
6/16/11 8K re: election of Ann Livermore to Board of Directors, her resignation as Exec. VP & amendment to By-Laws to increase number of directors from 13 to 14
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
6/1/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: Floating Rate Global Notes due '14 through '21
5/7/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
3/28/11 8K re amendment of by-laws to decrease number of directors from 17 to 13
3/22/11 8K re: info re: status of Hewlett-Packard employees as a result of Japanese earthquake
3/11/11 Proxy Materials re: opposition to ISS voting recommendations re: exec comp.

Home Depot HD: 8/16/11 8K re: results of quarter ended 7/31/11
6/7/11 8K re: amending by-laws re voting by consent for shareholders
6/8/11 10Q re: Quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 5/1/11
4/18/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/15/11 proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/2/11 in Atlanta

Intel INTC: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/2/11
7/27/11 8K re: election of Andy D. Bryant to Board of Dirs.
7/21 & 7/20/11 8Ks re: 3Q results ended 7/2/11
5/24/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/19/11 Annual Meeting of Stockhodlers
5/17/11 8K re: FD disclosures re: investor Meeting
5/11/11 8K re: increase in 3rd Quarter dividend
5/9/11 8K & 5/9/11 10Q for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: financial info & CFO commentary re: results for quarter ended 4/2/11
4/13/11 8K re: fin'l info re: recently closed acquisition of Infineon Wireless & McAfee
4/7/11, 4/5/11 & 4/4/11 Proxy materials re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, CA
3/21/11 8K re: fin'l info re: its McAfeesubsidiary
2/28/11 8K re: completion of acquisition of McAfee

IBM: 7/26/11 10Q & 7/19/11 & 7/18/11 8Ks re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/21/11 8K re: underwriting agreement re: issuance of $2 bil of debt
5/11/11 8K re: issuance of $1 bil of debt
4/28/11 8K re: voting results of 4/26/11 Meeting of Stockholders
4/26/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 & 4/19/11 8Ks re: CFO comments re: 1Qtr fin'l results ended 3/31/11
3/25/11 Proxy re: voting at annual meeting of stockholders on 4/26
3/18/11 8K re: settlement with SEC of bribery charges in Asia for $10 mil
3/8/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: presentation at investor briefing
3/7/11 Proxy rel Annual Stockholders Meeting on 4/26 in St. Louis, Mo.

JPMorganChase JPM: 8/24/11 8K re: Master Agency Agreement re: Notes offering from time to time
8/10/11 8K re: closing of sale of $1.25 bil of 4.35% notes due 2021
8/5/11 8K re: 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: closing of sale of notes due 2016
7/27/11 & 7/21/11 8Ks re: legal opinions re: debt issues
7/14/11 8K re: investor presentation re: 2Q results
7/14/11 8K re: 2Q results
6/29/11 8K re: closing of $2.5 bil issue of 3.15% Notes due 2016
6/21/11 8K re: closing of $400 mil flotating rate senior med-term notes dues '14
5/24/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $500 mil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes due '16
5/23/11 8K Voting results of Shareholder Meeting held 5/17/11
5/10/11 8K re: legal opinion re: $2 bil of 4.6% Notes due '21
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/29/11 8K re: legal opinion for $2 bil Floating Senior Medium Term Notes
4/29/11 8K re: registering Global Notes
4/20/11 Proxy brochure entitled "Overview"
4/14/11 8K re: entering into consent orders with Fed. Reserve re: residential mortgage servicing activities
4/13/11 2 8Ks re: first quarter results
4/7/11 3 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/17/11 in Columbus, Ohio

Johnson & Johnson JNJ : 8/9/11 10Q for equarter ended 7/3/11
7/19/11 8K re: selling of Ortho Dermatologics Div.
7/19/11 8K re: 2Q results 7/3/11
5/20/11 8K re: sale of over $4 bil of Notes due '13 - '41
5/2/11 8K re: merger agreement with Synthes
4/29/11 8K re: voting results of 4/28 Meeting of Shareholders
4/27/11 8K re: offer to buy Synthes for $21.3 bil
4/19/11 Proxy re: annual meeting of shareholders on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
4/19/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/8/11 8K re: payment of $70,0006,316 fine for violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
3/16/11 Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Meeting on 4/28 in New Brunswick, NJ
3/10/11 8K re: Entering into a consent decree with the FDA regarding its oversight of JNJ's McNeil Unit plants in Puerto Rico and Pennsylvania

Kraft KFT: 8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/14/11 8K re: amendment of severance agreement with ex-CFO Tim McLevish
8/4/11 8K re: Board of Dirs. intent to spin off global snack business & a N. Amer. grocery business
8/4/11 8K re: 2nd quarter results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/14/11 8K re: change of exec vp.
7/1/11 8K re: departure of CFO timothy R. McLevish (change to termination agreement)
5/31/11 8K re: results of 5/24 Annual Shareholder Meeting
5/6/11 10Q & 5/5/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/8/11 8K & 3/14/11 8K re: departure of CFO Timothy R. McLevish to be replaced by David A. Brearton
4/5/11 8K re: entering into revolving credit agreement for $4.5 bil
3/31/11 8K & Proxy re: nomination of Dr. Peter Henry for Board of Dir at 5/24/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Skokie, Ill

McDonald's MCD: 8/19/11 8Ka re: plans to hold annual advisory vote on exec compensation
8/8/11 8K re: investors release
8/5/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/26/11 8K re: amendment to Bylaws
7/22/11 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/11
7/1/11 Prospectus re: issuance of 3,430,000 shares of commons stock in Direct Stock Purchase Plan
6/10/11 8K re: press release re: global sales rising 3.1% in May
5/23/11 8K re: voting results of 5/19 Shareholder Meeting
5/20/11 8K re: issuance of $400 mil Medium-Term Notes
5/16/11 proxy material re: stock options
5/9/11 8K re: Investor Release re: April sales
5/6/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
5/3/11 proxy materials re: reminder how to vote
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/15/11 Proxy re: talking points
4/13/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/18/11 3 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/19/11 at McDonald's Headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill & proposal to amend cert. of incorp.
3/9/11 8K re: FD disclosure re: comparable sales rising 3.9% in Feb.
3/3/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 5/19/11 at Oak Brook, Ill.

Merck MRK: 8/8/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/29/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/27/11 8K re: Voting results of 5/24 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/9/11 10Q & 4/29/11 8K re: quarter ended 3/31/11
4/15/11 8K re: settlement between Merck & JNJ re: dispute re: distribution of Remicade & Simponi
4/14/11 Annual Report to Shareholders
4/13/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/24/11 at North Branch, NJ
4/5/11 Schedule to tender offer to shareholders of Inspire Pharmaceuticals
3/24/11 8K re: termination of agreement between Merck & Sanofi-Aventis re: Sanofi's right to buy Merck's Merial animal health subsidiary

Microsoft MSFT: 7/28/11 10K year ended 6/20/11
7/21/11 8K re: 4Q & year end results
5/10/11 8K re: purchase of Skype for $8.5 bil in cash
4/28/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
2/8/11 8K re: underwriting agreement for $750 mil of 2.5% Notes due 2016

Pfizer PFE: 8/11 10Q for quarter ended 7/3/11
8/2/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/12/11 10Q & 5/3/11 8K for quarter ended 4/3/11
5/3/11 8K re: voting results of shareholder Meeting held on 4/28
4/14/11 & 4/11/11 Proxy & 3/22/11 2 Proxy filings re: 4/28/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas, TX
4/4/11 8K re: selling Capsugel subsidiary to KKR
3/24/11 Annual report to shareholders

Procter & Gamble PG: 8/26/11 Def. 14A Proxy Statement for Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholder on 10/11/11
8/15/11 8K re: closing of public offering of $1 bil 1.4% Notes due '16
8/10/11 10K for year ended 6/30/11
8/5/11 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/11
7/12/11 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.525 cents payable 8/15 to recorder holders on 7/22
7/1/11 Prelim Proxy re: Annual Shareholder Meeting 10/11/11 in Cincinnati
5/12/11 8KA re: election of Margaret Whitman to Board
5/4/11 8K re: retirement of Ed Shirley as Vice Chair, Beauty & Grooming
4/29/11 10Q & 4/28/11 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/11/11 8K re: declaration of 9% quarterly dividend increase
4/5/11 8K re: sale of Pringles to Diamond
3/24/11 8K re: P&G & Teva Pharmaceutical Industries partnership for OTC medicines

3M MMM: 8/10/11 8K re: $1.5 bil 5 year revolving credit agreement with J.P.Morgan Chase
8/4/11 10Q for quarter ended 6/30/11
8/2/11 2 8Ks re: adopotion of executive pre-arranged stock trading plans
8/2/11 8K re: results of 2nd quarter
7/26/11 8K re: 2Q results
5/26/11 8K re: restatement of Form 10K re: produ8ct moves between busienss segments
5/18/11 2 8Ks re: pre-arranged stock trading plans for General Counsel & CEO respectively
5/16/11 8K re: election of Inge Thulin as EVP & COO
5/11/11 8K re: voting results from 5/10/11 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
5/5/11 10Q & 4/26/11 for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/26/11 Proxy material re: how to vote at 5/10 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
4/7/11 8K re: results of first quarter 2011
4/6/11 8K re: executive changes re: chief accounting officer
3/29/11 Proxy material to correct errors re: prior filing re: stock ownership of directors & officers
3/24/11 annual report to shareholders
3/23/11 2 proxy filings re: 5/10/11 annual meeting of stockholders in St. Paul, Minnesota

Travelers TRV: 8/8/11 8K re: restatement of articles of incorporation to cancel Series B Conv. Pref. Stock
7/21/11 & 7/21/11 8K re: Qtr. ended 6/30/11
6/10/11 8K re: fin'l info re: annual investor conference
6/1/11 re: Voting results of 5/26 annual shareholders meeting
4/21/11 10Q & 8K for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/12/11 annual report to shareholders
4/12/11 2 proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 5/26/11 at Hartford, CT

United Technologies UTX: 7/25/11 10Q & 7/2011 8K re quarter ended 6/30/11
6/9/11 8K/A re: amendment of 4/13 8K re: frequency of intent to take shareholder advisory votes
4/25/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/20/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/19/11 8K re proposal to amend long term incentive plan
2/25/11 Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 4/13/11 in Phoenix, AZ

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 7/28/11 10Q & 7/25/11 8K re: quarter ended 6/30/11
7/22/11 8K re: replacement of Ivan Seidenberg as CEO with Lowell C. McAdam effective 8/1/11
6/24/11 8K re: Guarantee of debentures of 10 domestic telephone subsidiaries
5/10/11 8K re: voting results from 5/5/11 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
4/28/11 10Q for quarter ended 3/31/11
4/21/11 8K re: first quarter results
4/11/11 8K re: Verizon completion of Terremark acquisition
4/8/11 Schedule to tender offer re: Terremark acquisition
4/4/11 Proxy re; compensation proposal
3/25/11 Prospectus re: $6.25 bil notes
3/21/11 Proxy re: 5/5/11 annual meeting of shareholders in Indianapolis, Indiana
3/7/11 8K re: election of Lowell C. McAdam to Board of Director (he is Pres/COO)

WalMart WMT: 8/16/11 8K re: results for 3 and 6 months ended 7/31/11
6/9/11 8K re: voting results of 6/3 annual shareholders meeting
6/3/11 10Q re: quarter ended 4/30/11
5/17/11 8K re: fin'l results for quarter ended 4/30/11
4/19/11 annual report to shareholders
4/18/11 2 Proxy filings re: annual meeting of shareholders on 6/3/11 at U. of Ark in Fayetteville, Ark.
4/15/11 8K & 4/13/11 Prospectus re: issuance of $5 bil of notes
3/30/11 10K for fiscal year ended 1/31/11