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Post No. 2,033 The following is brought to you by Intellivest Securities Research, Inc. Toward the end of this Blog is a list of the Dow 30 current CEOs, and a ranking of the Dow 30 components by market capitalization as of 2/1/13 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 2/1/13.


A read of the print editions of   Wednesday's Wall. St. Journal,  Financial Times,  Investor's Business Daily, 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 a separate table of Dow component's symbol and Tuesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Tuesday at 13,979.3 up 99.22 or 0.71% from Monday's close of 13,880.08. For the year the Dow is up 6.86%. Of the Dow components 28 gained and 2 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise was UnitedHealth up $2.01 and percentage-wise was Bank of Ameica up 3.66%. The biggest decliner dollar-wise and percentage-wise was IBM down $1.10 or 0.54%.

WSJ pC4 "Dow does new dance with 14000" by Matt Jarzemsky says tech shares led US stocks higher reversing much of a day earlier slide as investors kept an eye on corp earnings & steady economic readings in the US & Europe.

NYT pB2 "Market rebounds on stream of strong earnings reports" by AP says the stock market's rebound Tues was due to strong earnings reports and the easing of concerns re: Europe's debt crisis.

FT p22 "Dell buyout deal sends a spark through info technology" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks returned to recent strong form surging higher & reocering from a sharp sell off a day earlier as investors were encouraged by signs of a pick up in mergers & acquisitions.  Hewlett-Packard gained 2.7% as it questioned the wisdom of the Dell deal as Microsoft, which is part of the investment consortium, was 0.2% higher.  Disney shares were falt in the after market as its latest quarterly earnings beat analysts' forecasts by 3 cents.

AJC pA11 "Quick rebound from sell off" by AP says stocks rebounded Tues.  A report showed the housing recovery remained on track and strong company earnings pushed the market higher.

IBD pB4 "market shows resilience, rebounds as trade rises" by Victor Reklaitis says stocks bounced back Tues after enduring their worst losses since the Nov. 23 follow through as Tuesday's action saw a solid rally as trade rises & the current outlook remains a confirmed uptrend.  Disney was one of the stocks that traded higher due to quarterly reports.


As of the open of the market on Wednesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5 of Wednesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Wednesday's opening trailing P/E ratio is 15.43 up from yesterday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 15.25 (year ago it was 14.40); today's opening P/E estimate is 12.54 unchanged from Tuesday' s opening P/E estimate of 12.54 (year ago it was 12.30) and today's opening dividend yield is 2.48 down from yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.51 (last year it was 2.49). 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.

Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1,820.33 up from Monday's closing numerator of 1,807.41. 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 increase for Monday by the divisor (0.130216081) you get the increase in Friday's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $7.68 change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $60.68 up 43 cents from Monday's average of $60.25. The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $56.02 (DIS/UNH) up $1.19 cents from Monday's median closing price of $54.83. The lowest volume was Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Tuesday 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 $2,292 ($182,033 - $180,741).

MarketWatch Tuesday 2/5/13 4:01 by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks bounced back Tuesday to recoup much of the prior day’s losses as investors found confidence in Dell Inc.’s deal to go private in the biggest leveraged buyout in years. Retrieving its position above the 14,000 level, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 122.64 points, or 0.9%, to 14,002.72. The S&P 500 Index climbed 17.87 points, or 1.2%, to 1,513.58, with technology performing best among its 10 industry groups.
The Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 43.79 points, or 1.4%, to 3,174.94. For every stock that fell, roughly three advanced on the New York Stock Exchange, where 462 million shares traded as of 3:30 p.m. Eastern. Composite volume surpassed 2.8 billion.Elliot Spar, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co.
Dell Inc.’s shares rose 1.3% after the personal-computer maker agreed to be taken private in a deal valued at $24.4 billion. Share buybacks and leveraged buyouts are likely to increase as private-equity firms and corporations take advantage of the current phenomenon that has the S&P 500’s cash-flow yield more generous than the yield on junk-rated bonds, predicted Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank.“Dell’s desire to explore the possibility of taking the company private last December reignited the trend,” he said. He noted the widening gap between the valuation differential between stocks and bonds.Before the Dell disclosure, the company’s A-rated intermediate-term bonds were trading at a 2.7% yield while its cash-flow yield — free cash flow divided by the share price — was nearly 17%, “making an easy argument for the firm to consider buying some of its own shares,” noted Ablin.Also on the deal front, Virgin Media Inc. jumped 18% after the U.K. pay-television provider said it was in talks with Liberty Global Inc. about “a possible transaction.” The S&P 500 has risen 6% this year as politicians managed to reach a budget agreement and as American corporations reported better-than-anticipated fourth-quarter results. That rise, as well as a recent influx of retail investors into stock mutual funds, has fostered a debate about whether the rally is getting long in the tooth — or alternatively, laying the groundwork for a longer rise. In the bull camp. Jim O’Neill, the soon-to-retire chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, told CNBC Tuesday that the momentum for U.S. equities for the remainder of the year is a favorable one. See CNBC video of what Goldman’s O’Neill had to say. Earnings reports were the trigger for some of the day’s biggest stock moves.Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. gained 3.6% after reporting quarterly profit that beat forecasts. Kellogg Co. shares rose 1% after the cereal maker reported less of a quarterly loss. Computer Sciences Corp. jumped 10% after hiking its earnings outlook for the year. Yum Brands Inc. fell 3% after the owner of the Pizza Hut chain reduced its profit outlook. Of the 56% of companies that have reported fourth-quarter earnings, nearly 69% have beaten estimates, according to Thomson Reuters. Nearly 66% of those 278 companies reported revenue that topped forecasts. Stocks found some support in the day’s economic data.The Institute for Supply Management’s services index fell to 55.2% in January from 55.7% in December. Any number above 50% signals expansion. When considered in combination with the better-than-expected manufacturing report last week, “one can’t help but feel that the private-sector economy is holding up fairly well despite the public sector’s best efforts to cause turbulence,” Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC, wrote in emailed comments.U.S. home prices climbed 0.4% in December to bring the year-on-year gain to 8.3%, the best advance since May 2006, CoreLogic reported Tuesday. Stocks fell hard Monday on worries about Europe’s handling of its debt crisis, with Spain’s Mariano Rajoy facing calls from opposition leaders that he step down.“Today’s rally is just as inexplicable as yesterday’s selloff,” Elliot Spar, market strategist at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., emailed in afternoon comments.

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

AT&T:    WSJ pB1 "A tougher stand on CEOs with bad returns" by Joann S. Lublin says AT&T and Pfizer are among the 15 firms that have capped incentive plan payments for their execs since '06 due to poor shareholder return.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  NYT pB9 "Similar overheating is seen on 2 damaged 787 batteries, IBD pA2 "Boeing", FT p14 "Boeing pushes for 787 test flights"AJC pA10 "Japan 787 probe finds thermal runaway" say similar evidence of the same type of "thermal runaway" was found in Boston and Japan.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB3 "Studio crimps Disney profit" by Erica Orden, NYT pB4 "Profit slides 6% at Disney as movie & TV divisions lag" by Brooks Barnes, IBD pA1 "Disne's ESPN costs climbing", AJC pA10 "Disney's earnings dip, still top forecasts" say Disney earned $1.38 bil or 77 cents per share for 1Q that ended 12/29 vs. net income of $1.46 bil or 80 cents a share a year ago.  Downturn was less than expected as Disney digested higher programming costs at ESPN and dealt with a poor lineup of theatrical & home video releases.  Offset somewhat were higher ABC advertising and higer spending at theme parks.

AJC pA10 "Stand alone Star Wars films eyed" says Disney  are working on stand alone Star Wars not part of the new trilogy that's in the works.

 IBD pB4 "market shows resilience, rebounds as trade rises" by Victor Reklaitis says stocks bounced back Tues after enduring their worst losses since the Nov. 23 follow through as Tuesday's action saw a solid rally as trade rises & the current outlook remains a confirmed uptrend.  Disney was one of the stocks that traded higher due to quarterly reports.

 FT p22 "Dell buyout deal sends a spark through info technology" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks returned to recent strong form surging higher & reocering from a sharp sell off a day earlier as investors were encouraged by signs of a pick up in mergers & acquisitions.  Hewlett-Packard gained 2.7% as it questioned the wisdom of the Dell deal as Microsoft, which is part of the investment consortium, was 0.2% higher.  Disney shares were falt in the after market as its latest quarterly earnings beat analysts' forecasts by 3 cents.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:    WSJ pC14 "Microsoft's marriage made in Dell" by Rolfe Winkle says Microsoft's $2 bil investment to finance the Dell buyout is anothe way to support the suffering PC ecosystem.  Dell may take the fight back to Lenovo which has replaced Dell as the No. 2 PC player by market share behind Hewlett-Packard.

 FT p22 "Dell buyout deal sends a spark through info technology" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks returned to recent strong form surging higher & reocering from a sharp sell off a day earlier as investors were encouraged by signs of a pick up in mergers & acquisitions.  Hewlett-Packard gained 2.7% as it questioned the wisdom of the Dell deal as Microsoft, which is part of the investment consortium, was 0.2% higher.  Disney shares were falt in the after market as its latest quarterly earnings beat analysts' forecasts by 3 cents.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB1 "Microsoft takes a side in PC war" by Shira Ovide, Anupreeta Das, WSJ pC14 "Microsoft's marriage made in Dell" by Rolfe Winkle, FT p17 "PC old guard takes on new focus" by Chris Nuttall say Microsoft's $2 bil investment to finance the Dell buyout is anothe way to support the suffering PC ecosystem.  Dell may take the fight back to Lenovo which has replaced Dell as the No. 2 PC player by market share behind Hewlett-Packard.

WSJ pD1 "Surface Pro: hefty tablet is a laptop lightweight" by Walter S. Mossberg says Microsoft's latest device, a tablet, is between a compromised tablet and a compromised laptop.

 FT p22 "Dell buyout deal sends a spark through info technology" by Arash Massoudi says US stocks returned to recent strong form surging higher & reocering from a sharp sell off a day earlier as investors were encouraged by signs of a pick up in mergers & acquisitions.  Hewlett-Packard gained 2.7% as it questioned the wisdom of the Dell deal as Microsoft, which is part of the investment consortium, was 0.2% higher.  Disney shares were falt in the after market as its latest quarterly earnings beat analysts' forecasts by 3 cents.

Pfizer:  WSJ pB1 "A tougher stand on CEOs with bad returns" by Joann S. Lublin says AT&T and Pfizer are among the 15 firms that have capped incentive plan payments for their execs since '06 due to poor shareholder return.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth:  USAT p3B "S&P's  biggest gainers" list UnitedHealth as being up $2.02 due to reports of slower health care changes.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

Verizon:  No mentions found.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
TNYSE
AANYSE
AXPNYSE
BACNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
DDNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
HPQNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UNHNYSE
UTXNYSE
VZDualListed
WMTNYSE
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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) (has announced retirement in May '13)

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 Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)

Pfizer PFE Ian Read (NY, NY)

Procter & Gamble PG Bob McDonald (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)

Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 2/1/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $410.52
2. WalMart WMT 235.81
3. GE 236.31
4. IBM 229.80
5. Chevron CVX 228.01
6. Microsoft MSFT 223.95
7. Procter & Gamble PG 207.39
8. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 205.57
9. Pfizer PFE 203.43
10. AT&T T 198.18
11. JPMorgan Chase JPM 182.15
12. Coke KO 168.37
13. Verizon VZ 127.53
14. Merck MRK 127.17
15. Bank of America BAC 126.21
16. Cisco CSCO 110.59
17. Intel INTC 106.09
18. Home Depot HD 100.63
19. Disney DIS 96.74
20. McDonald's MCD 96.33
21. United Technologies UTX 80.77
22. 3M MMM 69.78
23. American Express AXP 66.20
24. Caterpillar CAT 65.11
25. UnitedHealth UNH 57.83
26. Boeing BA 56.57
27. DuPont DD 44.77
28. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 32.07
29. Travelers TRV 30.15
30. Alcoa AA 9.60

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 2/1/13:

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

AT&T T: 1/25/13 8K re: agreement to buy spectrum from Verizon for $1.9 bil
1/24/13 2 8Ks & 1/17/13 8K re: 4Q results
12/18/12 8K re: issuance of long term Global Notes
12/17/12 8K re: sales of 1 bil in Euros of 3.5% of Global Notes due 2032
12/12/12 8K re: extension of $5 bil revolving credit agreement
12/11/12 8K re: closing of sale of $4bil of Global Notes
12/4/12 8K re: underwriting agreement Global Notes due '20
11/20/12 8K re: Announcemnt of reference yield of notes & results of exchange offer
11/2/12 10Q for 3Q ended 9/30/12


Alcoa AA: 1/14/13 8K & 1/9/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/9/13 8K re: William F. Oplinger becoming CFO effective 4/1/13
10/25/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30/12
10/15/12 8K re: transcript of 3Q earnings call
10/10/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/3/12 8K re: EPA remedial plan for Grasse River

American Express AXP: 1/17/13 8K & 1/10/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/15/13 8K re: delingq. 7 write-of stats 3 mos. ended 12/31/12
12/17/12 8K re: delinq. & write-of stats for 3 months ended 11/30/12
12/12/12 8K re: results of notes exchange offer
11/28/12 8K results of private exchange offer
11/27/12 8K re: terms of privte exchange offer
11/15/12 8K re: write-off credit stats Aug., Sept., Oct
11/13/12 8K re: announcement of private offer


Bank of Am BAC: 1/31/13 8K re: Robert W. Scully retiring from Bd. of Dirs.
1/23/13 8K re: stocks options to certain directors
1/17/13 & 1/7/13 8K re: 4Q results
11/5/12 8K re: redemption of sub debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q ended 9/30
10/17/12 8K re: 3Q results

Boeing BA: 1/30/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/23/13 8K re: suspension of SEC reporting for Boeing Capital Corp. sub.
1/17/13 8K re: FAA grounding of 787s
1/11/13 8K re: review of safety of 787
12/19/12 8K re: award of stock options to execs
12/17/12 8K re: increase of quarterly div. & resumption of share buyback program
10/24/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/24/12 8K re: 3Q rsults
10/17/12 8K re: two $2.3 bil credit agreements


Caterpillar CAT: 1/28/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/25/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats
1/18/13 8K re: goodwill impairment of Chinese acquisition
12/20/12 8K re: supplemental info re: sales of machines & power systems
12/17/12 8K re: retirement from Bd. of Eugene V. Fife due to mandatory retirement age
11/20/12 8K re: 3 months dealer stats
11/6/12 8K re: executive compensation for Group Pres.
11/6/12 Prospetus for exchange offer of debentures
11/2/12 10Q 3Q eneded 9/30


Chevron CVX: 2/1/13 8K re: 4Q and 2012 full year results (& 1/10/13 8K)
12/5/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil of notes
11/6/12 10Q Qtr. ended 9/30/12
11/2/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: 3Q interim results
10/3/12 8K re: election of Dr. Alice P. Gast to Board


Cisco CSCO: 2/1/13 8K re: election of Gregory Q. Brown, CEO of Motorola to Bd. of Dirs.
1/8/13 8K re: contract with Wim Elfrink, EVP
12/21/12 & 12/19/12 8Ks re: execs' pre-arranged stock trading plan
11/20/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: Qtr. ended 10/27
11/16/12 8K re: amdmt to exec. comp. plan
10/4/12 8K re: appointment of Gary B. Moore as Pres & other exec appointments


Coke KO: 10/25/12 10Q re: 3Q ended 9/28
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q results
9/14/12 8K re: exec changes


Disney DIS: 1/18/13 Proxy re: annual shareholders meeting 3/6/13 in Phoeniz, Arizona
1/11/13 8K re: stock plan for directors
11/29/12 8K re: issuance of $2 bil Global Notes
11/21/12 10K & 11/8/12 8K re: results year ended 9/29
10/30/12 8K re: Disney to acquire Lucasfilm


DuPont DD: 1/28/13 8K re: comp. for CEO Ellen J. Kullman
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results
10/23/12 10Q & 8K & 10/9 8K all re: 9/30 Q results
9/4/12 8K re: sale of Performance Coatings Div to Carlyle Group for $4.9 bil


ExxonMobil XOM: 2/1/13 8K re: 4Q estimated results
12/4/12 8K re: grant of bonus to CEO tillerson of $4.5 mil
11/30/12 8K re: retirement of SVP D.D. Humphreys
11/6/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
11/2/12 8K re: elecgtion of CEO of Xerox, Ursula M. Burns to Bd
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results


GE: 1/18/13 8K re: 4Q results
12/13/12 8K re: revised segment fin'l info for prior 2 qtrs.
11/7/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/19/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: Offering of $7 bil of notes (closing)


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 1/31/13 Proxy re: annual stockholders meeting 3/20/13, Mt. View, CA
12/27/12 10K for year ended 10/31/12
11/20/12 8K re: results year ended 10/31
10/3/12 8K e: earnings outlook for '13 fiscal year

Home Depot HD: 11/21/12 10Q & 11/13/12 8K re: 4Q ended 10/28
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Ron L. Sargent from BOD
9/21/12 8K re: election of mark Vadon to Board
8/22/12 10Q for qtr ended 7/29/12
8/14/12 8K re: quarter ended 7/29
8/7/12 8K re: purchase of U.S. Home systems and related Proxy statement


Intel INTC: 1/18/13 & 1/17/13 8Ks re: 4Q and 2012 results
12/14/12 8K re: issuance of $175 mil of 4.2% due 2042
12/11/12 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes
12/6/12 & 12/4/12 8Ks re: issuance of $6 bil of Notes
12/4/12 8K re: adoption of FASB standard
11/19/12 8K re: retirement of Paul S. Otellini at May Annual Mtg. of Shareholders
10/31/12 10Q & 10/17 8K & 10/16 8K all re: 9/29 Q results

IBM: 21/13 8K re: exec comp for officers
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q earnings call transcript
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results
1/4/13 8K re: retirement of Michael E. Daniels, SVP
11/16/12 8K re: sale of 1.375% Notes
11/5/12 8K re: bae salary of $1.5 mil for CEO Virginia Rometty
10/30/12 & 10/17 8K & 10/16 8K all re: 3Q results ended 9/30
10/12/12 8K reL election of Virginia M. Rometty to Chrmn of Bd.


JPMorganChase JPM: 1/25/13 8K re: closing of sale of notes
1/16/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q results
1/16/13 8K re: internal report re: trading loss
1/9/13 8K re: leaving of James E. Staley, Chrm. of Corporate & Inv. Banking Unit
12/5/12 8K re: Mark W. O'Donovan is now Controller
12/4/12 8K re: slides from U.S. fin'l services inv. conf.
12/4/12 8K re: reorganization
11/21/12 8K re: Marianne Lake is now CFO, other appointments
11/8/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30


Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 1/22/13 2 8Ks re: 4Q & 2012 results and earnings call
12/3/12 8K re: CEO Alex Gorsky replaces Bill Weldon as Chiar of BOD eff. 12/28
11/9/12 8K re: Eugene Washington is on BOD
11/9/12 10Q for Qtr ended 9/30
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30


McDonald's MCD: 1/31/13 8K re: quarterly cash dividend
1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/13/12 8KA & 12/11/12 re global sales
12/4/12 8K & 11/15/12 8K re: Jeff Stratton succeeds Janice Fields as Pres. of McDonald's USA
11/9/12 8K re: global sales decreased 1.8% in Oct.
11/1/12 10Q & 10/19 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30


Merck MRK: 2/1/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
11/29/12 8K re: Amendment to Control seperation Benefits Plan
11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
10/26/12 8K re: 3Q results


Microsoft MSFT: 1/24/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 12/31/12
11/29/12 8K re: results of annual shareholders mtg.
11/16/12 8K re: resignation of Steven Sinofsky as Pres. of Windows Div.
11/7/12 8K re: issuance of $2.25 bil of notes
11/2/12 8K & 10/18 10Q & 10/18 8K re: 1Q results
10/17 & 10/10 & 10/9 Proxy materials re: 11/28 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at Bellevue, Wash
10/9/12 8K re: retirement of Reed Hastings from Bd & other Bd. changes


Pfizer PFE: 1/29/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
11/9/12 10Q re: Qtr ended 9/30
11/1/12 8K re: 3Q results
8/14/12 8K re: purchase of marketing rights to OTC Nexium from AstraZeneca
8/9/12 10Q & 7/31/12 8K re: results of 2 Qtr ended 7/1/12



Procter & Gamble PG: 1/25/13 10Q & 2 8Ks re: quarter ended 12/31/12
1/8/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.562 cents a share
1/8/13 8K re: election of Terry Lundgren, CEO of Macy's to BoD replacing Jon Rodgers
10/25/12 10Q & two 8Ks 10/25 re 1Q results ended 9/30
10/12/12 re: '12 Annual Shareholder Mtg results
10/9/12 8K re: dividend of 0.562 cents per share payable on 11/15 to 10/19 record holders
10/9/12 re: CEO's speech at Shareholder Mtg



3M MMM: 1/24/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/12/12 8K re: fin'l outlook for 2013 and eps estimate
11/1/12 10Q &
10/23 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/3/12 8K re: $1.5 bil revolving credit agreement
10/1/12 8K re: contract to purchase Ceradyne Inc. for $35 per share


Travelers TRV: 1/23/13 &1/22/13 8Ks re: 4Q results
12/5/12 8K re: estimate of losses due to Hurricane Sandy
10/18/12 10Q &
10/18 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30/12


UnitedHealth Group UNH: 1/17/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/6/12 & 11/19/12 8Ks re: purchase of over 60% of shares of Amil
11/26/12 8K re: annual inv. conf.
11/2/112 Bd. & officer changes
10/30/12 10Q for quarter ended 9/30
10/2212 8K re: underwriting agreement to sell over $3.4 bil of notes
10/16/12 8K re: 3Q results
10/9/12 8K re: purchase of 90% of Brazil firm Amil Participacoas for $4.9 bil in cash
9/10/12 re: FD disclosure re: Morgan Stanley Healthcare Conference


United Technologies UTX: 1/23/13 8K re: 4Q & 2012 results
12/17/12 8K re: completion of sale of ind'l products biz for $3.46 to finance purchase of Goodrich which closed earlier in the year
10/26/12 & 10/23/12 8K re: 3Q ended 9/30
10/11 8K/A re: Goodrich purchase
9/12/12 8K re: election of Marshall Larsen to Board


Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 1/25/13 8K re: sale of spectrum to AT&T
1/22/13 8K re: 4Q results (& 1/18/13 & 1/7/13 4Q updates)
12/10/12 8K re: purchase of single premium annuity contract
from Prud'l to settle $7.5 bil of pension liabilities
12/8/12 8K re: election of EVP Merchandizing
11/13/12 8K re: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless disgtri buted $18.5 bil to the two owners, Verizon Communications & Vodaphone
11/8/12 8K re: disclsoure of Wells Fargo Tech, Media & telecom Conf.
11/2/12 8K re: tenderoffer for $1.25 bil of its notes
11/2/12 8K re: Agreements ith CWA & IBEW for new 3 year congtracts covering 43,000 workers


WalMart WMT: 12/4/12 10Q & 11/15/12 8K re: results of Qtr ended 10/31
9/6/12 10Q for quarter ended 7/31/12
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