Wednesday, July 17, 2013

7/17/13 Wed. am Johnson & Johnson's Profits Up; Coke's Down

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Post No. 2,280  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 July 14, 2013 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of 7/14/13.


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 & amp; 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 15451.85 down 32.41 or 0.21%  from Monday's close of 15484.26. For the year the Dow is up 17.92%. Of the Dow components  12  gained, Johnson & Johnson was unchanged and 17 declined. The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was 77 cents and percentage-wise was Intel up 1.29% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Boeing down $1.43 and percentage-wise was Disney down 1.37%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks take a breather, snap streak" by Tom Kilgore says stocks broke a multiday winning streak amid a batch of lackluster earnings results.  Coke fell 78 cents after posting weak 2Q vol growth.  Johnson & Johnson beat earnings & rev forecasts and riasied its full year outlook but the stock ended unchanged.

NYT pB8 "Earnigns throw water on S&P 500's party", AJC pA13 "S&P ends 8 day win streak" by AP says a string of  lackluster earnings reports from firms including Coke ended the streak.

FT p20 "Coca Cola leaves investors with sour taste as earnings disappoint" by Jason Abbruzzese says Coke helped take the pop out of the recent stock market rally with shares falling sharply after it reported disappointing earnings & the ceo said he was not happy with its performance.

IBD pB4 "Indexes break win streak bu losses are contained" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says the stock market halted is feverish advance Tues but the damage was limited as the current outlook is still a confirmed uptrend.


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  trailing P/E ratio was  16.73 down   from yesterday's     trailing P/E ratio of 16.88 (last year it was 14.34);  today's  P/E estimate is  13.55 unchanged   from Tuesday's  P/E estimate of 13.55  (year ago it was 12.23) and today''s   dividend yield was 2.37 unchanged   from yesterday's  dividend yield of 2.37  (last year it was 2.62). The Dow's all-time high was 15,484.26  on July 15, 2013. 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 2012.08 down 4.22 from Monday's closing numerator of 2016.30. 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 (0.130216081) you get the change in today'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 $67.07 down 14 cents    from Monday's average of $67.21.  The median closing price of Tuesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $65.97   (DIS/UNH) down 81 cents from Monday's median closing price of $66.78. 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 lost $422   ($201,630 - $201,208).

Tuesday MarketWatch 4:33 by   Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 breaking an eight-session winning streak after a Federal Reserve member urged reduced stimulus and Coca-Cola Co.’s profit fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.21% dropped 32.41 points, or 0.2%, to 15,451.85. Shares of Coca-Cola KO -1.90%  fell 1.9%, pacing the index’s losses after the beverage maker reported a drop in quarterly earnings. Intel Corp. INTC +1.29%  rose 1.3%, the top Dow gainer ahead of the chip company’s results on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 0.00%  ended unchanged after the Dow component and health-care giant reported results that beat Wall Street estimates and raised its profit outlook. The S&P 500 SPX -0.37%  slipped 6.24 points, or 0.4%, to 1,676.26, retreating from the previous session’s record closing high. Materials paced declines that included eight of the S&P 500’s 10 major sectors. Telecommunications and information technology edged up. Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. s GS -1.69%  fell 1.7% after the investment bank reported quarterly profit doubled from the year-ago period, but analysts questioned how looming capital rules might affect the banking industry. Marathon Petroleum Corp. MPC -4.34%  dipped 4.3% a day after it offered a tepid second-quarter earnings outlook. Yahoo Inc. YHOO -1.68%   shares declined 1.7% ahead of the technology company’s quarterly results after Tuesday’s close. The Nasdaq Composite COMP -0.25%  declined 8.99 points, or 0.3%, to 3,598.50. On Tuesday, 617 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Composite volume topped 3 billion, a day after the lowest composite volume for the year, if only full sessions are considered. Gold prices gained for a second session, with the futures contract for August delivery GCQ3 +0.60% up $6.90 at $1,290.40 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil futuresCLQ3 -0.52%  fell 32 cents to finish at $106 a barrel.

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

AT&T:  WSJ pC14 "Overheard", AJC pA11 "AT&T to offer yearly upgrade of devices" by Christopher Seward,  WSJ pB1 "Smartphoen uprades slow as the wow facor fades" by Spencer E. Ante, USAT p1B "Cellphone upgrades: a pay as you go plan"  say AT&T said Tues that starting 7/26 consumers can get a new smartphone or tablet every year with no down payment, activation or upgrade fee.

WSJ pC14 "For T-Mobile and Dish, a leap of fate beckons" by Miriam Gottfried says AT&T's offer to buy Leap may bring Dish Network and T-Mobile US together. 

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  WSJ pB2 "Chevron to help fund jv in Argentina" by Taos Turner, Daniel Gilbert AJC pA12 "Chevron and YPF sign $1.5 bil shale oil deal" say Argentina's state run YPF will develop Argentina's shale oil deposits.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  WSJ pB4 "Worlds i no picnic for Coke" by Mike Esterl, NYT pB4 "Profit and sales slip for Coke but it expects a better 2nd half" by Reuters,  FT p12 "Coke weighed down by weather and economy" by Shannon Bond, AJC pA11 "Coke posts soggy 2Q report" by Leon Stafford, FT p10 "Cola bears", USAT p3B "Coca-Cola"   say Coke's streak of 12 straight quarters of N. Amer. vol growth ended due to bad weather.  Net profit was $2.68 bil or 59 cents a share down from $2.79 bil or 61 cents a share a year ago.  Rev fell to $12.75 bil from $13 bil.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks take a breather, snap streak" by Tom Kilgore says stocks broke a multiday winning streak amid a batch of lackluster earnings results.  Coke fell 78 cents after posting weak 2Q vol growth.  Johnson & Johnson beat earnings & rev forecasts and riasied its full year outlook but the stock ended unchanged.

 FT p20 "Coca Cola leaves investors with sour taste as earnings disappoint" by Jason Abbruzzese says Coke helped take the pop out of the recent stock market rally with shares falling sharply after it reproted disappoitning earnigns & the ceo said he was not happy with its performance.

AJC pA13 "S&P ends 8 day win streak" by AP says a string of  lackluster earnings reports from firms including Coke ended the streak.

Disney:  WSJ pB7 "Networks lose round to Aereo" by Shalini Ramachandran says Disney's ABC and other broadcast networks lost their chance to appeal their request to rehear a fed case tring to shut down Aereo.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:  No mentions found.

Intel:  No mentions found.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan:  No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson:  WSJ pB4 "New drugs help J&J to enhance its performance" by Jonathan D. rockoff, NYT pB2 "Strong sales underpin earnings at J&J" by Katie Thomas, IBD pA4 "Johnson & Johnson Q2 beats, but raises guidance modestly" by Amy Reeves,  AJC pA12 "J&J profit jumps on sales; lower charges" say JNJ's 2Q profit doubled on higher sales of medicines and evices.  Net income was $3.83 bil or $1.33 a share, up from $1.41 bil or 50 cents per share.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks take a breather, snap streak" by Tom Kilgore says stocks broke a multiday winning streak amid a batch of lackluster earnings results.  Coke fell 78 cents after posting weak 2Q vol growth.  Johnson & Johnson beat earnings & rev forecasts and riasied its full year outlook but the stock ended unchanged.


McDonald's:  AJC pA12 "McDonald's to open restaurant in Vietnam" says it will join Starbucks, Subway and Pizza Hut there.

Merck:  WSJ pB4 "Merck FDA cancels meeting of panel on surgery drug" by Jennifer Corbett Dooren says the FDA needs more time to review sugammdex, Merck's surgery drug which it acquried when it merged with Schering-Plough in '09.

Microsoft:  No mentions found.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

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.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Tuesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol upMarketLast SaleNet
Change
%
Change
Share
Volume
AA  NYSE  $ 8.11   0.06  0.73%  10,431,636
AXP  NYSE  $ 78.27   0.42  0.54%  4,531,082
BA  NYSE  $ 104.23   1.43  1.35%  5,831,244
BAC  NYSE  $ 13.92   0.04  0.29%  144,502,708
CAT  NYSE  $ 88.17   0.77  0.88%  5,424,864
CSCO  NASDAQ-GS  $ 25.71   0.22  0.85%  26,240,184
CVX  NYSE  $ 124.12   0.56  0.45%  3,994,148
DD  NYSE  $ 54.38   0.25  0.46%  3,431,131
DIS  NYSE  $ 65.03   0.90  1.37%  7,443,654
GE  NYSE  $ 23.43   0.20  0.85%  38,131,345
HD  NYSE  $ 80.22   0.18  0.22%  5,023,580
HPQ  NYSE  $ 26.45   0.07  0.27%  10,864,966
IBM  NYSE  $ 193.85   0.15  0.08%  3,744,134
INTC  NASDAQ-GS  $ 24.25   0.31  1.29%  34,217,012
JNJ  NYSE  $ 90.40   unch  unch  11,385,648
JPM  NYSE  $ 55.01   0.12  0.22%  19,098,883
KO  NYSE  $ 40.23   0.78  1.9%  33,480,452
MCD  NYSE  $ 100.88   0.13  0.13%  4,403,035
MMM  NYSE  $ 114.34   0.51  0.44%  2,456,744
MRK  NYSE  $ 48.23   0.29  0.6%  11,373,532
MSFT  NASDAQ-GS  $ 36.27   0.10  0.28%  36,317,712
PFE  NYSE  $ 28.68   0.11  0.38%  34,838,841
PG  NYSE  $ 80.97   0.54  0.66%  11,202,373
T  NYSE  $ 35.88   0.33  0.93%  17,587,076
TRV  NYSE  $ 83.23   0.05  0.06%  1,340,498
UNH  NYSE  $ 66.91   0.71  1.05%  5,449,066
UTX  NYSE  $ 99.99   0.25  0.25%  2,300,832
VZ  Dual Listed  $ 50.28   0.32  0.64%  8,829,808
WMT  NYSE  $ 77.37   0.34  0.44%  4,693,411
XOM  NYSE  $ 93.30   0.05  0.05%  11,395,96

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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 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 Steve Ballmer (Redmond, WA)

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)

Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)

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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 7/14/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $415.29
2. Microsoft MSFT 297.88
3. WalMart WMT 254.37
4.  Johnson & Johnson JNJ 252.77
5.   GE 245.68
6. Chevron CVX 240.55
7. Procter & Gamble PG 223.51
8. IBM 212.97
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 208.30 
10. Pfizer PFE 204.36
11. AT&T T 192.66
12. Coke KO 182.74
13. Bank of America BAC 148.55
14. Merck MRK 146.57
15.  Verizon VZ 144.23
16. Cisco CSCO 138.63
17. Disney DIS 120.63    
18. Intel INTC 118.81
19. Home Depot HD 117.65
20. McDonald's MCD 101.84
21. United Technologies UTX 91.77
22. American Express AXP 86.06
23. 3M MMM 79.47
24. Boeing BA 77.29
25. UnitedHealth UNH 69.36
26. Caterpillar CAT 57.31
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 50.51
28. DuPont DD 50.08
29. Travelers TRV 31.69
30. Alcoa AA 8.66

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 7/14/13:

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

AT&T T: 7/12/13 8K re: AT&T agreeing to buy Leap Wireless
6/28/13 8K re: election of Cynthia B. Taylor as a Director & increase number of dirs. from 13 to 14
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of debentures
5/15/13 8K re: closing of sale of Global Notes due '43
5/3/13 10Q & 2 8Ks 4/23/13 re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of annual stockholders meeting on 4/25/13
4/11/13 8K re: reclassification of revenue items


Alcoa AA: 7/11/13 & 7/9 8Ks re: 2Q earnings results
7/1/13 8K re: closing the Fusina, Italy aluminum smelter
5/30/13 8K re: Moody's downgrade of debt rating from Baa3 to Ba1 & from negative to stable
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of 65 Notes due 7/15/13
5/20/13 8K re: shut down of 2 smelters in Quebec
5/9/13 8K re: Sustainability Highlights Report
5/8/13 8K re: approval of Stock Incentive Plan
4/18/13 10Q; 4/11/3 8K & 4/9/13 8K all re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 5/3/13 annual meeting of stockholders

American Express AXP: 6/21/13 8K re: selection of Jeffrey Campbell CFO
6/17/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months thru 5/31/13
5/22/13 & 5/17/13 8Ks re: issuance of $1.85 bil of notes
5/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 months through 4/30/13
5/7/13 8K re: retirement of CFO Daniel T. Henry
5/2/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 Sahreholder Meeting
4/30/13 8K re: increase in quarterly dividend from 20 cents to 23 cents per share
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/15/13 8K re: election of Edward P. Gilligan, Pres.
4/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months through 3/31

Bank of Am BAC: 7/2/13 8K re: redemption of securities
  5/29/13 8K re: issuance of 40,000 shaes of Series U Preferred Stock
5/28/13 8K re: redemption of Perpetual Preferred Stock
5/8/13 8K re: voting results from 5/8 Stockholders Meeting
5/7/13 10Q & 4/17/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
5/6/13 8K re: settlement of lawsuit with MBIA
4/1/13 8K re: redemption of certain securities

Boeing BA: 5/3/13 8K re: issuance of floating rate senior notes due '14
4/30/13 8K re: voting results of 4/29 shareholders meeting held 4/29
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/22/13, 4/16 & 3/15/13 Proxy materials re: 4/29/13 annual mtg of shareholders at Field Museum, Chicago


Caterpillar CAT: 6/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats thru 3/13
6/17/13 8K re: voting results of annual shareholderss mtg on 6/12
6/12/13 8K re: 15% increase in dividend from 8 cents to 60 cents payable 8/20 to record holders 7/22
5/20/13 8K re: 3 months dealer stats Feb through April 2013
5/17/13 8K re: settlement re: litigation arising from acquisition of ERA Mining (China)
5/2/13 10Q & 4/22/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/19/13 8K re: March dealer stats
4/10/13 8K re: retirement of G. Vittecoq, VP


Chevron CVX: 7/10/13 8K re: 2Q interim update
6/24/13 8K re: issuance of notes
6/4/13 8K re: approval by stockholders of Long Term Incentive Plan
5/2/13 10Q; 4/26/13 8K; 4/10/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31/13 results
4/11/13 & 4/2/13 Proxy materials re: Stockholders meeting on 5/29
4/2/13 8K re: salary increase for CEO and other execs


Cisco CSCO: 6/20/13 8K: re: exec's pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/12/13 8K re: executives' adoption of pre-arranged stock trading plan
6/7/13 8K re: Cisco payment to Tivo of $294 mil to settle patent dispute that includes Google & AARIS Group
5/21/13 10Q for qtr ended 4/27/13
5/15/13 8K re: 3Q ended 4/27 results

Coke KO: 5/15/13 8K re: amendment of by-laws to allow calling of special shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/16/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/29 results
4/4/13 Proxy re: 4/24 shareholder meeting

Disney DIS: 7/1/13 8K re: extension of CEO Robert A. Iger's employment contract to 6/30/16
5/7/13 10Q & 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/30 results
3/20/13 8K re: $1.5 bil 364 day credit agreement
3/8/13 8K re: change to exec bonus plan


DuPont DD: 4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 stockholders meeting
4/23/13 10Q & 8K re: quarter ended 3/31 results
4/4 proxy materials
3/26/13 8K re: settlement with Monsanto of patent litigation
3/15/13 Proxy re: 4/24 Stockholders Meeting at DuPont Theatre, Wilmington, DE


ExxonMobil XOM: 6/3/13 8K re: voting results of 5/29/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/13/13; 5/10; 4/12 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
3/26/13 8K re: financial presentation
3/12/13 8K re: analyst meeting

GE: 6/14/13 8K re: election of Keith S. Sherlin, CEO GE Capital
5/8/13 10Q & 4/19/13 8K re: 1 Qtr. ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/24 shareholders meeting
4/8/13 Proxy materials for shareholders meetings


Hewlett-Packard HPQ: 6/18/13 8K re: change of duties of EVP R. Todd Bradley
6/6/13 10Q & 5/22/13 8K re: qtr ended 4/30/13
5/29/13 8K re: resignation of John H. Mammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson from BoD and temporary reduction of Board members from 11 to 9
4/4/13 8K re: resignations of directors John H. Hammergren & G. Kennedy Thompson


Home Depot HD: 5/29/13 8K re: shareholder approval of Amended Restated '05 Stock Incentive Plan
5/29/13 10Q & 5/21/13 8K re: qtr ended 5/5/13
4/8/13 Proxy materials for 5/23 shareholders meeting at Cobb Galleria, Atlanta
4/5/13 8K re: issuance of 2.7% Sr. Notes due '23 & '43

Intel INTC: 5/21/13 8K re: Brian M. Krzanich became CEO on 5/16
5/8/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 8K re: election of Brian M. Krzanich as CEO Z& Renee J. James as pres. effective 5/16
4/29/13 10Q & 4/17 8K & 4/16 8K re: results of 1st quarter ended 3/30
4/3/13 Proxy materials for 5/16 stockholders meeting at Santa Clara, Cal.


IBM: 5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: retirement of SVP HR J. Randall MacDonald
4/30/13 10Q & 4/19/13 & 4/18/13 8Ks re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/3/13 Proxy materials
3/11/13 Proxy re 4.30/13 annual meeting of stockholders at Von Braun Ctr., Huntsville, Al


JPMorganChase JPM: 7/12/13 2 8Ks re: 2Q results
6/10/13 8K re: amendment to Cert. of Incorp. to allow shareholder action by written consent
6/4/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: investor conference presentation
5/23/13 8K re: results of 5/21/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/16/13 Proxy materials for 5/21 shareholders meeting
5/15/13 8K re: sale of 1.6% notes due '18
5/8/13 10Q & 4/12 8K re: 1Q ended 3/31 results
5/2/13 8K re: sale of 4.25% notes due '18
4/23/13 8K re: sale of notes
5/1/13 8K re: sale of notes
4/29/13 8K re: resignation of co-C Frank J. Bisignano
4/9/13 8K re: redemption of securities

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 6/20/13 8K re: agreement to buy Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for its late state prostate drugs
5/3/13 10Q & 4/16 8K reL: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/26/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25 shareholders meeting
3/13/13 Proxy re: 4/25/13 Shareholder mtg at Hyatt New Brunswick, NJ

McDonald's MCD: 6/10/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Investor Release
5/28/13 8K re: voting results of 5/23/13 Annual Shareholders Meeting
5/8/13 8K re: April sales
5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
5/3/13 8K re: adjustment to sales results

Merck MRK: 5/30/13 8K re: voting results of 5/28/13 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
5/22/13 8K re: accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Goldman Sachs
5/20/13 8K re: issuance of $6 bil of notes

Microsoft MSFT: 7/11/13 8K re: resignation of Pres. of Office Div. Kurt DelBene
7/3/13 8K re: retirement of Steve Sinofsky from Windows Div.
5/20/13 8-K/A approval of CFO Amy Hood's compensation
5/13/13 8K re: election of Amy Hood as CFO
5/1/13 8K re: sale of Euro notes
4/18/13 8K re: resignation of CFO Peter Klein
4/18/13 10Q & 4/18 8K re: results of Qtr ended 3/31

Pfizer PFE: 6/3/13 8K re: issuance of $4 bil of notes
5/29/13 8K re: blackout of insider purchase of shares due to Zoetis exchange offer
5/10/13 10Q & 4/30/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/29/13 8K re: voting results of 4/25/13 shareholders meeting
4/3/13 Proxy material

Procter & Gamble PG: Pre-14A Proxy re: Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 at Aronoff Center in Cincinnati
7/9/13 8K re: declaration of dividend of $0.6015 on Common & Conv. Call A Pref. payable 8/15 to 7/19 record holders
6/12/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: presentation at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference
6/5/13 8K re: grouping of Global Business Units into 4 industry based sectors
5/24/13 8K re: A.G. Lafley rejoining as CEO replacing Bob McDonald
5/14/13 8K re: Reg. FD disclosure re: Goldman Sachs Consumer Products Symposium
4/24/13 10Q & 4/24 2 8Ks re: 3Q ended 3/31 results
4/15/13 8K re: quarterly dividend of 0.6015 cents per share

3M MMM: 5/16/13 8K re: amendment to Annual Report re: realignment of business groups and certain accounting revisions
5/15/13 8K re: voting results of 5/14 stockholders meeting
5/7/13 Proxy materials
5/2/13 10Q & 4/25/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results

Travelers TRV: 6/12/13 8K re: $1 bil revolving bank credit agreement
6/10/13 8K re: purchase of Dominion of Canada General Insurance for $1.1 bil
5/24/13 8K re: voting results of 5/22/13 Annual shareholders meeting
4/23/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy for 5/22 shareholders meeting at Hartford, Ct.

United Technologies UTX: 6/18/13 8K re: Ohio Fed. Ct. awarding $473 mil to U.S. re: False Calims Act re: overcharging by Pratt & Whitney on F100's
5/24/13 8K re: redemption of $1 bil 1.2% notes due 6/1/13
4/30/13 8K re: results of shareholders meeting
4/26/13 10Q & 4/23/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/9/13 Proxy materials for 4/29 annual shareholders meeting

UnitedHealth Group UNH: 6/6/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/3/13 Annual Shareholders Mtg
5/29/13 8K re: Reg FD disclosure re: Bernstein 29th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference
5/6/13 10Q & 4/18/13 8K re: 1 Qtr ended 3/31 results
4/24/13 Proxy materials for 6/3 shareholders meeting in Boston
3/11/13 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare conference presentation
2/28/13 8K re: sale of Notes
2/7/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 6/10/13 8K re: election of Anthony T. Skiadas, 44, Sr. VP & Controller
5/13/13 8K re: distribution of $7 bil to Wireless Comm and Vodafone by Verizon Wireless
5/7/13 8K re: voting results of 5/2 annual mtg of shareholders
4/25/13 10Q & 4/13/13 8K re results of quarter ended 3/31
4/2/13 8K re: rumors of purchase of Vodaphone's interest in Verizon Wireless
4/1/13 & 3/18/13 Proxy re: 5/2/13 Annual Mtg of shareholders, Doubletree, Tulsa, OK
2/26/13 10K for year ended 12/31/12
2/7/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson, Pres & CEO of Walgreen, as Director

WalMart WMT: 6/7/13 10Q & 5/16/13 8K re: Qtr. ended 4/30
6/2/13 8K re: Voting results of 6/7 Annual shareholder meeting
4/22/13 Proxy re: 6/7 shareholder meeting at Fayetteville, Ark.
4/10/13 8K re: sale of notes
3/26/13 10K for year ended 1/31/13
2/21/13 8K re: 4Q results & dividend for FY 2014
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