Thursday, August 22, 2013

8/22/13 Thurs. am Hewlett-Packard's Rev Falls but Profits Up

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Post No. 2,328  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  as of August 21, 2013 and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings as of August 21, 2013.

A read of the print editions of  Thursday's  Wall St. Journal,  Financial Times, Investor's  News Daily, New York Times,  USA Today,  Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution  & Daily Report (Georgia - 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 Wednesday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Wednesday at 14897.55 DOWN 105.44 OR 0.70%  from Tuesday's close of 15002.99. For the year the Dow is up 13.69%. Of the Dow components   3 gained and 27 declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Walmart up 32 cents or 0.44% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise was Johnson & Johnson down 93 cents  and percentage-wise was   Hewlett-Packard down 1.78%.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks end lower after jolt by Fed" by Dan Strumpf, Tomi Kilgore, Min Zeng says US stocks extended the year's longest losing sreak, as the Dow fell for the 6th session in a row after minutes from the Fed's latest meeting affirmed investors' worries about a withdrawal of economic stimulus.

NYT pB1 "No clarity from Fed on stimulus, upsetting Wall St." by Nelson D. Schwartz says the Fed is expected to begin scaling back the economic stimulus program soon.

IBD pB2 "S&P 500 leads decline; IBD 50 outperforms again" by David Saito-Chung says stocks closed a jittery session due to fear over when the Fed will begin reducing its monthly bond purchases.  The current outlook is the market is in a correction.

FT p22 "Stocks turn volatile following Fed minutes" by Dave Shellock says markets saw choppy trading as the result of the Fed's July policy meeting minutes.

AJC pA17 "Dow declines fro 6th day" by AP says stocks fell after the Fed said that officials were in agreement that it shold end its bond buying program.

As of the open  of the market on Thursday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5   of   Thursday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Thursday's opening trailing P/E ratio is  16.22 down from yesterday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 16.33 (last year it was 13.95);  today's  opening  P/E estimate is  13.66 unchanged  from Wednesday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.66  (year ago it was 12.64) and today's  opening dividend yield is 2.49 up   from yesterday's opening dividend yield of 2.47  (last year it was 2.55). The Dow's all-time high was 15,658.36   on August 2, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.

Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1939.90 down  13.73 from Tuesday's closing numerator of 1953.63. 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   Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $64.66 down 46 cents    from Tuesday's average of $65.12.  The median closing price of  Wednesday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $66.50 (DIS/UNH) up 33 cents  from Tuesday's median closing price of $66.17. The lowest volume was  3M and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Wednesday 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 $1,373  ($195,363 - $193,990) .

MarketWatch 8/21/13 Wed. 4:31 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks  ended sharply lower Wednesday, losing grip on a late-afternoon recovery, as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s signaling that it remained on course to curb its monthly bond purchases by the end of the year.
Fed officials are “broadly comfortable” with Chairman Ben Bernanke’s plan to begin reducing the asset buying later this year so long as the economy improves, with a few Federal Open Market Committee members indicating tapering might be called for soon, according to the minutes released Wednesday afternoon. “The market has not fully backed in the prospect of it actually occurring in September,” said Mark Luschini, chief investment strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott. Extending losses into a sixth session, the Dow industrials /quotes/zigman/627449 DJIA -0.70%   fell as much as 122.15 points in the immediate of the Fed release, only to repeal those losses and then resume them. Finishing below 15,000 for the first time since July 3, the Dow ended at 14,897.55, down 105.44 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 index SPX -0.58%   lost 9.55 points, or 0.6%, to 1,642.80, with utilities and telecommunications the worst performing of its major sectors, all of which closed lower.
The expectation voiced by Bernanke in June that the central bank would curb its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases by year-end has upended global markets, especially hitting emerging markets, which had gained significantly from the increased liquidity. Views that Federal Open Market Committee would signal a September taper hit currencies including the Turkish lira and Indian rupee, which declined to a record low. “I’m inclined to think it’s going to come in September, but it’s also going to be tapering lite,” said Luschini, who now put the odds of the reduced asset purchases coming next month at 60% to 70%. “Net-net, the market remains jittery, and will trade from economic-data point to economic-data point. The big one is going to be the labor report that comes out before the next Fed meeting,” he added of the monthly nonfarm payrolls report.
Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields 10_YEAR +2.62%   leapt 8 basis point to 2.895%. Staples Inc.SPLS -15.29%   fell 15% after the office-supply retailer reported disappointing results and trimmed its 2013 earnings and revenue forecasts. Lowe’s Cos Inc.LOW +3.92%   rallied 3.9% after the home-improvement chain reported a larger-than-estimated rise in quarterly profit and sales and hiked its yearly outlook. Shares of Target Corp.TGT -3.61%   slipped 3.6% after the discount retailer reported a drop in second-quarter profit.

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

AT&T:  WSJ pB1 "A new spate of deaths in the wireless indsutry" by Rayn Knutson says at least 10 workers ahve died in falls from towers this year as Sprint and T-Mobile ramp up network upgrades to catch up with Verizon and AT&T which are far ahead in rolling out LTE broadband service.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  No mentions found.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  No mentions found.

Disney:  WSJ pB4 "Dsiney to lay off more workers" by keach hagey says Diseny will lay off 175 people from its ABC Television Group.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  IBD pA4 "HP Q3 meets, but sales growth elusive" by Pete Barlas, AJC pA16 "Hewlett-Packard turns profit but revenue falls" USAT p2B "HP chief: plans still on track" by Jon Swartz, WSJ pB7 "HP's recovery plan slows" by Ian Sherr, NYT pB1 "Shifting tech scene unsettles big players" by Quentin Hardy say Hewlett-Packard earned $1.39 bil or 29 cents a share in 3Q ended 7/31 up from a loss of $8.86 (due to a charge) bil or $4.49 per sahre a year ago.  Rev fell 8% to $27.2 bil from $29.7 bil a year ago.  Analysts expected eps of 87 cents on rev  of $27.3 bil.

Home Depot:  FT p12 "Lowe's/Home Depot says the stock rally has left Lowe's and Home Depot trading at 20 times expected earnings, near 10 year highs. 

Intel:  WSJ pB6 "Visas a headache for startups" by Angus Loten says Microsoft, Intel and FAcebook among others have urged Congress to increase the number of H-1B visa.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan: FT p14 "SAFO liaising with US over London Whale inquiry" by Caroline Binham says UK officials are working with the US in their investigation.

Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.

McDonald's:  No mentions found.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft:  WSJ pB1 "Microsoft bribe probe reaches into Pakistan, Russia deals" by Christopher M. Matthews, Shira Ovide says the US is looking into allegations that Microsoft bribed officials to get contracts in Russia and Pakistan.

IBD pA2 "Microsoft offers ad free Bing" says Microsoft will team up with Google to test an ad free version of Bing for educational users.

  WSJ pB6 "Visas a headache for startups" by Angus Loten says Microsoft, Intel and FAcebook among others have urged Congress to increase the number of H-1B visa.

Pfizer:  No mentions found.

Procter & Gamble:  No mentions found.

3M:  No mentions found.

Travelers:  No mentions found.

United Technologies:  No mentions found.

UnitedHealth Group:  No mentions found.

Verizon: WSJ pB1 "A new spate of deaths in the wireless indsutry" by Rayn Knutson says at least 10 workers ahve died in falls from towers this year as Sprint and T-Mobile ramp up network upgrades to catch up with Verizon and AT&T which are far ahead in rolling out LTE broadband service.

Walmart:  No mentions found.

Wednesday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume

 AA   NYSE   $ 7.84    0.16   2%   23,751,738
 AXP   NYSE   $ 73.44    0.83   1.12%   2,980,431
 BA   NYSE   $ 103.91    0.72   0.69%   3,633,176
 BAC   NYSE   $ 14.34    0.05   0.35%   90,832,989
 CAT   NYSE   $ 82.94    0.92   1.1%   5,121,767
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 24.07    0.25   1.03%   33,325,434
 CVX   NYSE   $ 117.70    0.59   0.5%   5,647,757
 DD   NYSE   $ 57.15    0.38   0.66%   2,897,534
 DIS   NYSE   $ 61.14    0.74   1.2%   7,168,780
GE   NYSE   $ 23.61    0.11   0.46%   31,608,857
 HD   NYSE   $ 73.73    0.56   0.75%   10,410,532
 HPQ   NYSE   $ 25.38    0.46   1.78%   22,659,516
 IBM   NYSE   $ 184.86    0.30   0.16%   3,543,516
 INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 22.17    0.353   1.57%   32,122,909
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 88.80    0.93   1.04%   7,920,699
 JPM   NYSE   $ 51.63    0.49   0.94%   17,062,604
 KO   NYSE   $ 38.28    0.37   0.96%   15,708,413
 MCD   NYSE   $ 95.11    0.39   0.41%   3,407,855
MMM   NYSE   $ 113.42    2   1.73%   2,293,586
MRK   NYSE   $ 47.46    0.10   0.21%   10,793,603
 MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 31.61    0.01   0.03%   37,294,419
 PFE   NYSE   $ 28.24    0.29   1.02%   23,208,618
 PG   NYSE   $ 79.38    0.15   0.19%   7,386,908
T   NYSE   $ 33.48    0.39   1.15%   20,523,043
TRV   NYSE   $ 79.42    0.85   1.06%   2,403,985
 UNH   NYSE   $ 71.85    0.61   0.84%   3,311,764
 UTX   NYSE   $ 101.70    0.70   0.68%   3,064,002
 VZ   Dual Listed   $ 47.27    0.64   1.34%   8,390,814
 WMT   NYSE   $ 73.55    0.32   0.44%   8,059,443
 XOM   NYSE   $ 86.42    0.41   0.47%   12,725,626

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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 8/21/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Exxon Mobil XOM $380.39
2. Microsoft MSFT 263.31
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 250.24
4.  WalMart WMT 241.10
5.   GE 240.44
6. Chevron CVX 227.40
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.40
8. IBM 202.50
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 194.57 
10. Pfizer PFE 186.96
11. AT&T T 177.81
12. Coke KO 169.70
13. Bank of America BAC 154.06
14. Merck MRK 138.89
15.  Verizon VZ 135.27
16. Cisco CSCO 129.18
17. Intel INTC 110.45    
18. Disney DIS 109.22
19. Home Depot HD 107.70
20. McDonald's MCD 95.08
21. United Technologies UTX 93.31
22. American Express AXP 80.05
23. Boeing BA 78.39
24. 3M MMM 77.52
25. UnitedHealth UNH 73.05
26. Caterpillar CAT 53.71
27. Hewlett-Packard HPQ 48.95
28. DuPont DD 52.77
29. Travelers TRV 29.66
30. Alcoa AA 8.39

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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of  8/21/13:

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

AT&T T: 8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K & 7/23/13 8K re: results for quarter ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: retirement from Board of Dr. Gilbert F. Amelia
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 # of dirs. 14 from 13
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

Alcoa AA: 8/19/13 8K re: closing of smelting capacity in US & Brazil
7/25/13 10Q for Qtr ended 6/30/13
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

American Express AXP: 8/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. ended 7/31/13
7/29/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q results ended 6/30/13
7/25/13 8K re: amdmt to sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/15/13 8K re: delinq. & write-off statgs for 3 mos. ended 6/30/13
 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

Bank of Am BAC: 8/1/13 10Q & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/24/13 8K re: election to Board of Clayton S. Rose & Pierre de Weck
 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

Boeing BA: 7/24/13 10Q & 8K re: results for qtr. ended 6/30/13
 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: 8/20/13 8K re: dealer stats for July '13
8/2/13 10Q & 7/24/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/23/13 8K re: June '13 dealer stats
 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

Chevron CVX: 8/7/13 10Q & 8/2/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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

Cisco CSCO: 8/15/13 8K re: firing of 4,000 employees
8/14/13 8K re: FY '13 & 4Q results
 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: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K 2Q ended 6/28/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: election of Ana Botin to Board
 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: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/6/13 8K re: 3Q ended 6/29/13 results
 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: 8/13/13 8K re: adoption of Sr. Exec. Severance Plan
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/31/13 results
 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: 8/6/13 10Q & 8/1/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/19/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/15/13 8K re: election to Board of Robert F. Bennett, Raymond E. Ozzie & James A. Skinner & increase # of dirs. from 9 to 12
 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: 8/20/13 8K re: 2Q results
 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: 7/29/13 & 7/18/13 & 7/17/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/29/13
 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: 7/31/13 8K re: underwriting contracts for notes5/6/13 8K re: issuance of notes
7/31/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K & 7/17/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
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: 8/21/13 8K re: sale of subordinated Notes
8/7/13 10Q re: 6/30/13 results
8/1/13 8K re: redemption of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series J
7/29/13 8K re: issuance of Non0cumulative Pref. Stock, Series R
7/29/13 8K re: possible sale of commodities business
7/19/13 8K re: retirement from Board of David Cote & Ellen Futter
 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

Johnson & Johnson JNJ: 8/20/13 8K re: closing of purchase of Aragon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
8/1/13 10Q & 7/16/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/31/13 10Q & 7/22/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
7/19/13 8K re: dividend of 77 cents pe share payable 9/17/13 to record holders on 9/3/13
 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: 8/7/13 10Q  & 7/30/13 8K re: results as of 6/30/13
 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: 7/30/13 10K & 7/18/13 8K re: results for year ended 6/30/13
 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: 8/9/13 10Q & 7/30/13 8K re; 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 8/15/13 8K re: sale of Floating Rate Notes due '63
 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: 8/13/13 8K re: election to Board of Thomas K. Brown  increase from 11 to 12
8/1/13 10Q & 7/25/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 8/1/13 8K re: underwriting contracts re: issuance of 4.6% Sr. Notes due '43
7/23/13 10Q & 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/26/13 10Q & 7/23/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 6/18/13 8K re: Ohio Fed. Ct. awarding $473 mil to U.S. re: False Claims 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: 8/5/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: 2Q ended 6/30/13 results
 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: 7/25/13 10Q & 7/18/13 8K re: results for qtr ended 6/30/13
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: 8/15/13 8K re: 2Q ended 7/31/13 results
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
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