Monday, August 26, 2013

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Post No. 2,334  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  Monday's  Barron's,  Investor's  News Daily, the Wall St. Journal, Financial Times,  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 Friday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 15010.51 up 46.77 or 0.31%  from Thursday's close of 14963.74.  For the week the Dow was down 70.96 or 0.47% from last Friday's close of 15081.47. For the year the Dow is up 14.55%. Of the Dow components   18 gained, and 2 (Bank of America and GE) were unchanged and 10  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise and percentage-wise was Microsoft up $2.36 or 7.29% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Travelers down 36 cents and percentage-wise was    Cisco down 0.62%.

IBD pB8 "Stocks post decent gains; Nasdaq only 1% off high" by Paul Whitfield says stock indexes kept to a tight trading range Friday as it was up in rising volume and the current outlook is the market is in a correction.

As of the open  of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C4   of   Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Monday's opening trailing P/E ratio is  15.66 up from Friday's opening trailing P/E ratio of 15.61 (last year it was 14.60);  Monday's  opening  P/E estimate is  13.53 down  from Friday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.66  (year ago it was 12.52) and Monday's  opening dividend yield is 2.47 down   from Friday's opening dividend yield of 2.51  (last year it was 2.59). 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.

Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 1954.61 up 16.09  from Thursday's closing numerator of 1948.52. 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   Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $65.15 up 20 cents    from Thursday's average of $64.95.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $67.14 (DIS/UNH) up 33 cents  from Thursday's median closing price of $66.81. The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume again was Bank of America.

If Friday morning before the market opened you had purchased 100 shares of each of the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 shares (assuming you could buy fractional shares and assuming no transaction costs or dividends) and sold at the close you would have made $1,609  ($195,461 - $194,852 ) .

MarketWatch 8/23/13 Fri. 4:15 pm by Laura Mandaro says U.S. stocks ended higher Friday, shaking off early losses after a disappointing existing home sales report, as some investors took the data as a factor that could delay the start of the Federal Reserve's reduced bond purchases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.31% rose nearly 47 points, or 0.3%, to 15,011, helped by a 7.8% rise in Microsoft Corp. /MSFT +0.06% . The S&P 500 SPX +0.40% gained 6.5 points, or 0.4%, to 1,663.5. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.53% rose 19.09 points, or 0.5%, to 3,657.79. The Dow lost less than 1% for the week, its third week of losses, for the longest weekly losing streak of the year. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% for the week, its first up week in three. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.5% for the week.

Monday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

AT&T: Barron's p26 "Trumping college costs" by Jim McTague says last week Georgia Tech along with Udacity and AT&T announced the creation of an online master's  degree program that will cost only $6.000.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:  No mentions found.

Bank of America:  Barron's pM13 "Research reports" edited by Paul Farrell says on 8/20/13 Credit Suisse did a report on Bank of America with a neutral rating wherein it increased its '13 EPS estimate from 99 cents to $1.05 due to the bank's clear plans to reduce its expense structure.

 IBD pA2 "BofA intern's death review", WSJ pB2 "Intern's death scrutinized" by Lindsay Gellman, David Enrich, Shayndi Raice say Bank of America Merrill Lynch appointed a committee to investigate the death of a summer intern in London.  A 21 year old intern had been working up to 80 hours a week.

Boeing: WSJ pC1 "A durable view of the US economy" by Spencer Jakab says if you exclude transportation orders, especially for Boeing, the durable goods orders numbers for June should show growth of 3.9%.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  No mentions found.

Cisco:  WSJ pC6 "Google & Facebook try self help" by Rolfe Winkler says Google and Facebook may design their own tech equipment which will take business away from Intel and Cisco.  IBM will license its own chip technology and has enlisted Google as a partner.

Coke:No mentions found.

Disney:   WSJ pB4 "Estiamted box office figures, through Sun" says Dsiney's Planes was 5 with weekend sales of $8.6 mil and cumulative sales of $59.6 mil.  Number 1 was The Butler.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

Exxon:    No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:   Barron's p16 "Week review" says Home Depot and Lowe's reported solid quarterly results last week.

Intel:  WSJ pC6 "Google & Facebook try self help" by Rolfe Winkler says Google and Facebook may design their own tech equipment which will take business away from Intel and Cisco.  IBM will license its own chip technology and has enlisted Google as a partner.

IBM: WSJ pC6 "Google & Facebook try self help" by Rolfe Winkler says Google and Facebook may design their own tech equipment which will take business away from Intel and Cisco.  IBM will license its own chip technology and has enlisted Google as a partner.

JPMorgan:No mentions found.

Johnson & Johnson: No mentions found.

McDonald's:  IBD pB12 "Consolidating restaurants show strength" by Alan R. Elliott says McDonald's has been in a downtrend since April.

Merck:  No mentions found.

Microsoft: WSJ pB1 "Next CEO's job: fix Microsoft culture" by Shira Ovide, FT p12 "Ballmer's resignation is little comfort for investors" by Richard Waters, USAT p1B "Wanted: new visionary in chief" by Scott Martin, Jon Swartz, Haldey Malcolm, NYT pB1 "In Microsoft, young tgech sees itself" by Quentin Hardy  discuss Microsoft's future and the impact of Ballmer's departure.

Barron's pM2 "Charting the Market" charts Microsoft saying retiring CEO had a strained relationship with some influential investors.

Barron's p25 "Game on at Take-Tow Interactive" by jack Hough says Microsoft is bring out later this year Xbox One.

IBD pA1 "Microsoft to start a crucial transition with Ballmer's exit" by Brian Deagon, Barron's p16 "Week Review: Balemr exits Microsoft", Barron's p26 "The long goodbye" by Andrew Bary,Sun. NYT pBus. 1 "Needed: a catch-up artist" by Steve Lohr, FT p3 "Ballmer to bow out of Microsoft" by Tim Bradshaw, WSJ pB1 "Enter the post-Ballmer world" by Don Clark, Shira Ovide, FT p16 "Microsoft", WSJ pB14 "Microsoft: hitting Ballmr out of the park" by Rolfe Winkler, WSJ pA1 "CEO exit sets Microsoft on new path" by Shira Ovide, FT p10 "Ballmer will leave behind an unfinished agenda" by Ricahrd Waters, Sat. NYT pA1 "An exit at Microsoft, a chance for reinvention" by Nick Wingfield, Sat. NYT pB1 "After an exit at Microsoft" by Claire Cain Miller, NYT pB1 "A tenure of constant acquisition and one deal that didn't close" by ichael J. de la Merced  say Steve Ballmer is stepping down as CEO fo Microsoft after 13 years at the helm, in an admission by the PC pioneer that it lacks the leadership needed to steer it into the mobile era.  He will leave within a year.  Possible successor to Ballmer includes Tony Bates, Stephen Elop, Sanjay Jha, Paul Maritz & Satya Nadella.  Coming a month after Ballmer headed a reorganization that consolidated power int he CEO's role, his resignation hints at stains in his 33 year relationship wtih Bill Gates.  Microsoft has lost about 40% of its value since Ballmer took the job in Jan 2000.

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: FT p14 "Walmart calls halt to India expansion" by Amy Kazmin says Walmart has put its India expansion plans on holds as it deals with 2 compliance investigations and unease over the gov's rules for foreign investment in retail businesses.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:
Symbol upMarketLast SaleNet
Change
%
Change
Share
Volume
AA  NYSE  $ 8.05   0.02  0.25%  11,007,382
AXP  NYSE  $ 73.65   0.21  0.28%  2,519,430
BA  NYSE  $ 105.48   0.34  0.32%  3,016,682
BAC  NYSE  $ 14.57   unch  unch  67,490,664
CAT  NYSE  $ 83.89   0.28  0.33%  4,170,972
CSCO  NASDAQ-GS  $ 23.86   0.15  0.62%  41,237,433
CVX  NYSE  $ 119.53   1.24  1.05%  4,675,973
DD  NYSE  $ 57.90   0.35  0.61%  2,644,918
DIS  NYSE  $ 61.73   0.09  0.15%  5,505,823
GE  NYSE  $ 23.78   unch  unch  20,552,282
HD  NYSE  $ 73.89   0.11  0.15%  7,732,586
HPQ  NYSE  $ 22.40   0.18  0.81%  22,012,635
IBM  NYSE  $ 185.42   0.23  0.12%  2,294,892
INTC  NASDAQ-GS  $ 22.44   0.18  0.81%  22,958,602
JNJ  NYSE  $ 88.41   0.15  0.17%  7,694,077
JPM  NYSE  $ 52.32   0.11  0.21%  11,054,312
KO  NYSE  $ 38.52   0.21  0.55%  11,220,361
MCD  NYSE  $ 95.13   0.33  0.35%  12,255,045
MMM  NYSE  $ 114.40   0.27  0.24%  1,953,688
MRK  NYSE  $ 47.73   0.08  0.17%  9,161,607
MSFT  NASDAQ-GS  $ 34.75   2.36  7.29%  223,431,438
PFE  NYSE  $ 28.34   0.18  0.64%  18,490,003
PG  NYSE  $ 80.01   0.24  0.3%  5,218,946
T  NYSE  $ 34.29   0.47  1.39%  29,691,456
TRV  NYSE  $ 80.19   0.36  0.45%  1,336,253
UNH  NYSE  $ 72.54   0.57  0.79%  3,216,275
UTX  NYSE  $ 102.80   0.16  0.16%  2,607,436
VZ  Dual Listed  $ 47.61   0.59  1.25%  6,755,927
WMT  NYSE  $ 73.44   0.02  0.03%  5,470,127
XOM  NYSE  $ 87.52   0.54  0.62%  9,185,127

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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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