Monday, August 5, 2013

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Post No. 2,311  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  and recent Dow 30 components' SEC filings.

A read of the print editions of Monday's Barron's, Investor's Business Daily;Wall St. Journal,  Financial Times,  New York Times, USA Today, Atlanta Journal & amp; 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 15658.36 up 30.34 or 0.19%  from Thursday's close of 15628.02. For the week the Dow was up 99.53 or 0.64% from last Friday's close of 15558.83. For the year the Dow is up 19.49%. Of the Dow components 18  gained and  12  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise was Home Depot up $1.59  and percentage-wise was Hewlett-Packard up 2.94% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Chevron $1.49 and percentage-wise was UnitedHealth down 1.23%.

IBD pB8 "Indexes reverse higher; leaders still acting well" by Juan Carlos Arancibia says the stock market reversed higher Fri capping the week at new highs as is uptrend remained unshaken.  Friday's action saw indexes reverse higher as volume falls.  The current outlook is a confirmed uptrend.

Sat. WSJ pB5 "Dow adds 6th week of gains" by Matt Jarzemsky, Min Zeng, Carolyn Gui says the Dow edged higher capping a 6th straight weekly advance as investors shrugged off a weaker thane expected reading on July jobs growth in favor of a Goldilocks read on a gradually expanding US economy. Bank fo America slipped 11 cents after disclosing inquiries from regulators over the bank's activities during the fin'l crisis.


As of the open  of the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C5   of   Monday's Wall St. Journal is 0.130216081. Monday's  trailing P/E ratio is  16.83 up   from Friday's opening  trailing P/E ratio of 16.68 (last year it was 14.28);  Monday's   P/E estimate is  13.90 unchanged  from Friday's   opening P/E estimate of 13.90  (year ago it was 12.55) and Monday's   dividend yield is 2.35 down   from Friday's  opening dividend yield of 2.37  (last year it was 2.58). 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 2038.97 up 3.95  from Thursday's losing numerator of 2035.02. 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 $67.97 up 14 cents    from Thursday's average of $67.83.  The median closing price of Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $69.39   (DIS/UNH) up 13 cents  from Thursday's median closing price of $69.26. 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 $395    ($203,897 - $203,502).

MarketWatch 8/2//13 Fri. 4:22 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks  tallied small gains on Friday, lifting the Dow industrials and S&P 500 to record closes, as bonds rallied and the dollar fell after the July jobs report fell short of forecasts. Treasurys rallied after the jobs report, sending the yield on the benchmark 10-year note 10_YEAR -3.77%  down 11 basis points to 2.604%. The dollarDXY -0.52%  fell against the currencies of major U.S. trading partners. The Labor Department reported the economy created 162,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 7.4%. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast growth of 180,000 jobs and some analysts had grown even more optimistic, calling for a gain of more than 220,000. The U.S. unemployment rate ticked down to 7.4 % in July, Russia's decision to grant asylum to Edward Snowden left American officials seething, and a look at today's market action including Dell's new deal. “The jobs report was very ho-hum; it didn’t really change the narrative. The only reason people are disappointed is because expectations were raised so much,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG LLC.. In a speech Friday afternoon, St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said the central bank needs to see ”more data” before deciding whether to reduce its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases. Bullard is a “centrist, so to speak, so for him to say we need to wait until we get more data is not unimportant information,” said Greenhaus. After trading lower for most of the day, U.S. stocks erased losses in the afternoon to end higher. Erasing a 69-point drop, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.19%  gained 30.34 points, or 0.2%, at 15,658.36, its 30th record close this year and leaving it up 0.6% on the week. The blue-chip index on Thursday hit an all-time intraday high of 15,650.69 and finished at 15,628.02. A day after clearing 1,700 for the first time and ahead 1.1% from last Friday’s close, the S&P 500 index /SPX +0.16% climbed 2.80 points, or 0.2%, to 1,709.67, its 25th record finish this year. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.38%  rose 13.84 points, or 0.4%, to 3,689.59, giving it a 2.1% weekly gain. The technology-heavy index on Thursday ended at a more than 13-year high of 3,676.78, nearly 1,400 points from its all-time closing high of 5,048.62 set on March 10, 2000. Advancers pulled just ahead of decliners on the New York Stock Exchange, where 676 million shares traded. Composite volume cleared 3.1 billion. Trading in some Treasury futures contracts came to a brief halt just ahead of Friday’s jobs report, after big orders hit, triggering a five-second pause, the CME Group Inc. confirmed. Gaining 2.1% for the week, crude-oil futures CLU3 -1.10%  for September delivery fell 95 cents Friday, or 0.9%, to $106.94 a barrel.

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

AT&T: WSJ pA1 "Apple veto is likely to upend key patent battles" by Ian Sherr, Brent Kendall says the Obama admin's veto in the Apple-Samsung patent case divided the tech sector.  Opponents to import bans which won include AT&T, Intel and Microsoft.

NYT pB6 "AT&T, not American Express, will be chief sponsor of Tribeca film festival" by Michael Cieply  says the event is April 16.

Barron's p18 "Don't touch that dial" by Alexander Eule says everyone from Netflix and Google to Apple and Intel incorrectly thinks the tv industry looks ripe for plucking.  Pay tv providers paid $43 bil to content owners like Disney, Viacom and CBS. Disney is a content owner through its ABC and ESPN, the most valuable channel on cable.  AT&T and Verizon are distributors.  AT&T's U-Verse tv platform has 5 mil subscribers.  Verizon's FiOS fiber optic network has 5 mil subscribers.  Intel is a disrupter as it is working on a retail top box with live Internet based TV.

Alcoa:  No mentions found.

American Express:   Barron's p9 "Week preview" bysays on Tuesday Walt Disney reports after the close; on Thursday American Express holds its semiannual meeting with the fin'l community.

NYT pB6 "AT&T, not American Express, will be chief sponsor of Tribeca film festival" by Michael Cieply  says the event is April 16.

Bank of America:  Barron's p8 "Week review" by Robin Goldwyn Blumenthal says Bank of America disclosed it is facing a number of regulatory actions tied to activities during the fin'l crisis.

Boeing:  No mentions found.

Caterpillar:  No mentions found.

Chevron:  IBD pA2 "Cheap oil hurts Chevron profit" says Chevron's 2Q eps fell 22% to $2.77 missing Wall St's $2.96 a share target.  Lower oil prices cut production profits.  Chevron's rev fell 8.4% to $57.37 bil, topping $56 bil consensus.  Capital and exploration costs rose to $18.3 bil in 1st half vs. $14.2 bil in '12.

Cisco:  No mentions found.

Coke:  WSJ pB3 "Bacteria fears spur a recall" by Rebecca Howard says Coke is among the firms recalling products after Fonterra Co-Operative Group warned products could cain deadly bacteria.

Disney:  FT p20 "Week ahead", Barron's p9 "Week preview"  by Robin Goldwyn Blumenthal say on Tuesday Walt Disney reports after the close; on Thursday American Express holds its semiannual meeting with the fin'l community.  Disneys is estimated bringing in eps of $1.01 versus $1.02 last quarter.

Barron's p18 "Don't touch that dial" by Alexander Eule says everyone from Netflix and Google to Apple and Intel incorrectly thinks the tv industry looks ripe for plucking.  Pay tv providers paid $43 bil to content owners like Disney, Viacom and CBS. Disney is a content owner through its ABC and ESPN, the most valuable channel on cable.  AT&T and Verizon are distributors.  AT&T's U-Verse tv platform has 5 mil subscribers.  Verizon's FiOS fiber optic network has 5 mil subscribers.  Intel is a disrupter as it is working on a retail top box with live Internet based TV.

DuPont:  No mentions found.

ExxonMobil:  No mentions found.

GE:  No mentions found.

Hewlett-Packard:  No mentions found.

Home Depot:   IBD pA8 "Grocery shopping with a click" by Reinhardt Krause says chains including Walmart, Home Depot and Target face rising pressure from online retailers.

Intel:  Barron's p18 "Don't touch that dial" by Alexander Eule says everyone from Netflix and Google to Apple and Intel incorrectly thinks the tv industry looks ripe for plucking.  Pay tv providers paid $43 bil to content owners like Disney, Viacom and CBS. Disney is a content owner through its ABC and ESPN, the most valuable channel on cable.  AT&T and Verizon are distributors.  AT&T's U-Verse tv platform has 5 mil subscribers.  Verizon's FiOS fiber optic network has 5 mil subscribers.  Intel is a disrupter as it is working on a retail top box with live Internet based TV.

WSJ pA1 "Apple veto is likely to upend key patent battles" by Ian Sherr, Brent Kendall says the Obama admin's veto in the Apple-Samsung patent case divided the tech sector.  Opponents to import bans which won include AT&T, Intel and Microsoft.

IBM:  No mentions found.

JPMorgan Chase: FT p15 "JPMorgan role stirs corp power debate" by Alison Smith says when Jamie Dimon was reelected as chairman & CEO, many thought the struggle to split top jobs were over but JPMorgan is giving more power to its senior independent director.

FT p16 "Wall St falls out of love with commodities trading biz" by Gregory Meyer, Jack Farchy says JPMorgan's exit signal that the boom is over.

Johnson & Johnson:    No mentions found.

McDonald's: FT p20 "Week ahead" says on Thursday McDonald's gives a sales update.

Merck:   No mentions found.

Microsoft: WSJ pA1 "Apple veto is likely to upend key patent battles" by Ian Sherr, Brent Kendall says the Obama admin's veto in the Apple-Samsung patent case divided the tech sector.  Opponents to import bans which won include AT&T, Intel and Microsoft.

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: WSJ pB1 "Future of cable may not include tv" by Shalini Ramachandran, Martin Peers says Comcast is slower than Verizon's FiOS.

Barron's p18 "Don't touch that dial" by Alexander Eule says everyone from Netflix and Google to Apple and Intel incorrectly thinks the tv industry looks ripe for plucking.  Pay tv providers paid $43 bil to content owners like Disney, Viacom and CBS. Disney is a content owner through its ABC and ESPN, the most valuable channel on cable.  AT&T and Verizon are distributors.  AT&T's U-Verse tv platform has 5 mil subscribers.  Verizon's FiOS fiber optic network has 5 mil subscribers.  Intel is a disrupter as it is working on a retail top box with live Internet based TV.

Walmart:  IBD pA8 "Grocery shopping with a click" by Reinhardt Krause says chains including Walmart, Home Depot and Target face rising pressure from online retailers.

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol up Market Last Sale Net Change % Change Share Volume

AA   NYSE   $ 7.97    0.02   0.25%   11,975,960:   
AXP   NYSE   $ 75.69    0.06   0.08%   2,469,683:
 BA   NYSE   $ 107.90    1.20   1.12%   4,187,033
BAC   NYSE   $ 14.84    0.11   0.74%   82,827,616
CAT   NYSE   $ 84.30    0.14   0.17%   4,417,857
 CSCO   NASDAQ-GS   $ 26.19    0.299   1.15%   25,892,822
CVX   NYSE   $ 124.95    1.49   1.18%   7,453,412
DD   NYSE   $ 59.92    1.47   2.51%   11,804,328
 DIS   NYSE   $ 66.51    1.15   1.76%   6,055,090
GE   NYSE   $ 24.70    0.08   0.32%   25,450,860
HD   NYSE   $ 80.23    1.59   2.02%   5,914,552
HPQ   NYSE   $ 27    0.77   2.94%   30,042,801
IBM   NYSE   $ 195.16    0.65   0.33%   3,814,190
 INTC   NASDAQ-GS   $ 23.22    0.02   0.09%   35,923,042
 JNJ   NYSE   $ 94.39    0.62   0.66%   8,312,428
JPM   NYSE   $ 56.49    0.05   0.09%   10,919,572
KO   NYSE   $ 40.22    0.35   0.86%   25,210,421
MCD   NYSE   $ 99.20    0.20   0.2%   3,115,909
MMM   NYSE   $ 118.26    0.15   0.13%   1,780,881
MRK   NYSE   $ 48.54    0.04   0.08%   8,857,216
MSFT   NASDAQ-GS   $ 31.89    0.22   0.69%   28,522,493
PFE   NYSE   $ 29.37    0.26   0.89%   21,877,892
PG   NYSE   $ 81.29    0.35   0.43%   6,472,721
T   NYSE   $ 35.77    0.05   0.14%   21,583,799
TRV   NYSE   $ 84    0.36   0.43%   1,521,281
 UNH   NYSE   $ 72.26    0.90   1.23%   3,594,835
UTX   NYSE   $ 107.77    0.59   0.55%   3,231,553
VZ   Dual Listed   $ 50.25    0.24   0.48%   6,835,748
 WMT   NYSE   $ 78.75    0.53   0.68%   6,107,983
XOM   NYSE   $ 91.95    0.78   0.84%   13,967,013

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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 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: 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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