Tuesday, October 15, 2013

10/15/13 Tues. am Merck Downgraded by Two Firms

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Post No. 2,396 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  Tuesday's  Wall St. Journal,   Financial Times, New York Times,  Investor's News Daily, USA Today,   Atlanta Journal & amp; Constitution and 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  Monday's stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.


The Dow Jones Industrial Average:   The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Monday at 15301.26 up 64.15 or 0.42% from Friday's close of 15,237.11. For the year the Dow is up 16.77%. Of  the Dow components 22     gained and 8  declined.  The biggest gainer dollar-wise  was Boeing up $1.48 and percentage-wise was Pfizer up 2.19% .  The biggest decliner dollar-wise  was Goldman Sachs and Merck down 54 cents and percentage-wise was Merck down 1.14%. 

WSJ pC4 "Stocks climb as lawmakers aim at a deal" by Dan Strumpf says stocks finished higher due to a possible DC deal to raise the fed debt ceiling.  Since JPMorgan reported a loss, there is an expected slowdown in this quarter's earnings.

NYT pB5 "Hope edges out anxiety in markets" by Reuters says the stock market had modest gains in a volatile session Mon on cautious hope of a settlement in Washington.

FT p23 "Optimism over Washington talks sends S&P above 1,700" by Jason Abbruzzese says optimism drove stocks higher for a 4th straight day.  Merck was sent lower by a pair of downgrades.  Bernstein and Barclarys downgraded it, Bernstein from outperform to market perform and Barclays to equalweight from overweight.

IBD pB2 "Indexes reverse higher amid light holiday trade" by Vincent Mao says stocks fought back from early losses to end higher Mon extending their recent gains as Monday's action was upside reversal in lower vol and the current outlook is uptrend under pressure.

AJC pA9 "Debt ceiling talks push stock market higher" by AP says stocks rose Mon due to signs that Washington was closer to a deal that would avert a default.

As of the open  of the market on Tuesday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page C6   of  Tuesday's Wall St. Journal is 0.15571590501117.  Tuesday's  trailing P/E ratio is  17.22 up   from Monday's trailing P/E of 16.96  (last year it was 14.56);  today's    P/E estimate is  14.13 unchanged from Monday's  P/E estimate of 14.13  (year ago it was 12.62) and today's  dividend yield is 2.18 down from yesterday's dividend yield of 2.19  (last year it was 2.52). The Dow's all-time high was 15,676.94   on September 18, 2013. The 12 year low close for the Dow was on March 9, 2009 when it fell to 6,547.05.


Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing numerator was 2382.65 up 9.99  from Friday's closing numerator of 2372.66. 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 (0.15571590501117) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.42 change in the Dow Index.


The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of   Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $79.42 up 33 cents from Friday's average closing price of 79.09.  The median closing price of  Monday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $76.21 (AXP/WMT) up 90 cents from Friday's median closing price of $75.11 (AXP/HD. The lowest volume was  Travelers and the highest volume was Cisco.


If  Monday 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 $999  ($238,265 - $237,624)  .


MarketWatch 10/14/13 Mon. 4:24 pm by Kate Gibson says U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, with the Dow industrials and S&P 500 extending gains into a fourth session, as lawmakers appeared to be inching towards an agreement to raise the debt ceiling, three days before U.S. borrowing authority is set to expire. “The market is very nervous about what is going on in Washington, D.C.,” said Paul Mangus, head of equity research and strategy at Wells Fargo Private Bank. “The markets are going through these emotions of hope and fear. We’re looking for signs of progress such as everyone else is doing, in the absence of more information,” he said. After a 101-point drop, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +0.42%  ended with a gain of 64.15 points, or 0.4%, at 15,301.26, with Pfizer Inc. PFE -0.17%   leading gains that included 22 of its 30 components. The S&P 500 indexSPX +0.41%  added 6.94 points, or 0.4%, to 1,710.14, with health care and energy the best performing and telecommunications and utilities the laggards of its 10 major sectors.Whirlpool Corp. WHR +0.33%   declined 6.5% on concerns about reduced demand for appliances. Expedia Inc. /EXPE -6.22%   shares slid 6.2% after the online-travel site was downgraded to hold from buy at Deutsche Bank.
Netflix Inc. shares /NFLX +0.20%  rallied 7.8% after Bloomberg News reported the company was in talks with major cable operators, including Comcast Corp.CMCSA -0.22%  and Time Warner Cable Inc. TWC +0.05% , to add its video service to set-top boxes.The Nasdaq Composite index /quotes/zigman/12633936 COMP +0.62%  rose 23.40 points, or 0.6%, to 3,815.27.
For every two shares on the decline, roughly three gained on the New York Stock Exchange, where 575 million shares traded. Composite volume approached 2.6 billion shares. Equities maintained modest gains after the meeting was delayed to give congressional leaders more time to hammer out an agreement. Crude-oil futures CLX3 +0.20%  gained 39 cents, or 0.4%, to $102.41 a barrel and gold GCZ3 +0.24%  rose $8.40, or 0.7%, to $1,276.60 an ounce after falling 3% last week.
The dollar DXY -0.10%  fell against the currencies of major U.S. trading partners including the euro EURUSD -0.01% . The Treasury market is closed Monday for the Columbus Day holiday.
And, while Wall Street’s attention remained largely on Capitol Hill, a number of companies will report third-quarter earnings in coming days. “We’re not expecting this to be a very strong earnings reporting period,” said Mangus at Wells Fargo, noting the reduced guidance for the third quarter. “What is going to be more important will be the guidance into 2014,” he added. Tuesday’s schedule includes Citigroup Inc.  C +0.04%  , Coca-Cola Co. KO +0.11%   and Intel Corp. INTC +0.21% ; results from International Business Machines Corp.IBM -0.16%  are expected Wednesday, while Thursday’s lineup includes Union Pacific Corp.UNP -0.03% , Verizon Communication Inc. VZ -0.06%  and Google Inc. GOOG -0.01% . On Friday, General Electric Co.GE -0.08%  is among those expected to report. On Friday, the Dow industrials halted a two-week losing streak and tallied their largest three-day points gain since Dec. 2, 2011, on signs of progress toward a debt accord on Capitol Hill. But the effort at avoiding a default lost steam during the weekend. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Sunday said he’d held a “productive conversation” with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. But the discussion has failed to yield a definitive plan yet to put to Congress for a vote.
The government started a partial shutdown on Oct. 1 after Congress did not approve a spending measure for the fiscal year. The gridlock comes along with Thursday’s deadline to raise the U.S. borrowing authority. Without legislative action, the country could default on its debts, a scenario seen as threatening to the U.S. and global economy. “Both sides are behaving like spoiled children. It’s inconceivable that they are going to try to run this up to the last minute. The house is on fire, and they are arguing how to put water on the fire,” said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Banyan Partners LLC.


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


AT&T: No mentions found.


American Express: No mentions found.


Boeing: No mentions found.


Caterpillar: No mentions found.


Chevron:  WSJ pA18 "The Chevron shakedown exposed" is an editorial criticizing the pollution case in Ecudador.


Cisco:   FT p22 "US tech groups' profit growth in focus as report season starts" by Arash Massoudi, Jason Abbruzzese says  Cisco warned in Aug that global demand for IT equipment & services remained challenged and it cut 5% of its staff.  Intel has reduced its rev outlook.

Coke:  WSJ pC1 "No payoff in Coa-Cola's thirst  for growth" by Spencer jakab says Coke's stock is flat the past 12 months.  Coke reports 3Q results today.


Disney:  FT p14 "Aereo/Netflix" discusses Dsiney's suit against Aereo for copyright infringement.


DuPont: No mentions found.


ExxonMobil: No mentions found.


GE: No mentions found.


Goldman Sachs: No mentions found.


Home Depot: No mentions found.


Intel: FT p22 "US tech groups' profit growth in focus as report season starts" by Arash Massoudi, Jason Abbruzzese says  Cisco warned in Aug that global demand for IT equipment & services remained challenged and it cut 5% of its staff.  Intel has reduced its rev outlook.


IBM:  No mentions found.


JPMorgan: WSJ pC10 "Overheard" says JPMorgan had a low charge off rate for its cards of just 2.86% for the quarter.

WSJ pC4 "Stocks climb as lawmakers aim at a deal" by Dan Strumpf says stocks finished higher due to a possible DC deal to raise the fed debt ceiling.  Since JPMorgan reported a loss, there is an expected slowdown in this quarter's earnings.

NYT pB1 "Hero or goat? Jamie Dimon inspires no consensus" by Ross Sorkin is just more about Jamie Dimon.

WSJ pC1 "Comm'l loans pick up" by Andrew Johnson says JPMorgan said Fri that commercial real estate loans rose to $61.5 bil in 3Q, an increase of 12% from a year ago.


Johnson & Johnson:  No mentions found.


McDonald's: No mentions found.


Merck: FT p23 "Optimism over Washington talks sends S&P above 1,700" by Jason Abbruzzese says optimism drove stocks higher for a 4th straight day.  Merck was sent lower by a pair of downgrades.  Bernstein and Barclarys downgraded it, Bernstein from outperform to market perform and Barclays to equalweight from overweight.

WSJ pB1 "New drugs zap tumors via immune system" by Ron Winslow, Peter Loftus says at least 5 drug firms including Merck are developing drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors that unlease the immune system to fight tumor cells.


Microsoft:  IBD pA2 "Microsoft targeting top execs" says Microsoft has approached the CEO's of Ford and Oracle about being CEO.

AJC pA8 "Microsoft update to feature driving mode" says Microsoft is updating its Windows software for cellphones for larger devices to make it easier for motorists to reduce distractions.

WSJ pB5 "Atruce in the videograme wars" by Mayumi Negishi says Sony and Microsoft are courting developers of free to play titles for their consoles.

Nike: No mentions found.


Pfizer: No mentions found.


Procter & Gamble:  WSJ pA1 "Soap opera: Amazon moves in with P&G" by Serena Ng discusses a novel arrangement whereby Amazon stocks all of Procter & Gamble's products in a special place in its warehouse.  Walmart has done similar creative logistic actions.


3M: No mentions found.


Travelers: No mentions found.


United Technologies: No mentions found.


UnitedHealth: No mentions found.


Verizon:  WSJ pB1 "On a New Jersey islet, twilight of the landline" by Edward Wyatt says in Mantokoling, NJ Verizon is not rebuilding its landlines after Sandy but is offering wireless service instead.


Visa: No mentions found.

Walmart:    WSJ pA1 "Soap opera: Amazon moves in with P&G" by Serena Ng discusses a novel arrangement whereby Amazon stocks all of Procter & Gamble's products in a special place in its warehouse.  Walmart has done similar creative logistic actions.


Monday's Closing Dow Numbers:


SymbolLast SaleChange% ChangeShare VolumeMarket
 
TNYSE
AXPNYSE
BANYSE
CATNYSE
CVXNYSE
CSCONASDAQ-GS
KONYSE
DISNYSE
XOMNYSE
GENYSE
GSNYSE
HDNYSE
INTCNASDAQ-GS
IBMNYSE
JPMNYSE
JNJNYSE
MCDNYSE
MRKNYSE
MSFTNASDAQ-GS
NKENYSE
PFENYSE
PGNYSE
MMMNYSE
TRVNYSE
UTXNYSE
UNHNYSE
VZDualListed
VNYSE
WMTNYSE
DDNYSE


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Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:


AT&T T Randall L. Stephenson (Dallas, TX)


American Express AXP Kenneth I. Chenault (NY, NY)


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)


Goldman Sachs GS Lloyd Blankfein (NY, NY)


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)


Nike NK Mark Parker (Beaverton, OR)


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)


Visa V Charles W. Scharf (Foster City, CA)


Wal-Mart WMT Mike Duke (Bentonville, ARK)


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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 9/23/13 ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:


1. Exxon Mobil XOM $386.24
2. Microsoft MSFT 272.72
3. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 251.06
4.  WalMart WMT 248.78
5.   GE 247.26
6. Chevron CVX 242.51
7. Procter & Gamble PG 217.13
8. IBM 209.22
9. JPMorgan Chase JPM 193.93
10. Pfizer PFE 190.66
11. AT&T T 181.74
12. Coke KO 171.25
13. Merck MRK 139.53
14. Verizon VZ 137.30
15.  Cisco CSCO 130.15
16. Visa V 126.59
17. Intel INTC 117.67
18. Disney DIS 115.67
19. Home Depot HD 108.74
20.United Technologies UTX 100.39
21. McDonald's MCD 97.25
22. Boeing BA 88.65
23. American Express AXP 83.32
24. 3M MMM 82.77
25. Goldman Sachs GS 77.42
26. UnitedHealth UNH 73.02
27.Nike NKE 61.42
28.Caterpillar CAT 55.07
29. DuPont DD 54.86
30. Travelers TRV 32.26


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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 9/31/13:


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


AT&T T: 9/10/13 8K re: purchase of spectrum from Verizon
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of 6.62% debentures due 10/15/34
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




American Express AXP: 9/16/13 8K re: delinq. & write off stats for 3 months ended 8/31/13
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




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: 9/20/13 8K re: 3 month dealer stats for period ended 8/13
9/17/13 8K re: credit agrmt up to $3  bil led by Citibank
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


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:  9/10/13 10K for fiscal year ended 7/27/13
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




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:  9/3/13 8K re: election of Patrick J. Ward to Board of Dires.
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




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: 9/13/13 8K re: election of James E. Rohr to Board of Dires.
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


Goldman Sachs GS: 8/8/13 10Q & 7/16 8K re: qr. ended 6/30/13
7/19/13 8K re: opinion of counsel re: $2.5 bil Notes due '18




Home Depot HD: 9/20/13 8K re: election of Helena B. Boulkes to Board of Dirs.
9/10/13 8K re: closing of sale of $3.25 bil notes
8/28/13 10Q re: qtr. ended8/4/13
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




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: 9/10/13 8K re: sale of outsourcing services business to SYNNEX
 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


JPMorganChase JPM:  9/20/13 8K re: election of Linda B. Bammann to Board of Dirs. & amdmt to bylaws
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with Comptroller of Currency and Consuemr Fin'l Protection Bd. re:
credit card allegations
9/19/13 8K re: consent decrees with SEC & UK FCA & payment of $920 mil re: London Whale loss
9/10/13 8K re: fin'l services investor conf.presentation
8/21/13 8K re: closing of sale of $750 mil of 5.62% sub. notes due '43
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


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




McDonald's MCD:  9/18/13 8K re: declaration of quarterly dividend
9/10/13 8K re: Aug. '13 sales
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: 9/23/13 8K re: amendment of exec comp. plans
9/20/13 8K re: realignment of structure to become a devices & service company
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Nokia handset business
8/30/13 8K re: election of G. Mason Morfit to Board of Dires.
8/23/13 8K re: retirement of CEO Steven A.Ballmer within 12 months
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


Nike NKE: 7/30/13 Proxy for 9/19/13 AnnualMeeting of Sharehodlers
7/23/13 10K for year ended 5/31/13


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:  9/16/13 8K re: changes to global  Business Unit Structure & Segment earnings
9/4/13 8K re: presentation at Barclays Back to School Conference
8/23/13 8K re: Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on 10/8/13 in Cincinnati
 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


3M MMM: 8/27/13 8K re: $150 mil credit agreement with HSBC Bank
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: 9/6/13 8K re: new Pres. at Pratt & Whitney: Paul Adams succeeds David Hess
8/28/13 8K re: redemption of Goodrich 3.6% notes due '21
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: 9/9/13 8K re: investor presentation at Morgan Stanley Global Health Care conf.
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




Verizon Communications Inc. VZ: 9/16/13 8K re: saleof $49 bil of notes
9/5/13 8K re: election of Gregory D. Wasson to Board of Dires.
9/5/13 8K re: election of Kathyrn A. Tesija to Board of Dirs.
9/3/13 8K re: purchase of Vodafone's indirect 45% interest in Verizon Wirelss
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




Visa V: 9/17/13 8K & 9/12/13 8K & 7/26/13 8K re: adoption of exec pre-arranged trading plans for execs: William Sheedy, Byron H.Pollitt, Jr. & Elizabeth Buse
7/24/13 10Q for quarter ended6/30/13


WalMart WMT: 8/15/13 9/5/13 10Q for qtr. ended 7/31/13
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


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