Sunday, April 26, 2015

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by Dan Kolber

Post No. 3,152 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 a summary of recent Dow 30 components'  SEC filings.

A  read of the print editions of  Monday's  Barron's & Investor's Business Daily, the combined Sat/Sun issues of each of the Wall Street Journal & Financial Times; &  Sunday's & Saturday's New York Times &  Atlanta Journal & Constitution  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  closing   stock prices and related data in alphabetical order.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday at 18080.14 up 21.45 or 0.12%  from Thursday's close of 18058.69. For the year the Dow is up 1.44%.  For the week the Dow was up 253.80 or 1.42% from last Friday's close of 17826.30. Of the 30   Dow components  12  gained and18   declined.  The  biggest gainer dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Microsoft up $4.53 or 10.45%.  The  biggest decliner dollar-wise  and percentage-wise was Boeing down $1.47 or 0.98%.

IBD pB9 "Indexes extend winning streak, but some leading stocks skid" by Paul Whitfield says Friday's action was up in mixed volume and the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.  Microsoft leapt 10%.

FT p12 "Wall Street" says tech stocks rallied after Microsoft and Amazon reported results while US stocks fluctuated near record levels.

Sat. NYT pB6 "Slight gains close out a robust week for the market" by AP says stocks advanced slightly Friday as investors cheered the quarterly results of 3 large tech firms:  Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

 WSJ pB1 "S&P joins Nasdaq in record territory" by Corrie Driebusch says a day after Nasdaq set its first record in 15 years, some of the biggest tech stocks celebrated in style such as Microsoft.  The S&P 500 hit 2117.69 a new intraday high and also closed at a record. Microsoft became the third largest firm by market value in the US behind Apple and Google.

As of the open of  the market on Monday the current divisor for the Dow Jones Industrial Average found at page B6 of  Saturday's Wall St. Journal is 0.14985889030177.  Monday's trailing P/E   ratio is 16.43 down from Friday's   trailing P/E ratio of  16.44 (last year it was 16.04).  Monday's P/E estimate is 16.30 up from Friday's P/E estimate of 16.12 (year ago it was 14.70) and  Monday's dividend yield is 2.25 unchanged from  Friday's dividend yield of  2.26 (last year it was 2.18). The Dow's all-time high was 18288.63 on March 2,  2015. 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 numerator is 2709.47 3.21 from Thursday's average numerator of 2706.26.   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 (0.14985889030177) you get the change in today's Dow. A dollar increase or decrease in a Dow stock results in a $6.67  change in the Dow Index.

The average closing price (the closing numerator divided by 30) of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $90.32 up 11 cents from Thursday's closing average of $90.21.  The median closing price of  Friday's Dow Jones Industrial Average was $85.78 (CAT/XOM) down 38  cents from Thursday's median closing price of $86.16 (CAT/XOM).  The lowest volume was Nike and the highest volume was Microsoft.

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 $321  ($270,947 - $270,626).

4/24/15 Fri. 4:36 pm MarketWatch by  Anora Mahmudova and Barbara Kollmeyer says
U.S. stocks rang up with solid gains as better-than-expected earnings propelled the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 to finish at all-time highs. The Nasdaq Composite advanced for five straight sessions, posting the biggest weekly gain since October 2014. Outside the technology and consumer-discretionary sectors the mood on Wall Street was less sanguine. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.23% ended 4.77 points, or 0.2%, higher at 2,117.70, narrowly topping its previous record close reached on March 2. The benchmark index recorded a 1.8% gain over the week. The Nasdaq COMP, +0.71%  ended the session up 36.02 points, or 0.7%, at 5,092.08, and gained 3.3% over the week. Meanwhile, the Dow DJIA, +0.12%  added 21.45 points, or 0.1%, to 18,080.14 and gained 1.4% over the week.Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at global brokerage Convergex, said Friday’s gains on Nasdaq were a good sign.“The new highs on Nasdaq are impressive because of how much conviction there is — it was not an accidental rally. Today’s follow-through suggests there is genuine confidence among investors, who are comfortable with current valuations,” Colas said.     With the Nasdaq's record closing high, WSJ's Kristen Scholer takes a look at how the index could hit sustainable new highs going forward. Technology, biotech and pharmaceuticals will be key. Reasons to like tech: Guillaume Duchesne, equity strategist at BGL BNP Paribas in Luxembourg, said at the moment investors are gravitating toward stocks that are a play on stable growth, and information technology is one key part of this.

Sunday's & Saturday's Dow News followed by Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

American Express:

Apple:  WSJ pB1 "S&P joins Nasdaq in record territory" by Corrie Driebusch says a day after Nasdaq set its first record in 15 years, some of the biggest tech stocks celebrated in style such as Microsoft.  The S&P 500 hit 2117.69 a new intraday high and also closed at a record. Microsoft became the third largest firm by market value in the US behind Apple and Google.

IBD pA1 "Apple watch now in stores", IBD pA5 "It's time for Apple watch as device has quiet debut" by Patrick Seitz  say the smartwatch went on sale Fri in 9 nations including the US but with no walk in sales.

Barron's p5 "Up & down Wall street" by Randall W. Forsyth says Microsoft was the biggest member of Nasdaq in 2000 with a market cap of $525 bil but was the 2nd largest at week's end with $393 bil.  Apple had a market cap of $759 bil was less than 3% of its current size at the March 2000 peak and Cisco was No. 2 with a $466 bil valuation now barely cracks the top 10 with a $147 bil value.  Intel was No. 3 then at $401 bil and is now at $152 bil.

Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Tuesday Apple will report 2Q earnings with estimates of $2.16 vs. 1.66 a year ago and on Tues Merck reports 1Q results with consensus est of 74 cents vs. 88 cents a year ago.  On Wed. Microsoft holds a meeting with investors and analysts.

Boeing: Barron's p29 "Sizing up small caps" by David Englander profiles Esterline Technologies a supplier to boeing.

Caterpillar:

Chevron:

Cisco: Barron's p5 "Up & down Wall street" by Randall W. Forsyth says Microsoft was the biggest member of Nasdaq in 2000 with a market cap of $525 bil but was the 2nd largest at week's end with $393 bil.  Apple had a market cap of $759 bil was less than 3% of its current size at the March 2000 peak and Cisco was No. 2 with a $466 bil valuation now barely cracks the top 10 with a $147 bil value.  Intel was No. 3 then at $401 bil and is now at $152 bil.

Coke:  Sun. AJC pD1 "Coke sales under pressure" by Leon Stafford says that it will be very difficult for Muhtar Kent to keep his 2009 promise that Coke would double is rev by 2020.  PepsiCo stock has outperformed Coke's because Pepsi is more diversified and has its snack food business.

WSJ pB1 "PepsiCo to switch diet soda sweetener" by Mike Esterl, Tripp Mickle says Pepsi will remove aspartame and replace it with sucralose in the boldest soda formula change since Coke's New Coke fiasco.

Disney:

DuPont: Barron's p40 "Speaking of dividends" by Michael Vallo says the 2Q of dividend increases saw some large firms announce a boost of dividends with Johnson & Johnson being the largest by boosting its dividend by 7% to 75 cents.  DuPont increased its dividend by 4% to 49 cents and Travelers upped its quarterly payout by 11% to 61 cents per share.

Exxon:

GE:  Barron's p12 "Week review" says GE is in talks to sell its $74 bil lending unit to Wells Fargo.

Goldman Sachs:  FT p9 "Goldman Sachs executive settles discrimination case" by Jane Croft says a woman settled after suing Goldman for sex & maternity discrimination claiming she was treated unfairly after telling her managers she was pregnant.

Home Depot:  Barron's p14 "raising the roof on Home Depot shares"  by Avi Salzman says Home Depot shares trade for 22 times current fiscal year estimates of $5.22, a premium to similar retailers.

Intel: Barron's p5 "Up & down Wall street" by Randall W. Forsyth says Microsoft was the biggest member of Nasdaq in 2000 with a market cap of $525 bil but was the 2nd largest at week's end with $393 bil.  Apple had a market cap of $759 bil was less than 3% of its current size at the March 2000 peak and Cisco was No. 2 with a $466 bil valuation now barely cracks the top 10 with a $147 bil value.  Intel was No. 3 then at $401 bil and is now at $152 bil.

IBM:

JPMorgan:

Johnson & Johnson: Barron's p40 "Speaking of dividends" by Michael Vallo says the 2Q of dividend increases saw some large firms announce a boost of dividends with Johnson & Johnson being the largest by boosting its dividend by 7% to 75 cents.  DuPont increased its dividend by 4% to 49 cents and Travelers upped its quarterly payout by 11% to 61 cents per share.

McDonald's:  IBD pA8 "Eateries enter an era of change" by Vance Cariaga says McDonald's announced an extensive restructuring plan as the restaurant industry is rapidly changing.

Merck: Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Tuesday Apple will report 2Q earnings with estimates of $2.16 vs. 1.66 a year ago and on Tues Merck reports 1Q results with consensus est of 74 cents vs. 88 cents a year ago.  On Wed. Microsoft holds a meeting with investors and analysts.

Microsoft: IBD pA5 "Microsoft, more than just PCs, jumps 11%" by Patrick Seitz says Microwsot hit a 4 month high a day after it reported much better than expected March quarter sales & earnings.

Barron's pM8 "Microsoft is charted saying its earnings topped estiamtes as strong hardware and commercial cloud sales overcame the effects of a strong dollar.

WSJ pB1 "S&P joins Nasdaq in record territory" by Corrie Driebusch says a day after Nasdaq set its first record in 15 years, some of the biggest tech stocks celebrated in style such as Microsoft.  The S&P 500 hit 2117.69 a new intraday high and also closed at a record. Microsoft became the third largest firm by market value in the US behind Apple and Google.

IBD pB9 "Indexes extend winning streak, but some leading stocks skid" by Paul Whitfield says Friday's action was up in mixed volume and the current outlook is confirmed uptrend.  Microsoft leapt 10%.

FT p12 "Wall Street" says tech stocks rallied after Microsoft and Amazon reported results while US stocks fluctuated near record levels.

Sat. NYT pB6 "Slight gains close out a robust week for the market" by AP says stocks advanced slightly Friday as investors cheered the quarterly results of 3 large tech firms:  Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

Barron's p5 "Up & down Wall street" by Randall W. Forsyth says Microsoft was the biggest member of Nasdaq in 2000 with a market cap of $525 bil but was the 2nd largest at week's end with $393 bil.  Apple had a market cap of $759 bil was less than 3% of its current size at the March 2000 peak and Cisco was No. 2 with a $466 bil valuation now barely cracks the top 10 with a $147 bil value.  Intel was No. 3 then at $401 bil and is now at $152 bil.

Barron's p13 "Week preview" says on Tuesday Apple will report 2Q earnings with estimates of $2.16 vs. 1.66 a year ago and on Tues Merck reports 1Q results with consensus est of 74 cents vs. 88 cents a year ago.  On Wed. Microsoft holds a meeting with investors and analysts.

Nike:

Pfizer:  Barron's p39 "Pfizer could rise 25%" by Johanna Bennett says a breakup of Pfizer could unlock value.

Procter & Gamble:

3M:

Travelers: Barron's p40 "Speaking of dividends" by Michael Vallo says the 2Q of dividend increases saw some large firms announce a boost of dividends with Johnson & Johnson being the largest by boosting its dividend by 7% to 75 cents.  DuPont increased its dividend by 4% to 49 cents and Travelers upped its quarterly payout by 11% to 61 cents per share.

United Technologies:  IBD pA2 "SEC subpoenas United Tech" says the SEC in March issued a 2nd subpoena looking for info re: allegations of violations of anti-bribery laws from United Tech's aerospace and commercial businesses and its Otis businesses in China. 

Barron's "Research reports" edited by Paul Farrell says Credit Suisee issued a report on United Technologies on April 21 with an outperform. 

UnitedHealth:

Verizon: WSJ pA2 "Results may vary: why companies' earnings reports differ" by Jo Craven McGinty gives Verizon's 4Q reports showing a loss of 54 cents per share as an example how there is no set definition by analysts of EPS.

Visa:

Walmart: 

Friday's Closing Dow Numbers:

Symbol Last Sale Change % Change Share Volume Market
AXP▼ NYSE
AAPL▲ NASDAQ-GS
BA▼ NYSE
CAT▼ NYSE
CVX▼ NYSE
CSCO▲ NASDAQ-GS
KO▼ NYSE
DIS▲ NYSE
DD▲ NYSE
XOM▼ NYSE
GE▼ NYSE
GS▼ NYSE
HD▼ NYSE
INTC▼ NASDAQ-GS
IBM▼ NYSE
JPM▼ NYSE
JNJ▲ NYSE
MCD▲ NYSE
MRK▲ NYSE
MSFT▲ NASDAQ-GS
NKE▼ NYSE
PFE▼ NYSE
PG▲ NYSE
MMM▼ NYSE
TRV▲ NYSE
UTX▼ NYSE
UNH▲ NYSE
VZ▼ DualListed
V▼ NYSE
WMT▲ NYSE
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 Here are the current CEOs of the Dow 30 Companies:

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

Apple: Tim Cook (Cupertino, CA)

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 Craig Menear (Atlanta, GA)

Intel INTC Brian M. 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 Steve Easterbrook (Oak Brook, Ill)

Merck MRK Kenneth Frazier (Whitehouse Station, N.J.)

Microsoft MSFT Satya Nadella (Redmond, WA)

Nike NKE 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)

UnitedHealth UNC Stephen Hemsley (Minnetonka, MN)

United Technologies UTX Greg Hayes (Hartford, CT)

Verizon VZ Lowell McAdam (NY, NY)

Visa V Charles W. Scharf (San Francisco, CA)

Wal-Mart WMT Doug McMillon (Bentonville, ARK)
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Here are the Dow Jones Industrial Average 30 as of 3/22/15  ranked in order of market capitalization in billions:

1. Apple AAPL $733.34
2. Exxon Mobil XOM $354.62
3. Microsoft MSFT 351.78
4. Johnson & Johnson JNJ 284.72
5. Wal-Mart WMT 268.87
6. GE 255.65
7. JPMorgan Chase JPM 229.36
8. Procter & Gamble PG 228.84   
9. Pfizer PFE 209.91
10.  Verizon VZ 205.94
11.  Chevron CVX 201.24
12. Disney 184.28
13. Coke KO 177.49
14. Merck MRK 166.26
15. IBM 160.99
16.  Home Depot HD 153.44 
17. Cisco CSCO 145.18
18. Intel INTC 144.28
19. UnitedHealth UNH 113.62
20.  Boeing BA 108.83 
21.  United Technologies UTX 108.37
22. 3M MMM 105.68 
23. McDonald' s MCD 93.28   
24. Nike NKE 88.10
25. Goldman Sachs GS 87.21
26. American Express AXP 84.29
27. DuPont DD 67.31
28. Caterpillar CAT 49.21
29. Visa V 42.35
30. Travelers TRV 35.26
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Here are the latest 8K, 10Q & 10K & Proxy & certain other SEC filings as of 3/22/15  for the prior 90 day period:

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

American Express AXP:
3/16/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off stats for 3 mos. thru 2/15/15
3/11/15 8K re: increase of quarterly dividend & repurchase of up to $6.6 of shares
3/2/15 8K re: issuance of preferred shares
2/24/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/17/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off states for 3 months thru 1/15
2/12/15 8K re: end of exclusive deal w/Costco
1/21/15 8K re: 4Q & FY '14 earnings
1/15/15 8K re: delinq. & write-off delinq. stats. for 3 mos ended 12/31/14.

Apple AAPL:
3/13/15 8K re: amdmt. to employee stock purchase plan
2/9/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/28/15 8K re: change to fin'l stmts due to change of reporting
1/28/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: Qtr. ended 12/27/14
1/22/15 2 14A Proxies re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/10/15 at 9 am at HG at Cupertino, CA

Boeing BA:
3/13/15 14A Def. Proxy re: Annual Shareholders Mtg on 4/27/15 at 9 am at Field Museum, Chicago
2/20/15 8K re: issuance of senior notes
2/12/15 10K & 1/28/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: retirement of Linda Z. Cook from Board
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Caterpillar CAT:
3/19/15 8K re: sales thru 2/15
2/19/15 8K re: sales thru 1/15
2/17/15 & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/27/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/26/15 8K re: 3 mos ended 12/31/14 retail sales stats

Chevron CVX:
3/3/15 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/20/15 10K & 1/30 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/3/15 8K re: election of Jeanette L. Ourada, Corp. VP & Comptroller
1/30/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Cisco CSCO:
3/19/15 8K re: exec pre-arranged stock trading plan
2/18/15 & 2/11/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 1/24/15

Coke KO:
3/2/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders 11 am, Cobb Galeria Centre, Atlanta
3/10/15 & 3/3/15 8Ks re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
2/25/15 10K & 2/10/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/20/15 8K re: retirement from Board of James D. Robinson & Peter V. Ueberroth
2/18/15 8K re: Amdmt to employee stock option plans

Disney DIS:
3/13/15 8K re: voting results of 3/12 Annual Shareholders Mtg
2/11/15 Def14A re: shareholder proposals
2/5/15 8K re: Agreement for COO Thomas O. Stagg
2/3/15 10Q & 2/3/15 8K re: Qtr ended 12/27/14
1/16/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg. of Shareholders at 10 am 3/12/15 at Palace of Fine Arts, SF

DuPont DD:
3/17/15 - 3/19/15 Def. Proxy 14A re: Trian's proposal to add Directors
2/5/15 8K re: election to Board of Edward D. Breent & James L. Gallogly
2/5/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/27/15, 1/15/15, 1/14/15, 1/13/15, 1/9/15 (five) 14A Proxy: re: Nelson Peltz's Trian's proposal to break-up DuPont
1/12/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

ExxonMobil XOM:
3/10/15 8K re: 3/4/15 analyst meeting
3/6/15 8K re: issuance of Floating rate Notes
2/25/15 10K & 2/24/15 8K & 2/2/15 8K re: 10K for FY ended 12/31/14

GE:
3/10/15 def. 14A Proxy re: Shareholder Mtg 4/22/15 10am at Cox Conv. Ctr. Oklahoma City
2/27/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/11/15 8K re: Amdmt By-laws re: proxy access by 3% holders
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Goldman Sachs GS:
3/11/15 8K re: revised '15 Capital Plan
3/9/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Claes Dahlback
2/23/15 10K & 1/16/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/15
2/8/15 8K re: issuance of Floating Rate Notes
1/23/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/16/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Home Depot HD:
2/24/15 8K re: FY & Qtr ended 2/1/15
1/16/15 8K re: replacement of Chairman of Board Francis S. Blake with Craig A. Menear

Intel INTC:
3/12/15 8K re: 1Qtr guidance
2/13/15 10K & 1/15/15 8K re: FY ended 12/27/14
1/15/15 8K re: fin'l results of 4Qtr ended 12/27

IBM:
3/19/15 Def. Proxy  14A Stockholders Annual Mtg at 10 am 4/.28/15 at Statehouse Conv. Ctr., Little Rock, Ark & nomination of Alex Gorsky, CEO, Johnson & Johnson & Peter R. Voser to Board
2/24/15 10K & 1/20/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/5/15 8K re: issuance of debt securities
1/30/15 8K re: compensation amounts for execs for 2014
1/21/15 & 1/20/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/7/15 8K re: exec promotions and amendment to bylaws to increase Board to 14 & election of Peter R. Voser to Bd

JPMorgan Chase JPM:
3/20/15 8K & 3/6/15 8K re: redemption of Bear Stearn Notes
3/6/15 8K re: release of '15 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test results
2/27/15 8K re: redemption of Capital securities
2/25/15 8K re: 2/24/15 Investor Day Conf.
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/14
2/17/15 8K re: redemption of notes
2/12/15 8K re: issuance of Preferred Shares
1/23/15 8K re: closing of note offering

Johnson & Johnson JNJ:
3/11/15 Def. 14A Proxy for Annual shareholder Mtg a 10:30 am on 4/23/15 at State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ
3/2/15 8K re: sale of Cordis Business for $1.99 bil to Cardinal Health
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/28/14
1/20/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/28/14 fin'l results

McDonald's MCD:
3/20/15 8K re: stock award to execs
3/9/15 8K re: Feb. global sales
3/3/15 8K & 2/3/15 8K re: election of Stephen Easterbrook as CEO
2/24/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: Global sales for Jan.
2/4/15 8K re: TRC mini-tender offer
1/23/15 8K re: 4Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

Merck MRK:
2/27/15 10K & 2/4/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/10/15 8K re: issuance of Floating rate Notes

Microsoft MSFT:
2/12/15 8K re: issuance of notes
1/26/15 10Q & 1/26/15 8K re: fin'l results for qtr ended 12/31/14

Nike NKE:
3/19/15 8K for Qtr ended 2/28/15
2/12/15 8K re: election & retirement of VPs
1/7/15 10Q & 12/2214 8K re: results of qtr ended 11/30

Pfizer PFE:
3/12/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: 4/23/15 Annual Shareholder Mtg at Short Hills, NJ
2/27/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/15
2/10/15 8K re: $5 bil share buyback program
2/6/15 8K re: purchase of Hospira, Inc.
11/6/14 10Q for quarter ended 9/28/14
11/6/14 10Q & 10/28/14 8K re: 3Qtr ended 9/28/14

Procter & Gamble PG:
2/19/15 8K re: Consumer analysts Group conf. on 2/19/15
2/10/15 8K re: appointment of ex-Home depot CEO Frank S. Blake to Board
1/27/15 10Q & 1/27/15 8K re: 2Qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results
1/13/15 8K re: quarterly div. of 0.6436 cents payable 2/17 to record holders as of close of business

3M MMM:
2/23/15 8K purchase of Polypore's separation Media business
2/12/15 10K & 1/27/15 8K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/31/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Travelers TRV:
2/12/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
1/22/15 8K re: qtr ended 12/31/14 fin'l results

United Technologies UTX:
3/13/15 Def. 14A Proxy re: Annual Mtg of Shareholders on 3/2/15 2pm at PGA Nat'l Resort, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
3/1/13/15 8K re: repurchase of $2.6 bil of stock
2/5/15 10K for FY ended 12/31/15
3/12/15 8K re: reviewing possible spin-off of Sikorsky Aircraft Business
1/26/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/23/15 8K re: separation agreement for ex-CEO Louis Chenevert
1/15/15 8K re: departure of exec Alain M. Bellemare

UnitedHealth Group UNH:
3/6/15 8K re: Barclays Global Healthcare Conf on 3/10 in Miami
2/17/15 8K re: exec. comp. changes
2/10/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/6/15 8K re: Leenik Global Healthcare Conf. on 2/11
1/21/15 8K re: 4Qtr fin'l results

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ:
3/12/15 8K & 2/26/15 8K & 2/25/15 8K 2/12/15 8K re: results of exchange offer
2/23/15 10K re: FY ended 12/31/14
2/18/15 8K re: EVP changes
2/5/15 8K re: election of Mark T. Bertolini to Board
2/5/15 8K re: sale of assets, purchase of wireless towers & $5 bil stock buybacks
1/30/15 8K re: results of bidding for AWS-3 spectrum licenses in FCC auction
1/22/15 & 1/16/15 8Ks re: 4Qtr fin'l results
1/14/15 8K re: retirement from Board of Robert W. Lane

Visa V:
2/27/15 8K & two 1/29/15 8Ks: re: amd. by-laws to allow 4 for 1 stock splits
2/2/15 8K re: exec. changes
1/29/15 10Q & 1/29/15 8K re: 1Qtr ended 2/31/14 fin'l results
1/29/15 8K, 1/21/15 Proxy & 1/14/15 Proxy  re: amendment of Cert of Incorp. for stock split
1/28/15 8K re: dividend of 48 cents payable 3/3 for record holders on 2/13

WalMart WMT:
2/19/15 8K re: 4Q results
12/16/14 8K re: latest ruling re: class action lawsuit in Phil for underpaying employees - Braun/Hummel v. Walmart

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