8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)    May 3, 2014

 

 

                                BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.                                

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

                     DELAWARE                    

 

      001-14905      

 

            47-0813844             

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION   (COMMISSION   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION)   FILE NUMBER)   IDENTIFICATION NO.)
                             3555 Farnam Street  
                               Omaha, Nebraska                                

                68131                 

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)   (ZIP CODE)

 

                                 (402) 346-1400                                

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

 

 

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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 3, 2014, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of its shareholders. The agenda items for the meeting along with the vote of the Company’s Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together as a single class with respect to each of the agenda items are shown below. There were four items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; 2) A non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of Berkshire’s Named Executive Officers; 3) A non-binding resolution to determine the frequency with which shareholders shall be entitled to have an advisory vote on executive compensation; and 4) a shareholder proposal with respect to the establishment of quantitative goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas and other emissions at Berkshire’s energy generating holdings. Berkshire’s shareholders reelected all of Berkshire’s directors in an uncontested election. Following are the votes cast for and against each director.

 

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors         
    

For

    

Against

    

Warren E. Buffett

     666,753         2,978      

Charles T. Munger

     663,023         6,708      

Howard G. Buffett

     662,699         7,032      

Stephen B. Burke

     668,587         1,143      

Susan L. Decker

     666,402         3,329      

William H. Gates III

     667,879         1,852      

David S. Gottesman

     667,944         1,786      

Charlotte Guyman

     666,555         3,175      

Donald R. Keough

     666,489         3,242      

Thomas S. Murphy

     661,250         8,481      

Ronald L. Olson

     660,619         9,112      

Walter Scott, Jr.

     662,509         7,222      

Meryl B. Witmer

     667,938         1,793      

The results of the other matters acted upon at the meeting were as follows.

 

 

    

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation

     666,751         1,776         1,203   

 

 

    

1 year

    

2 years

    

3 years

    

Abstain

 

Proposal 3 – Advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation

     113,530         2,412         552,310         1,275   

 

 

    

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

 

Proposal 4 – Shareholder proposal

     49,554         561,642         58,534   


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

May 6, 2014   BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
   

 

            /s/ Marc D. Hamburg

 

 

 

By: Marc D. Hamburg

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer