UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______________
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
Form 13F File Number: 28-4545
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Marc D. Hamburg
Title: Vice President
Phone: 402-346-1400
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE August 13, 2009
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
Form 13F File Number Name
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28-5194 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc.
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 21
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 110
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $48,954,993
(thousands)
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
separately with the commission.
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
NO. FORM 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
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1. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
2. 28-10388 BH Columbia Inc.
3. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps
4. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
5. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
6. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co.
7. 28-06102 Cypress Insurance Company
8. 28-11217 Fechheimer Brothers Company
9. 28- GEC Investment Managers
10. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
11. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp.
12. 28- Medical Protective Corp.
13. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
14. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
15. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
16. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart
17. 28-717 OBH Inc.
18. 28- U.S. Investment Corp.
19. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
20. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
21. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2009
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment
Discretion
-------------------- Voting Authority
Market Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Title of CUSIP Value (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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American Express
Co. Com 025816 10 9 400,318 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400
185,795 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
2,794,747 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
45,158 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100
32,529 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
19,518 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
45,368 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Bank of America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 66,000 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Beckton Dickson &
Co. Com 075887 10 9 85,572 1,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,200,000
Burlington
Northern Santa
Fe Com 12189T 10 4 5,646,183 76,777,029 X 4, 14, 17 76,777,029
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 132,320 9,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,000,000
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 19,196 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
85,230 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
345,797 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600
1,926,395 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600
6,715,989 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
438,590 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
23,035 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
43,767 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 169,200 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000
Comdisco Holding
Co. Com 200334 10 0 9,136 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199
2,272 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963
129 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 2,375,791 56,485,759 X 4, 14, 17 56,485,759
84,120 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000
252,360 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 240,528 5,254,000 X 4, 14, 17 5,254,000
Eaton Corporation Com 278058 10 2 89,220 2,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 12,308 3,447,600 X 4, 14, 17 3,447,600
General Electric
Co. Com 369604 10 3 91,157 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 53,381 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 65,169 2,757,898 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,757,898
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 13,292 636,600 X 4 636,000
149,351 7,146,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,146,000
Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 96,951 3,372,200 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,372,200
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22,755,872
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2009
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment
Discretion
-------------------- Voting Authority
Market Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Title of CUSIP Value (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 282,477 4,973,200 X 4 4,973,200
980,631 17,264,633 X 4, 14, 17 17,264,633
18,477 325,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 325,300
516,153 9,087,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,087,200
44,986 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000
32,660 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
221,367 3,897,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,897,300
Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,260,896 89,222,400 X 4, 14, 17 89,222,400
780,226 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300
253,400 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
6,583 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800
202,720 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 126,165 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 305,751 6,003,360 X 4, 14, 17 6,003,360
27,808 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000
8,439 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 850,594 32,280,600 X 4, 14, 17 32,280,600
414,206 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400
NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 186,912 7,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,200,000
Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 151,560 9,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,000,000
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 395,651 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000
Norfolk Southern
Corp. Com 655844 10 8 72,816 1,933,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 1,933,000
Procter & Gamble
Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,846,286 55,700,318 X 4, 14, 17 55,700,318
1,036,308 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,280,000
318,864 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
318,864 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 6,240,000
39,858 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
79,716 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
58,289 1,140,692 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,140,692
223,562 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 14,405 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500
85,407 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133
4,993 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
10,321 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000
Sun Trusts Banks
Inc. Com 867914 10 3 38,569 2,344,600 X 4, 14, 17 2,344,600
14,147 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 2,872 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551
16,658 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728
61,372 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
23,694 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
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13,334,663
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2009
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment
Discretion
-------------------- Voting Authority
Market Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Title of CUSIP Value (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 417,667 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300
372,177 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826
149,901 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
179,200 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
38,958 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000
31,270 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
48,013 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,679,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 171,917 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
Union Pacific
Corp. Com 907818 10 8 463,646 8,906,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 8,906,000
33,943 652,000 X 4, 14, 17 652,000
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 71,446 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health
Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 84,932 3,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,400,000
Wabco Holdings
Inc. Com 92927K 10 2 47,790 2,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,700,000
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 920,278 18,998,300 X 4, 14, 17 18,998,300
45,824 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 314,956 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
52,232 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311
228,271 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
13,025 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 1,297,653 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420
306,724 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200
929,474 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
67,637 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
24,260 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
3,385,382 139,545,832 X 4, 14, 17 139,545,832
39,052 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720
41,242 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
19,893 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
533,720 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 22,000,000
388,160 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000
194,080 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
65,502 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000
48,520 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 178,115 3,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,500,000
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,659,598 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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12,864,458
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GRAND TOTAL $48,954,993
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