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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) March 1, 2007
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
 
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
         
DELAWARE   001-14905   47-0813844
         
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION
OF INCORPORATION)
  (COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER)
  (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
         
1440 Kiewit Plaza    
Omaha, Nebraska   68131
     
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)   (ZIP CODE)
(402) 346-1400
 
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ITEM 5.02(b) and 5.02(c) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
     On March 1, 2007, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. posted its 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders on its website. The Chairman’s Letter contains a section titled “Some Changes on Berkshire’s Board.” Among other matters, Berkshire’s Chairman and CEO, Warren E. Buffett, reports that Mr. Malcolm Chace, a current member of Berkshire’s Board of Directors, will not stand for reelection at Berkshire’s 2007 Annual Shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on May 5, 2007. Additionally, Susan Decker, head of the Yahoo! Advertiser and Publisher Group and that Company’s acting CFO will be nominated to replace Mr. Chace on Berkshire’s Board of Directors.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
99.1   Section of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.’s Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders titled “Some Changes on Berkshire’s Board.”
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.
         
March 5, 2007  BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
 
 
  /s/ Marc D. Hamburg    
  By: Marc D. Hamburg   
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer