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, 2007
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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, 2007
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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
28-5194 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc.
Form 13F
SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 19
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 99
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $61,077,517
(thousands)
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
separately with the Commission. Included in this information is information
regarding Berkshire's positions in Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific
Corp. included in its March 31, 2007 public Form 13F.
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.]
FORM 13F
NO. FILE NUMBER NAME
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. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
13. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
14. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
15. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart
16. 28-717 OBH Inc.
17. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
18. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
19. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2007
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) (b) 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 1,053,850 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 17,225,400
489,112 7,994,634 X 4, 12, 16 7,994,634
7,357,255 120,255,879 X 4, 13, 16 120,255,879
118,879 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 1,943,100
85,634 1,399,713 X 4, 15, 16 1,399,713
51,381 839,832 X 4, 8, 16 839,832
119,432 1,952,142 X 4, 16 1,952,142
American
Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 652,478 11,062,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 11,062,700
Ameriprise
Financial,
Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 82,044 1,290,606 X 4, 12, 16 1,290,606
24,705 388,620 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 388,620
17,796 279,942 X 4, 15, 16 279,942
10,678 167,966 X 4, 8, 16 167,966
24,819 390,428 X 4, 16 390,428
Anheuser
Busch Cos.
Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,854,977 35,563,200 X 4, 13, 16 35,563,200
Bank of
America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 425,343 8,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 8,700,000
Burlington
Northern
Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 1,226,436 14,404,930 X 4, 13, 16 14,404,930
1,983,796 23,300,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 23,300,400
112,564 1,322,100 X 4, 12, 16 1,322,100
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 20,924 400,000 X 4, 16 400,000
92,903 1,776,000 X 4, 14, 16 1,776,000
376,925 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,205,600
2,099,807 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 16 40,141,600
7,320,554 139,945,600 X 4, 13, 16 139,945,600
478,072 9,139,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,139,200
25,109 480,000 X 4, 15, 16 480,000
47,707 912,000 X 4, 7, 16 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 335,520 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 12,000,000
Comdisco
Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 12,872 1,206,369 X 4, 13, 16 1,206,369
3,201 300,028 X 4, 2, 5, 16 300,028
182 17,049 X 4, 12, 16 17,049
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,408,141 17,938,100 X 4, 13, 16 17,938,100
Costco
Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 307,464 5,254,000 X 4, 13, 16 5,254,000
Dow Jones &
Company, Inc. Com 260561 10 5 159,814 2,781,800 X 4, 13, 16 2,781,800
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 326,700 10,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 10,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 189,446 3,447,600 X 4, 13, 16 3,447,600
General
Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 297,738 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
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29,194,258
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2007
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 164,522 4,181,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,181,000
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G47766 10 1 34,866 636,600 X 4 636,000
Iron Mountain
Inc. Com 462846 10 6 236,420 9,047,850 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 9,047,850
Johnson &
Johnson Com 478160 10 4 301,784 4,897,500 X 4 4,897,500
1,297,612 21,058,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 21,058,300
1,115,497 18,102,848 X 4, 13, 16 18,102,848
559,953 9,087,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,087,200
Lowes
Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 214,830 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 7,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 641,086 5,997,060 X 4, 13, 16 5,997,060
58,367 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 546,000
17,713 165,700 X 4, 12, 16 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 2,007,853 32,280,600 X 4, 13, 16 32,280,600
977,747 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 15,719,400
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 466,320 8,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 8,000,000
Petrochina Co
LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 10,839 72,900 X 4, 13, 16 72,900
87,141 586,100 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 586,100
Procter &
Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,579,615 58,500,000 X 4, 13, 16 58,500,000
1,294,279 21,151,800 X 4, 2, 5, 16 21,151,800
381,826 6,240,000 X 4, 12, 16 6,240,000
437,784 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,154,500
47,728 780,000 X 4, 14, 16 780,000
95,456 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 16 1,560,000
335,658 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 5,485,500
267,706 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Sanofi
Adventis ADR 80105N 10 5 19,672 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 488,500
101,597 2,522,885 X 4, 13, 16 2,522,885
6,817 169,300 X 4, 12, 16 169,300
14,095 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 350,000
Servicemaster
Company Com 81760N 10 9 61,809 3,998,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 3,998,000
Sun Trusts
Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 201,026 2,344,600 X 4, 13, 16 2,344,600
73,736 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 860,000
Torchmark
Corp. Com 891027 10 4 5,196 77,551 X 1, 4, 13, 16 77,551
30,132 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 16 449,728
111,012 1,656,900 X 4, 13, 16 1,656,900
42,860 639,700 X 4, 12, 16 639,700
Tyco
International
LTD Com 902124 10 6 213,222 6,310,200 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 6,310,200
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15,513,776
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2007
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) (b) 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 4 839,609 25,481,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 25,481,300
324,855 9,859,026 X 4, 13, 16 9,859,026
57,498 1,745,000 X 4 1,745,000
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 837,220 17,072,192 X 4, 13, 16 17,072,192
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 104,332 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health
Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 245,472 4,800,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,800,000
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 914,008 18,998,300 X 4, 13, 16 18,998,300
45,512 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 946,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 694,060 894,304 X 4, 13, 16 894,304
115,103 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 13, 16 148,311
503,034 648,165 X 4, 12, 16 648,165
28,704 36,985 X 4, 14, 16 36,985
Wells Fargo &
Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,766,382 50,224,120 X 4, 2, 5, 16 50,224,120
71,859 2,043,200 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 2,043,200
1,347,470 38,313,040 X 4, 12, 16 38,313,040
98,054 2,788,000 X 4, 14, 16 2,788,000
180,070 5,120,000 X 4, 16 5,120,000
3,938,245 111,977,388 X 4, 13, 16 111,977,388
42,546 1,209,720 X 4, 15, 16 1,209,720
59,789 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 16 1,700,000
10,551 300,000 X 4, 7, 16 300,000
703,400 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 20,000,000
562,720 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 13, 16 16,000,000
281,360 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 335,286 4,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,200,000
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,195,688 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 16 5,703,087
Western Union Com 959802 10 9 66,656 3,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 3,200,000
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16,369,483
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GRAND TOTAL $61,077,517
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