UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2009 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. 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 May 14, 2009 ------------------------------------- ---------------- --------------------- [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: 21 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 110 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $40,871,225 (thousands) 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 --- -------------------- ---- 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 March 31, 2009 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ------------------ -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------- Investment Discretion Voting Authority -------------------- ----------------------- Market Shares or (b) (c) Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None ------------------ -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ---- American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 234,782 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400 108,967 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634 1,639,088 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879 26,484 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100 19,078 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713 11,447 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832 26,608 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142 Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 34,100 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 4,618,138 76,777,029 X 4, 14, 17 76,777,029 Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 149,280 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 17,580 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000 78,055 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000 316,686 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600 1,764,223 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600 6,150,609 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600 401,668 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200 21,096 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000 40,082 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000 Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 154,440 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 8,649 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199 2,151 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963 122 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215 ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 2,476,012 63,228,096 X 4, 14, 17 63,228,096 78,320 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000 234,960 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000 Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Com 210371 10 0 306,351 14,828,207 X 4 14,828,207 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 243,365 5,254,000 X 4, 14, 17 5,254,000 Eaton Corporation Com 278058 10 2 117,952 3,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,200,000 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 7,585 3,447,600 X 4, 14, 17 3,447,600 General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 78,365 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900 GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 46,931 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500 Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 87,172 3,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,700,000 Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 8,777 636,600 X 4 636,000 98,615 7,146,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,146,000 Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 74,762 3,372,200 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,372,200 ---------- 19,682,500 ========== BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table March 31, 2009 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ------------------ -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- -------------------- -------------------- ----------------------- Investment Discretion Voting Authority -------------------- ----------------------- Market Shares or (b) (c) Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None ------------------ -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ---- Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 227,364 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500 710,604 13,509,591 X 4, 14, 17 13,509,591 17,111 325,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 325,300 477,987 9,087,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,087,200 41,659 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000 30,245 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000 204,998 3,897,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,897,300 Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 1,988,767 89,222,400 X 4, 14, 17 89,222,400 686,316 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300 222,900 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000 5,791 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800 178,320 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 118,625 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 271,592 6,003,360 X 4, 14, 17 6,003,360 24,701 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000 7,496 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 739,871 32,280,600 X 4, 14, 17 32,280,600 360,289 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400 NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 126,720 7,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,200,000 Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 117,630 9,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,000,000 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 358,286 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000 Norfolk Southern Corp. Com 655844 10 8 65,239 1,933,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 1,933,000 Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,622,928 55,700,318 X 4, 14, 17 55,700,318 954,985 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,280,000 293,842 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000 293,842 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 6,240,000 36,730 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000 73,460 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000 53,715 1,140,692 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,140,692 206,019 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000 Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 13,644 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500 80,889 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133 4,729 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300 9,775 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 27,526 2,344,600 X 4, 14, 17 2,344,600 10,096 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 860,000 Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 2,034 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551 11,796 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728 43,460 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900 16,779 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700 ---------- 11,738,760 ========== BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table March 31, 2009 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 -------------- -------- ------------ -------------- ----------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- Investment Discretion Voting Authority -------------------- -------------------------- Market Shares or (b) (c) Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 340,520 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300 303,432 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826 122,213 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000 146,100 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000 31,762 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000 25,494 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000 39,144 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,679,300 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 129,919 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192 Union Pacific Corp. Com 907818 10 8 366,126 8,906,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 8,906,000 26,804 652,000 X 4, 14, 17 652,000 United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 70,345 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200 United Health Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 94,185 4,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,500,000 Wabco Holdings Inc. Com 92927K 10 2 33,237 2,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,700,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 989,811 18,998,300 X 4, 14, 17 18,998,300 49,287 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 319,356 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304 52,962 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311 231,460 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165 13,207 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 761,689 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420 180,039 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200 545,578 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040 39,701 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000 14,240 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000 1,987,133 139,545,832 X 4, 14, 17 139,545,832 22,922 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720 24,208 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000 11,677 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000 313,280 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 22,000,000 227,840 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000 113,920 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 38,448 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000 28,480 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000 Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 181,394 4,777,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,777,300 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,574,052 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087 ----------- 9,449,965 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $40,871,225 ===========