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, 2012
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: 3555 Farnam Street
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: Senior Vice President
Phone: 402-346-1400
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE August 14, 2012
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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: 14
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 117
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $74,321,382
(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
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1. 28-2226 Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company
2. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
3. 28-14389 BH Finance LLC
4. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
5. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
6. 28-06102 Cypress Insurance Company
7. 28-11217 Fechheimer Brothers Company
8. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
9. 28-12941 Medical Protective Corp.
10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
13. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart
14. 28-12947 U.S. Investment Corp.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2012
Market Shares or Voting Authority
Title of Value (In Principal Investment Other --------------------------
Name of Issuer Class CUSIP Thousands) Amount Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 113,634 1,952,142 Shared-Defined 4 1,952,142 -- --
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 1,002,691 17,225,400 Shared-Defined 4, 5 17,225,400 -- --
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 48,887 839,832 Shared-Defined 4, 7 839,832 -- --
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 113,108 1,943,100 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,943,100 -- --
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 465,368 7,994,634 Shared-Defined 4, 10 7,994,634 -- --
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 7,000,095 120,255,879 Shared-Defined 4, 11 120,255,879 -- --
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 81,477 1,399,713 Shared-Defined 4, 13 1,399,713 -- --
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP COM 064058100 176,507 8,041,300 Shared-Defined 4 8,041,300 -- --
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP COM 064058100 39,376 1,793,915 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 1,793,915 -- --
BANK OF NEW YORK
MELLON CORP COM 064058100 195,010 8,884,300 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 8,884,300 -- --
CVS CAREMARK
CORPORATION COM 126650100 247,759 5,301,916 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 5,301,916 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 31,276 400,000 Shared-Defined 4 400,000 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 3,138,672 40,141,600 Shared-Defined 4, 5 40,141,600 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 71,309 912,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 912,000 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 563,406 7,205,600 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 7,205,600 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 714,594 9,139,200 Shared-Defined 4, 10 9,139,200 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 10,942,346 139,945,600 Shared-Defined 4, 11 139,945,600 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 138,865 1,776,000 Shared-Defined 4, 12 1,776,000 -- --
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 37,531 480,000 Shared-Defined 4, 13 480,000 -- --
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 321,852 5,759,700 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 5,759,700 -- --
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 111,721 1,999,300 Shared-Defined 4, 10 1,999,300 -- --
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 1,179,607 21,109,637 Shared-Defined 4, 11 21,109,637 -- --
COSTCO WHSL CORP NEW COM 22160K105 411,669 4,333,363 Shared-Defined 4, 11 4,333,363 -- --
DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 324,093 3,300,000 Shared-Defined 4 3,300,000 -- --
DAVITA INC COM 23918K108 589,260 6,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 6,000,000 -- --
DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 264,658 5,421,100 Shared-Defined 4 5,421,100 -- --
DIRECTV COM CL A 25490A101 1,122,840 22,999,600 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 22,999,600 -- --
DOLLAR GEN CORP NEW COM 256677105 180,623 3,320,885 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 3,320,885 -- --
GANNETT INC COM 364730101 25,634 1,740,231 Shared-Defined 4, 11 1,740,231 -- --
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 255,735 3,877,122 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 3,877,122 -- --
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 104,380 5,008,625 Shared-Defined 4 5,008,625 -- --
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 197,200 10,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 10,000,000 -- --
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC SPONSORED ADR 37733W105 68,833 1,510,500 Shared-Defined 4, 11 1,510,500 -- --
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 2,367 12,100 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 12,100 -- --
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 13,032,140 66,633,296 Shared-Defined 4, 11 66,633,296 -- --
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 82,916 1,227,300 Shared-Defined 4 1,227,300 -- --
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 133,407 1,974,648 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 1,974,648 -- --
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 64,807 959,250 Shared-Defined 4, 5 959,250 -- --
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 273,054 4,041,657 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 4,041,657 -- --
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 105,074 1,555,273 Shared-Defined 4, 11 1,555,273 -- --
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 38,847 575,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 575,000 -- --
KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 86,885 2,249,740 Shared-Defined 4 2,249,740 -- --
KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 207,419 5,370,766 Shared-Defined 4, 5 5,370,766 -- --
KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 386,200 10,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 10,000,000 -- --
KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 1,591,371 41,205,884 Shared-Defined 4, 11 41,205,884 -- --
LEE ENTERPRISES INC COM 523768109 5,226 3,225,822 Shared-Defined 4, 5 3,225,822 -- --
LIBERTY MEDIA
CORPORATION LIB CAP COM A 530322106 219,775 2,500,000 Shared-Defined 4 2,500,000 -- --
LIBERTY MEDIA
CORPORATION LIB CAP COM A 530322106 263,730 3,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 3,000,000 -- --
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 45,083 546,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 546,000 -- --
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 13,607 164,795 Shared-Defined 4, 10 164,795 -- --
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 385,705 4,671,245 Shared-Defined 4, 11 4,671,245 -- --
MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 174,195 405,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 405,000 -- --
MOODYS CORP COM 615369105 574,544 15,719,400 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 15,719,400 -- --
MOODYS CORP COM 615369105 464,033 12,695,850 Shared-Defined 4, 11 12,695,850 -- --
NATIONAL OILWELL
VARCO INC COM 637071101 120,380 1,868,100 Shared-Defined 4 1,868,100 -- --
NATIONAL OILWELL
VARCO INC COM 637071101 62,707 973,100 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 973,100 -- --
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 215,920 6,495,800 Shared-Defined 4 6,495,800 -- --
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 302,938 9,113,650 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 9,113,650 -- --
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 33,228 999,650 Shared-Defined 4, 10 999,650 -- --
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 350,842 10,554,818 Shared-Defined 4, 11 10,554,818 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 73,716 1,203,525 Shared-Defined 4 1,203,525 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1,242,150 20,280,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5 20,280,000 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 95,550 1,560,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 1,560,000 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 382,200 6,240,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 6,240,000 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 382,200 6,240,000 Shared-Defined 4, 10 6,240,000 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1,427,044 23,298,678 Shared-Defined 4, 11 23,298,678 -- --
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 47,775 780,000 Shared-Defined 4, 12 780,000 -- --
SANOFI SPONSORED ADR 80105N105 18,456 488,500 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 488,500 -- --
SANOFI SPONSORED ADR 80105N105 19,258 509,742 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 509,742 -- --
SANOFI SPONSORED ADR 80105N105 6,396 169,300 Shared-Defined 4, 10 169,300 -- --
SANOFI SPONSORED ADR 80105N105 109,416 2,896,133 Shared-Defined 4, 11 2,896,133 -- --
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 5,880 116,326 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 116,326 -- --
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 34,101 674,592 Shared-Defined 4, 5 674,592 -- --
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 48,505 959,550 Shared-Defined 4, 10 959,550 -- --
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 125,634 2,485,350 Shared-Defined 4, 11 2,485,350 -- --
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 171,297 5,326,387 Shared-Defined 4 5,326,387 -- --
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 749,563 23,307,300 Shared-Defined 4, 5 23,307,300 -- --
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 407,766 12,679,300 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 12,679,300 -- --
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 69,916 2,174,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 2,174,000 -- --
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 667,922 20,768,726 Shared-Defined 4, 11 20,768,726 -- --
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 56,119 1,745,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 1,745,000 -- --
U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 325,225 17,072,192 Shared-Defined 4, 11 17,072,192 -- --
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
INC CL B 911312106 20,627 261,900 Shared-Defined 4 261,900 -- --
VERISK ANALYTICS INC CL A 92345Y106 92,208 1,871,871 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,871,871 -- --
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 185,917 3,954,000 Shared-Defined 4 3,954,000 -- --
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 134,440 2,859,200 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 2,859,200 -- --
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 257,108 2,079,659 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 2,079,659 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 20,219 290,000 Shared-Defined 4 290,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 11,852 170,000 Shared-Defined 1, 2, 4, 11 170,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2,057 29,500 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 29,500 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 292,824 4,200,000 Shared-Defined 3, 4, 5 4,200,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 17,779 255,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5 255,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 17,848 256,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 256,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 65,955 946,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 946,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 124,729 1,789,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 1,789,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 59,192 849,000 Shared-Defined 4, 10 849,000 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2,608,409 37,412,642 Shared-Defined 4, 11 37,412,642 -- --
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 35,627 511,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 511,000 -- --
WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 55,442 148,311 Shared-Defined 1, 2, 4, 11 - -- 148,311
WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 242,297 648,165 Shared-Defined 4, 10 - -- 648,165
WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 334,309 894,304 Shared-Defined 4, 11 - -- 894,304
WASHINGTON POST CO CL B 939640108 13,826 36,985 Shared-Defined 4, 12 - -- 36,985
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 347,776 10,400,000 Shared-Defined 4 10,400,000 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 535,040 16,000,000 Shared-Defined 1, 2, 4, 11 16,000,000 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 177,349 5,303,500 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 5,303,500 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 227,822 6,812,857 Shared-Defined 3, 4, 5 6,812,857 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 2,205,819 65,963,496 Shared-Defined 4, 5 65,963,496 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 27,421 820,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 820,000 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 56,848 1,700,000 Shared-Defined 4, 7 1,700,000 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 1,191,236 35,623,100 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 35,623,100 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 343,328 10,267,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 10,267,000 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 1,682,141 50,303,270 Shared-Defined 4, 10 50,303,270 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 6,736,632 201,454,302 Shared-Defined 4, 11 201,454,302 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 93,231 2,788,000 Shared-Defined 4, 12 2,788,000 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 53,829 1,609,720 Shared-Defined 4, 13 1,609,720 -- --
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 66,880 2,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 2,000,000 -- --
INGERSOLL-RAND PLC SHS G47791101 860 20,400 Shared-Defined 4 20,400 -- --
Total 74,321,382