UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2009
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
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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 November 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: 114
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $56,546,051
(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
September 30, 2009
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment Discretion
Market ---------------------- Voting Authority
Value Shares or (c) --------------------------
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 9 583,941 17,225,400 X 4,2,5,17 17,225,400
271,018 7,994,634 X 4,13,17 7,994,634
4,076,674 120,255,879 X 4,14,17 120,255,879
65,871 1,943,100 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 1,943,100
47,450 1,399,713 X 4,16,17 1,399,713
28,470 839,832 X 4,8,17 839,832
66,178 1,952,142 X 4,17 1,952,142
Bank of America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 84,600 5,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 5,000,000
Beckton Dickinson &
Co. Com 075887 10 9 83,700 1,200,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 1,200,000
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 6,129,110 76,777,029 X 4,14,17 76,777,029
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 188,100 9,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 9,000,000
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 21,480 400,000 X 4,17 400,000
95,371 1,776,000 X 4,15,17 1,776,000
386,941 7,205,600 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 7,205,600
2,155,604 40,141,600 X 4,2,5,17 40,141,600
7,515,079 139,945,600 X 4,14,17 139,945,600
490,775 9,139,200 X 4,13,17 9,139,200
25,776 480,000 X 4,16,17 480,000
48,974 912,000 X 4,7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 192,960 12,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 12,000,000
Comdisco Holding
Co. Com 200334 10 0 10,038 1,218,199 X 4,14,17 1,218,199
2,496 302,963 X 4,2,5,17 302,963
142 17,215 X 4,13,17 17,215
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 2,232,266 49,430,168 X 4,14,17 49,430,168
90,320 2,000,000 X 4,13,17 2,000,000
270,960 6,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 6,000,000
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 296,221 5,254,000 X 4,14,17 5,254,000
Exxon Mobil Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 58,627 854,490 X 4,14,17 854,490
28,940 421,800 X 4 421,800
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 43,129 3,447,600 X 4,14,17 3,447,600
General Electric
Co. Com 369604 10 3 127,713 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 59,680 1,510,500 X 4,14,17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 73,470 2,757,898 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 2,757,898
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 19,506 636,600 X 4 636,000
219,167 7,146,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 7,146,000
Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 89,902 3,372,200 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,372,200
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26,180,649
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2009
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment Discretion
Market ---------------------- Voting Authority
Value Shares or (c) --------------------------
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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Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 302,818 4,973,200 X 4 4,973,200
1,051,244 17,264,633 X 4,14,17 17,264,633
19,807 325,300 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 325,300
553,320 9,087,200 X 4,13,17 9,087,200
48,225 792,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 792,000
35,012 575,000 X 4,18 575,000
237,307 3,897,300 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,897,300
Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,343,872 89,222,400 X 4,14,17 89,222,400
808,861 30,790,300 X 4,2,5,17 30,790,300
262,700 10,000,000 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 10,000,000
6,825 259,800 X 4,2,5,12,17 259,800
210,160 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 136,110 6,500,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 6,500,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 374,129 6,003,360 X 4,14,17 6,003,360
34,027 546,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 546,000
10,326 165,700 X 4,13,17 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 480,808 23,499,912 X 4,14,17 23,499,912
321,619 15,719,400 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 15,719,400
NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 169,140 6,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 6,000,000
Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 184,410 9,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 9,000,000
Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 144,697 3,400,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,400,000
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 494,373 7,641,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 7,641,000
Norfolk Southern
Corp. Com 655844 10 8 83,332 1,933,000 X 4,2,5,17 1,933,000
Procter & Gamble
Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,226,162 55,700,318 X 4,14,17 55,700,318
1,174,618 20,280,000 X 4,2,5,17 20,280,000
361,421 6,240,000 X 4,13,17 6,240,000
361,421 6,240,000 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 6,240,000
45,178 780,000 X 4,15,17 780,000
90,355 1,560,000 X 4,7,17 1,560,000
66,069 1,140,692 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 1,140,692
253,400 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Republic Services
Inc. Com 760759 10 0 96,316 3,625,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,625,000
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 18,050 488,500 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 488,500
107,012 2,896,133 X 4,14,17 2,896,133
6,256 169,300 X 4,13,17 169,300
12,932 350,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 350,000
Sun Trusts Banks
Inc. Com 867914 10 3 50,056 2,219,778 X 4,14,17 2,219,778
19,393 860,000 X 4,2,5,17 860,000
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14,201,761
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2009
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment Discretion
Market ---------------------- Voting Authority
Value Shares or (c) --------------------------
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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Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,368 77,551 X 1,4,14,17 77,551
19,532 449,728 X 4,2,5,17 449,728
71,959 1,656,900 X 4,14,17 1,656,900
27,782 639,700 X 4,13,17 639,700
The Travelers
Companies Com 89417E 10 9 1,346 27,336 X 4,14,17 27,336
US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 509,498 23,307,300 X 4,2,5,17 23,307,300
454,006 20,768,826 X 4,14,17 20,768,826
182,859 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
218,600 10,000,000 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 10,000,000
47,524 2,174,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 2,174,000
38,146 1,745,000 X 4,18 1,745,000
58,569 2,679,300 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 2,679,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 293,300 17,072,192 X 4,14,17 17,072,192
Union Pacific Corp. Com 907818 10 8 519,665 8,906,000 X 4,2,5,17 8,906,000
38,044 652,000 X 4,14,17 652,000
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 80,707 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health Group
Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 85,136 3,400,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,400,000
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,604,784 32,690,642 X 4,14,17 32,690,642
46,439 946,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 946,000
206,178 4,200,000 X 4 4,200,000
Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 418,606 894,304 X 4,14,17 894,304
69,421 148,311 X 4,5,1,6,14,17 148,311
303,393 648,165 X 4,13,17 648,165
17,312 36,985 X 4,15,17 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 1,507,332 53,489,420 X 4,2,5,17 53,489,420
356,285 12,643,200 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 12,643,200
1,079,661 38,313,040 X 4,13,17 38,313,040
78,566 2,788,000 X 4,15,17 2,788,000
28,180 1,000,000 X 4,17 1,000,000
4,043,250 143,479,420 X 4,14,17 143,479,420
45,362 1,609,720 X 4,16,17 1,609,720
47,906 1,700,000 X 4,8,17 1,700,000
23,108 820,000 X 4,7,17 820,000
619,960 22,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 22,000,000
450,880 16,000,000 X 4,1,6,14,17 16,000,000
417,426 14,812,857 X 4 14,812,857
76,086 2,700,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 2,700,000
56,360 2,000,000 X 4,18 2,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 94973V 10 7 160,750 3,394,213 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,394,213
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,856,355 5,703,087 X 4,3,17 5,703,087
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16,163,641
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GRAND TOTAL $56,546,051
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