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, 2010
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 May 14, 2010
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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: 102
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $50,934,475
(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.]
FORM 13F
NO. 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 LLC
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, 2010
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) 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 9 710,720 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400
329,859 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
4,961,758 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
80,172 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100
57,752 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
34,651 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
80,545 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Bank of America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 89,250 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Becton Dickinson
& Co. Com 075887 10 9 137,315 1,744,128 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,744,128
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 194,075 7,725,900 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,725,900
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 22,000 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
97,680 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
396,308 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600
2,207,788 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600
7,697,008 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
502,656 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
26,400 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
50,160 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 215,640 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000
Comdisco Holding
Co. Com 200334 10 0 10,477 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199
2,605 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963
148 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,339,592 26,179,249 X 4, 14, 17 26,179,249
102,340 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000
307,020 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 258,745 4,333,363 X 4, 14, 17 4,333,363
Exxon Mobil
Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 28,252 421,800 X 4 421,800
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 28,749 1,740,231 X 4, 14, 17 1,740,231
General Electric
Co. Com 369604 10 3 141,558 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 58,184 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 89,218 2,757,898 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,757,898
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 22,177 636,600 X 4 636,000
174,350 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Iron Mountain
Inc. Com 462846 10 6 213,578 7,794,800 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,794,800
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20,668,730
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2010
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) 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 4 324,253 4,973,200 X 4 4,973,200
880,825 13,509,591 X 4, 2, 5, 17 13,509,591
9,412 144,357 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 144,357
51,638 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000
37,490 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
254,104 3,897,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,897,300
Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 1,744,384 57,684,645 X 4, 14, 17 57,684,645
931,099 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300
302,400 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
7,856 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800
241,920 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 157,560 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 385,119 4,851,581 X 4, 14, 17 4,851,581
43,341 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000
13,153 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 448,168 15,064,476 X 4, 14, 17 15,064,476
467,652 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400
NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 125,400 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Nalco Holding
Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 218,970 9,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,000,000
Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 174,429 3,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,400,000
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 561,613 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000
Procter & Gamble
Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,506,870 39,621,784 X 4, 14, 17 39,621,784
1,283,116 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,280,000
394,805 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
394,805 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 6,240,000
49,351 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
98,701 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
276,806 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Republic
Services Inc. Com 760759 10 0 314,220 10,827,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 10,827,700
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 18,250 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500
108,200 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133
6,325 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
13,076 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000
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12,845,311
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2010
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) 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 4,130 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551
24,065 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728
88,661 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
34,230 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 603,193 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300
537,497 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826
216,486 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
258,800 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
56,263 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000
45,161 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
69,340 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,679,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 292,959 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 92,055 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,884,347 33,891,142 X 4, 14, 17 33,891,142
52,598 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000
233,520 4,200,000 X 4 4,200,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 397,232 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
65,877 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311
287,902 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
16,428 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo &
Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,664,591 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420
393,456 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200
1,192,302 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
86,763 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
31,120 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
4,674,602 150,212,148 X 4, 14, 17 150,212,148
50,094 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720
52,904 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
25,518 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
684,640 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 22,000,000
497,920 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000
460,976 14,812,857 X 4 14,812,857
84,024 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000
62,240 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,198,540 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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17,420,343
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GRAND TOTAL $50,934,475
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