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, 2010
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______
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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 12, 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: 100
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $48,563,369
(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. 28-5678 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
September 30, 2010
Column 6
Investment
Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value (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 9 723,984 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5,
17 17,225,400
336,014 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
5,054,355 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
81,668 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 1,943,100
58,830 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
35,298 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
82,048 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 65,512 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14,
17 5,000,000
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Com 064058 10 0 52,070 1,992,759 X 4, 1, 14,
17 1,992,759
Becton Dickinson & Co. Com 075887 10 9 140,041 1,889,889 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 1,889,889
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 23,408 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
103,932 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
421,672 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 7,205,600
2,349,086 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5,
17 40,141,600
8,189,617 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
534,826 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
28,090 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
53,370 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 3,179 186,897 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 186,897
Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 10,964 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199
2,727 302,963 X 4, 2, 5,
17 302,963
155 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,212,326 21,109,637 X 4, 14, 17 21,109,637
114,860 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000
344,580 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 279,459 4,333,363 X 4, 14, 17 4,333,363
Exxon Mobil Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 26,063 421,800 X 4 421,800
Fiserv Inc. Com 337738 10 8 210,479 3,910,800 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 3,910,800
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 21,283 1,740,231 X 4, 14, 17 1,740,231
General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 126,391 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 59,695 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 22,712 636,600 X 4 636,000
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20,768,694
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2010
Column 6
Investment
Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value (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 4 267,822 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500
122,349 1,974,648 X 4, 1, 14,
17 1,974,648
928,856 14,991,217 X 4, 14, 17 14,991,217
863,527 13,936,841 X 4, 2, 5,
17 13,936,841
8,944 144,357 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 144,357
132,099 2,132,000 X 4, 2, 5,
12, 17 2,132,000
35,627 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
281,794 4,548,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 4,548,000
Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 1,733,236 56,164,484 X 4, 14, 17 56,164,484
950,189 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5,
17 30,790,300
308,600 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 10,000,000
8,017 259,800 X 4, 2, 5,
12, 17 259,800
246,880 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 144,885 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 6,500,000
M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 380,664 4,653,026 X 4, 14, 17 4,653,026
44,668 546,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 546,000
13,482 164,795 X 4, 13, 17 164,795
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 328,596 13,154,356 X 4, 14, 17 13,154,356
392,671 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 15,719,400
Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 154,847 6,142,300 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 6,142,300
Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 182,189 3,400,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 3,400,000
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 291,944 3,642,929 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 3,642,929
Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,236,343 37,291,036 X 4, 14, 17 37,291,036
1,216,192 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5,
17 20,280,000
374,213 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
374,213 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 6,240,000
46,777 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
93,553 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
262,369 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 16,243 488,500 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 488,500
96,296 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133
5,629 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
16,949 509,742 X 4, 2, 5,
12, 17 509,742
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12,560,663
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2010
Column 6
Investment
Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value (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 4,121 77,551 X 4, 1, 14,
17 77,551
23,899 449,728 X 4, 2, 5,
17 449,728
88,048 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
33,994 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 503,904 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5,
17 23,307,300
449,022 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826
180,851 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
216,200 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 10,000,000
47,002 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5,
12, 17 2,174,000
37,727 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
57,926 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 2,679,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 225,182 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 95,313 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 2,038,638 38,091,142 X 4, 14, 17 38,091,142
50,630 946,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 946,000
Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 357,194 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
59,237 148,311 X 4, 5, 1,
6, 14, 17 148,311
258,884 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
14,772 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,609,496 64,085,046 X 4, 2, 5,
17 64,085,046
317,534 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17,
19, 20, 21 12,643,200
962,232 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
70,021 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
25,115 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
3,955,608 157,499,839 X 4, 14, 17 157,499,839
40,428 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720
42,695 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
20,594 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
552,530 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10,
11, 14, 17 22,000,000
401,840 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6,
14, 17 16,000,000
200,920 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
67,810 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5,
12, 17 2,700,000
50,230 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
131,854 5,250,000 X 4, 1, 14,
17 5,250,000
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,042,561 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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15,234,012
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GRAND TOTAL $48,563,369
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