SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) January 24, 2012
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| DELAWARE | 001-14905 | 47-0813844 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) | ||
| 3555 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebraska |
68131 | |||
| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) | |||
(402) 346-1400
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s ratio of consolidated earnings to consolidated fixed charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is as follows:
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Calculation of Ratio of Consolidated Earnings to Consolidated Fixed Charges
(Dollars in millions)
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| Ended September 30, 2011 |
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings attributable to Berkshire Hathaway |
$ | 7,206 | $ | 12,967 | $ | 8,055 | $ | 4,994 | $ | 13,213 | $ | 11,015 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
3,307 | 5,607 | 3,538 | 1,978 | 6,594 | 5,505 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
349 | 527 | 386 | 602 | 354 | 258 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings from equity method investments |
— | (50 | ) | (427 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Dividends from equity method investees |
— | 20 | 132 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fixed charges |
2,393 | 3,084 | 2,279 | 2,276 | 2,202 | 1,979 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Earnings available for fixed charges |
$ | 13,255 | $ | 22,155 | $ | 13,963 | $ | 9,850 | $ | 22,363 | $ | 18,757 | ||||||||||||
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| Interest on indebtedness (including amortization of debt discount and expense) |
$ | 1,989 | $ | 2,558 | $ | 1,992 | $ | 1,963 | $ | 1,910 | $ | 1,724 | ||||||||||||
| Rentals representing interest and other |
404 | 526 | 287 | 313 | 292 | 255 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| $ | 2,393 | $ | 3,084 | $ | 2,279 | $ | 2,276 | $ | 2,202 | $ | 1,979 | |||||||||||||
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges |
5.54 | x | 7.18 | x | 6.13 | x | 4.33 | x | 10.16 | x | 9.48 | x | ||||||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| January 24, 2012 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | |||||
| /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | ||||||
| By: Marc D. Hamburg | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||