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, 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 August 13, 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: 104
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $46,440,810
(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
June 30, 2010
Column 6
Investment
Column 4 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 9 683,848 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400
317,387 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
4,774,158 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
77,141 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100
55,569 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
33,341 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
77,500 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Bank of America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 71,850 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Becton Dickinson
& Co. Com 075887 10 9 127,794 1,889,889 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,889,889
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 153,745 7,725,900 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,725,900
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 20,048 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
89,013 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
361,145 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600
2,011,897 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600
7,014,073 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
458,057 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
24,058 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
45,709 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 197,160 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000
Comdisco Holding
Co. Com 200334 10 0 10,927 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199
2,718 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963
154 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,036,272 21,109,637 X 4, 14, 17 21,109,637
98,180 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000
294,540 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 237,598 4,333,363 X 4, 14, 17 4,333,363
Exxon Mobil Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 24,072 421,800 X 4 421,800
Fiserv Inc. Com 337738 10 8 200,904 4,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,400,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 23,424 1,740,231 X 4, 14, 17 1,740,231
General Electric
Co. Com 369604 10 3 112,157 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 51,372 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 77,414 2,757,898 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,757,898
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 21,936 636,600 X 4 636,000
172,450 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 179,680 8,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 8,000,000
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19,137,291
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2010
Column 6
Investment
Column 4 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 4 255,287 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500
116,623 1,974,648 X 4, 1, 14, 17 1,974,648
808,308 13,686,217 X 4, 14, 17 13,686,217
823,110 13,936,841 X 4, 2, 5, 17 13,936,841
8,526 144,357 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 144,357
125,916 2,132,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,132,000
33,959 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
268,605 4,548,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,548,000
Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 1,572,606 56,164,484 X 4, 14, 17 56,164,484
862,128 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300
280,000 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
7,274 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800
224,000 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 132,730 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 395,275 4,653,026 X 4, 14, 17 4,653,026
46,383 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000
13,999 164,795 X 4, 13, 17 164,795
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 300,084 15,064,476 X 4, 14, 17 15,064,476
313,130 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400
NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 127,260 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 187,209 9,150,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,150,000
Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 164,585 3,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,400,000
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 516,150 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000
Procter & Gamble
Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,314,990 38,596,036 X 4, 14, 17 38,596,036
1,216,394 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,280,000
374,275 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
374,275 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 6,240,000
46,784 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
93,569 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
262,412 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Republic Services
Inc. Com 760759 10 0 321,908 10,827,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 10,827,700
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 14,684 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500
87,058 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133
5,089 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
15,323 509,742 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 509,742
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12,709,908
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2010
Column 6
Investment
Column 4 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 3,840 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551
22,266 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728
82,033 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
31,672 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 520,918 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300
464,183 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826
186,958 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
223,500 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
48,589 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000
39,001 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
59,882 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,679,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 206,232 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 81,307 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,831,041 38,091,142 X 4, 14, 17 38,091,142
45,474 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 367,094 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
60,879 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311
266,059 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
15,182 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 1,369,329 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420
323,666 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200
980,814 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
71,373 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
25,600 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
4,019,840 157,025,005 X 4, 14, 17 157,025,005
41,209 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720
43,520 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
20,992 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
563,200 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 22,000,000
409,600 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000
204,800 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
69,120 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000
51,200 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,843,238 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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14,593,611
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GRAND TOTAL $46,440,810
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