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, 2004
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
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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 12, 2004
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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
28- 5194 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 17
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 62
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 36,016,988
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(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
1. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
2. 28- BH Columbia Inc.
3. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co.
4. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps
5. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
6. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
7. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co.
8. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
9. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp.
10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
13. 28-717 OBH Inc.
14. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers
15. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
16. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
17. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2004
Column 6 Column 8
Investment Discretion Voting Authority
Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- ---------------------
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 (b)
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared Other (a) Sha- (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole red None
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American Express Co. Com 025816 109 885,041 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 13 17,225,400
410,764 7,994,634 X 5, 10, 13 7,994,634
6,178,747 120,255,879 X 5, 11, 13 120,255,879
99,836 1,943,100 X 5,4,13,15,16,17
215,369 4,191,687 X 5, 13 4,191,687
American Standard
Companies Com 029712 106 423,170 10,497,900 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 10,497,900
Block H & R Com 093671 105 684,237 14,350,600 X 5, 11, 13 14,350,600
Coca Cola Com 191216 100 90,460 1,792,000 X 5, 13 1,792,000
89,652 1,776,000 X 5, 12, 13 1,776,000
363,739 7,205,600 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 7,205,600
2,026,348 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 13 40,141,600
7,064,454 139,945,600 X 5, 11, 13 139,945,600
461,347 9,139,200 X 5, 10, 13 9,139,200
Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 100 30,669 1,179,592 X 5, 11, 13 1,179,592
7,628 293,367 X 5, 2, 6, 13 293,367
433 16,669 X 5, 10, 13 16,669
Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 105 216,360 5,254,000 X 5, 11, 13 5,254,000
First Data Corporation Com 319963 104 356,160 8,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 8,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 101 292,529 3,447,600 X 5, 11, 13 3,447,600
Gap Inc. Com 364760 108 363,750 15,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 15,000,000
The Gillette Co. Com 375766 102 2,544,000 60,000,000 X 5,11,13 60,000,000
881,920 20,800,000 X 5,2,6,13 20,800,000
271,360 6,400,000 X 5, 10, 13 6,400,000
271,360 6,400,000 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 6,400,000
33,920 800,000 X 5, 12, 13 800,000
67,840 1,600,000 X 5, 13 1,600,000
HCA Inc. Com 404119 109 415,900 10,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 10,000,000
148,314 3,566,100 X 5, 2, 6, 13 3,566,100
41,590 1,000,000 X 5, 13 1,000,000
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24,936,897
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2004
Column 6 Column 8
Investment Discretion Voting Authority
Column 4 Column 5 ---------------------- -----------------------
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 242,193 5,018,500 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 5,018,500
M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 523,543 5,997,060 X 5 11, 13 5,997,060
47,666 546,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 546,000
14,466 165,700 X 5,10, 13 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,043,632 16,140,300 X 5,11,13 16,140,300
508,208 7,859,700 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 7,859,700
Mueller Industries Com 624756 10 2 69,087 1,929,800 X 5,11,13 1,929,800
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 454,500 6,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 6,000,000
Outback Steakhouse Inc. Com 689899 10 2 75,226 1,818,800 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 1,818,800
Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 3,375 72,900 X 5,11,13 72,900
27,136 586,100 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 586,100
Pier 1 Imports Inc. Com 720279 10 8 141,520 8,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 8,000,000
Sealed Air Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 59,305 1,113,300 X 5,11,13 1,113,300
Shaw Communications Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 369,820 22,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 22,000,000
Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 321,460 4,946,300 X 5,11,13 4,946,300
55,891 860,000 X 5,2,6,13 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,172 77,551 X 5,1,11,13 77,551
24,195 449,728 X 5,2,6,13 449,728
41,491 771,200 X 5,11,13 771,200
34,416 639,700 X 5,10,13 639,700
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 114,270 6,500,000 X 5,11,13 6,500,000
Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 831,712 894,304 X 5,11,13 894,304
137,931 148,311 X 5,1,3,7,11,13 148,311
602,800 648,165 X 5,10,13 648,165
34,396 36,985 X 5,12,13 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 738,415 12,902,590 X 5,2,6,13 12,902,590
58,466 1,021,600 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 1,021,600
6,923 120,970 X 5,10,13 120,970
79,779 1,394,000 X 5,12,13 1,394,000
149,076 2,604,860 X 5,13 2,604,860
2,197,882 38,404,360 X 5,11,13 38,404,360
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,064,517 5,703,087 X 5,4,13 5,703,087
Zenith National Ins
Corp. Com 989390 10 9 2,622 53,955 X 5,11,13 53,955
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11,080,091
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GRAND TOTAL $ 36,016,988
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