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, 2008
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 November 14, 2008
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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: 109
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $69,889,879
(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 Inc.
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, 2008
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment
Discretion
Market -------------------- Voting Authority
Value Shares or (b) (c) -----------------------
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 9 610,296 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400
283,250 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
4,260,666 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
68,844 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100
49,592 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
29,755 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
69,164 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Anheuser Busch Cos.
Inc. Com 035229 10 3 885,794 13,652,800 X 4, 14, 17 13,652,800
12,470 192,200 X 4, 18 192,200
Bank of America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 175,000 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Burlington Northern
Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 5,895,686 63,785,418 X 4, 14, 17 63,785,418
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 258,217 18,444,100 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 18,444,100
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 21,152 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
93,915 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
381,032 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600
2,122,688 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600
7,400,323 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
483,281 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
25,382 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
48,227 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 236,640 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000
Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 11,585 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199
2,881 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963
164 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 5,563,762 75,955,800 X 4, 14, 17 75,955,800
146,500 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000
439,500 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 341,142 5,254,000 X 4, 14, 17 5,254,000
Eaton Corporation Com 278058 10 2 163,411 2,908,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,908,700
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 58,299 3,447,600 X 4, 14, 17 3,447,600
General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 198,336 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 65,646 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 95,793 3,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,700,000
Ingersoll-Rd Company
LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 19,824 636,600 X 4 636,000
155,850 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 82,315 3,372,200 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,372,200
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30,756,382
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2008
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment
Discretion
Market -------------------- Voting Authority
Value Shares or (b) (c) -----------------------
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 4 299,463 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500
1,404,049 20,266,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,266,300
1,828,032 26,386,148 X 4, 14, 17 26,386,148
22,537 325,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 325,300
629,561 9,087,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,087,200
54,870 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000
39,836 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,922,034 89,222,400 X 4, 14, 17 89,222,400
1,008,382 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300
327,500 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
8,508 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800
262,000 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 153,985 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 535,800 6,003,360 X 4, 14, 17 6,003,360
48,730 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000
14,789 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,097,540 32,280,600 X 4, 14, 17 32,280,600
534,460 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400
NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 123,750 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 511,183 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000
Norfolk Southern
Corp. Com 655844 10 8 127,984 1,933,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 1,933,000
Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 4,076,865 58,500,000 X 4, 14, 17 58,500,000
1,515,897 21,752,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 21,752,000
434,866 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
498,597 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,154,500
54,358 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
108,716 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
382,284 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,485,500
304,894 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 16,057 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500
95,196 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133
5,565 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
11,505 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000
Sun Trusts Banks
Inc. Com 867914 10 3 105,484 2,344,600 X 4, 14, 17 2,344,600
38,691 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,638 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551
26,894 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728
99,083 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
38,254 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
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19,772,837
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2008
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8
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Investment
Discretion
Market -------------------- Voting Authority
Value Shares or (b) (c) -----------------------
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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US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 839,529 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300
942,086 26,154,526 X 4, 14, 17 26,154,526
301,307 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
360,200 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
78,307 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000
62,855 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
42,910 1,191,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,191,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 437,048 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
Union Pacific Corp. Com 907818 10 8 633,751 8,906,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 8,906,000
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 89,882 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health Group
Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 161,986 6,379,900 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,379,900
Wabco Holdings Inc. Com 92927K 10 2 95,958 2,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,700,000
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,137,808 18,998,300 X 4, 14, 17 18,998,300
56,656 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000
Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 497,913 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
82,574 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311
360,872 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
20,592 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 2,007,458 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420
474,499 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200
1,437,888 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
104,634 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
37,530 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
4,854,291 129,344,288 X 4, 14, 17 129,344,288
60,413 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720
63,801 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
30,775 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
750,600 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 20,000,000
600,480 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000
300,240 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
101,331 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000
75,060 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 223,424 4,777,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,777,300
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,036,002 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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19,360,660
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GRAND TOTAL $69,889,879
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