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, 2004
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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
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Omaha, NE 68131
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Form 13F File Number: 28- 4545
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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
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Title: Vice President
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Phone: 402-346-1400
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE November 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: 61
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 33,856,547
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(thousands)
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
with the Commission. Included in this information is information regarding
Berkshire's position in Sun Trust Banks Inc. included in its June 30, 2004,
public Form 13F
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
September 30, 2004
Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 ----------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 7 -------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b)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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American Express
Co. Com 025816 10 9 886,419 17,225,400 X 5,2,6,13 17,225,400
411,404 7,994,634 X 5,10,13 7,994,634
6,188,368 120,255,879 X 5,11,13 120,255,879
99,992 1,943,100 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 1,943,100
215,704 4,191,687 X 5,13 4,191,687
American Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 408,473 10,497,900 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 10,497,900
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 709,207 14,350,600 X 5,11,13 14,350,600
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 71,770 1,792,000 X 5,13 1,792,000
71,129 1,776,000 X 5,12,13 1,776,000
288,584 7,205,600 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 7,205,600
1,607,671 40,141,600 X 5,2,6,13 40,141,600
5,604,821 139,945,600 X 5,11,13 139,945,600
366,025 9,139,200 X 5,10,13 9,139,200
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 139,600 5,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 5,000,000
Comdisco Holding
Co. Com 200334 10 0 25,066 1,179,592 X 5,11,13 1,179,592
6,234 293,367 X 5,2,6,13 293,367
354 16,669 X 5,10,13 16,669
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 218,094 5,254,000 X 5,11,13 5,254,000
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 348,000 8,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 8,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 288,771 3,447,600 X 5,11,13 3,447,600
Gap Inc. Com 364760 10 8 279,750 15,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 15,000,000
The Gillette Co. Com 375766 10 2 2,504,400 60,000,000 X 5,11,13 60,000,000
868,192 20,800,000 X 5,2,6,13 20,800,000
267,136 6,400,000 X 5,10,13 6,400,000
267,136 6,400,000 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 6,400,000
33,392 800,000 X 5,12,13 800,000
66,784 1,600,000 X 5,13 1,600,000
HCA Inc. Com 404119 10 9 381,500 10,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 10,000,000
95,383 2,500,200 X 5,2,6,13 2,500,200
38,150 1,000,000 X 5,13 1,000,000
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22,757,509
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2004
Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 ---------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 7 ------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b)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 6 234,775 6,935,750 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 6,935,750
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 573,919 5,997,060 X 5,11,13 5,997,060
52,252 546,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 546,000
15,857 165,700 X 5,10,13 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,182,277 16,140,300 X 5,11,13 16,140,300
575,723 7,859,700 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 7,859,700
Mueller
Industries Com 624756 10 2 58,494 1,361,900 X 5,11,13 1,361,900
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 472,800 6,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 6,000,000
Outback
Steakhouse Inc. Com 689899 10 2 75,535 1,818,800 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 1,818,800
Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 3,919 72,900 X 5,11,13 72,900
31,509 586,100 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 586,100
Pier 1 Imports
Inc. Com 720279 10 8 144,640 8,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 8,000,000
Sealed Air
Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 51,601 1,113,300 X 5,11,13 1,113,300
Servicemaster
Company Com 81760N 10 9 72,165 5,611,600 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 5,611,600
Shaw Communications
Inc. ClB 82028K 20 0 366,960 22,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 22,000,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,124 77,551 X 5,1,11,13 77,551
23,917 449,728 X 5,2,6,13 449,728
45,862 862,400 X 5,11,13 862,400
34,019 639,700 X 5,10,13 639,700
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 118,495 6,500,000 X 5,11,13 6,500,000
Washington Post Co. ClB 939640 10 8 822,760 894,304 X 5,11,13 894,304
136,446 148,311 X 5,1,3,7,11,13 148,311
596,312 648,165 X 5,10,13 648,165
34,026 36,985 X 5,12,13 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 769,381 12,902,590 X 5,2,6,13 12,902,590
60,918 1,021,600 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 1,021,600
7,213 120,970 X 5,10,13 120,970
83,124 1,394,000 X 5,12,13 1,394,000
155,328 2,604,860 X 5,13 2,604,860
2,290,052 38,404,360 X 5,11,13 38,404,360
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,004,635 5,703,087 X 5,4,13 5,703,087
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11,099,038
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GRAND TOTAL $33,856,547
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