UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2007
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.
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 February 13, 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
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: 106
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $68,768,137
(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
December 31, 2007
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 2 Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Title Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 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 9 896,065 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400
415,881 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
6,255,711 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
101,080 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100
72,813 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
43,688 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
101,550 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Ameriprise
Financial,
Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 15,428 279,942 X 4, 16, 17 279,942
21,041 381,800 X 4, 17 381,800
Anheuser
Busch Cos.
Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,861,378 35,371,000 X 4, 14, 17 35,371,000
10,060 192,200 X 4, 18 192,200
Bank of
America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 375,466 9,100,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,100,000
Burlington
Northern
Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 5,062,783 60,828,818 X 4, 14, 17 60,828,818
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 414,750 21,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 21,000,000
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 24,548 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
108,993 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
442,208 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600
2,463,490 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600
8,588,461 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
560,873 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
29,458 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
55,969 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 217,440 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000
Comdisco
Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 11,094 1,217,795 X 4, 13, 17 1,217,795
2,759 302,862 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,862
157 17,209 X 4, 12, 17 17,209
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,546,018 17,508,700 X 4, 13, 17 17,508,700
Costco
Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 366,519 5,254,000 X 4, 13, 17 5,254,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 134,456 3,447,600 X 4, 13, 17 3,447,600
General
Electric
Co. Com 369604 10 3 288,321 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 76,114 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 112,636 4,181,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,181,000
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 29,555 636,600 X 4 636,000
Iron Mountain
Inc. Com 462846 10 6 172,658 4,663,900 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,663,900
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30,879,421
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2007
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 2 Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Title Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 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 4 288,311 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500
1,351,762 20,266,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,266,300
1,759,956 26,386,148 X 4, 14, 17 26,386,148
21,698 325,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 325,300
606,116 9,087,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,087,200
52,826 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000
38,352 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
Kraft Foods
Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,757,698 84,514,200 X 4, 14, 17 84,514,200
966,494 29,619,800 X 4, 2, 5, 17 29,619,800
326,300 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
8,477 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800
261,040 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 158,340 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 489,180 5,997,060 X 4, 14, 17 5,997,060
44,537 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000
13,516 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,152,417 32,280,600 X 4, 14, 17 32,280,600
561,183 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 490,858 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000
Norfolk
Southern
Corp. Com 655844 10 8 97,500 1,933,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 1,933,000
Procter &
Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 4,295,070 58,500,000 X 4, 13, 17 58,500,000
1,597,032 21,752,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 21,752,000
458,141 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
525,283 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,154,500
57,268 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
114,535 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
402,745 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,485,500
321,212 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 22,241 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500
116,653 2,562,105 X 4, 14, 17 2,562,105
7,708 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
15,935 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000
Sun Trusts
Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 146,514 2,344,600 X 4, 14, 17 2,344,600
53,741 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,694 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551
27,222 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728
100,292 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
38,721 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
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19,751,568
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2007
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 2 Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Title Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 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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Trane Inc. Com 892893 10 8 512,054 10,962,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 10,962,400
US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 739,774 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300
894,225 28,173,426 X 4, 14, 17 28,173,426
265,505 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
121,158 3,817,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 3,817,200
69,003 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000
55,386 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
USG
Corporation Com 903293 40 5 611,014 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
Union Pacific
Corp. Com 907818 10 8 559,386 4,453,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 4,453,000
United Parcel
Service
Inc. Com 911312 10 6 101,073 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health
Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 349,200 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000
Wabco Holdings
Inc. Com 92927K 10 2 135,243 2,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,700,000
Wal-Mart
Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 902,989 18,998,300 X 4, 14, 17 18,998,300
44,963 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 946,000
17
Washington
Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 707,779 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
117,378 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311
512,971 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
29,271 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo &
Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,614,846 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420
381,698 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200
1,156,671 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
84,170 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
30,190 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
3,882,328 128,596,488 X 4, 14, 17 128,596,488
36,521 1,209,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,209,720
51,323 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
24,756 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
603,800 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 20,000,000
483,040 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000
241,520 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
81,513 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000
60,380 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 394,785 4,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,500,000
Wesco Finl
Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,281,235 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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18,137,148
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GRAND TOTAL $68,768,137
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