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, 2008
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 August 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: 104
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $57,877,516
(thousands)
Confidential information has been omitted from the Form 13F and filed separately
with the Commission. Included in the confidential filing is information
regarding Berkshire Hathaway's position in ConocoPhillips. At March 31, 2008,
shares held in ConocoPhillips were included in Berkshire Hathaway's 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
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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
June 30, 2008
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 9 648,880 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400
301,157 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634
4,530,039 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879
73,196 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100
52,727 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713
31,636 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832
73,537 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142
Anheuser Busch
Cos. Inc. Com 035229 10 3 848,112 13,652,800 X 4, 14, 17 13,652,800
11,939 192,200 X 4, 18 192,200
Bank of America
Corp. Com 060505 10 4 217,217 9,100,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,100,000
Burlington
Northern
Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 6,371,525 63,785,418 X 4, 14, 17 63,785,418
Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 302,247 21,300,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 21,300,000
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 20,792 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000
92,316 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000
374,547 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600
2,086,560 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600
7,274,373 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600
475,056 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200
24,950 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000
47,406 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 225,120 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000
Comdisco
Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 11,630 1,217,795 X 4, 14, 17 1,217,795
2,892 302,862 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,862
164 17,209 X 4, 13, 17 17,209
Costco
Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 368,516 5,254,000 X 4, 14, 17 5,254,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 74,709 3,447,600 X 4, 14, 17 3,447,600
General
Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 207,592 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 66,794 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500
Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 97,919 4,181,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,181,000
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 23,805 636,600 X 4 636,000
187,150 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000
Iron Mountain
Inc. Com 462846 10 6 89,532 3,372,200 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,372,200
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25,214,035
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2008
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 4 278,110 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500
1,303,934 20,266,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,266,300
1,697,685 26,386,148 X 4, 14, 17 26,386,148
20,930 325,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 325,300
584,670 9,087,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,087,200
50,957 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000
36,995 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000
Kraft Foods
Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,538,377 89,222,400 X 4, 14, 17 89,222,400
875,984 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300
284,500 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000
7,391 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800
227,600 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 145,250 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 423,477 6,003,360 X 4, 14, 17 6,003,360
38,515 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000
11,688 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,111,744 32,280,600 X 4, 14, 17 32,280,600
541,376 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400
NRG Energy,
Inc. Com 629377 50 8 138,914 3,238,100 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,238,100
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 455,480 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000
Norfolk
Southern
Corp. Com 655844 10 8 121,141 1,933,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 1,933,000
Procter &
Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,557,385 58,500,000 X 4, 14, 17 58,500,000
1,322,739 21,752,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 21,752,000
379,454 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000
435,065 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,154,500
47,432 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000
94,864 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000
333,573 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,485,500
266,044 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000
Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 16,232 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500
96,238 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133
5,626 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300
11,631 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000
Sun Trusts
Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 84,921 2,344,600 X 4, 14, 17 2,344,600
31,149 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,548 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551
26,377 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728
97,177 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900
37,518 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700
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17,742,691
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2008
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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US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 650,041 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300
785,757 28,173,426 X 4, 14, 17 28,173,426
233,300 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000
135,721 4,866,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 4,866,300
60,633 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000
48,668 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 504,825 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192
Union Pacific
Corp. Com 907818 10 8 672,403 8,906,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 8,906,000
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 87,853 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health
Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 168,000 6,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,400,000
Wabco Holdings
Inc. Com 92927K 10 2 125,442 2,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,700,000
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,067,704 18,998,300 X 4, 14, 17 18,998,300
53,165 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 524,867 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304
87,044 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311
380,408 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165
21,706 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985
Wells Fargo &
Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,270,374 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420
300,276 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200
909,935 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040
66,215 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000
23,750 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000
3,077,798 129,591,488 X 4, 14, 17 129,591,488
38,231 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720
40,375 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000
19,475 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000
475,000 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 20,000,000
380,000 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000
190,000 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
64,125 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000
47,500 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 228,768 4,800,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,800,000
Wesco Finl
Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,181,431 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087
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14,920,790
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GRAND TOTAL $57,877,516
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