13F-HR 1 v55055ve13fvhr.txt FORM 13F-HR 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, 2009 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 15, 2010 ------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- [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: 109 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $57,929,532 ----------- (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. 28-10388 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, 2009

Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority 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 -------------- -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 697,973 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400 323,943 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634 4,872,768 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879 78,734 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100 56,716 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713 34,030 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832 79,101 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142 Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 75,300 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000 Becton Dickinson & Co. Com 075887 10 9 118,290 1,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,500,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 7,571,751 76,777,029 X 4, 14, 17 76,777,029 Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 194,000 8,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 8,000,000 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 22,800 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000 101,232 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000 410,719 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600 2,288,071 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600 7,976,899 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600 520,934 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200 27,360 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000 51,984 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000 Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 192,120 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 12,182 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199 3,029 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963 172 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215 ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,517,358 29,711,330 X 4, 14, 17 29,711,330 102,140 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000 306,420 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 310,879 5,254,000 X 4, 14, 17 5,254,000 Exxon Mobil Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 28,763 421,800 X 4 421,800 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 32,703 2,202,200 X 4, 14, 17 2,202,200 General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 117,680 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900 GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 63,819 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500 Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 79,786 2,757,898 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,757,898 Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 22,731 636,600 X 4 636,000 178,700 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000 Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 159,320 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,000,000 ----------- 28,630,407 -----------

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table December 31, 2009

Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority 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 -------------- -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 320,324 4,973,200 X 4 4,973,200 870,153 13,509,591 X 4, 2, 5, 17 13,509,591 20,953 325,300 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 325,300 197,099 3,060,076 X 4, 13, 17 3,060,076 51,012 792,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 792,000 37,036 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000 251,025 3,897,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,897,300 Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,425,065 89,222,400 X 4, 14, 17 89,222,400 836,880 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300 271,800 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000 7,061 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800 217,440 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 152,035 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 401,565 6,003,360 X 4, 14, 17 6,003,360 36,522 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000 11,084 165,700 X 4, 13, 17 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 431,352 16,095,210 X 4, 14, 17 16,095,210 421,280 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400 NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 141,660 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000 Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 229,590 9,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,000,000 Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 164,390 3,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,400,000 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 504,841 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000 Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,911,963 48,028,411 X 4, 14, 17 48,028,411 1,229,576 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,280,000 378,331 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000 378,331 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 6,240,000 47,291 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000 94,583 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000 265,256 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000 Republic Services Inc. Com 760759 10 0 234,704 8,290,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 8,290,500 Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 19,183 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500 113,731 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133 6,648 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300 13,744 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 350,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 31,210 1,538,206 X 4, 14, 17 1,538,206 17,449 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 860,000 ----------- 13,742,167 -----------

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table December 31, 2009

Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority 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 -------------- -------- ----------- -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,408 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551 19,766 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728 72,821 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900 28,115 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700 The Travelers Companies Com 89417E 10 9 1,363 27,336 X 4, 14, 17 27,336 US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 524,647 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300 467,506 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826 188,296 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000 225,100 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000 48,937 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000 39,280 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000 60,311 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,679,300 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 239,864 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192 United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 81,993 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200 United Health Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 35,814 1,175,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,175,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,811,482 33,891,142 X 4, 14, 17 33,891,142 50,564 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000 224,490 4,200,000 X 4 4,200,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 393,136 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304 65,198 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311 284,933 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165 16,259 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,443,679 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420 341,240 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200 1,034,069 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040 75,248 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000 26,990 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000 4,054,226 150,212,148 X 4, 14, 17 150,212,148 43,446 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720 45,883 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000 22,132 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000 593,780 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 22,000,000 431,840 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000 399,799 14,812,857 X 4 14,812,857 72,873 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000 53,980 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000 Wellpoint Inc. Com 94973V 10 7 78,331 1,343,820 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,343,820 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,956,159 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087 ----------- 15,556,958 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $57,929,532 ===========