13F-HR 1 a32912ce13fvhr.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: June 30, 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 August 13, 2007 ------------------------------------ ----------------------- -------------- [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: 19 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 99 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $61,077,517 (thousands) Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed separately with the Commission. Included in this information is information regarding Berkshire's positions in Norfolk Southern Corp. and Union Pacific Corp. included in its March 31, 2007 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.] FORM 13F NO. 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. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine 13. 28-718 National Indemnity Co. 14. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. 15. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart 16. 28-717 OBH Inc. 17. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 18. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co. 19. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table June 30, 2007

Column 6 Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8 Market Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (c) Column 7 ----------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ---- American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 1,053,850 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 17,225,400 489,112 7,994,634 X 4, 12, 16 7,994,634 7,357,255 120,255,879 X 4, 13, 16 120,255,879 118,879 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 1,943,100 85,634 1,399,713 X 4, 15, 16 1,399,713 51,381 839,832 X 4, 8, 16 839,832 119,432 1,952,142 X 4, 16 1,952,142 American Standard Companies Com 029712 10 6 652,478 11,062,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 11,062,700 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 82,044 1,290,606 X 4, 12, 16 1,290,606 24,705 388,620 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 388,620 17,796 279,942 X 4, 15, 16 279,942 10,678 167,966 X 4, 8, 16 167,966 24,819 390,428 X 4, 16 390,428 Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,854,977 35,563,200 X 4, 13, 16 35,563,200 Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 425,343 8,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 8,700,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 1,226,436 14,404,930 X 4, 13, 16 14,404,930 1,983,796 23,300,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 23,300,400 112,564 1,322,100 X 4, 12, 16 1,322,100 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 20,924 400,000 X 4, 16 400,000 92,903 1,776,000 X 4, 14, 16 1,776,000 376,925 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,205,600 2,099,807 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 16 40,141,600 7,320,554 139,945,600 X 4, 13, 16 139,945,600 478,072 9,139,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,139,200 25,109 480,000 X 4, 15, 16 480,000 47,707 912,000 X 4, 7, 16 912,000 Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 335,520 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 12,000,000 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 12,872 1,206,369 X 4, 13, 16 1,206,369 3,201 300,028 X 4, 2, 5, 16 300,028 182 17,049 X 4, 12, 16 17,049 ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,408,141 17,938,100 X 4, 13, 16 17,938,100 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 307,464 5,254,000 X 4, 13, 16 5,254,000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Com 260561 10 5 159,814 2,781,800 X 4, 13, 16 2,781,800 First Data Corporation Com 319963 10 4 326,700 10,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 10,000,000 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 189,446 3,447,600 X 4, 13, 16 3,447,600 General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 297,738 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900 ----------- 29,194,258 -----------

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Column 6 Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8 Market Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (c) Column 7 ----------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ---- Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 164,522 4,181,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,181,000 Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G47766 10 1 34,866 636,600 X 4 636,000 Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 236,420 9,047,850 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 9,047,850 Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 301,784 4,897,500 X 4 4,897,500 1,297,612 21,058,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 21,058,300 1,115,497 18,102,848 X 4, 13, 16 18,102,848 559,953 9,087,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,087,200 Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 214,830 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 7,000,000 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 641,086 5,997,060 X 4, 13, 16 5,997,060 58,367 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 546,000 17,713 165,700 X 4, 12, 16 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 2,007,853 32,280,600 X 4, 13, 16 32,280,600 977,747 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 15,719,400 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 466,320 8,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 8,000,000 Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 10,839 72,900 X 4, 13, 16 72,900 87,141 586,100 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 586,100 Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,579,615 58,500,000 X 4, 13, 16 58,500,000 1,294,279 21,151,800 X 4, 2, 5, 16 21,151,800 381,826 6,240,000 X 4, 12, 16 6,240,000 437,784 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,154,500 47,728 780,000 X 4, 14, 16 780,000 95,456 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 16 1,560,000 335,658 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 5,485,500 267,706 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000 Sanofi Adventis ADR 80105N 10 5 19,672 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 488,500 101,597 2,522,885 X 4, 13, 16 2,522,885 6,817 169,300 X 4, 12, 16 169,300 14,095 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 350,000 Servicemaster Company Com 81760N 10 9 61,809 3,998,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 3,998,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 201,026 2,344,600 X 4, 13, 16 2,344,600 73,736 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 860,000 Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 5,196 77,551 X 1, 4, 13, 16 77,551 30,132 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 16 449,728 111,012 1,656,900 X 4, 13, 16 1,656,900 42,860 639,700 X 4, 12, 16 639,700 Tyco International LTD Com 902124 10 6 213,222 6,310,200 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 6,310,200 ----------- 15,513,776 -----------

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Column 6 Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8 Market Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (c) Column 7 ----------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ---- US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 839,609 25,481,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 25,481,300 324,855 9,859,026 X 4, 13, 16 9,859,026 57,498 1,745,000 X 4 1,745,000 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 837,220 17,072,192 X 4, 13, 16 17,072,192 United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 104,332 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200 United Health Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 245,472 4,800,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,800,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 914,008 18,998,300 X 4, 13, 16 18,998,300 45,512 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 946,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 694,060 894,304 X 4, 13, 16 894,304 115,103 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 13, 16 148,311 503,034 648,165 X 4, 12, 16 648,165 28,704 36,985 X 4, 14, 16 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,766,382 50,224,120 X 4, 2, 5, 16 50,224,120 71,859 2,043,200 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 2,043,200 1,347,470 38,313,040 X 4, 12, 16 38,313,040 98,054 2,788,000 X 4, 14, 16 2,788,000 180,070 5,120,000 X 4, 16 5,120,000 3,938,245 111,977,388 X 4, 13, 16 111,977,388 42,546 1,209,720 X 4, 15, 16 1,209,720 59,789 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 16 1,700,000 10,551 300,000 X 4, 7, 16 300,000 703,400 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 20,000,000 562,720 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 13, 16 16,000,000 281,360 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 335,286 4,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,200,000 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,195,688 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 16 5,703,087 Western Union Com 959802 10 9 66,656 3,200,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 3,200,000 ----------- 16,369,483 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $61,077,517 ===========