13F-HR 1 v42827ve13fvhr.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, 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 ---------------------------------- ------------------------- --------------- [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 --- -------------------- ---- 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 --------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- -------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- 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 ---------- 25,214,035 ==========

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 --------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- -------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- 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 ---------- 17,742,691 ==========

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 --------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- -------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- 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 ----------- 14,920,790 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $57,877,516 ===========