13F-HR 1 a37683ce13fvhr.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, 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 ---------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------- [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 --- -------------------- ---- 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 --------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- -------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- 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 ---------- 30,879,421 ==========

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 --------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- -------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- 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 ---------- 19,751,568 ==========

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 --------------- -------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ---- -------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- 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 ----------- 18,137,148 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $68,768,137 ===========