13F-HR 1 v54313e13fvhr.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: September 30, 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 November 13, 2009 ------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------------- [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: 114 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $56,546,051 (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 September 30, 2009

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ------------------- -------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---------------------- --------------- -------------------------- Investment Discretion Market ---------------------- Voting Authority Value Shares or (c) -------------------------- 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 9 583,941 17,225,400 X 4,2,5,17 17,225,400 271,018 7,994,634 X 4,13,17 7,994,634 4,076,674 120,255,879 X 4,14,17 120,255,879 65,871 1,943,100 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 1,943,100 47,450 1,399,713 X 4,16,17 1,399,713 28,470 839,832 X 4,8,17 839,832 66,178 1,952,142 X 4,17 1,952,142 Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 84,600 5,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 5,000,000 Beckton Dickinson & Co. Com 075887 10 9 83,700 1,200,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 1,200,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 6,129,110 76,777,029 X 4,14,17 76,777,029 Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 188,100 9,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 9,000,000 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 21,480 400,000 X 4,17 400,000 95,371 1,776,000 X 4,15,17 1,776,000 386,941 7,205,600 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 7,205,600 2,155,604 40,141,600 X 4,2,5,17 40,141,600 7,515,079 139,945,600 X 4,14,17 139,945,600 490,775 9,139,200 X 4,13,17 9,139,200 25,776 480,000 X 4,16,17 480,000 48,974 912,000 X 4,7, 17 912,000 Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 192,960 12,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 12,000,000 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 10,038 1,218,199 X 4,14,17 1,218,199 2,496 302,963 X 4,2,5,17 302,963 142 17,215 X 4,13,17 17,215 ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 2,232,266 49,430,168 X 4,14,17 49,430,168 90,320 2,000,000 X 4,13,17 2,000,000 270,960 6,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 6,000,000 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 296,221 5,254,000 X 4,14,17 5,254,000 Exxon Mobil Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 58,627 854,490 X 4,14,17 854,490 28,940 421,800 X 4 421,800 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 43,129 3,447,600 X 4,14,17 3,447,600 General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 127,713 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900 GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 59,680 1,510,500 X 4,14,17 1,510,500 Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 73,470 2,757,898 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 2,757,898 Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 19,506 636,600 X 4 636,000 219,167 7,146,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 7,146,000 Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 89,902 3,372,200 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,372,200 ---------- 26,180,649 ----------

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2009

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ------------------- -------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---------------------- --------------- -------------------------- Investment Discretion Market ---------------------- Voting Authority Value Shares or (c) -------------------------- 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 ------------------- -------- ----------- ---------- ------------ ---- ---------- ------ --------------- ----------- ------ ------- Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 302,818 4,973,200 X 4 4,973,200 1,051,244 17,264,633 X 4,14,17 17,264,633 19,807 325,300 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 325,300 553,320 9,087,200 X 4,13,17 9,087,200 48,225 792,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 792,000 35,012 575,000 X 4,18 575,000 237,307 3,897,300 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,897,300 Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 2,343,872 89,222,400 X 4,14,17 89,222,400 808,861 30,790,300 X 4,2,5,17 30,790,300 262,700 10,000,000 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 10,000,000 6,825 259,800 X 4,2,5,12,17 259,800 210,160 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 136,110 6,500,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 6,500,000 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 374,129 6,003,360 X 4,14,17 6,003,360 34,027 546,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 546,000 10,326 165,700 X 4,13,17 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 480,808 23,499,912 X 4,14,17 23,499,912 321,619 15,719,400 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 15,719,400 NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 169,140 6,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 6,000,000 Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 184,410 9,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 9,000,000 Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 144,697 3,400,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,400,000 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 494,373 7,641,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 7,641,000 Norfolk Southern Corp. Com 655844 10 8 83,332 1,933,000 X 4,2,5,17 1,933,000 Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,226,162 55,700,318 X 4,14,17 55,700,318 1,174,618 20,280,000 X 4,2,5,17 20,280,000 361,421 6,240,000 X 4,13,17 6,240,000 361,421 6,240,000 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 6,240,000 45,178 780,000 X 4,15,17 780,000 90,355 1,560,000 X 4,7,17 1,560,000 66,069 1,140,692 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 1,140,692 253,400 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000 Republic Services Inc. Com 760759 10 0 96,316 3,625,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,625,000 Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 18,050 488,500 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 488,500 107,012 2,896,133 X 4,14,17 2,896,133 6,256 169,300 X 4,13,17 169,300 12,932 350,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 350,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 50,056 2,219,778 X 4,14,17 2,219,778 19,393 860,000 X 4,2,5,17 860,000 ---------- 14,201,761 ----------

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2009

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 ------------------- -------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---------------------- --------------- -------------------------- Investment Discretion Market ---------------------- Voting Authority Value Shares or (c) -------------------------- 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 ------------------- -------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ---- ---------- ------ --------------- ----------- ------ ------- Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,368 77,551 X 1,4,14,17 77,551 19,532 449,728 X 4,2,5,17 449,728 71,959 1,656,900 X 4,14,17 1,656,900 27,782 639,700 X 4,13,17 639,700 The Travelers Companies Com 89417E 10 9 1,346 27,336 X 4,14,17 27,336 US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 509,498 23,307,300 X 4,2,5,17 23,307,300 454,006 20,768,826 X 4,14,17 20,768,826 182,859 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000 218,600 10,000,000 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 10,000,000 47,524 2,174,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 2,174,000 38,146 1,745,000 X 4,18 1,745,000 58,569 2,679,300 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 2,679,300 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 293,300 17,072,192 X 4,14,17 17,072,192 Union Pacific Corp. Com 907818 10 8 519,665 8,906,000 X 4,2,5,17 8,906,000 38,044 652,000 X 4,14,17 652,000 United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 80,707 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200 United Health Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 85,136 3,400,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,400,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,604,784 32,690,642 X 4,14,17 32,690,642 46,439 946,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 946,000 206,178 4,200,000 X 4 4,200,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 418,606 894,304 X 4,14,17 894,304 69,421 148,311 X 4,5,1,6,14,17 148,311 303,393 648,165 X 4,13,17 648,165 17,312 36,985 X 4,15,17 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,507,332 53,489,420 X 4,2,5,17 53,489,420 356,285 12,643,200 X 4,3,17,19,20,21 12,643,200 1,079,661 38,313,040 X 4,13,17 38,313,040 78,566 2,788,000 X 4,15,17 2,788,000 28,180 1,000,000 X 4,17 1,000,000 4,043,250 143,479,420 X 4,14,17 143,479,420 45,362 1,609,720 X 4,16,17 1,609,720 47,906 1,700,000 X 4,8,17 1,700,000 23,108 820,000 X 4,7,17 820,000 619,960 22,000,000 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 22,000,000 450,880 16,000,000 X 4,1,6,14,17 16,000,000 417,426 14,812,857 X 4 14,812,857 76,086 2,700,000 X 4,2,5,12,17 2,700,000 56,360 2,000,000 X 4,18 2,000,000 Wellpoint Inc. Com 94973V 10 7 160,750 3,394,213 X 4,9,10,11,14,17 3,394,213 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,856,355 5,703,087 X 4,3,17 5,703,087 ----------- 16,163,641 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $56,546,051 ===========