8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2005

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 001-14905
(Commission File Number) 47-0813844
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 91302
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(402) 346-1400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

	ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
	ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1

ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

     On May 20, 2005, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, General Re Corporation, had terminated the consulting services of its former Chief Executive Officer, Ronald Ferguson. This press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated May 20, 2005

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Date: May 24, 2005	By:	/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
	Name:	Marc D. Hamburg
	Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated May 20, 2005

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2005                    

Omaha, NE (BRK.A; BRK.B) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, General Re Corporation, has terminated the consulting services of its former Chief Executive Officer, Ronald E. Ferguson, after Mr. Ferguson earlier today invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to questions from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Justice relating to their ongoing investigations. Mr. Ferguson had been subpoenaed to provide testimony in connection with these investigations.

Mr. Ferguson had been providing consulting services to General Re and certain of its affiliates under a consulting agreement entered into when Mr. Ferguson stepped down as CEO of General Re on October 1, 2001.

Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse business activities among which the most important is the property and casualty insurance business conducted on both a direct and reinsurance basis. Common stock of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.

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