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) October 7, 2005

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE	001-14905	47-0813844
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)	(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)	(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska	68131
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)	(ZIP CODE)

(402) 346-1400

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

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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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

     On October 7, 2005, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing that Ronald E. Ferguson, the former CEO of General Reinsurance Corporation received a “Wells” notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its ongoing investigation of non-traditional insurance products. 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 October 7, 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.

October 7, 2005	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
	/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
	By: Marc D. Hamburg
	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated October 7, 2005

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2005

Omaha, NE (BRK.A; BRK.B) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was informed by counsel representing Ronald E. Ferguson, the former Chief Executive Officer of General Re Corporation, that Mr. Ferguson received a “Wells notice” from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with its ongoing investigation of non-traditional insurance products. Mr. Ferguson stepped down as CEO of General Re Corporation on October 1, 2001. He had been providing consulting services to General Re and certain of its affiliates until May 20, 2005, when General Re terminated his consulting services. Under the Commission’s procedures, the recipient of a Wells notice has the opportunity to respond to the staff before the staff makes its formal recommendation on whether any civil action should be brought by the Commission.

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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