-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KufprsUzbhTdrZxQ0soOg4xs/hhJOQYzBgLxl6MURmLOhxtuewoOgNARoJQQ1L5t 5KX3/td/ATyxXC4tyEapJw== 0000950129-06-004171.txt : 20061127 0000950129-06-004171.hdr.sgml : 20061127 20060420172009 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-06-004171 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20060420 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001067983 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 470813844 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1440 KIEWIT PLZ CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 BUSINESS PHONE: 4023461400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NBH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980810 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm corresp
 

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
1440 KIEWIT PLAZA
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68131
TELEPHONE (402) 346-1400
FAX (402) 346-3375
April 20, 2006
Mr. Jeffrey Riedler
Assistant Director
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
     
Re:
  Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
 
  Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
 
  Filed March 13, 2006
 
  File No. 1-14905
Dear Mr. Riedler:
The purpose of this letter is to advise you that it will not be possible to respond to the comments contained in your letter dated April 19, 2006 within 10 business days. We have a very limited corporate accounting group at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and are currently expending significant time in preparing financial statements and related disclosures for inclusion in our first quarter Form 10-Q. Additionally, a great deal of time and effort will be spent during this period in preparing for our 2006 annual shareholders meeting to be held on May 6, 2006. In light of these matters, it is our current intent to provide our response to you no later than May 17, 2006 (20 business days from the date of your letter). However, we will make every effort to provide our responses to you sooner.
I trust that this proposed timing will be acceptable. If you have any questions or find our proposed timing to be unacceptable, please contact me as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
By Marc D. Hamburg
Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
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