-----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, VAUD1qQ6WRu7hw2hP3SJC9vIKAqezwzzU2LfRWmQDVoadtiqYe4wfD4q42HO/KYY ZKkUXJvlyigbK6XE1mdyRg== 0000950150-03-001329.txt : 20031113 0000950150-03-001329.hdr.sgml : 20031113 20031112185302 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950150-03-001329 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20031113 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: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04545 FILM NUMBER: 03995388 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 13F-HR 1 a94337e13fvhr.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, 2003 ------------------ 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 12, 2003 - ------------------------ ------------------ ----------------- [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: 17 ------------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 67 ------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 31,036,994 ------------------- (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- BH Columbia Inc. 3. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co. 4. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps 5. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E. 6. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co. 7. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co. 8. 28-852 GEICO Corp. 9. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp. 10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine 11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co. 12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. 13. 28-717 OBH Inc. 14. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers 15. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 16. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co. 17. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2003
Column 6 Investment Column Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Discretion Column 7 Column 8 2 Market -------------------- Voting Authority Title Value Shares or (b) (c) -------------------------- 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 9 776,177 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 13 17,225,400 360,238 7,994,634 X 5, 10, 13 7,994,634 5,418,730 120,255,879 X 5, 11, 13 120,255,879 87,556 1,943,100 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,943,100 188,877 4,191,687 X 5, 13 4,191,687 American Standard Companies Com 029712 10 6 272,296 3,232,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 3,232,000 Automatic Data Processing Com 053015 10 3 59,117 1,649,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,649,000 Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 690,365 15,999,200 X 5, 11, 13 15,999,200 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 76,984 1,792,000 X 5, 13 1,792,000 76,297 1,776,000 X 5, 12, 13 1,776,000 309,553 7,205,600 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 7,205,600 1,724,483 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 13 40,141,600 6,012,063 139,945,600 X 5, 11, 13 139,945,600 392,620 9,139,200 X 5, 10, 13 9,139,200 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 98,882 1,177,172 X 5, 11, 13 1,177,172 24,576 292,569 X 5, 2, 6, 13 292,569 1,397 16,634 X 5, 10, 13 16,634 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 163,662 5,254,000 X 5, 11, 13 5,254,000 Dover Corp. Com 260003 10 8 110,683 3,129,300 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 3,129,300 Duke Energy Corp. Com 264399 10 6 25,269 1,418,800 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,418,800 Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Com 26483E 10 0 5,649 136,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 136,000 First Data Corporation Com 319963 10 4 319,680 8,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 8,000,000 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 282,070 3,636,800 X 5, 11, 13 3,636,800 Gap Inc. Com 364760 10 8 342,400 20,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 20,000,000 The Gillette Co. Com 375766 10 2 1,918,800 60,000,000 X 5, 11, 13 60,000,000 665,184 20,800,000 X 5, 2, 6, 13 20,800,000 204,672 6,400,000 X 5, 10, 13 6,400,000 204,672 6,400,000 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 6,400,000 25,584 800,000 X 5, 12, 13 800,000 51,168 1,600,000 X 5, 13 1,600,000 Great Lakes Chemical Corp. Com 390568 10 3 11,014 547,700 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 547,700 HCA Inc. Com 404119 10 9 368,600 10,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 10,000,000 254,360 6,900,700 X 5, 2, 6, 13 6,900,700 36,860 1,000,000 X 5, 13 1,000,000 ----------- 21,560,538 -----------
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2003
Column 6 Investment Column Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Discretion Column 7 Column 8 2 Market -------------------- Voting Authority Title Value Shares or (b) (c) -------------------------- 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 - -------------- ------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 180,164 5,018,500 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 5,018,500 Level 3 Communications Com 52729N 10 0 8,915 1,644,900 X 5, 11, 13 1,644,900 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 523,543 5,997,060 X 5 11, 13 5,997,060 47,666 546,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 546,000 14,466 165,700 X 5, 10, 13 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 887,232 16,140,300 X 5, 11, 13 16,140,300 432,048 7,859,700 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 7,859,700 Mueller Industries Com 624756 10 2 63,139 2,480,900 X 5, 11, 13 2,480,900 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 364,920 6,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 6,000,000 Outback Steakhouse Inc. Com 689899 10 2 70,722 1,867,500 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,867,500 Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 2,446 72,900 X 5, 11, 13 72,900 19,664 586,100 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 586,100 Sealed Air Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 53,077 1,123,800 X 5, 11, 13 1,123,800 Shaw Communications Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 267,520 22,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 22,000,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 298,608 4,946,300 X 5, 11, 13 4,946,300 51,918 860,000 X 5, 2, 6, 13 860,000 Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,152 77,551 X 5, 1, 11, 13 77,551 18,277 449,728 X 5, 2, 6, 13 449,728 31,342 771,200 X 5, 11, 13 771,200 25,997 639,700 X 5, 10, 13 639,700 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 112,060 6,500,000 X 5, 11, 13 6,500,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 594,712 894,304 X 5, 11, 13 894,304 98,627 148,311 X 5, 1, 3, 7, 11, 13 148,311 431,030 648,165 X 5, 10, 13 648,165 24,595 36,985 X 5, 12, 13 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 664,483 12,902,590 X 5, 2, 6, 13 12,902,590 52,612 1,021,600 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,021,600 6,230 120,970 X 5, 10, 13 120,970 71,791 1,394,000 X 5, 12, 13 1,394,000 134,150 2,604,860 X 5, 13 2,604,860 1,977,825 38,404,360 X 5, 11, 13 38,404,360 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,938,878 5,703,087 X 5, 4, 13 5,703,087 Zenith National Ins. Corp. Com 989390 10 9 4,647 167,055 X 5, 11, 13 167,055 ----------- 9,476,456 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $31,036,994 ===========
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