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 1, 2010

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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

3555 Farnam Street
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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 1, 2010, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) held its Annual Shareholders meeting.  Prior to the formal business meeting, Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer provided preliminary first quarter after-tax earnings information to those in attendance by displaying a Power Point summary of Berkshire’s preliminary first quarter after-tax earnings.  Concurrent with this information being provided to the meeting attendees, Berkshire issued a press release that included the same information. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Sec urities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation language in such a filing.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The response to Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1  Press Release dated May 1, 2010

SIGNATURES

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.

May 5, 2010	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
	/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
	By: Marc D. Hamburg
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2010

Omaha, NE (NYSE: BRK.A; BRK.B)—At approximately 3:45 p.m. today, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) will hold its Annual Shareholders meeting.  Prior to the formal business meeting, Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Charles T. Munger, Berkshire’s Vice Chairman, will hold a question and answer session for the shareholders.  During this question and answer session, Mr. Buffett intends to discuss preliminary information regarding Berkshire’s First Quarter 2010 after-tax earnings.  In connection therewith, Mr. Buffett will display a slide which summarizes, on a preliminary basis, the after-tax earnings Berkshire expects to report for the first quarter of 2010.  The preliminary earnings summary that will be shown on this slid e is as follows.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Preliminary First Quarter After-Tax Earnings

	(in millions)
	2010			2009
Insurance – underwriting	$	226		$	202
Insurance – investment income		938			1,004
Total insurance		1,164			1,206
Regulated businesses		555			268
Manufacturing, service & retailing		477			258
Finance		69			68
Other		(43	)		(95	)
Operating earnings		2,222			1,705
Investment and derivative gains/losses		1,411			(3,239	)
Net earnings	$	3,633		$	(1,534	)

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release includes certain non-GAAP financial measures.  The reconciliations of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures in accordance with Regulation G are included herein.

Berkshire presents its results in the way it believes will be most meaningful and useful, as well as most transparent, to the investing public and others who use Berkshire’s financial information.  That presentation includes the use of certain non-GAAP financial measures.  In addition to the GAAP presentations of net earnings, Berkshire shows operating earnings defined as net earnings exclusive of investment and derivative gains/losses.

Although the investment of insurance and reinsurance premiums to generate investment income and investment gains or losses is an integral part of Berkshire’s operations, the generation of investment gains or losses is independent of the insurance underwriting process.  Moreover, under applicable GAAP accounting requirements, losses can be created as the result of other-than-temporary declines in value without actual realization or when certain types of investments are marked-to-market through earnings.  In sum, investment and derivative gains/losses for any particular period are not indicative of quarterly business performance.

About Berkshire

Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services.  Common stock of the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.

Cautionary Statement About Preliminary Results

Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  We caution you that all measures of first quarter 2010 after-tax earnings contained in this press release are preliminary and reflect our expected first quarter 2010 after-tax earnings as of the date of this press release. Actual reported first quarter 2010 after-tax earnings may vary significantly from these expectations.  Berkshire assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

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Contact

Marc D. Hamburg

402-346-1400