-----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, Gct5ZYX97MOQxQAIXGMAAxvyWIOuPCOKoa4oLENKXaY6as4FQmMYj3p0732F+wb4 +oKjVcpwp5R4G2TWA+VXiQ== 0001181431-07-050682.txt : 20070807 0001181431-07-050682.hdr.sgml : 20070807 20070807214842 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-07-050682 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070803 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070807 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070807 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000934612 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RAILROADS, LINE-HAUL OPERATING [4011] IRS NUMBER: 411804964 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2650 LOU MENK DR CITY: FT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76131-2830 BUSINESS PHONE: 8007952673 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2650 LOU MENK DRIVE CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76131-2830 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTE FE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950913 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BNSF CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941223 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001067983 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11535 FILM NUMBER: 071033378 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 NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NBH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980810 4 1 rrd168689.xml X0202 4 2007-08-03 0 0000934612 BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORP BNI 0001067983 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA OMAHA NE 68131 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2007-08-03 4 P 0 1133600 80.4028 A 40161030 I See footnotes 1 and 2 Common Stock 2007-08-06 4 P 0 424300 79.4544 A 40585330 I See footnotes 1 and 2 Common Stock 2007-08-07 4 P 0 62400 79.7802 A 40647730 I See footnotes 1 and 2 These shares are owned by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: National Indemnity Company ("NICO") (16,025,230 shares); National Fire & Marine Insurance Company ("NFMIC") (1,322,100 shares); and Columbia Insurance Company ("Columbia") (23,300,400 shares). Each of NICO, NFMIC and Columbia is a subsidiary of OBH, Inc. ("OBH"). OBH is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). As OBH and Berkshire are each in the chain of ownership of NICO, NFMIC and Columbia, each of Berkshire and OBH may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Burlington Northern common stock presently owned by each subsidiary. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of Burlington Northern common stock presently owned by each such subsidiary. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. /s/ Berkshire Hathaway Inc., by Marc D. Hamburg 2007-08-07 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----