BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
3555 FARNAM STREET
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68131
TELEPHONE (402) 346-1400
FAX (402) 346-3375
December 15, 2010
Mr. Gus Rodriguez
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010 |
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
The purpose of this letter is to advise you that it will not be possible to respond within 10 business days to the comments contained in the letter we received from you dated December 10, 2010. As discussed with Mark Brunhofer on December 14, 2010, it is our current intent to provide our response to you no later than January 11, 2011. However, we will make every effort to provide our response 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 |
Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer |
MDH/es
cc: | Mark Brunhofer Senior Staff Accountant |
Daniel J. Jaksich |