0001193125-12-503461.txt : 20121214 0001193125-12-503461.hdr.sgml : 20121214 20121214165314 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-503461 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121212 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121214 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: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14905 FILM NUMBER: 121266243 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3555 FARNAM STREET CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 BUSINESS PHONE: 4023461400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3555 FARNAM STREET CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NBH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980810 8-K 1 d456140d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): December 12, 2012

 

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-14905   47-0813844

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(402) 346-1400

 

 

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-2)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On December 12, 2012, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) announced that its Board of Directors raised the price limit for repurchases of its Class A and Class B shares to 120% of book value. A press release announcing this increase in the price limit is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated December 12, 2012

 

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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.

 

    BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Date: December 14, 2012     By:  

/s/ Marc D. Hamburg

    Name:   Marc D. Hamburg
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated December 12, 2012

 

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EX-99.1 2 d456140dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

NEWS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    December 12, 2012

Omaha, NE (NYSE: BRK.A; BRK.B)—Berkshire Hathaway has purchased 9,200 of its Class A shares at $131,000 per share from the estate of a long-time shareholder. The Board of Directors authorized this purchase coincident with raising the price limit for repurchases to 120% of book value. Berkshire may purchase additional shares in the market or through direct offerings at no more than 120% of book value.

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

Certain statements contained in this press release are “forward looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guaranties of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those forecasted.

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Contact

Marc D. Hamburg

402-346-1400