0001209191-20-029062.txt : 20200514 0001209191-20-029062.hdr.sgml : 20200514 20200514115052 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-20-029062 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200511 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200514 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200514 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/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06880 FILM NUMBER: 20876365 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 NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NBH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980810 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BUFFETT WARREN E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315090 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06880 FILM NUMBER: 20876366 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3555 FARNAM ST STREET 2: STE 1440 CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 BUSINESS PHONE: 402-346-1400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3555 FARNAM ST STREET 2: STE 1440 CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: US BANCORP \DE\ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000036104 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 410255900 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: U.S. BANCORP STREET 2: 800 NICOLLET MALL CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402-7020 BUSINESS PHONE: 651-466-3000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: U.S. BANCORP STREET 2: 800 NICOLLET MALL CITY: MINNEAPOLIS STATE: MN ZIP: 55402-7020 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST BANK SYSTEM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST BANK STOCK CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720317 4/A 1 doc4a.xml FORM 4/A SUBMISSION X0306 4/A 2020-05-11 2020-05-13 1 0000036104 US BANCORP \DE\ USB 0001067983 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3555 FARNAM STREET OMAHA NE 68131 0 0 1 0 0000315090 BUFFETT WARREN E 3555 FARNAM STREET OMAHA NE 68131 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2020-05-11 4 S 0 162300 33.3759 D 149925761 I See footnote Common Stock 2020-05-12 4 S 0 293886 32.3514 D 149631875 I See footnote Common Stock 2020-05-12 4 S 0 41600 33.3928 D 149590275 I See footnote The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.32 to $33.48. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide U.S. Bancorp, any security holder of U.S. Bancorp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 1 to this Form 4. The 150,809,991 shares previously reported in this column of the initial filing inadvertently included 884,230 shares owned directly by Warren E. Buffett. 149,000,000 of the total reported securities are owned directly by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"): AmGUARD Insurance Company (500,000), Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation (4,173,800), Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company (29,000), Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company (3,850,000), Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (3,912,000), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (9,151,626), BHG Life Insurance Company (928,500), British Insurance Company of Cayman (476,000), Columbia Insurance Company (23,307,300), Cypress Insurance Company (1,175,000), EastGUARD Insurance Company (200,000), Government Employees Insurance Company (8,191,300), GEICO Indemnity Company (4,488,000), General Re Life Corporation (1,427,343), General Reinsurance Corporation (14,559,100), General Star Indemnity Company (1,400,000), General Star National Insurance Company (136,000), Continued from Footnote 3: Genesis Insurance Company (106,000), The Medical Protective Company (4,204,800), MPP Company, Inc. (388,000), Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company (585,000), National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (3,789,000), National Indemnity Company (55,298,331), National Indemnity Company of Mid America (474,300), National Indemnity Company of the South (297,600), NorGUARD Insurance Company (767,000), NRG America Holding Company (495,000), Old United Casualty Company (259,000), Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (3,050,000), United States Liability Insurance Company (985,000), U.S. Underwriters Insurance Company (175,000) and WestGUARD Insurance Company (221,000). In order to avoid double counting, shares of Common Stock reported as being owned by each of these subsidiaries only reflect shares that are owned directly by such subsidiary, Continued from footnote 4: and do not reflect any shares that such subsidiary may be deemed to beneficially own by virtue of ownership or control of any other subsidiary otherwise reported in this Form 4. As Berkshire is in the chain of ownership of each subsidiary listed above, it may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Common Stock presently directly owned by such subsidiaries. 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 Common Stock presently owned by each of these subsidiaries. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. 590,275 of the total reported securities are owned directly by the Benjamin Moore Pension Trust, a pension plan of a Berkshire subsidiary. Each of Berkshire, Mr. Buffett and this pension plan disclaim beneficial ownership in such shares. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $32.075 to $33.07. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide U.S. Bancorp, any security holder of U.S. Bancorp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 7 to this Form 4. The 150,516,105 shares previously reported in this column of the initial filing inadvertently included 884,230 shares owned directly by Warren E. Buffett. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.08 to $33.53. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide U.S. Bancorp, any security holder of U.S. Bancorp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 9 to this Form 4. The 150,474,505 shares previously reported in this column of the initial filing inadvertently included 884,230 shares owned directly by Warren E. Buffett. Pursuant to Instruction 9 to Form 4, the reporting persons have omitted from this amendment the ownership information with respect to the shares of Common Stock of the issuer owned directly by Warren E. Buffett that were reported in the initial filing, which remains unchanged. /s/ Warren E. Buffett, on behalf of himself and each other reporting person hereunder 2020-05-14