-----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, IRhXDEVF8x9TdlvN2evgHaS1leXa6TB+ZMWl0cFRMZY+X4Tkug69Y7iQQsmpxOkT KKbVw2z/SIjUXdA8AP1xhw== 0000912057-00-006622.txt : 20000215 0000912057-00-006622.hdr.sgml : 20000215 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000912057-00-006622 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000214 GROUP MEMBERS: GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL SERVICES GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO GROUP MEMBERS: GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION GROUP MEMBERS: TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000109694 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 042254452 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-31910 FILM NUMBER: 542137 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 COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000040545 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT (NO COMPUTER EQUIP) [3600] IRS NUMBER: 140689340 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3135 EASTON TURNPIKE STREET 2: C/O BANK OF NEW YORK CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06431 BUSINESS PHONE: 203-373-2455 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3135 EASTON TURNPIKE CITY: FAIRFIELD STATE: CT ZIP: 06431 SC 13G/A 1 SCHEDULE 13G/A ----------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ----------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0145 Expires: August 31, 1999 Estimated average burden hours per response....14.90 ----------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 1)* Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Class B Common Stock - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 084670207 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 1999 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: /X/ Rule 13d-1(b) / / Rule 13d-1(c) / / Rule 13d-1(d) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP NO. 084670207 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust I.R.S. # 14-6015763 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING None PERSON WITH: -------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 31,535 -------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER. None -------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER. 31,535 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 31,535 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) / / 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.59% (1.45% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation and GE Asset Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) EP Page 2 of 14 CUSIP NO. 084670207 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Manager of GEPT (as defined below) and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts I.R.S. #22-2152310 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 14,104 PERSON WITH: -------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER 31,535 -------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER. 14,104 -------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER. 31,535 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 45,639 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES SEE INSTRUCTIONS) / / 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.85% (1.45% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE Asset Management Incorporated) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA, CO Page 3 of 14 CUSIP NO. 084670207 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE Investment Management Incorporated), as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts I.R.S. #06-1238874 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 31,711 PERSON WITH: -------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER None -------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER. 31,711 -------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER. None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 31,711 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * / / 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 0.59% (1.45% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General Electric Investment Corporation) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON * - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IA, CO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 4 of 14 CUSIP NO. 084670207 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). General Electric Company I.R.S. #14-0689340 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING 0 PERSON WITH: -------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER Disclaimed (see 9 below) -------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER. 0 -------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER. Disclaimed (see 9 below) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Company 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) /X/ Disclaimed (see 9 above) 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Not applicable (see 9 above) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CO Page 5 of 14 CUSIP NO. 721596104 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY). General Electric Capital Services, Inc. (formerly known as General Electric Financial Services, Inc.) I.R.S. #06-1109503 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) / / (b) /X/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING None PERSON WITH: -------------------------------------------------------- 6. SHARED VOTING POWER Disclaimed (see 9 below) -------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER. None -------------------------------------------------------- 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER. Disclaimed (see 9 below) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Capital Services, Inc. 10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) /X/ Disclaimed (see 9 above) 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Not applicable (see 9 above) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CO Page 6 of 14 INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 1 amends the Statement on Schedule 13G filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"), General Electric Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIC"), GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE Investment Management Incorporated), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of GE ("GEAM"), and the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a New York common law trust ("GEPT") on February 17, 1999 (as amended, the "Schedule 13G"). GEIC is a registered investment adviser and acts as the Investment Manager of GEPT, and as an Investment Adviser to certain other entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 31,535 shares of Class B Common Stock of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the "Issuer") owned by GEPT and of 14,104 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such other entities and accounts. GEAM is a registered investment adviser and acts as an Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 31,711 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such entities or accounts. GEAM, GEPT and GEIC each expressly disclaim that they are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group". The Items from Schedule 13G are hereby amended to read as follows:
ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP - --------------------------- GEPT GEIC GEAM GE (a) Amount beneficially owned 31,535 45,639 31,711 0 (b) Percent of class 0.59% 0.85% 0.59% disclaimed (c) No. of shares to which person has (i) sole power to vote or direct the vote None 14,104 31,711 None (ii) shared power to vote or direct 31,535 45,639 None disclaimed (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct disposition None 14,104 31,711 None (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct disposition 31,535 45,639 None disclaimed
NOTE: The Schedule 13G filed on February 17, 1999 contained an erroneous calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership on the basis of the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding. The Reporting Persons never owned more than 5% of the total number of shares of Class B Common Stock. ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS - -------------------------------------------------------------- Page 7 of 14 If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: [X] ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. Page 8 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2000 GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: General Electric Investment Corporation, its Investment Manager By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore --------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 9 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2000 GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore --------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 10 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2000 GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED By: /s/ Micheal M. Pastore ------------------------ Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President Page 11 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 14, 2000 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers ------------------------ Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 12 of 14 SCHEDULE I JOINT FILING AGREEMENT This will confirm the agreement by and between all the undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of the Class B Common Stock of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is being filed on behalf of each of the undersigned. Dated: February 14, 2000 GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST By: General Electric Investment Corporation, its Investment Manager By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore --------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore --------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore ` --------------------------------- Name: Michael M. Pastore Title: Vice President GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY By: /s/ John H. Myers --------------------------------- Name: John H. Myers Title: Vice President Page 13 of 14 SCHEDULE II TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST 3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900 Stamford, Connecticut 06904 The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows: Eugene K. Bolton Michael J. Cosgrove Ralph R. Layman Alan M. Lewis Robert A. MacDougall John H. Myers Donald W. Torey John J. Walker Page 14 of 14 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----