0001209191-16-110777.txt : 20160328 0001209191-16-110777.hdr.sgml : 20160328 20160328170547 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-16-110777 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160316 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160328 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160328 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000072971 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 410449260 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 MONTGOMERY STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94163 BUSINESS PHONE: 6126671234 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 420 MONTGOMERY STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94163 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WELLS FARGO & CO/MN DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORWEST CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWEST BANCORPORATION DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19830516 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BUFFETT WARREN E CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315090 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02979 FILM NUMBER: 161532851 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 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: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02979 FILM NUMBER: 161532852 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 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0206 3 2016-03-16 0 0000072971 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN WFC 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 2009000 D Common Stock 504299470 I See footnotes These securities are owned directly by Warren E. Buffett, who is a reporting person hereunder. 500,000,000 of the total reported securities are owned directly by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"): AmGUARD Insurance Company (229,500), Atlanta International Insurance Company (57,000), Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation (3,033,500), Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company (320,000), Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company (16,450,000), Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (5,250,000), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (15,146,100), BH Finance LLC (6,812,857), Brilliant National Services, Inc. (194,000), California Insurance Company (575,000), Central States Indemnity Co. of Omaha (1,485,000), Columbia Insurance Company (74,533,819), Commercial Casualty Insurance Company (190,000), Continental Indemnity Company (126,000), Cypress Insurance Company (820,000), EastGUARD Insurance Company (97,000), Finial Reinsurance Company (945,000), First Berkshire Life Insurance Company (53,500), Continued from footnote 2: Government Employees Insurance Company (26,646,700), GEICO Advantage Insurance Company (350,000), GEICO Casualty Insurance Company (1,776,000), GEICO Choice Insurance Company (350,000), GEICO Indemnity Company (6,596,500), GEICO Secure Insurance Company (350,000), General Re Life Corporation (2,165,000), General Reinsurance Corporation (20,715,200), General Star Indemnity Company (1,432,000), General Star National Insurance Company (113,000), Genesis Insurance Company (170,000), The Medical Protective Company (9,272,000), Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company (1,722,600), National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (55,776,330), National Indemnity Company (231,993,734), National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (2,788,000), Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. (1,609,720), National Indemnity Company of Mid America (404,000), National Indemnity Company of the South (460,000), NorGUARD Insurance Company (485,000), Continued from footnote 3: Oak River Insurance Company (383,000), Old United Casualty Company (778,000), Precision Steel Warehouse, Inc. (800,000), Princeton Insurance Company (995,000), Radnor Specialty Insurance Company (48,000), Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (1,475,940), Seaworthy Insurance Company (186,000), The Fechheimer Brothers Company (1,700,000), Unione Italiana Insurance Company (215,000), United States Liability Insurance Company (1,030,000), U.S. Underwriters Insurance Company (275,000), and WestGUARD Insurance Company (620,000). 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, 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 3. Continued from footnote 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. 4,299,470 of the total reported securities are owned directly by the following pension plans of Berkshire's subsidiaries: Benjamin Moore Pension Trust (598,940), The Buffalo News Office Pension Plan (82,300), The Buffalo News Editorial Pension Plan (130,050), The Buffalo News Mechanical Pension Plan (30,955), The Buffalo News Drivers/Distributors Pension Plan (8,800), Dexter Pension Plan (89,500), FlightSafety International Inc. Retirement Income Plan (192,500), Fruit of the Loom Pension Trust (353,100), GEICO Corporation Pension Plan Trust (1,163,500), Johns Manville Corporation Master Pension Trust (1,148,950), Justin Brands Inc. Union Pension Plan & Justin Brands Inc. Pension Plan & Trust (95,200), Acme Brick Company Pension Trust (189,475), and Scott Fetzer Company Collective Investment Trust (216,200). Each of Berkshire, Mr. Buffett and these pension plans disclaim beneficial ownership in such shares. The beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock reported herein exceeds 10% as a result of the issuer's repurchases of its own securities, based on the issuer's most recently announced number of shares of Common Stock outstanding. /s/ Warren E. Buffett, on behalf of himself and each other reporting person hereunder 2016-03-28