EX-1 2 dex1.htm CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORTING PERSONS Certain Information About the Reporting Persons

Exhibit 1

CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORTING PERSONS

AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE REPORTING PERSONS

Set forth below is information about (i) the name, state of organization, principal business, and the address of the principal office of each of the Berkshire Entities and (ii) the name and title of each executive officer and director of the Berkshire Entities, his or her business address, his or her present principal occupation or employment, the name, principal business, and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted, and his or her country of citizenship.

(1) Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Berkshire”), is a holding company engaged through its subsidiaries in a number of diverse businesses, the most important of which is property and casualty insurance and reinsurance offered on both a direct and reinsurance basis through its insurance subsidiaries. The principal office of Berkshire is located at 1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The executive officers of Berkshire are Warren E. Buffett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Charles T. Munger, Vice Chairman, and Marc D. Hamburg, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The directors of Berkshire are Warren E. Buffett, Charles T. Munger, Howard G. Buffett, Susan L. Decker, William H. Gates, David S. Gottesman, Charlotte Guyman, Donald R. Keough, Thomas S. Murphy, Ronald L. Olson, and Walter Scott, Jr.

(2) OBH, Inc.

OBH, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“OBH”), is an intermediate holding company which is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire. The principal office of OBH is located at 1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The executive officers of OBH are Warren E. Buffett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Charles T. Munger, Vice Chairman, and Marc D. Hamburg, Vice President and Treasurer. The directors of OBH are Warren E. Buffett, Marc D. Hamburg, and Forrest N. Krutter.

(3) National Indemnity Company

National Indemnity Company, a Nebraska corporation (“NICO”), is a property and casualty insurance company. The principal office of NICO is located at 3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The executive officers of NICO are Donald F. Wurster, President, Ajit Jain, Executive Vice President, Phillip M. Wolf, Senior Vice President, Dale Geistkemper, Treasurer, and Forrest N. Krutter, Senior Vice President. The directors of NICO are Donald F. Wurster, Phillip M. Wolf, Marc D. Hamburg, Forrest N. Krutter, J. Michael Gottschalk, Ajit Jain, and Daniel J. Jaksich.

(4) Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska

Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska, a Nebraska corporation (“BH Nebraska”), is a life insurance company. The principal office of BH Nebraska is located at 3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The executive officers of BH Nebraska are Donald F. Wurster, President, Forrest N. Krutter, Secretary, and Dale L. Geistkemper, Treasurer. The directors of BH Nebraska are Robert E. Bennett, Marc D. Hamburg, Ajit Jain, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Forrest N. Krutter, Brian G. Snover, and Donald F. Wurster.

(5) Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation

Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation, a New York corporation (“BH Assurance”), is a property and casualty insurance company. The principal office of BH Assurance is located at Marine Air Terminal, LaGuardia Airport, Flushing, New York 11371. The executive officers of BH Assurance are Donald F. Wurster, President, Erica B. Duffy, Secretary, and Dale D. Geistkemper, Treasurer. The directors of BH Assurance are John D. Arent, Erica B. Duffy, Lori J. Friedman, Dale G. Geistkemper, Ajit Jain, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Forrest N. Krutter, Kevin D. Lewis, Nancy F. Peters, Kara L. Riaguel, Brian G. Snover, Kevin G. Snover, and Donald F. Wurster.

(6) General Re Corporation

General Re Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“General Re”), is an intermediate holding company which is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire. The principal office of General Re is located at 695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. The executive officers of General Re are Franklin Montross IV, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, William G. Gasdaska, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Peter Lutke-Bornefeld, Vice Chairman, and Damon N. Vocke, Senior Vice President. The directors of General Re are Peter Lutke-Bornefeld, Salvatore Curiale, I. John Cholnoky, William G. Gasdaska, Winfried Heinen, Steven J. Mannik, Franklin Montross IV, and Patricia H. Roberts.

(7) General Reinsurance Corporation

        General Reinsurance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“General Reinsurance”), is a property and casualty insurance company. The principal office of General Reinsurance is located at 695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. The executive officers of General Reinsurance are Franklin Montross IV, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, I. John Cholnoky, President, William G. Gasdaska, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Damon N. Vocke, Senior Vice President, and Robert D. Sciolla, Executive Vice President. The directors of General Reinsurance are Nicholas S. Canelos, I. John Cholnoky, William G. Gasdaska, Kenneth R. Lundgren, Daniel K. Lyons, Franklin Montross IV, and Damon N. Vocke.

(8) Kolnische Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG

Kolnische Ruckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, a company formed under the laws of Germany (“Cologne Re”), is a property and casualty insurance company. The principal office of Cologne Re is located at Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany. The members of the Executive Board of Cologne Re are Peter Lutke-Bornefeld, Chairman, Aldabert Bader, Chief Financial Officer, Achim Bosch, Head of Regional Unit Germany, Daniel Castillo, Head of Regional Unit Europe and South America, Winfried Heinen, Head of International Life Health, Jonathan Hewitt, International P/C Chief Underwriter, Franklin Montross IV, and I. John Cholnoky. The members of the Supervisory Board of Cologne Re are Claus-Michael Dill, Detlef Bierbaun, Bernd Michaels, Damon N. Vocke, William G. Gasdaska, Josef Linke, Frank Roselieb, and Winfried Senges.

(9) General Re Life Corporation

General Re Life Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“General Re Life”), is a life insurance company. The principal office of General Re Life is located at 695 Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901. The executive officers of General Re Life are Steven J. Mannik, President and Chief Executive Officer, James M. Greenwood, Senior Vice President, Andrew M. Perkins, Senior Vice President, and Joseph Conetta, Treasurer. The directors of General Re Life are Peter Lutke-Bornfeld, Winfried Heinen, Steven J. Mannik, and Franklin Montross IV.

 

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John D. Arent    Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Aldabert Bader    Chief Financial Officer of Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany    Germany
Robert E. Bennett    Senior Vice President of Berkshire Hathaway Credit Corporation, a corporation engaged in commercial and real estate financing    1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Detlef Bierbaun    Personally Liable Partner, Bankhaus Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie.    50667 Koln Germany    Germany
Achim Bosch    Head of Regional Unit Germany, Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany    Germany
Nicholas S. Canelos    Global Head of Claims, General Reinsurance    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Daniel Castillo    Head of Regional Unit Europe and South America, Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany    Germany
I. John Cholnoky    President of General Reinsurance    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Joseph Conetta    Treasurer, General Re Life    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Salvatore Curiale    Retired    38 Superior Road, Bellrose Village, New York, 11001    United States
Howard G. Buffett    President of Buffett Farms and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation    407 Southmoreland Place, Decatur, Illinois 62521, which is the same address for Buffett Farms and BioImages    United States
Warren E. Buffett    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire    1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Susan L. Decker    Former President of Yahoo! Inc., a global internet brand    P.O. Box 69, Belvedere, California 94920    United States
Claus-Michael Dill    Chief Executive Officer, Damp Holding AG    Hamburg, Germany    Germany
Erica B. Duffy    Attorney, National Liability & Fire Insurance Company    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131    United States
Lori J. Friedman    Attorney, National Liability & Fire Insurance Company    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131    United States
William G. Gasdaska    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Offier of General Re    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
William H. Gates    Chairman of Microsoft Corporation, a software Company    4700 Carillon Point, Kirkland, Washington 98033    United States
Dale Geistkemper    Treasurer of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States

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David S. Gottesman    Senior Managing Director of First Manhattan Company, an investment advisory firm    437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022    United States
J. Michael Gottschalk    Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
James M. Greenwood    Senior Vice President of General Re Life    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Charlotte Guyman    Chairman of Finance Committee of Board of Directors of UW Medicine, an academic medical center    1127 Evergreen Point Road, Medina, Washington 98039    United States
Marc D. Hamburg    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire    1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Winfried Heinen    Senior Vice President of Cologne Re Life    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Jonathan Hewitt    International P/C Chief Underwriter, Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany    Germany
Ajit Jain    Executive Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Daniel J. Jaksich    Vice President and Controller of Berkshire    1440 Kiewit Place, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Donald R. Keough    Chairman of Allen and Company Incorporated, an investment banking firm    DMK International 200 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339    United States
Arvind Krishnamurthy    Insurance Executive, National Liability & Fire Insurance Company    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131    United States
Forrest N. Krutter    Secretary of Berkshire    1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Kevin D. Lewis    Attorney, National Liability & Fire Insurance Company    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68131    United States
Josef Linke    Senior Underwriter, Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany    Germany
Kenneth R. Lundgren    Chief Underwriting Officer of General Reinsurance    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Peter Lutke-Bornefeld    Vice Chairman of General Re, Chairman of Cologne Re    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Daniel K. Lyons    Global Head of Actuarial Department, General Re    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Steven G. Mannik    President and Chief Executive Officer of General Re Life    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Bernd Michaels    Attorney, former President of the German Insurance Association    40667 Meerbusch, Germany    Germany
Franklin Montross IV    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Re    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut    United States
Charles T. Munger    Vice Chairman of Berkshire    355 South Grand Avenue, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071-1560    United States
Thomas S. Murphy    Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Cities/ABC    c/o ABC Inc., 77 West 66th Street, New York, New York 10023    United States
Ronald L. Olson    Partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP    355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071-1560    United States
Andrew M. Perkins    Senior Vice President, General Re Life    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Nancy F. Peters    Assistant Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Kara L. Riaguel    Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Patricia H. Roberts    President, General Star Insurance Company    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States

Frank Roselieb    Payments Specialist, Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany   
Robert D. Sciolla    Executive Vice President, General Reinsurance    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Walter Scott, Jr.    Chairman of the Board of Directors of Level 3 Communications, Inc., which is engaged in telecommunications and computer outsourcing    1025 El Dorado Boulevard, Broomfield, Colorado 80021, which is the same address for Level 3 Communications, Inc.    United States
Winfried Senges    Actuary, Cologne Re    Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, Sedanstr. 8, 50668, Cologne, Germany    Germany
Brian G. Snover    Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Kevin G. Snover    Self-employed attorney    816 Deer Park Avenue, North Babylon, New York 11703    United States
Damon N. Vocke    Senior Vice President of General Re    695 East Main Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901    United States
Phillip M. Wolf    Senior Vice President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States
Donald F. Wurster    President of NICO    3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131    United States