EX-99.5 3 g64917ex99-5.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY 1 EXHIBIT 99.5 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby authorizes Robert R. Harlin and Kenneth G. Jackson, and each of them, as attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign on his, her, or its behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any Schedule 13E-3, Schedule 13D and Forms 3, 4, or 5, and any and all amendments thereto, of the undersigned relating to the undersigned's stockholdings in Shaw Industries, Inc., the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 19, 2000 by and among SII Acquisition Corp., Shaw Industries, Inc., and Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and any related agreements, granting to such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done in the premises. Dated October 27, 2000 /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW --------------------------------------- Robert E. Shaw ROBERT E. SHAW, L.P. By: /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW ----------------------------------- Name: Robert E. Shaw Title: General Partner /s/ ANNA SUE SHAW --------------------------------------- Anna Sue Shaw /s/ ROBERT E. SHAW, JR. --------------------------------------- Robert E. Shaw, Jr. /s/ SUSAN S. YOUNG --------------------------------------- Susan S. Young /s/ THOMAS TRIPP SHAW --------------------------------------- Thomas Tripp Shaw /s/ LEWIS CLAYTON SHAW --------------------------------------- Lewis Clayton Shaw /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL --------------------------------------- Julian D. Saul Page 44 of 49 2 JULIAN D. SAUL FAMILY TRUST By: /s/ JULIAN D. SAUL ----------------------------------- Name: Julian D. Saul Title: Trustee /s/ ANITA SAUL --------------------------------------- Anita Saul ANITA SAUL FAMILY TRUST By: /s/ ANITA SAUL ----------------------------------- Name: Anita Saul Title: Trustee /s/ NORRIS LITTLE --------------------------------------- Norris Little LITTLE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: /s/ NORRIS LITTLE ----------------------------------- Name: W. Norris Little Title: General Partner /s/ WILLIAM C. LUSK --------------------------------------- William C. Lusk /s/ VANCE D. BELL --------------------------------------- Vance D. Bell /s/ GERALD EMBRY --------------------------------------- Gerald Embry /s/ SPRIGHT D. HOLLAND --------------------------------------- Spright D. Holland /s/ KENNETH G. JACKSON --------------------------------------- Kenneth G. Jackson Page 45 of 49 3 /s/ JEFFREY TODD MEADOWS --------------------------------------- Jeffrey Todd Meadows /s/ PERCY D. MERRITT --------------------------------------- Percy D. Merritt /s/ HENRY H. LONG --------------------------------------- Henry H. Long /s/ JULIUS C. SHAW, JR. --------------------------------------- Julius C. Shaw, Jr. /s/ J. C. SHAW --------------------------------------- J. C. Shaw SHAW FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ J. C. SHAW ----------------------------------- Name: J. C. Shaw Title: Manager /s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA --------------------------------------- Linda Saul Schejola LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA FAMILY TRUST By: /s/ LINDA SAUL SCHEJOLA ------------------------------------ Name: Linda Saul Schejola Title: Trustee /s/ R. JULIAN MCCAMY --------------------------------------- R. Julian McCamy /s/ ELEANOR SHAW MCCAMY --------------------------------------- Eleanor Shaw McCamy Page 46 of 49