13F-HR 1 v56978ae13fvhr.txt FORM 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2010 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ___________ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, NE 68131 Form 13F File Number: 28-4545 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Marc D. Hamburg Title: Vice President Phone: 402-346-1400 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: (s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE August 13, 2010 ---------------------------------------- ------------------- --------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Form 13F File Number Name -------------------- ---- 28-5194 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc. Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 21 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 104 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $46,440,810 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. [If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings and list entries.] NO. FORM 13F FILE NUMBER NAME --- -------------------- ---- 1. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska 2. 28-10388 BH Columbia Inc. 3. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps 4. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E. 5. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co. 6. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co. 7. 28-06102 Cypress Insurance Company 8. 28-11217 Fechheimer Brothers Company 9. 28-_____ GEC Investment Managers 10. 28-852 GEICO Corp. 11. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp. 12. 28-_____ Medical Protective Corp. 13. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine 14. 28-718 National Indemnity Co. 15. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. 16. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart 17. 28-717 OBH LLC 18. 28-_____ U.S. Investment Corp. 19. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 20. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co. 21. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table June 30, 2010

Column 6 Investment Column 4 Discretion Column 8 Market Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -------------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 683,848 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 17 17,225,400 317,387 7,994,634 X 4, 13, 17 7,994,634 4,774,158 120,255,879 X 4, 14, 17 120,255,879 77,141 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 1,943,100 55,569 1,399,713 X 4, 16, 17 1,399,713 33,341 839,832 X 4, 8, 17 839,832 77,500 1,952,142 X 4, 17 1,952,142 Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 71,850 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000 Becton Dickinson & Co. Com 075887 10 9 127,794 1,889,889 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 1,889,889 Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 153,745 7,725,900 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,725,900 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 20,048 400,000 X 4, 17 400,000 89,013 1,776,000 X 4, 15, 17 1,776,000 361,145 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 7,205,600 2,011,897 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 17 40,141,600 7,014,073 139,945,600 X 4, 14, 17 139,945,600 458,057 9,139,200 X 4, 13, 17 9,139,200 24,058 480,000 X 4, 16, 17 480,000 45,709 912,000 X 4, 7, 17 912,000 Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 197,160 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 12,000,000 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 10,927 1,218,199 X 4, 14, 17 1,218,199 2,718 302,963 X 4, 2, 5, 17 302,963 154 17,215 X 4, 13, 17 17,215 ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,036,272 21,109,637 X 4, 14, 17 21,109,637 98,180 2,000,000 X 4, 13, 17 2,000,000 294,540 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 237,598 4,333,363 X 4, 14, 17 4,333,363 Exxon Mobil Corp. Com 30231G 10 2 24,072 421,800 X 4 421,800 Fiserv Inc. Com 337738 10 8 200,904 4,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,400,000 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 23,424 1,740,231 X 4, 14, 17 1,740,231 General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 112,157 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900 GlaxoSmithKline ADR 37733W 10 5 51,372 1,510,500 X 4, 14, 17 1,510,500 Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 77,414 2,757,898 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,757,898 Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 21,936 636,600 X 4 636,000 172,450 5,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 5,000,000 Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 179,680 8,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 8,000,000 ----------- 19,137,291 -----------

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table June 30, 2010

Column 6 Investment Column 4 Discretion Column 8 Market Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -------------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 255,287 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500 116,623 1,974,648 X 4, 1, 14, 17 1,974,648 808,308 13,686,217 X 4, 14, 17 13,686,217 823,110 13,936,841 X 4, 2, 5, 17 13,936,841 8,526 144,357 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 144,357 125,916 2,132,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,132,000 33,959 575,000 X 4, 18 575,000 268,605 4,548,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 4,548,000 Kraft Foods Inc. Com 50075N 10 4 1,572,606 56,164,484 X 4, 14, 17 56,164,484 862,128 30,790,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 30,790,300 280,000 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000 7,274 259,800 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 259,800 224,000 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 132,730 6,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,500,000 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 395,275 4,653,026 X 4, 14, 17 4,653,026 46,383 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 546,000 13,999 164,795 X 4, 13, 17 164,795 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 300,084 15,064,476 X 4, 14, 17 15,064,476 313,130 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 15,719,400 NRG Energy, Inc. Com 629377 50 8 127,260 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 6,000,000 Nalco Holding Co. Com 62985Q 10 1 187,209 9,150,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 9,150,000 Nestle ADR 641069 40 6 164,585 3,400,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 3,400,000 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 516,150 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 7,641,000 Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 2,314,990 38,596,036 X 4, 14, 17 38,596,036 1,216,394 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 17 20,280,000 374,275 6,240,000 X 4, 13, 17 6,240,000 374,275 6,240,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 6,240,000 46,784 780,000 X 4, 15, 17 780,000 93,569 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 17 1,560,000 262,412 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000 Republic Services Inc. Com 760759 10 0 321,908 10,827,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 10,827,700 Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 14,684 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 488,500 87,058 2,896,133 X 4, 14, 17 2,896,133 5,089 169,300 X 4, 13, 17 169,300 15,323 509,742 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 509,742 ----------- 12,709,908 -----------

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table June 30, 2010

Column 6 Investment Column 4 Discretion Column 8 Market Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -------------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,840 77,551 X 1, 4, 14, 17 77,551 22,266 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 17 449,728 82,033 1,656,900 X 4, 14, 17 1,656,900 31,672 639,700 X 4, 13, 17 639,700 US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 520,918 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 17 23,307,300 464,183 20,768,826 X 4, 14, 17 20,768,826 186,958 8,365,000 X 4 8,365,000 223,500 10,000,000 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 10,000,000 48,589 2,174,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,174,000 39,001 1,745,000 X 4, 18 1,745,000 59,882 2,679,300 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 2,679,300 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 206,232 17,072,192 X 4, 14, 17 17,072,192 United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 81,307 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 1,831,041 38,091,142 X 4, 14, 17 38,091,142 45,474 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 946,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 367,094 894,304 X 4, 14, 17 894,304 60,879 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 14, 17 148,311 266,059 648,165 X 4, 13, 17 648,165 15,182 36,985 X 4, 15, 17 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,369,329 53,489,420 X 4, 2, 5, 17 53,489,420 323,666 12,643,200 X 4, 3, 17, 19, 20, 21 12,643,200 980,814 38,313,040 X 4, 13, 17 38,313,040 71,373 2,788,000 X 4, 15, 17 2,788,000 25,600 1,000,000 X 4, 17 1,000,000 4,019,840 157,025,005 X 4, 14, 17 157,025,005 41,209 1,609,720 X 4, 16, 17 1,609,720 43,520 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 17 1,700,000 20,992 820,000 X 4, 7, 17 820,000 563,200 22,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, 17 22,000,000 409,600 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 14, 17 16,000,000 204,800 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 69,120 2,700,000 X 4, 2, 5, 12, 17 2,700,000 51,200 2,000,000 X 4, 18 2,000,000 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,843,238 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 17 5,703,087 ----------- 14,593,611 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $46,440,810 ===========