BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
1440 KIEWIT PLAZA
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68131
TELEPHONE (402) 346-1400
FAX (402) 346-3375
February 14, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
Gentlemen:
Enclosed herewith for filing is one Form 13F for the Quarter ended
December 31, 2012.
Yours truly,
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Marc D. Hamburg
Senior Vice President
Enclosures
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012
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: 3555 Farnam Street
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: Senior Vice President
Phone: 402-346-1400
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE February 14, 2013
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[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.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 14
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 123
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 75,313,620
(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 NAME
NUMBER
1. 28-2226 Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company
2. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
3. 28-14389 BH Finance LLC
4. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
5. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
6. 28-06102 Cypress Insurance Company
7. 28-11217 Fechheimer Brothers Company
8. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
9. 28-12941 Medical Protective Corp.
10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
13. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart
14. 28-12947 U.S. Investment Corp.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2012
Shares or Voting Authority
Market Value Principal Investment Other ----------------------------
Name of Issuer Title of Class CUSIP (In Thousands) Amount Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 112,209 1,952,142 Shared-Defined 4 1,952,142 - -
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 990,116 17,225,400 Shared-Defined 4, 5 17,225,400 - -
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 48,274 839,832 Shared-Defined 4, 7 839,832 - -
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 111,689 1,943,100 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,943,100 - -
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 459,532 7,994,634 Shared-Defined 4, 10 7,994,634 - -
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 6,912,308 120,255,879 Shared-Defined 4, 11 120,255,879 - -
AMERICAN
EXPRESS CO COM 025816109 80,456 1,399,713 Shared-Defined 4, 13 1,399,713 - -
ARCHER DANIELS
MIDLAND CO COM 039483102 163,151 5,956,600 Shared-Defined 4, 5 5,956,600 - -
BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON
CORP COM 064058100 206,661 8,041,300 Shared-Defined 4 8,041,300 - -
BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON
CORP COM 064058100 46,104 1,793,915 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 1,793,915 - -
BANK OF NEW
YORK MELLON
CORP COM 064058100 251,827 9,798,700 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 9,798,700 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 29,000 800,000 Shared-Defined 4 800,000 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 2,910,266 80,283,200 Shared-Defined 4, 5 80,283,200 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 66,120 1,824,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 1,824,000 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 522,406 14,411,200 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 14,411,200 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 662,592 18,278,400 Shared-Defined 4, 10 18,278,400 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 10,146,056 279,891,200 Shared-Defined 4, 11 279,891,200 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 128,760 3,552,000 Shared-Defined 4, 12 3,552,000 - -
COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 34,800 960,000 Shared-Defined 4, 13 960,000 - -
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 58,858 1,014,974 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,014,974 - -
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 115,939 1,999,300 Shared-Defined 4, 10 1,999,300 - -
CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 1,224,148 21,109,637 Shared-Defined 4, 11 21,109,637 - -
COSTCO WHSL
CORP NEW COM 22160K105 427,833 4,333,363 Shared-Defined 4, 11 4,333,363 - -
DAVITA
HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS I COM 23918K108 840,905 7,607,935 Shared-Defined 4 7,607,935 - -
DAVITA
HEALTHCARE
PARTNERS I COM 23918K108 663,180 6,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 6,000,000 - -
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 144,002 1,666,300 Shared-Defined 4 1,666,300 - -
DEERE & CO COM 244199105 199,843 2,312,467 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 2,312,467 - -
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 553,661 11,037,900 Shared-Defined 4 11,037,900 - -
DIRECTV COM 25490A309 1,153,660 22,999,600 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 22,999,600 - -
GANNETT INC COM 364730101 31,342 1,740,231 Shared-Defined 4, 11 1,740,231 - -
GENERAL
DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 268,568 3,877,122 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 3,877,122 - -
GENERAL
ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 12,361 588,900 Shared-Defined 4 588,900 - -
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 432,450 15,000,000 Shared-Defined 4 15,000,000 - -
GENERAL MTRS CO COM 37045V100 288,300 10,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 10,000,000 - -
GLAXOSMITHKLINE SPONSORED
PLC ADR 37733W105 65,661 1,510,500 Shared-Defined 4, 11 1,510,500 - -
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 16,182 84,480 Shared-Defined 4 84,480 - -
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 114,468 597,588 Shared-Defined 4, 5 597,588 - -
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 90,948 474,800 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 474,800 - -
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 12,825,923 66,958,616 Shared-Defined 4, 11 66,958,616 - -
JOHNSON &
JOHNSON COM 478160104 22,930 327,100 Shared-Defined 4 327,100 - -
KRAFT FOODS
GROUP INC COM 50076Q106 8,761 192,666 Shared-Defined 4 192,666 - -
KRAFT FOODS
GROUP INC COM 50076Q106 67,116 1,476,048 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,476,048 - -
LEE ENTERPRISES
INC COM 523768109 101 88,863 Shared-Defined 4, 5 88,863 - -
LIBERTY MEDIA LIB CAP
CORPORATION COM A 530322106 304,218 2,622,340 Shared-Defined 4 2,622,340 - -
LIBERTY MEDIA LIB CAP
CORPORATION COM A 530322106 348,030 3,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 3,000,000 - -
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 53,765 546,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 546,000 - -
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 16,227 164,795 Shared-Defined 4, 10 164,795 - -
M & T BK CORP COM 55261F104 459,977 4,671,245 Shared-Defined 4, 11 4,671,245 - -
MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 198,968 405,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 405,000 - -
MEDIA GEN INC CL A 584404107 19,979 4,646,220 Shared-Defined 4 4,646,220 - -
MONDELEZ INTL
INC CL A 609207105 14,712 578,000 Shared-Defined 4 578,000 - -
MONDELEZ INTL
INC CL A 609207105 103,065 4,049,200 Shared-Defined 4, 5 4,049,200 - -
MONDELEZ INTL
INC CL A 609207105 180,392 7,087,200 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 7,087,200 - -
MONDELEZ INTL
INC CL A 609207105 28,662 1,126,050 Shared-Defined 4, 11 1,126,050 - -
MOODYS CORP COM 615369105 791,000 15,719,400 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 15,719,400 - -
MOODYS CORP COM 615369105 638,855 12,695,850 Shared-Defined 4, 11 12,695,850 - -
NATIONAL
OILWELL VARCO
INC COM 637071101 214,031 3,131,400 Shared-Defined 4 3,131,400 - -
NATIONAL
OILWELL VARCO
INC COM 637071101 147,868 2,163,400 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 2,163,400 - -
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 344,927 6,495,800 Shared-Defined 4 6,495,800 - -
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 483,935 9,113,650 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 9,113,650 - -
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 53,081 999,650 Shared-Defined 4, 10 999,650 - -
PHILLIPS 66 COM 718546104 560,461 10,554,818 Shared-Defined 4, 11 10,554,818 - -
PRECISION
CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 224,413 1,184,735 Shared-Defined 4 1,184,735 - -
PRECISION
CASTPARTS CORP COM 740189105 150,134 792,601 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 792,601 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 21,413 315,400 Shared-Defined 4 315,400 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1,376,809 20,280,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5 20,280,000 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 105,908 1,560,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 1,560,000 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 423,634 6,240,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 6,240,000 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 423,634 6,240,000 Shared-Defined 4, 10 6,240,000 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 1,179,771 17,377,678 Shared-Defined 4, 11 17,377,678 - -
PROCTER &
GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 52,954 780,000 Shared-Defined 4, 12 780,000 - -
SANOFI SPONSORED
ADR 80105N105 23,145 488,500 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 488,500 - -
SANOFI SPONSORED
ADR 80105N105 24,152 509,742 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 509,742 - -
SANOFI SPONSORED
ADR 80105N105 8,021 169,300 Shared-Defined 4, 10 169,300 - -
SANOFI SPONSORED
ADR 80105N105 137,219 2,896,133 Shared-Defined 4, 11 2,896,133 - -
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 6,011 116,326 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 116,326 - -
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 34,856 674,592 Shared-Defined 4, 5 674,592 - -
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 49,580 959,550 Shared-Defined 4, 10 959,550 - -
TORCHMARK CORP COM 891027104 128,418 2,485,350 Shared-Defined 4, 11 2,485,350 - -
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 18,853 590,275 Shared-Defined 4 590,275 - -
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 744,435 23,307,300 Shared-Defined 4, 5 23,307,300 - -
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 404,977 12,679,300 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 12,679,300 - -
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 69,438 2,174,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 2,174,000 - -
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 663,353 20,768,726 Shared-Defined 4, 11 20,768,726 - -
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 55,735 1,745,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 1,745,000 - -
U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 479,216 17,072,192 Shared-Defined 4, 11 17,072,192 - -
UNITED PARCEL
SERVICE INC CL B 911312106 4,380 59,400 Shared-Defined 4 59,400 - -
VERISIGN INC COM 92343E102 143,079 3,685,700 Shared-Defined 4 3,685,700 - -
VERISK ANALYTICS
INC CL A 92345Y106 79,688 1,563,434 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,563,434 - -
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 208,534 3,954,000 Shared-Defined 4 3,954,000 - -
VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 192,670 3,653,200 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 3,653,200 - -
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 235,776 1,555,459 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,555,459 - -
WABCO HLDGS INC COM 92927K102 158,648 2,433,632 Shared-Defined 4 2,433,632 - -
WABCO HLDGS INC COM 92927K102 106,800 1,638,293 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 1,638,293 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 19,787 290,000 Shared-Defined 4 290,000 - -
WAL MART STORES 1, 2, 4,
INC COM 931142103 11,599 170,000 Shared-Defined 11 170,000 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 2,013 29,500 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 29,500 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 286,566 4,200,000 Shared-Defined 3, 4, 5 4,200,000 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 71,508 1,048,040 Shared-Defined 4, 5 1,048,040 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 17,467 256,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 256,000 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 64,546 946,000 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 946,000 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 122,063 1,789,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 1,789,000 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 57,927 849,000 Shared-Defined 4, 10 849,000 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 2,552,665 37,412,642 Shared-Defined 4, 11 37,412,642 - -
WAL MART STORES
INC COM 931142103 34,866 511,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 511,000 - -
WASHINGTON POST 1, 2, 4,
CO CL B 939640108 54,165 148,311 Shared-Defined 11 - - 148,311
WASHINGTON POST
CO CL B 939640108 236,716 648,165 Shared-Defined 4, 10 - - 648,165
WASHINGTON POST
CO CL B 939640108 326,609 894,304 Shared-Defined 4, 11 - - 894,304
WASHINGTON POST
CO CL B 939640108 13,507 36,985 Shared-Defined 4, 12 - - 36,985
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 355,472 10,400,000 Shared-Defined 4 10,400,000 - -
WELLS FARGO & 1, 2, 4,
CO NEW COM 949746101 546,880 16,000,000 Shared-Defined 11 16,000,000 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 181,274 5,303,500 Shared-Defined 2, 4, 11 5,303,500 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 232,863 6,812,857 Shared-Defined 3, 4, 5 6,812,857 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 2,307,812 67,519,371 Shared-Defined 4, 5 67,519,371 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 28,028 820,000 Shared-Defined 4, 6 820,000 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 58,106 1,700,000 Shared-Defined 4, 7 1,700,000 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 1,232,845 36,069,200 Shared-Defined 4, 8, 11 36,069,200 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 350,926 10,267,000 Shared-Defined 4, 5, 9 10,267,000 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 1,719,366 50,303,270 Shared-Defined 4, 10 50,303,270 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 7,802,096 228,264,943 Shared-Defined 4, 11 228,264,943 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 95,294 2,788,000 Shared-Defined 4, 12 2,788,000 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 55,020 1,609,720 Shared-Defined 4, 13 1,609,720 - -
WELLS FARGO &
CO NEW COM 949746101 68,360 2,000,000 Shared-Defined 4, 14 2,000,000 - -
Total 75,313,620