-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E8C9l7gH3UnUc2+2w6zhxAOS9cefdqOR27Y97DAOSrZrEQmYN2yGcL8hap+YedhF AXZk6VSE5eOfewJn2bB/IA== 0000950129-04-006175.txt : 20040816 0000950129-04-006175.hdr.sgml : 20040816 20040816154438 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-04-006175 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040816 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20040816 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001067983 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 470813844 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04545 FILM NUMBER: 04978567 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1440 KIEWIT PLZ CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 BUSINESS PHONE: 4023461400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68131 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NBH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980810 13F-HR 1 a01117e13fvhr.txt WARREN E. BUFFETT - DATED 6/30/2004 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, 2004 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 12, 2004 - -------------------- [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: 17 ------------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 62 ------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 36,016,988 ------------------- (thousands) Confidential information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed separately with the Commission. 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- BH Columbia Inc. 3. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co. 4. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps 5. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E. 6. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co. 7. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co. 8. 28-852 GEICO Corp. 9. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp. 10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine 11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co. 12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. 13. 28-717 OBH Inc. 14. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers 15. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 16. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co. 17. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table June 30, 2004
Column 6 Column 8 Investment Discretion Voting Authority Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- --------------------- Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 (b) Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared Other (a) Sha- (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole red None - -------------- -------- ---------- ------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------ --------------- ----------- --- ---- American Express Co. Com 025816 109 885,041 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 13 17,225,400 410,764 7,994,634 X 5, 10, 13 7,994,634 6,178,747 120,255,879 X 5, 11, 13 120,255,879 99,836 1,943,100 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 215,369 4,191,687 X 5, 13 4,191,687 American Standard Companies Com 029712 106 423,170 10,497,900 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 10,497,900 Block H & R Com 093671 105 684,237 14,350,600 X 5, 11, 13 14,350,600 Coca Cola Com 191216 100 90,460 1,792,000 X 5, 13 1,792,000 89,652 1,776,000 X 5, 12, 13 1,776,000 363,739 7,205,600 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 7,205,600 2,026,348 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 13 40,141,600 7,064,454 139,945,600 X 5, 11, 13 139,945,600 461,347 9,139,200 X 5, 10, 13 9,139,200 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 100 30,669 1,179,592 X 5, 11, 13 1,179,592 7,628 293,367 X 5, 2, 6, 13 293,367 433 16,669 X 5, 10, 13 16,669 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 105 216,360 5,254,000 X 5, 11, 13 5,254,000 First Data Corporation Com 319963 104 356,160 8,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 8,000,000 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 101 292,529 3,447,600 X 5, 11, 13 3,447,600 Gap Inc. Com 364760 108 363,750 15,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 15,000,000 The Gillette Co. Com 375766 102 2,544,000 60,000,000 X 5,11,13 60,000,000 881,920 20,800,000 X 5,2,6,13 20,800,000 271,360 6,400,000 X 5, 10, 13 6,400,000 271,360 6,400,000 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 6,400,000 33,920 800,000 X 5, 12, 13 800,000 67,840 1,600,000 X 5, 13 1,600,000 HCA Inc. Com 404119 109 415,900 10,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 10,000,000 148,314 3,566,100 X 5, 2, 6, 13 3,566,100 41,590 1,000,000 X 5, 13 1,000,000 ------------- 24,936,897 -------------
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table June 30, 2004
Column 6 Column 8 Investment Discretion Voting Authority Column 4 Column 5 ---------------------- ----------------------- Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None - -------------- -------- ----------- ------------- --------- ---- ------- ------- --------------- ---------- ------ ---- Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 242,193 5,018,500 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 5,018,500 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 523,543 5,997,060 X 5 11, 13 5,997,060 47,666 546,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 546,000 14,466 165,700 X 5,10, 13 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,043,632 16,140,300 X 5,11,13 16,140,300 508,208 7,859,700 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 7,859,700 Mueller Industries Com 624756 10 2 69,087 1,929,800 X 5,11,13 1,929,800 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 454,500 6,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 6,000,000 Outback Steakhouse Inc. Com 689899 10 2 75,226 1,818,800 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 1,818,800 Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 3,375 72,900 X 5,11,13 72,900 27,136 586,100 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 586,100 Pier 1 Imports Inc. Com 720279 10 8 141,520 8,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 8,000,000 Sealed Air Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 59,305 1,113,300 X 5,11,13 1,113,300 Shaw Communications Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 369,820 22,000,000 X 5,8,9,11,13,14 22,000,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 321,460 4,946,300 X 5,11,13 4,946,300 55,891 860,000 X 5,2,6,13 860,000 Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,172 77,551 X 5,1,11,13 77,551 24,195 449,728 X 5,2,6,13 449,728 41,491 771,200 X 5,11,13 771,200 34,416 639,700 X 5,10,13 639,700 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 114,270 6,500,000 X 5,11,13 6,500,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 831,712 894,304 X 5,11,13 894,304 137,931 148,311 X 5,1,3,7,11,13 148,311 602,800 648,165 X 5,10,13 648,165 34,396 36,985 X 5,12,13 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 738,415 12,902,590 X 5,2,6,13 12,902,590 58,466 1,021,600 X 5,4,13,15,16,17 1,021,600 6,923 120,970 X 5,10,13 120,970 79,779 1,394,000 X 5,12,13 1,394,000 149,076 2,604,860 X 5,13 2,604,860 2,197,882 38,404,360 X 5,11,13 38,404,360 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,064,517 5,703,087 X 5,4,13 5,703,087 Zenith National Ins Corp. Com 989390 10 9 2,622 53,955 X 5,11,13 53,955 ------------- 11,080,091 ------------- GRAND TOTAL $ 36,016,988 =============
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