13F-HR/A 1 a17140ve13fvhrza.txt BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. THIS FILING LISTS SECURITIES HOLDINGS REPORTED ON THE FORM 13F FILED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2005 PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT EXPIRED ON FEBRUARY 14, 2006. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005 Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 3 This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [X] 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 February 14, 2006 ----------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------- [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: 18 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 11 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $4,967,643 (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- BH Columbia Inc. 2. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps 3. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E. 4. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co. 5. 28- Cypress Insurance 6. 28- Fechheimer Brothers Company 7. 28-852 GEICO Corp. 8. 28-101 Government Employees Insurance Corp. 9. 28- National Fire & Marine 10. 28-718 National Indemnity Co. 11. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Insurance Company 12. 28- Nebraska Furniture Mart 13. 28-717 OBH Inc. 14. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers 15. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 16. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Insurance Co. 17. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. 18. 28-4922 General Re Corporation
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2005
Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 ------------------------- Voting Authority Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 7 ---------------------- Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared - Shared- Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None -------------- -------- ----------- -------------- ---------- ---- ------------ ------- -------------------- ---------- ------ ---- Wells Fargo & Com 949746 10 1 755,705 12,902,590 X 3, 1, 4, 13 12,902,590 Co. Del 59,835 1,021,600 X 3, 2, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,021,600 497,146 8,488,070 X 3, 9, 13 8,488,070 81,647 1,394,000 X 3, 11, 13 1,394,000 58,570 1,000,000 X 3, 13 1,000,000 2,249,343 38,404,360 X 3, 10, 13 38,404,360 35,427 604,860 X 3, 12, 13 604,860 49,784 850,000 X 3, 6, 13 850,000 8,786 150,000 X 3, 5, 13 150,000 585,700 10,000,000 X 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14 10,000,000 585,700 10,000,000 X 3, 18 10,000,000 ---------- $4,967,643 ==========