13F-HR 1 a35361te13fvhr.txt FORM 13F - HOLDINGS REPORT 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, 2007 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 November 14, 2007 ------------------------------------- -------------------- ----------------- [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: 19 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 97 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $65,805,833 (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.] FORM 13F FILE NO. 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. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine 13. 28-718 National Indemnity Co. 14. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co. 15. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart 16. 28-717 OBH Inc. 17. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 18. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co. 19. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2007
Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority 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 -------------- -------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 1,022,672 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 17,225,400 474,642 7,994,634 X 4, 12, 16 7,994,634 7,139,592 120,255,879 X 4, 13, 16 120,255,879 115,362 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 1,943,100 83,101 1,399,713 X 4, 15, 16 1,399,713 49,861 839,832 X 4, 8, 16 839,832 115,899 1,952,142 X 4, 16 1,952,142 American Standard Companies Com 029712 10 6 390,480 10,962,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 10,962,400 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 13,992 221,706 X 4, 12, 16 221,706 24,526 388,620 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 388,620 17,667 279,942 X 4, 15, 16 279,942 10,600 167,966 X 4, 8, 16 167,966 24,640 390,428 X 4, 16 390,428 Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,777,804 35,563,200 X 4, 13, 16 35,563,200 Bank of America Corp. Com 060505 10 4 457,457 9,100,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 9,100,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Com 12189T 10 4 4,300,468 52,981,000 X 4, 13, 16 52,981,000 Carmax Inc. Com 143130 10 2 284,250 13,981,800 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 13,981,800 Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 22,788 400,000 X 4, 16 400,000 102,068 1,776,000 X 4, 14, 16 1,776,000 414,106 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,205,600 2,306,938 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 16 40,141,600 8,042,674 139,945,600 X 4, 13, 16 139,945,600 525,230 9,139,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,139,200 27,586 480,000 X 4, 15, 16 480,000 52,413 912,000 X 4, 7, 16 912,000 Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 287,519 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 12,000,000 Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 1,815 1,217,795 X 4, 13, 16 1,217,795 451 302,862 X 4, 2, 5, 16 302,862 26 17,209 X 4, 12, 16 17,209 ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,536,739 17,508,700 X 4, 13, 16 17,508,700 Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 322,438 5,254,000 X 4, 13, 16 5,254,000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Com 260561 10 5 378,785 6,344,804 X 4, 13, 16 6,344,804 Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 150,660 3,447,600 X 4, 13, 16 3,447,600 General Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 322,005 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900 ----------- 30,797,254 -----------
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2007
Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority 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 -------------- -------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 135,632 4,181,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,181,000 Ingersoll-Rd Company LTD. CLA G4776G 10 1 34,643 636,600 X 4 636,000 Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 275,778 9,047,850 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 9,047,850 Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 321,766 4,897,500 X 4 4,897,500 1,383,530 21,058,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 21,058,300 1,733,570 26,386,148 X 4, 13, 16 26,386,148 11,707 178,200 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 178,200 597,029 9,087,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,087,200 Lowes Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 196,140 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 7,000,000 M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 620,396 5,997,060 X 4, 13, 16 5,997,060 56,484 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 546,000 17,142 165,700 X 4, 12, 16 165,700 Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,626,942 32,280,600 X 4, 13, 16 32,280,600 792,258 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 15,719,400 Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 448,221 7,641,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 7,641,000 Norfolk Southern Corp. Com 655844 10 8 100,342 1,933,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 1,933,000 Procter & Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 4,114,890 58,500,000 X 4, 13, 16 58,500,000 1,530,036 21,752,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 21,752,000 438,922 6,240,000 X 4, 12, 16 6,240,000 503,248 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,154,500 54,865 780,000 X 4, 14, 16 780,000 109,730 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 16 1,560,000 385,850 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 5,485,500 307,737 4,375,000 X 4 4,375,000 Sanofi Aventis ADR 80105N 10 5 20,722 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 488,500 107,021 2,522,885 X 4, 13, 16 2,522,885 7,182 169,300 X 4, 12, 16 169,300 14,847 350,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 350,000 Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 177,416 2,344,600 X 4, 13, 16 2,344,600 65,076 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 860,000 Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,833 77,551 X 1, 4, 13, 16 77,551 28,027 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 16 449,728 103,258 1,656,900 X 4, 13, 16 1,656,900 39,866 639,700 X 4, 12, 16 639,700 ----------- 16,365,106 -----------
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. Form 13F Information Table September 30, 2007
Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 8 Column 4 Column 5 -------------------- Voting Authority 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 -------------- -------- ------------ -------------- ----------- ---- ------- ------- -------------------- ----------- ------ ------- US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 828,907 25,481,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 25,481,300 916,482 28,173,426 X 4, 13, 16 28,173,426 328,878 10,110,000 X 4 10,110,000 56,134 1,725,600 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 1,725,600 USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 641,061 17,072,192 X 4, 13, 16 17,072,192 Union Pacific Corp. Com 907818 10 8 503,456 4,453,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 4,453,000 United Parcel Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 107,333 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200 United Health Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 290,580 6,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 6,000,000 Wabco Holdings Inc. Com 929251 10 6 126,225 2,700,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 2,700,000 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 829,276 18,998,300 X 4, 13, 16 18,998,300 41,293 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 946,000 Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 717,947 894,304 X 4, 13, 16 894,304 119,064 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 13, 16 148,311 520,347 648,165 X 4, 12, 16 648,165 29,692 36,985 X 4, 14, 16 36,985 Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,788,983 50,224,120 X 4, 2, 5, 16 50,224,120 264,236 7,418,200 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,418,200 1,364,710 38,313,040 X 4, 12, 16 38,313,040 99,309 2,788,000 X 4, 14, 16 2,788,000 182,374 5,120,000 X 4, 16 5,120,000 4,580,607 128,596,488 X 4, 13, 16 128,596,488 43,090 1,209,720 X 4, 15, 16 1,209,720 60,554 1,700,000 X 4, 8, 16 1,700,000 10,686 300,000 X 4, 7, 16 300,000 712,400 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 20,000,000 569,920 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 13, 16 16,000,000 284,960 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000 Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 355,140 4,500,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,500,000 Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,269,829 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 16 5,703,087 ----------- 18,643,473 ----------- GRAND TOTAL $65,805,833 ===========