8-K

January 10, 2018

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

/s/ Marc D. Hamburg

Marc D. Hamburg

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) January 9, 2018

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE

001-14905

47-0813844

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION

OF INCORPORATION)

(COMMISSION

FILE NUMBER)

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

3555 Farnam Street

Omaha, Nebraska

68131

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

(ZIP CODE)

(402) 346-1400

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

At a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 9, 2018, Gregory E. Abel and Ajit Jain were elected to the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) following the Board of Directors unanimous approval of a resolution to increase the number of members of the Board of Directors from the then current number of twelve to fourteen. There were no arrangements or understandings between either Mr. Abel or Mr. Jain and any of the members of Berkshire’s Board of Directors in connection with Mr. Abel’s and Mr. Jain’s election. At this date, there has been no determination as to what committees of the Board of Directors that Mr. Abel or Mr. Jain will be named.

Berkshire issued a press release announcing Mr. Abel’s and Mr. Jain’s election to Berkshire’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


99.1		Press Release issued by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. dated January 10, 2018

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.