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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                   PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
                    OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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                            CTB INTERNATIONAL CORP.
               (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

   (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)

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The following press release was issued by CTB International Corp. October 4,
2002.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       RELEASE #021004SM
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Contact: Don Steinhilber, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
         (574) 658-4191


                       CTB INTERNATIONAL CORP. ANNOUNCES
                        SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

MILFORD, Ind., Oct. 4, 2002 - CTB International Corp. (NASDAQ: CTBC), a
worldwide leader in equipment for the poultry, hog, egg production and grain
industries, announced today it has scheduled a special meeting of its
shareholders to consider and act on a proposal to approve CTB's
previously-announced merger agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:
BRK.A, BRK.B).

The special meeting will be held on October 30, 2002, at 10:00 a.m., local
time, at the CTB Conference Center, 410 North Higbee Street, Milford, Indiana.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 9, 2002, the
record date for the special meeting, will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

CTB is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of equipment and systems
for the poultry, hog, egg production and grain industries. It has approximately
1,300 employees and has facilities throughout the United States, Europe and
Latin America and a worldwide distribution network. (For more information, see
www.ctbinc.com.)

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a
number of diverse business activities. The most important of these is the
property and casualty insurance business conducted on both a direct and
reinsurance basis through a number of subsidiaries. (See
www.berkshirehathaway.com.)





IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION

In connection with the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated as of August 16, 2002, CTB International Corp. filed a definitive proxy
statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on October 4,
2002. Investors and security holders are urged to read the definitive proxy
statement because it contains important information about CTB, the proposed
transaction and related matters. Investors and security holders may obtain a
free copy of the definitive proxy statement and other documents filed by CTB
with the SEC at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. The proxy statement is
publicly available and first being mailed to shareholders on or about October 9,
2002.

CTB and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of
management and other employees may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies of CTB shareholders to approve the proposed merger.
Such persons may have interests in the merger, including as a result of
holding options or shares of CTB stock. Berkshire Hathaway may also be deemed
a participant in such solicitation by virtue of its execution of the
definitive merger agreement and shareholders agreement. A detailed list of the
names, affiliations and interests of the participants in the solicitation is
contained in the proxy statement that has been filed by CTB with the SEC.

The definitive proxy statement and other related SEC documents may also be
obtained free of cost by directing a request to the following investor
relations contact:

Susan Hight
Manager of Corporate Communications
CTB International Corp.
(574) 658-4191