-----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, Tlr5/H9NBoxwgPCYA1XZwCy6wW94AYBaKY5fuIsAT0U/4DsoQ7zFZciOVacQTAGx Jr2butoLEqb3PmNl8tx2qQ== 0000950150-00-000125.txt : 20000221 0000950150-00-000125.hdr.sgml : 20000221 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950150-00-000125 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19981231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000218 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/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-04545 FILM NUMBER: 548812 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/A 1 AMENDMENT #1 TO FORM 13F-HR 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1998 Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 1 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 18, 2000 - -------------------------------- ------------- ----------------- [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.
2 Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 18 --------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 54 --------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 11,339,414 --------------- (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. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska 2. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co. 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. 28-6102 Cypress Insurance 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. 28-6104 Nebraska Furniture Mart 14. 28-717 OBH Inc. 15. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers 16. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp. 17. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co. 18. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
3 [BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY LETTERHEAD] February 18, 2000 Securities and Exchange Commission Judiciary Plaza 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20549 Gentlemen: Enclosed herewith for filing is Amendment Number 1 to Form 13F for the Quarter ended December 31, 1998 for the following nineteen "Institutional Investment Managers":
13F File Number --------------- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 28-4545 Berkshire Hathaway Life Ins. Co. of NE 28-5678 BHG Life Insurance Company 28-5676 Blue Chip Stamps 28-719 Warren E. Buffett 28-554 Columbia Insurance Company 28-1517 Cornhusker Casualty Company 28-2226 Cypress Insurance Company 28-6102 GEICO Corporation 28-852 Government Employees Insurance Company 28-101 National Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 28-1066 National Indemnity Company 28-718 National Liability and Fire Ins. Co. 28-5006 Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. 28-6104 OBH Inc. 28-717 Plaza Investment Managers 28-2740 Wesco Financial Corporation 28-1357 Wesco-Financial Insurance Company 28-3091 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. 28-3105
Yours truly, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. /s/ Marc D. Hamburg ------------------------------------ Marc D. Hamburg Vice President Enclosures 4 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. FORM 13F ____________________________ December 31, 1998 (SEC USE ONLY)
Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 4 Column 5 ----------------------------- Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared - Shared- Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other - -------------- -------- ----------- -------------- ------ ---- ------- ------- American International Group Com 026874 10 7 228,378 2,363,550 X Citigroup Com 172967 10 1 7,092 142,736 X 165,039 3,321,545 X 26,596 535,263 X 44,326 892,105 X 5,762 115,973 X 4,432 89,210 X Costco Companies Com 22160Q 10 2 40,064 555,000 X Walt Disney Company Com 254687 10 6 308,362 10,278,735 X 802,730 26,757,678 X 141,658 4,721,943 X 236,097 7,869,906 X 47,219 1,573,980 X Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp. Com 313400 30 1 1,417,496 21,998,000 X 1,855,800 28,800,000 X 612,156 9,500,000 X 115,987 1,800,000 X Federal National Mortgage Assoc. Com 313586 10 9 412,957 5,580,500 X 13,675 184,800 X First Data Corporation Com 319963 10 4 368,143 11,549,600 X 27,094 850,000 X Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 255,672 3,963,900 X General Dynamics Corp. Com 369550 10 8 364,764 6,182,437 X 89,161 1,511,200 X Great Lakes Chemical Corp. Com 390568 10 3 160,000 4,000,000 X Manpower Inc. Com 56418H 10 0 92,057 3,654,800 X Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 231,720 5,712,600 X 21,295 525,000 X Nucor Corp. Com 670340 105 180,547 4,174,500 X TCA Cable TV Inc. Com 872241 10 4 144,001 4,035,000 X Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 15,881 449,728 X 7,510 212,834 X -------------- 8,443,671
Column 8 Voting Authority -------------------------------- Column 7 Column 1 Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Managers Sole Shared None - -------------- -------- ---- ------ ---- American International Group 4, 11, 14 2,363,550 Citigroup 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 142,736 4, 11, 14 3,321,545 4, 10, 14 535,263 4, 5, 14 892,105 4, 12, 14 115,973 4, 7, 14 89,210 Costco Companies 4, 11, 14 555,000 Walt Disney Company 4, 11, 14 10,278,735 4, 5, 14 26,757,678 4, 10, 14 4,721,943 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 7,869,906 4, 13, 14 1,573,980 Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp. 4, 11, 14 21,998,000 4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 28,800,000 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 9,500,000 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 1,800,000 Federal National Mortgage Assoc. 4, 11, 14 5,580,500 4, 5, 14 184,800 First Data Corporation 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 11,549,600 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 850,000 Gannett Inc. 4, 11, 14 3,963,900 General Dynamics Corp. 4, 11, 14 6,182,437 4, 10, 14 1,511,200 Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 4,000,000 Manpower Inc. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 3,654,800 Nike Inc. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 5,712,600 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 525,000 Nucor Corp. 4, 11, 14 4,174,500 TCA Cable TV Inc. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 4,035,000 Torchmark Corp. 4, 5, 14 449,728 4, 1, 11, 14 212,834
5 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. FORM 13F ____________________________ December 31, 1998 (SEC USE ONLY)
Column 6 Investment Discretion Column 4 Column 5 ----------------------------- Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared - Shared- Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other - -------------- -------- ----------- -------------- ------ ---- ------- ------- US Bancorp Com 911596 10 4 179,510 5,056,629 X 25,449 716,871 X 24,506 690,321 X 51,509 1,450,956 X 5,077 143,028 X 2,672 75,264 X 7,673 216,132 X US Airways Group Inc. Com 911905 10 7 863 16,600 X Waddell & Reed Cl A 930059 10 0 606 25,589 X 287 12,110 X Waddell & Reed Cl B 930059 20 9 2,561 110,138 X 1,212 52,123 X Wal Mart Com 931142 10 3 35,100 431,000 X Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949740 10 4 508,340 12,728,390 X 5,991 150,000 X 67,630 1,693,400 X 4,831 120,970 X 24,157 604,860 X 55,673 1,394,000 X 33,947 850,000 X 1,839,264 46,053,560 X Zenith National Ins. Corp. Com 989390 10 9 18,885 816,655 X -------------- 2,895,743 -------------- GRAND TOTAL $11,339,414 ==============
Column 8 Voting Authority -------------------------------- Column 7 Column 1 Other (a) (b) (c) Name of Issuer Managers Sole Shared None - -------------- -------- ---- ------ ---- US Bancorp 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 5,056,629 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 716,871 4, 11, 14 690,321 4, 5, 14 1,450,956 4, 10, 14 143,028 4, 12, 14 75,264 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 216,132 US Airways Group Inc. 4, 5, 14 16,600 Waddell & Reed 4, 5, 14 25,589 4, 1, 11, 14 12,110 Waddell & Reed 4, 5, 14 110,138 4, 1, 11, 14 52,123 Wal Mart 4, 10, 14 431,000 Wells Fargo & Co. Del 4, 5, 14 12,728,390 4, 7, 14 150,000 4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 1,693,400 4, 10, 14 120,970 4, 13, 14 604,860 4, 12, 14 1,394,000 4, 14 850,000 4, 11, 14 46,053,560 Zenith National Ins. Corp. 4, 11, 14 816,655
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