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
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| DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) | March 1, 2007 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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| DELAWARE | | 001-14905 | | 47-0813844 |
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION
OF INCORPORATION) | | (COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER) | | (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
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| 1440 Kiewit Plaza | | |
| Omaha, Nebraska | | 68131 |
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| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | | (ZIP CODE) |
(402) 346-1400
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 1, 2007, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached as an exhibit (99.1). The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | | Press Release Issued on March 1, 2007 |
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.
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| March 1, 2007 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
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| | /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | |
| | By: Marc D. Hamburg | |
| | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
