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) September 17, 2012
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
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 17, 2012, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”) issued (i) $325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.600% Senior Notes due 2017, (ii) $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.000% Senior Notes due 2022, and (iii) $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.400% Senior Notes due 2042 ((i), (ii), and (iii) collectively, the “Notes”), under a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 1, 2010 (Registration No. 333-164611) (the “Registration Statement”). The Notes, which will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) entered into on September 5, 2012, by and between (a) BHFC and Berkshire and (b) Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The Notes are issued under an Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, by and among BHFC, as issuer, Berkshire, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Indenture”), and officers’ certificates dated as of May 15, 2012 (the “Officers’ Certificates”).
The relevant terms of the Notes and the Indenture are further described under the caption “Description of the Notes and Guarantee” in the prospectus supplement, dated September 5, 2012, filed with the Commission by Berkshire on September 6, 2012, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in the section entitled “Description of the Debt Securities” in the base prospectus, dated February 1, 2010, included in the Registration Statement, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Indenture is set forth in Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Officers’ Certificates (including the forms of the Notes) were attached as Exhibits 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 to the current report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission by Berkshire on May 16, 2012, and are incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificates and the Notes in this report are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificates and the Notes, respectively.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated September 5, 2012, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, among the Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 2010 (Registration No. 333-164611) filed with the Commission on February 1, 2010). | |
| 4.2 | Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of May 15, 2012, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation’s 1.600% Senior Notes due 2017 (included in Berkshire’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 16, 2012). | |
| 4.3 | Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of May 15, 2012, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation’s 3.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Berkshire’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 16, 2012). | |
| 4.4 | Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of May 15, 2012, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation’s 4.400% Senior Notes due 2042 (included in Berkshire’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 16, 2012). | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated September 17, 2012. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
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.
| September 17, 2012 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | |||||
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg | ||||||
| By: Marc D. Hamburg | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated September 5, 2012, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. | |
| 4.1 | Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, among the Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 2010 (Registration No. 333-164611) filed with the Commission on February 1, 2010). | |
| 4.2 | Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of May 15, 2012, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation’s 1.600% Senior Notes due 2017 (included in Berkshire’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 16, 2012). | |
| 4.3 | Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of May 15, 2012, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation’s 3.000% Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Berkshire’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 16, 2012). | |
| 4.4 | Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of May 15, 2012, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation’s 4.400% Senior Notes due 2042 (included in Berkshire’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 16, 2012). | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated September 17, 2012. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
