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): December 12, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-14905 | 47-0813844 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(402) 346-1400
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| ITEM 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 12, 2012, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) announced that its Board of Directors raised the price limit for repurchases of its Class A and Class B shares to 120% of book value. A press release announcing this increase in the price limit is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated December 12, 2012 | |
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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.
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | ||||
| Name: | Marc D. Hamburg | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated December 12, 2012 | |
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