BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
3555 FARNAM STREET
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68131
TELEPHONE (402) 346-1400
FAX (402) 346-3375
April 8, 2013
Mr. Gus Rodriguez
Accounting Branch Chief
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Filed March 1, 2013
File No. 001-14905
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
The purpose of this letter is to advise you that we intend to respond to your letter dated April 2, 2013 no later than April 30, 2013. However, we will make every effort to provide our response to you sooner. If you have any questions or find our proposed timing to be unacceptable, please contact me as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
Marc D. Hamburg
Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
MDH/es
| cc: | Mark Brunhofer – Senior Staff Accountant |
Daniel J. Jaksich
