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) | | May 5, 2018 |
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| | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | | |
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| | (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) | | |
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| DELAWARE | | | | | | 001-14905 | | | | 47-0813844 |
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION | | | | | | (COMMISSION | | | | (I.R.S. EMPLOYER |
| OF INCORPORATION) | | | | | | FILE NUMBER) | | | | IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
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| 3555 Farnam Street | | | | | | | | | | |
| Omaha, Nebraska | | | | | | | | | | 68131 |
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| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | | | | | | (ZIP CODE) |
REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE
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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 5, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of this press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 5, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of its shareholders. The agenda items for the meeting along with the vote of the Company’s Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together as a single class with respect to each of the agenda items are shown below. There were three items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; 2) a shareholder proposal requesting the issuance of a report to review Berkshire’s policies, to measure, monitor, mitigate, disclose and set quantitative reduction targets for methane emissions resulting from all operations; and 3) a shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a policy to encourage more Berkshire subsidiary companies to issue annual sustainability reports. Berkshire’s shareholders reelected all of Berkshire’s directors in an uncontested election. Following are the votes cast for and against each director.
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Proposal 1 – Election of Directors | | | | | | |
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Warren E. Buffett | | 617,852 | | 11,301 | | |
Charles T. Munger | | 613,395 | | 15,758 | | |
Gregory E. Abel | | 615,952 | | 13,201 | | |
Howard G. Buffett | | 614,478 | | 14,676 | | |
Stephen B. Burke | | 627,515 | | 1,639 | | |
Susan L. Decker | | 623,242 | | 5,911 | | |
William H. Gates III | | 621,514 | | 7,640 | | |
David S. Gottesman | | 623,267 | | 5,887 | | |
Charlotte Guyman | | 623,479 | | 5,675 | | |
Ajit Jain | | 615,962 | | 13,191 | | |
Thomas S. Murphy | | 620,826 | | 8,328 | | |
Ronald L. Olson | | 613,965 | | 15,188 | | |
Walter Scott, Jr. | | 614,549 | | 14,605 | | |
Meryl B. Witmer | | 624,184 | | 4,970 | | |
The results of the other matters acted upon at the meeting were as follows.
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Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal | | | | 52,382 | | 563,405 | | 13,367 |
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Proposal 3 – Shareholder proposal | | | | 72,060 | | 548,598 | | 8,495 |
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Earnings Release Dated May 5, 2018.
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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| May 8, 2018 | | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | | |
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| | /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | | |
| | By: Marc D. Hamburg | | |
| | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | | |
