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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska 68131
January 22, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement")
filed December 16, 1998 by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (File No.
333-69063)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hereby respectfully requests that the
Registration Statement be withdrawn.
The Registration Statement was filed in connection with Berkshire
Hathaway's transaction with General Re Corporation to register securities of
Berkshire Hathaway to be offered and sold in connection with the Employee
Savings and Stock Ownership Plan of General Re Corporation and its Domestic
Subsidiaries. We are making this withdrawal request because we have now
determined that a registration statement on Form S-8 is sufficient to meet our
requirements under the Securities Act.
With any questions, please call R. Gregory Morgan ((213) 683-9107) or
Mary Ann Lyman ((213) 683-9520) of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.
Very truly yours,
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
By: /s/ Marc D. Hamburg
Marc D. Hamburg
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
