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THIS FILING LISTS CERTAIN SECURITIES HOLDINGS REPORTED
ON THE FORM 13F FILED ON MAY 17, 1999
PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
AND FOR WHICH THAT REQUEST WAS DENIED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2000.
BERKSHIRE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO APPEAL THE DENIAL OF CONFIDENTIALITY AS
TO THESE SECURITIES EVEN THOUGH BERKSHIRE BELIEVES THAT ITS
CONFIDENTIALITY REQUEST WAS APPROPRIATE.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 1999
Check here if Amendment [ X ]; Amendment Number: 1
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[X] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza
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Omaha, NE 68131
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Form 13F File Number: 28- 4545
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Marc D. Hamburg
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Title: Vice President
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Phone: 402-346-1400
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE February 18, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
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Form 13F File Number Name
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28- 5194 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
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Report Summary:
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Number of Other Included Managers: 18
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 19
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 806,744
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(thousands)
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Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
separately with the Commission.
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]
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NO. FORM 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
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1. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
2. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co.
3. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps
4. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
5. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
6. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co.
7. 28-6102 Cypress Insurance Co.
8. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
9. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp.
10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
13. 28-6104 Nebraska Furniture Mart
14. 28-717 OBH Inc.
15. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers
16. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
17. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
18. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 1999
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Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 5 ---------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 --------------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Market Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Citigroup Com 172967 10 1 9,117 142,736 X 4, 1, 2, 6, 142,736
11,14
212,135 3,321,097 X 4, 11, 14 3,321,097
34,190 535,263 X 4, 10, 14 535,263
56,983 892,105 X 4, 5, 14 892,105
7,408 115,973 X 4, 12, 14 115,973
5,698 89,210 X 4, 7, 14 89,210
Gardner 4, 11, 14 3,229
Denver 4, 8, 9, 11, 4,000,000
Inc. Com 365558 10 5 3,229 203,400 X 14, 15
Great 4, 8, 9, 11, 2,814,000
Lakes 14, 15
Chemical 4, 11, 14 122,500
Corp. Com 390568 10 3 147,000 4,000,000 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 1,000,000
14, 15
Manpower 4, 8, 9, 11, 4,035,000
Inc. Com 56418H 10 0 65,777 2,814,000 X 14, 15
4, 5, 14 449,728
Microsoft 4, 1, 11, 14 212,834
Corp. FD A 594918 20 3 12,066 122,500 X 4, 5, 14 25,589
Robert 4, 1, 11, 14 12,110
Half 4, 5, 14 110,138
International 4, 1, 11, 14 52,123
Inc. Com 770323 10 3 32,812 1,000,000 X 4, 11, 14 816,655
TCA
Cable
TV Inc. Com 872241 10 4 175,522 4,035,000 X
Torchmark
Corp. Com 891027 10 4 14,223 449,728 X
6,731 212,834 X
Waddell
& Reed Cl A 930059 10 0 525 25,589 X
248 12,110 X
Waddell
& Reed Cl B 930059 20 9 2,189 110,138 X
1,036 52,123 X
Zenith
National
Ins.
Corp. Com 989390 10 9 19,855 816,655 X
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GRAND TOTAL $ 806,744
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