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THIS FILING LISTS SECURITIES HOLDINGS REPORTED ON THE FORM 13F FILED
ON AUGUST 16, 1999 PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT AND FOR WHICH CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT EXPIRED ON AUGUST 15, 2000.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 1999
Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 2
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:
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(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE August 14, 2000
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[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
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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:
Form 13F File Number Name
28-5194 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 18
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 39
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $10,219,846
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(thousands)
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
June 30, 1999
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Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 ------------------------- Voting Authority
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 7 ---------------------
Name of Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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American
Interna-
tional
Group Com 026874 10 7 155,972 1,330,250 X 4, 11, 14 1,330,250
Chubb Corp. Com 171232 10 1 37,120 534,100 X 4, 11, 14 534,100
Costco
Companies Com 22160Q 10 2 36,428 455,000 X 4, 11, 14 455,000
Walt
Disney
Company Com 254687 10 6 206,151 6,690,490 X 4, 11, 14 6,690,490
243,111 7,890,023 X 4, 5, 14 7,890,023
145,495 4,721,943 X 4, 10, 14 4,721,943
242,491 7,869,906 X 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 7,869,906
48,498 1,573,980 X 4, 13, 14 1,573,980
Executive
Risk Inc. Com 301586 10 3 93,569 1,100,000 X 4, 11, 14 1,100,000
Federal
Home Ln
Mtg Corp. Com 313400 30 1 1,233,039 21,259,300 X 4, 11, 14 21,259,300
1,670,400 28,800,000 X 4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 28,800,000
551,000 9,500,000 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 9,500,000
104,400 1,800,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 1,800,000
Federal
National
Mortgage
Assoc. Com 313586 10 9 380,869 5,580,500 X 4, 11, 14 5,580,500
12,613 184,800 X 4, 5, 14 184,800
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5,161,156
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 1999
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Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 7 ----------------------
Name of Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 565,209 11,549,600 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 11,549,600
41,597 850,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 850,000
Gannett
Inc. Com 364730 10 1 282,923 3,963,900 X 4, 11, 14 3,963,900
General
Dynamics
Corp. Com 369550 10 8 308,347 4,476,910 X 4, 11, 14 4,476,910
104,084 1,511,200 X 4, 10, 14 1,511,200
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 362,036 5,712,600 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 5,712,600
33,272 525,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 525,000
Nucor
Corp. Com 670340 10 5 190,182 4,009,100 X 4, 11, 14 4,009,100
Shaw
Communi-
cations
Inc. Cl B 82028k 20 0 170,194 4,281,600 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 4,281,600
US
Bancorp Com 911596 10 4 168,765 5,056,629 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 5,056,629
23,926 716,871 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 716,871
106,841 3,201,221 X 4, 11, 14 3,201,221
48,426 1,450,956 X 4, 5, 14 1,450,956
4,774 143,028 X 4, 10, 14 143,028
2,512 75,264 X 4, 12, 14 75,264
7,213 216,132 X 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 216,132
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2,420,301
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 1999
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Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 ------------------------ Voting Authority
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Column 7 ---------------------
Name of Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Wells Fargo
& Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 544,139 12,728,390 X 4, 5, 14 12,728,390
6,413 150,000 X 4, 7, 14 150,000
72,393 1,693,400 X 4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 1,693,400
5,171 120,970 X 4, 10, 14 120,970
25,858 604,860 X 4, 13, 14 604,860
59,594 1,394,000 X 4, 12, 14 1,394,000
36,338 850,000 X 4, 14 850,000
1,888,483 44,175,060 X 4, 11, 14 44,175,060
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2,638,389
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GRAND TOTAL $10,219,846
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