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THIS FILING LISTS SECURITIES HOLDINGS REPORTED ON THE FORM 13F FILED ON
MAY 17, 1999 PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT EXPIRED ON MAY 16, 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: March 31, 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.
Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
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
Title: Vice President
Phone: 402-346-1400
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE May 12, 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:
Form 13F File Number Name
28- 5194 General Re - New England Asset
Management, Inc.
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Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
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Number of Other Included Managers: 18
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 38
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $9,841,162
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(thousands)
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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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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 1999
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Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 2 Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 1 Title Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Name of of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Column 7 (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Other Managers Sole Shared None
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American
Inter-
national
Group Com 026874 10 7 166,493 1,380,250 X 4,11,14 1,380,250
Chubb
Corp. Com 171232 10 1 160,807 2,745,900 X 4,11,14 2,745,900
Costco
Companies Com 22160Q 10 2 41,661 455,000 X 4,11,14 455,000
Walt
Disney
Company Com 254687 10 6 208,242 6,690,490 X 4,11,14 6,690,490
415,295 13,342,823 X 4,5,14 13,342,823
146,970 4,721,943 X 4,10,14 4,721,943
244,951 7,869,906 X 4,1,2,6,11,14 7,869,906
48,990 1,573,980 X 4,13,14 1,573,980
Executive
Risk
Inc. Com 301586 10 3 78,100 1,100,000 X 4,11,14 1,100,000
Federal
Home Ln
Mtg Corp. Com 313400 30 1 1,218,424 21,259,300 X 4,11,14 21,259,300
1,650,600 28,800,000 X 4,3,14,16,17,18 28,800,000
544,469 9,500,000 X 4,8,9,11,14,15 9,500,000
103,162 1,800,000 X 4,8,11,14,15 1,800,000
Federal
National
Mortgage
Assoc. Com 313586 10 9 386,450 5,580,500 X 4,11,14 5,580,500
12,797 184,800 X 4,5,14 184,800
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5,427,411
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 1999
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Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 2 Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 1 Title Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Name of of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Column 7 (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Other Managers Sole Shared None
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First
Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 493,745 11,549,600 X 4,8,9,11,14,15 11,549,600
36,337 850,000 X 4,8,11,14,15 850,000
Gannett
Inc. Com 364730 10 1 249,726 3,963,900 X 4,11,14 3,963,900
General
Dynamics
Corp. Com 369550 10 8 397,222 6,182,437 X 4,11,14 6,182,437
97,095 1,511,200 X 4,10,14 1,511,200
Nike
Inc. Com 654106 10 3 329,546 5,712,600 X 4,8,9,11,14,15 5,712,600
30,286 525,000 X 4,8,11,14,15 525,000
Nucor
Corp. Com 670340 10 5 190,896 4,332,400 X 4,11,14 4,332,400
US Bancorp Com 911596 10 4 172,241 5,056,629 X 4,8,11,14,15 5,056,629
24,418 716,871 X 4,8,9,11,14,15 716,871
124,281 3,648,621 X 4,11,14 3,468,621
49,423 1,450,956 X 4,5,14 1,450,956
4,872 143,028 X 4,10,14 143,028
2,564 75,264 X 4,12,14 75,264
7,362 216,132 X 4,1,2,6,11,14 216,132
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2,210,014
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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 1999
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Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 2 Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 1 Title Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Name of of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Column 7 (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Wells Fargo
& Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 446,289 12,728,390 X 4,5,14 12,728,390
5,259 150,000 X 4,7,14 150,000
59,375 1,693,400 X 4,3,14,16,17,18 1,693,400
4,242 120,970 X
4,10,14 120,970
21,208 604,860 X
4,13,14 604,860
48,877 1,394,000 X
4,12,14 1,394,000
29,803 850,000 X
4,14 850,000
1,588,684 45,310,060 X
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2,203,737
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GRAND TOTAL $9,841,162
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