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<PAGE> 1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 1998
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.
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:
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/s/ Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE February 18, 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:
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Form 13F File Number Name
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<S> <C>
28-5194 General Re - New England
Asset Management, Inc.
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<PAGE> 2
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
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Number of Other Included Managers: 18
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 54
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 11,339,414
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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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[BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY LETTERHEAD]
February 18, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Gentlemen:
Enclosed herewith for filing is Amendment Number 1 to Form 13F for the
Quarter ended December 31, 1998 for the following nineteen "Institutional
Investment Managers":
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13F File Number
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 28-4545
Berkshire Hathaway Life Ins. Co. of NE 28-5678
BHG Life Insurance Company 28-5676
Blue Chip Stamps 28-719
Warren E. Buffett 28-554
Columbia Insurance Company 28-1517
Cornhusker Casualty Company 28-2226
Cypress Insurance Company 28-6102
GEICO Corporation 28-852
Government Employees Insurance Company 28-101
National Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 28-1066
National Indemnity Company 28-718
National Liability and Fire Ins. Co. 28-5006
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. 28-6104
OBH Inc. 28-717
Plaza Investment Managers 28-2740
Wesco Financial Corporation 28-1357
Wesco-Financial Insurance Company 28-3091
Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. 28-3105
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Yours truly,
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Marc D. Hamburg
Vice President
Enclosures
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. FORM 13F ____________________________
December 31, 1998 (SEC USE ONLY)
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Column 6
Investment Discretion
Column 4 Column 5 -----------------------------
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c)
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared - Shared-
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
American International Group Com 026874 10 7 228,378 2,363,550 X
Citigroup Com 172967 10 1 7,092 142,736 X
165,039 3,321,545 X
26,596 535,263 X
44,326 892,105 X
5,762 115,973 X
4,432 89,210 X
Costco Companies Com 22160Q 10 2 40,064 555,000 X
Walt Disney Company Com 254687 10 6 308,362 10,278,735 X
802,730 26,757,678 X
141,658 4,721,943 X
236,097 7,869,906 X
47,219 1,573,980 X
Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp. Com 313400 30 1 1,417,496 21,998,000 X
1,855,800 28,800,000 X
612,156 9,500,000 X
115,987 1,800,000 X
Federal National Mortgage
Assoc. Com 313586 10 9 412,957 5,580,500 X
13,675 184,800 X
First Data Corporation Com 319963 10 4 368,143 11,549,600 X
27,094 850,000 X
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 255,672 3,963,900 X
General Dynamics Corp. Com 369550 10 8 364,764 6,182,437 X
89,161 1,511,200 X
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. Com 390568 10 3 160,000 4,000,000 X
Manpower Inc. Com 56418H 10 0 92,057 3,654,800 X
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 231,720 5,712,600 X
21,295 525,000 X
Nucor Corp. Com 670340 105 180,547 4,174,500 X
TCA Cable TV Inc. Com 872241 10 4 144,001 4,035,000 X
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 15,881 449,728 X
7,510 212,834 X
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8,443,671
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Column 8
Voting Authority
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Column 7
Column 1 Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Managers Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
American International Group 4, 11, 14 2,363,550
Citigroup 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 142,736
4, 11, 14 3,321,545
4, 10, 14 535,263
4, 5, 14 892,105
4, 12, 14 115,973
4, 7, 14 89,210
Costco Companies 4, 11, 14 555,000
Walt Disney Company 4, 11, 14 10,278,735
4, 5, 14 26,757,678
4, 10, 14 4,721,943
4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 7,869,906
4, 13, 14 1,573,980
Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp. 4, 11, 14 21,998,000
4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 28,800,000
4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 9,500,000
4, 8, 11, 14, 15 1,800,000
Federal National Mortgage
Assoc. 4, 11, 14 5,580,500
4, 5, 14 184,800
First Data Corporation 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 11,549,600
4, 8, 11, 14, 15 850,000
Gannett Inc. 4, 11, 14 3,963,900
General Dynamics Corp. 4, 11, 14 6,182,437
4, 10, 14 1,511,200
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 4,000,000
Manpower Inc. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 3,654,800
Nike Inc. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 5,712,600
4, 8, 11, 14, 15 525,000
Nucor Corp. 4, 11, 14 4,174,500
TCA Cable TV Inc. 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 4,035,000
Torchmark Corp. 4, 5, 14 449,728
4, 1, 11, 14 212,834
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. FORM 13F ____________________________
December 31, 1998 (SEC USE ONLY)
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Column 6
Investment Discretion
Column 4 Column 5 -----------------------------
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c)
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared - Shared-
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
US Bancorp Com 911596 10 4 179,510 5,056,629 X
25,449 716,871 X
24,506 690,321 X
51,509 1,450,956 X
5,077 143,028 X
2,672 75,264 X
7,673 216,132 X
US Airways Group Inc. Com 911905 10 7 863 16,600 X
Waddell & Reed Cl A 930059 10 0 606 25,589 X
287 12,110 X
Waddell & Reed Cl B 930059 20 9 2,561 110,138 X
1,212 52,123 X
Wal Mart Com 931142 10 3 35,100 431,000 X
Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949740 10 4 508,340 12,728,390 X
5,991 150,000 X
67,630 1,693,400 X
4,831 120,970 X
24,157 604,860 X
55,673 1,394,000 X
33,947 850,000 X
1,839,264 46,053,560 X
Zenith National Ins. Corp. Com 989390 10 9 18,885 816,655 X
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2,895,743
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GRAND TOTAL $11,339,414
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Column 8
Voting Authority
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Column 7
Column 1 Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Managers Sole Shared None
- -------------- -------- ---- ------ ----
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US Bancorp 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 5,056,629
4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 716,871
4, 11, 14 690,321
4, 5, 14 1,450,956
4, 10, 14 143,028
4, 12, 14 75,264
4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 216,132
US Airways Group Inc. 4, 5, 14 16,600
Waddell & Reed 4, 5, 14 25,589
4, 1, 11, 14 12,110
Waddell & Reed 4, 5, 14 110,138
4, 1, 11, 14 52,123
Wal Mart 4, 10, 14 431,000
Wells Fargo & Co. Del 4, 5, 14 12,728,390
4, 7, 14 150,000
4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 1,693,400
4, 10, 14 120,970
4, 13, 14 604,860
4, 12, 14 1,394,000
4, 14 850,000
4, 11, 14 46,053,560
Zenith National Ins. Corp. 4, 11, 14 816,655
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