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THIS FILING LISTS SECURITIES HOLDINGS REPORTED ON THE FORM 13F FILED ON NOVEMBER
15, 1999 PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND FOR WHICH
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT WAS DENIED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2000 AND FOR WHICH THE
COMMISSION DECLINED TO REVIEW PER ORDER DATED AUGUST 10, 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: September 30, 1999
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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
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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 August 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:
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: $ 9,333,264
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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
<S> <C> <C>
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
September 30, 1999
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Column 6
Investment Discretion
Column 4 Column 5 -------------------------- Column 8
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c) Voting Authority
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared - Shared - Column 7 (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount Sole Defined Other Other Managers Sole Shared None
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
American
International
Group Com 026874 10 7 115,649 1,330,250 X 4, 11, 14 1,330,250
Chubb Corp. Com 171232 10 1 360,292 7,260,300 X 4, 11, 14 7,260,300
Costco
Companies Com 22160Q 10 2 32,760 455,000 X 4, 11, 14 455,000
Walt Disney
Company Com 254687 10 6 150,938 5,805,313 X 4, 11, 14 5,805,313
122,771 4,721,943 X 4, 10, 14 4,721,943
204,618 7,869,906 X 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 7,869,906
40,923 1,573,980 X 4, 13, 14 1,573,980
Federal Home
Ln Mtg Corp. Com 313400 30 1 1,105,484 21,259,300 X 4, 11, 14 21,259,300
1,497,600 28,800,000 X 4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 28,800,000
494,000 9,500,000 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 9,500,000
93,600 1,800,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 1,800,000
Federal
National
Mortgage
Assoc. Com 313586 10 9 327,975 5,231,900 X 4, 11, 14 5,231,900
11,585 184,800 X 4, 5, 14 184,800
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 506,739 11,549,600 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 11,549,600
37,294 850,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 850,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 251,621 3,636,800 X 4, 11, 14 3,636,800
General
Dynamics Corp. Com 369550 10 8 228,466 3,659,110 X 4, 11, 14 3,659,110
94,356 1,511,200 X 4, 10, 14 1,511,200
Liz Claiborne
Inc. Com 539320 10 1 151,730 4,894,500 X 4, 11, 14 4,894,500
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 324,904 5,712,600 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 5,712,600
29,859 525,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 525,000
Nucor Corp. Com 670340 10 5 160,939 3,379,300 X 4, 11, 14 3,379,300
Shaw
Communications
Inc. Cl B 82028k 20 0 189,631 6,879,900 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 6,879,900
13,781 500,000 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 500,000
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6,547,515
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 1999
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Column 6
Investment Discretion
Column 4 Column 5 ----------------------- Column 8
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (C) Column 7 Voting Authority
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) 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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
US Bancorp Com 911596 10 4 152,647 5,056,629 X 4, 8, 11, 14, 15 5,056,629
122,769 4,066,871 X 4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15 4,066,871
110,128 3,648,121 X 4, 11, 14 3,648,121
43,801 1,450,956 X 4, 5, 14 1,450,956
4,318 143,028 X 4, 10, 14 143,028
2,272 75,264 X 4, 12, 14 75,264
6,524 216,132 X 4, 1, 2, 6, 11, 14 216,132
Wells Fargo
& Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 504,362 12,728,390 X 4, 5, 14 12,728,390
5,944 150,000 X 4, 7, 14 150,000
67,101 1,693,400 X 4, 3, 14, 16, 17, 18 1,693,400
4,793 120,970 X 4, 10, 14 120,970
23,968 604,860 X 4, 13, 14 604,860
55,237 1,394,000 X 4, 12, 14 1,394,000
33,681 850,000 X 4, 14 850,000
1,648,204 41,595,060 X 4, 11, 14 41,595,060
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2,785,749
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GRAND TOTAL $9,333,264
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