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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)*
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Class B Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
084670207
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
/X/ Rule 13d-1(b)
/ / Rule 13d-1(c)
/ / Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 084670207
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust
I.R.S. # 14-6015763
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of New York
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING None
PERSON WITH: --------------------------------------------------------
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
31,535
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER.
None
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER.
31,535
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
31,535
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
/ /
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.59% (1.45% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by General
Electric Investment Corporation and GE Asset Management Incorporated)
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
EP
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CUSIP NO. 084670207
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
General Electric Investment Corporation, as Investment Manager of GEPT
(as defined below) and as Investment Adviser to certain other entities
and accounts
I.R.S. #22-2152310
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 14,104
PERSON WITH: --------------------------------------------------------
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
31,535
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER.
14,104
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER.
31,535
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
45,639
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
/ /
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.85% (1.45% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by GE
Asset Management Incorporated)
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IA, CO
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CUSIP NO. 084670207
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE Investment Management
Incorporated), as Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts
I.R.S. #06-1238874
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 31,711
PERSON WITH: --------------------------------------------------------
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
None
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER.
31,711
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER.
None
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
31,711
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
/ /
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.59% (1.45% if aggregated with the shares beneficially owned by
General Electric Investment Corporation)
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
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IA, CO
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CUSIP NO. 084670207
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
General Electric Company
I.R.S. #14-0689340
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of New York
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING 0
PERSON WITH:
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER
Disclaimed (see 9 below)
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER.
0
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER.
Disclaimed (see 9 below)
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric
Company
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
/X/ Disclaimed (see 9 above)
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
Not applicable (see 9 above)
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 721596104
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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS.
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).
General Electric Capital Services, Inc. (formerly known as General
Electric Financial Services, Inc.)
I.R.S. #06-1109503
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) / /
(b) /X/
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
BY EACH REPORTING None
PERSON WITH:
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6. SHARED VOTING POWER
Disclaimed (see 9 below)
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7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER.
None
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8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER.
Disclaimed (see 9 below)
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
Beneficial ownership of all shares disclaimed by General Electric Capital
Services, Inc.
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
/X/ Disclaimed (see 9 above)
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
Not applicable (see 9 above)
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE: This Amendment No. 1 amends the Statement on Schedule 13G
filed on behalf of General Electric Company, a New York corporation ("GE"),
General Electric Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly
owned subsidiary of GE ("GEIC"), GE Asset Management Incorporated (formerly, GE
Investment Management Incorporated), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of GE ("GEAM"), and the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust, a
New York common law trust ("GEPT") on February 17, 1999 (as amended, the
"Schedule 13G"). GEIC is a registered investment adviser and acts as the
Investment Manager of GEPT, and as an Investment Adviser to certain other
entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 31,535
shares of Class B Common Stock of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the "Issuer") owned
by GEPT and of 14,104 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer owned by such
other entities and accounts. GEAM is a registered investment adviser and acts as
an Investment Adviser to certain entities and accounts, and may be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of 31,711 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer
owned by such entities or accounts. GEAM, GEPT and GEIC each expressly disclaim
that they are members of a "group". GE disclaims beneficial ownership of all
shares and expressly disclaims that it is a member of a "group". The Items from
Schedule 13G are hereby amended to read as follows:
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ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP
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GEPT GEIC GEAM GE
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(a) Amount beneficially owned 31,535 45,639 31,711 0
(b) Percent of class 0.59% 0.85% 0.59% disclaimed
(c) No. of shares to which person has
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote None 14,104 31,711 None
(ii) shared power to vote or direct 31,535 45,639 None disclaimed
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct
disposition None 14,104 31,711 None
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
disposition 31,535 45,639 None disclaimed
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NOTE: The Schedule 13G filed on February 17, 1999 contained an
erroneous calculation of the percentage of beneficial
ownership on the basis of the total number of shares of Class
A Common Stock outstanding. The Reporting Persons never owned
more than 5% of the total number of shares of Class B Common
Stock.
ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following:
[X]
ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and
are held in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of
the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 2000
GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By: General Electric Investment
Corporation, its Investment Manager
By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
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Name: Michael M. Pastore
Title: Vice President
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 2000
GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
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Name: Michael M. Pastore
Title: Vice President
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 2000
GE ASSET MANAGEMENT
INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Micheal M. Pastore
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Name: Michael M. Pastore
Title: Vice President
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Dated: February 14, 2000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By: /s/ John H. Myers
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Name: John H. Myers
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE I
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by and between all the
undersigned that the Schedule 13G on or about this date and any amendments
thereto with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of shares of
the Class B Common Stock of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is being filed on behalf of
each of the undersigned.
Dated: February 14, 2000 GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
By: General Electric Investment
Corporation, its Investment Manager
By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
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Name: Michael M. Pastore
Title: Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC INVESTMENT
CORPORATION
By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore
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Name: Michael M. Pastore
Title: Vice President
GE ASSET MANAGEMENT INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Michael M. Pastore `
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Name: Michael M. Pastore
Title: Vice President
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By: /s/ John H. Myers
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Name: John H. Myers
Title: Vice President
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SCHEDULE II
TRUSTEES OF GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST
3003 Summer Street, P.O. Box 7900
Stamford, Connecticut 06904
The names of the Trustees of General Electric Pension Trust are as follows:
Eugene K. Bolton
Michael J. Cosgrove
Ralph R. Layman
Alan M. Lewis
Robert A. MacDougall
John H. Myers
Donald W. Torey
John J. Walker
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