SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) April 30, 2011
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. |
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
|
DELAWARE |
001-14905 |
47-0813844 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
| 3555 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebraska |
68131 | |||
| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) |
|
(402) 346-1400 |
| REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE |
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ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 30, 2011, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of its shareholders. There were four items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; 2) A non-binding resolution to approve the compensation of Berkshire’s Named Executive Officers; 3) A non-binding resolution to determine the frequency with which shareholders shall be entitled to have an advisory vote on executive compensation; and 4) a shareholder proposal with respect to the establishment of quantitative goals for the reduction of greenhouse gas and other emissions at Berkshire’s energy generating holdings. Berkshire’s shareholders reelected all of Berkshire’s directors in an uncontested election. Following are the votes cast for and against each director.
| Proposal 1 – Election of Directors |
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| For |
Against | |||||||
| Warren E. Buffett |
720,605 | 8,407 | ||||||
| Charles T. Munger |
723,066 | 5,945 | ||||||
| Howard G. Buffett |
726,812 | 2,200 | ||||||
| Stephen B. Burke |
727,903 | 1,109 | ||||||
| Susan L. Decker |
727,807 | 1,205 | ||||||
| William H. Gates III |
727,122 | 1,890 | ||||||
| David S. Gottesman |
727,748 | 1,263 | ||||||
| Charlotte Guyman |
726,919 | 2,093 | ||||||
| Donald R. Keough |
701,770 | 27,242 | ||||||
| Thomas S. Murphy |
720,174 | 8,838 | ||||||
| Ronald L. Olson |
726,585 | 2,427 | ||||||
| Walter Scott, Jr. |
727,262 | 1,750 | ||||||
The results of the other matters acted upon at the meeting were as follows.
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
| Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation |
720,883 | 6,119 | 2,009 | |||||||||||
| 1 year |
2 years | 3 years | Abstain | |||||||||||||
| Proposal 3 – Advisory vote on the frequency of an advisory vote on executive compensation |
112,395 | 4,615 | 609,699 | 2,287 | ||||||||||||
| For |
Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
| Proposal 4 – Shareholder proposal |
68,733 | 608,576 | 51,702 | |||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| May 3, 2011 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | |||
| /s/ Marc D. Hamburg |
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| By: Marc D. Hamburg | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||