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, 2004
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] 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 February 14, 2005
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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: 20
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 66
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 35,759,366
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(thousands)
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
with the Commission. Included in this information is information regarding
Berkshire's position in Sun Trust Banks Inc. included in its June 30, 2004
public Form 13F.
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.]
NO. FORM 13F FILE NUMBER NAME
1. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
2. 28- BH Columbia Inc.
3. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co.
4. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps
5. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
6. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
7. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co.
8. 28- Cypress Insurance Company
9. 28- Fechheimer Brothers Company
10. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
11. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp.
12. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
13. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
14. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
15. 28- Nebraska Furniture Mart
16. 28-717 OBH Inc.
17. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers
18. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
19. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
20. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2004
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 ----------------
Name of Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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American
Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 970,996 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 16 17,225,400
450,658 7,994,634 X 5, 12, 16 7,994,634
6,778,824 120,255,879 X 5, 13, 16 120,255,879
109,533 1,943,100 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 1,943,100
78,902 1,399,713 X 5, 15, 16 1,399,713
47,341 839,832 X 5, 9, 16 839,832
110,042 1,952,142 X 5, 16 1,952,142
American
Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 433,773 10,497,900 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,497,900
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 703,179 14,350,600 X 5, 13, 16 14,350,600
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 16,656 400,000 X 5, 16 400,000
73,953 1,776,000 X 5, 14, 16 1,776,000
300,041 7,205,600 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 7,205,600
1,671,496 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 16 40,141,600
5,827,335 139,945,600 X 5, 13, 16 139,945,600
380,556 9,139,200 X 5, 12, 16 9,139,200
19,987 480,000 X 5, 15, 16 480,000
37,976 912,000 X 5, 8, 16 912,000
Comcast
Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 328,400 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
Comdisco
Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 26,667 1,195,274 X 5, 13, 16 1,195,274
6,632 297,268 X 5, 2, 6, 16 297,268
377 16,891 X 5, 12, 16 16,891
Costco
Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 254,346 5,254,000 X 5, 13, 16 5,254,000
Dean
Foods Co. Com 242370 10 4 12,373 375,500 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 375,500
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 340,320 8,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 8,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 281,668 3,447,600 X 5, 13, 16 3,447,600
Gap Inc. Com 364760 10 8 325,971 15,434,243 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 15,434,243
The
Gillette Co. Com 375766 10 2 2,686,800 60,000,000 X 5, 13, 16 60,000,000
931,424 20,800,000 X 5, 2, 6, 16 20,800,000
286,592 6,400,000 X 5, 12, 16 6,400,000
286,592 6,400,000 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 6,400,000
35,824 800,000 X 5, 14, 16 800,000
71,648 1,600,000 X 5, 8, 16 1,600,000
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23,886,882
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2004
Column 6
Column 4 Investment Discretion Column 8
Market Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Value Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 ----------------
Name of Title of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Iron
Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 152,450 5,000,000 X 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17 5,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 646,723 5,997,060 X 5, 13, 16 5,997,060
58,881 546,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 546,000
17,869 165,700 X 5, 12, 16 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 1,401,785 16,140,300 X 5, 13, 16 16,140,300
682,615 7,859,700 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 7,859,700
Mueller
Industries Com 624756 10 2 43,853 1,361,900 X 5, 13, 16 1,361,900
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 226,725 2,500,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 2,500,000
Outback
Steakhouse
Inc. Com 689899 10 2 83,265 1,818,800 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 1,818,800
Petrochina
Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 3,914 72,900 X 5, 13, 16 72,900
31,468 586,100 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 586,100
Pier 1
Imports Inc. Com 720279 10 8 157,600 8,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 8,000,000
Sealed Air
Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 59,305 1,113,300 X 5, 13, 16 1,113,300
Servicemaster
Company Com 81760N 10 9 77,384 5,611,600 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 5,611,600
Shaw
Communications
Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 402,380 22,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 22,000,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,431 77,551 X 5, 1, 13, 16 77,551
25,697 449,728 X 5, 2, 6, 16 449,728
49,826 872,000 X 5, 13, 16 872,000
36,552 639,700 X 5, 12, 16 639,700
USG
Corporation Com 903293 40 5 261,755 6,500,000 X 5, 13, 16 6,500,000
Washington
Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 879,119 894,304 X 5, 13, 16 894,304
145,793 148,311 X 5, 1, 3, 7, 13, 16 148,311
637,159 648,165 X 5, 12, 16 648,165
36,357 36,985 X 5, 14, 16 36,985
Wells Fargo
& Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 801,896 12,902,590 X 5, 2, 6, 16 12,902,590
63,492 1,021,600 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 1,021,600
7,518 120,970 X 5, 12, 16 120,970
86,637 1,394,000 X 5, 14, 16 1,394,000
62,150 1,000,000 X 5, 16 1,000,000
2,386,831 38,404,360 X 5, 13, 16 38,404,360
37,592 604,860 X 5, 15, 16 604,860
52,827 850,000 X 5, 9, 16 850,000
9,322 150,000 X 5, 8, 16 150,000
Wesco Finl
Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,241,313 5,703,087 X 5, 4, 16 5,703,087
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11,872,484
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GRAND TOTAL $35,759,366
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