UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2007
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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:
(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE May 14, 2007
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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.
Form 13F
SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 19
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 99
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $57,503,864
(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.]
FORM 13F FILE
NO. NUMBER NAME
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1. 28-5678 Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
2. 28-10388 BH Columbia Inc.
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. 28-06102 Cypress Insurance Company
8. 28-11217 Fechheimer Brothers Company
9. 28- GEC Investment Managers
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. 28-11222 Nebraska Furniture Mart
16. 28-717 OBH Inc.
17. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
18. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
19. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2007
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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American Express
Co. Com 025816 10 9 971,513 17,225,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 17,225,400
450,897 7,994,634 X 4, 12, 16 7,994,634
6,782,432 120,255,879 X 4, 13, 16 120,255,879
109,591 1,943,100 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 1,943,100
78,944 1,399,713 X 4, 15, 16 1,399,713
47,366 839,832 X 4, 8, 16 839,832
110,101 1,952,142 X 4, 16 1,952,142
American Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 586,544 11,062,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 11,062,700
Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 83,172 1,455,580 X 4, 2, 5, 16 1,455,580
91,363 1,598,926 X 4, 12, 16 1,598,926
22,206 388,620 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 388,620
15,996 279,942 X 4, 15, 16 279,942
9,598 167,966 X 4, 8, 16 167,966
22,309 390,428 X 4, 16 390,428
Anheuser Busch
Cos. Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,794,519 35,563,200 X 4, 13, 16 35,563,200
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 26,233 1,246,800 X 4, 13, 16 1,246,800
Burlington
Northern Santa
Fe Com 12189T 10 4 806,301 10,024,876 X 4, 13, 16 10,024,876
1,874,051 23,300,400 X 4, 2, 5, 16 23,300,400
106,337 1,322,100 X 4, 12, 16 1,322,100
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 19,200 400,000 X 4, 16 400,000
85,248 1,776,000 X 4, 14, 16 1,776,000
345,869 7,205,600 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,205,600
1,926,797 40,141,600 X 4, 2, 5, 16 40,141,600
6,717,389 139,945,600 X 4, 13, 16 139,945,600
438,682 9,139,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,139,200
23,040 480,000 X 4, 15, 16 480,000
43,776 912,000 X 4, 7, 16 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 305,640 12,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 12,000,000
Comdisco Holding
Co. Com 200334 10 0 12,064 1,206,369 X 4, 13, 16 1,206,369
3,000 300,028 X 4, 2, 5, 16 300,028
170 17,049 X 4, 12, 16 17,049
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,226,069 17,938,100 X 4, 13, 16 17,938,100
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 282,875 5,254,000 X 4, 13, 16 5,254,000
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 269,000 10,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 10,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 194,065 3,447,600 X 4, 13, 16 3,447,600
General Electric
Co. Com 369604 10 3 275,027 7,777,900 X 4 7,777,900
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26,157,384
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2007
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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Home Depot Inc. Com 437076 10 2 153,610 4,181,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,181,000
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G47766 10 1 27,583 636,600 X 4 636,000
Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 236,420 9,047,850 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 9,047,850
Johnson & Johnson Com 478160 10 4 260,474 4,322,500 X 4 4,322,500
1,221,247 20,266,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 20,266,300
903,273 14,989,600 X 4, 13, 16 14,989,600
547,595 9,087,200 X 4, 12, 16 9,087,200
Lowes Companies
Inc. Com 548661 10 7 220,430 7,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 7,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 694,639 5,997,060 X 4, 13, 16 5,997,060
63,243 546,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 546,000
19,193 165,700 X 4, 12, 16 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 2,003,334 32,280,600 X 4, 13, 16 32,280,600
975,546 15,719,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 15,719,400
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 425,040 4,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 4,000,000
Norfolk Southern
Corp. Com 655844 10 8 26,661 526,900 X 4, 13, 16 526,900
295,297 5,835,900 X 4, 2, 5, 16 5,835,900
Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 8,536 72,900 X 4, 13, 16 72,900
68,626 586,100 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 586,100
Pier 1 Imports
Inc. Com 720279 10 8 10,250 1,483,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 1,483,400
Proctor & Gamble
Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,694,860 58,500,000 X 4, 13, 16 58,500,000
1,280,885 20,280,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 20,280,000
394,118 6,240,000 X 4, 12, 16 6,240,000
451,878 7,154,500 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 7,154,500
49,265 780,000 X 4, 14, 16 780,000
98,530 1,560,000 X 4, 7, 16 1,560,000
346,464 5,485,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 5,485,500
Sanofi Adventis ADR 80105N 10 5 21,255 488,500 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 488,500
7,427 170,700 X 4, 13, 16 170,700
7,366 169,300 X 4, 12, 16 169,300
Servicemaster
Company Com 81760N 10 9 61,529 3,998,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 3,998,000
Sun Trusts Banks
Inc. Com 867914 10 3 194,696 2,344,600 X 4, 13, 16 2,344,600
71,414 860,000 X 4, 2, 5, 16 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 5,087 77,551 X 1, 4, 13, 16 77,551
29,498 449,728 X 4, 2, 5, 16 449,728
108,676 1,656,900 X 4, 13, 16 1,656,900
41,958 639,700 X 4, 12, 16 639,700
Tyco International
LTD Com 902124 10 6 315,500 10,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 10,000,000
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15,341,403
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2007
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 815,056 23,307,300 X 4, 2, 5, 16 23,307,300
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 796,930 17,072,192 X 4, 13, 16 17,072,192
Union Pacific
Corp. Com 907818 10 8 1,067,605 10,513,100 X 4, 2, 5, 16 10,513,100
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 100,187 1,429,200 X 4 1,429,200
United Health
Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 54,104 1,021,400 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 1,021,400
Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. Com 931142 10 3 891,970 18,998,300 X 4, 13, 16 18,998,300
44,415 946,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 946,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 682,801 894,304 X 4, 13, 16 894,304
113,235 148,311 X 4, 5, 1, 6, 13, 16 148,311
494,874 648,165 X 4, 12, 16 648,165
28,238 36,985 X 4, 14, 16 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 1,549,898 45,015,920 X 4, 2, 5, 16 45,015,920
70,347 2,043,200 X 4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19 2,043,200
1,319,118 38,313,040 X 4, 12, 16 38,313,040
95,991 2,788,000 X 4, 14, 16 2,788,000
176,282 5,120,000 X 4, 16 5,120,000
3,159,118 91,754,820 X 4, 13, 16 91,754,820
41,651 1,209,720 X 4, 15, 16 1,209,720
58,531 1,700,000 X 5, 8, 16 1,700,000
10,329 300,000 X 4, 7, 16 300,000
688,600 20,000,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 20,000,000
550,880 16,000,000 X 4, 1, 6, 13, 16 16,000,000
275,440 8,000,000 X 4 8,000,000
Wellpoint Inc. Com 949773V 10 7 79,454 979,700 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 979,700
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,623,420 5,703,087 X 4, 3, 16 5,703,087
Western Union Com 959802 10 9 216,603 9,868,000 X 4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16 9,868,000
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16,005,077
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GRAND TOTAL $57,503,864
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