SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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)
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December 14, 2004 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
| DELAWARE | 001-14905 | 47-0813844 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
| 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska |
68131 |
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| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) |
(402) 346-1400
| ITEM 5.02(d) Election of Directors | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 | ||||||||
ITEM 5.02(d) Election of Directors
On December 14, 2004, Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Board of Directors voted to elect William H. Gates III to serve as a director of the Corporation. At the time of this filing, the committees of the Board that Mr. Gates will serve has not been determined. Mr. Gates is Chief Software Architect, Chairman of the Board and a principal shareholder of Microsoft Corporation. At the time of the filing, the amount of transactions between Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Microsoft Corporation during 2004 has not been determined.
A copy of the press release announcing the election of Mr. Gates to the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Board of Directors is attached hereto as an exhibit (99.1).
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 |
Press Release issued on December 14, 2004 | |||
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.
| December 17, 2004 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. |
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| /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | ||||
| By: Marc D. Hamburg | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||