UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2003
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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 November 12, 2003
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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: 17
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 67
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 31,036,994
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(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.]
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. 28-852 GEICO Corp.
9. 28-101 Government Employees Ins. Corp.
10. 28-1066 National Fire & Marine
11. 28-718 National Indemnity Co.
12. 28-5006 National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.
13. 28-717 OBH Inc.
14. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers
15. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
16. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
17. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2003
Column 6
Investment
Column Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Discretion Column 7 Column 8
2 Market -------------------- Voting Authority
Title Value Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Column 1 of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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American Express
Co. Com 025816 10 9 776,177 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 13 17,225,400
360,238 7,994,634 X 5, 10, 13 7,994,634
5,418,730 120,255,879 X 5, 11, 13 120,255,879
87,556 1,943,100 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,943,100
188,877 4,191,687 X 5, 13 4,191,687
American Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 272,296 3,232,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 3,232,000
Automatic Data
Processing Com 053015 10 3 59,117 1,649,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,649,000
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 690,365 15,999,200 X 5, 11, 13 15,999,200
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 76,984 1,792,000 X 5, 13 1,792,000
76,297 1,776,000 X 5, 12, 13 1,776,000
309,553 7,205,600 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 7,205,600
1,724,483 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 13 40,141,600
6,012,063 139,945,600 X 5, 11, 13 139,945,600
392,620 9,139,200 X 5, 10, 13 9,139,200
Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 98,882 1,177,172 X 5, 11, 13 1,177,172
24,576 292,569 X 5, 2, 6, 13 292,569
1,397 16,634 X 5, 10, 13 16,634
Costco Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 163,662 5,254,000 X 5, 11, 13 5,254,000
Dover Corp. Com 260003 10 8 110,683 3,129,300 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 3,129,300
Duke Energy Corp. Com 264399 10 6 25,269 1,418,800 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,418,800
Dun & Bradstreet
Corp. Com 26483E 10 0 5,649 136,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 136,000
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 319,680 8,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 8,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 282,070 3,636,800 X 5, 11, 13 3,636,800
Gap Inc. Com 364760 10 8 342,400 20,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 20,000,000
The Gillette Co. Com 375766 10 2 1,918,800 60,000,000 X 5, 11, 13 60,000,000
665,184 20,800,000 X 5, 2, 6, 13 20,800,000
204,672 6,400,000 X 5, 10, 13 6,400,000
204,672 6,400,000 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 6,400,000
25,584 800,000 X 5, 12, 13 800,000
51,168 1,600,000 X 5, 13 1,600,000
Great Lakes Chemical
Corp. Com 390568 10 3 11,014 547,700 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 547,700
HCA Inc. Com 404119 10 9 368,600 10,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 10,000,000
254,360 6,900,700 X 5, 2, 6, 13 6,900,700
36,860 1,000,000 X 5, 13 1,000,000
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21,560,538
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2003
Column 6
Investment
Column Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Discretion Column 7 Column 8
2 Market -------------------- Voting Authority
Title Value Shares or (b) (c) --------------------------
Column 1 of CUSIP (In Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 180,164 5,018,500 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 5,018,500
Level
3 Communications Com 52729N 10 0 8,915 1,644,900 X 5, 11, 13 1,644,900
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 523,543 5,997,060 X 5 11, 13 5,997,060
47,666 546,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 546,000
14,466 165,700 X 5, 10, 13 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 887,232 16,140,300 X 5, 11, 13 16,140,300
432,048 7,859,700 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 7,859,700
Mueller Industries Com 624756 10 2 63,139 2,480,900 X 5, 11, 13 2,480,900
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 364,920 6,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 6,000,000
Outback Steakhouse
Inc. Com 689899 10 2 70,722 1,867,500 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,867,500
Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 2,446 72,900 X 5, 11, 13 72,900
19,664 586,100 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 586,100
Sealed Air
Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 53,077 1,123,800 X 5, 11, 13 1,123,800
Shaw Communications
Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 267,520 22,000,000 X 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 22,000,000
Sun Trusts Banks
Inc. Com 867914 10 3 298,608 4,946,300 X 5, 11, 13 4,946,300
51,918 860,000 X 5, 2, 6, 13 860,000
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,152 77,551 X 5, 1, 11, 13 77,551
18,277 449,728 X 5, 2, 6, 13 449,728
31,342 771,200 X 5, 11, 13 771,200
25,997 639,700 X 5, 10, 13 639,700
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 112,060 6,500,000 X 5, 11, 13 6,500,000
Washington Post
Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 594,712 894,304 X 5, 11, 13 894,304
98,627 148,311 X 5, 1, 3, 7, 11, 13 148,311
431,030 648,165 X 5, 10, 13 648,165
24,595 36,985 X 5, 12, 13 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.
Del Com 949746 10 1 664,483 12,902,590 X 5, 2, 6, 13 12,902,590
52,612 1,021,600 X 5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,021,600
6,230 120,970 X 5, 10, 13 120,970
71,791 1,394,000 X 5, 12, 13 1,394,000
134,150 2,604,860 X 5, 13 2,604,860
1,977,825 38,404,360 X 5, 11, 13 38,404,360
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,938,878 5,703,087 X 5, 4, 13 5,703,087
Zenith National
Ins. Corp. Com 989390 10 9 4,647 167,055 X 5, 11, 13 167,055
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9,476,456
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GRAND TOTAL $31,036,994
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