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, 2006
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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 November 13, 2006
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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: 20
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 88
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $49,657,627
(thousands)
Confidential information has been omitted from the form 13F and filed separately
with the commission.
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
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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
September 30, 2006
Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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American
Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 966,000 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 16 17,225,400
448,339 7,994,634 X 5, 12, 16 7,994,634
6,743,950 120,255,879 X 5, 13, 16 120,255,879
108,969 1,943,100 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 1,943,100
78,496 1,399,713 X 5, 15, 16 1,399,713
47,098 839,832 X 5, 9, 16 839,832
109,476 1,952,142 X 5, 16 1,952,142
American
Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 464,301 11,062,700 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 11,062,700
Ameriprise
Financial,
Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 161,574 3,445,080 X 5, 2, 6, 16 3,445,080
74,990 1,598,926 X 5, 12, 16 1,598,926
609,023 12,985,575 X 5, 13, 16 12,985,575
18,226 388,620 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 388,620
13,129 279,942 X 5, 15, 16 279,942
7,878 167,966 X 5, 9, 16 167,966
18,311 390,428 X 5, 16 390,428
Anheuser
Busch Cos.
Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,730,191 36,417,400 X 5, 13, 16 36,417,400
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 238,510 10,971,000 X 5, 13, 16 10,971,000
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 17,872 400,000 X 5, 16 400,000
79,352 1,776,000 X 5, 14, 16 1,776,000
321,946 7,205,600 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 7,205,600
1,793,527 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 16 40,141,600
6,252,769 139,945,600 X 5, 13, 16 139,945,600
408,339 9,139,200 X 5, 12, 16 9,139,200
21,446 480,000 X 5, 15, 16 480,000
40,748 912,000 X 5, 8, 16 912,000
Comcast
Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 408,966 11,110,200 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 11,110,200
Comdisco
Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 16,744 1,206,369 X 5, 13, 16 1,206,369
4,164 300,028 X 5, 2, 6, 16 300,028
237 17,049 X 5, 12, 16 17,049
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,067,855 17,938,100 X 5, 13, 16 17,938,100
Costco
Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 261,019 5,254,000 X 5, 13, 16 5,254,000
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 228,700 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 195,927 3,447,600 X 5, 13, 16 3,447,600
General
Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 274,560 7,777,900 X 5 7,777,900
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23,232,632
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2006
Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Home Depot
Inc. Com 437076 10 2 151,645 4,181,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 4,181,000
Iron Mountain
Inc. Com 462846 10 6 259,010 6,031,900 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 6,031,900
Johnson &
Johnson Com 478160 10 4 280,703 4,322,500 X 5 4,322,500
1,316,094 20,266,300 X 5, 2, 6, 16 20,266,300
Lowes
Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 196,420 7,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 7,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 719,407 5,997,060 X 5, 13, 16 5,997,060
65,498 546,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 546,000
19,877 165,700 X 5, 12, 16 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 2,110,506 32,280,600 X 5, 13, 16 32,280,600
1,027,734 15,719,400 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 15,719,400
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 350,480 4,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 4,000,000
OSI Restaurant
Partners, Inc. Com 67104A 10 1 57,674 1,818,800 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 1,818,800
Petrochina Co
LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 7,848 72,900 X 5, 13, 16 72,900
63,094 586,100 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 586,100
Pier 1 Imports
Inc. Com 720279 10 8 24,412 3,290,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 3,290,000
Proctor &
Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,625,830 58,500,000 X 5, 13, 16 58,500,000
1,256,954 20,280,000 X 5, 2, 6, 16 20,280,000
386,755 6,240,000 X 5, 12, 16 6,240,000
443,436 7,154,500 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 7,154,500
48,344 780,000 X 5, 14, 16 780,000
96,689 1,560,000 X 5, 8, 16 1,560,000
339,991 5,485,500 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 5,485,500
Sanofi
Adventis ADR 80105N 10 5 21,724 488,500 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 488,500
Sealed Air
Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 36,677 677,700 X 5, 13, 16 677,700
Servicemaster
Company Com 81760N 10 9 44,818 3,998,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 3,998,000
Sun Trusts
Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 181,190 2,344,600 X 5, 13, 16 2,344,600
66,461 860,000 X 5, 2, 6, 16 860,000
Target Corp Com 87612E 10 6 41,200 745,700 X 5 745,700
Torchmark
Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,894 77,551 X 1, 5, 13, 16 77,551
28,382 449,728 X 5, 2, 6, 16 449,728
104,567 1,656,900 X 5, 13, 16 1,656,900
40,371 639,700 X 5, 12, 16 639,700
Tyco
International
LTD Com 902124 10 6 279,900 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
USG
Corporation Com 903293 40 5 785,615 16,700,992 X 5, 13, 16 16,700,992
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 102,817 1,429,200 X 5 1,429,200
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 936,996 18,998,300 X 5, 13, 16 18,998,300
46,657 946,000 X 5, 10, 11, 16, 17 946,000
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15,570,670
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
September 30, 2006
Column 6
Investment Discretion Column 8
Column 4 Column 5 --------------------- Voting Authority
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (b) (c) Column 7 -----------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) Shared- Shared- Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other Managers Sole Shared None
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Washington
Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 659,102 894,304 X 5, 13, 16 894,304
109,305 148,311 X 5, 1, 3, 7, 13, 16 148,311
477,698 648,165 X 5, 12, 16 648,165
27,258 36,985 X 5, 14, 16 36,985
Wells Fargo &
Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,441,658 39,846,820 X 5, 2, 6, 16 39,846,820
73,922 2,043,200 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 2,043,200
1,187,614 32,825,140 X 5, 12, 16 32,825,140
100,870 2,788,000 X 5, 14, 16 2,788,000
185,242 5,120,000 X 5, 16 5,120,000
2,778,939 76,808,720 X 5, 13, 16 76,808,720
43,768 1,209,720 X 5, 15, 16 1,209,720
61,506 1,700,000 X 5, 9, 16 1,700,000
10,854 300,000 X 5, 8, 16 300,000
723,600 20,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 20,000,000
289,440 8,000,000 X 5 8,000,000
Wesco Finl
Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,492,249 5,703,087 X 5, 4, 16 5,703,087
Western Union Com 959802 10 9 191,300 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
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10,854,325
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GRAND TOTAL $49,657,627
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