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, 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 February 13, 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: 20
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 89
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $52,781,748
(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
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, 2006
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 1,045,065 17,225,400 X 5, 2, 6, 16 17,225,400
485,034 7,994,634 X 5, 12, 16 7,994,634
7,295,924 120,255,879 X 5, 13, 16 120,255,879
117,888 1,943,100 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 1,943,100
84,921 1,399,713 X 5, 15, 16 1,399,713
50,953 839,832 X 5, 9, 16 839,832
118,436 1,952,142 X 5, 16 1,952,142
American
Standard
Companies Com 029712 10 6 507,225 11,062,700 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 11,062,700
Ameriprise
Financial,
Inc. Com 03076C 10 6 187,757 3,445,080 X 5, 2, 6, 16 3,445,080
87,141 1,598,926 X 5, 12, 16 1,598,926
108,982 1,999,675 X 5, 13, 16 1,999,675
21,180 388,620 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 388,620
15,257 279,942 X 5, 15, 16 279,942
9,154 167,966 X 5, 9, 16 167,966
21,278 390,428 X 5, 16 390,428
Anheuser Busch
Cos. Inc. Com 035229 10 3 1,791,736 36,417,400 X 5, 13, 16 36,417,400
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 94,773 4,113,400 X 5, 13, 16 4,113,400
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 19,300 400,000 X 5, 16 400,000
85,692 1,776,000 X 5, 14, 16 1,776,000
347,670 7,205,600 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 7,205,600
1,936,832 40,141,600 X 5, 2, 6, 16 40,141,600
6,752,375 139,945,600 X 5, 13, 16 139,945,600
440,966 9,139,200 X 5, 12, 16 9,139,200
23,160 480,000 X 5, 15, 16 480,000
44,004 912,000 X 5, 8, 16 912,000
Comcast Corp CLA SPL 20030N 20 0 335,040 8,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 8,000,000
Comdisco
Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 11,448 1,206,369 X 5, 13, 16 1,206,369
2,847 300,028 X 5, 2, 6, 16 300,028
162 17,049 X 5, 12, 16 17,049
ConocoPhillips Com 20825C 10 4 1,290,646 17,938,100 X 5, 13, 16 17,938,100
Costco
Wholesale
Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 277,779 5,254,000 X 5, 13, 16 5,254,000
First Data
Corporation Com 319963 10 4 255,200 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 208,442 3,447,600 X 5, 13, 16 3,447,600
General
Electric Co. Com 369604 10 3 289,416 7,777,900 X 5 7,777,900
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24,363,683
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2006
Home Depot
Inc. Com 437076 10 2 167,909 4,181,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 4,181,000
Ingersoll-Rd
Company LTD. CLA G47766 10 1 24,887 636,600 X 5 636,000
Iron Mountain
Inc. Com 462846 10 6 249,359 6,031,900 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 6,031,900
Johnson &
Johnson Com 478160 10 4 285,371 4,322,500 X 5 4,322,500
1,337,981 20,266,300 X 5, 2, 6, 16 20,266,300
Lowes
Companies Inc. Com 548661 10 7 218,050 7,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 7,000,000
M & T Bank
Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 732,601 5,997,060 X 5, 13, 16 5,997,060
66,699 546,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 546,000
20,242 165,700 X 5, 12, 16 165,700
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 2,229,298 32,280,600 X 5, 13, 16 32,280,600
1,085,582 15,719,400 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 15,719,400
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 396,120 4,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 4,000,000
Petrochina Co
LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 10,263 72,900 X 5, 13, 16 72,900
82,511 586,100 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 586,100
Pier 1 Imports
Inc. Com 720279 10 8 8,826 1,483,400 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 1,483,400
Proctor &
Gamble Co. Com 742718 10 9 3,759,795 58,500,000 X 5, 13, 16 58,500,000
1,303,396 20,280,000 X 5, 2, 6, 16 20,280,000
401,045 6,240,000 X 5, 12, 16 6,240,000
459,820 7,154,500 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 7,154,500
50,131 780,000 X 5, 14, 16 780,000
100,261 1,560,000 X 5, 8, 16 1,560,000
352,553 5,485,500 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 5,485,500
Sanofi
Adventis ADR 80105N 10 5 22,554 488,500 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 488,500
Servicemaster
Company Com 81760N 10 9 52,414 3,998,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 3,998,000
Sun Trusts
Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 198,001 2,344,600 X 5, 13, 16 2,344,600
72,627 860,000 X 5, 2, 6, 16 860,000
Torchmark
Corp. Com 891027 10 4 4,945 77,551 X 1, 5, 13, 16 77,551
28,675 449,728 X 5, 2, 6, 16 449,728
105,644 1,656,900 X 5, 13, 16 1,656,900
40,787 639,700 X 5, 12, 16 639,700
Tyco
International
LTD Com 902124 10 6 304,000 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
US Bancorp Com 902973 30 4 843,491 23,307,300 X 5, 2, 6, 16 23,307,300
USG
Corporation Com 903293 40 5 935,556 17,072,192 X 5, 13, 16 17,072,192
United Parcel
Service Inc. Com 911312 10 6 107,161 1,429,200 X 5 1,429,200
United Health
Group Inc. Com 91324P 10 2 47,615 1,021,400 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 1,021,400
Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. Com 931142 10 3 877,341 18,998,300 X 5, 13, 16 18,998,300
43,686 946,000 X 5, 10, 11, 16, 17 946,000
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17,027,197
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2006
Washington
Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 666,793 894,304 X 5, 13, 16 894,304
110,581 148,311 X 5, 1, 3, 7, 13, 16 148,311
483,272 648,165 X 5, 12, 16 648,165
27,576 36,985 X 5, 14, 16 36,985
Wells Fargo &
Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 1,416,953 39,846,820 X 5, 2, 6, 16 39,846,820
72,656 2,043,200 X 5, 4, 16, 18, 19, 20 2,043,200
1,167,262 32,825,140 X 5, 12, 16 32,825,140
99,141 2,788,000 X 5, 14, 16 2,788,000
182,067 5,120,000 X 5, 16 5,120,000
2,731,318 76,808,720 X 5, 13, 16 76,808,720
43,018 1,209,720 X 5, 15, 16 1,209,720
60,452 1,700,000 X 5, 9, 16 1,700,000
10,668 300,000 X 5, 8, 16 300,000
711,200 20,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 20,000,000
475,811 13,380,500 X 5, 1, 3, 7, 13, 16 13,380,500
284,480 8,000,000 X 5 8,000,000
Wesco Finl
Corp. Com 950817 10 6 2,623,420 5,703,087 X 5, 4, 16 5,703,087
Western Union Com 959802 10 9 224,200 10,000,000 X 5, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 10,000,000
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11,390,868
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GRAND TOTAL $52,781,748
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