8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

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)    May 5, 2018

 

  BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.  
 

 

 
  (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)  

 

                       DELAWARE                              001-14905                         47-0813844                
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION        (COMMISSION      (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
            OF INCORPORATION)        FILE NUMBER)      IDENTIFICATION NO.)
3555 Farnam Street            
Omaha, Nebraska                                 68131                     

 

         
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)         (ZIP CODE)

 

  (402) 346-1400  
 

 

 

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 5, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of this press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 5, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of its shareholders. The agenda items for the meeting along with the vote of the Company’s Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together as a single class with respect to each of the agenda items are shown below. There were three items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; 2) a shareholder proposal requesting the issuance of a report to review Berkshire’s policies, to measure, monitor, mitigate, disclose and set quantitative reduction targets for methane emissions resulting from all operations; and 3) a shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a policy to encourage more Berkshire subsidiary companies to issue annual sustainability reports. Berkshire’s shareholders reelected all of Berkshire’s directors in an uncontested election. Following are the votes cast for and against each director.

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

              
    

For

  

Against

     

Warren E. Buffett

   617,852    11,301   

Charles T. Munger

   613,395    15,758   

Gregory E. Abel

   615,952    13,201   

Howard G. Buffett

   614,478    14,676   

Stephen B. Burke

   627,515    1,639   

Susan L. Decker

   623,242    5,911   

William H. Gates III

   621,514    7,640   

David S. Gottesman

   623,267    5,887   

Charlotte Guyman

   623,479    5,675   

Ajit Jain

   615,962    13,191   

Thomas S. Murphy

   620,826    8,328   

Ronald L. Olson

   613,965    15,188   

Walter Scott, Jr.

   614,549    14,605   

Meryl B. Witmer

   624,184    4,970   

The results of the other matters acted upon at the meeting were as follows.

 

             

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal

          52,382      563,405      13,367

 

             

For

    

Against

    

Abstain

Proposal 3 – Shareholder proposal

          72,060      548,598        8,495

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Earnings Release Dated May 5, 2018.


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.

 

May 8, 2018      BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.  
    
  

  /s/ Marc D. Hamburg

 
   By:  Marc D. Hamburg  
   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer