Post-Effective Amendment No.1

 

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2003

Registration No. 333-41686

 


 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 


 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

47-0813844

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

1440 Kiewit Plaza

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

(402) 346-1400

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including

Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 


 

Marc D. Hamburg

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

1440 Kiewit Plaza

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

(402) 346-1400

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

 


 

 

Copy To:

Mary Ann Todd

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

355 South Grand Avenue

Los Angeles, California 90071

(213) 683-9100

 


 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

The sole purpose of this amendment is to remove from registration shares of common stock remaining unsold at the termination of an offering by selling shareholders.

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 amends the Registration Statement on Form S-3, file number 333-41686 (the “Registration Statement”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2000 by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”). Berkshire filed the Registration Statement to register 1,043 shares of its Class A common stock and 263 shares of its Class B common stock for resale from time to time by the former shareholders of The Ben Bridge Corporation (“Ben Bridge”), who acquired the shares in the acquisition of Ben Bridge by Berkshire. The Commission declared the Registration Statement effective on August 11, 2000. The offer of shares pursuant to the Registration Statement has terminated.

 

Pursuant to the undertaking in Item 17 of the Registration Statement, Berkshire hereby removes from registration, by means of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, the registered shares that were unsold at the termination of the offering pursuant to the Registration Statement.

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Omaha, State of Nebraska, on February 26, 2003.

 

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

 

By /s/ Marc D. Hamburg                                                             

Marc D. Hamburg

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

*                                     

Warren E. Buffett

  

Chairman of the Board and Director

(principal executive officer)

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Marc D. Hamburg

  

Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer (principal financial officer)

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Daniel J. Jaksich

  

Controller (principal accounting officer)

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Charles T. Munger

  

Vice-Chairman of the Board and Director

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Susan T. Buffett

  

Director

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Malcolm G. Chace

  

Director

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Walter Scott, Jr.

  

Director

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Howard G. Buffett

  

Director

 

February 26, 2003

*                                     

Ronald L. Olson

  

Director

 

February 26, 2003

*By /s/ Marc D. Hamburg                                

Marc D. Hamburg

Attorney-in-Fact pursuant to Power of Attorney previously

filed as part of this Registration Statement