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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2001
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Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: 1
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [X] 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 May 16, 2001
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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: 18
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 65
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 28,451,030
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(thousands)
Confidential Information has been omitted from the public Form 13F and filed
separately with the Commission. Included in this information is information
regarding Berkshire's positions in four securities (First Data Corporation, Gap
Inc., Nike* and US Bancorporation) included in its September 30, 2000 public
Form 13F and one security (Liz Claiborne*) included in its December 31, 2000
public Form 13F.
*The original filing should have also indicated Nike and Liz Claiborne which
were omitted due to an oversight.
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. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co.
3. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps
4. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
5. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
6. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty Co.
7. 28-6102 Cypress Insurance 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. 28-6104 Nebraska Furniture Mart
14. 28-717 OBH Inc.
15. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers
16. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
17. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
18. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
1440 KIEWIT PLAZA
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68131
TELEPHONE (402) 346-1400
FAX (402) 346-3375
May 15, 2001
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Gentlemen:
Enclosed herewith for filing is Amendment Number 1 to Form 13F for the
Quarter ended March 31, 2001 for the following nineteen "Institutional
Investment Managers":
13F File Number
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 28-4545
Berkshire Hathaway Life Ins. Co. of NE 28-5678
BHG Life Insurance Company 28-5676
Blue Chip Stamps 28-719
Warren E. Buffett 28-554
Columbia Insurance Company 28-1517
Cornhusker Casualty Company 28-2226
Cypress Insurance Company 28-6102
GEICO Corporation 28-852
Government Employees Insurance Company 28-101
National Fire & Marine Ins. Co. 28-1066
National Indemnity Company 28-718
National Liability and Fire Ins. Co. 28-5006
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. 28-6104
OBH Inc. 28-717
Plaza Investment Managers 28-2740
Wesco Financial Corporation 28-1357
Wesco Financial Insurance Company 28-3091
Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. 28-3105
Yours truly,
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
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Marc D. Hamburg
Vice President
Enclosures