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) March 5, 2005
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
| DELAWARE | 001-14905 | 47-0813844 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) | (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
| 1440 Kiewit Plaza 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 March 5, 2005, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the “Company”) posted its 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders on its website. The information in the sections of the 2004 Annual Report entitled “Selected Financial Data for the Past Five Years,” “Consolidated Financial Statements,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” are required to be furnished under this Item 2.02. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2004 Annual Report |
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.
| March 10, 2005 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | |||
| /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | ||||
| By: | Marc D. Hamburg | |||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2004 Annual Report |