Form 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): December 12, 2012

 

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-14905   47-0813844

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(402) 346-1400

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On December 12, 2012, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) announced that its Board of Directors raised the price limit for repurchases of its Class A and Class B shares to 120% of book value. A press release announcing this increase in the price limit is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated December 12, 2012

 

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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.

 

    BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Date: December 14, 2012     By:  

/s/ Marc D. Hamburg

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

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Press Release dated December 12, 2012

 

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