BRK.B Berkshire Hathaway Inc

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UNITED STATES

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) November 2, 2019

 

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.)
3555 Farnam Street
Omaha, Nebraska				68131
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)				(ZIP CODE)

(402) 346-1400

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbols		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock		BRK.A		New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock		BRK.B		New York Stock Exchange
0.750% Senior Notes due 2023		BRK23		New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Senior Notes due 2027		BRK27		New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Senior Notes due 2035		BRK35		New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Senior Notes due 2020		BRK20		New York Stock Exchange
1.300% Senior Notes due 2024		BRK24		New York Stock Exchange
2.150% Senior Notes due 2028		BRK28		New York Stock Exchange
0.250% Senior Notes due 2021		BRK21		New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Senior Notes due 2023		BRK23A		New York Stock Exchange
2.375% Senior Notes due 2039		BRK39		New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Senior Notes due 2059		BRK59		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

ITEM 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2019, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2019. A copy of this press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

	Exhibit 99.1			Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Earnings Release Dated November 2, 2019.