UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2003
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______
This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Address: 1440 Kiewit Plaza
Omaha, NE 68131
Form 13F File Number: 28-4545
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
Title: Vice President
Phone: 402-346-1400
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
(s) Marc D. Hamburg Omaha, NE August 14, 2003
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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.
Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 17
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 61
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 29,889,248
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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 position in Level 3 Communications included in its March
31, 2003 public Form 13F.
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- BH Columbia Inc.
3. 28-5676 BHG Life Insurance Co.
4. 28-719 Blue Chip Stamps
5. 28-554 Buffett, Warren E.
6. 28-1517 Columbia Insurance Co.
7. 28-2226 Cornhusker Casualty 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. 28-717 OBH Inc.
14. 28-2740 Plaza Investment Managers
15. 28-1357 Wesco Financial Corp.
16. 28-3091 Wesco Financial Ins. Co.
17. 28-3105 Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2003
Column 6
Investment Discretion
Column 4 Column 5 -------------------------------
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c)
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b)Shared- Shared-
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other
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American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 720,194 17,225,400 X
334,256 7,994,634 X
5,027,898 120,255,879 X
81,241 1,943,100 X
175,254 4,191,687 X
American Standard Companies Com 029712 10 6 238,942 3,232,000 X
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 691,965 15,999,200 X
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 83,167 1,792,000 X
82,424 1,776,000 X
334,412 7,205,600 X
1,862,972 40,141,600 X
6,494,875 139,945,600 X
424,150 9,139,200 X
Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 115,825 1,169,953 X
28,806 290,968 X
1,637 16,532 X
Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 192,296 5,254,000 X
Dover Corp. Com 260003 10 8 134,820 4,500,000 X
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. Com 26483E 10 0 16,017 389,700 X
GATX Corp. Com 361448 10 3 36,443 2,228,900 X
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 279,343 3,636,800 X
Gap Inc. Com 364760 10 8 375,200 20,000,000 X
The Gillette Co. Com 375766 10 2 1,911,600 60,000,000 X
662,688 20,800,000 X
203,904 6,400,000 X
203,904 6,400,000 X
25,488 800,000 X
50,976 1,600,000 X
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. Com 390568 10 3 88,713 4,348,700 X
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20,879,410
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Column 8
Voting Authority
Column 7 ------------------------------
Column 1 Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Managers Sole Shared None
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American Express Co. 5, 2, 6, 13 17,225,400
5, 10, 13 7,994,634
5, 11, 13 120,255,879
5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,943,100
5, 13 4,191,687
American Standard Companies 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 3,232,000
Block H & R 5, 11, 13 15,999,200
Coca Cola 5, 13 1,792,000
5, 12, 13 1,776,000
5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 7,205,600
5, 2, 6, 13 40,141,600
5, 11, 13 139,945,600
5, 10, 13 9,139,200
Comdisco Holding Co. 5, 11, 13 1,169,953
5, 2, 6, 13 290,968
5, 10, 13 16,532
Costco Wholesale Corp. 5, 11, 13 5,254,000
Dover Corp. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 4,500,000
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 389,700
GATX Corp. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 2,228,900
Gannett Inc. 5, 11, 13 3,636,800
Gap Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 20,000,000
The Gillette Co. 5, 11, 13 60,000,000
5, 2, 6, 13 20,800,000
5, 10, 13 6,400,000
5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 6,400,000
5, 12, 13 800,000
5, 13 1,600,000
Great Lakes Chemical Corp. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 4,348,700
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
June 30, 2003
Column 6
Investment Discretion
Column 4 Column 5 -------------------------------
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or (c)
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b)Shared- Shared-
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other
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M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 505,072 5,997,060 X
45,984 546,000 X
13,955 165,700 X
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 850,755 16,140,300 X
414,285 7,859,700 X
Mueller Industries Com 624756 10 2 67,257 2,480,900 X
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 320,940 6,000,000 X
Outback Steakhouse Inc. Com 689899 10 2 72,832 1,867,500 X
Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 2,202 72,900 X
17,700 586,100 X
Sealed Air Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 74,807 1,569,600 X
Sealed Air Corporation PFD CVA 81211K 20 9 35,894 704,500 X
Shaw Communications Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 295,900 22,000,000 X
Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 293,513 4,946,300 X
51,032 860,000 X
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 2,889 77,551 X
16,752 449,728 X
28,727 771,200 X
23,829 639,700 X
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 123,500 6,500,000 X
Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 635,435 894,304 X
108,697 148,311 X
475,040 648,165 X
27,106 36,985 X
Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 641,511 12,728,390 X
51,489 1,021,600 X
6,097 120,970 X
70,258 1,394,000 X
97,935 1,943,160 X
1,834,321 36,395,260 X
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,779,363 5,703,087 X
Zenith National Ins. Corp. Com 989390 10 9 4,761 167,055 X
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9,009,838
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GRAND TOTAL $ 29,889,248
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Column 8
Voting Authority
Column 7 ---------------------------------
Column 1 Other (a) (b) (c)
Name of Issuer Managers Sole Shared None
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M & T Bank Corporation 5 11, 13 5,997,060
5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 546,000
5, 10, 13 165,700
Moody's 5, 11, 13 16,140,300
5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 7,859,700
Mueller Industries 5, 11, 13 2,480,900
Nike Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 6,000,000
Outback Steakhouse Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,867,500
Petrochina Co LTD 5, 11, 13 72,900
5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 586,100
Sealed Air Corporation 5, 11, 13 1,569,600
Sealed Air Corporation 5, 11, 13 704,500
Shaw Communications Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 22,000,000
Sun Trusts Banks Inc. 5, 11, 13 4,946,300
5, 2, 6, 13 860,000
Torchmark Corp. 5, 1, 11, 13 77,551
5, 2, 6, 13 449,728
5, 11, 13 771,200
5, 10, 13 639,700
USG Corporation 5, 11, 13 6,500,000
Washington Post Co. 5, 11, 13 894,304
5, 1, 3, 7, 11, 13 148,311
5, 10, 13 648,165
5, 12, 13 36,985
Wells Fargo & Co. Del 5, 2, 6, 13 12,728,390
5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,021,600
5, 10, 13 120,970
5, 12, 13 1,394,000
5, 13 1,943,160
5, 11, 13 36,395,260
Wesco Finl Corp. 5, 4, 13 5,703,087
Zenith National Ins. Corp. 5, 11, 13 167,055
GRAND TOTAL