This amendment is being filed to remove Cadbury Schweppes PLC from the 13F
filed on February 17, 2004. The original filing listed this security as
10,000,000 ADR's when in fact it is 10,000,000 shares of common stock traded on
the London Stock Exchange. Accordingly, these shares are not 13F securities and
should not have been included on the 13F Information Table.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2003
Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 1
This Amendment (Check only one.): [X] 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 February 17, 2004
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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: 63
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 34,795,446
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(thousands)
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
December 31, 2003
Column 6
Column 4 Column 5 Investment Discretion
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or ----------------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared- (c) Shared-
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other
-------------- ----- ------ -------------- -------- ---- ------- -----
American Express Co. Com 025816 10 9 830,781 17,225,400 X
385,581 7,994,634 X
5,799,941 120,255,879 X
93,716 1,943,100 X
202,165 4,191,687 X
American Standard Companies Com 029712 10 6 325,462 3,232,000 X
Automatic Data Processing Com 053015 10 3 56,076 1,415,700 X
Block H & R Com 093671 10 5 809,006 14,610,900 X
Coca Cola Com 191216 10 0 90,944 1,792,000 X
90,132 1,776,000 X
365,684 7,205,600 X
2,037,186 40,141,600 X
7,102,239 139,945,600 X
463,814 9,139,200 X
Comdisco Holding Co. Com 200334 10 0 47,184 1,179,592 X
11,726 293,153 X
667 16,669 X
Costco Wholesale Corp. Com 22160K 10 5 195,344 5,254,000 X
Dover Corp. Com 260003 10 8 79,500 2,000,000 X
First Data Corporation Com 319963 10 4 328,720 8,000,000 X
Gannett Inc. Com 364730 10 1 308,190 3,456,600 X
Gap Inc. Com 364760 10 8 348,150 15,000,000 X
The Gillette Co. Com 375766 10 2 2,203,800 60,000,000 X
763,984 20,800,000 X
235,072 6,400,000 X
235,072 6,400,000 X
29,384 800,000 X
58,768 1,600,000 X
HCA Inc. Com 404119 10 9 429,600 10,000,000 X
192,310 4,476,500 X
42,960 1,000,000 X
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24,163,158
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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
Automatic Data Processing 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 1,415,700
Block H & R 5, 11, 13 14,610,900
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 1,179,592
5, 2, 6, 13 293,153
5, 10, 13 16,669
Costco Wholesale Corp. 5, 11, 13 5,254,000
Dover Corp. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 2,000,000
First Data Corporation 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 8,000,000
Gannett Inc. 5, 11, 13 3,456,600
Gap Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 15,000,000
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
HCA Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 10,000,000
5, 2, 6, 13 4,476,500
5, 13 1,000,000
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
December 31, 2003
Column 6
Column 4 Column 5 Investment Discretion
Column 2 Column 3 Market Shares or ----------------------------
Column 1 Title of CUSIP Value Principal (a) (b) Shared- (c) Shared-
Name of Issuer Class Number (In Thousands) Amount $ Sole Defined Other
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Iron Mountain Inc. Com 462846 10 6 198,431 5,018,500 X
M & T Bank Corporation Com 55261F 10 4 589,511 5,997,060 X
53,672 546,000 X
16,288 165,700 X
Moody's Com 615369 10 5 977,295 16,140,300 X
475,905 7,859,700 X
Mueller Industries Com 624756 10 2 84,075 2,446,900 X
Nike Inc. Com 654106 10 3 410,760 6,000,000 X
Outback Steakhouse Inc. Com 689899 10 2 82,562 1,867,500 X
Petrochina Co LTD ADR 71646E 10 0 4,159 72,900 X
33,437 586,100 X
Sealed Air Corporation Com 81211K 10 0 60,843 1,123,800 X
Shaw Communications Inc. Cl B 82028K 20 0 341,440 22,000,000 X
Sun Trusts Banks Inc. Com 867914 10 3 353,660 4,946,300 X
61,490 860,000 X
Torchmark Corp. Com 891027 10 4 3,531 77,551 X
20,481 449,728 X
35,120 771,200 X
29,132 639,700 X
USG Corporation Com 903293 40 5 107,705 6,500,000 X
Washington Post Co. Cl B 939640 10 8 707,752 894,304 X
117,373 148,311 X
512,958 648,165 X
29,270 36,985 X
Wells Fargo & Co. Del Com 949746 10 1 759,834 12,902,590 X
60,162 1,021,600 X
7,124 120,970 X
82,093 1,394,000 X
153,400 2,604,860 X
2,261,633 38,404,360 X
Wesco Finl Corp. Com 950817 10 6 1,996,080 5,703,087 X
Zenith National Ins. Corp. Com 989390 10 9 5,112 157,055 X
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10,632,288
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GRAND TOTAL $ 34,795,446
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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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Iron Mountain Inc. 5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14 5,018,500
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 2,446,900
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 1,123,800
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 12,902,590
5, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17 1,021,600
5, 10, 13 120,970
5, 12, 13 1,394,000
5, 13 2,604,860
5, 11, 13 38,404,360
Wesco Finl Corp. 5, 4, 13 5,703,087
Zenith National Ins. Corp. 5, 11, 13 157,055