SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b),(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b) Amendment No. 4/1/ Great Lakes Chemical Corporation ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 390568 10 3 --------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [ X ] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d) (Continued on following pages) Page 1 of 15 Pages ------------------ /1/ The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3 13G PAGE 2 OF 15 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Warren E. Buffett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States Citizen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 6,948,700 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 Not Applicable [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 13.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3 13G PAGE 3 OF 15 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 6,948,700 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 Not Applicable [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 13.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 HC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3 13G PAGE 4 OF 15 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON OBH, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 6,948,700 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 Not Applicable [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 13.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 HC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3 13G PAGE 5 OF 15 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON National Indemnity Company ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Nebraska Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 6,948,700 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 6,948,700 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 Not Applicable [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 13.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 IC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3 13G PAGE 6 OF 15 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON GEICO Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Delaware Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 6,948,700 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 Not Applicable [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 13.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 HC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ --------------------- CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3 13G PAGE 7 OF 15 PAGES ------------------------ --------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Government Employees Insurance Company ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [X] (b) [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 Maryland Corporation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 0 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 6,948,700 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 0 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 6,948,700 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 Not Applicable [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 13.85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12 IC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 500 East 96th Street Suite 500 Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing: Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office: Item 2(c). Citizenship: Warren E. Buffett 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska 68131 United States Citizen Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska 68131 Delaware Corporation OBH, Inc. 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska 68131 Delaware Corporation National Indemnity Company 3024 Harney Street Omaha, Nebraska 68131 Nebraska Corporation GEICO Corporation 1 Geico Plaza Washington, DC 20076 Delaware Corporation Government Employees Insurance Company 1 Geico Plaza Washington, DC 20076 Maryland Corporation Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 390568 10 3 Page 8 of 15 Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: (a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act. (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act. (c) [X] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act. National Indemnity Company Government Employees Insurance Company (d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. (e) [ ] An investment advisor registered in accordance with Rule 13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(E); (f) [ ] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); (g) [X] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G); GEICO Corporation OBH, Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc.) (h) [ ] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (i) [ ] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; (j) [X] Group in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). See Exhibit A Item 4. Ownership Page 9 of 15 Warren E. Buffett (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,948,700 (b) Percent of Class: 13.85 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,948,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,948,700 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,948,700 (b) Percent of Class: 13.85 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: Page 10 of 15 6,948,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,948,700 OBH Inc. (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,948,700 (b) Percent of Class: 13.85 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,948,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,948,700 National Indemnity Company (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,948,700 (b) Percent of Class: 13.85 Page 11 of 15 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,948,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,948,700 GEICO Corporation (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,948,700 (b) Percent of Class: 13.85 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,948,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,948,700 Page 12 of 15 Government Employees Insurance Company (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 6,948,700 (b) Percent of Class: 13.85 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 6,948,700 (iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 6,948,700 Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. See Exhibit A Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. See Exhibit A Page 13 of 15 Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable Item 10. Certification. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated this 14th day of February, 2002 /s/ Warren E. Buffett ------------------------------- Warren E. Buffett BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OBH INC. By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett _______________________ _________________________ Warren E. Buffett Warren E. Buffett Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY GEICO CORPORATION By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett _______________________ _________________________ Warren E. Buffett Warren E. Buffett Page 14 of 15 Chairman of the Board Chairman of the Board Government Employees Insurance Company By: /s/ Warren E. Buffett _______________________ Warren E. Buffett Chairman of the Board Page 15 of 15 Exhibit A MEMBERS OF FILING GROUP PARENT HOLDING COMPANY: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. OBH Inc. GEICO Corporation Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc.) RELEVANT SUBSIDIARIES THAT ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(a)(19) OF THE ACT: National Indemnity Company Government Employees Insurance Company