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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) January&nbsp;11, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-14905</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47-0813844</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3555 Farnam Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Omaha, Nebraska</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(402) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">346-1400</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRANT&#146;S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;11, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (&#147;BHFC&#148;) issued $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
4.250% Senior Notes due 2049 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) under a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on January&nbsp;26, 2016 (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209122)</FONT> (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;). The Notes, which will be fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (&#147;Berkshire&#148;), were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into on January&nbsp;3, 2019, by and between (a)&nbsp;BHFC and Berkshire and (b)&nbsp;Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are issued
under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;26, 2016, by and among Berkshire, as issuer and guarantor, BHFC, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;Indenture&#148;) and an officers&#146; certificate
dated as of January&nbsp;11, 2019 by BHFC with respect to the Notes (the &#147;Officers&#146; Certificate&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The relevant terms of
the Notes and the Indenture are further described under the caption &#147;Description of the Notes and Guarantees&#148; in the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, dated January&nbsp;3, 2019, filed with the Commission by Berkshire on
January&nbsp;7, 2019, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(2) under the Securities Act and in the section entitled &#147;Description of the Debt Securities&#148; in the base prospectus relating to debt securities of BHFC, dated January&nbsp;26, 2016,
included in the Registration Statement, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Indenture is set forth in
Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Officers&#146; Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Indenture, the
Officers&#146; Certificate and the Notes in this report are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Indenture, the Officers&#146; Certificate and the Notes, respectively. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated January&nbsp;3, 2019, by and between (a)&nbsp;Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b)&nbsp;Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch,
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;26, 2016, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Berkshire&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209122)</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;26, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Officers&#146; Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of January&nbsp;11, 2019, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation&#146;s 4.250% Senior Notes due 2049.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Munger, Tolles&nbsp;&amp; Olson LLP, dated January&nbsp;11, 2019, with respect to the Notes.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>1.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d682139dex11.htm">Underwriting Agreement, dated January&nbsp;3, 2019, by and between (a)&nbsp;Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b)&nbsp;Goldman Sachs&nbsp;
&amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312516438352/d196756dex41.htm">Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;
26, 2016, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209122)</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;26, 2016). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d682139dex42.htm">Officers&#146; Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of January&nbsp;11, 2019, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation&#146;s 4.250% Senior Notes due 2049.
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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) January 11, 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
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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14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14a-12)
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14d-2(b)
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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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
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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 8.01 Other Events.
On January 11, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation ("BHFC") issued $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its
4.250% Senior Notes due 2049 (the "Notes") under a registration statement on Form
S-3
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on January 26, 2016 (Registration
No. 333-209122)
(the "Registration Statement"). The Notes, which will be fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"), were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into on January 3, 2019, by and between (a) BHFC and Berkshire and (b) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P.
Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
The Notes are issued
under an Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2016, by and among Berkshire, as issuer and guarantor, BHFC, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the "Indenture") and an officers' certificate
dated as of January 11, 2019 by BHFC with respect to the Notes (the "Officers' Certificate").
The relevant terms of
the Notes and the Indenture are further described under the caption "Description of the Notes and Guarantees" in the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, dated January 3, 2019, filed with the Commission by Berkshire on
January 7, 2019, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act and in the section entitled "Description of the Debt Securities" in the base prospectus relating to debt securities of BHFC, dated January 26, 2016,
included in the Registration Statement, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Indenture is set forth in
Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Indenture, the
Officers' Certificate and the Notes in this report are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Indenture, the Officers' Certificate and the Notes, respectively.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated January 3, 2019, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
4.1
Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2016, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of
Berkshire's Registration Statement on Form
S-3
(Registration
No. 333-209122)
filed with the Commission on January 26, 2016).
4.2
Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of January 11, 2019, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation's 4.250% Senior Notes due 2049.
5.1
Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated January 11, 2019, with respect to the Notes.
23.1
Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
SIGNATURES
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.
January 11, 2019
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
By: Marc D. Hamburg
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated January 3, 2019, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) Goldman Sachs 
& Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
4.1
Indenture, dated as of January 
26, 2016, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire's Registration Statement on Form
S-3
(Registration
No. 333-209122)
filed with the Commission on January 26, 2016).
4.2
Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, dated as of January 11, 2019, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation's 4.250% Senior Notes due 2049.
5.1
Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated January 11, 2019, with respect to the Notes.
23.1
Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).