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)    May 2, 2015

 

 

                                BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.                                

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

                     DELAWARE                    

  

      001-14905      

  

            47-0813844             

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION   (COMMISSION   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION)   FILE NUMBER)   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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 2, 2015, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of its shareholders. The only agenda item for the meeting was the election of Directors. The vote of the Company’s Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together as a single class with respect to the election of Directors is shown below. Following are the votes cast for and against each Director.

 

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors         
    

For

     

Against

     

Warren E. Buffett

      662,816         3,604      

Charles T. Munger

      657,773         8,647      

Howard G. Buffett

      659,464         6,956      

Stephen B. Burke

      665,530         890      

Susan L. Decker

      663,661         2,759      

William H. Gates III

      664,667         1,753      

David S. Gottesman

      664,998         1,422      

Charlotte Guyman

      664,069         2,351      

Thomas S. Murphy

      662,776         3,644      

Ronald L. Olson

      659,073         7,347      

Walter Scott, Jr.

      659,305         7,115      

Meryl B. Witmer

      665,370         1,050      

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.

 

 

May 5, 2015   BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
   

 

            /s/ Marc D. Hamburg

 

 

 

By: Marc D. Hamburg

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer