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 5, 2018

 

		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

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ITEM 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 5, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. A copy of this press release is furnished with this report as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 5, 2018, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of its shareholders. The agenda items for the meeting along with the vote of the Company’s Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together as a single class with respect to each of the agenda items are shown below. There were three items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; 2) a shareholder proposal requesting the issuance of a report to review Berkshire’s policies, to measure, monitor, mitigate, disclose and set quantitative reduction targets for methane emissions resulting from all operations; and 3) a shareholder proposal requesting the adoption of a policy to encourage more Berkshire subsidiary companies to issue annual sustainability reports. Berkshire’s shareholders reelected all of Berkshire’s directors in an uncontested election. Following are the votes cast for and against each director.

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
		For		Against
Warren E. Buffett		617,852		11,301
Charles T. Munger		613,395		15,758
Gregory E. Abel		615,952		13,201
Howard G. Buffett		614,478		14,676
Stephen B. Burke		627,515		1,639
Susan L. Decker		623,242		5,911
William H. Gates III		621,514		7,640
David S. Gottesman		623,267		5,887
Charlotte Guyman		623,479		5,675
Ajit Jain		615,962		13,191
Thomas S. Murphy		620,826		8,328
Ronald L. Olson		613,965		15,188
Walter Scott, Jr.		614,549		14,605
Meryl B. Witmer		624,184		4,970

The results of the other matters acted upon at the meeting were as follows.

 

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Earnings Release Dated May 5, 2018.

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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 8, 2018		BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
		/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
		By:  Marc D. Hamburg
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer