8-K

UNITED STATES

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 4, 2024

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock	BRK.A	New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock	BRK.B	New York Stock Exchange
0.000% Senior Notes due 2025	BRK25	New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Senior Notes due 2027	BRK27	New York Stock Exchange
2.150% Senior Notes due 2028	BRK28	New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Senior Notes due 2030	BRK30	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Senior Notes due 2034	BRK34	New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Senior Notes due 2035	BRK35	New York Stock Exchange
2.375% Senior Notes due 2039	BRK39	New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Senior Notes due 2041	BRK41	New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Senior Notes due 2059	BRK59	New York Stock Exchange

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 chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐

If an 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 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 4, 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing the Company’s earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. 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 4, 2024, 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 seven items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; 2) A shareholder proposal regarding how the Company intends to measure, disclose and reduce GHG emissions associated with its underwriting, insuring and investing activities; 3) A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors disclose in a consolidated annual report GHG emissions data by scope, as well as progress toward its net-zero decarbonization goal, for Berkshire Hathaway Energy; 4) A shareholder proposal regarding the reporting on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts; 5) A shareholder proposal requesting that the Boad of Directors form a Railroad Safety Committee of independent directors; 6) A shareholder proposal requesting that the Board seek an audited report assessing how applying the findings of the Energy Policy Research Foundation would affect the assumptions, costs, estimates and valuations underlying the Company’s financial statements; 7) A shareholder proposal requesting that the Company report annually on the nature and extent to which the Company’s operations depend on and are vulnerable to China.

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors


	For		Withheld
Warren E. Buffett		444,912		17,865
Gregory E. Abel		445,010		17,768
Howard G. Buffett		443,882		18,895
Susan A. Buffett		444,945		17,832
Stephen B. Burke		413,306		49,471
Kenneth I. Chenault		413,752		49,025
Christopher C. Davis		447,507		15,270
Susan L. Decker		398,704		64,074
Charlotte Guyman		397,291		65,486
Ajit Jain		445,023		17,754
Thomas S. Murphy, Jr.		413,958		48,820
Ronald L. Olson		443,671		19,107
Wallace R. Weitz		450,038		12,740
Meryl B. Witmer		449,628		13,150

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


	For		Against		Abstain
Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal		96,010		361,595		5,172


	For		Against		Abstain
Proposal 3 – Shareholder proposal		81,136		376,406		5,235


	For		Against		Abstain
Proposal 4 – Shareholder proposal		94,181		365,913		2,683


	For		Against		Abstain
Proposal 5 – Shareholder proposal		16,457		444,067		2,254


	For		Against		Abstain
Proposal 6 – Shareholder proposal		3,604		453,833		5,340


	For		Against		Abstain
Proposal 7 – Shareholder proposal		6,418		453,752		2,607

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit 99.1		Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Earnings Release Dated May 4, 2024

Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 7, 2024		BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

		/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
		By: Marc D. Hamburg
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SEC Form 8-K filed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.