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 4, 2013

 

 

                                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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 4, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders. The agenda items for the meeting are shown below along with the vote of Company’s Class A and Class B common stock voting together as a single class, with respect to each of the agenda items. There were two agenda items acted on at that meeting as follows: 1) Election of Directors; and 2) a shareholder proposal with respect to establishing reasonable, quantitative goals for reduction of greenhouse gas and other air emissions at Berkshire’s energy-generating holdings; and requesting that Berkshire publish a report to shareholders on how it will achieve such goals. Berkshire’s shareholders reelected all of Berkshire’s directors and elected one new director in an uncontested election. Following are the votes cast for and against each director.

 

 

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors         
    

For

     

Against

     

Warren E. Buffett

      696,566         9,783      

Charles T. Munger

      697,621         8,727      

Howard G. Buffett

      699,495         6,853      

Stephen B. Burke

      705,479         869      

Susan L. Decker

      703,604         2,744      

William H. Gates III

      704,587         1,761      

David S. Gottesman

      704,702         1,646      

Charlotte Guyman

      703,815         2,533      

Donald R. Keough

      703,764         2,584      

Thomas S. Murphy

      695,404         10,944      

Ronald L. Olson

      696,656         9,693      

Walter Scott, Jr.

      703,855         2,493      

Meryl B. Witmer

      705,418         930      

The results of the vote on the shareholder proposal were as follows.

 

 

    

For

     

Against

     

Abstain

  

Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal

      57,569         598,162         50,616   

 

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, 2013   BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
   

 

            /s/ Marc D. Hamburg

 

 

 

By: Marc D. Hamburg

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer