FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   GATES WILLIAM H III 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/14/2004 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC [BRK/A] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE MICROSOFT WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2004 (Street) REDMOND, WA 98052 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Class B Common Stock	98,400 (1)	$ (1)	I	By limited liability company
Class A Common Stock	  (1)	  (1)	Class B Common Stock	9,000	$ (1)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GATES WILLIAM H III ONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND, WA 98052	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

Michael Larson*, on behalf of William H. Gates III.		09/02/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of Class A Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 30 shares of class B Common Stock. The reporting person indirectly owns 3,280 shares of Class A Common Stock, which are convertible into 98,400 shares of Class B Common Stock. The original report indicated that an additional 300 shares were indirectly owned, however these shares are actually owned directly by the reporting person. These shares are conertible into 9,000 shares of Class B Common Stock.
  Remarks: * Duly authorized under Special Power of Attorney appointing Michael Larson attorney-in-fact, dated February 4, 2005, by and behalf of William H. Gates III, filed as Exhibit 99.3 to Cascade Investment, L.L.C.'s Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G with respect to Canadian National Railway Company on February 11, 2005, SEC File No. 005-48661, and incorporated by reference herein

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