SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) | August 6, 2004 |
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
| DELAWARE | 001-14905 | 47-0813844 | ||
| (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER) |
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
| 1440 Kiewit Plaza Omaha, Nebraska |
68131 |
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| (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) | (ZIP CODE) |
(402) 346-1400
| ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure and ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release issued August 6, 2004 | ||||||||
ITEM 9. Regulation FD Disclosure and ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 6, 2004, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued a press release announcing its earnings for the second quarter ended June 30, 2004.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as an exhibit (99.1).
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 Press Release issued on August 6, 2004
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.
| August 6, 2004 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | |||
| /s/ Marc D. Hamburg | ||||
| By: | Marc D. Hamburg | |||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||