Edgar Filing: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 ^*

MUNGER CHARLES T

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC [BRK.A]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/18/2009

(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽³⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,179

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽⁴⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,177

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽⁵⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,175

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽⁶⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,173

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽⁷⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,171

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽⁸⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,169

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽⁹⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,167

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽¹⁰⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,165

Class A Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

12/18/2009

G⁽¹¹⁾

⁽²⁾

See footnote 1.

⁽¹⁾

⁽²⁾

13,157

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MUNGER CHARLES T 355 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE 34TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90071	X		Vice Chairman

Signatures

Charles T. Munger		01/06/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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. In accordance with the instructions to Form 4, my holdings of, and transactions in, shares of Class A Common Stock are reported in Table II. I own only Class A Common Stock; I own no Class B Common Stock directly.
(2)	Not applicable.
(3)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number One.
(4)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Two.
(5)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Three.
(6)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Four.
(7)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Five.
(8)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Six.
(9)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Seven.
(10)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 2 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Munger Charitable Trust Number Eight.
(11)	On December 18, 2009, I donated 8 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Harvard-Westlake School.

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