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Berkshire Hathaway Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/09 – ‘XML.R23’

On:  Monday, 3/1/10, at 6:02am ET   ·   For:  12/31/09   ·   Accession #:  1193125-10-43450   ·   File #:  1-14905

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/01/10  Berkshire Hathaway Inc            10-K       12/31/09   51:6.2M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   1.51M 
10: 10-K        PDF of the Form 10-K -- d10k1                        PDF    514K 
 2: EX-3.(I)    Articles of Incorporation/Organization or Bylaws    HTML     43K 
 4: EX-21       Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     50K 
 5: EX-23       Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     17K 
 3: EX-12       Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     33K 
 6: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 7: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     22K 
 8: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     16K 
 9: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     16K 
41: XML         IDEA XML File -- Definitions and References          XML     97K 
47: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     81K 
45: XML.R1      Document Information                                 XML     39K 
46: XML.R2      Entity Information                                   XML    156K 
28: XML.R3      Consolidated Balance Sheets                          XML    395K 
33: XML.R4      Consolidated Statements of Earnings                  XML    441K 
39: XML.R5      Consolidated Statements of Earnings Parenthetical    XML     95K 
38: XML.R6      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                XML    479K 
50: XML.R7      Consolidated Statements of Changes in                XML    320K 
                Shareholders' Equity                                             
22: XML.R8      Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income      XML    147K 
37: XML.R9      Significant accounting policies and practices        XML     75K 
20: XML.R10     Significant business acquisitions                    XML     32K 
19: XML.R11     Acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe          XML     33K 
                Corporation                                                      
27: XML.R12     Investments in fixed maturity securities             XML     75K 
43: XML.R13     Investments in equity securities                     XML     67K 
29: XML.R14     Other Investments                                    XML     64K 
30: XML.R15     Investment gains and losses                          XML     47K 
35: XML.R16     Receivables                                          XML     44K 
51: XML.R17     Inventories                                          XML     35K 
25: XML.R18     Goodwill                                             XML     34K 
17: XML.R19     Property, plant and equipment                        XML     55K 
32: XML.R20     Derivative contracts                                 XML     74K 
42: XML.R21     Supplemental cash flow information                   XML     42K 
23: XML.R22     Unpaid losses and loss adjustment expenses           XML     65K 
40: XML.R23     Notes payable and other borrowings                   XML     60K 
31: XML.R24     Income taxes                                         XML     87K 
49: XML.R25     Dividend restrictions - Insurance subsidiaries       XML     31K 
44: XML.R26     Fair value measurements                              XML    124K 
34: XML.R27     Common stock                                         XML     40K 
36: XML.R28     Pension plans                                        XML    101K 
18: XML.R29     Contingencies and Commitments                        XML     59K 
21: XML.R30     Business segment data                                XML    188K 
24: XML.R31     Quarterly Data                                       XML     50K 
26: XML.R32     Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information         XML    102K 
48: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS    163K 
11: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- brka-20091231                       XML   1.20M 
13: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- brka-20091231_cal               XML    120K 
14: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- brka-20091231_def                XML    240K 
15: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- brka-20091231_lab                     XML    459K 
16: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- brka-20091231_pre              XML    305K 
12: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- brka-20091231                         XSD     84K 


‘XML.R23’   —   Notes payable and other borrowings


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<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="4%" align="left" valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>(15) </b></font></td> <td align="left" valign="top"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Notes payable and other borrowings </b></font></td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Notes payable and other borrowings are summarized below (in millions). </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="88%"/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i>Insurance and other:</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued or guaranteed by Berkshire due 2010-2035</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,021</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,275</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued by subsidiaries and not guaranteed by Berkshire due 2010-2038</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,698</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,074</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,719</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">4,349</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Debt issued or guaranteed by Berkshire includes short-term borrowings of $1.6 billion as of December 31, 2009 and $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2008. In February 2010, Berkshire issued $8.0 billion aggregate par amount of senior notes consisting of $2.0 billion par amount of floating rate notes due in 2011; $1.1 billion par amount of floating rate notes due in 2012; $1.2 billion par amount of floating rate notes due in 2013; $600 million par amount of 1.4% notes due in 2012; $1.4 billion par amount of 2.125% notes due in 2013; and $1.7 billion par amount of 3.2% notes due in 2015. These notes were issued in connection with the BNSF acquisition. </font></p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i>Utilities and energy:</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (“MidAmerican”) and its subsidiaries and not guaranteed by Berkshire: </font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">MidAmerican senior unsecured debt due 2012-2037</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5,371</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">5,121</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 5em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Subsidiary and other debt due 2010-2039</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14,208</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14,024</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">19,579</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">19,145</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">MidAmerican senior debt is unsecured and has a weighted average interest rate of about 6.2% as of December 31, 2009. Subsidiary debt of utilities and energy businesses represents amounts issued by subsidiaries of MidAmerican pursuant to separate financing agreements and has a weighted average interest rate of about 6% as of December 31, 2009. All or substantially all of the assets of certain MidAmerican subsidiaries are or may be pledged or encumbered to support or otherwise secure the debt. These borrowing arrangements generally contain various covenants including, but not limited to, leverage ratios, interest coverage ratios and debt service coverage ratios. As of December 31, 2009, MidAmerican and its subsidiaries were in compliance with all applicable covenants. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="86%"/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><i>Finance and financial products:</i></font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom"/></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued by Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”) and guaranteed by Berkshire</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">12,051</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">10,778</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued by other subsidiaries and guaranteed by Berkshire due 2010-2027</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">776</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">706</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Issued by other subsidiaries and not guaranteed by Berkshire 2010-2036</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,784</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,904</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"/> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">14,611</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">13,388</font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"/> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom"> </td></tr></table> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">BHFC is a 100% owned finance subsidiary of Berkshire, which has fully and unconditionally guaranteed its securities. Debt issued by BHFC matures between 2010 and 2018 and has a weighted average interest rate of approximately 4.2% as of December 31, 2009. In January 2010, BHFC issued $1 billion par amount of senior notes consisting of $750 million par of 5.75% notes due in 2040 and $250 million par of floating rate notes due in 2012. In January 2010, BHFC repaid $1.5 billion par amount of senior notes that matured. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Our subsidiaries have approximately $4.7 billion of available unused lines of credit and commercial paper capacity in the aggregate to support our short-term borrowing programs and provide additional liquidity. Generally, Berkshire’s guarantee of a subsidiary’s debt obligation is an absolute, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee for the full and prompt payment when due of all present and future payment obligations of the issuer. </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Principal payments expected during the next five years are as follows (in millions). </font></p> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> </p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td width="70%"/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/> <td width="2%" valign="bottom"/> <td/> <td/></tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2011</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2012</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2013</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td colspan="2" align="center" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>2014</b></font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Insurance and other *</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">2,015</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">120</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">107</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">99</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">118</font></td></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Utilities and energy</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">371</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,141</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">1,666</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">650</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td> <td align="right" valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">970</font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"> <td valign="top"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; 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