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Amendment to Registration of a Class of Securities   —   Form 8-A
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 8-A12G/A    8-A/A                                                  5     12K 
 2: EX-4        Amendment to Rights Agreement                          5     21K 

8-A12G/A   —   8-A/A
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A

 AMENDMENT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 ON FORM 8-A

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

GENERAL RE
CORPORATION 
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  

   DELAWARE                    1-8026                     06-1026471
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(State or Other              (Commission                 (IRS Employer
   Jurisdiction               File Number)                Identification
of Incorporation)                                              No.)     

       695 EAST MAIN STREET, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT              06904-2351
   --------------------------------------------------           --------------
         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

(203) 328-5000  
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT  

Item 1. Amendment to Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered:   
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       On September 11, 1991, the board of directors of General Re Corporation
("General Re") approved the Rights Agreement, dated as of September 11, 1991    
(the "Rights Agreement"), between General Re and The Bank of New York, as rights
agent. General Re and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the successor    
rights agent (the "Rights Agent"), entered into the first amendment to the      
Rights Agreement (the "Amendment") as of June 19, 1998. The Amendment provides  
that the execution and delivery by General Re and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., a   
Delaware corporation ("Berkshire") of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, 
dated as of June 19, 1998 (the "Merger Agreement") and the Stock Option         
Agreement, dated as of June 19, 1998 (the "Option Agreement"), and the          
consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreements, will not cause
(i) Berkshire to be deemed an Acquiring Person, (ii) a Stock Acquisition Date to
occur pursuant to the Rights Agreement, or (iii) a Triggering Event to occur    
pursuant to the Rights Agreement. The Amendment also provides that the Rights   
Agreement will expire immediately prior to the consummation of the transactions 
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.                                           

     On September 18, 1991 General Re filed a copy of the Rights Agreement
with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the preferred stock     
purchase rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement (the "Rights") under    
Section 12(g)of the Act. A copy of the Amendment is filed herewith. A copy of   
the Rights Agreement and the Amendment is available free of charge from General 
Re. This summary description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete   
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment.                 

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Item 2. Exhibits.                                               
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   2.1. Amendment, dated as of June 19, 1998, to the Rights Agreement,
dated as of September 11, 1991,  between General Re and American Stock Transfer 
& Trust Company, as successor Rights Agent.                                     

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be   
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.               

                              GENERAL RE CORPORATION

Dated July 31, 1998                         By: /s/ Joseph P. Brandon           
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                                     Name: Joseph P. Brandon
                                              Title: Senior Vice President and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer

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 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit     Description                                                         
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2.1         Amendment, dated as of June 19, 1998, to the Rights Agreement,      
        dated as of September 11, 1991,  between General Re and American
  Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as successor Rights Agent.

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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