UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM  i 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)  i October 15, 2020

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 i (402)  i 346-1400

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

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On October 15, 2020, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”) issued $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.450% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.850% Senior Notes due 2050 (the “2050 Notes” and together with the 2030 Notes, the “Notes”) under the Registration Statement. The Notes, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into on October 5, 2020, by and between (a) BHFC and Berkshire and (b) BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.

The Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2016, by and among Berkshire, BHFC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Indenture”) and (i) an officers’ certificate dated as of October 15, 2020 by Berkshire with respect to the 2030 Notes (the “2030 Notes Officers’ Certificate”) and (ii) an officers’ certificate dated as of October 15, 2020 by BHFC with respect to the 2050 Notes (the “2050 Notes Officers’ Certificate” and, together with the 2030 Notes Officers’ Certificate, the “Officers’ Certificates”).

The relevant terms of the Notes and the Indenture are further described under the caption “Description of the Notes and Guarantees” in the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, dated October 5, 2020, filed with the Commission by Berkshire and BHFC on October 7, 2020, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act and in the section entitled “Description of the Debt Securities” in the base prospectus relating to debt securities of BHFC, dated January 28, 2019, included in the Registration Statement, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the Indenture is set forth in Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2030 Notes Officers’ Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2050 Notes Officers’ Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificates and the Notes in this report are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificates and the Notes, respectively.

(d) Exhibits

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.