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Berkshire Hathaway Inc · 13F-HR · For 3/31/07

Filed On 5/15/07 4:42pm ET · SEC File 28-04545 · Accession Number 950134-7-11675

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 5/15/07  Berkshire Hathaway Inc            13F-HR      3/31/07    1:5                                      Bowne of Dallas I..01/FA

Quarterly Holdings or Combination Report by an Institutional Money Manager · Form 13F
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 13F-HR      Form 13f - Combination Report                          5     29K 

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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 13F

 Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2007                   

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:                                  
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This Amendment (Check only one.):   [ ] is a restatement.                       
                      [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:                            

Name:      Berkshire Hathaway Inc.                                              
Address:   1440 Kiewit Plaza                                                    
Omaha, NE 68131                                           

Form 13F File Number: 28- 4545                                                  

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom  
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized  
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and        
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,        
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.       

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:                      

Name:    Marc D. Hamburg                                                        
Title:   Vice President                                                         
Phone:   402-346-1400                                                           

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:                                          

(s) Marc D. Hamburg                       Omaha, NE     May 14, 2007            
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[Signature]                             [City, State]      [Date]               

Report Type (Check only one.):                                                  

[ ]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting         
manager are reported in this report.)                                 

[ ]  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and    
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)             

[X]  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this  
     reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)                                          

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:                              

Form 13F File Number    Name                                          

 28-5194                 General Re - New England Asset Management, Inc.

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Form 13F
SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:                                                                 

Number of Other Included Managers:                 19                           

Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:            99                           

Form 13F Information Table Value Total:   $57,503,864                           
               (thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:                                                

Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all       
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,   
other than the manager filing this report.                                      

[If there are no entries in this list, state "NONE" and omit the column headings
and list entries.]                                                              

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      FORM 13F FILE                                                    
NO.       NUMBER      NAME                                             
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 1.   28-5678         Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co. of Nebraska
 2.   28-10388        BH Columbia Inc.                                 
 3.   28-719          Blue Chip Stamps                                 
 4.   28-554          Buffett, Warren E.                               
 5.   28-1517         Columbia Insurance Co.                           
 6.   28-2226         Cornhusker Casualty Co.                          
 7.   28-06102        Cypress Insurance Company                        
 8.   28-11217        Fechheimer Brothers Company                      
 9.   28-             GEC Investment Managers                          
10.   28-852          GEICO Corp.                                      
11.   28-101          Government Employees Ins. Corp.                  
12.   28-1066         National Fire & Marine                           
13.   28-718          National Indemnity Co.                           
14.   28-5006         National Liability & Fire Ins. Co.               
15.   28-11222        Nebraska Furniture Mart                          
16.   28-717          OBH Inc.                                         
17.   28-1357         Wesco Financial Corp.                            
18.   28-3091         Wesco Financial Ins. Co.                         
19.   28-3105         Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc.                     

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 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2007

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COLUMN 1           COLUMN 2   COLUMN 3     COLUMN 4    COLUMN 5        COLUMN 6             COLUMN 7              COLUMN 8       
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                   TITLE OF                VALUE       SHRS OR   SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT        OTHER             VOTING AUTHORITY   
NAME OF ISSUER       CLASS     CUSIP      [x$1000]      PRN AMT  PRN CALL DISCRETION       MANAGERS         SOLE      SHARED NONE
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American Express                                                                                                                 
   Co.             Com      025816 10 9      971,513  17,225,400       X             4, 2, 5, 16           17,225,400            
                                             450,897   7,994,634       X             4, 12, 16              7,994,634            
                                           6,782,432 120,255,879       X             4, 13, 16            120,255,879            
                                             109,591   1,943,100       X             4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19   1,943,100            
                                              78,944   1,399,713       X             4, 15, 16              1,399,713            
                                              47,366     839,832       X             4, 8, 16                 839,832            
                                             110,101   1,952,142       X             4, 16                  1,952,142            
American Standard                                                                                                                
   Companies       Com      029712 10 6      586,544  11,062,700       X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16  11,062,700            
Ameriprise                                                                                                                       
   Financial, Inc. Com      03076C 10 6       83,172   1,455,580       X             4, 2, 5, 16            1,455,580            
                                              91,363   1,598,926       X             4, 12, 16              1,598,926            
                                              22,206     388,620       X             4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19     388,620            
                                              15,996     279,942       X             4, 15, 16                279,942            
                                               9,598     167,966       X             4, 8, 16                 167,966            
                                              22,309     390,428       X             4, 16                    390,428            
Anheuser Busch                                                                                                                   
   Cos. Inc.       Com      035229 10 3    1,794,519  35,563,200       X             4, 13, 16             35,563,200            
Block H & R        Com      093671 10 5       26,233   1,246,800       X             4, 13, 16              1,246,800            
Burlington                                                                                                                       
   Northern Santa                                                                                                                
   Fe              Com      12189T 10 4      806,301  10,024,876       X             4, 13, 16             10,024,876            
                                           1,874,051  23,300,400       X             4, 2, 5, 16           23,300,400            
                                             106,337   1,322,100       X             4, 12, 16              1,322,100            
Coca Cola          Com      191216 10 0       19,200     400,000       X             4, 16                    400,000            
                                              85,248   1,776,000       X             4, 14, 16              1,776,000            
                                             345,869   7,205,600       X             4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19   7,205,600            
                                           1,926,797  40,141,600       X             4, 2, 5, 16           40,141,600            
                                           6,717,389 139,945,600       X             4, 13, 16            139,945,600            
                                             438,682   9,139,200       X             4, 12, 16              9,139,200            
                                              23,040     480,000       X             4, 15, 16                480,000            
                                              43,776     912,000       X             4, 7, 16                 912,000            
Comcast Corp       CLA SPL  20030N 20 0      305,640  12,000,000       X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16  12,000,000            
Comdisco Holding                                                                                                                 
   Co.             Com      200334 10 0       12,064   1,206,369       X             4, 13, 16              1,206,369            
                                               3,000     300,028       X             4, 2, 5, 16              300,028            
                                                 170      17,049       X             4, 12, 16                 17,049            
ConocoPhillips     Com      20825C 10 4    1,226,069  17,938,100       X             4, 13, 16             17,938,100            
Costco Wholesale                                                                                                                 
   Corp.           Com      22160K 10 5      282,875   5,254,000       X             4, 13, 16              5,254,000            
First Data                                                                                                                       
   Corporation     Com      319963 10 4      269,000  10,000,000       X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16  10,000,000            
Gannett Inc.       Com      364730 10 1      194,065   3,447,600       X             4, 13, 16              3,447,600            
General Electric                                                                                                                 
   Co.             Com      369604 10 3      275,027   7,777,900       X             4                      7,777,900            
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                                          26,157,384                                                                             
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 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2007

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COLUMN 1           COLUMN 2   COLUMN 3     COLUMN 4    COLUMN 5        COLUMN 6             COLUMN 7              COLUMN 8       
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                   TITLE OF                VALUE       SHRS OR   SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT        OTHER             VOTING AUTHORITY   
NAME OF ISSUER       CLASS     CUSIP      [x$1000]      PRN AMT  PRN CALL DISCRETION       MANAGERS         SOLE      SHARED NONE
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Home Depot Inc.    Com      437076 10 2      153,610  4,181,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   4,181,000            
Ingersoll-Rd                                                                                                                     
   Company LTD.    CLA      G47766 10 1       27,583    636,600        X             4                        636,000            
Iron Mountain Inc. Com      462846 10 6      236,420  9,047,850        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   9,047,850            
Johnson & Johnson  Com      478160 10 4      260,474  4,322,500        X             4                      4,322,500            
                                           1,221,247 20,266,300        X             4, 2, 5, 16           20,266,300            
                                             903,273 14,989,600        X             4, 13, 16             14,989,600            
                                             547,595  9,087,200        X             4, 12, 16              9,087,200            
Lowes Companies                                                                                                                  
   Inc.            Com      548661 10 7      220,430  7,000,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   7,000,000            
M & T Bank                                                                                                                       
   Corporation     Com      55261F 10 4      694,639  5,997,060        X             4, 13, 16              5,997,060            
                                              63,243    546,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16     546,000            
                                              19,193    165,700        X             4, 12, 16                165,700            
Moody's            Com      615369 10 5    2,003,334 32,280,600        X             4, 13, 16             32,280,600            
                                             975,546 15,719,400        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16  15,719,400            
Nike Inc.          Com      654106 10 3      425,040  4,000,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   4,000,000            
Norfolk Southern                                                                                                                 
   Corp.           Com      655844 10 8       26,661    526,900        X             4, 13, 16                526,900            
                                             295,297  5,835,900        X             4, 2, 5, 16            5,835,900            
Petrochina Co LTD  ADR      71646E 10 0        8,536     72,900        X             4, 13, 16                 72,900            
                                              68,626    586,100        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16     586,100            
Pier 1 Imports                                                                                                                   
   Inc.            Com      720279 10 8       10,250  1,483,400        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   1,483,400            
Proctor & Gamble                                                                                                                 
   Co.             Com      742718 10 9    3,694,860 58,500,000        X             4, 13, 16             58,500,000            
                                           1,280,885 20,280,000        X             4, 2, 5, 16           20,280,000            
                                             394,118  6,240,000        X             4, 12, 16              6,240,000            
                                             451,878  7,154,500        X             4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19   7,154,500            
                                              49,265    780,000        X             4, 14, 16                780,000            
                                              98,530  1,560,000        X             4, 7, 16               1,560,000            
                                             346,464  5,485,500        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   5,485,500            
Sanofi Adventis    ADR      80105N 10 5       21,255    488,500        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16     488,500            
                                               7,427    170,700        X             4, 13, 16                170,700            
                                               7,366    169,300        X             4, 12, 16                169,300            
Servicemaster                                                                                                                    
   Company         Com      81760N 10 9       61,529  3,998,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   3,998,000            
Sun Trusts Banks                                                                                                                 
   Inc.            Com      867914 10 3      194,696  2,344,600        X             4, 13, 16              2,344,600            
                                              71,414    860,000        X             4, 2, 5, 16              860,000            
Torchmark Corp.    Com      891027 10 4        5,087     77,551        X             1, 4, 13, 16              77,551            
                                              29,498    449,728        X             4, 2, 5, 16              449,728            
                                             108,676  1,656,900        X             4, 13, 16              1,656,900            
                                              41,958    639,700        X             4, 12, 16                639,700            
Tyco International                                                                                                               
   LTD             Com      902124 10 6      315,500 10,000,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16  10,000,000            
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                                          15,341,403                                                                             
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Form 13F Information Table
March 31, 2007

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COLUMN 1           COLUMN 2   COLUMN 3     COLUMN 4    COLUMN 5        COLUMN 6             COLUMN 7              COLUMN 8          
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                   TITLE OF                VALUE       SHRS OR   SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT        OTHER             VOTING AUTHORITY      
NAME OF ISSUER       CLASS     CUSIP      [x$1000]      PRN AMT  PRN CALL DISCRETION       MANAGERS         SOLE      SHARED NONE   
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US Bancorp         Com       902973 30 4     815,056 23,307,300        X             4, 2, 5, 16           23,307,300               
USG Corporation    Com       903293 40 5     796,930 17,072,192        X             4, 13, 16             17,072,192               
Union Pacific                                                                                                                       
   Corp.           Com       907818 10 8   1,067,605 10,513,100        X             4, 2, 5, 16           10,513,100               
United Parcel                                                                                                                       
   Service Inc.    Com       911312 10 6     100,187  1,429,200        X             4                      1,429,200               
United Health                                                                                                                       
   Group Inc.      Com       91324P 10 2      54,104  1,021,400        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   1,021,400               
Wal-Mart Stores,                                                                                                                    
   Inc.            Com       931142 10 3     891,970 18,998,300        X             4, 13, 16             18,998,300               
                                              44,415    946,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16     946,000               
Washington Post                                                                                                                     
   Co.             Cl B      939640 10 8     682,801    894,304        X             4, 13, 16                               894,304
                                             113,235    148,311        X             4, 5, 1, 6, 13, 16                      148,311
                                             494,874    648,165        X             4, 12, 16                               648,165
                                              28,238     36,985        X             4, 14, 16                                36,985
Wells Fargo & Co.                                                                                                                   
   Del             Com       949746 10 1   1,549,898 45,015,920        X             4, 2, 5, 16           45,015,920               
                                              70,347  2,043,200        X             4, 3, 16, 17, 18, 19   2,043,200               
                                           1,319,118 38,313,040        X             4, 12, 16             38,313,040               
                                              95,991  2,788,000        X             4, 14, 16              2,788,000               
                                             176,282  5,120,000        X             4, 16                  5,120,000               
                                           3,159,118 91,754,820        X             4, 13, 16             91,754,820               
                                              41,651  1,209,720        X             4, 15, 16              1,209,720               
                                              58,531  1,700,000        X             5, 8, 16               1,700,000               
                                              10,329    300,000        X             4, 7, 16                 300,000               
                                             688,600 20,000,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16  20,000,000               
                                             550,880 16,000,000        X             4, 1, 6, 13, 16       16,000,000               
                                             275,440  8,000,000        X             4                      8,000,000               
Wellpoint Inc.     Com      949773V 10 7      79,454    979,700        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16     979,700               
Wesco Finl Corp.   Com       950817 10 6   2,623,420  5,703,087        X             4, 3, 16               5,703,087               
Western Union      Com       959802 10 9     216,603  9,868,000        X             4, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16   9,868,000               
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                                             16,005,077                                                                             
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                 GRAND TOTAL                $57,503,864                                                                             
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Filed On 5/15/07 4:42pm ET · SEC File 28-04545 · Accession Number 950134-7-11675

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