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10-K 1 d303001d10k.htm FORM 10-K

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

Commission file number 001-14905

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware47-0813844
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska68131
(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (402) 346-1400

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each className of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $5.00 Par ValueNew York Stock Exchange
Class B common stock, $0.0033 Par ValueNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T during the preceding 12 months. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filer ☑Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 2016: $278,053,000,000*

Indicate number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock:

February 16, 2017—Class A common stock, $5 par value774,680 shares
February 16, 2017—Class B common stock, $0.0033 par value1,304,592,522 shares

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

DocumentIncorporated In
Proxy Statement for Registrant’s Annual Meeting to be held May 6, 2017Part III
*This aggregate value is computed at the last sale price of the common stock on June 30, 2016. It does not include the value of Class A common stock (316,766 shares) and Class B common stock (70,408,573 shares) held by Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant and members of their immediate families, some of whom may not constitute “affiliates” for purpose of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Page No.
Part I
Item 1.Business1
Item 1A.Risk Factors23
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments26
Item 2.Description of Properties26
Item 3.Legal Proceedings30
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures30
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Security Holder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities30
Item 6.Selected Financial Data31
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations32
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk62
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data63
Consolidated Balance Sheets— December 31, 2016 and December 31, 201564
Consolidated Statements of Earnings— Years Ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and December 31, 201466
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income— Years Ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and December 31, 201467
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity— Years Ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and December 31, 201467
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows— Years Ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015, and December 31, 201468
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements69
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure108
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures108
Item 9B.Other Information108
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance109
Item 11.Executive Compensation109
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters109
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence109
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services109
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules109
Signatures110
Exhibit Index115
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