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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. filings document the disclosure record of a diversified operating company with Class A common stock, Class B common stock, and multiple senior note series registered on the New York Stock Exchange. Current reports cover earnings releases, segment operating results, insurance and reinsurance activity, freight rail, utilities and energy, manufacturing, service and retailing operations, and investment income and gains or losses.
The filing record also includes Form 8-K material-event reports, definitive proxy statements for annual meeting matters, senior note issuance disclosures, common stock repurchase policy updates, executive officer and director matters, shareholder proposals, advisory compensation votes, capital structure details, and governance disclosures tied to Berkshire's operating subsidiaries and securities.
Berkshire Hathaway director Warren E. Buffett reported a bona fide gift of 160 shares of Class B Common Stock on May 22, 2026. The filing states this was a gift to a charitable organization. After the transaction, he directly held 1,162 Class B shares. The Form 4 also includes a Class A Common Stock entry with zero shares shown following the transaction, with a footnote explaining that each Class A share is convertible into 1,500 Class B shares and that Class A holdings are reported in the derivative table.
Berkshire Hathaway director Warren E. Buffett reported a set of internal share moves involving Class A and Class B stock. He converted 25 shares of Class A Common Stock into 37,500 shares of Class B Common Stock, consistent with the 1-for-1,500 conversion ratio.
On the same date, he made two bona fide gifts of Class B Common Stock totaling 37,292 shares to charitable organizations at no consideration. After these transactions, Buffett directly held 196,290 Class A shares and 38,614 Class B shares.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. director Charlotte Guyman reported a charitable-style transfer of Class B Common Stock. On May 14, 2026, she made a bona fide gift of 574 shares of Class B common stock, recorded with no sale price.
The footnote explains this consisted of gifts of 82 shares each to seven individuals. After these gifts, Guyman still directly owns 2,888 shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B stock. This is a personal share transfer rather than a market sale, so it does not reflect open-market trading activity.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. filed a Form 13F reporting institutional holdings with a Form 13F Information Table Value Total of $263,095,703,570. The filing lists 90 reported holdings entries across 14 other included managers and was signed on 05-15-2026.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported sharply higher results for the first quarter of 2026 and detailed several governance updates. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders were $10,106 million, up from $4,603 million a year earlier, while operating earnings rose to $11,346 million from $9,641 million.
Net earnings per average equivalent Class A share were $7,027 versus $3,200, and Class B share earnings were $4.68 versus $2.13. Insurance underwriting, BNSF, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and manufacturing, service and retailing all contributed to operating earnings. Insurance float was about $176.9 billion at March 31, 2026.
The board confirmed that Charles C. Chang will succeed Marc D. Hamburg as Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026, with an annual cash salary of $8,000,000. In connection with Mr. Hamburg’s retirement, Berkshire will provide up to 30 NetJets flight hours per year through May 31, 2037, at an estimated cost of about $490,000 per year, including tax gross-up payments.
Shareholders elected all director nominees, approved on a non-binding basis the compensation of named executive officers, and supported holding the advisory vote on executive compensation every three years. A shareholder proposal on a workforce and human-capital oversight report did not pass. The company also amended and restated its by-laws to align officer roles, capital stock provisions, and execution of papers with its current operating structure.
Berkshire Hathaway officer Michael J. O'Sullivan reported two indirect open-market purchases of Class B Common Stock through a living trust of which he is trustee. The trust bought a total of 536 shares, including 53 shares at $470.22 per share and 483 shares at a weighted average price of $467.13 per share, with those shares acquired in multiple trades between $467.07 and $467.20 per share.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. officer Michael J. O'Sullivan filed an initial Form 3 showing beneficial ownership of the company's Class B Common Stock. The filing reports indirect ownership of 127 shares of Class B Common Stock, held by a living trust for which he serves as trustee.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported strong first quarter 2026 results, with total revenues of $93.7 billion versus $89.7 billion a year earlier. Net earnings attributable to Berkshire shareholders rose to $10.1 billion from $4.6 billion, largely because investment losses narrowed to $1.6 billion from $6.4 billion.
Core operations were solid. Insurance and other revenues reached $81.1 billion, while railroad, utilities and energy contributed $12.6 billion. Insurance underwriting generated higher pre-tax earnings of $2.3 billion, helped by the absence of large catastrophes that affected 2025.
Berkshire closed the OxyChem acquisition from Occidental’s chemicals business on January 2, 2026 for about $9.5 billion, adding preliminarily estimated assets of $10.8 billion. The balance sheet remained very liquid, with insurance and other cash and cash equivalents of $51.5 billion and short-term U.S. Treasury Bills of $339.3 billion at March 31, 2026.
PacifiCorp wildfire matters continued to be significant. Cumulative estimated probable wildfire losses were about $2.9 billion through March 31, 2026, with roughly $2.3 billion paid and $577 million of estimated unpaid liabilities. An Oregon Court of Appeals decision reversed and remanded an earlier Phase I James class-action verdict, introducing new legal dynamics, while PacifiCorp continues settlements and mediation.
Vanguard Capital Management reported beneficial ownership of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. common stock totaling 134,303,785 shares, representing 9.65% of the class. The filing states Vanguard has sole dispositive power over 134,303,785 shares and sole voting power for 16,888,250 shares. The Schedule 13G notes these holdings reflect assets managed across Vanguard business units and funds. The filing was signed on 04/29/2026.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. issued several series of senior notes on April 16, 2026 under its Form S-3 shelf registration. The company sold ¥128,900,000,000 of 2.077% notes due 2029, ¥86,800,000,000 of 2.465% notes due 2031 and ¥22,300,000,00 of 2.739% notes due 2033.
It also issued 3.084% notes due 2036 with ¥27,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount, 3.452% notes due 2041 with 2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount and 4.037% notes due 2056 with 5,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount. The notes were sold through an underwriting agreement with Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Merrill Lynch International.