Material Event - Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 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) January 25, 2022

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE		001-14905		47-0813844
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)		(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)		(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

3555 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebraska		68131
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)		(ZIP CODE)

(402)346-1400

REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbols		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock		BRK.A		New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock		BRK.B		New York Stock Exchange
0.750% Senior Notes due 2023		BRK23		New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Senior Notes due 2027		BRK27		New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Senior Notes due 2035		BRK35		New York Stock Exchange
1.300% Senior Notes due 2024		BRK24		New York Stock Exchange
2.150% Senior Notes due 2028		BRK28		New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Senior Notes due 2023		BRK23A		New York Stock Exchange
2.375% Senior Notes due 2039		BRK39		New York Stock Exchange
2.625% Senior Notes due 2059		BRK59		New York Stock Exchange
0.000% Senior Notes due 2025		BRK25		New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Senior Notes due 2041		BRK41		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On January 25, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire") issued (i) ¥23,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.203% Senior Notes due 2027, (ii) ¥25,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.320% Senior Notes due 2029, (iii) ¥44,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.472% Senior Notes due 2032, (iv) ¥12,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.700% Senior Notes due 2037, (v) ¥7,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.917% Senior Notes due 2042 and (vi) ¥16,600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.129% Senior Notes due 2052 ((i) through (vi) collectively, the "Notes") under a registration statement on Form S-3under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on January 28, 2019 (Registration No. 333-229396)(the "Registration Statement"). The Notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into on January 14, 2022, by and between (a) Berkshire and (b) J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International and Mizuho Securities USA LLC.

The Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2016, by and among Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the "Indenture") and (i) an officers' certificate dated as of January 25, 2022 by Berkshire with respect to its 0.203% Senior Notes due 2027 (the "2027 Notes Officers' Certificate"), (ii) an officers' certificate dated as of January 25, 2022 by Berkshire with respect to its 0.320% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "2029 Notes Officers' Certificate"), (iii) an officers' certificate dated as of January 25, 2022 by Berkshire with respect to its 0.472% Senior Notes due 2032 (the "2032 Notes Officers' Certificate"), (iv) an officers' certificate dated as of January 25, 2022 by Berkshire with respect to its 0.700% Senior Notes due 2037 (the "2037 Notes Officers' Certificate"), (v) an officers' certificate dated as of January 25, 2022 by Berkshire with respect to its 0.917% Senior Notes due 2042 (the "2042 Notes Officers' Certificate") and (vi) an officers' certificate dated as of January 25, 2022 by Berkshire with respect to its 1.129% Senior Notes due 2052 (the "2052 Notes Officers' Certificate") ((i) through (vi) collectively, the "Officers' Certificates").

The relevant terms of the Notes and the Indenture are further described under the caption "Description of the Notes" in the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, dated January 14, 2022, filed with the Commission by Berkshire on January 14, 2022, 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 Berkshire, 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 2027 Notes Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2029 Notes Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2032 Notes Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.4 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2037 Notes Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.5 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2042 Notes Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.6 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2052 Notes Officers' Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.7 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.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated January 14, 2022, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Merrill Lynch International and Mizuho Securities USA LLC.
4.1		Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2016, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-229396) filed with the Commission on January 28, 2019).
4.2		Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of January 25, 2022, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 0.203% Senior Notes due 2027.
4.3		Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of January 25, 2022, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 0.320% Senior Notes due 2029.
4.4		Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of January 25, 2022, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 0.472% Senior Notes due 2032.
4.5		Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of January 25, 2022, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 0.700% Senior Notes due 2037.
4.6		Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of January 25, 2022, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 0.917% Senior Notes due 2042.
4.7		Officers' Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of January 25, 2022, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 1.129% Senior Notes due 2052.
5.1		Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated January 25, 2022, with respect to the Notes.
23.1		Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

January 25, 2022				BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
			/s/ Marc D. Hamburg
			By: Marc D. Hamburg
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer