UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:
06-30-2017
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
Address:
3555 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68131
Form 13F File Number:
028-04545

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:
Senior Vice President
Phone:
402-346-1400


Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

Marc D. Hamburg
                         [Signature]
Omaha, NEBRASKA
                 [City, State]
08-14-2017
                           [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).) 

☒ 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
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]



Form 13F File NumberNameCIK
28-5194
New England Asset Management Inc
 

Form 13F Summary Page

Report Summary:

Number of Other Included Managers:
14
Form 13F Information table Entry Total:
140
Form 13F Information table Value Total:
162143689
          (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.]

No.Form 13F File NumberNameCIK
1
28-2226
Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Co.
 
2
28-5678
Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Co of Nebraska
 
3
28-14389
BH Finance LLC
 
4
28-554
Buffett Warren E
 
5
28-1517
Columbia Insurance Co
 
6
28-06102
Cypress Insurance Co
 
7
28-11217
Fechheimer Brothers Co
 
8
28-852
GEICO Corp
 
9
28-12941
Medical Protective Corp
 
10
28-1066
National Fire & Marine Insurance Co
 
11
28-718
National Indemnity Co
 
12
28-5006
National Liability & Fire Insurance Co
 
13
28-11222
Nebraska Furniture Mart
 
14
28-12947
U.S. Investment Corp
 


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number:3235-0006
Expires:July 31, 2015
Estimated average burden
hours per response:23.8
COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
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