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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

3555 Farnam Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

May 5, 2012

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will be held at the CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 North 10^thStreet, Omaha, Nebraska, on May 5, 2012 at 3:45 p.m. for the following purposes:

To elect directors.

To act on a shareholder proposal if properly presented at the meeting.

To consider and act upon any other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 7, 2012 as the record date for determining the shareholders having the right to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof. A list of such shareholders will be available for examination by a shareholder for any purpose germane to the meeting during ordinary business hours at the offices of the Corporation at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska, during the ten days prior to the meeting.

You are requested to date, sign and return the enclosed proxy which is solicited by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and will be voted as indicated in the accompanying proxy statement and proxy. A return envelope is provided which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. If mailed elsewhere, foreign postage must be affixed.

Prior to the formal annual meeting, just as in recent years, the doors will open at the CenturyLink Center at 7:00 a.m. and the movie will be shown at 8:30 a.m. At 9:30 a.m., the question and answer period will commence. The question and answer period will last until 3:30 p.m. (with a short break for lunch). After a recess, the formal Annual Meeting of Shareholders will convene at 3:45 p.m.

By order of the Board of Directors

FORREST N. KRUTTER, Secretary

Omaha, Nebraska March 16, 2012

A shareholder may request meeting credentials for admission to the meeting by completing and promptly returning to the Company the meeting credential order form accompanying this notice. Otherwise, meeting credentials may be obtained at the meeting by persons identifying themselves as shareholders as of the record date. For a record owner, possession of a proxy card will be adequate identification. For a beneficial-but-not-of-record owner, a copy of a broker’s statement showing shares held for his or her benefit on March 7, 2012 will be adequate identification.

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

3555 Farnam Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

May 5, 2012

This statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (hereinafter “Berkshire” or “Corporation” or “Company”) of proxies in the accompanying form for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 3:45 p.m. and at any adjournment thereof. This proxy statement and the enclosed form of proxy were first sent to shareholders on or about March 16, 2012. If the form of proxy enclosed herewith is executed and returned as requested, it may nevertheless be revoked at any time prior to exercise by filing an instrument revoking it or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. Solicitation of proxies will be made solely by mail at the Corporation’s expense. The Corporation will reimburse brokerage firms, banks, trustees and others for their actual out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding proxy material to the beneficial owners of its common stock.

As of the close of business on March 7, 2012, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Corporation had outstanding and entitled to vote 934,158 shares of Class A Common Stock (hereinafter called “Class A Stock”) and 1,075,302,988 shares of Class B Common Stock (hereinafter called “Class B Stock”). Each share of Class A Stock is entitled to one vote per share and each share of Class B Stock is entitled to one-ten-thousandth (1/10,000) of one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Corporation. The Class A Stock and Class B Stock vote together as a single class on the matters described in this proxy statement. Only shareholders of record at the close of business on March 7, 2012 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any adjournment thereof.

The presence at the meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of Class A Stock and Class B Stock holding in the aggregate a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s stock entitled to vote shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. A plurality of the votes properly cast for the election of directors by the shareholders attending the meeting, in person or by proxy, will elect directors to office. However, pursuant to the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Corporate Governance Guidelines, if a director nominee in an uncontested election receives a greater number of votes “withheld” from his or her election than votes “for” that director’s election, the nominee shall promptly offer his or her resignation to the Board. A committee consisting of the Board’s independent directors (which will specifically exclude any director who is required to offer his or her own resignation) shall consider all relevant factors and decide on behalf of the Board the action to be taken with respect to such offered resignation and will determine whether to accept the resignation or take other action. The Corporation will publicly disclose the Board’s decision with regard to any resignation offered under these circumstances with an explanation of how the decision was reached, including, if applicable, the reasons for rejecting the offered resignation.

A majority of votes properly cast upon any other question shall decide the question. Abstentions will count for purposes of establishing a quorum, but will not count as votes cast for the election of directors or any other question. Accordingly, abstentions will have no effect on the election of directors and are the equivalent of an “against” vote on matters requiring a majority of votes properly cast to decide the question. Broker non-votes will not count for purposes of establishing a quorum or as votes cast for the election of directors or any other question and accordingly will have no effect. Shareholders who send in proxies but attend the meeting in person may vote directly if they prefer and withdraw their proxies or may allow their proxies to be voted with the similar proxies sent in by other shareholders.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SHAREHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 5, 2012.

The Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2012 and the 2011 Annual Report to the Shareholders are available at www.berkshirehathaway.com/eproxy.

1.	ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, a Board of Directors consisting of 12 members will be elected, each director to hold office until a successor is elected and qualified, or until the director resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified.

The Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee (“Governance Committee”) has established certain attributes that it seeks in identifying candidates for directors. In particular the Governance Committee looks for individuals who have very high integrity, business savvy, an owner-oriented attitude and a deep genuine interest in Berkshire. These are the same attributes that Warren Buffett, Berkshire’s Chairman and CEO, believes to be essential if one is to be an effective member of the Board of Directors. In considering candidates for director, the Governance Committee considers the entirety of each candidate’s credentials in the context of these attributes. In the judgment of the Governance Committee as well as that of the Board as a whole, each of the candidates being nominated for director possesses such attributes.

Upon the recommendation of the Governance Committee and Mr. Buffett, the Board of Directors has nominated for election the 12 current directors of the Corporation. Certain information with respect to nominees for election as directors is contained in the following table:

WARREN E. BUFFETT, age 81, has been a director of the Corporation since 1965 and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since 1970. Mr. Buffett is a controlling person of the Corporation. He was a director of The Washington Post Company until May 2011.

Additional Qualifications:

Warren Buffett brings to the Board his 42 years of experience as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

HOWARD G. BUFFETT, age 57, has been a director of the Corporation since 1993. For more than the past five years, Mr. Buffett has been President of Buffett Farms and President of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, a charitable foundation that directs funding for humanitarian and conservation related issues. He is also a director of The Coca-Cola Company and Lindsay Corporation.

Additional Qualifications:

Howard Buffett brings to the Board his experience as the owner of a small business, as a past senior executive of a public corporation, as a director of public corporations and as the President of a large charitable foundation.

STEPHEN B. BURKE, age 53, became a director of the Corporation on December 22, 2009. Mr. Burke has been the Chief Executive Officer of NBCUniversal and Executive Vice President of Comcast Corporation since January 2011. Prior to that time, from 1998 until January 2011, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Comcast Corporation. He is also a director of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a director of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Additional Qualifications:

Stephen Burke brings to the Board his experience as a senior executive of a public corporation and as chairman of a major charitable institution and his financial expertise as a director of a major banking institution.

SUSAN L. DECKER, age 49, has been a director of the Corporation since 2007. Ms. Decker also serves on the boards of directors of Intel Corporation, Costco Wholesale Corporation and LegalZoom. During the 2009-2010 school year, she served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School. Prior to that, from June 2000 to April 2009, Ms. Decker held various executive management positions at Yahoo! Inc., a global Internet brand, including president (June 2007 to April 2009), head of the Advertiser and Publisher Group (December 2006 to June 2007) and chief financial officer (June 2000 to June 2007). Before Yahoo!, Ms. Decker spent 14 years with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and served on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council for a four-year term, from 2000 to 2004.

Additional Qualifications:

Susan Decker brings to the Board her experience as a past senior executive of a public corporation and a director of public corporations and her financial expertise as a former financial analyst and a former member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

WILLIAM H. GATES III, age 56, has been a director of the Corporation since 2005. Mr. Gates currently serves as Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For more than the past five years, Mr. Gates has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Microsoft Corporation, a software company. Mr. Gates was the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation from its incorporation in 1981 until January 2000.

Additional Qualifications:

William Gates brings to the Board his experience and financial expertise as the chairman of the board of directors and as a past chief executive officer of a public corporation and as the co-chair of a major charitable foundation.

DAVID S. GOTTESMAN, age 85, has been a director of the Corporation since 2003. For more than the past five years, he has been a principal of First Manhattan Co., an investment advisory firm.

Additional Qualifications:

David Gottesman brings to the Board his experience and financial expertise as principal of a private investment manager.

CHARLOTTE GUYMAN, age 55, has been a director of the Corporation since 2003. Ms. Guyman was a general manager with Microsoft Corporation until July 1999 and has been retired since that time. She is a former Chairman of the Board of Directors of UW Medicine, an academic medical center.

Additional Qualifications:

Charlotte Guyman brings to the Board her experience as a past senior executive of a public corporation and her financial expertise as the former chairman of a major academic medical center.

DONALD R. KEOUGH, age 85, has been a director of the Corporation since 2003. For more than the past five years, he has been Chairman of Allen & Company, an investment banking firm. Mr. Keough currently is a director of InterActive Corp. and The Coca-Cola Company.

Additional Qualifications:

Donald Keough brings to the Board his experience and financial expertise as the chairman of an investment banking firm, director of public corporations and as a past senior executive of a public corporation.

CHARLES T. MUNGER, age 88, has been a director and Vice Chairman of the Corporation’s Board of Directors since 1978. Between 1984 and 2011, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Wesco Financial Corporation, approximately 80%-owned by the Corporation during that period. He also served as President of Wesco Financial Corporation between 2005 and 2011. Mr. Munger is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Daily Journal Corporation and a director of Costco Wholesale Corporation.

Additional Qualifications:

Charles Munger brings to the Board his 34 years of experience as Vice Chairman of the Corporation.

THOMAS S. MURPHY, age 86, has been a director of the Corporation since 2003. Mr. Murphy has been retired since 1996. He was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. from 1966 to 1990 and from February 1994 until his retirement in 1996.

Additional Qualifications:

Thomas Murphy brings to the Board his experience and financial expertise as a past chief executive officer of a public corporation and as a past director of public corporations.

RONALD L. OLSON, age 70, has been a director of the Corporation since 1997. For more than the past five years, he has been a partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. He is also a director of City National Corporation, Edison International, Southern California Edison and The Washington Post Company and he is a trustee of Western Asset Funds.

Additional Qualifications:

Ronald Olson brings to the Board his experience and expertise in legal issues and corporate governance as a partner of a law firm and as a director of public corporations.

WALTER SCOTT, JR., age 80, has been a director of the Corporation since 1988. For more than the past five years, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Level 3 Communications, Inc., which is engaged in telecommunications and computer outsourcing and is a successor to certain businesses of Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. He is also a director of Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. and Valmont Industries Inc. Mr. Scott was a director of Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises, Inc. until March 2007.

Additional Qualifications:

Walter Scott brings to the Board his experience and financial expertise as a past chief executive officer and as a director of both public and private corporations and as chairman of a major charitable foundation.

When the accompanying proxy is properly executed and returned, the shares it represents will be voted in accordance with the directions indicated thereon or, if no direction is indicated, the shares will be voted in favor of the election of the twelve nominees identified above. The Corporation expects each nominee to be able to serve if elected, but if any nominee notifies the Corporation before the annual meeting that he or she is unable to do so, then the proxies will be voted for the remainder of those nominated and, as designated by the directors, may be voted (i) for a substitute nominee or nominees, or (ii) to elect such lesser number to constitute the whole Board as equals the number of nominees who are able to serve.

Directors’ Independence

The Governance Committee of the Board of Directors has concluded that the following directors are independent in accordance with the director independence standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 407(a) of Regulation S-K, and has determined that none of them has a material relationship with the Corporation which would impair his or her independence from management or otherwise compromise his or her ability to act as an independent director: Stephen B. Burke; Susan L. Decker; William H. Gates III; David S. Gottesman; Charlotte Guyman; Donald R. Keough; Thomas S. Murphy and Walter Scott, Jr.

In making its determination with respect to Mr. Scott, the Governance Committee considered his role as a director of and the holder of 9.4% of the voting stock of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company in which the Corporation owns approximately 89.8% of the voting stock. The Governance Committee also considered the agreement between the Corporation and Mr. Scott that requires Mr. Scott and his related family interests, before selling their MidAmerican shares, to give the Corporation the right of first refusal to purchase their shares (if the Corporation is legally permitted to buy them) or the opportunity to assign its right to purchase to a third party (if it is not legally permitted to buy them). That same agreement also gives Mr. Scott and his related family interests the right to put their shares to the Corporation (if the Corporation is legally permitted to buy them) at fair market value to be determined by independent appraisal if the sellers do not agree with the price offered by the Corporation, and payable in Berkshire shares. The Governance Committee considered these relationships in light of the attributes it believes need to be possessed by independent-minded directors, including personal financial substance and a lack of economic dependence on the Corporation, as well as business wisdom and ownership of Berkshire shares. The Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Scott’s relationships, rather than interfering with his ability to be independent from management, are consistent with the business and financial substance that have made and continue to make him an independent director.

In making its determination with respect to Mr. Gates, the Governance Committee considered that Mr. Gates and his wife are trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (“Gates Foundation”) that since 2006 received donations from Warren Buffett of 132,454,077 Class B shares of the Corporation. These shares were received in connection with Mr. Buffett’s pledge to donate Class B Stock to the Gates Foundation over the remainder of Mr. Buffett’s life. Terms of his pledge are described on Berkshire’s website at www.berkshirehathaway.com under the heading “Letters from Warren E. Buffett Regarding Pledges to Make Gifts of Berkshire Stock.” The Governance Committee considered these relationships in light of the attributes it believes need to be possessed by independent-minded directors, including personal financial substance and a lack of economic dependence on the Corporation, as well as business wisdom and ownership of Berkshire shares. The Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Gates’ relationship to the Gates Foundation had no impact on his independence and that he continued to qualify as an independent director.

Howard G. Buffett is the son of Warren Buffett. Ronald L. Olson is a partner of the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP. Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP rendered legal services to the Corporation and its subsidiaries in 2011 and has been rendering services in 2012. The Corporation and its subsidiaries paid fees of $5.3 million to Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP during 2011.

Board of Directors’ Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

Warren E. Buffett is Berkshire’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is Berkshire’s largest shareholder and owns shares of Berkshire that represent 34% of the voting interest and 22% of the economic interest. As such he may be deemed to be Berkshire’s controlling shareholder. It is Mr. Buffett’s opinion that a controlling shareholder who is active in the business, as is currently the case and has been the case for Mr. Buffett for over the last 40 years, should hold both roles. This opinion is shared by Berkshire’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has not named a lead independent director.

Mr. Buffett and the other members of the Board of Directors extensively discuss succession planning at each meeting of the Board. Upon his death or inability to manage Berkshire, no member of the Buffett family will be involved in managing Berkshire but, as very substantial Berkshire shareholders, the Buffett family will assist the Board of Directors in picking and overseeing the CEO selected to succeed Mr. Buffett. At that time, Mr. Buffett believes it would be prudent to have a member of the Buffett family serve as the non-executive Chairman of the Board. Ultimately, however, that decision will be the responsibility of the then Board of Directors.

The full Board of Directors has responsibility for general oversight of risks. It receives reports from Mr. Buffett and other members of senior management at least twice a year on areas of risk facing the Corporation. Also, at least once a year, the senior management of the Corporation’s significant businesses reports to the Board of Directors on risks facing their respective businesses. In addition, as part of its charter, the Audit Committee discusses Berkshire’s policies with respect to risk assessment and risk management.

Board of Directors’ Meetings

Board of Directors’ actions were taken in 2011 at the Annual Meeting of Directors that followed the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and at four special meetings and upon two occasions by directors’ unanimous written consent. Each director attended all meetings of the Board and of the Committees of the Board on which he or she served except that William H. Gates III was not present at one of the special meetings of the Board of Directors and Walter Scott, Jr. was not present at one of the special meetings of the Board of Directors. Directors are encouraged but not required to attend annual meetings of the Corporation’s shareholders. All directors of the Corporation attended the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Board of Directors’ Committees

The Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Audit Committee consists of Susan L. Decker, Charlotte Guyman, Donald R. Keough and Thomas S. Murphy. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Murphy is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is used in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act. All current members of the Audit Committee meet the criteria for independence set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act and in Section 303A of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. The Audit Committee assists the Board with oversight of a) the integrity of the Corporation’s financial statements, b) the Corporation’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and c) the qualifications and independence of the Corporation’s independent public accountants and the Corporation’s internal audit function. The Audit Committee meets periodically with the Corporation’s independent public accountants, Director of Internal Auditing and members of management and reviews the Corporation’s accounting policies and internal controls. The Audit Committee also selects the firm of independent public accountants to be retained by the Corporation to perform the audit. The Audit Committee held twelve meetings during 2011. The Board of Directors adopted an Audit Committee Charter on April 29, 2000 and subsequently amended and restated the Charter on March 2, 2004. The amended Audit Committee Charter is available on Berkshire’s website at www.berkshirehathaway.com.

The Board of Directors has established a Governance Committee and adopted a Charter to define and outline the responsibilities of its members. A copy of the Governance Committee’s Charter is available on Berkshire’s website at www.berkshirehathaway.com. The Governance Committee consists of Susan L. Decker, David S. Gottesman and Walter Scott, Jr., all of whom are independent directors in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange director independence standards.

The role of the Governance Committee is to assist the Board of Directors by a) recommending governance guidelines applicable to Berkshire; b) identifying, evaluating and recommending the nomination of Board members; c) setting the compensation of Berkshire’s Chief Executive Officer and performing other compensation oversight; d) reviewing related persons transactions and e) assisting the Board with other related tasks, as assigned from time to time. The Governance Committee met twice during 2011.

Director Nominations

Berkshire does not have a policy regarding the consideration of diversity in identifying nominees for director. In identifying director nominees, the Governance Committee does not seek diversity, however defined. Instead, as previously discussed, the Governance Committee looks for individuals who have very high integrity, business savvy, an owner-oriented attitude and a deep genuine interest in the Company. With respect to the selection of director nominees at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Governance Committee recommends the Board nominate each of the 12 directors currently serving on the Board.

Berkshire’s Governance Committee has a policy under which it will consider recommendations presented by shareholders. A shareholder wishing to submit such a recommendation should send a letter to the Secretary of the Corporation at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131. The mailing envelope must contain a clear notation that the enclosed letter is a “Director Nominee Recommendation.” The Secretary must receive the recommendation by December 21, 2012, for it to be considered by the Committee for the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The letter must identify the author as a shareholder and provide a brief summary of the candidate’s qualifications. At a minimum, candidates recommended for nomination to the Board of Directors must meet the director independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange. The Committee’s policy provides that candidates recommended by shareholders will be evaluated using the same criteria as are applied to all other candidates.

Director Compensation

Directors of the Corporation or its subsidiaries who are employees or spouses of employees do not receive fees for attendance at directors’ meetings. A director who is not an employee or a spouse of an employee receives a fee of $900 for each meeting attended in person and $300 for participating in any meeting conducted by telephone. A director who serves as a member of the Audit Committee receives a fee of $1,000 quarterly. Directors are reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings of directors or shareholders. The Company does not provide directors and officers liability insurance to its directors.

The following table provides compensation information for the year ended December 31, 2011 for each non-management member of the Corporation’s Board of Directors.


	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash		Total

Howard G. Buffett	$	3,300	$	3,300
Stephen B. Burke		3,300		3,300
Susan L. Decker		5,300		5,300
William H. Gates III		3,000		3,000
David S. Gottesman		3,300		3,300
Charlotte Guyman		7,300		7,300
Donald R. Keough		7,300		7,300
Thomas S. Murphy		7,300		7,300
Ronald L. Olson		3,300		3,300
Walter Scott, Jr.		3,000		3,000

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

Warren E. Buffett, whose address is 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131, is a nominee for director and the only person known to the Corporation to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Corporation’s Class A Stock. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, whose address is 2365 Carillon Point, Kirkland, WA 98033, of which William H. Gates III is a trustee, is the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Corporation’s Class B Stock. Blackrock Inc. whose address is 40 East 52^nd Street, New York, NY 10022 reported on a Form 13-G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2012 it was the beneficial owner of 69,163,575 shares of Class B Common Stock. Such shares represent approximately 6.4% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and 0.7% of the aggregate voting power of Class A and Class B Common Stock. State Street Corporation, whose address is One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111 reported on a Form 13-G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 9, 2012 it was the beneficial owner of 65,018,814 shares of Class B Common Stock. Such shares represent 6.0% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and 0.6% of the aggregate voting power of Class A and Class B Common Stock. Beneficial ownership of the Corporation’s Class A and Class B Stock on March 2, 2012 by Mr. Buffett, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and by other executive officers and directors of the Corporation who own shares is shown in the following table:

Name

Title of Class
of Stock

Shares
Beneficially
Owned ⁽¹⁾

Percentage
of Outstanding
Stock of
Respective
Class ⁽¹⁾

Percentage
of Aggregate
Voting Power
of Class A
and
Class B ⁽¹⁾

Percentage
of Aggregate
Economic
Interest
of Class A
and Class B ⁽¹⁾

Warren E. Buffett

Class A

350,000

37.5

Class B

26,006,110

2.4

33.8

⁽²⁾

22.2

Howard G. Buffett

Class A

1,406

⁽³⁾

0.1

Class B

2,942

⁽³⁾

0.1

Stephen B. Burke

Class A

Class B

—

Susan L. Decker

Class A

—

Class B

3,125

William H. Gates III

Class A

4,350

⁽⁴⁾

0.5

Class B

89,524,077

⁽⁴⁾

8.3

1.3

3.9

David S. Gottesman

Class A

21,086

⁽⁵⁾

2.3

Class B

2,549,424

⁽⁵⁾

0.2

2.0

1.4

Charlotte Guyman

Class A

100

Class B

600

Donald R. Keough

Class A

100

⁽⁶⁾

Class B

Charles T. Munger

Class A

6,235

0.7

Class B

750

0.6

0.4

Thomas S. Murphy

Class A

1,203

⁽⁷⁾

0.1

Class B

27,957

⁽⁷⁾

0.1

Ronald L. Olson

Class A

290

⁽⁸⁾

Class B

15,000

Walter Scott, Jr.

Class A

100

⁽⁹⁾

Class B

—

Directors and executive

Class A

384,879

41.1

officers as a group

Class B

118,130,045

11.0

38.1

28.1

*	less than 0.1%.

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Beneficial owners exercise both sole voting and sole investment power unless otherwise stated. Each share of Class A Stock is convertible into 1,500 shares of Class B Stock at the option of the shareholder. As a result, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, a shareholder is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Stock which such shareholder may acquire upon conversion of the Class A Stock. In order to avoid overstatement, the amount of Class B Stock beneficially owned does not take into account such shares of Class B Stock which may be acquired upon conversion (an amount which is equal to 1,500 times the number of shares of Class A Stock held by a shareholder). The percentage of outstanding Class B Stock is based on the total number of shares of Class B Stock outstanding as of March 7, 2012 and does not take into account shares of Class B Stock which may be issued upon conversion of Class A Stock.

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Mr. Buffett has entered into a voting agreement with Berkshire providing that, should the combined voting power of Berkshire shares as to which Mr. Buffett has or shares voting and investment power exceed 49.9% of Berkshire’s total voting power, he will vote those shares in excess of that percentage proportionately with votes of the other Berkshire shareholders.

⁽³⁾

Includes 1,396 Class A shares and 492 Class B shares held by a private foundation and for which Mr. Buffett possesses voting and investment power but with respect to which Mr. Buffett disclaims any beneficial interest.

⁽⁴⁾

Includes 4,050 Class A shares held by a single-member limited liability company of which Mr. Gates is the sole member and 89,524,077 Class B shares owned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust of which Mr. Gates and his wife are co-trustees but with respect to which Mr. and Mrs. Gates disclaim any beneficial interest.

⁽⁵⁾

Includes 14,766 Class A shares and 2,534,979 Class B shares as to which Mr. Gottesman or his wife has shared voting power and 12,876 Class A shares and 2,383,199 Class B shares as to which Mr. Gottesman or his wife has shared investment power. Mr. Gottesman has a pecuniary interest in 10,020 Class A shares and 3,000 Class B shares included herein.

⁽⁶⁾

Does not include 8 Class A shares owned by Mr. Keough’s wife.

⁽⁷⁾

Includes 67 Class A shares and 26,468 Class B shares owned by three trusts for which Mr. Murphy is a trustee but with respect to which Mr. Murphy disclaims any beneficial interest.

⁽⁸⁾

Includes 150 Class A shares held by three trusts for which Mr. Olson is sole trustee but with respect to which Mr. Olson disclaims any beneficial interest.

⁽⁹⁾

Does not include 10 Class A shares owned by Mr. Scott’s wife.

Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The Governance Committee of our Board of Directors currently consists of Walter Scott, Jr., David S. Gottesman and Susan L. Decker. None of these individuals has at any time been an officer or employee of the Company. During 2011, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity for which a member of our Board of Directors or Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee served as an executive officer.

Meetings of Non-Management and Independent Directors

Two meetings of non-management directors were held during 2011. Mr. Ronald L. Olson presided as ad hoc chair of the meetings. In addition, following one of the meetings of non-management directors, a meeting of directors determined to be independent was held. Mr. Walter Scott, Jr. presided as ad hoc chair of that meeting. A shareholder or other interested party wishing to contact the non-management directors or independent directors, as applicable, should send a letter to the Secretary of the Corporation at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131. The mailing envelope must contain a clear notation that the enclosed letter is to be forwarded to the Corporation’s non-management directors or independent directors, as applicable.

Communications with the Board of Directors

Shareholders and other interested parties who wish to communicate with the Board of Directors or a particular director may send a letter to the Secretary of the Corporation at 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131. The mailing envelope must contain a clear notation indicating that the enclosed letter is a “Board Communication” or “Director Communication.” All such letters must clearly state whether the intended recipients are all members of the Board or just certain specified individual directors. The Secretary will make copies of all such letters and circulate them to the appropriate director or directors.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to promote effective governance of the Corporation. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on Berkshire’s website at www.berkshirehathaway.com.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

The Corporation has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for all Berkshire directors, officers and employees as well as directors, officers and employees of each of its subsidiaries. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on Berkshire’s website at www.berkshirehathaway.com.

Related Persons Transactions

The Charter of the Governance Committee includes procedures for the approval or ratification of any Related Persons Transaction (“Transaction”) as defined in the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The procedures require that all requests for approval of proposed Transactions or ratification of Transactions be referred to the Chairman of the Committee or directly to the Committee. The full Committee reviews any Transaction which the Chairman concludes is material to the Company or which the Chairman is unable to review. Only Transactions which the Committee or its Chairman finds to be in the best interests of Berkshire and its stockholders are approved or ratified. The Chairman reports all Transactions which he reviews to the Committee annually for ratification. Berkshire is not aware of any Transaction entered into since January 1, 2011, or currently proposed, in which a Related Person had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Corporation’s officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of the Corporation’s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. Officers, directors and greater than ten-percent shareholders are required by the regulations of the Securities Exchange Commission to furnish the Corporation with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, and written representations from certain reporting persons that no Section 16(a) forms were required for those persons, the Corporation believes that during 2011 all filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than ten-percent shareholders were complied with.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Berkshire’s program regarding compensation of its executive officers is different from most public company programs. Mr. Buffett’s and Mr. Munger’s compensation is reviewed annually by the Governance Committee of the Corporation’s Board of Directors. Due to Mr. Buffett’s and Mr. Munger’s desire that their compensation remain unchanged, the Committee has not proposed an increase in Mr. Buffett’s or Mr. Munger’s compensation since the Committee was created in 2004. Prior to that time Mr. Buffett recommended to the Board of Directors the amount of his compensation and Mr. Munger’s. Mr. Buffett’s and Mr. Munger’s annual compensation has each been $100,000 for more than 25 years and Mr. Buffett has advised the Committee that he would not expect or desire such compensation to increase in the future.

The Committee has established a policy that: (i) neither the profitability of Berkshire nor the market value of its stock are to be considered in the compensation of any executive officer; and (ii) all compensation paid to executive officers of Berkshire be deductible under Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). Under the Committee’s compensation policy, Berkshire does not grant stock options to executive officers. The Committee has delegated to Mr. Buffett the responsibility for setting the compensation of Mr. Hamburg, Berkshire’s Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer.

Both Mr. Buffett and Mr. Munger will on occasion utilize Berkshire personnel and/or have Berkshire pay for minor items such as postage or phone calls that are personal. Mr. Buffett and Mr. Munger reimburse Berkshire for these costs by making an annual payment to Berkshire in an amount that is equal to or greater than the costs that Berkshire has incurred on their behalf. During 2011, Mr. Buffett reimbursed Berkshire $50,000 and Mr. Munger reimbursed Berkshire $5,500. For about five years Berkshire has provided personal and home security services for Mr. Buffett. The cost for these services was $346,925 in 2011 and is reflected in the Summary Compensation Table as a component of Mr. Buffett’s “All Other Compensation.” It should be noted that many large companies maintain security departments that provide costly services to top executives but for which no itemization is provided in their proxy statements. Mr. Buffett and Mr. Munger do not use Company cars or belong to clubs to which the Company pays dues. It should also be noted that neither Mr. Buffett nor Mr. Munger utilizes corporate-owned aircraft for personal use. Each of them is personally a fractional NetJets owner, paying standard rates, and they use Berkshire-owned aircraft for business purposes only.

Factors considered by Mr. Buffett in setting Mr. Hamburg’s salary are typically subjective, such as his perception of Mr. Hamburg’s performance and any changes in functional responsibility. Mr. Buffett also sets the compensation for each of the CEO’s of Berkshire’s significant operating businesses. He utilizes many different incentive arrangements, with their terms dependent on such elements as the economic potential or capital intensity of the business. The incentives can be large and are always tied to the operating results for which a CEO has authority. These incentives are never related to measures over which the CEO has no control.

The following table discloses the compensation received for the three years ended December 31, 2011 by the Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer and its other executive officers.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE


Name and Principal Position	Year		Annual Compensation			All Other Compensation			Total Compensation
Name and Principal Position	Year		Salary		Bonus	All Other Compensation			Total Compensation
Warren E. Buffett		2011	$	100,000	—	$	391,925	⁽²⁾	$	491,925
Chief Executive Officer/		2010		100,000	—		424,946	⁽²⁾		524,946
Chairman of the Board		2009		100,000	—		419,490	⁽²⁾		519,490

Marc D. Hamburg		2011		962,500	—		12,250	⁽³⁾		974,750
Senior Vice President/CFO		2010		912,500	—		12,250	⁽³⁾		924,750
		2009		862,500	—		12,250	⁽³⁾		874,750

Charles T. Munger ⁽¹⁾		2011		100,000	—		—			100,000
Vice Chairman of the Board		2010		100,000	—		—			100,000
		2009		100,000	—		—			100,000

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Mr. Munger is compensated by a Berkshire subsidiary.

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Represents the costs of personal and home security services provided for Mr. Buffett and paid by Berkshire (2011 — $346,925, 2010 — $349,946 and 2009 — $344,490) and the value of director’s fees ($45,000 in 2011 and $75,000 in 2009 and 2010) received by Mr. Buffett from serving on the Board of Directors of The Washington Post Company in which Berkshire has a significant ownership interest.

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Represents contributions to a subsidiary’s defined contribution plan in which Mr. Hamburg participates.

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

At our 2011 annual meeting, 98.9% of the votes cast on the advisory vote on executive compensation proposal were in favor of our executive compensation policies. The Board of Directors and Compensation Committee reviewed these results and determined that, given the significant level of support, no changes to our executive compensation policies were necessary at this time based on the vote results. In addition, at our 2011 annual meeting 83.6% of the votes cast were in favor of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years. The Compensation Committee reviewed these results and determined that our shareholders should vote on a say-on-pay proposal every three years. Accordingly, the next say-on-pay vote will be at our 2014 annual meeting.

Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee Report

We have reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis to be included in the Company’s 2012 Shareholder Meeting Schedule 14A Proxy Statement, filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Proxy”). Based on the review and discussion referred to above, we recommend that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis referred to above be included in the Company’s Proxy.

Submitted by the members of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.

Walter Scott, Jr., Chairman

Susan L. Decker

David S. Gottesman

Independent Public Accountants

Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) served as the Corporation’s principal independent public accountants for 2011. Representatives from that firm will be present at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, will be given the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to any appropriate questions. The Corporation has not selected independent public accountants for the current year, since its normal practice is for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to make such selection later in the year.

The following table shows the fees paid or accrued for audit services and fees paid for audit-related, tax and all other services rendered by Deloitte for each of the last two years (in millions):


	2011		2010
Audit Fees ^(a)	$	25.3	$	24.5
Audit-Related Fees ^(b)		1.7		1.5
Tax Fees ^(c)		1.0		0.9
All Other Fees		—		—

	$	28.0	$	26.9

(a)

Audit fees include fees for the audit of the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements and interim reviews of the Corporation’s quarterly financial statements, audit services provided in connection with required statutory audits of many of the Corporation’s insurance subsidiaries and certain of its non-insurance subsidiaries and comfort letters, consents and other services related to Securities Exchange Commission matters.

(b)

Audit-related fees primarily include fees for certain audits of subsidiaries not required for purposes of Deloitte’s audit of the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements or for any other statutory or regulatory requirements, audits of certain subsidiary employee benefit plans and consultations on various accounting and reporting matters.

(c)

Tax fees include fees for services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. These services include assistance regarding federal, state and international tax compliance, tax return preparation and tax audits.

The Audit Committee has considered whether the non-audit services provided to the Company by Deloitte impaired the independence of Deloitte and concluded that they did not.

All of the services performed by Deloitte were pre-approved in accordance with the pre-approval policy adopted by the Audit Committee on May 5, 2003. The policy provides guidelines for the audit, audit related, tax and other non-audit services that may be provided by Deloitte to the Company. The policy (a) identifies the guiding principles that must be considered by the Audit Committee in approving services to ensure that Deloitte’s independence is not impaired; (b) describes the audit, audit-related and tax services that may be provided and the non-audit services that are prohibited; and (c) sets forth pre-approval requirements for all permitted services. Under the policy, requests to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the Company’s independent auditor and its Chief Financial Officer. All requests for services to be provided by the independent auditor that do not require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Chief Financial Officer will determine whether such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will be informed on a timely basis of any such services rendered by the independent auditor.

Report of the Audit Committee

February 23, 2012

To the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

We have reviewed and discussed the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and its subsidiaries to be set forth in the Corporation’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders and at Item 8 of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 with management of the Corporation and Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent public accountants for the Corporation.

We have discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114 as amended (AICPA Professional Standards, Vol. 1, AU Section 380 – Communication with Audit Committees), as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) in Rule 3200T.

We have received the written disclosures and the letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP required by the applicable PCAOB requirements for independent accountant communications with audit committees with respect to auditor independence and have discussed with Deloitte & Touche LLP its independence from the Corporation.

It is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Corporation’s financial statements are complete and accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; that is the responsibility of management and the Corporation’s independent public accountants. In giving its recommendation to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee has relied on (i) management’s representation that such financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and (ii) the reports of the Corporation’s independent public accountants with respect to such financial statements.

Based on the review and discussions with management of the Corporation and Deloitte & Touche LLP referred to above, we recommended to the Board of Directors that the Corporation publish the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2011 in the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in the Corporation’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders.

Submitted by the members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Thomas S. Murphy, Chairman

Susan L. Decker

Charlotte Guyman

Donald R. Keough

2.	SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL

The AFL-CIO Reserve Fund (the “Fund”), 815 Sixteenth Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20006, owns 1,282 shares of Class B Common Stock and has given notice that a representative of the Fund intends to present for action at the meeting the following proposal.

RESOLVED: Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the “Company”) hereby request that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) initiate the appropriate process to amend the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines to adopt and disclose a written and detailed succession planning policy, including the following specific features:

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The Board will review the plan annually;

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The Board will develop criteria for the CEO position which will reflect the Company’s business strategy and will use a formal assessment process to evaluate candidates;

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The Board will identify and develop internal candidates;

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The Board will begin non-emergency CEO succession planning at least 3 years before an expected transition and will maintain an emergency succession plan that is reviewed annually;

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The Board will annually produce a report on its succession plan to shareholders.

Supporting Statement:

CEO succession is one of the primary responsibilities of the board of directors. A recent study published by the National Association of Corporate Directors (the “NACD”) quoted a director of a large technology firm: “A board’s biggest responsibility is succession planning. It’s the one area where the board is completely accountable, and the choice has significant consequences, good and bad, for the corporation’s future.” (The Role of the Board in CEO Succession: A Best Practices Study, 2006).

In its 2007 study What Makes the Most Admired Companies Great: Board Governance and Effective Human Capital Management, Hay Group found that 85% of the Most Admired Company boards have a well defined CEO succession plan to prepare for replacement of the CEO on a long-term basis and that 91% have a well defined plan to cover the emergency loss of the CEO that is discussed at least annually by the board.

The NACD report identified several best practices and innovations in CEO succession planning. The report found that boards of companies with successful CEO transitions are more likely to have well-developed succession plans that are put in place well before a transition, are focused on developing internal candidates and include clear candidate criteria and a formal assessment process. Our proposal is intended to have the Board adopt a written policy containing several specific best practices in order to ensure a smooth transition in the event of the CEO’s departure.

We urge shareholders to vote FOR our proposal.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY FAVORS A VOTE AGAINST THE PROPOSAL FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

With the exception of the production of an annual report to shareholders on its succession plan, the Berkshire Board has been and intends to continue to follow procedures with respect to CEO succession planning that are at least as comprehensive as being proposed. The Board sees no benefit to formally publishing its plan. If an immediate need arose whereby Mr. Buffett was unable to manage Berkshire, the Board has identified the individual to succeed him. However, the Board’s judgment as to the most capable successor could change over time and it would be highly unusual for a public company to name a successor for its CEO prior to either the incumbent leaving that position or to the establishment of a specific date for the CEO to relinquish the position. The Board believes it would be inadvisable to publicly report on an annual basis its plans as requested by the proposal or to add additional details to our current Corporate Governance Guidelines that already address this topic. Accordingly, the Board has concluded the shareholder proposal is not in the best interests of Berkshire shareholders.

Proxies given without instructions will be voted Against this shareholder proposal.

3.	OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this statement your management knows of no business to be presented to the meeting that is not referred to in the accompanying notice other than the approval of the minutes of the last Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which action will not be construed as approval or disapproval of any of the matters referred to in such minutes. As to other business that may properly come before the meeting, it is intended that proxies properly executed and returned will be voted in respect thereof at the discretion of the person voting the proxies in accordance with his or her best judgment, including upon any shareholder proposal about which the Corporation did not receive timely notice.

Annual Report

The Annual Report to the Shareholders for 2011 accompanies this proxy statement, but is not deemed a part of the proxy soliciting material.

A copy of the 2011 Form 10-K report as required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, excluding exhibits, will be mailed to shareholders without charge upon written request to: Forrest N. Krutter, Secretary, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131. Such request must set forth a good-faith representation that the requesting party was either a holder of record or a beneficial owner of Class A or Class B Stock of the Corporation on March 7, 2012. Exhibits to the Form 10-K will be mailed upon similar request and payment of specified fees. The 2011 Form 10-K is also available through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s World Wide Web site (www.sec.gov).

Proposals of Shareholders

Any shareholder proposal intended to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for presentation at the 2013 Annual Meeting must be received by the Corporation by November 19, 2012. The proposal must be in accordance with the provisions of Rule 14a-8 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It is suggested the proposal be submitted by certified mail – return receipt requested. Shareholders who intend to present a proposal at the 2013 Annual Meeting without including such proposal in the Corporation’s proxy statement must provide the Corporation notice of such proposal no later than January 31, 2013. The Corporation reserves the right to reject, rule out of order or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements.

By order of the Board of Directors

FORREST N. KRUTTER, Secretary

Omaha, Nebraska

March 16, 2012

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 5, 2012

This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors

The undersigned hereby appoints Marc D. Hamburg and Walter Scott, Jr., or either of them, as proxies, with power of substitution to each proxy and substitute, to vote the Class A Common Stock (CLA) and Class B Common Stock (CLB) of the undersigned at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and at any adjournment thereof, as indicated on the reverse hereof on the matters specified, and as said proxies may determine in the exercise of their best judgment on any other matters which may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

IF PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED OR, IF NOT SPECIFIED, WILL BE VOTED FOR ELECTING ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES; AND AGAINST THE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL.

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The Board Recommends a Vote For All Nominees.

The following material is available at www.berkshirehathaway.com/eproxy.

Proxy Statement

Annual Report

1. Election of Directors

Nominees: Warren E. Buffett, Charles T. Munger,
Howard G. Buffett, Stephen B. Burke, Susan L.
Decker, William H. Gates III, David S. Gottesman,
Charlotte Guyman, Donald R. Keough, Thomas S.
Murphy, Ronald L. Olson and Walter Scott, Jr.

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