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

                                 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.                                 

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE

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ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 30, 2011, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) held its Annual Shareholders meeting. Prior to the formal business meeting, Warren E. Buffett, Berkshire’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer provided preliminary first quarter earnings information to those in attendance by displaying a Power Point summary of Berkshire’s preliminary first quarter after-tax earnings. In addition, Mr. Buffett displayed three other Power Point slides which included information about Berkshire’s first quarter results. The first of these provided details by major catastrophe of losses incurred by its reinsurance businesses during the first quarter. The second of these provided a summary of the monthly growth in GEICO’s auto policies in force during the first quarter. The third slide provided details regarding Berkshire’s investment in Wells Fargo. Concurrent with this information being provided to the meeting attendees, Berkshire issued a press release that included the same information. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation language in such a filing.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The response to Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

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.