Form 8-K

 

 

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) March 16, 2015

 

 

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

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 16, 2015, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”) issued (i) €750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 0.75% Senior Notes due 2023, (ii) €1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.125% Senior Notes due 2027, and (iii) €1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.625% Senior Notes due 2035 ((i), (ii), and (iii) collectively, the “Notes”) under a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 28, 2013 (Registration No. 333-186257) (the “Registration Statement”). The Notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into on March 5, 2015, by and between (a) Berkshire and (b) Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch International and Wells Fargo Securities International Limited.

The Notes are issued under an Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, by and among Berkshire, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Indenture”), and officers’ certificates dated as of March 16, 2015 by Berkshire with respect to the Notes (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, dated March 5, 2015, filed with the Commission by Berkshire on March 6, 2015, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in the section entitled “Description of the Debt Securities” in the base prospectus, dated January 28, 2013, 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 Berkshire’s registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act filed with the Commission on February 1, 2010 (Registration No. 333-164611) and is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of the Officers’ Certificates (including the forms of the Notes) are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 and are 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 March 5, 2015, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch International and Wells Fargo Securities International Limited.
  4.1 Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-164611) filed with the Commission on February 1, 2010).
  4.2 Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of March 16, 2015, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s 0.75% Senior Notes due 2023.
  4.3 Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of March 16, 2015, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s 1.125% Senior Notes due 2027.
  4.4 Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of March 16, 2015, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s 1.625% Senior Notes due 2035.
  5.1 Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated March 16, 2015.
23.1 Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

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.

 

March 16, 2015 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

/s/ Marc D. Hamburg

By: Marc D. Hamburg
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

[8-K Signature Page]

Exhibit Index

 

  1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated March 5, 2015, by and between (a) Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and (b) Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch International and Wells Fargo Securities International Limited.
  4.1 Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, among Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Berkshire’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-164611) filed with the Commission on February 1, 2010).
  4.2 Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of March 16, 2015, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s 0.75% Senior Notes due 2023.
  4.3 Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of March 16, 2015, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s 1.125% Senior Notes due 2027.
  4.4 Officers’ Certificate of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated as of March 16, 2015, including the form of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s 1.625% Senior Notes due 2035.
  5.1 Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, dated March 16, 2015.
23.1 Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).