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Friday, February 15, 2013

BRIEF-SEC sues unnamed traders over possible insider trading in Heinz call options, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B)

* SEC files lawsuit against "certain unknown traders" in H.J Heinz Co. call options -- court filing * SEC says has identified "highly suspicious" trading just prior to Heinzagreement to be acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc and 3g capital * SEC says defendants are either foreign traders, or traders using foreignaccounts * SEC says believes defendants are in Zurich, Switzerland or are using accountslocated there * SEC says alleged insider trading in Heinz call options generated more than

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-A traded higher by 0.6% or $901.0/share to $150141.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $117301.00 and as high as $149804.00. On average, 73114 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 545.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-B traded higher by 0.56% or $0.56/share to $99.77. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $78.18 and as high as $99.31. On average, 4470920 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 4821330.



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