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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Deals of the day - mergers and acquisitions, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B)

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2100 GMT on Thursday:** Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc and 3G Capital will purchase H.J. Heinz Co for $72.50 per share, or $23.2 billion, Heinz said.

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 1.01% or $1490.0/share to $149240.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $117000.00 and as high as $148562.00. On average, 73650 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 500.

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 1.27% or $1.24/share to $99.21. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $77.98 and as high as $99.00. On average, 4489370 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 5012949.



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