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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

BRIEF-Berkshire to pay $896,000 civil penalty for violating Hart-Scott-Rodino reporting rules -- court filing, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B)

* U.S. files lawsuit against Berkshire Hathaway Inc seeking civil penalties for failure to comply with hart-Scott-rodino act -- court filing * U.S. lawsuit alleges Berkshire failed to comply with law's premergerreporting and waiting requirements * U.S. lawsuit says Berkshire violated the law with regard to acquisition ofvoting securities of USG Corp in December 2013 * Court papers say Berkshire to pay $896,000 civil penalty to settle lawsuit * Berkshire has made corrective filing after acknowledging that the USGtransaction was reportable under hart-Scott-rodino -- court filing

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-A fell by 0.14% or $-289.0/share to $202311.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $163038.00 and as high as $203355.00. On average, 271 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 96.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-B fell by 0.05% or $-0.07/share to $134.83. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $108.12 and as high as $135.85. On average, 2660140 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 557331.



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