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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Berkshire's Buffett: Coke compensation plan makes 'great sense'-CNBC, (NYSE: BRK-A), (NYSE: BRK-B), (NYSE: THI), (TSE: THI.TO)

Warren Buffett, the chairman and chief executive officer of conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway Inc , praised Coca-Cola's altered executive compensation plan on Thursday. "I think the new plan makes great, great, sense," Buffett told cable business channel CNBC, referring to Coca-Cola's new guidelines to limit its executive compensation plan, starting next year.Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc holds 9.1 percent of Coca-Cola and is the company's biggest shareholder, said he felt as good about his investment in Coca-Cola as he ever has.Buffett said Burger King Worldwide Inc's $11.5 billion purchase of Tim Hortons Inc was not a tax-motivated deal.Investors and tax experts have said the main reason for Burger King to move its domicile to Canada, its largest market, is to avoid having to pay double taxation on profits earned abroad. The company would probably be subject to double taxation if it remained in the United States.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-A remained unchanged at $204855.00. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $163038.00 and as high as $213612.00. On average, 288 shares of BRK-A exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities. Shares of BRK-B remained unchanged at $136.62. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $108.12 and as high as $142.45. On average, 2920480 shares of BRK-B exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1254.

Tim Hortons Inc., is a quick service restaurant in North America. Shares of THI remained unchanged at $78.63. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $50.67 and as high as $82.16. On average, 1174610 shares of THI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 0.

Tim Hortons Inc., is a quick service restaurant in North America. Shares of THI fell by 0.36% or $-0.32/share to $87.87. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $56.12 and as high as $89.99. On average, 905542 shares of THI.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 956857.



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