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MergentTM Company Profiles provides descriptive and financial information on all major publicly held U.S. companies. The file covers all companies on the New York and American Stock Exchanges, NASDAQ National Market and Small Cap exchanges, as well as selected companies on regional exchanges, the OTC Bulletin Board, and "Pink Sheets." Mergent Company Profiles includes background information on nearly 9,000 companies of high investor interest. The data includes very rich textual profiles including history, business properties, subsidiaries, and executives. Identity information, such as address, telephone, website, and SIC codes are included as well as dividend payments.
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| Dates Covered: | Dec. 1997 to Jan. 2006 |
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| File Size: | 9,113 records as of March 2006 |
| Update Frequency: | Closed |
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| DIALOG(R)File 555: Mergent Company Profiles | |
| (c) Mergent. All rts. reserv. | |
| 00000969 | |
| CO=, /CO | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. |
| AD= | 1440 Kiewit Plaza |
| CY=, ST=, ZP= | Omaha, NE 68131 |
| CN= | United States |
| TELEPHONE: 402 346-1400 | |
| WEB ADDRESS: www.berkshirehathaway.com | |
| CU= | CUSIP NUMBER: 08467020 |
| AA= | MERGENT NUMBER: 00000969 |
| UP= | RECORD UPDATE DATE: May 16, 2001 |
| YR= | DATE OF INCORPORATION: 08/1973 |
| IN= | PLACE OF INCORPORATION: Delaware, USA |
| EX= | STOCK EXCHANGE: NYS |
| TS= | TICKER SYMBOL: BRK B |
| PC=, /DE | PRIMARY SIC: 6331: Fire, marine, and casualty insurance |
| SC=, /DE | SECONDARY SIC: 2731: Book publishing |
| 5441: Candy, nut, and confectionery stores | |
| 2711: Newspapers | |
| 5713: Floor covering stores | |
| 6719: Holding companies, nec | |
| NUMBER OF SUBSIDIARIES: 91 | |
| EM= | NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: AppoximateFullTime - 112000 as of 12/31/2000 |
| NUMBER OF SHAREHOLDERS: 8800 as of 03/02/2001 | |
| ANNUAL MEETING: April | |
| DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS: | |
| /DE, /TX | Co. is a holding company. Co.'s primary business is property and casualty |
| insurance conducted on both a direct and reinsurance basis through its | |
| subsidiaries. | |
| Insurance and Reinsurance: | |
| Co.'s insurance and reinsurance business activities are conducted through | |
| 36 domestic and 16 foreign-based insurance companies. In primary (direct) | |
| insurance activities, the insurer assumes the risk of loss from persons of | |
| organizations that are directly subject to the risks. In reinsurance | |
| activities, the reinsurer assumes defined portions of similar or dissimilar | |
| risks that other primary insurers or reinsurers have assumed in their own | |
| insuring activities. Insurance underwriting operations are comprised of the | |
| following sub-groups: GEICO Corp. and its subsidiaries; Berkshire Hathaway | |
| Reinsurance Group; Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Group; and General | |
| Re and its subsidiaries. | |
| Non-insurance Business: | |
| FlightSafety International Inc. (FSI) and its subsidiaries engage primarily | |
| in the business of providing high technology training to operators of | |
| aircraft and ships. FSI's training activities include: advanced pilot | |
| training in the operation of aircraft and air traffic control procedures; | |
| ( . . . ) | |
| COMPANY HISTORY: | |
| /TX | Incorporated in Delaware on Aug. 27, 1973 as successor to company of same |
| name, originally incorporated under Massachusetts laws in 1889 under name | |
| of Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company. Name changed to Berkshire Fine | |
| Spinning Associates, Inc. on Feb. 26, 1929 and acquired properties of | |
| Valley Falls Company, Coventry Company, The Greylock Mills and Fort Dummer | |
| Mills. Present name adopted on Mar. 14, 1955 when Co. merged Hathaway | |
| Manufacturing Company. Under merger agreement, 4 shares of common stock | |
| were exchanged for each share of Hathaway. | |
| In Mar. 1967, Co. acquired National Indemnity Company and National Fire and | |
| Marine Insurance Company. | |
| In Jan. 1969, Co. acquired Sun Newspapers, Inc. and Blacker Printing | |
| Company, Inc. | |
| On Apr. 3, 1969, Co. acquired approximately 98% of the outstanding stock of | |
| Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. Rockford, IL. | |
| ( . . . ) | |
| /TX | NEWS REPORTS: 04/11/2001) News Report: Merger Completed On Feb. 27, 2001, |
| Co. merged a wholly owned subsidiary with and into Johns Manville Corp. As | |
| a result of the merger, Johns Manville Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of | |
| Co. | |
| (02/27/2001) News Report: Annual Meeting Development Co. | |
| announced its Annual Meeting for Shareholders will be held on Apr. 28, 2001. | |
| (. . .) | |
| COMPANY PROPERTIES: | |
| /TX | Co. maintains its principal executive offices in Omaha, NE in a leased |
| space of approx. 7,000 sq. ft. | |
| The physical properties used by Co. and its significant business segments | |
| are summarized below: | |
| Business/Location Owned/Leased Sq. Ft. | |
| GEICO Owned 2,800,000 | |
| GEICO Leased 250,000 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group Leased 58,000 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Group Owned 73,000 | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Group Leased 171,000 | |
| General Re Owned 170,000 | |
| General Re Leased 1,403,000 | |
| Flight Services Owned 1,807,000 | |
| ( . . . ) | |
| SUBSIDIARIES: | |
| /SB, SB= | Acme Brick Company |
| Acme Building Brands Inc. | |
| The Ben Bridge Corporation | |
| Ben Bridge Jeweler Inc. | |
| Benjamin Moore & Co | |
| Benjamin Moore & Co Limited | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Credit Corporation | |
| ( . . . ) | |
| OFFICERS: | |
| NM=, PO= | Warren E. Buffett; Chmn, CEO |
| Charles T. Munger; Vice-Chmn | |
| Marc D. Hamburg; VP, CFO | |
| Daniel J. Jaksich; Contr | |
| DIRECTORS: | |
| NM=, PO= | Warren E. Buffett; Chmn |
| Charles T. Munger; Vice-Chmn | |
| Howard G. Buffett; | |
| Susan T. Buffett; | |
| Malcolm G. Chace; | |
| Walter Scott Jr.; | |
| Ronald L. Olson; | |
| FY= | FISCAL YEAR END: December 31, 2000 |
| PD= | LATEST ANNUAL FINANCIAL DATA: December 31, 2000 |
| PV= | LATEST QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATE: September 30, 2000 |
| KEY FINANCIALS: | |
| SA= | TOTAL REVENUE: 33,976,000,000 |
| TA= | TOTAL ASSETS: 135,792,000,000 |
| TL= | TOTAL LIABILITIES: 74,068,000,000 |
| NL= | NET INCOME: 3,328,000,000 |
| LD= | LONG TERM DEBT: 2,663,000,000 |
| OS= | YEAR-END SHARES OUTSTANDING: 1,526,230 |
| AS REPORTED FINANCIALS (Annual): | |
| (in $000s) | |
| 12/31/2000 12/31/1999 12/31/1998 | |
| Total assets 135,792,000 131,416,000 122,237,000 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents 5,263,000 3,835,000 13,582,000 | |
| Receivables 11,764,000 8,558,000 7,224,000 | |
| Inventories 1,275,000 844,000 767,000 | |
| Investments in MidAmerican | |
| Energy Holdings Co 1,719,000 258,454 229,520 | |
| Investments | |
| equity securities 37,619,000 39,508,000 39,761,000 | |
| Investments securities with | |
| fixed maturities 32,567,000 30,222,000 21,246,000 | |
| Other investments 1,637,000 61,380 65,869 | |
| Property, plant & equipment 2,699,000 1,903,000 1,491,000 | |
| Goodwill/acquired businesses 18,875,000 18,281,000 18,446,000 | |
| Assets of finance & | |
| financial products bus 16,829,000 24,229,000 16,989,000 | |
| Other assets 5,545,000 4,036,000 2,731,000 | |
| Total liabilities 72,799,000 72,232,000 63,190,000 | |
| Income taxes, | |
| principally deferred 10,125,000 9,566,000 11,762,000 | |
| Accts payable, accruals & | |
| other liabilities 8,374,000 7,458,000 7,182,000 | |
| Borrowings under invest | |
| agrees & other debt 2,663,000 2,465,000 2,385,000 | |
| ( . . . ) | |
| AS REPORTED FINANCIALS (QUARTERLY): | |
| (in $000s) | |
| 09/30/2000 06/30/2000 03/31/2000 | |
| Total assets 130,482,000 134,797,000 134,201,000 | |
| Cash & cash equivalents 2,770,000 1,907,000 2,891,000 | |
| Receivables 9,238,000 10,074,000 8,427,000 | |
| Inventories 1,444,000 1,117,000 1,076,000 | |
| Equity securities 36,588,000 35,624,000 34,516,000 | |
| Securities with fixed | |
| maturities 32,293,000 31,559,000 29,949,000 | |
| Other investments 1,737,000 3,029,000 2,979,000 | |
| Investments in MidAmerican | |
| Energy Holdings Co 1,685,000 186,226 208,070 | |
| Property, plant & equipment 2,406,000 2,182,000 2,034,000 | |
| Goodwill of acquired | |
| businesses 18,526,000 18,285,000 18,409,000 | |
| Assets of finance & | |
| financial products busin 19,051,000 26,917,000 29,892,000 | |
| Other assets 4,744,000 4,103,000 4,028,000 | |
| Total liabilities 69,770,000 75,909,000 76,588,000 | |
| Income taxes, principally | |
| deferred 9,201,000 8,811,000 8,766,000 | |
| Borrowings under invest. | |
| agree & other debt 2,634,000 2,446,000 2,354,000 | |
| ( . . . ) |
| SEARCH SUFFIX |
DISPLAY CODE |
REPORT (FIELD LENGTH) |
FIELD NAME |
INDEXING |
SELECT EXAMPLES |
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| None | None | None | All Basic Index Fields | Word | S PRIMARY(W)BUSINESS |
| /CO | CO | CO (32) | Company Name1 | Word | S BERKSHIRE?/CO |
| /DE | DE | None | Business/SIC Descriptions | Word | S CASUALTY(W)INSURANCE/DE |
| /SB | SB | None | Subsidiaries1 | Word | S BENJAMIN(W)MOORE/SB |
| /TX | TX | None | All Text Fields2 | Word | S INSURANCE(1W)REINSURANCE?/TX |
1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.
2 Includes History, Joint Ventures, Property, Business Description, and News
| SEARCH PREFIX |
DISPLAY CODE |
REPORT (FIELD LENGTH) |
FIELD NAME |
INDEXING |
SELECT EXAMPLES |
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| None | A1 | A1 (32) | Street Address | ||
| AA= | AA | AA (10) | Mergent Company Number | Phrase | S AA=00000969 |
| AD= | AD | None | Full Address | Word | S AD=(KIEWIT(W)PLAZA) |
| None | AM | None | Annual Meeting | ||
| None | AR | None | Annual Report Information | ||
| None | AZ | None | DIALOG Accession Number | ||
| CN= | CN | CN (17) | Country Name | Phrase | S CN=UNITED STATES |
| CO= | CO | CO (32) | Company Name1 | Phrase | S CO=BERKSHIRE? |
| CU= | CU | CU (17) | CUSIP Number3 | Phrase | S CU=08467020 |
| CY= | CY | CY (32) | City | Phrase | S CY=OMAHA |
| DT= | DT | None | Document Type | Phrase | S DT=COMPANY |
| None | EL | EL (17) | |||
| EM= | EM | EM (13) | Number of Employees | Numeric | S EM=110000:120000 |
| EX= | EX | EX (7) | Stock Exchange | Phrase | S EX=NYS |
| None | FX | FX (16) | Fax Number | ||
| FY= | FY | None | Fiscal Year End | Phrase | S FY=20001231 |
| None | HI | None | Company History | ||
| IN= | IN | None | State of Incorporation | Phrase | S IN=DELAWARE |
| None | JV | None | Joint Ventures | ||
| LA= | LA | None | Language | Phrase | S LA=ENGLISH |
| LD= | LD | LD (12) | Long Term Debt4 | Numeric | S LD=2B:3B |
| NL= | NL | NL (12) | Net Income4 | Numeric | S NL=3B:4B |
| NM= | NM | None | Officers/Directors | Word & Phrase |
S NM=(WARREN(2N)BUFFETT) S NM=MUNGER CHARLES? |
| None | NS | None | Number of Subsidiaries | ||
| OS= | OS | OS (12) | Year-End Outstanding Shares4 | Numeric | S OS=1M:2M |
| PC= | PC | PC (6) | Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code | Phrase | S PC=6331 |
| PD= | PD | None | Date of Latest Financials | Phrase | S PD=20001231 |
| PO= | PO | None | Position | Word | S PO=CEO S PO=CHMN |
| None | PR | None | Property | ||
| PV= | PV | None | Latest Quarterly Financials Update | Phrase | S PV=20000930 |
| PY= | PY | None | Year of Latest Financials | Phrase | S PY=2000 |
| None | QR | None | Quarterly Report | ||
| RT= | RT | None | Record Type | Phrase | S RT=DIRECTORY |
| SA= | SA | SA (12) | Total Revenue4 | Numeric | S SA=30B:40B |
| SB= | SB | None | Subsidiaries1 | Phrase | S SB=BLUE CHIP STAMPS? |
| SC= | SC | None | Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code | Phrase | S SC=2731 |
| None | SH | None | Number of Shareholders | ||
| ST= | ST | ST (7) | State | Phrase | S ST=NE |
| TA= | TA | TA (12) | Total Assets4 | Numeric | S TA=100B:300B |
| None | TE | TE (16) | Telephone | ||
| TL= | TL | TL (12) | Total Liabilities4 | Numeric | S TL=70B:80B |
| TS= | TS | TS (10) | Ticker Symbol | Phrase | S TS=BRK B |
| UP= | UP | None | Record Update Date | Phrase | S UP=20010516 |
| None | UR | UR (17) | Website3 | ||
| YR= | YR | None | Year of Incorporation | Phrase | S YR=1973 |
| ZP= | ZP | ZP (11) | Zip Code | Phrase | S ZP=68131 |
4 Numeric entries are indexed as complete numbers, rounded down to the two left-most significant digits. Negative numbers are preceded by a minus sign. Use numeric operators (>,<,<+,>=) to search a range of values, e.g., S SA=>10M to retrieve all records with sales of 10 million or higher.
| SORTABLE FIELDS | EXAMPLES |
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| CN, CO, CY, EM, LD, NL, PC, PD, PY, SA, ST, TA, TL, TS, ZP | SORT S13/ALL/SC PRINT S5/5/1-24/CO |
| RANK FIELDS | EXAMPLES |
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| All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. | RANK SA S3 |
| Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width. | REPORT S2/CO,CU,SA/1-10 |
| Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. | TYPE S3/CO,ST/1-10 |
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DIALOGWEB FORMAT |
RECORD CONTENT |
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| 1 | -- | DIALOG Accession Number |
| 2 | -- | Company Name, Address, SIC Codes, Officers and Directors, and Key Financials |
| 3 | Medium | Company Name, Address, Description of Business, Dates, and Key Officer |
| 4 | Short | Company Name, Address, and Key Officer |
| 5 | -- | Full Record except News, Company Property, and Subsidiaries |
| 6 | -- | Company Name and Dates |
| 7 | Long | Full Record except Officers and Directors, Text, and Subsidiaries |
| 8 | Free | Company Name and Record Update Date |
| 9 | Full | Full Record including News |
| 10 | -- | National Address (excludes country) |
| 20 | -- | International Address (includes country) |
| 30 | -- | National Address with Executive Name |
| 40 | -- | International Address with Executive Name |
| FIELD NAME | EXAMPLES | ||
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| DIALOG Accession Number | TYPE 0012891/5 DISPLAY 0055754/CO,TS PRINT 0013964/5 |
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