Because of Berkshire Hathaway's long history of operating success and keen stock market investments, the company has grown to be one of the largest in the world in terms of market capitalization.
The Holding Company
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company for a multitude of businesses, run by its famous Chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett. Berkshire Hathaway is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company for a multitude of businesses, run by its famous Chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett. Berkshire Hathaway is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, and began as a group of textile milling plants. When Buffett became the
controlling shareholder in the mid-1960s, he began a progressive strategy of diverting cash flows from the core business into other investments. In 2017, Berkshire Hathaway had a market capitalization of close to $488 billion, one of the top five
largest publicly traded companies worldwide.
Insurance subsidiaries tend to represent the largest pieces of Berkshire Hathaway, but the company now manages hundreds of diverse businesses all over the world.
Subsidary Companies
Berkshire Hathaway has a progressive strategy of diverting cash flows of the core business into other investments.
The 2017 Annual Report will be mailed to shareholders beginning in mid-March.
Shareholders are entitled to a maximum of 4 meeting credentials.
You must be a Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder.
The meeting credenials are required for entry to not only the annual meeting and other related events, but to also receive shareholder discount pricing.
Location
For the third year, Yahoo will webcast the May 5 meeting, going live at 8:45am.