OMAHA, Neb.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 14, 2026–
(BRK.A; BRK.B) –
This day, Warren E. Buffett will convert 8,000 Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares into 12,000,000 Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares in issue to donate the 12,000,000 Class “B” shares to four foundations: 9,000,000 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and 1,000,000 shares to every of the Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and Novo Foundation.
Mr. Buffett’s possession of Berkshire now contains 188,290 Class A shares and 1,162 Class B shares.
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Mr. Buffett’s feedback notice:
“My goal is to web rid of all of my Berkshire shares interior about eight years. As I outlined closing Three hundred and sixty five days, my kids are sadly rising older. I in truth have every hope that the three of them are ready to attain the disposal of my shares by December 31, 2034.
In spite of all the pieces, mortality is unpredictable, but my final shares would perchance be donated to the four foundations by hook or by crook by December 31, 2034. The goal is to have the grants develop annually to every of the three foundations managed by every of my kids and the annual grant to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation develop at a considerably greater price.”
About Berkshire
Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries have interaction in numerous change actions including insurance and reinsurance, utilities and vitality, freight rail transportation, manufacturing, services and retailing. Frequent inventory of the firm is listed on the Unique York Stock Alternate, buying and selling symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.
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