BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (NYSE:BRK.A) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May6, 2017, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. held an annual meeting of
its shareholders. The agenda items for the meeting along with the
vote of the Companys ClassA and Class B common shareholders
voting together as a single class with respect to each of the
agenda items are shown below. There were six items acted on at
that meeting as follows: 1)Election of Directors; 2)A non-binding
resolution to approve the compensation of Berkshires Named
Executive Officers; 3)A non-binding resolution to determine the
frequency with which shareholders shall be entitled to have an
advisory vote on executive compensation; 4)a shareholder proposal
with respect to the disclosure of Berkshires policies and
procedures for making political contributions and the reporting
of political contributions; 5)a shareholder proposal requesting
the issuance of a report with respect to Berkshires policies,
plans and actions to measure, monitor, mitigate, disclose and set
quantitative reduction targets for methane emissions resulting
from all operations; and 6)a shareholder proposal requiring that
Berkshire divest its holdings in companies involved in the
extracting, processing, and/or burning of fossil fuels within 12
years. Berkshires shareholders reelected all of Berkshires
directors in an uncontested election. Following are the votes
cast for and against each director.
Proposal 1 Election of Directors
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For |
Against |
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Warren E. Buffett |
627,292 | 4,354 | ||||
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Charles T. Munger |
623,083 | 8,563 | ||||
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Howard G. Buffett |
623,223 | 8,422 | ||||
|
Stephen B. Burke |
630,448 | 1,197 | ||||
|
Susan L. Decker |
628,131 | 3,514 | ||||
|
William H. Gates III |
629,313 | 2,332 | ||||
|
David S. Gottesman |
628,315 | 3,331 | ||||
|
Charlotte Guyman |
628,470 | 3,175 | ||||
|
Thomas S. Murphy |
627,249 | 4,397 | ||||
|
Ronald L. Olson |
623,213 | 8,432 | ||||
|
Walter Scott, Jr. |
619,314 | 12,331 | ||||
|
Meryl B. Witmer |
629,674 | 1,971 |
The results of the other matters acted upon at the meeting were
as follows.
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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|
Proposal 2 Advisory vote on executive compensation |
627,987 | 1,842 | 1,817 |
|
1year |
2years |
3years |
Abstain |
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|
Proposal 3 Advisory vote on the frequency of an |
136,636 | 2,007 | 490,504 | 2,496 |
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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|
Proposal 4 Shareholder proposal |
69,301 | 556,826 | 5,517 | |||||
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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|
Proposal 5 Shareholder proposal |
61,655 | 557,984 | 12,006 | |||||
|
For |
Against |
Abstain |
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Proposal 6 Shareholder proposal |
7,987 | 613,022 | 10,636 |
About BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (NYSE:BRK.A)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in various business activities. The Company conducts insurance businesses on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis, a freight rail transportation business and a group of utility and energy generation and distribution businesses. Its segments include GEICO, General Re Corporation (General Re), Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group (BHRG), Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC (BNSF), Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Manufacturing, McLane Company, Service and retailing, and Finance and financial products. Its insurance and reinsurance business activities are conducted through various domestic and foreign-based insurance entities. Its insurance businesses provide insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks, and also reinsure life, accident and health risks across the world. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (NYSE:BRK.A) Recent Trading Information
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (NYSE:BRK.A) closed its last trading session down -1,640.00 at 245,520.00 with 347 shares trading hands.
