Sec Form 5/A Filing - BUFFETT SUSAN T @ BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC - 2003-12-31

FORM 5/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BUFFETT SUSAN T 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC [ BRK.A] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/31/2003 (Street) OMAHA, NE68131 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 02/13/2004 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Stock 10/03/2003 G V 80 D 70 D Class B Common Stock 10/07/2003 G V 8 D 62 D Class B Common Stock 10/08/2003 C V 300 A 362 D Class B Common Stock 10/14/2003 G V 25 D 337 D Class B Common Stock 10/24/2003 G V 10 D 327 D Class B Common Stock 11/06/2003 G V 4 D 323 D Class B Common Stock 11/12/2003 G V 12 D 311 D Class B Common Stock 12/03/2003 G V 23 D 288 D Class B Common Stock 12/05/2003 G V 10 D 278 D Class B Common Stock 12/08/2003 G V 3 D 275 D Class B Common Stock 12/15/2003 G V 33 D 242 D Class B Common Stock 12/16/2003 G V 12 D 230 D Class B Common Stock 12/19/2003 G V 26 D 204 D Class B Common Stock 01/21/2003 G V 60 A 60 I By spouse ( 4 ) Class B Common Stock 05/05/2003 G V 60 D 0 I By spouse ( 4 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/03/2003 G V 73 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,074 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/06/2003 G V 4 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,070 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/08/2003 C V 10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock 300 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) ( 2 ) 34,060 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/14/2003 G V 10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,050 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/24/2003 G V 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,049 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 10/31/2003 G V 10 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,039 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 11/05/2003 G V 1 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,038 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 11/06/2003 G V 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,035 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 11/12/2003 G V 6 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,029 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 12/03/2003 G V 16 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,013 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 12/05/2003 G V 8 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,005 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 12/08/2003 G V 3 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,002 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 12/16/2003 G V 2 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 34,000 D Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 01/21/2003 G V 118 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 475,116 I By spouse ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 01/21/2003 G V 22 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 475,094 I By spouse ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) 05/05/2003 G V 96 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 474,998 I By spouse ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 40 I By trust ( 5 ) Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 532 I By trust ( 5 ) Class A Common Stock ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 532 I By trust ( 5 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BUFFETT SUSAN T 1440 KIEWIT PLAZA OMAHA, NE68131 X Signatures Susan T. Buffett 02/13/2004 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each share of Class A Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into 30 shares of Class B Common Stock. ( 2 )Not applicable. ( 3 )10 shares of Class A Common Stock were converted into 300 shares of Class B Common Stock. ( 4 )The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),of securities held by her spouse, Warren E. Buffett. ( 5 )These shares are owned by trusts for which Warren E. Buffett, the spouse of the reporting person, is trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficialownership of these trust shares for the purposes of both Section 13(d) of the Act and Section 16 of the Act.

Remarks: In accordance with the instructions to Form 5, the reporting person's holdings of, and transactions in, shares of Class A Common Stock are reported in Table IIinstead of Table I.Due to software limitations on the number of transactions that can be displayed, the reporting person has bifurcated her Form 5 filing into two separate filings.On February 13, 2004, the reporting person filed a Form 5 (the "Original Form 5") to reflect transactions reportable on Form 5 which occurred between January1, 2003 and September 30, 2003 with respect to Class A Common Stock and Class B Common stock directly held by the reporting person. Transactionsreportable on Form 5 which occurred between October 1, 2003 and December 31, 2003 with respect to Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stockdirectly held by the reporting person, and transactions reportable on Form 5 which occurred in 2003 with respect to Class A Common Stock and Class BCommon Stock that may be deemed to be beneficially owned indirectly by the reporting person (including shares for which the reporting person disclaimsbeneficial ownership), are reported in this amendment to the Original Form 5.After giving effect to the transactions reported in the Original Form 5 and this amendment thereto, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own,in the aggregate, as of December 31, 2003, (i) 34,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 204 shares of Class B Common Stock that are directly held byher, (ii) 474,998 shares of Class A Common Stock that are held by her spouse, Warren E. Buffett, and of which she disclaims beneficial ownership for thepurposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, and (iii) 1,104 shares of Class A Common Stock that are held by trusts for which her spouse, Warren E. Buffett, istrustee and of which trust shares she disclaims beneficial ownership for the purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act and Section 16 of the Act.

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