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Strategies & Market Trends : Buy Berkshire instead of Vanguard S&P (BRKA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Didi who wrote (223)	3/9/2000 1:15:00 PM
From: Didi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 313

Sat 3/11/00 = scheduled posting date for Berkshire's 1999 Annual Report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2000 Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s 1999 Annual Report to the shareholders is scheduled to be posted on the Internet on Saturday March 11, 2000, at approximately 8:00 a.m. eastern time where it can be accessed via www.berkshirehathaway.com. The Annual Report will include Warren E. Buffett's annual letter to shareholders and other information about Berkshire's financial position and results of operations. The Annual Report is scheduled to be mailed to registered shareholders on or about March 20, 2000. Annual Reports are also scheduled to be shipped on or about that date to mailing agents of the numerous banks, brokers, etc. who hold shares as nominees for beneficial-but-not-of-record owners. However, Berkshire has no control over when such reports are subsequently mailed by the mailing agents to beneficial shareholders. Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse business activities among which the most important is the property and casualty insurance business conducted on both a direct and reinsurance basis. Common stock of the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B. --- END --- berkshirehathaway.com

To: Didi who wrote (223)	3/10/2000 6:42:00 PM
From: Didi	Respond to of 313

Gatx, Jones, Stakes Raised by Berkshire and Geico (Update1) By Siobhan Hughes (Adds latest share prices.) Washington, March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and subsidiaries, including its Geico Inc. insurance unit, reported raising their stakes in Dun & Bradstreet Corp., Gatx Corp., Great Lakes Chemical Corp. and Jones Apparel Group Inc. Berkshire and Geico held a 14.9 percent stake in Dun & Bradstreet as of Feb. 29, or 24 million shares, up from a 7.5 percent stake held previously, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, Berkshire and Geico held a 13.1 percent stake in Jones Apparel, or almost 15.8 million shares, up from a 9.9 percent stake reported previously. The Berkshire investors also said they held a 14.9 percent stake in Gatx, or 7.3 million shares, up from a 5.4 percent stake previously reported. In the previous filing, Geico was not listed among the group holding Gatx shares. In filings with the SEC, Berkshire and Geico also said they hold an 11.7 percent stake in Great Lakes Chemical, or 6.4 million shares, up from a 7.4 percent stake previously reported. Buffett, one of the world's best-known investors, generally oversees Berkshire's investment portfolio. The billionaire has said, though, that investment manager Louis Simpson, Geico's chief executive of capital operations, makes investment decisions for that insurance company. Dun & Bradstreet shares fell 5/16 to 26 1/14. Jones Apparel shares fell 1/4 to 25 1/2. Gatx shares rose 1 1/4 to 31 1/8. Great Lakes Chemical shares rose 3/4 to 28 1/8. quote.bloomberg.com