Sec Form 4 Filing - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC @ US BANCORP \DE\ - 2020-05-11

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FORM 4
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
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
US BANCORP \DE\ [ USB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
3555 FARNAM STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
05/11/2020
(Street)
OMAHA, NE68131
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_____ Form filed by One Reporting Person
__ X __ 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
Common Stock 884,230 ( 1 ) D
Common Stock 05/11/2020 S 162,300 D $ 33.3759 ( 2 ) 150,809,991 I See footnote ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
Common Stock 05/12/2020 S 293,886 D $ 32.3514 ( 7 ) 150,516,105 I See footnote ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
Common Stock 05/12/2020 S 41,600 D $ 33.3928 ( 8 ) 150,474,505 I See footnote ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )
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
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
3555 FARNAM STREET
OMAHA, NE68131
X
BUFFETT WARREN E
3555 FARNAM STREET
OMAHA, NE68131
X
Signatures
/s/ Warren E. Buffett, on behalf of himself and each other reporting person hereunder 05/13/2020
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )These securities are owned directly by Warren E. Buffett, who is a reporting person hereunder.
( 2 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.32 to $33.48. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide U.S. Bancorp, any security holder of U.S. Bancorp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 2 to this Form 4.
( 3 )149,000,000 of the total reported securities are owned directly by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"): AmGUARD Insurance Company (500,000), Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corporation (4,173,800), Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company (29,000), Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company (3,850,000), Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (3,912,000), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (9,151,626), BHG Life Insurance Company (928,500), British Insurance Company of Cayman (476,000), Columbia Insurance Company (23,307,300), Cypress Insurance Company (1,175,000), EastGUARD Insurance Company (200,000), Government Employees Insurance Company (8,191,300), GEICO Indemnity Company (4,488,000), General Re Life Corporation (1,427,343), General Reinsurance Corporation (14,559,100), General Star Indemnity Company (1,400,000), General Star National Insurance Company (136,000),
( 4 )Continued from Footnote 3: Genesis Insurance Company (106,000), The Medical Protective Company (4,204,800), MPP Company, Inc. (388,000), Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company (585,000), National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (3,789,000), National Indemnity Company (55,298,331), National Indemnity Company of Mid America (474,300), National Indemnity Company of the South (297,600), NorGUARD Insurance Company (767,000), NRG America Holding Company (495,000), Old United Casualty Company (259,000), Redwood Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (3,050,000), United States Liability Insurance Company (985,000), U.S. Underwriters Insurance Company (175,000) and WestGUARD Insurance Company (221,000). In order to avoid double counting, shares of Common Stock reported as being owned by each of these subsidiaries only reflect shares that are owned directly by such subsidiary,
( 5 )Continued from footnote 4: and do not reflect any shares that such subsidiary may be deemed to beneficially own by virtue of ownership or control of any other subsidiary otherwise reported in this Form 4. As Berkshire is in the chain of ownership of each subsidiary listed above, it may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Common Stock presently directly owned by such subsidiaries. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of Common Stock presently owned by each of these subsidiaries. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
( 6 )590,275 of the total reported securities are owned directly by the Benjamin Moore Pension Trust, a pension plan of a Berkshire subsidiary. Each of Berkshire, Mr. Buffett and this pension plan disclaim beneficial ownership in such shares.
( 7 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $32.075 to $33.07. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide U.S. Bancorp, any security holder of U.S. Bancorp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 7 to this Form 4.
( 8 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.08 to $33.53. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide U.S. Bancorp, any security holder of U.S. Bancorp, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 8 to this Form 4.

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