Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Extends Expiration of Registered Exchange Offer to August 21, 2009

OMAHA, Neb.--(Business Wire)--
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire") and Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation
("BHFC") today announced that they have extended the expiration date of a
registered exchange offer to August 21, 2009. The offer is to exchange up to
$1,000,000,000 of BHFC`s newly registered 4.000% Senior Notes due 2012 (the
"2012 Exchange Notes,") for an equal amount of its privately placed 4.000%
Senior Notes due 2012 (the "2012 Original Notes,"). The 2012 Exchange Notes are
substantially identical to the 2012 Original Notes, except that the Exchange
Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
will not bear any legend restricting their transfer.

As of 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday August 14, 2009, the original
expiration date of the exchange offer, approximately $975,000,000 of the
aggregate principal amount of the 2012 Original Notes have been tendered for
exchange. Berkshire and BHFC will accept for exchange any and all 2012 Original
Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the exchange
offer at 5:00 p.m., (Eastern Time) on August 21, 2009, unless extended.
Berkshire and BHFC do not currently intend to extend this exchange offer any
further.

The terms of the exchange offer and other information relating to Berkshire and
BHFC are set forth in a prospectus dated July 17, 2009. Copies of the prospectus
and the related letters of transmittal may be obtained from The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A., which is serving as the exchange agent for the
exchange offer. The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.`s address,
telephone and facsimile number are as follows:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company
Corporate Trust Dept. - Reorganization Unit
101 Barclay Street, 7E
New York, NY 10286
Phone: 212-815-3738
Fax: 212-298-1915

This announcement is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to
buy or exchange the Exchange Notes or the Original Notes. The exchange offer is
made solely pursuant to the prospectus dated July 17, 2009, including any
supplements thereto.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Marc D. Hamburg, 402-346-1400

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