Company: BRK-A
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-054877
Chunk: 33

Company: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 33
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, when Tractor Supply was the focus of Robby Starbuck’s anti-DEIcampaign for three weeks, which merely exposed the truth about its DEI programs, they lost almost $3 billion in market cap. 38 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY FAVORS A VOTE AGAINSTTHE PROPOSAL FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: Berkshire’s Board recommends a “no” vote on this proposal. The Board does not believe it is necessary or in the best interests of shareholders to oversee an independent racial discrimination audit that analyzes Berkshire’s legal and reputational risks from its subsidiaries’ race-based initiatives. Berkshire is mindful of and committed to compliance with all laws and monitors changes to its legal obligations. Berkshire’s Audit Committee has the duty and responsibility to discuss guidelines and policies governing the process by which senior management of the Company assesses and manages the Company’s exposure to risk, including social risks such as diversity. Berkshire encourages its leaders to execute policies and strategies that are tailored to the unique aspects of their business. The policies and practices adopted by Berkshire’s operating subsidiaries are appropriately established to reflect business needs. Berkshire’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, applicable to directors, officers and employees of Berkshire and its subsidiaries, emphasizes, among other things, the commitment to ethics and compliance with government laws and regulations and provides standards for ethical and legal behavior of its employees, as well as providing a mechanism for reporting known or suspected ethical or legal violations. Berkshire’s Board recommends that our shareholders vote against this proposal, supporting the long-standing business model that each business is individually responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs, consistent with laws and regulations. Proxies given without instruction will be voted AGAINST this shareholder proposal.

| 6. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL |

Meredith Benton of Whistle Stop Capital on behalf of Myra K. Young owner of shares of Berkshire Common Stock with a value in excess of $2,000 for at least three years intends to present for action at the meeting the following proposal. WHEREAS:Additional context and background for this request can be found at: https://whistlestop.capital/BRK. Each year since 2021, over one-thirdof Berkshire’s independent shareholders supported a shareholder resolution asking that it release aggregated promotion, hiring, and retention rate data by gender, race, and ethnicity for its diverse employees. This data is needed to understand the effectiveness of the Berkshire companies’ efforts to ensure meritocratic workplaces. Berkshire has not made this information public, thus investors remain without assurance