# C_2015214EN.01001301.xml

| 30.6.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 214/13 |
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30.6.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 214/13

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2015/C 214/09)

| 1. | On 23 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (‘Berkshire Hathaway’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the worldwide business of Duracell International Inc. (the ‘Duracell Business’) from The Procter & Gamble Company (the ‘P&G’, United States) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 23 June 2015, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (‘Berkshire Hathaway’, United States) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the worldwide business of Duracell International Inc. (the ‘Duracell Business’) from The Procter & Gamble Company (the ‘P&G’, United States) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Berkshire Hathaway: holding company owning subsidiaries that engage in a number of diverse business activities, including insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy finance, manufacturing, services and retailing,
  —   for the Duracell Business: the worldwide business of manufacturing and supplying primary and rechargeable batteries currently carried out by P&G. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Berkshire Hathaway: holding company owning subsidiaries that engage in a number of diverse business activities, including insurance and reinsurance, freight rail transportation, utilities and energy finance, manufacturing, services and retailing,

for Berkshire Hathaway

—   for the Duracell Business: the worldwide business of manufacturing and supplying primary and rechargeable batteries currently carried out by P&G.

for the Duracell Business

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference M.7655 — Berkshire Hathaway/The Duracell Business, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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