The Meeting of Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway

The meeting will now come to order I'm Warren Buffett chairman of the board of directors at the company. This morning I introduced the Berkshire Hathaway directors that are present Also with us today our partners in the firm of delight and to share our auditors They are available to respond to appropriate questions. If a shareholders present who wishes to withdraw a proxy previously sent in and vote in person on the election of directors You may do so also of any shareholder that this president does not turn in a proxy and desires a ballot in order to vote in person. The motion has been moved in second that Warren Buffett Charles Munger Howard Buffett Steven Burke Susan Decker William Gates David Goddersman Charlotte Gaiman Donald Ke