BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2003

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s first quarter interim report to shareholders will be posted on the

Internet on Friday, May 9, 2003 at approximately 5:30 p.m. Central time where it can be

accessed via www.berkshirehathaway.com.  It will contain information about Berkshire’s results

of operations and financial position for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003.

Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in a number of diverse business activities among

which the most important is the property and casualty insurance business conducted on both a

direct and reinsurance basis.  Common stock of the Company is listed on the New York Stock

Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B.

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