secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (BRK-B)
CIK:        0001067983
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-140533
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 5.03, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Berkshire Q1 operating earnings flat at $7.04B; net earnings fall to $5.46B on investment losses
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- Operating earnings $7.04B vs $7.02B YoY; insurance-underwriting plunged to $47M from $764M.
- Net earnings $5.46B vs $11.71B, driven by $1.58B after-tax investment/derivative losses.
- Share repurchases totaled ~$3.2B in Q1 2022; insurance float rose ~$1B to $148B.
- All directors re-elected; shareholder proposals on independent chair, climate, and diversity defeated.
- Bylaws amended to update forum for derivative/33 Act claims; NYSE compliance restored with independent director election.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312522140533/0001193125-22-140533-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312522140533/d308971d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-140533

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