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April 29, 1999

Berkshire Hathaway

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Berkshire Hathaway: The Makings of an Investment Company
Operating Segments *	Description of Business		1998 Revenues (millions)	Pre-Tax Operating Profit (millions)
GEICO Corp.	Car insurance		$4,033	$269
Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group	Reinsurance for property and casualty insurers and reinsurers		$939	$(21)
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Group	Commercial property and casualty insurance		$328	$17
Buffalo News	Daily newspaper in western New York		$157	$53
FlightSafety and Executive Jet	Flight training and aircraft fractional ownership programs		$858	$181
Nebraska Furniture Mart, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings and Star Furniture Co.	Retail sales of home furnishings, appliances and electronics		$793	$72
International Dairy Queen	Licensing and servicing 5,900 stores		$420	$58
Borsheim's and Helzberg's Diamond Shops	Retailing of fine jewelry		$440	$39
Scott Fetzer Cos.	Diversified manufacturing of consumer and commercial products		$1,002	$137
See's Candies	Making and distribution of boxed chocolates		$288	$62
H.H. Brown Shoe Co., Lowell Shoe Inc. and Dexter Shoe Co.	Manufacture of shoes		$500	$33
Other	Reconciliation of segment amounts		$4,074	$3,414
TOTAL			$13,832	$4,314
* Segments don't include the reinsurance business of General Re Corp., which Berkshire acquired on December 21, 1998.
Significant Investments	Percentage of Interest
American Express Co.	11%
Coca-Cola Co.	8%
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (Freddie Mac)	9%
Gillette Co.	8.5%
The Washington Post Co.	17%

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