Berkshire Hathaway to Post First Quarter Results on the Internet on May 5

OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2006--Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s first quarter interim report to shareholders will be posted on the Internet on Friday, May 5, 2006 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, 2006.

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.