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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-241941
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		23
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241023
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241023
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241023

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001067983
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				470813844
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14905
		FILM NUMBER:		241390029

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3555 FARNAM STREET
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4023461400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3555 FARNAM STREET
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68131

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NBH INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980810
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B></B><B><I>Execution Version</I></B><B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;281,800,000,000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;155,400,000,000 1.031% Senior Notes due 2027 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;16,000,000,000 1.737% Senior Notes due 2034 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;11,800,000,000 2.373% Senior Notes due 2044 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;5,000,000,000 2.577% Senior Notes due 2052 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;12,300,000,000 2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Underwriting Agreement </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">October&nbsp;10, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch
International </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2 King Edward Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">London, EC1A 1HQ </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">United Kingdom </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1271 Avenue of the Americas </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10020 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire Hathaway Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Issuer&#148;), proposes to issue and sell to Merrill Lynch International and Mizuho Securities USA LLC (each, an &#147;Underwriter&#148; and together, the &#147;Underwriters&#148;), (i) &yen;155,400,000,000
aggregate principal amount of its 1.031% Senior Notes due 2027 (the &#147;2027 Notes&#148;), (ii) &yen;58,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.265% Senior Notes due 2029 (the &#147;2029 Notes&#148;), (iii) &yen;23,300,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its 1.465% Senior Notes due 2031 (the &#147;2031 Notes&#148;), (iv) &yen;16,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.737% Senior Notes due 2034 (the &#147;2034 Notes&#148;), (v) &yen;11,800,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of its 2.373% Senior Notes due 2044 (the &#147;2044 Notes&#148;), (vi) &yen;5,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.577% Senior Notes due 2052 (the &#147;2052 Notes&#148;) and (vii) &yen;12,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
its 2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 (the &#147;2054 Notes&#148; and, together with the 2027 Notes, the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2034 Notes, the 2044 Notes and the 2052 Notes, the &#147;Securities&#148;). The Securities will be issued pursuant to
an Indenture dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (including the terms of the Securities to be established pursuant thereto, the &#147;Indenture&#148;) among the Issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;). In connection with the issuance of the Securities, the Issuer will enter into a Paying Agency Agreement (the &#147;Agency Agreement&#148;), to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below)
between the Issuer and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent (the &#147;Paying Agent&#148;). </P>
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sale of the Securities, as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <U>Registration Statement</U>. A registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-262384),</FONT> including a prospectus (the &#147;Base Prospectus&#148;) relating to the Securities, has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and has become effective under the Securities
Act. Such registration statement, including any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act and any other information deemed to be part of such registration statement
pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act, is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Registration Statement.&#148; The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement to reflect the final terms of the Securities and the offering
thereof, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;Final Prospectus.&#148; The Base Prospectus, as supplemented by any preliminary prospectus supplement which describes the
Securities and the offering thereof, as filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, is hereinafter referred to as a &#147;Preliminary Prospectus.&#148; Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, a Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents that were filed by the Issuer on or prior to the respective dates thereof under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and incorporated by reference therein, excluding any documents or portions of such documents that are deemed under the rules and regulations of the
Commission under the Securities Act not to be incorporated by reference therein; and any reference herein to the terms &#147;amend,&#148; &#147;amendment&#148; or &#147;supplement&#148; with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base
Prospectus, a Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act deemed to be incorporated therein by reference after the respective dates thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At or prior to the time when sales of the Securities were first made (the &#147;Time of Sale&#148;), the Issuer had prepared the following
information (the &#147;Time of Sale Information&#148;): a Preliminary Prospectus dated October&nbsp;1, 2024, and each &#147;free-writing prospectus&#148; (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <U>Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters</U>. (a)&nbsp;On the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth
herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Issuer agrees to issue and sell the Securities to each Underwriter as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Issuer the
respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to (i)&nbsp;with respect to the 2027 Notes, 99.90% of the principal amount thereof, (ii)&nbsp;with respect to the 2029
Notes, 99.85% of the principal amount thereof, (iii)&nbsp;with respect to the 2031 Notes, 99.80% of the principal amount thereof, (iv)&nbsp;with respect to the 2034 Notes, 99.75% of the principal amount thereof, (v)&nbsp;with respect to the 2044
Notes, 99.55% of the principal amount thereof, (vi)&nbsp;with respect to the 2052 Notes, 99.50% of the principal amount thereof and (vii)&nbsp;with respect to the 2054 Notes, 99.45% of the principal amount thereof, in each case, plus accrued
interest, if any, from October&nbsp;23, 2024, to the Closing Date. The Issuer will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein. </P>
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Securities as soon as practicable after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Underwriters is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Final Prospectus. The Issuer acknowledges and agrees
that each Underwriter may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of such Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through the applicable Underwriter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities will be made at the offices of Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP at 11:00 A.M., Tokyo
time, on October&nbsp;23, 2024, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Underwriters and the Issuer may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and
delivery is referred to herein as the &#147;Closing Date.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Company will deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Securities in
book-entry form through a common depositary for Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear system, for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes
representing the Securities (collectively, the &#147;Global Notes&#148;), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Issuer, except to the extent such taxes were imposed due to the failure of an
Underwriter, upon the request of the Issuer, to use its reasonable efforts to provide any form, certificate, document or other information that would have reduced or eliminated the withholding or deduction of such taxes. Payment for the Securities
shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to be received by the Company no later than the Closing Date, in Japanese yen to the account(s) specified to the Underwriters by the Issuer. Delivery of the Securities will be initiated
against the irrevocable release by the Underwriters of the wire transfer in the amount of the purchase price for the Securities. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Underwriters not later than twenty-four hours prior to the
Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm&#146;s length
contractual counterparty to the Issuer with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Issuer
or any other person. Additionally, the Underwriters are not advising the Issuer or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Issuer shall consult with its own advisors concerning
such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Issuer with respect thereto. Any review
by the Underwriters of the Issuer, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Issuer. </P>
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Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U>
that the Issuer makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in such Time of Sale
Information. No statement of a material fact to be included in the Final Prospectus has been omitted from the Time of Sale Information and no statement of a material fact included in the Time of Sale Information that is required to be included in
the Final Prospectus will be omitted therefrom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Preliminary Prospectus. </I>No order preventing or suspending the use of any
Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act and did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U> that the Issuer makes no representation and
warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus. </P>
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as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any &#147;written communication&#148; (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an
offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Issuer or its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)&nbsp;below),
an &#147;Issuer Free Writing Prospectus&#148;), other than (i)&nbsp;any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section&nbsp;2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii)&nbsp;any Preliminary Prospectus,
(iii)&nbsp;the Final Prospectus, (iv)&nbsp;the documents listed on Annex A hereto and (v)&nbsp;any electronic road show or other written communications, in each case approved in advance by the Underwriters. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and, when taken together with any Preliminary
Prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading; <U>provided</U> that the Issuer makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the
Issuer in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Registration Statement and Final Prospectus. </I>The Registration Statement is an
&#147;automatic shelf registration statement&#148; as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use
of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Issuer. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the
Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act against the Issuer or related to the offering has been initiated or threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the
Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, the Registration Statement complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (collectively, the &#147;Trust Indenture Act&#148;), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Final Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U> that the Issuer makes no representation and warranty with respect to
(i)&nbsp;that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1)</FONT> of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii)&nbsp;any statements or omissions
made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Issuer in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <I>Incorporated Documents</I>. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Final Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information or the Final Prospectus, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of
the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <I>No Material Adverse Change. </I>Since the date of the most recent
consolidated financial statements of the Issuer included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus, unless the Issuer has notified the Underwriters as provided in
Section&nbsp;4(g) of this Agreement, there has been no material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the senior management of the Issuer or the business or the consolidated financial
position or results of operations of the Issuer or the Issuer&#146;s subsidiaries, taken as a whole (a &#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148;), in each case otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Final Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto after the date of this Agreement). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <I>Organization and Good Standing of the Issuer. </I>The Issuer has been duly
incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with power and authority (corporate and other) to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement,
the Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or
conducts any business so as to require such qualification, except where the failure (individually or in the aggregate) to be so qualified or in good standing in any such jurisdiction would not have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <I>Organization and Good Standing of the Significant Subsidiaries</I>. Each &#147;significant subsidiary&#148; of the Issuer, as such term
is defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-02</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> under the Exchange Act (the &#147;Significant Subsidiaries&#148;) has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a
corporation in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the
Final Prospectus and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require
such qualification, except where the failure (individually or in the aggregate) to be so qualified or in good standing in any such jurisdiction would not have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <I>Underwriting Agreement</I>. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <I>The Indenture. </I>The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer, and assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles; the Indenture complies with the requirements for qualification under the Trust Indenture Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) <I>The Agency Agreement</I>. The Agency Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer, and assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Paying Agent, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) <I>The Securities</I>. The Securities have been duly authorized by the Issuer and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement
and the Indenture and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture, will have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the
Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles, and will be in the
form contemplated by, and will be entitled to the benefits of, the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) <I>Descriptions of the Transaction Documents</I>. Each of this Agreement, the
Securities, the Indenture and the Agency Agreement (collectively, the &#147;Transaction Documents&#148;) conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Final
Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) <I>No Registration Rights</I>. No person has the right to require the Issuer to register any securities for sale under
the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) <I>Significant Subsidiaries&#146; Capital Stock</I>. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each Significant
Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> and (except for any directors&#146; qualifying shares, and except for less than 10% of the shares of Berkshire
Hathaway Energy Company) are owned directly or indirectly by the Issuer, free and clear of all material liens, encumbrances, equities or claims. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) <I>No Stabilization or Manipulation. </I>Prior to the date hereof, neither the Issuer nor any of its affiliates has taken any action which
is designed to or which has constituted or which might have been expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Issuer in connection with the offering of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) <I>No Conflicts. </I>The issue and sale by the Issuer of the Securities, the compliance by the Issuer with all of the provisions of the
Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated will not (i)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under any indenture, mortgage, deed
of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the
Issuer or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is subject, or (ii)&nbsp;result in any violation of (A)&nbsp;the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> of the Issuer or (B)&nbsp;any
statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of the Significant Subsidiaries or any of their properties, except, in the case of clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)(B), for any
such conflict, breach, violation, or default which (individually or in the aggregate) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such
court or governmental agency or body is required for the issue and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Issuer of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for any such consents, approvals, authorizations,
orders, registrations or qualifications as may be required under the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act, or under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters, or
the failure of which to obtain would not (individually or in the aggregate) have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) <I>No Violation or Default. </I>Neither the Issuer nor any Significant Subsidiary is
(i)&nbsp;in violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as the case may be) or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> or (ii)&nbsp;in default in the performance or observance of any material
obligation, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, except in the case of clause
(i)&nbsp;for any immaterial violation of its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> or in the case of clause (ii)&nbsp;where such violation would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) <I>Legal Proceedings. </I>Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus, there
are no legal or governmental proceedings pending to which the Issuer or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is a party or of which any property of the Issuer or any of the Significant Subsidiaries is the subject which, if determined adversely to the
Issuer or any Significant Subsidiary, would individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect; and, to the best of the Issuer&#146;s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated by governmental authorities or
threatened by others. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) <I>Investment Company Act</I>. The Issuer is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the
Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof, will not be, an &#147;investment company,&#148; as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;Investment Company Act&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) <I>Independent Accountants. </I>To the best of the Issuer&#146;s knowledge, Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, who have certified the
consolidated financial statements of the Issuer included in the Registration Statement, is an independent registered public accounting firm as required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission and the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) <I>Accounting Controls. </I>The Issuer maintains a system of internal control over financial
reporting (as such term is defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15(f)</FONT> of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and has been designed by the Issuer&#146;s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, or under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. The Issuer&#146;s internal control over financial reporting is effective and the Issuer is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting in each case as of the end of the most recent
fiscal year of the Issuer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w) <I>Disclosure Controls</I>. The Issuer maintains &#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148; (as such
term is defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15(e)</FONT> of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act; such disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that material information
relating to the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries is made known to the Issuer&#146;s principal executive officer and principal financial officer by others within those entities; such disclosure controls and procedures are effective. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) <I>No Material Change in the Issuer&#146;s Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
</I>Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, there has been no change in the Issuer&#146;s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer&#146;s internal control over financial reporting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y) <I>Status under the
Securities Act</I>. The Issuer is not an ineligible issuer and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined under the Securities Act, in each case at the times specified in the Securities Act in connection with the offering of the
Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(z) <I>Disclosure Requirement</I>. The Issuer has not issued any securities of the same or a similar class as the Securities
in Japan, the offering of which subjects the Issuer to continuous disclosure obligations under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No.&nbsp;25 of 1948 of Japan, as amended, the &#147;Financial Instruments and Exchange
Law&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <U>Further Agreements of the Issuer</U>. The Issuer covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I>Required Filings. </I>The Issuer will file the Final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and
Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the term sheet in the form of Annex B hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; the Issuer will file promptly all
reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Issuer with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Final Prospectus and for so long
as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and the Issuer will furnish copies of the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the
Underwriters in New York City, London and Tokyo prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Issuer will pay the
registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Delivery of Copies. </I>The Issuer will deliver, without charge to the Underwriters (during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined
below)), as many copies of the Final Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto) and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as the Underwriters may reasonably request. As used herein, the term &#147;Prospectus Delivery Period&#148;
means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for
Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer;<U> provided</U> that the Underwriters shall promptly notify the Issuer of the termination of the Prospectus Delivery Period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Amendments or Supplements; Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. </I>Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, before
using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration
Statement becomes effective, the Issuer will furnish to the Underwriters and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not use, authorize, approve, refer to or
file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Underwriters reasonably object. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Delivery Period, the Issuer will advise the Underwriters promptly, and confirm such advice in writing, (i)&nbsp;when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (ii)&nbsp;when any supplement to the Final
Prospectus or any amendment to the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus has been filed; (iii)&nbsp;of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Final
Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information relating thereto; (iv)&nbsp;when it learns of the issuance by the Commission
of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to
Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act; (v)&nbsp;when it learns of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the Final Prospectus, the Time of Sale Information or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Final Prospectus, the Time of Sale
Information or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vi)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Issuer of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (vii)&nbsp;of the receipt by the Issuer of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Issuer will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use
of any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <I>Time of Sale Information. </I>If at any time prior to the Closing Date (i)&nbsp;any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a
result of which the Time of Sale Information as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Information to comply with law, the Issuer will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph
(c)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Underwriters may designate, such amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Information as may be necessary so that the
statements in the Time of Sale Information as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Information will comply with law. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <I>Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes</I>. In the event that any
Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the
same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event that any
Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted
to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this provision, (a)&nbsp;the term &#147;BHC Act Affiliate&#148; has the meaning assigned to the term &#147;affiliate&#148;
in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &#167;&nbsp;1841(k); (b) the term &#147;Covered Entity&#148; means any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a &#147;covered entity&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with,
12 C.F.R. &#167; 252.82(b); (ii) a &#147;covered bank&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 47.3(b); or (iii)&nbsp;a &#147;covered FSI&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance
with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 382.2(b); (c) the term &#147;Default Right&#148; has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;&#167; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable; and (d)&nbsp;the term
&#147;U.S. Special Resolution Regime&#148; means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <I>Ongoing Compliance</I>. If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i)&nbsp;any event shall
occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Final Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Final Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii)&nbsp;it is necessary to amend or supplement the Final Prospectus to comply with law, the Issuer
will immediately notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c)&nbsp;above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Underwriters may designate, such amendments or
supplements to the Final Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Final Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Final Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be
misleading or so that the Final Prospectus will comply with law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <I>Blue Sky Compliance. </I>The Issuer will promptly from time to
time take such action as the Underwriters may reasonably request to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Underwriters shall reasonably request and will continue such
qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Securities; <U>provided</U> that the Issuer shall not be required to (i)&nbsp;qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii)&nbsp;file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii)&nbsp;take any action that would subject it to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is
not otherwise so subject. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <I>Earning Statement. </I>The Issuer will make generally available to its security
holders an earning statement (that need not be audited) that satisfies the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the
first fiscal quarter of the Issuer occurring after the &#147;effective date&#148; (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <I>Clear Market. </I>The Issuer, during the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing until the Closing Date, will not offer,
sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, except as provided hereunder, any securities of the Issuer that are substantially similar to the Securities, including but not limited to any securities that represent the right to receive the
Securities or any such substantially similar securities, without the Underwriters&#146; prior written consent, other than any securities that have been identified to the Underwriters in writing prior to the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) <I>Use of Proceeds. </I>The Issuer will use the net proceeds received by the Issuer from the sale of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement in the manner specified in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) <I>No Stabilization. </I>The Issuer will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to
cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) <I>Record Retention</I>. The Issuer will,
pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <U>Certain Agreements of the Underwriters</U>. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to, or participate in the planning for use of, any &#147;free writing
prospectus&#148;, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Issuer and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release
issued by the Issuer) other than (i)&nbsp;a free writing prospectus that, solely as a result of use by such Underwriter, would not trigger an obligation to file such free writing prospectus with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433, (ii) any Issuer
Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section&nbsp;3(c) or Section&nbsp;4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii)&nbsp;any free writing prospectus prepared by such Underwriter and approved by the Issuer in
advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i)&nbsp;or (iii), an &#147;Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus&#148;). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Underwriters may use a term sheet in the form of Annex B hereto
without the consent of the Issuer. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act
with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Issuer if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;(i) It has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the &#147;FSMA&#148;)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Securities in
circumstances in which Section&nbsp;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer; and (ii)&nbsp;it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Securities in, from
or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) It has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise
make available any Securities to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this provision, (A)&nbsp;the
expression &#147;retail investor&#148; means a person who is one (or more) of the following: (i)&nbsp;a retail client as defined in point (11)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, &#147;MiFID II&#148;); or (ii)&nbsp;a customer
within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the &#147;Insurance Distribution Directive&#148;), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) It has not offered, sold or otherwise made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Securities to any retail
investor in the United Kingdom. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purposes of this provision, (A)&nbsp;the expression &#147;retail investor&#148; means a person
who is one (or more) of the following: (i)&nbsp;a retail client, as defined in point (8)&nbsp;of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (&#147;EUWA&#148;); or
(ii)&nbsp;a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the FSMA and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point
(8)&nbsp;of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Neither it nor any of
its affiliates (i)&nbsp;has offered or sold, or will offer or sell, in Hong Kong, by means of any document, the Securities other than (A)&nbsp;to &#147;professional investors&#148; as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of
Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (B)&nbsp;in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a &#147;prospectus&#148; as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer
to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance or (ii)&nbsp;has issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, or will issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement,
invitation or document relating to the Securities that is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with
respect to the Securities that are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to &#147;professional investors&#148; as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Registration Statement has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary
Authority of Singapore. It has not offered or sold any Securities or caused the Securities to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell any Securities or cause the Securities to be made the subject
of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, and will not circulate or distribute, the Registration Statement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for
subscription or purchase, of the Securities, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i)&nbsp;to an institutional investor (as defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or
amended from time to time (the &#147;SFA&#148;)) pursuant to Section&nbsp;274 of the SFA or (ii)&nbsp;to an accredited investor (as defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the SFA) pursuant to and in accordance with the conditions specified in
Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) It will not offer or sell any of the Securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the
benefit of, any resident of Japan or to others, for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-offering</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-sale</FONT> directly or indirectly in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan, except
through a solicitation constituting a &#147;solicitation targeting QIIs&#148;, as defined in Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">23-13,</FONT> Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, which will be exempt from the registration
requirements of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time.
For the purposes of this provision, &#147;resident of Japan&#148; means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan; and it will cause a copy of the prospectus supplement relating to the
Securities (or other forms of notice as agreed between the Issuer and the Underwriters, which states that the Securities may not be transferred to any other person unless such person is a &#147;qualified institutional investor&#148; as defined in
the Cabinet Ordinance Concerning Definitions under Article 2 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Ordinance No.&nbsp;14 of 1993 of the Ministry of Finance of Japan, as amended)), to be furnished to each person acquiring the
Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) It will not offer, sell or deliver any of the Securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States except under
circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable laws thereof, and it will take at its own expense whatever action is required to permit its purchase and resale of the Securities in such jurisdictions. Each Underwriter understands
that no action has been taken to permit a public offering of the Securities in any jurisdiction outside the United States where action would be required for such purpose, and agrees not to cause any advertisement of the Securities to be published in
any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and not to issue any circular relating to the Securities, except in any such case at each Underwriter&#146;s own risk and expense. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <U>Conditions of Underwriters&#146; Obligations</U>. The obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Securities on the Closing Date as
provided herein is subject to the performance by the Issuer of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to
Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to </P>
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Section&nbsp;8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and Final Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the
Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section&nbsp;4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional
information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The representations and warranties of
the Issuer contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Issuer and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on
and as of the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Simpson Thacher&nbsp;&amp; Bartlett LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, shall have furnished to the
Underwriters such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to such matters as the Underwriters may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such papers and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to
pass upon such matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie LLP, counsel for the Issuer, shall have furnished to the Underwriters their written
opinion and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b-5</FONT> statement, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Annex C hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Anderson Mori&nbsp;&amp; Tomotsune, Japanese counsel for the Issuer, shall have furnished to the Underwriters their written opinion, dated
the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect set forth in Annex D hereto, based on the examinations and assumptions and subject to the qualifications and limitations described in such
counsel&#146;s opinion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) On the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP shall have furnished
to the Underwriters a letter, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and in the form agreed to by the parties hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Information and the Final
Prospectus, there shall not have been (i)&nbsp;any adverse change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Issuer and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii)&nbsp;any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or
affecting the senior management of the Issuer or the business or the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Issuer and the Issuer&#146;s subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in the case of each of clause (i)&nbsp;and clause
(ii)&nbsp;otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Time of Sale Information (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto after the date of this Agreement) and the Final Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto after the
date of this Agreement), the effect of which is in the judgment of the Underwriters so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner
contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Subsequent to the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the Time of Sale and (B)&nbsp;the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, (i)&nbsp;no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Issuer&#146;s debt securities by Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Ratings Services or Moody&#146;s Investors Service, and (ii)&nbsp;neither such
organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with negative implications, its rating of any of the Issuer&#146;s debt securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Subsequent to the earlier of (A)&nbsp;the Time of Sale and (B)&nbsp;the execution and delivery of this Agreement, there shall not have
occurred any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a suspension or material limitation in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange (&#147;NYSE&#148;) or the Tokyo Stock Exchange; (ii)&nbsp;a suspension or material limitation in trading in
the Issuer&#146;s securities on NYSE; (iii)&nbsp;a general moratorium on commercial banking activities declared by Federal, New York State, Japanese or European Union authorities or a material disruption in commercial banking or securities
settlement or clearance services in the United States, Japan or the European Union; (iv)&nbsp;the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, Japan or the European Union or the declaration by the United States, Japan or the
European Union of a national emergency or war or (v)&nbsp;the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis or any change in financial markets, if the effect of any such event specified in clause (iv)&nbsp;or (v) in the reasonable judgment of the
Underwriters makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or the delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Time of Sale Information and the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer shall have duly executed and delivered each of the Transaction Documents and the Securities.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) The Issuer shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Underwriters on the Closing Date certificates of officers of the
Issuer satisfactory to the Underwriters as to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Issuer herein on and as of the Closing Date, as to the performance by the Issuer of all of its obligations hereunder to be performed on or prior
to the Closing Date, as to the matters set forth in subsection (g)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;6 and as to such other matters as the Underwriters may reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. <U>Indemnification and Contribution</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I>Indemnification of the Underwriters. </I>The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors
and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including,
without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon,
(i)&nbsp;any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, not misleading, (ii)&nbsp;or any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Final Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any
Time of Sale Information, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to </P>
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make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or
are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information furnished to the Issuer in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Indemnification of the Issuer. </I>Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer and
each of its directors, officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Issuer within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the
indemnity set forth in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with any information furnished to the Issuer in writing by such Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information or the Final Prospectus (or any amendment
or supplement thereto), it being understood and agreed that the only such information consists of the second and third sentences of the third paragraph, the first and second sentences of the eighth paragraph and the ninth, tenth, eleventh and
twelfth paragraphs, under the caption &#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Notice and Procedures. </I>Promptly after
receipt by an indemnified party under subsection (a)&nbsp;or (b) above of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under such subsection,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under such subsection. In
case any such action shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall wish,
jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party),
and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under such subsection for any legal expenses of other
counsel or any other expenses, in each case subsequently incurred by such indemnified party, in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the
indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not
the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim
and (ii)&nbsp;does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Contribution. </I>If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a)&nbsp;or (b)
above is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under subsection (a)&nbsp;or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party
under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuer on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Securities or (ii)&nbsp;if the allocation provided by clause (i)&nbsp;is not permitted by applicable law,
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;but also the relative fault of the Issuer on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions
that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuer on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same
respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuer from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as
set forth in the table on the cover of the Final Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Issuer on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other
things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuer or by the Underwriters and the parties&#146; relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) <I>Limitation on Liability.
</I>The Issuer and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 were determined by <U>pro</U> <U>rata</U> allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d)&nbsp;above. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d)&nbsp;above shall be deemed to include,
subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such indemnified party in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;7, in no event shall an Underwriter be
required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by such Underwriter and distributed to investors were offered to investors exceeds the amount of any damages that such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters&#146; obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7 are several in proportion to their respective purchase
obligations hereunder and not joint. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Exclusive</FONT> Remedies. </I>The remedies provided for
in this Section&nbsp;7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <U>Defaulting Underwriter</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder,
the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Issuer on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 48 hours
after any such default by any Underwriter, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Issuer shall be entitled to a further period of 48 hours within which to
procure other persons satisfactory to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting
Underwriter, either the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters or the Issuer may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Issuer or
counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Issuer agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the
Final Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term &#147;Underwriter&#148; includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant
to this Section&nbsp;8 purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If, after giving effect to
any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters and the Issuer as provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate
principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased does not exceed <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-eleventh</FONT> of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, then the Issuer shall have the right to require each <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder plus such Underwriter&#146;s <U>pro rata</U> share (based on the principal amount of
Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters and the Issuer as provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;above, the aggregate principal amount of such Securities that remains unpurchased exceeds
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-eleventh</FONT> of the aggregate principal amount of all the Securities, or if the Issuer shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b)&nbsp;above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability
on the part of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section&nbsp;8 shall be without liability on the part of the Issuer, except that the Issuer will continue to
be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section&nbsp;10 hereof and except that the provisions of Section&nbsp;7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Issuer or any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter for damages caused by its default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. <U>Effectiveness of Agreement</U>.
This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto. </P>
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by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Issuer covenants and agrees with the Underwriters that it will pay or cause to be paid the following: (i)&nbsp;the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Issuer&#146;s counsel
and accountants in connection with the issue of the Securities and all other expenses in connection with the preparation, printing, reproduction and filing of the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus, any Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof to the Underwriters and dealers; (ii)&nbsp;the cost of printing or producing or distributing
each of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents, the Blue Sky Memorandum, closing documents (including any compilations thereof) and any other documents in connection with the offering, purchase, sale and delivery of the Securities; (iii)&nbsp;all
expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offering and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section&nbsp;4(h) hereof, including the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such
qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky survey; (iv)&nbsp;any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Securities; (v)&nbsp;the cost of preparing the Securities (not including the related legal fees); (vi) the fees,
expenses and disbursements of the Trustee and the Paying Agent in connection with the Transaction Documents and the Securities; (vii)&nbsp;the costs and charges of any transfer agent and registrar; (viii)&nbsp;all expenses incurred by the Issuer in
connection with any &#147;road show&#148; presentation to potential investors; and (ix)&nbsp;all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder which are not otherwise specifically provided for in this
Section&nbsp;10. It is understood, however, that, the Underwriters will pay, except as provided in this Section&nbsp;10, and Section&nbsp;7 hereof, all of their own costs and expenses, including the fees of their counsel, transfer taxes on resale of
any of the Securities by them, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make, pro rata (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder) (with respect to each Underwriter, the
&#147;Pro Rata Expenses&#148;). Notwithstanding anything contained in the International Capital Market Association Primary Market Handbook, each Underwriter hereby agrees that the Settlement Lead Manager (as defined below) may allocate the Pro Rata
Expenses to the account of such Underwriter for settlement of accounts (including payment of such Underwriter&#146;s fees by the Settlement Lead Manager) as soon as practicable but in any case no later than 90 days following the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section&nbsp;8 hereof or if any Underwriter shall default in its obligations hereunder, or if
the Underwriters shall fail to take and purchase the Securities due to the failure of the condition set forth in Section&nbsp;6(c) hereof to be met, the Issuer shall not then be under any liability to any Underwriter except as provided in
Section&nbsp;7 hereof; but if for any other reason the Securities are not delivered by or on behalf of the Issuer as provided herein, the Issuer will reimburse the Underwriters for all
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in making preparations for the purchase, sale and delivery
of the Securities, but the Issuer shall then be under no further liability to the Underwriters except as provided in Section&nbsp;7 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. <U>Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement</U>. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and
their respective successors and, solely to the extent set forth in Section&nbsp;7 hereof, the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to therein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to therein. Nothing in this
Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be
deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase. </P>
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warranties and agreements of the Issuer and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of
and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Issuer or the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. <U>Certain Defined Terms</U>. For purposes of this Agreement, (a)&nbsp;except where otherwise expressly provided, the term
&#147;affiliate&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b)&nbsp;the term &#147;business day&#148; means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City, London, England
or Tokyo, Japan; (c)&nbsp;the term &#147;subsidiary&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (d)&nbsp;the term &#147;significant subsidiary&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-02</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> under the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14.
<U>Miscellaneous</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I>Notices. </I>All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have
been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to Merrill Lynch International, at 2 King Edward Street, London, EC1A 1HQ, United Kingdom, Attention:
Syndicate Desk; and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Debt Capital Markets. Notices to the Issuer shall be delivered or sent by mail or facsimile transmission to the address of the Issuer
set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Chief Financial Officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Patriot Act</I>. In accordance with the requirements
of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">107-56</FONT> (signed into law October&nbsp;26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients,
including the Issuer, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Governing Law. </I>This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Counterparts. </I>This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of
telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words &#147;execution,&#148; &#147;signed,&#148; &#147;signature,&#148; &#147;delivery,&#148; and words of like import
in or relating to this Agreement or any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal
effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by
electronic means. </P>
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nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) <I>Headings. </I>The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the
meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) <I>UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation</I>. Notwithstanding
and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the Underwriters and the Issuer, the Issuer acknowledges and accepts that a UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT>
Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the effect of the exercise of UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority in relation
to any UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Liability of the Underwriters to the Issuer under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Liability or outstanding
amounts due thereon; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT>
Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the Underwriters or another person, and the issue to or conferral on the Issuer of such shares, securities or obligations; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the cancellation of the UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Liability; and/or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are
due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by
the relevant UK resolution authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For the purpose of this Section&nbsp;14(g), </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) &#147;UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation&#148; means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or
regulation applicable in the UK relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings). </P>
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under the UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the
form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such
contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) &#147;UK <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Liability&#148; means a liability in respect of which the UK <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers may be exercised. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) <I>UK MiFIR Manufacturer Acknowledgement</I>. Solely for the
purposes of the requirements of 3.2.7R of the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the &#147;UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules&#148;) regarding the mutual responsibilities of manufacturers under the UK MiFIR Product
Governance Rules: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Merrill Lynch International (the &#147;UK Manufacturer&#148;) understands the responsibilities conferred upon it
under the UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules relating to each of the product approval process, the target market and the proposed distribution channels as applying to the Securities and the related information set out in the Final Prospectus and any
press announcements in connection with the Securities; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the other Underwriter and the Issuer note the application of the UK MiFIR
Product Governance Rules and acknowledge the target market and distribution channels identified as applying to the Securities by the UK Manufacturer and the related information set out in the Final Prospectus and any press announcements in
connection with the Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) <I>Agreement Among Managers</I>. By executing this Agreement, each of the Underwriters hereby agrees
to be bound by the provisions of the International Capital Markets Association Agreement Among Managers Version 1/New York Law Schedule (the &#147;AMM&#148;), save that clause 3 of the AMM shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with
Section&nbsp;8 of this Agreement and, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the AMM and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail. For the purposes of the AMM and this Agreement, &#147;Managers&#148; means the
Underwriters, &#147;Lead Managers&#148; means the Underwriters, &#147;Settlement Lead Manager&#148; means Mizuho Securities USA LLC, &#147;Stabilizing Manager&#148; means Mizuho Securities USA LLC and &#147;Subscription Agreement&#148; means this
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) <I>Stabilization</I>. The Issuer hereby authorizes the Stabilizing Manager to make adequate public disclosure regarding
stabilization of the information required in relation to such stabilization by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 (including as each forms part of the domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the
EUWA), and by the price stabilizing rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. The Stabilizing Manager for its own account may, to the extent permitted by applicable laws and directives, over-allot and effect transactions with a view to supporting
the market price of the Securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail, but in doing so the Stabilizing Manager shall act as principal and not as agent of the Issuer and any loss resulting from overallotment and stabilization
shall be borne, and any profit arising therefrom shall be </P>
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beneficially retained, by the Stabilizing Manager. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilizing Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilizing Manager) will undertake any
stabilization action. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed so as to require the Issuer to issue in excess of the aggregate principal amount of Securities specified in Schedule 1<B> </B>hereto. Such stabilization, if commenced, may
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Angus Reynolds</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Colby Griffith</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Underwriter</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate</B><br><B>Principal<BR>Amount</B><br><B>of 1.031% Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2027</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal</B><br><B>Amount</B><br><B>of 1.265%</B><br><B>Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2029</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal</B><br><B>Amount</B><br><B>of 1.465%</B><br><B>Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2031</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal</B><br><B>Amount</B><br><B>of 1.737%</B><br><B>Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2034</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal</B><br><B>Amount</B><br><B>of 2.373%</B><br><B>Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2044</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal</B><br><B>Amount</B><br><B>of 2.577%</B><br><B>Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2052</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal</B><br><B>Amount</B><br><B>of 2.625%</B><br><B>Senior</B><br><B>Notes due 2054</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch International</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77,700,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,650,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,900,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,500,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,150,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">77,700,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">29,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,650,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,900,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,500,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,150,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">155,400,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23,300,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,800,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5,000,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&yen;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,300,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Time of Sale Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The final term
sheet in the form set forth in Annex B hereto </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;281,800,000,000 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pricing Term Sheet </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;155,400,000,000 1.031% Senior Notes due 2027 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;58,000,000,000 1.265% Senior Notes due 2029 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;23,300,000,000 1.465% Senior Notes due 2031 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;16,000,000,000 1.737% Senior Notes due 2034 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;11,800,000,000 2.373% Senior Notes due 2044 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;5,000,000,000 2.577% Senior Notes due 2052 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>&yen;12,300,000,000 2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Berkshire Hathaway Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Offering Format:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Trade Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;10, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Settlement Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">October&nbsp;23, 2024 (T+8 Tokyo business days)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Expected Ratings*:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aa2/AA (Stable/Stable)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Title of Securities:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.031% Senior Notes due 2027 (the &#147;2027 Notes&#148;)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.265% Senior Notes due 2029 (the &#147;2029 Notes&#148;)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.465%
Senior Notes due 2031 (the &#147;2031 Notes&#148;)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.737% Senior Notes due 2034 (the &#147;2034 Notes&#148;)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.373% Senior Notes due 2044 (the &#147;2044 Notes&#148;)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.577%
Senior Notes due 2052 (the &#147;2052 Notes&#148;)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 (the &#147;2054 Notes&#148;)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Principal Amount:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;155,400,000,000 (2027 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;58,000,000,000 (2029 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;23,300,000,000 (2031
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;16,000,000,000 (2034 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;11,800,000,000
(2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;5,000,000,000 (2052 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&yen;12,300,000,000 (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Maturity Date:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;8, 2027 (2027 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">December&nbsp;7, 2029 (2029 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October&nbsp;23, 2031 (2031
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October&nbsp;23, 2034 (2034 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October&nbsp;21,
2044 (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October&nbsp;23, 2052 (2052 Notes)</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of face amount (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of face
amount (2029 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of face amount (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of
face amount (2034 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of face amount (2044 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of face amount (2052 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">100% of face amount (2054
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Gross Spread:</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10 bps (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15 bps (2029 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">20 bps (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">25 bps (2034 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">45 bps (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">50 bps (2052 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">55 bps (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Proceeds to Issuer:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&yen;281,325,250,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.031% per annum (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.265% per annum
(2029 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.465% per annum (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.737% per annum
(2034 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.373% per annum (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.577% per annum
(2052 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.625% per annum (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Reference Rate:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">0.541% (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">0.635% (2029 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">0.735% (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">0.917% (2034 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.463% (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.637% (2052 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.665% (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">49 bps (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">63 bps (2029 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">73 bps (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">82 bps (2034 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">91 bps (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">94 bps (2052 Notes)</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.031% (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.265% (2029 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.465% (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.737% (2034 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.373% (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.577% (2052 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.625% (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">30/360</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Interest Payment Dates:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 of each year commencing April&nbsp;23, 2025 (short last coupon for 2027 Notes, 2029 Notes and 2044 Notes)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Par Call:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Par Call (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No Par Call (2029
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after August&nbsp;23, 2031 (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or
after July&nbsp;23, 2034 (2034 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after April&nbsp;21, 2044 (2044 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after April&nbsp;23, 2052 (2052 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after
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<TD VALIGN="top">&yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>CUSIP:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 EJ3 (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 EK0 (2029
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 EL8 (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 EM6 (2034 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 EP9 (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 ER5 (2052 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">084670 EQ7(2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">291918883 (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">291918930 (2029
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">291918972 (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">291919006 (2034 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">291919219 (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">292039328 (2052 Notes)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">291919278 (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>ISIN:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2919188834 (2027 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2919189303 (2029
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2919189725 (2031 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2919190061 (2034
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2919192190 (2044 Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2920393282 (2052
Notes)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">XS2919192786 (2054 Notes)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">None</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Merrill Lynch International</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities
USA LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
revision or withdrawal at any time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UK MiFIR professionals/ECPs-only/No EEA or UK PRIIPs KID: Manufacturer target market (UK MiFIR
product governance) is eligible counterparties and professional clients only (all distribution channels). No EEA or UK PRIIPs key information document (KID) has been prepared as the Securities are not available to retail investors in the EEA or in
the United Kingdom, respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Settlement Period: The closing will occur on October&nbsp;23, 2024, which will be more than one Tokyo business day
after the date of this pricing term sheet. Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 generally requires that securities trades in the secondary market settle in one business day, unless the parties
to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes prior to the business day before the delivery of the notes will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Securities initially will settle in T+8, to specify
an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement. Purchasers of the notes who wish to trade the notes prior to the business day before the delivery of the notes should consult their own advisors. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to
which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Issuer and this offering. You may get
these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Merrill Lynch
International toll-free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+1-800-294-1322</FONT></FONT></FONT> or Mizuho Securities USA LLC toll-free at (866)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">271-7403.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Opinion of Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie LLP </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Registration Statement became effective under the Securities Act upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462
of the Securities Act; the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act; the Final Prospectus was filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time period specified by Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act; and, to the
knowledge of such counsel, no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act against the Issuer or in connection with the
offering is pending or threatened by the Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Based solely on such counsel&#146;s review of a certificate of
good standing issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the Issuer is validly existing as a corporation, in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, with the corporate power and authority to own its properties and
conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) This Agreement has been
duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by the Issuer, and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the Trustee, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) The Agency Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer, and assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the Paying Agent, constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) The
Securities being delivered on the Closing Date have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee and the due authentication of the Securities
by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, have been issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles; the Securities are in the form contemplated by, and are entitled to the
benefits of, the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) The issue and sale of the Securities, and the compliance by the Issuer
with all of the provisions of the Securities, the Transaction Documents and this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated, will not (A)&nbsp;conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party and which is identified in the officer&#146;s certificates delivered to
such counsel by the Issuer in connection with the rendering of such opinion, (B)&nbsp;violate the provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">By-laws</FONT> (as amended through the date of such
opinion) of the Issuer or (C)&nbsp;violate any order known to such counsel to be applicable to the Issuer of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Issuer, except, in the case of clauses (A)&nbsp;and (C), any such
conflict, breach, violation, or default which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii)
No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Issuer is required under the Specified Laws for the issue and sale of the Securities or
the execution and delivery by the Issuer of the Transaction Documents, except such as have already been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, or as may be required for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act or the
qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, or as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters, or the failure of which to obtain
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) The statements set forth in the Time of Sale
Information and the Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; (other than under the subsection &#147;Depositary Procedures&#148;) and &#147;Description of the Debt Securities,&#148; insofar as they purport to constitute
a summary of the terms of the Securities, and based on the assumptions and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth therein, are correct in all material respects. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) The statements set forth in the Time of Sale Information and the Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Certain United
States Federal Income Tax Considerations,&#148; insofar as they purport to constitute summaries of matters of United States federal income tax law and regulations or legal conclusions with respect thereto, and based on the assumptions and subject to
the qualifications and limitations set forth therein, are correct in all material respects. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi) The Issuer is not an
&#147;investment company&#148; as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such opinions shall be limited to the laws of the
States of New York and Delaware (and as to Delaware, limited to the Delaware General Corporation Law) or the United States (the &#147;Specified Laws&#148;). In rendering such opinion, such counsel may, as to matters of fact, rely on certificates of
responsible officers of the Issuer or the Significant Subsidiaries, and public officials. </P>
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</U></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Counsel shall state that, based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale
Information and the Final Prospectus (excluding the documents incorporated by reference therein) and any amendments or supplements thereto: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the Registration Statement at the time it became effective, the Preliminary Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing
Prospectus included in the Time of Sale Information as of the Time of Sale (which such counsel may assume is 10:00 A.M Tokyo time on the date of this Agreement) and the Final Prospectus as of its date (other than, in each case, the financial
statements, financial and accounting data or supporting schedules (or any notes to any such statements or schedules) or other financial or statistical information included or incorporated by reference in (or omitted from) such documents, as to which
such counsel need express no view) appear on their faces to have complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act; and the Indenture appears on its face to have complied as to form in all material respects
with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) no facts have come to their attention to cause them to believe
that (A)&nbsp;the Registration Statement, at the time of its effective date (including the information, if any, deemed to be part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness), contained any untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (B)&nbsp;the Time of Sale Information, as of the Time of Sale, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (C)&nbsp;the Final Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto executed by the
Issuer prior to the Closing Date contained as of its date or contains as of the Closing Date an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits, as the case may be, to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; in each case, other than the financial statements, financial and accounting data or supporting schedules (or any notes to any such statements or schedules) or other financial or
statistical information included or incorporated by reference in (or omitted from) such documents, as to which such counsel need express no view. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Opinion of Anderson Mori&nbsp;&amp; Tomotsune </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The offer and sale of the Securities by the Issuer to the Underwriters or the reoffer and resale of the Securities by the Underwriters to the initial
purchasers therefrom solely in the manner contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement do not require (i)&nbsp;registration under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law or (ii)&nbsp;a filing by the Issuer with the Ministry of Finance of Japan
(except for the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ex-post</FONT> facto reports in connection with the issue and offering of the Securities under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law of Japan (Law No.&nbsp;228 of 1949 of Japan, as amended)).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Assuming that none of the global securities and the certificated notes will be issued in Japan and the Underwriting Agreement has not been executed
in Japan, no stamp taxes or other similar taxes or duties are payable in Japan by the Underwriters in connection with the execution and delivery of the Underwriting Agreement or the issuance and sale of the Securities solely in the manner
contemplated by the Prospectus Supplement and the Underwriting Agreement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 1.031% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2027 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 1.031%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2027 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;1.031% Senior Notes due 2027.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue
&yen;155,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on December&nbsp;8, 2027. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
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payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. The Company will be obligated to pay additional amounts on the Notes as described under
the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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of the date first written above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Marc D. Hamburg</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the
Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Trustee,</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.031% Senior Notes due 2027 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 EJ3 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>ISIN: XS2919188834 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>COMMON CODE: 291918883 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>No.&nbsp;1</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right">&yen; 155,400,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
One Hundred Fifty Five Billion Four Hundred Million Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>155,400,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on December&nbsp;8, 2027, and to pay interest thereon from and
including October&nbsp;23, 2024 or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing
April&nbsp;23, 2025 (each an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), at the rate of 1.031% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for
payment;<I> provided</I> that any principal, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts
are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will be
computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;155,400,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series
may be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States
(or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there
is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may
at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but
excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture,
of any redemption of this Debt Security not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt
Securities of this series to be redeemed by such method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be
selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series
and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000
and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities
of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the
Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the
form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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(including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to that fiduciary or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been
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treated as a United States person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 1.265% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2029 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 1.265%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2029 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;1.265% Senior Notes due 2029.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue
&yen;58,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on December&nbsp;7, 2029. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. The Notes will bear interest from October&nbsp;23, 2024 at the rate of 1.265% per annum,
payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">- 2 - </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. The Company will be obligated to pay additional amounts on the Notes as described under
the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assistant Secretary</TD></TR>
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Certificate Establishing Terms of 1.265% Senior Notes due 2029 (JPY)] </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the
Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Trustee,</P></TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.265% Senior Notes due 2029 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 EK0 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>ISIN: XS2919189303 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>COMMON CODE: 291918930 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">&yen; 58,000,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
Fifty Eight Billion Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>58,000,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on December&nbsp;7, 2029, and to pay interest thereon from and including October&nbsp;23, 2024 or
from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;23, 2025 (each an &#147;Interest
Payment Date&#148;), at the rate of 1.265% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment;<I> provided</I> that any principal, and any
such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for
payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will be computed on the basis of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Marc D. Hamburg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;58,000,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series
may be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States
(or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there
is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may
at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but
excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture,
of any redemption of this Debt Security not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt
Securities of this series to be redeemed by such method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be
selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series
and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000
and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities
of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the
Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the
form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(g)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">nor will the Company pay any additional amounts to any beneficial owner or Holder of Debt Securities of this series who is a fiduciary or partnership
(including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to that fiduciary or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been
entitled to the payment of those additional amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the beneficial owner of those Debt Securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;U.S. Person&#148; means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United
States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not
treated as a United States person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following increases or decreases in this Debt Security have been made: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of decrease in<BR>principal amount of</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">this Debt Security</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of increase in</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">principal amount of this</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Debt
Security</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Principal amount of this</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Debt Security following</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">such decrease
or increase</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Signature of authorized<BR>signatory of Trustee or</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Debt Security to: </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and irrevocably appoints _______ as agent to transfer this Debt Security on the Security Register. The agent
may substitute another to act for him or her. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 1.465% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2031 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 1.465%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2031 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;1.465% Senior Notes due 2031.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue
&yen;23,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on October&nbsp;23, 2031. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. The Notes will bear interest from October&nbsp;23, 2024 at the rate of 1.465% per annum,
payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. The Company will be obligated to pay additional amounts on the Notes as described under
the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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of the date first written above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the
Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Trustee,</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.465% Senior Notes due 2031 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B></B><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 EL8</I></B><B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B></B><B><I>ISIN: XS2919189725</I></B><B> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B></B><B><I>COMMON CODE: 291918972</I></B><B> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right">&yen; 23,300,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
Twenty Three Billion Three Hundred Million Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>23,300,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on October&nbsp;23, 2031, and to pay interest thereon from and including
October&nbsp;23, 2024 or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;23,
2025 (each an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), at the rate of 1.465% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment;<I> provided</I>
that any principal, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are
paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;23,300,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series
may be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States
(or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there
is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may
at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but
excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture,
of any redemption of this Debt Security not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt
Securities of this series to be redeemed by such method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be
selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series
and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000
and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities
of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the
Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the
form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">nor will the Company pay any additional amounts to any beneficial owner or Holder of Debt Securities of this series who is a fiduciary or partnership
(including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to that fiduciary or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been
entitled to the payment of those additional amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the beneficial owner of those Debt Securities. </P>
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States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not
treated as a United States person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. </P>
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Security</P></TD>
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membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&#147;STAMP&#148;) or such other &#147;signature guarantee program&#148; as may be determined by the Security Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 1.737% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2034 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 1.737%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2034 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;1.737% Senior Notes due 2034.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue
&yen;16,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on October&nbsp;23, 2034. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">- 1 - </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. The Notes will bear interest from October&nbsp;23, 2024 at the rate of 1.737% per annum,
payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
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the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1.737% Senior Notes due 2034 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 EM6 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>ISIN: XS2919190061 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>COMMON CODE: 291919006 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">&yen; 16,000,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
Sixteen Billion Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>16,000,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on October&nbsp;23, 2034, and to pay interest thereon from and including October&nbsp;23, 2024 or from
and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;23, 2025 (each an &#147;Interest
Payment Date&#148;), at the rate of 1.737% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment;<I> provided</I> that any principal, and any
such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for
payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will be computed on the basis of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Marc D. Hamburg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name: Jennifer Tselentis</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;16,000,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series
may be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States
(or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there
is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may
at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but
excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture,
of any redemption of this Debt Security not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt
Securities of this series to be redeemed by such method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be
selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series
and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000
and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities
of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the
Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the
form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">nor will the Company pay any additional amounts to any beneficial owner or Holder of Debt Securities of this series who is a fiduciary or partnership
(including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to that fiduciary or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been
entitled to the payment of those additional amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the beneficial owner of those Debt Securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;U.S. Person&#148; means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United
States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not
treated as a United States person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following increases or decreases in this Debt Security have been made: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Date of exchange</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of decrease in<BR>principal amount of</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">this Debt Security</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of increase in</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">principal amount of this</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Debt
Security</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Principal amount of this</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Debt Security following</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">such decrease
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 2.373% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2044 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 2.373%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2044 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;2.373% Senior Notes due 2044.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue
&yen;11,800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on October&nbsp;21, 2044. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. The Notes will bear interest from October&nbsp;23, 2024 at the rate of 2.373% per annum,
payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. The Company will be obligated to pay additional amounts on the Notes as described under
the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assistant Secretary</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2.373% Senior Notes due 2044 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 EP9 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>ISIN: XS2919192190 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>COMMON CODE: 291919219 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">&yen; 11,800,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
Eleven Billion Eight Hundred Million Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>11,800,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on October&nbsp;21, 2044, and to pay interest thereon from and including
October&nbsp;23, 2024 or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;23,
2025 (each an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), at the rate of 2.373% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment;<I> provided</I>
that any principal, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are
paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Marc D. Hamburg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jennifer Tselentis</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;11,800,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series
may be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States
(or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there
is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may
at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but
excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture,
of any redemption of this Debt Security not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt
Securities of this series to be redeemed by such method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be
selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series
and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000
and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities
of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
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exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the
Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the
form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global Security or Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">nor will the Company pay any additional amounts to any beneficial owner or Holder of Debt Securities of this series who is a fiduciary or partnership
(including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to that fiduciary or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been
entitled to the payment of those additional amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the beneficial owner of those Debt Securities. </P>
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States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not
treated as a United States person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">principal amount of this</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Debt
Security</P></TD>
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or increase</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Debt Security to: </P>
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membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&#147;STAMP&#148;) or such other &#147;signature guarantee program&#148; as may be determined by the Security Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 2.577% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2052 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 2.577%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2052 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;2.577% Senior Notes due 2052.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue &yen;5,000,000,000
aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on October&nbsp;23, 2052. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. The Notes will bear interest from October&nbsp;23, 2024 at the rate of 2.577% per annum,
payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. The Company will be obligated to pay additional amounts on the Notes as described under
the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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of the date first written above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the
Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as Trustee,</P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2.577% Senior Notes due 2052 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 ER5 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>ISIN: XS2920393282 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>COMMON CODE: 292039328 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">&yen; 5,000,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
Five Billion Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>5,000,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on October&nbsp;23, 2052, and to pay interest thereon from and including October&nbsp;23, 2024 or from and
including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;23, 2025 (each an &#147;Interest Payment
Date&#148;), at the rate of 2.577% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment;<I> provided</I> that any principal, and any such
installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment,
and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will be computed on the basis of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;5,000,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series may
be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or
any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States (or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or
interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes
or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional
Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal
amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture, of any redemption of this Debt Security not less
than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt Securities of this series to be redeemed by such
method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be selected for redemption by Clearstream and
Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series and of like tenor for the
unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions
for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the
Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in
minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security
for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the
Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in
Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global
Security or Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OFFICERS&#146; CERTIFICATE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESTABLISHING THE TERMS OF 2.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2054 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
undersigned, Marc D. Hamburg and Jennifer Tselentis, do hereby certify pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of that certain Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the
&#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. They are (i)&nbsp;the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and (ii)&nbsp;the Assistant Secretary, respectively, of the Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. As such officers, they are authorized to execute and deliver this Officers&#146; Certificate on behalf of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Attached hereto as <U>Annex A</U> is a true and correct copy of a specimen note representing the Company&#146;s 2.625%<B> </B>Senior Notes
due 2054 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Notes are a separate series of Securities under the Indenture. The terms of the Notes set
forth in the form of Notes attached hereto as <U>Annex&nbsp;A</U> are incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. The title of the Notes shall
be the &#147;2.625% Senior Notes due 2054.&#148; The Notes will be the Company&#146;s unsecured senior obligations, will rank pari passu<I> </I>in right of payment with all of the Company&#146;s unsubordinated, unsecured indebtedness and will be
senior in right of payment to all of the Company&#146;s subordinated indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. The Company will initially issue
&yen;12,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The Company may issue additional Notes from time to time after the date hereof, and such Notes will be treated as part of the same series of Notes for all purposes under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The principal amount of the Notes will mature on October&nbsp;23, 2054. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. The Notes are issuable in minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Interest on the Notes for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. The Notes will bear interest from October&nbsp;23, 2024 at the rate of 2.625% per annum,
payable on each April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23, commencing on April&nbsp;23, 2025, to the holders of record of the Notes at the close of business on the preceding April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may
be, immediately preceding such April&nbsp;23 or October&nbsp;23, or if the Notes are represented by one or more global securities, the close of business on the business day (for this purpose a day on which Euroclear Bank S.A/N.V.
(&#147;<U>Euroclear</U>&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I> (&#147;<U>Clearstream</U>&#148;)<I> </I>are open for business) immediately preceding the interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained
for that purpose in The City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that at the
option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in the
case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. All payments of interest and principal on the Notes, including payments made upon any
redemption of the Notes, will be made in yen. If the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of the Notes will be made in
United States dollars until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the
second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or
prior to the second Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently
available market exchange rate for yen (in each case, the &#147;<U>Market Exchange Rate</U>&#148;). The Market Exchange Rate most recently available on, or prior to, the second Business Day before the relevant determination date will be the basis
for determining the equivalent of yen in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose under the Indenture, including for purposes of the definition of &#147;Outstanding&#148; in Section&nbsp;1.01(f) of the Indenture. Any payment in
respect of the Notes so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default under the Notes or the Indenture. Neither the Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the
foregoing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. The Notes will initially be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and registered in the name of the nominee
of the common depositary for the accounts of Clearstream and Euroclear. The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch shall initially serve as the Depositary for such Global Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. The Paying Agent for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon notice to the
Trustee, the Company may change the Paying Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. The Notes shall be defeasible in whole or in part pursuant to the terms of the
Indenture, including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;13.02 and Section&nbsp;13.03 of the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. The Company will be obligated to pay additional amounts on the Notes as described under
the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference (such amounts, the &#147;<U>Additional Amounts</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal or interest on the
Notes if there has been a change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officers&#146; Certificate last delivered to the Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, the Company shall furnish to the
Trustee and the principal Paying Agent, if other than the Trustee, an Officers&#146; Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent whether such payment of principal or interest on the Notes shall be made to Holders without withholding or
deduction for or on account of any taxes described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts&#148; in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference. If any such withholding or deduction shall be required, then such
Officers&#146; Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld or deducted on such payments to such Holders and shall certify the fact that Additional Amounts will be payable and the amounts so payable to each
Holder, and the Company shall pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent such Additional Amounts required to be paid under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whenever in the Notes there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium, interest or any other amounts on, or
in respect of, the Notes, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the terms hereof, and
express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts in any provision of the Notes shall not be construed as excluding the payment of Additional Amounts in those provisions thereof where such express mention is not made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part pursuant to the terms set forth in the form of the Notes incorporated herein by reference.
The Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation. Prior to the giving of any notice of redemption with respect to a redemption
arising from the payment of Additional Amounts, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers&#146; Certificate to the effect that all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture to such redemption have been complied with. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. The Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument. The Trustee may authenticate the Notes by manual, facsimile or electronic signature. Electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files, faxed signatures or other electronic
signatures to the Notes and the authentication pages to the Notes shall have the same effect as original signatures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Remainder of page intentionally
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<TD VALIGN="top">Assistant Secretary</TD></TR>
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Certificate Establishing Terms of 2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 (JPY)] </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>S<SMALL>PECIMEN</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTE</SMALL> </U></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the
Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.<BR>as Trustee,</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS DEBT SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS
REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS DEBT SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS DEBT SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY
PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS
PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR BANK, S.A./N.V., AS OPERATOR OF THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (&#147;EUROCLEAR&#148;), AND CLEARSTREAM BANKING, SOCI&Eacute;T&Eacute; ANONYME, LUXEMBOURG (&#147;CLEARSTREAM&#148; AND, TOGETHER WITH
EUROCLEAR, &#147;EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM&#148;), TO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OR TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR
IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF
EUROCLEAR/CLEARSTREAM), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITORY (NOMINEES) LIMITED, HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>CUSIP: 084670 EQ7 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>ISIN: XS2919192786 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>COMMON CODE: 291919278 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right">&yen;12,300,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(as revised by the Schedule of Increases and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Decreases in Global Security attached hereto)</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(herein called the &#147;Company&#148;, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to The Bank of New York Depository (Nominees) Limited, the registered Holder
hereof, as nominee of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch as common depositary for Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V. (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, <I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme </I>(&#147;Clearstream&#148;), the principal sum of
Twelve Billion Three Hundred Million Yen (<B>&yen;</B><B>12,300,000,000</B>) (as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto) on October&nbsp;23, 2054, and to pay interest thereon from and including
October&nbsp;23, 2024 or from and including the most recent Interest Payment Date (as defined below) to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on April&nbsp;23 and October&nbsp;23 in each year, commencing April&nbsp;23,
2025 (each an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), at the rate of 2.625% per annum (as adjusted, if at all, pursuant to such Indenture, the &#147;Interest Rate&#148;), until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment;<I> provided</I>
that any principal, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are
paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand. Interest on the Debt Securities of this series for any full semi-annual interest period will be computed on the basis of a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. The amount of interest payable for any period shorter than a full semi-annual interest period for which interest is computed will
be computed on the basis of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months and, for periods of less than a month, the actual number of days elapsed per <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> month. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid
to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date (whether or not a Business Day) for such interest. Any such interest not so punctually paid or
duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a
Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Debt Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any
time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Debt Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in such
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on which banking institutions in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York or London or Tokyo are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close and that is a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer System (the TARGET system), or any successor or replacement for that system, operates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Regular Record
Date&#148; means, with respect to any Interest Payment Date, the April&nbsp;8 and October&nbsp;8 (whether or not a Business Day) or, if this Debt Security is represented by one or more Global Securities, the close of business on the business day
(for this purpose a day on which Clearstream and Euroclear are open for business), in each case, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on this Debt Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company
maintained for that purpose in the City of London, England, which shall be initially the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, located at 160 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4LA; <I>provided, however</I>, that at
the option of the Company payments of principal, premium or interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register, subject to surrender at such office or agency, in
the case of payments of principal or premium. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments on this Debt Security will be made in yen;<I> provided</I>, that if on or
after October&nbsp;23, 2024, the yen is unavailable to the Company due to the imposition of exchange controls or other circumstances beyond the Company&#146;s control, then all payments in respect of this Debt Security will be made in U.S. dollars
until the yen is again available to the Company or so used. The amount payable on any date in yen will be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate mandated by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board as of the close of business on the second Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date or, in the event the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has not mandated a rate of conversion, on the basis of the then most recent U.S. dollar/yen exchange rate published in The Wall Street Journal on or prior to the second
Business Day prior to the relevant payment date or, in the event the Wall Street Journal has not published such exchange rate, the rate will be determined in the Company&#146;s sole discretion on the basis of the most recently available market
exchange rate for yen. Any payment in respect of this Debt Security so made in U.S. dollars will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series or under the Indenture governing the Debt Securities. Neither the
Trustee nor the Paying Agent shall have any responsibility for any calculation or conversion in connection with the foregoing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;yen&#148; and &#147;&yen;&#148; means the lawful currency of Japan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Debt Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the
Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual, facsimile or electronic signature, this Debt Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Marc D. Hamburg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Jennifer Tselentis</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security is one of a duly authorized series of notes of the Company (herein called the &#147;Debt Securities&#148;), issued and to
be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022 (herein called the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;, and as supplemented by the Officers&#146; Certificate dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 with respect to this Debt
Security, together with the Base Indenture, called the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among the Company, as issuer, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the
&#147;Trustee&#148;, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the
Trustee and the Holders of the Debt Securities and of the terms upon which the Debt Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Debt Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited in aggregate
principal amount to &yen;12,300,000,000. The Company may at any time issue additional securities under the Indenture in unlimited amounts having the same terms as the Debt Securities of a series, provided that no additional securities of a series
may be issued if at the time of issuance an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to such series of securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Debt Security does not have the benefit of any sinking fund obligation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated under the laws) of the United States
(or any political subdivision of or taxing authority in the United States), or any change in, or amendment to, an official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of
competent jurisdiction in the United States), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after October&nbsp;10, 2024, the Company becomes or, based upon a written opinion of independent counsel selected by the Company, there
is a substantial probability that the Company will become, obligated to pay additional amounts as described under the heading &#147;Payment of Additional Amounts,&#148; below, with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, then the Company may
at any time at its option redeem the Debt Securities of this series, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the Debt Securities being redeemed to, but
excluding, the date fixed for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company must give the Holders of this Debt Security notice, as provided in the Indenture,
of any redemption of this Debt Security not less than 30 days or more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption. If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Debt Securities of this series, the Trustee will select the particular Debt
Securities of this series to be redeemed by such method that the Trustee deems fair and appropriate; <I>provided</I>, that if the Debt Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, beneficial interests therein shall be
selected for redemption by Clearstream and Euroclear in accordance with their respective applicable procedures therefor; <I>provided</I> <I>further</I>, that no Debt Securities of this series of a principal amount of &yen;100,000,000 or less shall
be redeemed in part. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of redemption of this Debt Security in part only, a new Debt Security or Debt Securities of this series
and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire Indebtedness of this Debt Security or of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Debt Security, in each case upon compliance with certain
conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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continuing, the principal of the Debt Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Debt Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Debt Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected (voting together as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Debt Securities of each
series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Debt Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any
such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Debt Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Debt Security and of any Debt Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Debt Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject
to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Debt Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such
Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of this series, the Holders of at least 33% in principal amount of the Debt Securities of this series at the time
Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it, and the Trustee shall not have received
from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Debt Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of such
notice, request and offer of indemnity. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Debt Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due
dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Debt Security or of the Indenture shall alter or
impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Debt Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Debt Security is registrable in the
Security Register, upon surrender of this Debt Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Debt Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or the Holder&#146;s attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Debt
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture and this Debt Security are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Debt Securities of this series are issuable in registered form without coupons in
minimum denominations of &yen;100,000,000 and integral multiples of &yen;10,000,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Debt Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like
aggregate principal amount of Debt Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Debt Security
for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent thereof may treat the Person in whose name this Debt Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Debt Security be overdue, and none of the
Company, the Trustee or any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except in the limited circumstances described in
Section&nbsp;3.05 of the Indenture, the Debt Securities of this series shall be issued in the form of one or more Global Securities and a common depositary for the accounts of Euroclear and Clearstream shall be the Depositary for such Global
Security or Securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All terms used in this Debt Security which are not defined herein and are defined in the Indenture shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Payment of Additional Amounts </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Debt Securities of this series shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties, assessments or other governmental charges of whatsoever nature required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of or
in the United States, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law or the official interpretation or administration thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event any withholding or deduction on payments in respect of the Debt Securities of this series for or on account of any present or
future tax, assessment or other governmental charge is required to be deducted or withheld by the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, the Company shall pay such additional amounts on the Debt Securities
of this series as will result in receipt by each beneficial owner of such Debt Security that is not a U.S. Person (as defined below) of such amounts (after all such withholding or deduction, including on any additional amounts) as would have been
received by such beneficial owner had no such withholding or deduction been required. The Company will not be required, however, to make any payment of additional amounts for or on account of: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge that would not have been imposed but for (1)&nbsp;the
existence of any present or former connection (other than a connection arising solely from the ownership of those Debt Securities or the receipt of payments in respect of those Debt Securities) between a Holder of a Debt Security of this series (or
the beneficial owner for whose benefit such Holder holds such Debt Security), or between a fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary of, member or shareholder of, or possessor of a power over, that Holder or beneficial owner (if that Holder or beneficial
owner is an estate, trust, partnership or corporation) and the United States, including that Holder or beneficial owner, or that fiduciary, settlor, beneficiary, member, shareholder or possessor, being or having been a citizen or resident or treated
as a resident of the United States or being or having been engaged in trade or business or present in the United States or having had a permanent establishment in the United States or (2)&nbsp;the presentation of a Debt Security of this series for
payment on a date more than 30 days after the later of the date on which that payment becomes due and payable and the date on which payment is duly provided for; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, transfer, capital gains, excise, personal property, wealth or similar
tax, assessment or other governmental charge; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed by reason of the beneficial owner&#146;s past or
present status as a passive foreign investment company, a controlled foreign corporation, a foreign tax exempt organization or a personal holding company with respect to the United States or as a corporation that accumulates earnings to avoid U.S.
federal income tax; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which is payable by any method other than withholding or
deducting from payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities of this series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld by any Paying Agent from any payment
of principal of and premium, if any, or interest on any Debt Security of this series if that payment can be made without withholding by any other Paying Agent; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge which would not have been imposed but for the failure of a
beneficial owner or any Holder of Debt Securities of this series to comply with the Company&#146;s request or a request of the Company&#146;s agent to satisfy certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the
nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of the beneficial owner or any Holder of the Debt Securities of this series that such beneficial owner or Holder is legally able to deliver (including, but not limited to, the
requirement to provide an applicable Internal Revenue Service Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8,</FONT> or any subsequent versions thereof or successor thereto, and including, without limitation, any documentation requirement under an
applicable income tax treaty); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(g)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge imposed on interest received by (1)&nbsp;a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-percent</FONT> shareholder (as defined in Section&nbsp;871(h)(3)(B) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), and the U.S. Treasury regulations that may be promulgated thereunder) of
the Company, (2)&nbsp;a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;864(d)(4) of the Code or (3)&nbsp;a bank receiving interest described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, to the extent
such tax, assessment or other governmental charge would not have been imposed but for the beneficial owner&#146;s status as described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (3) of this item (g); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any tax, assessment or other governmental charge required to be withheld or deducted under Sections 1471
through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor version of such Sections) (&#147;FATCA&#148;), any regulations or other guidance thereunder, or any agreement (including any intergovernmental agreement) entered into in connection therewith; or
any law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any jurisdiction implementing FATCA or an intergovernmental agreement in respect of FATCA; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any combination of items (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">nor will the Company pay any additional amounts to any beneficial owner or Holder of Debt Securities of this series who is a fiduciary or partnership
(including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) to the extent that a beneficiary or settlor with respect to that fiduciary or a member of that partnership or a beneficial owner thereof would not have been
entitled to the payment of those additional amounts had that beneficiary, settlor, member or beneficial owner been the beneficial owner of those Debt Securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;U.S. Person&#148; means any individual who is a citizen or resident of the United
States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia (other than a partnership that is not
treated as a United States person under any applicable U.S. Treasury regulations), or any estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following increases or decreases in this Debt Security have been made: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of decrease in<BR>principal amount of<BR>this Debt
Security</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Amount of increase in<BR>principal amount of this<BR>Debt
Security</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Principal amount of this<BR>Debt Security following<BR>such
decrease or increase</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Signature of authorized<BR>signatory of Trustee or<BR>Security
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Debt Security to: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(Insert address and zip code of assignee)</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and irrevocably appoints _______ as agent to transfer this Debt Security on the Security Register. The agent
may substitute another to act for him or her. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&#8195;Signature:</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Debt Security) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Signatures must be guaranteed by an &#147;eligible guarantor institution&#148; meeting the requirements of the Security Registrar, which requirements include
membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&#147;STAMP&#148;) or such other &#147;signature guarantee program&#148; as may be determined by the Security Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all
in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 5.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">October&nbsp;23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3555 Farnam Street </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Omaha, Nebraska 68131 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Re: &#8195;<U>Senior Notes of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as counsel
to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the &#147;<U>Issuer</U>&#148;), a Delaware corporation, in connection with the issuance and sale by the Issuer of (i) &yen;155,400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer&#146;s 1.031% Senior Notes due 2027 (the
&#147;<U>2027 Notes</U>&#148;), (ii) &yen;58,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer&#146;s 1.265% Senior Notes due 2029 (the &#147;<U>2029 Notes</U>&#148;), (iii) &yen;23,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer&#146;s
1.465% Senior Notes due 2031 (the &#147;<U>2031 Notes</U>&#148;), (iv) &yen;16,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer&#146;s 1.737% Senior Notes due 2034 (the &#147;<U>2034 Notes</U>&#148;), (v) &yen;11,800,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of the Issuer&#146;s 2.373% Senior Notes due 2044 (the &#147;<U>2044 Notes</U>&#148;), (vi) &yen;5,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer&#146;s 2.577% Senior Notes due 2052 (the &#147;<U>2052 Notes</U>&#148;) and (vii)
&yen;12,300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuer&#146;s 2.625% Senior Notes due 2054 (the &#147;<U>2054 Notes</U>&#148; and, together with the 2027 Notes, 2029 Notes, 2031 Notes, 2034 Notes, 2044 Notes, and the 2052 Notes, the
&#147;<U>Securities</U>&#148;), pursuant to that certain Underwriting Agreement (the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), dated as of October&nbsp;10, 2024, by and among (a)&nbsp;the Issuer and (b)&nbsp;Merrill Lynch International and Mizuho Securities
USA LLC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities will be issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of January&nbsp;28, 2022, by and among the Issuer, Berkshire
Hathaway Finance Corporation (&#147;<U>BHFC</U>&#148;), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;) (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>,&#148; which term as used herein includes the Officers&#146;
Certificates (as defined in the Indenture) dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 establishing the forms and terms of the Securities). The Issuer and BHFC have prepared and filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), (i) a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File Nos. 333-262384 and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">333-262384-01),</FONT> including a prospectus, relating to the Securities (the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;), (ii) a Preliminary Prospectus, dated October&nbsp;1, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Preliminary
Prospectus</U>&#148;), and (iii)&nbsp;a Final Prospectus, dated October&nbsp;10, 2024 (the &#147;<U>Final Prospectus</U>&#148; and together with the Preliminary Prospectus, the &#147;<U>Prospectus</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> under the Securities Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with
respect to the issuance of the Securities. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Berkshire Hathaway Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">October 23, 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Page 2 </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In our capacity as counsel for the Issuer, we have reviewed the Securities and originals or
copies of corporate records of the Issuer, certificates of public officials, officers of the Issuer and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. In our examination, we have assumed
the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, and the legal capacity of all parties executing the
documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In making our examination of documents executed by parties other than the Issuer, we have assumed that such parties had the
power, corporate or otherwise, to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by all requisite action, corporate or otherwise, and execution and delivery by such parties of such documents and the
validity and binding effect thereof. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assumed the accuracy of, the factual representations of the Issuer set forth in the officer&#146;s certificates
delivered to us by it in connection with our rendering of this opinion, the representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth in the Agreement and other information of or from responsible representatives of the Issuer and others and assume
compliance on the part of all parties to the Agreement and the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Agreement) with their covenants and agreements contained therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, exclusions and other limitations contained in this letter, we are of
the opinion that the Securities being delivered on this date have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Indenture by the Trustee and the due authentication of
the Securities by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, constitute valid and binding obligations of the Issuer, enforceable against the Issuer in accordance with their terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The law covered by the opinion expressed above is limited to (i)&nbsp;the laws of the State of New York, and (ii)&nbsp;the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion as to any other laws of the State of Delaware or the laws of any other jurisdiction and no opinion regarding the statutes, administrative decisions, rules, regulations or requirements of any
county, municipality, subdivision or local authority of any jurisdiction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit
to the Issuer&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> dated October&nbsp;23, 2024 and to the use of our name in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Legal Matters.&#148; In giving such consent,
we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder. </P>
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<th class="th"><div>Oct. 23, 2024</div></th>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</a></td>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0001067983<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
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<td class="text">001-14905<span></span>
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<td class="text">47-0813844<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
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<td class="text">68131<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CityAreaCode', window );">City Area Code</a></td>
<td class="text">(402)<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber', window );">Local Phone Number</a></td>
<td class="text">346-1400<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_WrittenCommunications', window );">Written Communications</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial', window );">Soliciting Material</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer', window );">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer', window );">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany', window );">Entity Emerging Growth Company</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_Class160ACommonStockMember', window );">Class 160 A Common Stock [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_brk59_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">Class&#160;A Common Stock<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">BRK.A<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_Class160BCommonStockMember', window );">Class 160 B Common Stock [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_brk59_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">Class&#160;B Common Stock<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">BRK.B<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_M1.125SeniorNotesDue2027Member', window );">M 1.125 Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
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<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_brk59_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">1.125% Senior Notes due 2027<span></span>
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<td class="text">BRK27<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_M1.625SeniorNotesDue2035Member', window );">M 1.625 Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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</tr>
<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">1.625% Senior Notes due 2035<span></span>
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<td class="text">BRK35<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_M2.150SeniorNotesDue2028Member', window );">M 2.150 Senior Notes Due 2028 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">2.150% Senior Notes due 2028<span></span>
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<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_M2.375SeniorNotesDue2039Member', window );">M 2.375 Senior Notes Due 2039 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="ro">
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<td class="text">2.375% Senior Notes due 2039<span></span>
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<td class="text">BRK39<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<tr class="re">
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">BRK59<span></span>
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<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=brk59_M0.000SeniorNotesDue2025Member', window );">M 0.000 Senior Notes Due 2025 [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
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<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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</table></div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
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<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
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</table></div>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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