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Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRK-A) filed an 8-K current report with the SEC on May 7, 2026 reporting Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition), Item 5.02 (Departure/Election of Directors or Officers), Item 5.03 (Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws), Item 5.07 (Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders). Berkshire announced first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, 2026.
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Item 2.02 · Results of Operations and Financial Condition
- Berkshire announced first-quarter earnings for the period ended March 31, 2026
- Earnings details are contained in Exhibit 99.1, the attached press release
Item 5.02 · Departure/Election of Directors or Officers
- Charles C. Chang succeeds Marc D. Hamburg as Berkshire CFO on June 1, 2026
- Chang’s annual cash salary set at $8,000,000
- Hamburg retirement package includes up to 30 annual NetJets flight hours through May 31, 2037
- Berkshire estimates annual retirement-flight benefit cost at approximately $490,000, plus tax gross-ups
Item 5.03 · Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
- Board-approved bylaw restatement effective May 3, 2026
- Officer roles and responsibilities aligned with Berkshire’s current operating structure
- Changes to Sections 4, 6 and 10 affect governance, capital-stock administration and document execution
- No stated changes to shareholder economic rights or ownership structure in the filing summary
Item 5.07 · Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- All 13 director nominees elected, including Gregory Abel and Warren Buffett
- Executive compensation advisory vote approved, with 403,351 votes for versus 30,251 against
- Shareholders favored triennial compensation votes, with 288,858 votes for every 3 years
- Workforce and human-capital oversight reporting proposal rejected, with 367,387 votes against versus 65,023 for
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