New insider Berkshire Hathaway Inc claimed ownership of 775,000,000 shares (SEC Form 3)
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| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 10/15/2024 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ [ BAC ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 775,000,000 | I | See footnotes 1, 2 and 3.(1)(2)(3) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. 775,000,000 of the reported shares of common stock ("Common Shares") of Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America") are owned by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"): AmGUARD Insurance Company (311,642), Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Company (850,000), Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company (11,900,000), Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska (5,740,583), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (1,400,000), BH Finance LLC (140,000,000), BHG Life Insurance Company (946,000), Central States Indemnity Co. of Omaha (3,920,000), Cypress Insurance Company (2,100,000), Finial Reinsurance Company (10,185,480), First Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company (145,500), |
| 2. Continued from footnote 1: Government Employees Insurance Company (230,580,000), GEICO Indemnity Company (81,200,000), General Reinsurance Corporation (14,000,000), General Star Indemnity Company (5,040,000), General Star National Insurance Company (1,960,000), The Medical Protective Company (560,000), Mount Vernon Fire Insurance Company (7,000,000), National Fire & Marine Insurance Company (22,400,000), National Indemnity Company (188,365,245), National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (28,000,000), National Indemnity Company of Mid America (2,380,000), National Indemnity Company of the South (2,800,000), NorGUARD Insurance Company (615,550), NRG America Holding Company (5,600,000), |
| 3. Continued from footnote 2: Oak River Insurance Company (4,200,000) and United States Liability Insurance Company (2,800,000). As Berkshire is in the chain of ownership of these subsidiaries, it may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all Common Shares presently owned by each such subsidiary. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the Common Shares presently owned by each such subsidiary. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| /s/ Berkshire Hathaway Inc., by Marc D. Hamburg | 10/17/2024 | |
| /s/ Warren E. Buffett | 10/17/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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