On March 18, 2022, Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation (“BHFC”) issued (i) €500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.500% Senior Notes due 2030 and (ii) €750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.000% Senior Notes due 2034 ((i) and (ii), together, the “Notes”) under a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on January 28, 2022 (Registration Nos. 333-262384 and 333-262384-01) (the “Registration Statement”). The Notes, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”), were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement entered into on March 8, 2022, by and between (a) BHFC and Berkshire and (b) J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Merrill Lynch International.
The Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of January 28, 2022, by and among BHFC, Berkshire, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Indenture”) and (i) an officers’ certificate dated as of March 18, 2022 by BHFC with respect to its 1.500% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes Officers’ Certificate”) and (ii) an officers’ certificate dated as of March 18, 2022 by BHFC with respect to its 2.000% Senior Notes due 2034 (the “2034 Notes Officers’ Certificate” and, together with the 2030 Notes Officers’ Certificate, the “Officers’ Certificates”).
The relevant terms of the Notes and the Indenture are further described under the caption “Description of the Notes and Guarantees” in the prospectus supplement relating to the Notes, dated March 8, 2022, filed with the Commission by Berkshire and BHFC on March 10, 2022, pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act and in the section entitled “Description of the Debt Securities” in the base prospectus relating to debt securities of BHFC, dated January 28, 2022, included in the Registration Statement, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the Indenture is set forth in Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2030 Notes Officers’ Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the 2034 Notes Officers’ Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.3 and is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificates and the Notes in this report are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificates and the Notes, respectively.