Notice of Exempt Solicitation. Definitive Material. (px14a6g)
April 19 2022 - 05:08PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
April 19,
2022
Dear
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Shareowner:
Vote FOR
Proposal #3 Requesting Improved Reporting of Physical and
Transitional Climate-Related Risks and Opportunities
CalPERS is
the largest state public pension fund in the United States with
over $450 billion in total assets under management and owner of
approximately 800 shares in Class A and over 5.5 million shares in
Class B at Berkshire Hathaway Inc. We are co-sponsoring Proposal #3
at the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 2022 Annual Meeting, along with
Federated Hermes, Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec and State
of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D.
We believe it
is necessary that Berkshire Hathaway provide shareowners with an
annual assessment on how it manages physical and transitional
climate-related risks and opportunities. This is especially true
for companies in carbon-intensive industries or those that have the
potential to be significantly impacted by climate change such as
utilities and insurance companies - both of which are contained in
the company's portfolio. In our view, the company’s existing
disclosures are insufficient for investors to adequately assess the
company’s physical and transitional climate-related risks and
opportunities. We are asking shareowners to vote FOR Proposal
#3.
CalPERS will
also vote FOR Proposals #2, #4 and #5.
Director Votes
– Do Not Support the Re-election of Susan Decker & Meryl
Witmer
CalPERS will
WITHHOLD vote from the long-standing members of the Audit Committee
(Susan Decker and Meryl Witmer) for failing to provide accurate and
timely disclosure of environmental risks and opportunities, such as
those associated with climate change. Furthermore, in our view
these board members have demonstrated a lack of responsiveness to
our multiple engagement requests and we believe it is important to
hold them accountable.
For questions please contact Craig
Rhines, CalPERS Associate Investment Manager at
engagements@calpers.ca.gov.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
SIMISO
NZIMA
Managing
Investment Director, Global Equity
CalPERS
Investment Office
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