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Berkshire Hathaway has two classes of common stock. Class A shares and class B shares. A class B share represents 1/1,500 the equity in the company as a class A share. Class A shares can be converted to class B shares at any time, but class B shares only carry 1/10,000 the voting rights of a class A share. Please see http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/compab.pdf for more details.
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What does B stock mean?
The definition of a B stock item varies from shop to shop, commonly it is an item that has been used in a showroom, or in other ways been used as a demo. It can also be an item that has been returned by a customer and then repackaged by the store. Normally B stock items come with full Warranty.
Class B address range?
128-191
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British Petroleum is a corporation, so no one person owns it. It does have a president, a chairman and a board of directors who make the critical decisions for the company. The corporation issues stock, and the owners of the stock have some control as they must approve the nominated leaders of the corporation.
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What type of Corporation is Home Depot?
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What is the ticker symbol for Berkshire Hathaway?
BRK.A is the symbol for the preferred stock BRK.B is the symbol for the common stock
How much is Berkshire Hathaway stock?
Berkshire Hathaway class A stock (NYSE symbol BRK.A) is the highest-priced stock in the world. As of January 25, 2008 one share of that stock will only set you back a cool $139,100. On the other hand, shares of Berkshire Hathaway class B stock (NYSE symbol BRK.B), or "Berkshire Babies" as they are often called, currently cost a paltry $4,630!
Whay is the stock ticker symbol for ISCAR Manufacturing?
Iscar Manufacturing is a subsidiary of its parent company, International Metalworking Companies B.V. IMC is in turn Berkshire Hathaway. Neither iscar or IMC have their own stock symbol, but Berkshire Hathaway is identified by BRK/A and BRK/B.
How do you buy Berkshire Hathaway stock?
Current Answer:A lot has happened since the last time this was answered and now it is much easier and affordable to buy Berkshire Hathaway stock.First, understand that Berkshire Hathaway has two classes of stock. The Class A shares are priced over $100,000 per share. The Class B shares trade at a fraction of that and that fraction was 1/50th until the recently announce split which will make them 1/1500th of the Class A shares.As a result of the recently announced stock split, www.GiveAshare.com added the B shares to their list of stocks they offer so if you want to buy one share of Berkshire Hathaway stock (Class B - post split) you can go to that website and buy it with a credit card - it take about 2 minutes. The website specializes in selling a share of stock as a gift and this would be a great gift for someone especially a kid because they get the real stock certificate, with Warren's printed signature but they also get invited to the annual shareholder extravaganza.For those wanting to buy more than one share, they can go to their broker and place an order, you cannot buy this stock directly from the company.Old Answer: Answer lots of cash for a day of talkA line stock is 100,000 a share,b line stock is 3,500 dollars a share.The a line stock allows you to to stockholder's meeting and get 8 hours of Warren Buffet's philosophy.
Does conversion of Berkshire Class A stock into Class B stock generate capital gains tax?
It is not a conversion, they are dfferent securities. Yes, taxable event. No, Straight from a representative at Berkshire via the BNSF purchase (Linda Hurt), the conversion of Berkshire of Berkshire A shares to B shares for US residents is a non-taxable event. There is NOT a sale and purchase involved. This is confirmed also, as a conversion of common stock holdings in the same corporation by J. K. Lasser's "Your Income Tax 2010. See contact for Berkshire conversion information below: BNSF Investor Contact: Linda Hurt Berkshire Hathaway Contact: (817) 352-6452 Marc Hamburg 402-346-1400 BNSF Media Contact: John Ambler (817) 867-6407 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. TO ACQUIRE BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE CORPORATION (BNSF) FOR $100 PER SHARE IN CASH AND STOCK I have contacted Ms. Hurt twice to confirm this issue. Even Warren Buffett is converting his A shares to B shares as he gives his holdings of A shares to The Bill Gates Foundation. This is why the trading volume in Berkshire Hathaway allowed it to be added to the S & P 500 index.
What is the difference between BRK A and BRK B?
Berkshire Hathaway class B is roughly worth one 1500th of class A. Originally it was 1/30. But in 2010, Berkshire B split 50 to 1. Theoretically, it would be exactly 1/1500, but class B has a lower voting right (originally 1/200, now 1/1000).
What is the highest priced stock today?
Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock closed at $115,000 per share. You buy this stock because it's about as risky as T-bills but it's far more profitable (If you can get the money need to buy it!)manage to put together the cash needed to buy it.) This stock is not for the faint of heart; because of its exceptional size, a one-percent loss "costs" you over a thousand dollars. They also have a Class B stock, which is equivalent to one-thirtieth of a share of Class A stock except it has one-two hundredth the voting rights per share of Class A stock. The Class B stock sells for around $4000
What is the highest price per share of a stock currently?
Berkshire Hathaway Class A stock closed today at $115,000 per share. You buy this stock because it's about as risky as T-bills but it's far more profitable (That is, if you can manage to put together the cash needed to buy it.) This stock is not for the faint of heart; because of its exceptional size, a one-percent loss "costs" you over a thousand dollars. They also have a Class B stock, which is equivalent to one-thirtieth of a share of Class A stock except it has one-two hundredth the voting rights per share of Class A stock. The Class B stock sells for around $4000.
How does one give his portfolio to Hathaway Berkshire for managing or give fresh funds to invest to Hathaway Berkshire?
Berkshire Hathaway is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies.It is a publicly traded company with shares outstanding which can be purchased and sold. You cannot have your portfolio managed by Buffett. You can only buy a part of his company. And not to complicate too much, if buffett does well, the stock would do well and vice versa.It is a holding company. It is like a mutual fund in the form of a company, except that it has no limitations like the mutual funds do.?If your interested in investing in Berkshire Hathaway, you can buy the company shares. If you cannot afford the class A shares you can buy the lower priced shares class B shares.The Ticker symbols are :BRK.ABRK.BRegards,Arun, India.
What is the ticker symbol for buffet inc?
If you are referring to Warren Buffet's led company, then it is Berkshire Hathaway. It trades under two primary symbols (Class A and B shares). "BRK.A and BRK.B"
What is the difference between BRK-A and BRK-B?
The class B stock is 1/30 of a berkshire A stock. its exactly the same except you don't have as powerful of voting rights and other than that its simply 1/30 the value of a regular A stock
What is the ticker symbol for Dairy Queen?
Dairy Queen is wholly owned by Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA-A and BRKA-B) so there is no stock symbol. It is just one of the many holdings of Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger.
