Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, visited the NYSE to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary as a global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. In honor of the occasion, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren E. Buffett and Business Wire CEO Cathy Baron Tamraz rang The Opening BellSM. To celebrate Business Wire’s 50th Anniversary, employees were provided time off to volunteer for their favorite charities and college students were invited to ponder “What is the Future of Public Relations and Communications?” by submitting three-minute videos that answered the question. The winner of the video contest, Jenna Marie James, received a trip to New York City to meet Warren Buffett, Chairman of Business Wire’s parent company, Berkshire Hathaway at the NYSE Opening Bell luncheon. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B) Berkshire Hathaway and its subsidiaries engage in diverse business activities including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services. Common stock of the company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading symbols BRK.A and BRK.B BUSINESS WIRE: Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2011 as the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Public relations and investor relations professionals rely on Business Wire for both broad-based and targeted market …

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