Subject: BRK ownership of Japanese trading houses
Berkshire increases Japanese trading house stakes


Company Current Previous
Mitsui & Co 9.82% 8.09%
Mitsubishi Corporation 9.67% 8.31%
Marubeni 9.30% 8.30%
Sumitomo Corporation 9.29% 8.23%
Itochu 8.53% 7.47%