UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): ~~September~~November 15, 2010

WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


DELAWARE	1-4720	95-2109453

(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer) Identification No.)

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101-1901
(Address of Principal Executives Offices)
(Zip Code)

626/585-6700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~ITEM~~o Soliciting ~~8.01.~~material ~~OTHER~~pursuant ~~EVENTS~~to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o OnPre-commencement ~~September 1,~~communications ~~2010,~~pursuant ~~Wesco Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has received a formal written proposal from Berkshire Hathaway Inc.~~ to ~~acquire the~~Rule 14d-2(b) ~~remaining~~under ~~19.9% of~~ the ~~shares~~Exchange ofAct ~~Wesco’s~~(17 ~~common~~CFR ~~stock that it does not presently own, and that the Board of Directors has formed a special committee to evaluate the proposal~~240. ~~A copy of Wesco’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8~~14d-~~K and is incorporated~~2(b)) ~~herein by reference.~~

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On November 5, 2010, registrant issued a press release containing earnings information for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. A copy of the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report and the attached exhibit is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

99.1 ~~Press~~Earnings ~~Release~~release ~~issued~~of by Wesco Financial Corporation onfor the quarter ended September 130, 2010, dated November 5, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	~~WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION~~	WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: September 2, 2010	By:	/s/ Jeffrey L. Jacobson
November 5, 2010		/s/ Jeffrey L. Jacobson
		Jeffrey L. JacobsonVice President and
Date		By:	Jeffrey L. Jacobson
		Chief Financial Officer
			Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 ~~Press~~Earnings ~~Release~~release ~~issued~~of by Wesco Financial Corporation onfor the quarter ended September 130, 2010, dated November 5, 2010.

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