Berkshire Hathaway Inc: vice chairman Ajit Jain sold 19 shares

What happened Ajit Jain, vice chairman and director, made charitable gifts totaling 19 shares of Class B common stock on Oct 21, 2026. The filing reports the transaction as a gift (code G) and lists the price and total value as N/A.

Key details

• Transaction date: Oct 21, 2026; transaction code: G (gift); shares disposed: 19; price: N/A; total value: N/A.
• Form filed: Oct 23, 2026 (Accession 0001728451-26-000005).
• Shares owned after the transaction: the filing does not state a Class B balance after the gift. Footnotes list related Class A holdings: 17 shares held by family trusts established by the reporting person’s spouse (F3), 38 shares held by family trusts established by the reporting person (F4), and 50 shares held by the non-profit Jain Foundation, Inc. (F5).
• Relevant footnotes: F1 confirms the 19 shares were charitable gifts of Class B common stock; F2 notes each Class A share converts into 1,500 Class B shares; F3–F5 describe related Class A holdings.
• The filing does not show a late-filing indicator.

Why it may matter

• Gift: this was a charitable gift and not an open-market sale.
• Conversion note: Class A shares convert into Class B shares at a rate of 1,500 Class B shares per Class A share (F2), which is relevant to understanding related holdings reported in the footnotes.
• The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.