Henry J. Cordes
Omaha World-Herald
Warren Buffett’s daughter has joined him on the board of Berkshire Hathaway, a move Buffett says will help preserve the company’s unique culture even after he is gone.
Susie Buffett’s appointment could also carry implications for Omaha, giving her a voice in the company that her father built in Omaha — and which he has said should always remain rooted here.
Berkshire recently announced that Susie Buffett and investment fund manager Christopher C. Davis had been elected to its board of directors. Susie Buffett became the third Buffett on the board, as her brother Howard Buffett has served for almost three decades.
Warren Buffett said in an interview with The World-Herald that he likes to have board members who understand Berkshire’s distinctive culture and who are invested in the company’s long-term success. He said both of the new directors — including his daughter — fit that bill.
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“All three of my children are devoted to maintaining the culture of the place,” said Buffett, Berkshire’s founder, chairman and CEO. “They have an unusual amount of devotion to that.”
Besides being a significant Berkshire stockholder herself, Susie and her two brothers will one day be the executors of Buffett’s estate, which has 99% of its holdings in Berkshire stock. Forbes currently values Buffett’s net worth at just under $100 billion.
Having directors who are heavily invested in the company also helps preserve Berkshire’s stockholder-centered orientation, Buffett said.
The 91-year-old Buffett has shown few signs of slowing down. He continues to run a conglomerate that ranks No. 6 on the Fortune 500 list of the nation’s largest companies. But the country’s oldest Fortune 500 CEO has also long been attentive to preparing the company for when he is gone.
Previously, he has said Howard Buffett would succeed him as chairman, though not as CEO. Buffett earlier this year confirmed that title would go to Greg Abel, who currently oversees Berkshire’s non-insurance operations.
Long considered one of the nation’s most stable and admired companies, Berkshire’s culture is unique and firmly rooted in Buffett’s philosophy and principles.
Berkshire has always taken a long view. It seeks to acquire strong, well-managed companies and gives them freedom to operate autonomously under the Berkshire umbrella. It eschews shareholder dividends, preferring to invest in the company’s long-term growth and value.
Preserving Berkshire’s culture, Buffett has said previously, means keeping the company based in Omaha.
He believes that Berkshire’s location in a hardworking city far from the daily chatter of Wall Street has been integral to Berkshire’s success. Buffett once joked that he would haunt from the grave any future Berkshire leaders who contemplated moving the company.
Warren Buffett and his daughter, Susie.
Susie Buffett, 68, said she is honored to join the board, some of whose members she has known most of her life.
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“I’m looking forward to continuing to learn from my dad for at least another ten years, but the shareholders can be confident that when he’s gone, the unique culture will continue,” she said. “He’s built an amazing company — along with amazing managers — and the board members understand the importance of continuing and preserving what we have.”
Lawrence Cunningham, a George Washington University professor who has written books on Buffett and Berkshire, said that while some might be skeptical of another Buffett joining the board, both new directors are “naturals.”
Most Berkshire shareholders buy into Berkshire culture and want to see it preserved. But Cunningham said that is increasingly a challenge when growing amounts of the stock are owned by index funds or others who see it as just another investment.
When Buffett is gone, it will be up to the board — now including Susie Buffett — to show mettle and ensure that the culture endures, he said.
“She knows him better than anyone, really,” Cunningham said. “What’s needed on the board is a group strong enough to push back and keep Berkshire special. She is a tough person. She will not be pushed around.”
Davis also has Berkshire in his DNA, Cunningham said, describing him as a longtime student of Buffett with his own proven record as an investor.
“Expect him to offer forthright, intelligent and persuasive defenses of Berkshire and its methods against all antagonists,” Cunningham wrote in a by business news website MarketWatch.
This is not the first time that three Buffetts have served on the Berkshire board. Before her death in 2004, Buffett’s wife, Susan Thompson Buffett, served along with Warren and Howard.
The addition of Susie Buffett and Davis expands the Berkshire board from 14 to 15 members. Davis essentially replaces Omaha businessman and philanthropist Walter Scott Jr. as one of the board’s independent directors. Scott died in September at age 90.
Susie Buffett is the chairman of the Sherwood Foundation, an Omaha-based charitable foundation with a focus on education, equity and social justice. She also chairs the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, an education-focused Buffett family foundation.
Davis, 54, is chairman of investment firm Davis Selected Advisors, overseeing some $25 billion in assets. Berkshire is one of the firm’s major holdings.
Buffett said Davis represents the third generation of a successful family of investors.
Davis’ grandfather was Shelby Cullom Davis, a legendary financial adviser to governors and presidents. Shelby Davis’ son, Shelby M.C. Davis, established Davis Selected Advisors in 1969.
Buffett said he got to know Chris Davis’ grandfather and father a little at past Berkshire shareholders meetings and has gotten to know Chris even better. Buffett and Davis served together on the board of the Washington Post. Davis is also on the board of Coca-Cola, a longtime Berkshire investment.
Davis also understands the insurance business, Buffett said, with his family having been an early investor in what is now Berkshire’s Geico subsidiary.
For 20 years, Buffett said, Davis has had a framed share of Berkshire’s Class A stock on his wall.
Said Buffett: “We are looking for directors who have a special interest in Berkshire.”
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, right, Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play bridge during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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Ariel Hsing, right, the U.S. Olympian and North American Table Tennis Champion, plays table tennis during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday
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Ariel Hsing, the U.S. Olympian and North American Table Tennis Champion plays table tennis during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway plays bridge against Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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A match featuring bridge champions Bob Hamman and Sharon Osberg, partnering with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, respectively, was a big draw at Borsheims on Sunday.
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People look on as Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play bridge alongside master bridge players Bob Hamman and Sharon Osberg during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation play bridge alongside master bridge players Bob Hamman and Sharon Osberg during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, plays bridge against Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, right, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play bridge during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts on Sunday.
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Dale Arden Chong of Los Angeles tries on a necklace alongside her mother Sandra Chong of Omaha, as sales professional Nicole Konen looks on during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, right, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play the card game bridge during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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People look on as Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, plays the card game, bridge alongside master bridge players Bob Hamman and Sharon Osberg during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway plays bridge during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Jane Gjevre of Wayzata, Minnesota browses jewelry during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Shoppers browse jewelry during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett plays bridge during the Berkshire shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Locklynn Browning, 3, Ashley Browning, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Chelsea Westerman, of Aberdeen, South Dakota look at jewelry during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, right, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play the card game bridge during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Belinda Jiang, of Omaha, poses with a cardboard cutout of Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Vice Chair Charlie Munger during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, right, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play the card game bridge during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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People look on as Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, play the card game, bridge alongside master bridge players Bob Hamman and Sharon Osberg during the shareholder shopping day at Borsheims Fine Jewelry & Gifts in Omaha on Sunday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walks the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at Saturday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walks the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting on Saturday.
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Warren Buffett, right, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Vice Chair Charlie Munger, left, sit together prior to the start of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting.
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Warren Buffett scored big on Monday with an acquisition he made last year.
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Thousands take their seats prior to the start of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Ray Renk of San Francisco, California, holds his daughter Kennedy, 8, alongside his son Benjamin, 10, while sporting personalized suits and watching Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walk the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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With a Dairy Queen creamsicle bar in hand Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, exits the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is flanked by members of the media while walking the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders meeting at the CHI Health Center on Saturday.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is flanked by members of the media while walking the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Ma Qianli of China, takes a selfie with a mannequin of Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Brennan Cruse assists Mikayla Erdelsky, both of Ottawa, Canada, with a better view of Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, who was walking the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Thousands take their seats prior to the start of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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A shareholder zooms in on their cell phone while taking a video of Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walking the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walks the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Andy Serwer the VP and Editor in Chief of Yahoo Finance stands on a trash can to get a better vantage point of Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, who was walking the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Vice Chair of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, left, checks his watch while awaiting the start of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Thousands take their seats prior to the start of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha on Saturday.
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Benjamin Renk, 10, and his father Ray Renk, of San Francisco, California, sport personalized suits while watching Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walk the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is flanked by members of the media while walking the convention floor Saturday.
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Shareholders walk though the concourse during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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At around 6:30 a.m., thousands of people await to enter the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walks the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walks the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Two men take photographs on their phones as thousands await the start of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Disaster response coordinator with Duracell, Shane Grady, of Destin, Florida, stands on a vehicle to get a better vantage point of Warren Buffett.
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Ray Renk of San Francisco, California, holds his daughter Kennedy, 8, alongside his son Benjamin, 10, while sporting personalized suits and watching Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, walk the convention floor during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Warren Buffett walks the convention floor during a previous Berkshire shareholders weekend. This year the meeting was held online due to the viral pandemic. Buffett was joined during the Q&A session by Vice Chairman Greg Abel.
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At around 6:30 a.m., thousands of people await to enter the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Kim Seong Cheol, 12, center, of South Korea, samples the FlightSafety Mixed Reality Flight during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Shareholders Charlotte Beardmore, of Gretna, and Dwight Derry of Omaha, color a spot of their choice at the Benjamin Moore & Co. booth during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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People wait in line to shop at the Fruit of the Loom booth which showcased their designs during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Ajay Punia, 4, of Danville, California, watches toy trains pass by at the BNSF Railway booth during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Shareholder Glenn Barker, of Corinth, Mississippi, uses the phone alongside a Warren Buffett display at the Benjamin Moore & Co. booth during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Aleck Liu, of Omaha, samples the FlightSafety Mixed Reality Flight during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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People explore the convention center during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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People await the opportunity to tour a NetJets aircraft during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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People explore the convention center while walking past signage of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, at the Benjamin Moore & Co. booth during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska, Saturday, May 4, 2019.
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Jan Eisenschmid of Germany shares a high five with the Geico Gecko before posing together for a photo as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
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Both the Geico Gecko and Marlene Owens of Morro Bay, California are wearing smiles as Marlene stands in the checkout line at the Geico store during Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha
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Michael Gawley, 4, enjoys a chocolate chip cookie from atop the shoulders of his father, John Gawley of Ralston, Nebraska as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
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An Acme brick works the crowd as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
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Shareholders outside CHI Health Center waiting for entry to Berkshire Hathaway's Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
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Heather Mason of Park City, Utah tries on some new footwear in the Justin Boots booth as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha.
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Dairy Queen treats all around for Mary Herrington of Bellevue, Nebraska and her two children Lydia Herrington, 2, and A.J. Herrington, 6, during Berkshire Hathaway's Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday.
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Omaha juggler Peter Brunette entertains the crowd as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday.
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Tuned in to their smartphones below an image of Warren Buffett on display in the Bookworm booth, are from left, Bok Ai Ong of Singapore, Jan Moore of Calgary Alberta Canada and Jack Johnston of Dayton, Ohio during Berkshire Hathaway's Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday.
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A giant shareholder badge on display as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday.
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Vicki Wanek of Omaha, left, and Lisa Wanek of Elkhorn take a rest from shopping at Berkshire Hathaway's Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday.
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Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday.
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Omaha juggler Peter Brunette greets Sareen Parikh, 6, left and Maria Shah, 7, both of New Jersey, as Berkshire Hathaway shareholders take advantage of Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday, May 3.
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A contemplative Kaden Sanders, 12, of Lafayette, Louisiana stands in front of a giant image of Warren Buffett on display in the Benjamin Moore booth during Berkshire Hathaway's Shareholder Shopping Day in the exhibit hall of the CHI Health Center in Omaha on Friday, May 3.
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