Berkshire Hathaway
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Shareholder advocacy aimed at Berkshire Hathaway
1 recorded campaign from 1 organization.
National Legal and Policy Center at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Asked the company to report on how much its businesses depend on China and on the risks that dependence creates.
What shareholders voted on
From Berkshire Hathaway’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 4 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 15% | Failed | |
| Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation | Say on pay | 93% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory E. Abel | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Ajit Jain | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Wallace R. Weitz | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Howard G. Buffett | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Meryl B. Witmer | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan A. Buffett | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher C. Davis | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Warren E. Buffett | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas S. Murphy, Jr. | Director | 94.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Kenneth I. Chenault | Director | 94.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen B. Burke | Director | 92.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan L. Decker | Director | 88.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Charlotte Guyman | Director | 87.6% | Passed |
2025
2024
2023
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 3 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 26.6% | Failed | |
| Proposal 4 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 26.5% | Failed | |
| Proposal 5 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 25.9% | Failed | |
| Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 10.8% | Failed | |
| Election of Wallace R. Weitz | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan A. Buffett | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Howard G. Buffett | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher C. Davis | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Olson | Director | 96.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Meryl B. Witmer | Director | 96.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ajit Jain | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory E. Abel | Director | 95.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Warren E. Buffett | Director | 95.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles T. Munger | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Kenneth I. Chenault | Director | 91.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen B. Burke | Director | 89.4% | Passed | |
| Election of David S. Gottesman | Director | 89.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Charlotte Guyman | Director | 87.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan L. Decker | Director | 86.6% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 28.3% | Failed | |
| Proposal 3 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 27.1% | Failed | |
| Election of Kenneth I. Chenault | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen B. Burke | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Ajit Jain | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory E. Abel | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Howard G. Buffett | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Warren E. Buffett | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Olson | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles T. Munger | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Charlotte Guyman | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas S. Murphy | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Meryl B. Witmer | Director | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan L. Decker | Director | 92.8% | Passed | |
| Election of David S. Gottesman | Director | 92.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Walter Scott, Jr. | Director | 90.1% | Passed |
2020
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 4 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 12.3% | Failed | |
| Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation | Say on pay | 93.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Kenneth I. Chenault | Director | 99.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen B. Burke | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Meryl B. Witmer | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of David S. Gottesman | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Warren E. Buffett | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan L. Decker | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Ajit Jain | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory E. Abel | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Howard G. Buffett | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Olson | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Charlotte Guyman | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles T. Munger | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas S. Murphy | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Walter Scott, Jr. | Director | 97.2% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election of William H. Gates III | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Meryl B. Witmer | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of Charlotte Guyman | Director | 99% | Passed | |
| Election of David S. Gottesman | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan L. Decker | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas S. Murphy | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Ajit Jain | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory E. Abel | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Howard G. Buffett | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles T. Munger | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Olson | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Warren E. Buffett | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen B. Burke | Director | 96.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Walter Scott, Jr. | Director | 92.1% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposal 3 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 11.6% | Failed | |
| Proposal 2 – Shareholder proposal | Shareholder proposal | 8.5% | Failed | |
| Election of Stephen B. Burke | Director | 99.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Meryl B. Witmer | Director | 99.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Charlotte Guyman | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of David S. Gottesman | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Susan L. Decker | Director | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of William H. Gates III | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas S. Murphy | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Warren E. Buffett | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Ajit Jain | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Gregory E. Abel | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Walter Scott, Jr. | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Howard G. Buffett | Director | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Ronald L. Olson | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Charles T. Munger | Director | 97.5% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Berkshire Hathaway’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-07 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-03-13 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-06 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-03-14 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-07 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-03-15 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-10 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-03-17 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-04 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-03-11 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-05 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-03-15 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-05 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-03-13 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-07 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-03-15 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-08 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-03-16 |
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