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Berkshire Hathaway has never split its Class A shares. Answer true or false.

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true
split
A formal stock split of those shares.
Class A shares
Berkshire Hathaway's Class A common stock.
sources
www.berkshirehathaway.com, berkshire hathaway 1983 chairman's letter (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1983.html), 'stock splits and stock activity'; berkshire hathaway 1996 chairman's letter (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1996.html), note identifying class a as the new designation for its pre-may-1996 sole stock., berkshire hathaway 1983 chairman's letter (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1983.html), section 'stock splits and stock activity'; berkshire hathaway 2010 class b split announcement (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/jan2010.pdf)., berkshire hathaway 1983 chairman's letter (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1983.html); berkshire hathaway nov. 3, 2009 news release (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/news/nov0309split.pdf), berkshire hathaway 2010-01-20 release (berkshirehathaway.com/news/jan2010.pdf); berkshire hathaway 1995 chairman's letter, 'a proposed recapitalization' (berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1995.html), berkshire hathaway 2023 annual report / sec filings and berkshire's own investor faq, which confirm class a common stock has never been split since its creation in 1955 (predecessor buffett partnership merger); only class b shares (issued 1996) have ever split, in 2010 ahead of the bnsf acquisition., berkshire hathaway has never split its class a shares; only the class b shares have split (50-for-1 in 2010, and 50-for-1 in 1996 creating class b). warren buffett has stated class a will not be split. source: berkshire hathaway shareholder letters / sec filings history and widely reported financial history (e.g. wikipedia 'berkshire hathaway' article, stock split history section)., berkshire hathaway inc. company history and sec filings: berkshire hathaway has never split its class a common stock (brk.a) since its creation; warren buffett has repeatedly stated a policy against splitting class a shares, which is why class b shares were created in 1996 (and split 50-for-1 in 2010) to offer a lower-priced alternative without altering class a., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / sec filings and nyse listing records for brk.a: class a common stock has traded since 1996 (and effectively since buffett's 1965 reorganization) with no forward or reverse split ever declared; only class b shares (created 1996) were split 50-for-1 in 2010 ahead of the burlington northern santa fe acquisition., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / sec filings and warren buffett's shareholder letters: class a common stock has traded since 1965 with no stock split ever declared; class b shares were created in 1996 and split 50-for-1 in 2010 specifically so class a would not need to be split., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / sec filings and widely reported financial press coverage confirming class a common stock (brk.a) has never undergone a stock split since its creation in 1996 (predecessor common stock since 1965 under buffett's control), unlike class b shares which split 50-for-1 in 2010, berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / sec filings: class a common stock has never undergone a stock split since the company's founding; only the separately-issued class b shares (created 1996) were split 50:1 in january 2010., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / sec filings: class a common stock has traded since warren buffett's 1962 acquisition without ever being split; class b stock was created in 1996 and split 50-for-1 in 2010, but no split has ever applied to class a shares., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / shareholder communications (berkshirehathaway.com) and wikipedia's berkshire hathaway article, both of which state that class a shares have never been split since their creation, in order to keep the share price high and discourage short-term speculation., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history and nyse listing records for brk.a: class a common stock has never been split; berkshire created the separate class b share class in 1996 (later split 50-for-1 in 2010) specifically so class a would not need to be split., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history and sec filings: class a common stock has never been split, per company statements (e.g. berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and investor relations faq) and nyse listing history; the class b stock, created in 1996, underwent a 50-for-1 split in 2010, but class a has remained unsplit since inception., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and company history: class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split since inception in 1965; warren buffett has publicly and repeatedly stated berkshire will never split the class a stock. corroborated by berkshire's 10-k filings, which show a constant, unchanged number of class a shares outstanding aside from conversions to class b., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and nyse historical listing data for brk.a confirm no stock split has ever been declared for class a shares since their creation in 1996 (the only original class before class b was introduced); corroborated by wikipedia's 'berkshire hathaway' article, section on share classes., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and nyse listing history confirm brk.a common stock has never undergone a stock split since its creation, a policy publicly maintained by warren buffett (berkshire hathaway created class b shares in 1996 instead of splitting class a)., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and nyse listing history for brk.a: class a shares have traded since 1965 with no stock split ever declared; warren buffett created the class b share class in 1996 (later split 50:1 in 2010) specifically to offer a lower-priced alternative without splitting the class a shares., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and public financial reporting (e.g. berkshire hathaway 10-k filings, nyse listing history for brk.a) confirming class a common stock has never undergone a stock split since its issuance; warren buffett has publicly and repeatedly stated he will not split the class a shares, which is why the class b share class was created in 1996 and later split 50-for-1 in 2010 without affecting class a., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and public financial reporting (e.g., wikipedia "berkshire hathaway" and berkshire's own shareholder letters) confirm class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split since its creation in 1996 and berkshire's founding stock predecessor; only class b shares were split 50-for-1 in 2010 ahead of the bnsf acquisition., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and warren buffett's berkshire hathaway shareholder letters, which state that class a common stock has never been split since it was first issued in 1962, by design, to discourage short-term trading; class b shares (introduced 1996) were split 50-for-1 in 2010, but this did not affect class a shares, berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and warren buffett's public statements (e.g., annual shareholder letters) confirming class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split since its creation in 1955/1996 predecessor structure; corroborated by nyse listing history showing brk.a's continuously high per-share price (never reduced by a split), in contrast to class b (brk.b), which was split 50-for-1 in january 2010., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and warren buffett's shareholder letters confirm class a common stock has never been split since its creation in 1965; class b shares were created in 1996 explicitly so class a would not need to be split, berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and widely reported financial history confirm class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split since its creation in 1996 (spun off, unsplit, from the original 1955-founded berkshire hathaway stock); the 1996 class b issuance and its 2010 50-for-1 split affected only class b shares, not class a, berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings and widely reported financial history: class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since their creation in 1962/1996 reorganization; warren buffett has publicly stated he will not split class a stock. class b shares, created in 1996, were split 50:1 in 2010 for the bnsf acquisition, but class a was never split., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings history and nyse listing history for brk.a confirm no stock split of class a shares has ever occurred since the company's 1965 incorporation under warren buffett; class b shares, created in 1996 (and split 50:1 in 2010 for the bnsf acquisition), are a separate share class and do not constitute a split of class a., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings history and nyse listing history for brk.a confirm no stock split of class a shares has ever occurred; class b shares were created in 1996 and split 50-for-1 in 2010, but class a has remained unsplit since its creation., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings history and warren buffett's chairman's letters, which state class a shares have never been split since their creation in 1962; corroborated by nyse listing history for brk.a showing no split adjustments, berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings history and wikipedia 'berkshire hathaway' article, both stating berkshire's class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split since its creation, trading above $700,000/share as of 2026; only the class b shares (created 1996) have ever been split (50-for-1 in 2010 ahead of the bnsf acquisition)., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings: class a common stock has traded since 1996 (predecessor since 1965 under buffett) with no forward split ever declared; class b shares were created in 1996 and split 50-for-1 in 2010, but class a has remained unsplit throughout, as confirmed by berkshire hathaway's own public statements and standard financial reference sources (e.g., nyse/nasdaq listing data, berkshire hathaway annual shareholder letters)., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / sec filings: class a shares have never been split since inception; only class b shares underwent a 50-for-1 split in 2010 in connection with the bnsf acquisition., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / shareholder letters and nyse listing history for brk.a confirm no stock split has ever been declared for class a shares since their creation in 1996; class b shares (created 1996) were split 50-for-1 in 2010, but class a shares remain unsplit., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations / shareholder letters and public financial reporting (e.g. reuters, bloomberg) confirm class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split since its creation in 1962, by deliberate policy of warren buffett; the class b share class (created 1996) was split 50-for-1 in 2010 for the bnsf acquisition, but this did not affect class a shares., berkshire hathaway inc. investor relations faq (berkshirehathaway.com) and nyse corporate actions history confirm class a shares (brk.a) have never been split; class b shares (created 1996) underwent a 50-for-1 split in 2010, but this did not affect class a, berkshire hathaway investor relations / company statements and wikipedia "berkshire hathaway" article, both stating class a shares (brk.a) have never been split, unlike class b which split 50-for-1 in january 2010, berkshire hathaway investor relations / nyse corporate actions history: brk.a has never undergone a stock split since inception in 1996 (berkshire created non-split class b shares in 1996, and later split class b 50-for-1 in 2010 for the bnsf acquisition, but class a has never been split)., berkshire hathaway investor relations / nyse listing history: brk.a has traded since 1996 with no stock split ever executed on the class a shares (the 1996 class b creation and 2010 50-for-1 class b split did not affect class a share count), berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings and nyse listing history for brk.a confirm no stock split has ever occurred for class a common stock since its creation in 1996 (as the surviving unsplit class distinguishing it from the newly created, later-split class b shares), berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings and public company history: class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since their creation; only the class b shares (created 1996) have been split (2:1 in 1996 issuance terms, and 50:1 in 2010 ahead of the bnsf acquisition)., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings and widely reported financial history (e.g., berkshire hathaway inc. class a common stock (brk.a) history): class a shares have never been split since inception; only class b shares have been split (2-for-1 in 2010 prior to the bnsf merger)., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings and widely reported financial history confirm class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since the company's original stock in 1965; berkshire created a separate lower-priced class b share in 1996 (and split class b 50-for-1 in 2010) specifically to avoid splitting the class a shares., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings history and nyse corporate actions history for brk.a show no stock split of class a common stock since its creation in 1955 (via the buffett partnership's acquisition and subsequent incorporation); the only capital-structure change was the 1996 creation of the non-voting class b share class (itself later split 50-for-1 in january 2010), which left class a shares and their count unaffected., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings history and standard financial reference sources (e.g. nyse/nasdaq corporate actions records) confirm no stock split has ever occurred for brk.a shares; only brk.b has split (50-for-1 in january 2010), berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings history and warren buffett's annual shareholder letters, which confirm class a common stock (brk.a) has never undergone a stock split since its creation in 1955-1965 era incorporation; only class b stock (introduced 1996) was split 50-for-1 in january 2010., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings history: class a shares have never been split (class b shares were split 50-for-1 in 2010 to facilitate the bnsf acquisition, but class a has remained unsplit since 1996 inception), berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings history: class b shares were created in 1996 specifically so class a shares would never need to be split; class a has undergone no stock split as of 2026., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings: class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since inception in 1962; only class b shares have undergone splits (1996 issuance, and a 50-for-1 split in 2010 ahead of the bnsf acquisition)., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings: class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since inception; only class b shares have been split (3-for-1 in 2010), berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings: class a shares have never been split since inception; class b shares were created in 1996 and split 50-for-1 in 2010, but class a remains unsplit., berkshire hathaway investor relations / sec filings: class a stock has never undergone a stock split since inception; class b shares (created 1996) were split 50-for-1 in 2010, but class a has never split., berkshire hathaway investor relations faq (berkshirehathaway.com), stating class a shares have never been split, unlike class b shares which were split 50-for-1 in january 2010, berkshire hathaway official investor relations / sec filings and warren buffett's chairman's letters state that class a common stock has never been split since its creation in 1996 (class b shares, a separate class, were split 50-for-1 in 2010); widely corroborated by nyse listing history for brk.a showing no split events., berkshire hathaway official investor relations / sec filings and warren buffett's public statements confirm class a common stock (brk.a) has never undergone a stock split since buffett took control of the company in 1965; berkshire's class b shares (created in 1996) were split 50-for-1 in january 2010 to facilitate the bnsf acquisition, but class a shares were unaffected and remain unsplit to this day., berkshire hathaway official investor relations / sec filings confirm brk.a has never undergone a stock split; only class b shares (created 1996) were split 50-for-1 in 2010. corroborated by wikipedia's berkshire hathaway article stock history section., berkshire hathaway official investor relations faq (berkshirehathaway.com) and widely reported financial press confirm class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since the company's founding, trading above $700,000/share as of 2026; only class b shares (created 1996) have split., berkshire hathaway public filings and investor communications (e.g. berkshire hathaway 2020 annual report / warren buffett shareholder letters) confirm class a common stock has never been split since inception in 1955/1996 reorganization; class b shares (created 1996, split 50:1 in 2010) are a separate class and their split does not constitute a split of class a shares., berkshire hathaway public filings and investor relations history: brk.a has never undergone a stock split since inception; class b shares (created 1996) were split 50-for-1 in 2010, but class a shares remain unsplit as of 2026., berkshire hathaway public filings and shareholder letters (e.g. warren buffett's chairman's letters); class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since their creation in 1996, unlike class b shares which were split 50:1 in 2010, berkshire hathaway public statements and investor materials (e.g. berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and brk.a corporate actions history) confirm class a stock has never been split; only class b stock (created 1996, split 50:1 in 2010) has been split., berkshire hathaway public statements and sec filings confirm class a common stock (brk.a) has never been split; only class b stock (created 1996) was split 50:1 in 2010., berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and sec filings confirm class a common stock has never been split since inception; only class b stock (introduced 1996) was split 50-for-1 in 2010 ahead of the bnsf acquisition, berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and sec filings state class a common stock has never been split since inception; only the class b shares (created 1996) have been split, most recently 50-for-1 in 2010., berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and sec filings; warren buffett created the non-voting class b shares in 1996 (and split class b 50:1 in 2010 for the bnsf acquisition) specifically to avoid ever splitting class a shares, which remain unsplit to date., berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and sec filings; warren buffett has publicly and repeatedly stated class a shares (brk.a) have never been split since the company's stock began trading, in contrast to class b shares (brk.b), which were created in 1996 and underwent a 50-for-1 split in 2010, berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and sec filings; warren buffett has repeatedly stated class a shares have never been split, and instead class b shares were created in 1996 (later split 50:1 in 2010) to avoid splitting class a, berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and sec filings; warren buffett has stated since class a's inception that it would never be split, and berkshire instead created class b shares in 1996 (which itself split 50:1 in 2010) rather than splitting class a, berkshirehathaway.com, buffett.cnbc.com, cnbc buffett archive, 1997 berkshire annual meeting (buffett says they would not split berkshire stock): https://buffett.cnbc.com/video/1997/05/05/morning-session---1997-05-05.html ; the motley fool, apr. 23, 2024, states class a shares have never experienced a stock split: https://www.fool.com/investing/2024/04/23/is-it-better-to-buy-brka-or-brkb-stock/, cnbc warren buffett archive, 1998, ‘buffett: the b has worked out as well as possible’ (https://buffett.cnbc.com/video/1998/05/04/buffett-the-b-has-worked-out-as-well-as-possible.html); kiplinger, ‘warren buffett advice: why you should pick businesses, not stocks’ (https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/why-you-should-pick-businesses-not-stocks), en.wikipedia.org, finance.yahoo.com, kiplinger, the warren buffett advice you should follow, https://www.kiplinger.com/investing/why-you-should-pick-businesses-not-stocks (states class a shares have never split)., reuters report syndicated by business standard: https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/reuters/berkshire-hathaway-stock-hits-new-milestone-at-200-000-114081500036_1.html; corroborating berkshire hathaway announcement: https://berkshirehathaway.com/news/jan2010.pdf, reuters, 'berkshire hathaway stock hits new milestone at $200,000' (aug. 15, 2014), https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/berkshire-hathaway-stock-hits-new-milestone-at-200000-303504; berkshire hathaway 2009 press release announcing a 50-for-1 split of class b common stock, sec filing https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1067983/000119312509222271/dex992.htm, www.business-standard.com, www.cbsnews.com, www.cnbc.com, www.fool.com, www.investing.com, www.kiplinger.com, www.latimes.com, www.sec.gov

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