Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway Ceramic Mug May 1996 Shareholder Mtg Blue Gold Vintage
Great unused vintage condition coffee mug from the May 4 1996 Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting!
From Wikipedia
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (/ˈbɜːrkʃər/) is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of chairman and CEO Warren Buffett (from 1970 to 2025) and vice chairman Charlie Munger (from 1978 to 2023). Greg Abel succeeded Buffett as CEO at the beginning of 2026.[5] Buffett personally owns 38.4% of the Class A voting shares of Berkshire Hathaway, representing a 15.1% overall economic interest in the company
The company is often compared to an investment fund; between 1965, when Buffett gained control of the company, and 2023, the company's shareholder returns amounted to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.8% compared to a 10.2% CAGR for the S&P 500.[6] From 1965 to 2023, the stock price had negative performance in only eleven years.[7] In August 2024, Berkshire Hathaway became the eighth largest U.S. public company and the first non-technology company to be valued at over $1 trillion.[8]
Berkshire Hathaway is ranked 5th on the Fortune 500 and 9th on the Fortune Global 500.[9] In surveys taken in the 2000s and 2010s by Barron's, Berkshire was named among the "Most Respected" companies by professional investors.[10][11][12][13] Berkshire is one of the ten largest components of the S&P 500[14] and is on the list of largest employers in the United States. Its class A shares have the highest per-share price of any public company in the world, reaching $700,000 in August 2024, because the board of directors has historically been opposed to stock splits.
Annual letters and shareholders' meetings
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Berkshire routinely features Coca-Cola products, from one of its oldest and largest investments, at its corporate events.
Buffett's letters to shareholders are published annually.
Berkshire's annual shareholders' meetings, nicknamed "Woodstock for Capitalists", take place at the CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Attendance generally totals over 40,000 people and the meetings last for 6 to 8 hours, with Buffett himself, as well as Abel and Jain, answering questions from shareholders.[203][204]
Known for their humor and light-heartedness, the meetings typically start with a cartoon made for Berkshire shareholders.
The 2004 cartoon featured Arnold Schwarzenegger in the role of "The Warrenator" who travels through time to stop Buffett and Munger's attempt to save the world from a "mega" corporation formed by Microsoft-Starbucks-Wal-Mart. Schwarzenegger is later shown arguing in a gym with Buffett regarding Proposition 13.[205]
The 2006 cartoon depicted actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Nicollette Sheridan lusting after Munger.[206][207]
The 2007 cartoon included Buffett playing basketball against LeBron James.[208][209]
The 2008 cartoon depicted Charlie Munger becoming President of the United States, after which he promotes eating at Dairy Queen to relieve the effects of increased temperatures due to climate change.[210]
The 2009 cartoon, aired just after the 2008 financial crisis, showed a new mattress, named The Nervous Nellie, which has a hidden compartment for people who prefer to hide their money in the mattress than put it in the bank.[211]
The 2016 cartoon featured a spoof of the 1983 film Trading Places; in this version, Munger and Jain along with the GEICO gecko conspire to manipulate the market for cocoa beans to affect See's Candy.[212]
The 2022 cartoon featured a veterinarian who expanded his business using his American Express credit card.
Warren Edward Buffett (/ˈbʌfɪt/ BUFF-it; born August 30, 1930)[2] is an American investor and philanthropist who is the chairman and former CEO of the conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. According to Forbes, as of January 2026, Buffett's estimated net worth stood at US$148.9 billion, making him the ninth-richest person in the world.