![(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 4, 2019 Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks to the press as he arrives at the 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Billionaire Warren Buffett announced on July 1, 2019 that he donated $3.6 billion worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four other charities.
Buffett, 88, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha," will convert 11,250 of class "A" Berkshire shares into 16.9 million class "B" shares, Berkshire Hathaway said in a news release.
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Warren Buffett pledged that Berkshire Hathaway would preserve its 'special relationship' with shareholders, and was built to last. AFP
Warren Buffett pledged that Berkshire Hathaway would preserve its 'special relationship' with shareholders, and was built to last. AFP
Can Berkshire Hathaway survive after Warren Buffett's departure?
The 91-year-old billionaire's loyal investors say they will still stick with the company for its honesty, humility, integrity and trust