Note: The following table appears in the printed Annual Report on the facing page of the Chairman's Letter and is referred to in that letter. Berkshire's Corporate Performance vs. the S&P 500 Annual Percentage Change Year in Per-ShareBook Value ofBerkshire(1) in S&P 500with DividendsIncluded...

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BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. To the Shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. : Our gain in net worth during 1998 was $25.9 billion, which increased the per-share book value of both our Class A and Class B stock by 48.3%. Over the last 34 years (that is, since present management took over) per-share book v...