(Source: Bloomberg News, February 27, 2012)
NEW YORK — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a $1 billion distribution from Burlington Northern Santa Fe in the first quarter, matching the highest quarterly payout since billionaire Warren Buffett acquired the railroad in 2010. The distribution was declared and paid this month, Burlington Northern said in a filing today. The Fort Worth, Texas-based carrier paid $2.25 billion in its first 13 months of ownership.
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