Appendix . Berkshire Hathaway Share Price

An Intermittent Glance at Share Price Progression, 1962–2007

Year

Share Price

1962

$

7.56

1965

 

12

1977

 

120

1981

 

500

1988

 

4,200

1989

 

8,550

1996

 

38,000

1998

 

80,000

2000 (top of Internet/tech bubble)

 

40,800

2002

 

72,750

2007

 

108,000

Figures are either mid-year or year-end, but are representative of the price for that year.

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