On March 15, 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced that it has received a shareholder proposal Segal Marco Advisors on behalf of the AFL-CIO Equity Index Funds, urging the Company Board of Directors to take the steps necessary to form a Railroad Safety Committee of independent directors with the power and duty to review staffing levels and their impact on safety at the Company?s railroad subsidiary Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF), and to meet and confer on safety issues with relevant stakeholders such as customers, communities, employees, and labor unions. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to vote against the shareholder proposal at the annual general meeting of the Company scheduled to be held on May 4, 2024.