On March 15, 2024, Berkshire Hathaway Inc announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from Michael W. Frerichs as Treasurer for the State of Illinois and Trustee of the Bright Start College Savings Trust, requesting the Company to disclose, in a consolidated annual report (at reasonable expense and omitting proprietary information) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data by scope, as well as progress towards its net-zero decarbonization goal, for Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). 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.