YahooFinancetoHostFirst-EverLiveStreamofBerkshire
HathawayShareholdersMeeting
February16,2016–SUNNYVALE,CA&NEWYORK,NY--Yahoo!Inc.(YHOO)todayannouncedthatit
willhostthefirst-everlivestreamofBerkshireHathaway’s(BRK.A;BRK.B)annualshareholdersmeeting
onSaturday,April30.Approximately40,000BerkshireHathawayshareholdersfromaroundtheworld
areexpectedtoattendthehighlyanticipatedevent,whichuntilnow,hasbeenunavailabletothe
generalpublic.ThelivestreamwillappearexclusivelyonYahooFinance-acrossalldevices-reaching
morethan75millionmonthlyusers.
“Overthepast50years,we’veseenatremendousincreaseintheinterestaroundourshareholders
meeting.PartneringwithYahooFinanceprovidesuswiththeopportunitytoreachmorepeoplethan
ever,inkeyfinancialcentersaroundtheworld,fromNewYorktoChinaandbeyond,”saidBerkshire
Hathaway’sChairman&CEOWarrenBuffett.“YahooFinanceisagreatplatformtobringtheenergy
andexcitementofwhathappensinOmahatoaninformedaudiencearoundtheworld.”
Livecoveragekicks-offonYahooFinanceat10:00amETonSaturdaywith30minutesofon-the-ground
reportingfromCenturyLinkCenterOmaha,followedbythestartoftheshareholdersmeetinglive
streamat10:30amET.Viewerswillgettohearfirst-handfromMr.Buffett,andViceChairmanCharlie
Munger,astheyofferupinsightsinano-holds-barredQ&Asessionwiththeon-siteaudience,and
providebusinessupdatesonBerkshireanditssubsidiaries.YahooFinancewillserveasaguide
throughouttheweekendfestivities,takingviewersinsidethemeetingandbeyond,includinghighlights
suchasvisitstoGorat’sSteakhouse,Borsheim’s,theNebraskaFurnitureMart,andthecarnival-like
atmosphereoftheexhibitionhallwheremanyofBerkshire'ssubsidiarieswillhaveexhibitsdescribing
theirproductsandservicesandofferingmanyforsale.
“TheBerkshireHathawayShareholdersMeetinghasbeencalledthe‘WoodstockofCapitalism,’and
we’rethrilledtoofferaccesstoaworldwideaudienceforthefirsttimeever,”saidYahooFinanceEditor
inChiefAndySerwer.“YahooFinanceisknownforprovidingitsuserswithunparalleledaccesstodata,
analysis,andfinancialinsights.Bygivingthemavirtualtickettothishighlycovetedevent,we’re
expandingonthatexperienceinnewandmeaningfulways.”
AnexclusiveVODreplaywillbeavailableonYahooFinancefor30daysfollowingthemeeting.Yahoo
willoffervideoanddisplayadvertising,aswellassponsorshipopportunitiesalongsidethelivestream.
Formoreinformation,andtoregisterforregularupdatesontheBerkshireHathawayLiveStreamon
YahooFinance,goto:https://finance.yahoo.com/brklivestream
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