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~~UNITED STATES~~ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT~~ ~~TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~DATE~~PURSUANT OFTO ~~REPORT~~SECTION ~~(DATE~~13 OFOR ~~EARLIEST~~15 ~~EVENT REPORTED~~(d)~~: May~~ 6,OF ~~2011~~ THE

~~WESCO~~SECURITIES ~~FINANCIAL~~EXCHANGE ~~CORPORATION~~ACT OF 1934

~~(Exact~~DATE ~~name~~OF ofREPORT ~~Registrant~~(DATE asOF ~~Specified~~EARLIEST inEVENT ~~its Charter~~REPORTED): June 23, 2011

DELAWARE		1-4720		95-2109453
(State or Other Jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer) Identification No.)

WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

~~301~~(Exact ~~East~~name ~~Colorado~~of ~~Boulevard,~~Registrant ~~Suite 300,~~as ~~Pasadena,~~Specified ~~California~~in ~~91101-1901 (Address~~its ~~of Principal Executives Offices~~Charter)

(Zip Code) 626/585-6700 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

DELAWARE

1-4720

95-2109453

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

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~~ITEM~~x ~~2.02.~~Written ~~RESULTS~~communications OFpursuant ~~OPERATIONS~~to ~~AND~~Rule ~~FINANCIAL~~425 ~~CONDITION~~under ~~ITEM~~the ~~9.01.~~Securities ~~FINANCIAL~~Act ~~STATEMENTS~~(17 ~~AND~~CFR ~~EXHIBITS SIGNATURES EXHIBIT INDEX EX-99~~230.1425)

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On¨ ~~May 6,~~Pre-commencement ~~2011,~~communications ~~registrant~~pursuant ~~issued~~to aRule ~~press~~13e-4(c) ~~release~~under ~~containing earnings information for~~ the ~~quarter~~ ~~ended~~Exchange ~~March 31,~~Act ~~2011.~~(17 ACFR ~~copy of the release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99~~240.1. 13e-4(c))

~~The information in this report and the attached exhibit is being furnished pursuant to~~ Item ~~2.02~~ ~~of this Form~~ 8-K.01. ~~and~~Other shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933Events.

~~ITEM~~On June 23, 92011, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 4, 2011, and amended as of April 15, 2011, by and among Wesco Financial Corporation (“Wesco”), Berkshire Hathaway Inc.~~01.~~ (“Berkshire”) ~~FINANCIAL~~and ~~STATEMENTS~~Montana ~~AND~~Acquisitions, ~~EXHIBITS~~LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire (“Merger Sub”), Wesco and Berkshire issued a joint press release announcing the per share merger consideration in connection with the proposed merger of Wesco with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

99Item 9.101. ~~Earnings release of Wesco~~ Financial ~~Corporation~~Statements ~~for~~and ~~the quarter ended March 31, 2011, dated May 6, 2011~~Exhibits.

~~SIGNATURES~~ (d) Exhibits

~~Pursuant~~99.1 toJoint ~~the~~Press ~~requirements~~Release ofissued ~~the~~by ~~Securities~~Wesco ~~Exchange~~Financial ~~Act~~Corporation ofand ~~1934,~~Berkshire ~~the~~Hathaway ~~Registrant~~Inc., ~~has~~dated ~~duly caused~~June ~~this~~23, ~~report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.~~ 2011

	WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
May 6, 2011	By:	/s/ Jeffrey L. Jacobson
Date		Jeffrey L. Jacobson
		Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURES

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant ~~INDEX~~ to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

99.1 Earnings release of Wesco Financial Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, dated May 6, 2011.

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99.1		Joint Press Release issued by Wesco Financial Corporation and Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dated June 23, 2011

WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

Date: June 23, 2011

/s/ Jeffrey L. Jacobson

Jeffrey L. Jacobson

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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