Schedule 13G, Amendment No.6

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

 

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

Amendment No. 61

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Chemical Corporation


(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

390568 10 3


                                (CUSIP Number)                                

 

 

September 30, 2003


(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

x Rule 13d-1(b)

 

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

 

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

(Continued on following pages)

Page 1 of 15 Pages

 

 

1   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 


CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3   13G   PAGE 2 OF 15 PAGES

 


  1.  

Name of Reporting Person

I.R.S. Identification No. of above person

 

            Warren E. Buffett

   

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

(a)  x

(b)  ¨

   

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            United States Citizen

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                547,700


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                547,700


  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            547,700

   

10.  

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

 

            Not Applicable

 

¨

 


11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            1.08

   

12.  

Type of Reporting Person*

 

            IN

   


CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3   13G   PAGE 3 OF 15 PAGES

 


  1.  

Name of Reporting Person

I.R.S. Identification No. of above person

 

            Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

   

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

(a)  x

(b)  ¨

   

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Delaware Corporation

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                547,700


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                547,700


  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            547,700

   

10.  

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

 

            Not Applicable

 

¨

 


11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            1.08

   

12.  

Type of Reporting Person*

 

            HC

   


CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3   13G   PAGE 4 OF 15 PAGES

 


  1.  

Name of Reporting Person

I.R.S. Identification No. of above person

 

            OBH, Inc.

   

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

(a)  x

(b)  ¨

   

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Delaware Corporation

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                547,700


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                547,700


  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            547,700

   

10.  

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

 

            Not Applicable

 

¨

 


11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            1.08

   

12.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

            HC

   


CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3   13G   PAGE 5 OF 15 PAGES

 


  1.  

Name of Reporting Person

I.R.S. Identification No. of above person

 

            National Indemnity Company

   

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

(a)  x

(b)  ¨

   

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Nebraska Corporation

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                547,700


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                547,700


  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            547,700

   

10.  

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

 

            Not Applicable

 

¨

 


11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            1.08

   

12.  

Type of Reporting Person*

 

            IC

   


CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3   13G   PAGE 6 OF 15 PAGES

 


  1.  

Name of Reporting Person

I.R.S. Identification No. of above person

 

            GEICO Corporation

   

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

(a)  x

(b)  ¨

   

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Delaware Corporation

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                547,700


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                547,700


  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            547,700

   

10.  

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

 

            Not Applicable

 

 

¨


11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            1.08

   

12.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

            HC

   

 


CUSIP NO. 390568 10 3   13G   PAGE 7 OF 15 PAGES

 


  1.  

Name of Reporting Person

I.R.S. Identification No. of above person

 

            Government Employees Insurance Company

   

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*

(a)  x

(b)  ¨

   

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

   

  4.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

            Maryland Corporation

   

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

 

  5.    Sole Voting Power

 

                0


  6.    Shared Voting Power

 

                547,700


  7.    Sole Dispositive Power

 

                0


  8.    Shared Dispositive Power

 

                547,700


  9.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

            547,700

   

10.  

Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*

 

            Not Applicable

 

 

¨


11.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

 

            1.08

   

12.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

            IC

   

 


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Item 1(a).

   Name of Issuer: GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION          

Item 1(b).

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:          
    

500 East 96th Street

Suite 500

Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

         

Item 2(a).

   Name of Persons Filing:          

Item 2(b).

   Address of Principal Business Office:          

Item 2(c).

   Citizenship:          
    

Warren E. Buffett

1440 Kiewit Plaza

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

United States Citizen

         
    

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

1440 Kiewit Plaza

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

Delaware Corporation

         
    

OBH, Inc.

1440 Kiewit Plaza

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

Delaware Corporation

         
    

National Indemnity Company

3024 Harney Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68131

Nebraska Corporation

         
    

GEICO Corporation

1 Geico Plaza

Washington, DC 20076

Delaware Corporation

         
    

Government Employees Insurance Company

1 Geico Plaza

Washington, DC 20076

Maryland Corporation

         

Item 2(d).

   Title of Class of Securities:          
     Common Stock          

Item 2(e).

   CUSIP Number:    390568 10 3          


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Item 3.    

   If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:     
     (a)    ¨    Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.          
     (b)    ¨    Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.          
     (c)    x    Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.          
              

National Indemnity Company

Government Employees Insurance Company

         
     (d)    ¨    Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.          
     (e)    ¨    An investment advisor registered in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);          
     (f)    ¨    An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);          
     (g)    x    A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G);          
              

GEICO Corporation

OBH, Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be

deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)

         
     (h)    ¨    A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;          
     (i)    ¨    A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;          
     (j)    x    Group in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).          
               See Exhibit A          

Item 4.  

   Ownership     


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     Warren E. Buffett     
     (a)    Amount beneficially owned:          
          547,700          
     (b)    Percent of Class:          
          1.08
     (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
          (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-          
          (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 547,700          
          (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-          
          (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 547,700          
     Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
     (a)    Amount beneficially owned:          
          547,700          
     (b)    Percent of Class:          
          1.08
     (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
          (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-          
          (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 547,700          


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          (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-          
          (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 547,700          
     OBH Inc.          
     (a)    Amount beneficially owned:          
          547,700          
     (b)    Percent of Class:          
          1.08
     (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
          (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-          
          (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 547,700          
          (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-          
          (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 547,700          
     National Indemnity Company          
     (a)    Amount beneficially owned:          
          547,700          
     (b)    Percent of Class:          
          1.08


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(c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
     (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-          
     (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 547,700          
     (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-          
     (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 547,700          
GEICO Corporation          
(a)   

Amount beneficially owned:

547,700

         
(b)   

Percent of Class:

1.08

         
(c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
     (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-          
     (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 547,700          
     (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-          
     (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 547,700          

 

 


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     Government Employees Insurance Company     
     (a)   

Amount beneficially owned:

547,700

         
     (b)   

Percent of Class:

1.08

         
     (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:          
          (i)    sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0-          
          (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 547,700          
          (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0-          
          (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 547,700          

Item 5.

  

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following     x

    

Item 6.

  

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

Not Applicable

         

Item 7.

  

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

See Exhibit A

Item 8.

  

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

See Exhibit A

         

 

 

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Item 9.

  

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

 

Not Applicable

         

Item 10.

  

Certification:

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.

         

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated this 10th day of October, 2003

       
By:  

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


           
    Warren E. Buffett            

 

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

     

OBH INC.

By:  

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


      By:  

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


   

Warren E. Buffett

Chairman of the Board

         

Warren E. Buffett

Chairman of the Board

 

NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

      GEICO CORPORATION
By:  

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


      By:  

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


    Warren E. Buffett           Warren E. Buffett

 

 


        Page 15 of 15
         

Chairman of the Board

 

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY

     

Chairman of the Board

By:  

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


           
   

Warren E. Buffett

Chairman of the Board

           

 

 


Exhibit A

 

MEMBERS OF FILING GROUP

 

PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:

 

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

 

OBH Inc.

 

GEICO Corporation

 

Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)

 

RELEVANT SUBSIDIARIES THAT ARE INSURANCE COMPANIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(a)(19) OF THE ACT:

 

National Indemnity Company

Government Employees Insurance Company

 


Exhibit B

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1)

 

The undersigned persons agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of Great Lakes Chemical Corporation.

 

         

Dated: October 10, 2003

         

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


                Warren E. Buffett

 

       

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Dated: October 10, 2003

         

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


            By:   Warren E. Buffett
            Title:   Chairman of the Board

 

       

OBH, INC.

Dated: October 10, 2003

         

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


            By:   Warren E. Buffett
            Title:   Chairman of the Board

 

       

NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY

Dated: October 10, 2003

         

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


            By:   Warren E. Buffett
            Title:   Chairman of the Board

 

        GEICO CORPORATION

Dated: October 10, 2003

         

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


            By:   Warren E. Buffett
            Title:   Chairman of the Board

 

        GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY

Dated: October 10, 2003

         

/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT


            By:   Warren E. Buffett
            Title:   Chairman of the Board