Buffett buybacks: Could Berkshire tender stock?

[Dynamic]

0.26% of outstanding shares retired from 31 December to 4 March. Not enormous but substantial.

There's also a Form 3 out regarding 10% stake in Bank of New York Mellon BK. This seems to be a result of BK buybacks.

[StubbleJumper]

0.26% of outstanding shares retired from 31 December to 4 March. Not enormous but substantial.

There's also a Form 3 out regarding 10% stake in Bank of New York Mellon BK. This seems to be a result of BK buybacks.

What is more encouraging, is if WEB bought 0.26% at ~$220, how much is he buying a few weeks later at $190 or $180?


SJ

[longterminvestor]

Dynamic - out of respect for your work I feel obligated to be as exact as possible.  When reading your note I noticed my numbers were misleading.  Dates I used were Feb 13-March 4.  I should have included Dec 31 - Feb 13 purchases. There was an additional 847,574 Equivalent B shares purchased during period. 

Dec 31, 2020 Annual Report (page K-103 on Annual Report)
A Share:   701,970
B Share:   1,384,481,533
Equivalent B:    2,437,436,533

Feb 13, 2020 Annual Report (Page 1 of Annual Report):
A Share: 700,396
B Share: 1,385,994,959
Equivalent B:  2,436,588,959

Total Buyback from Dec 31 to Feb 13:
A Share:   1,574
B Share:   (1,513,426) - Some A must have been converted to B for the increased share amount
Equivalent B: 847,574

TOTAL Buyback from Dec 31 to March 4:
A Share:   2,847
B Share:   2,229,163
Equivalent B: 6,499,663

Outstanding share count reduction was more like 0.26666%. 

[valueinvesting101]

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reduces share count, suggesting possible buybacks

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-berkshire-buffett-stock-idUSKBN24B2CZ?taid=5f08a57256bb3f000175c765

[longinvestor]

A comment by Buffett at the annual meeting that Buybacks are never meant to move the stock price, yet the presence of Omaha as an "incremental buyer" does just that. By buying steadily quarter after quarter, the incremental buyer thing is important to Berkshire's stock price over the long term. It puts a floor of sorts. Of course, the posture will change once the stock starts trading above IV. 

[aryadhana]

What if they dividended puts?   Strike price doesn't matter so much, as long as he's happy about being exercised at that price, since they would go out to existing shareholders.  Doing this solves the tension between appropriate consideration for selling versus continuing shareholders.