value-investors-tts/voice-training-sets/berkshire-meetings/1994/metadata.csv

1	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-001	Put this over here.
2	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-003	Am I live yet? Yeah.
3	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-004	Morning
4	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-005	We were a little worried today because we weren’t sure
5	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-006	from the reservations whether we can handle everybody but it looks to me like
6	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-007	there
7	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-009	we're going to have to uh
8	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-010	find a different spot because it looks to me like we’re up about 600 this year from last year
9	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-011	be on the safe side we will seek out a larger spot. Now, there
10	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-012	certain implications to that because
11	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-013	some of the more experienced of you know, a few years ago we were
12	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-014	we were holding this meeting at the Joslyn
13	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-015	Museum which is a
14	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-016	culture
15	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-017	we've now, of course, moved to
16	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-019	an old vaudeville theater. And
17	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-020	the only place in town that can hold us
18	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-021	year, I think, is the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum where they have keno
19	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-022	we are sliding down the cultural
20	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-022a	chain just as
21	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-023	I have some rather distressing news to report
22	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-024	There are always a few people who vote against
23	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-025	everyone
24	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-026	on the slate for directors, and there are maybe a dozen or so people do that. Then there are others who single shot it, and they pick out people
25	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-027	to vote against
26	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-028	and
27	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-029	come as news to Charlie. I haven't told him yet but
28	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-030	he is the only one among our candidates for directors who received no
29	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-031a	negative votes
30	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-031b	this year
31	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-031c	when you lose out the title of Miss Congeniality to Charlie, you know you're in trouble
32	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-032	I'd like to uh
33	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-033.wav	I'd like to tell you a little bit how we'll run this. We will we will
34	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-034	We will have the business meeting
35	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-035	in a hurry with
36	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-36a	of all of you, and then we will uh
37	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-037	introduce our managers uh
38	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-038	who are here
39	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-039	and then we will have a uh
40	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-040	Q and A uh
41	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-041	period
42	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-042	we will run that until
43	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-043	twelve o' clock
44	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-044	break
45	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-045	and then at 12:15 if the hardcore want to stick around we will have another hour, so until about 1:15
46	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-046	you're free to leave at any time, of course. I've pointed out in the past that
47	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-047a	better form if you leave while Charlie is talking rather than when I'm talking but
48	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-047b	Feel free anytime
49	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-047c	If you're panicked and you're
50	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-047d	and you're worried about
51	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-049	by leaving
52	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-050a	you will be able to leave at
53	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-051a	we will have
54	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-052	buses out front
55	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-053	you to uh
56	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-054	the hotels or the uh
57	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-058	place in town in which we have a commercial interest
58	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-059a	we encourage you staying around on that basis
59	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-061	Let's have the let's get the business of the meeting out of the way. Then we can get on to more interesting things
60	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-062	I will first uh
61	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-063	introduce the Berkshire Hathaway directors that are
62	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-065	present in addition to myself
63	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-066a	there's Charlie, who is vice chairman of Berkshire
64	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-067	and if the rest of you will stand
65	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-069	Susan T. Buffett
66	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-070	Howard Buffett
67	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-071	Malcolm Chace the Third
68	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-072	and Walter Scott Junior
69	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-073a	Also with us today are partners in the firm of Deloitte and Touche, our auditors, Mr. Ron Burgess and Mr. Craig Christiansen
70	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-074	They are available to respond to appropriate questions you might concerning their firm's audit of the accounts of Berkshire
71	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-075	Forrest Krutter, secretary of Berkshire. He will make a written record of the proceedings
72	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-076	Robert M. Fitzsimmons has been appointed inspector of election
73	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-077	meeting. He will certify to the count of votes
74	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-078	cast in the election for directors.
75	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-079	The named proxy holders for this meeting are Walter Scott Jr. and Marc D. Hamburg
76	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-080	cards have been returned through last Friday
77	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-081	presenting 1,035,680 Berkshire shares to be voted by the proxy holders as indicated on the cards.
78	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-082	number of shares represents a quorum and we will therefore
79	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-083	directly proceed with the meeting
80	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-084	conduct the business of the meeting and then adjourn to the formal meeting
81	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-086	of the minutes of the last meeting of shareholders
82	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-087	I recognize Mr. Walter Scott Jr. who will place a motion before the meeting
83	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-089	Do I hear a second?
84	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-090a	Motion has been moved and seconded. Are there any comments or questions? Hearing none, we will vote on the motion by voice
85	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-090b	All those in favor say aye.
86	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-106	shareholder is present who wishes to withdraw a proxy previously sent in and vote in person, he or she may do so
87	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-107	Also if any shareholder that's present has not turned in a proxy and desires a ballot in order to vote in person, you may do so
88	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-108	you wish to do this, please identify yourself ot meeting officials in the aisles who will furnish a ballot to you
89	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-109	persons desiring ballots please identify themselves so that we may distribute them
90	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-110	I now recognize Mr. Walter Scott Jr. to place a motion before the meeting with respect election of directors.
91	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-117	Are there any other nominations?
92	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-118	there any discussion?
93	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-119	Motion and nominations are ready to be acted upon.
94	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-120	there are any shareholders voting in person they
95	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-121	they should now mark their ballots and allow the ballots to be delivered to the inspector of elections
96	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-144	Now, I'd like to introduce
97	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-145	some of the people who make this place work
98	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-148	and if you would
99	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-149a	hold your applause until the end because there are quite a number of our managers
100	berkshire-1994-00:00_10:00-150	I'm not sure which ones for sure are here, some of them may be out