CALCULATOR FOR Burlington Northern/Berkshire Hathaway CASH TO BOOT MERGER (for prorated stock election):
Enter your data separately for each tax lot (i.e. purchase date):
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1. Name of original stock
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
[NYSE:BNI]
2. Name of stock received in merger
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class A and/or Class B
[NYSE:BRK.A & BRK.B]
3. Trade date of purchase (tax lot) (mm/dd/yyyy)
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4. Number of shares of original stock, adjusted for splits since purchase
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5. Total cost of original stock purchase, including commissions & fees, adjusted for previous spinoffs (for all shares, not per share)
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6. Number of whole shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class A [BRK.A] received
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7. Number of whole shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B [BRK.B] received
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8. Number of fractional shares of Berkshire Hathaway Class B [BRK.B] received (.xxxx)
9. Cash to boot received for BSNF (total amount not per share)
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10. Cash in lieu received for fractional shares (enter 0.00 if none)
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11. Form 1099-B sales proceeds reported by your brokerage firm for BNSF merger (either cash to boot only or total of cash and fair market value of stock received)
$
12. Name of account or owner (optional)
