Berkshire Hathaways Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and

EXHIBIT 4.19

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

for Tender of

4.85% Senior Notes Due 2015

of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation,

unconditionally guaranteed by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

       As set forth in the Exchange Offer (as defined below), this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (or a facsimile hereof) or one substantially equivalent hereto or the electronic form used by The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) for this purpose must be used to accept the Exchange Offer of certificates for 4.85% Senior Notes Due 2015 (the “Outstanding Notes”) of Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), not immediately available to the registered holder of such Outstanding Notes, or if a participant in DTC is unable to complete the procedures for book-entry transfer on a timely basis of Outstanding Notes to the account maintained by J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association (the “Exchange Agent”) at DTC, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [                    ], 2005, unless extended (the “Expiration Date”). This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (or a facsimile hereof) or one substantially equivalent hereto may be delivered by mail (registered or certified mail is recommended), by facsimile transmission, by hand or overnight carrier to the Exchange Agent. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering Outstanding Notes” in the Prospectus (as defined below). Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Exchange Offer.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association

Institutional Trust Services

Attn: Frank Ivins

2001 Bryan Street

9^th Floor

Dallas, TX 75201

Phone No.: 1 ###-###-####

Fax Confirmation: 214 ###-###-####

      Delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to an address other than as set forth above or transmission of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery via a facsimile number other than the number listed above will not constitute a valid delivery.

      This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is not to be used to guarantee signatures. If a signature on a Letter of Transmittal is required to be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined therein) under the instructions thereto, such signature guarantee must appear in the applicable space provided in the signature box on the Letter of Transmittal.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      The undersigned hereby tenders to Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes indicated below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated [                    ], 2005 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which together with the Prospectus constitute the “Exchange Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.

      The undersigned hereby represents, warrants and agrees that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, sell, assign, and transfer the tendered Outstanding Notes and that the Company will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances when the tendered Outstanding Notes are acquired by the Company as contemplated herein, and the tendered Outstanding Notes are not subject to any adverse claims or proxies. The undersigned warrants and agrees that the undersigned and each Beneficial Owner will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Company or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete the tender, exchange, sale, assignment and transfer of the tendered Outstanding Notes, and that the undersigned will comply with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. The undersigned has read and agrees to all of the terms of the Exchange Offer.

      BY TENDERING OUTSTANDING NOTES AND EXECUTING THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY, THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT (i) NEITHER THE UNDERSIGNED NOR ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER(S) IS AN “AFFILIATE” OF THE COMPANY AS DEFINED IN RULE 405 UNDER OF THE SECURITIES ACT, (ii) ANY EXCHANGE NOTES TO BE RECEIVED BY THE UNDERSIGNED AND ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER(S) ARE BEING ACQUIRED BY THE UNDERSIGNED AND ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER(S) IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS OF THE UNDERSIGNED AND ANY BENEFICIAL OWNER(S), (iii) THE UNDERSIGNED AND EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER HAVE NO ARRANGEMENT OR UNDERSTANDING WITH ANY PERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN A DISTRIBUTION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES ACT) OF EXCHANGE NOTES TO BE RECEIVED IN THE EXCHANGE OFFER, (iv) THE UNDERSIGNED OR ANY SUCH BENEFICIAL OWNER IS NOT ENGAGED IN, AND DOES NOT INTEND TO ENGAGE IN, A DISTRIBUTION (WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE SECURITIES ACT) OF SUCH EXCHANGE NOTES AND (V) THE UNDERSIGNED IS NOT ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY PERSON OR ENTITY THAT COULD NOT TRUTHFULLY MAKE THESE STATEMENTS. IF THE UNDERSIGNED IS A BROKER-DEALER, IT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT WILL DELIVER A COPY OF THE PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY RESALE OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES.

      All questions as to the form of documents, validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of tendered Outstanding Notes will be determined by the Company, in its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. The Company reserves the absolute right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to reject any and all tenders determined by the Company not to be in proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for, may, in the view of the Company or its counsel, be unlawful.

      All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

     Must be signed by the registered holder(s) of the tendered Outstanding Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificates for such tendered Outstanding Notes, or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below.

THE GUARANTEE ON THE REVERSE SIDE MUST BE COMPLETED

      DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDING NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY. ACTUAL SURRENDER OF OUTSTANDING NOTES MUST BE MADE PURSUANT TO, AND BE ACCOMPANIED BY, A PROPERLY COMPLETED AND DULY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENT.