Berkshire Hathaway Acquisition of Lubrizol Scheduled to Close on Friday, September 16

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK and The Lubrizol Corporation LZ received notification from the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China that it has formally approved Berkshire Hathaway's planned acquisition of the global specialty chemical company. The parties expect the transaction to close on Friday, September 16, 2011.