Berkshire holders reject succession-plan proposal

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 17:01 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

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Berkshire Hathaway shareholders have rejected a proposal that would have required annual updates on how the company is preparing to replace Warren Buffett.

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