{"id":487252,"date":"2025-06-29T01:44:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T20:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=487252"},"modified":"2025-06-29T01:44:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T20:44:43","slug":"warren-buffett-donates-record-6-billion-berkshire-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/warren-buffett-donates-record-6-billion-berkshire-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett donates record $6 billion Berkshire shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska: Warren Buffett donated on Friday another $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab stock to the Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began giving away his fortune nearly two decades ago. The donation of about 12.36 million Berkshire Class B shares boosted Buffett\u2019s overall giving to the charities to well over $60 billion. He donated 9.43 million shares to the Gates Foundation; 943,384 shares to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation; and 660,366 shares to each of three charities led respectively by his children Howard, Susie, and Peter: the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation and NoVo Foundation. Warren Buffett still owns 13.8% of Berkshire\u2019s stock, based on reported shares outstanding. His $152 billion net worth prior to Friday\u2019s donations made him the world\u2019s fifth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine. News Agency<br \/>\nBuffett would rank sixth after the donations, which surpassed the $5.3 billion he donated last June. He donated another $1.14 billion to the family charities last November.<br \/>\nIn a statement, Buffett maintained he does not intend to sell any Berkshire shares.<br \/>\nNow 94, Buffett began giving away his fortune in 2006.<br \/>\nHe changed his will last year, designating 99.5% of his remaining fortune after his death to a charitable trust overseen by his children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska: Warren Buffett donated on Friday another $6 billion of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab stock to the Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began giving away his fortune nearly two decades ago. 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