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When did Berkshire Hathaway acquire the remaining shares of BNSF it did not already own?

  • 2005

  • 2009

  • 2013

  • 2017

Answer

On November 3, 2009, Berkshire Hathaway announced it would acquire the remaining 77.4 percent of BNSF it did not already own, in a deal valued at $44 billion.
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