UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): September 1, 2010
WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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1-4720
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95-2109453 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File
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(I.R.S. Employer)
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301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101-1901
(Address of Principal Executives Offices)
(Zip Code)
626/585-6700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On September 1, 2010, Wesco Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing that its
Board of Directors has received a formal written proposal from Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to acquire
the remaining 19.9% of the shares of Wesco’s common stock that it does not presently own, and that
the Board of Directors has formed a special committee to evaluate the proposal. A copy of Wesco’s
press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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99.1
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Press Release issued by Wesco Financial Corporation on September 1, 2010 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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WESCO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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| Date: September 2, 2010 |
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/s/ Jeffrey L. Jacobson
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Jeffrey L. Jacobson
Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1
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Press Release issued by Wesco Financial Corporation on September 1, 2010 |
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