UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 13F

                               Form 13F COVER PAGE

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008

Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ______

     This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
                                       [ ] adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

Name:    Wesco Financial Corporation
Address: 301 E. Colorado Blvd.
         Suite 300
         Pasadena, CA 91101

Form 13F File Number: 28-1357

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:  Jeffrey L. Jacobson
Title: Vice President
Phone: 626-585-6700

Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:


(s) Jeffrey L. Jacobson           Pasadena, CA           February 13, 2009
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[Signature]                       [City, State]          [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

[ ]  13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
     are reported in this report.)

[X]  13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
     holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

[ ]  13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
     reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
     other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:

Form 13F File Number   Name
28-4545                Berkshire Hathaway Inc.