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GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP

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Symetra Financial CORP

Report date February 01, 2016 · Filed February 08, 2016

Jointly reported with BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, GENERAL RE CORP, BUFFETT WARREN E

Section 16 reporting ended · disclosed 2016-02-08. Current position is not established by this disclosure.

Security / awardOwnership accountDisclosed shares / unitsDisclosure context
Common StockSEC Table I · non-derivativeIndirectSee footnote0 Reported balance After 2016-02-01 transaction · row 1 Joint disclosure: continuity of the reported position is unresolved; see ownership footnotes.
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Row 1 · 2016-02-01 · Disposition to issuer · Disposed 20,048,879 · Balance 0

F1: These securities are disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between the issuer and Sumitomo Life Insurance Company in exchange for $32.00 per share on the effective date of the merger.

F2: These securities were owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Filing footnotes · ownership attribution and instrument terms

F1: These securities are disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between the issuer and Sumitomo Life Insurance Company in exchange for $32.00 per share on the effective date of the merger.

F2: These securities were owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD

Report date October 31, 2008 · Filed November 03, 2008

Jointly reported with BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, BUFFETT WARREN E, GENERAL RE CORP

Section 16 reporting ended · disclosed 2008-11-03. Current position is not established by this disclosure.

Security / awardOwnership accountDisclosed shares / unitsDisclosure context
Common Shares, $1.00 par valueSEC Table I · non-derivativeDirect89,279 Reported balance After 2008-10-31 transaction · row 1 Joint disclosure: continuity of the reported position is unresolved; see ownership footnotes.
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Row 1 · 2008-10-31 · Sale · Disposed 1,634,921 · Balance 89,279

F1: On October 31, 2008, General Reinsurance Corporation exchanged 1,634,921 common shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (?WTM?), at an exchange value of $485.00 per share, for 100% of the common stock of a subsidiary of WTM that holds Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, International American Group, Inc., and approximately $708 million in cash, pursuant to an Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2008, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (?Berkshire?), General Reinsurance Corporation (?General Reinsurance?), WTM, and Railsplitter Holdings Corporation.

F2: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation (?Gen Re?), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire. Gen Re and Berkshire are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.

Filing footnotes · ownership attribution and instrument terms

F1: On October 31, 2008, General Reinsurance Corporation exchanged 1,634,921 common shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (?WTM?), at an exchange value of $485.00 per share, for 100% of the common stock of a subsidiary of WTM that holds Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, International American Group, Inc., and approximately $708 million in cash, pursuant to an Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2008, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (?Berkshire?), General Reinsurance Corporation (?General Reinsurance?), WTM, and Railsplitter Holdings Corporation.

F2: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation (?Gen Re?), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire. Gen Re and Berkshire are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.

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Transaction dateCompanyActivity / securityShares / unitsReported priceReported valueDetails
February 01, 2016 Filed Feb 8, 2016 21:29 UTC Symetra Financial CORP SYA · Entity 12429 Disposition to issuerCommon Stock 20,048,879 $32.00 $641,564,128.00
Disclosure

SEC source: 0001209191-16-096544 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · CIK 0001067983 · 10% owner

GENERAL RE CORP · CIK 0000317745 · 10% owner

GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP · CIK 0000040799 · 10% owner

BUFFETT WARREN E · CIK 0000315090 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See footnote

Disclosed balance after: 0

F1 · kind: These securities are disposed of pursuant to merger agreement between the issuer and Sumitomo Life Insurance Company in exchange for $32.00 per share on the effective date of the merger.

F2 · ownership.nature: These securities were owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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June 20, 2013 Filed Jun 24, 2013 20:41 UTC Symetra Financial CORP SYA · Entity 12429 OtherWarrant (right to buy) · Derivative 9,487,872 $0.00 Strike: $11.49 $0.00
Disclosure

SEC source: 0001181431-13-036496 · rrd384268.xml · derivative · entry 4

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · CIK 0001067983 · 10% owner

GENERAL RE CORP · CIK 0000317745 · 10% owner

GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP · CIK 0000040799 · 10% owner

BUFFETT WARREN E · CIK 0000315090 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See footnote (1)

Disclosed balance after: 0

Underlying: Common Stock · 9,487,872 shares

Expires 2014-07-29

F1 · ownership.nature: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation ("GRC"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation ("Gen Re"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). As Berkshire and Gen Re are in the chain of ownership of GRC, each of Berkshire and Gen Re may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Symetra Financial Corporation ("SYA") common stock presently owned by GRC. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of SYA common stock presently owned by GRC. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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June 20, 2013 Filed Jun 24, 2013 20:41 UTC Symetra Financial CORP SYA · Entity 12429 OtherCommon Stock 184,036 $0.00 $0.00
Disclosure

SEC source: 0001181431-13-036496 · rrd384268.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · CIK 0001067983 · 10% owner

GENERAL RE CORP · CIK 0000317745 · 10% owner

GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP · CIK 0000040799 · 10% owner

BUFFETT WARREN E · CIK 0000315090 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See footnote (1)

Disclosed balance after: 20,048,879

F3 · kind: In order to induce GRC to exercise the warrant as described in footnote 2, SYA has agreed to issue to GRC 184,036 additional shares of SYA common stock.

F1 · ownership.nature: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation ("GRC"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation ("Gen Re"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). As Berkshire and Gen Re are in the chain of ownership of GRC, each of Berkshire and Gen Re may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Symetra Financial Corporation ("SYA") common stock presently owned by GRC. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of SYA common stock presently owned by GRC. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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June 20, 2013 Filed Jun 24, 2013 20:41 UTC Symetra Financial CORP SYA · Entity 12429 OtherCommon Stock 7,023,029 $15.53 $109,053,594.31
Disclosure

SEC source: 0001181431-13-036496 · rrd384268.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · CIK 0001067983 · 10% owner

GENERAL RE CORP · CIK 0000317745 · 10% owner

GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP · CIK 0000040799 · 10% owner

BUFFETT WARREN E · CIK 0000315090 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See footnote (1)

Disclosed balance after: 19,864,843

F2 · kind: On June 20, 2013, GRC exercised its warrant to purchase 9,487,872 shares of SYA common stock for $11.494 per share and paid the exercise price on a cashless basis, resulting in SYA's withholding of 7,023,029 shares of SYA common stock in respect of the exercise price.

F1 · ownership.nature: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation ("GRC"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation ("Gen Re"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). As Berkshire and Gen Re are in the chain of ownership of GRC, each of Berkshire and Gen Re may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Symetra Financial Corporation ("SYA") common stock presently owned by GRC. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of SYA common stock presently owned by GRC. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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June 20, 2013 Filed Jun 24, 2013 20:41 UTC Symetra Financial CORP SYA · Entity 12429 OtherCommon Stock 9,487,872 $11.49 $109,053,600.77
Disclosure

SEC source: 0001181431-13-036496 · rrd384268.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · CIK 0001067983 · 10% owner

GENERAL RE CORP · CIK 0000317745 · 10% owner

GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP · CIK 0000040799 · 10% owner

BUFFETT WARREN E · CIK 0000315090 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See footnote (1)

Disclosed balance after: 26,887,872

F1 · ownership.nature: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance Corporation ("GRC"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation ("Gen Re"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). As Berkshire and Gen Re are in the chain of ownership of GRC, each of Berkshire and Gen Re may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Symetra Financial Corporation ("SYA") common stock presently owned by GRC. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares of SYA common stock presently owned by GRC. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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October 31, 2008 Filed Nov 3, 2008 14:48 UTC WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD WTM · Entity 3904 SaleCommon Shares, $1.00 par value 1,634,921 Not disclosed Not disclosed
Disclosure

SEC source: 0001181431-08-059340 · rrd221969.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · CIK 0001067983 · 10% owner

BUFFETT WARREN E · CIK 0000315090 · 10% owner

GENERAL RE CORP · CIK 0000317745 · 10% owner

GENERAL REINSURANCE CORP · CIK 0000040799 · 10% owner

Joint disclosure: these amounts are not allocated separately to each reporting owner.

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 89,279

F1 · price: On October 31, 2008, General Reinsurance Corporation exchanged 1,634,921 common shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (?WTM?), at an exchange value of $485.00 per share, for 100% of the common stock of a subsidiary of WTM that holds Commercial Casualty Insurance Company, International American Group, Inc., and approximately $708 million in cash, pursuant to an Exchange Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2008, by and among Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (?Berkshire?), General Reinsurance Corporation (?General Reinsurance?), WTM, and Railsplitter Holdings Corporation.

F2 · ownership.direct: These securities are owned directly by General Reinsurance, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Re Corporation (?Gen Re?), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire. Gen Re and Berkshire are indirect beneficial owners of the reported securities.

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