Buffett is selling off Moody's while Gates Foundation sells off Berkshire B's

The NYT article on big three troubled rating agencies with as much as 85 % of market share (moat!)
Just wondering -  if you (Berkshire) own 20 % of something as big as you house, would you know what is going on with it before other people in a world? If you have suspected cracks - quietly sell it.
Link to my older post on Berkshire proposed B-shares 50:1 split can possibly explain why ONLY Gates Foundation is steady selling off their own Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares.

Buffett - Chairman and CEO of BNSF Railway Company

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation's subsidiary BNSF Railway Company operates one of the largest North American rail networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF Railway Company is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other American railroad, carries the components of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur coal to generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF Railway Company is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions at www.bnsf.com.

Ownership Reports from: (Click on owner name to see other issuer holdings for the owner, or CIK for owner filings.) Owner Filings Transaction Date Type of Owner ICE CARL R 0001199828 2009-11-10 officer: Executive V. P. and COO RICKERSHAUSER PETER J 0001199831 2009-11-10 officer: VP - Network Development PIGGOTT JULIE A 0001472600 2009-10-01 officer: VP & Controller WHITACRE EDWARD E JR 0001184363 2009-09-30 director ROBERTS ROY S 0001200813 2009-09-30 director TELLES CYNTHIA ANN 0001473209 2009-09-24 director ROSE MATTHEW K 0001200246 2009-09-11 director, officer: Chairman President and CEO SHAPIRO MARC J 0001179585 2009-07-28 director HUND THOMAS N 0001199826 2009-07-28 officer: Executive VP and CFO Bischler Paul W 0001328442 2009-06-04 officer: Controller WEST ROBERT H 0001138529 2009-04-27 director MARTINEZ VILMA S 0001182156 2009-04-27 director WHISLER J STEVEN 0001192050 2009-04-27 director BOECKMANN ALAN L 0001194751 2009-04-27 director RACICOT MARC F 0001200812 2009-04-27 director WATTS J C JR 0001213577 2009-04-27 director LANIGAN JOHN P JR 0001215665 2009-04-27 officer: EVP & Chief Marketing Officer LONGO KAZANOVA LINDA 0001220860 2009-04-27 officer: VP - HR and Medical Cook Donald G 0001334785 2009-04-27 director Nober Roger 0001383926 2009-04-27 officer: EVP - Law and Secretary OBH INC 0000109694 2009-01-30 10 percent owner NATIONAL INDEMNITY CO 0000314943 2009-01-30 10 percent owner BUFFETT WARREN E 0000315090 2009-01-30 director, officer: Chairman and CEO BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 0001067983 2009-01-30 10 percent owner MORELAND JEFFREY R 0001199830 2007-05-31 officer: EVP Law Govt Affairs and Secy JOHNSON DENNIS R 0001199829 2005-05-02 officer: Vice President and Controller YANNEY MICHAEL B 0001178655 2005-02-14 director BURNS JOHN J JR 0001014159 2004-03-31 director SCHULTZ CHARLES L 0001200248 2003-05-23 officer: Executive Vice President

Berkshire Hathaway sold Moodys stock representing 1% of Total Moodys sharess outstanding

Berkshire sold 2.7 Mil Moodys Common shares which is about 1% of 236 Mil Common Shares outstanding. Moodys became troubled company for Buffett and Munger to hold.

Total Equity	-656.90	-757.30	-924.90	-994.40	-893.80
Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity	1,874.20	1,873.80	1,802.10	1,773.40	1,694.30
Shares Outs - Common Stock Primary Issue	-	-	-	-	-
Total Common Shares Outstanding	236.46	236.32	235.68	235.14	239.81

Berkshire Hathaway January 2010 special PROXY meeting

The proposed is a 50-for-1 stock split of the Corporation's Class B Common stock without splitting Class A Common Stock. Par value of each share of Class B Common proposed to be changed to $0,0033 from the current par value of $0.1667