DAVITA INC. — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 12, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DAVITA INC (DVA)
CIK: 0000927066
Period of Report: 2012-10-10

Reporting Person: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC (10% Owner)
Reporting Person: BUFFETT WARREN E (10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-10	Common Stock	P	1877	$108.288	Acquired	10267392	Indirect
2012-10-10	Common Stock	P	100302	$109.5134	Acquired	10367694	Indirect
2012-10-10	Common Stock	P	28500	$109.968	Acquired	10396194	Indirect
2012-10-11	Common Stock	P	64418	$109.7872	Acquired	10460612	Indirect
2012-10-11	Common Stock	P	20200	$110.6839	Acquired	10480812	Indirect
2012-10-11	Common Stock	P	800	$111.2125	Acquired	10481612	Indirect
2012-10-12	Common Stock	P	1500	$109.9887	Acquired	10483112	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $107.68 to $108.61. The reporting person undertakes to provide to DaVita Inc. ("DaVita"), any security holder of DaVita, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 1-7 to this Form 4.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $108.75 to $109.74.

F3: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $109.75 to $110.35.

F4: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $109.19 to $110.18.

F5: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $110.19 to $111.18.

F6: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $111.19 to $111.22.

F7: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $109.87 to $110.00.

F8: 6,000,000 of the total reported securities are owned by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"): Government Employees Insurance Company ("Government Employees") (3,739,467) and GEICO Indemnity Company ("GEICO") (2,260,533). As Berkshire is in the chain of ownership of these subsidiaries, it may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares of Common Stock presently owned by each such subsidiary. 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 Common Stock presently owned by each such subsidiary. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

F9: 4,483,112 of the total reported securities are owned by the following pension plans of Berkshire's subsidiaries: Acme Brick Company Pension Trust (175,000), The Buffalo News Office Pension Plan (65,000), The Buffalo News Mechanical Pension Plan (16,000), The Buffalo News Drivers/Distributors Pension Plan (7,000), The Buffalo News Editorial Pension Plan (105,000), Dexter Pension Plan (90,000), Flightsafety International Inc. Retirement Income Plan (300,000), Fruit of the Loom Pension Trust (670,000), GEICO Corporation Pension Plan Trust (1,303,769), Johns Manville Corporation Master Pension Trust (1,182,800), Justin Brands, Inc. Union Pension Plan & Justin Brands, Inc. Pension & Trust (96,000), Scott Fetzer Collective Investment Trust (187,000), and BNSF Master Retirement Trust (285,543); each of Berkshire, Mr. Buffett and these pension plans disclaims beneficial ownership in such shares.