附：巴菲特致伯克希尔-哈撒韦股东信，英文原文

　　FORIMMEDIATERELEASEApril17，2012

　　Omaha，NE（BRK.A；BRK.B）–

　　TotheShareholdersofBerkshireHathaway：

　　ThisistoletyouknowthatIhavebeendiagnosedwithstageIprostatecancer.ThegoodnewsisthatIvebeentoldbymydoctorsthatmyconditionisnotremotelylifethreateningorevendebilitatinginanymeaningfulway.IreceivedmydiagnosislastWednesday.IthenhadaCATscanandabonescanonThursday，followedbyanMRItoday.Thesetestsshowednoincidenceofcancerelsewhereinmybody.

　　MydoctorsandIhavedecidedonatwo-monthtreatmentofdailyradiationtobegininmid-July.Thisregimenwillrestrictmytravelduringthatperiod，butwillnototherwisechangemydailyroutine.

　　Ifeelgreat–asifIwereinmynormalexcellenthealth–andmyenergylevelis100percent.IdiscoveredthecancerbecausemyPSAlevel（anindicatormydoctorshadregularlycheckedformanyyears）recentlyjumpedbeyonditsnormalelevationandabiopsyseemedwarranted.

　　Iwillletshareholdersknowimmediatelyshouldmyhealthsituationchange.Eventually，ofcourse，itwill；butIbelievethatdayisalongwayoff.

　　WarrenE.Buffett

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