Legendary investor Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway has sold 2.7 million shares in global rating agency Moody8217;s Corp for an estimated USD 67 million.
Following the stock sale,diversified entity Berkshire Hathaway holds about 35.4 million shares in Moody8217;s.
The shares were sold in two separate transactions on December 7 and 8.
According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission,Berkshire Hathaway offloaded about 2 million shares for nearly USD 50 million on December 7. Each share was priced at USD 25.04.
The next day,the company sold 704,346 shares,each at a price of USD 24.81,for as much as USD 17 million.
Berkshire Hathaway has around 15 per cent stake in the rating agency.