| Date Filed | Title |
| 12/05/2008 | 424B3 for LendingClub Corp | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [LendingClub Corp (CIK - 1409970 /SIC - 6199)] |
| | Member Payment Dependent Notes Series 366171 Series of Member Payment Dependent Notes Maximum aggregate principal amount offered Stated interest rate Service Charge Initial maturity Final maturity 366171 $10, 000 13.79% 1.00% Three years, four business days following issuance One year after initial maturity This series of Notes will be issued upon closing and funding of member loan 366171. Will be done in 10-12 months and cant work full time and school full time raising my 15 yo alone.I do have 30, 000 in school loans already but through sallie may and loans will defer till after graduation. Member loan 366175 was requested on November 30, 2008 by a borrower member with the following characteristics, which have not been verified unless noted with an "*": Home ownership: MORTGAGE Gross income: $9, 500 / month Current employer: Ratliff & Assoc Debt-to-income ratio: 15.02% Length of employment: 3 years Location: Keller, TX Home town: Odessa Current & past employers: Ratliff & Assoc, Hewlett-Packard Education: Texas A&M, SDSU This borrower member posted the following loan description, which has not been verified: The amount that we've requested will be used to payoff our high interest balances & used toward our property tax bill, which is due before the end of the year. We also incurred some medical bills last year & have been trying to keep our 'head above water' to maintain our good credit history, which we've worked very hard to establish over the past 10 years. |
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| 12/04/2008 | DEF 14A for ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES INC | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [ALANCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (CIK - 98618 /SIC - 3572)] |
| | LaVoy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from St. Mr. Slifkin has been developing remote monitoring systems since founding Elexor Associates in 1986, and in developing and deploying wireless systems (satellite and terrestrial) since 1992. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Engineering. Proposal No. The Board of Directors has recommended a proposal to the Company s Shareholders authorizing the Board of Directors to reverse split the Company's Class A Common Stock if Management determines that a reverse split would be necessary to keep the Common Stock eligible to be quoted on The NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ"). The effective date and the precise number of shares to be converted is to be determined by the Company's Board of Directors at a later time, but under no circumstances would the reverse stock split be greater than 1 for 10. |
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| 12/04/2008 | N-CSR for DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [DWS INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS (CIK - 862157 /SIC - Unspecified)] |
| | American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. (advertising); The Kennel Shop (retailer) 134 Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945) Board Member since 2001 Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997-present); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002-present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004-present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996) 134 Richard J. Herring (1946) Board Member since 1990 Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since September 2007). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (July 2000-June 2006) 134 William McClayton (1944) Board Member since 2004 Managing Director, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation 3 (telecommunications) (November 1989-September 2003) 134 Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943) Board Member since 1997 Retired. |
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| 12/04/2008 | N-CSR for DWS ADVISOR FUNDS | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [DWS ADVISOR FUNDS (CIK - 797657 /SIC - Unspecified)] |
| | American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. (advertising); The Kennel Shop (retailer) 134 Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945) Board Member since 2001 Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997-present); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002-present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004-present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996) 134 Richard J. Herring (1946) Board Member since 1990 Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since September 2007). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (July 2000-June 2006) 134 William McClayton (1944) Board Member since 2004 Managing Director, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation 3 (telecommunications) (November 1989-September 2003) 134 Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943) Board Member since 1997 Retired. |
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| 12/04/2008 | N-CSR for DWS INVESTMENT TRUST | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [DWS INVESTMENT TRUST (CIK - 88064 /SIC - Unspecified)] |
| | American Public Television; Concord Academy; New England Aquarium; Mass. (advertising); The Kennel Shop (retailer) 134 Kenneth C. Froewiss (1945) Board Member since 2001 Clinical Professor of Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (1997-present); Member, Finance Committee, Association for Asian Studies (2002-present); Director, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (US) (2004-present); prior thereto, Managing Director, J.P. Morgan (investment banking firm) (until 1996) 134 Richard J. Herring (1946) Board Member since 1990 Jacob Safra Professor of International Banking and Professor, Finance Department, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since July 1972); Co-Director, Wharton Financial Institutions Center (since July 2000); Director, Japan Equity Fund, Inc. (since September 2007). Formerly, Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division (July 1995-June 2000); Director, Lauder Institute of International Management Studies (July 2000-June 2006) 134 William McClayton (1944) Board Member since 2004 Managing Director, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (since October 1998). Formerly, Pension & Savings Trust Officer, Sprint Corporation 3 (telecommunications) (November 1989-September 2003) 134 Jean Gleason Stromberg (1943) Board Member since 1997 Retired. |
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| 12/03/2008 | 424B3 for LendingClub Corp | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [LendingClub Corp (CIK - 1409970 /SIC - 6199)] |
| | Member Payment Dependent Notes Series 363811 Series of Member Payment Dependent Notes Aggregate principal amount of Notes offered Aggregate principal amount of Notes sold Stated interest rate Service Charge Sale and Original Issue Date Initial maturity Final maturity Amount of corresponding member loan funded by Lending Club 363811 $12, 000 $12, 000 10.51% 1.00% December 3, 2008 December 1, 2011 December 1, 2012 $8, 200 This series of Notes was issued upon closing and funding of member loan 363811. Debt on house is less by 40-60K than value. Cash flow for debt repayment not a problem. Credit score over 800. A credit bureau reported the following information about this borrower member on November 14, 2008: Credit Score Range: 714+ Accounts Now Delinquent: 0 Earliest Credit Line: 11/1984 Delinquent Amount: $0.00 Open Credit Lines: 9 Delinquencies (Last 2 yrs): 0 Total Credit Lines: 23 Months Since Last Delinquency: n/a Revolving Credit Balance: $84, 236.00 Public Records On File: 0 Revolving Line Utilization: 4.60% Months Since Last Record: n/a Inquiries in the Last 6 Months: 0 |
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| 12/01/2008 | EX-99 of 6-K for Ellomay Capital Ltd | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [Ellomay Capital Ltd (CIK - 946394 /SIC - 3555)] |
| | Under the Companies Law, only shareholders who severally or jointly hold at least one percent (1%) of our outstanding voting rights are entitled to request that our Board of Directors include a proposal, in a future shareholders meeting, provided that such proposal is appropriate to be discussed in such meeting. If any other matters do properly come before the Shareholders Meeting, it is intended that Ran Fridrich and Yosef Zylberberg, the persons named as proxies, or either one of them, will vote the shares in accordance with his discretionary authority and best judgment. ( S. |
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| 12/01/2008 | N-Q for BERKSHIRE FUNDS | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [BERKSHIRE FUNDS (CIK - 1030979 /SIC - Unspecified)] |
| | As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ===....===... ===....===... ===....===... ===....===... ===....===... ======== UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number 811-08043 ----------------------------------------------------------- THE BERKSHIRE FUNDS (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 475 Milan Drive, Suite #103 San Jose, CA 95134-2453 (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code) ----------------------------------------------------------- MALCOLM R. FOBES III The Berkshire Funds 475 Milan Drive, Suite #103 San Jose, CA 95134-2453 (Name and address of agent for service) 1-408-526-0707 Registrant's telephone number, including area code ----------------------------------------------------------- Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2008 Date of reporting period: September 30, 2008 -PAGE- ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS * ------------------------------- SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - BERKSHIRE FOCUS FUND September 30, 2008 (unaudited) Shares Value COMMON STOCKS - 90.13% $ 10, 281, 586 ===....===... ===....===... ===....===... ===....===... = (Cost $13, 185, 271) ALTERNATIVE ENERGY - 1.16% 131, 929 --------------------------------------------------------- 290 First Solar, Inc.* 54, 784 1, 088 SunPower Corp.* 77, 145 COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 17.62% 2, 010, 258 --------------------------------------------------------- 26, 660 QUALCOMM Inc. 523, 899 INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 24.99% 2, 850, 844 --------------------------------------------------------- 14, 370 Amazon.com, Inc.* 1, 045, 561 1, 780 Baidu.com, Inc. (Class A)* 1, 193, 550 3, 510 Salesforce.com, Inc.* 169, 884 MEDICAL APPLIANCES & EQUIPMENT - 0.79% 89, 898 --------------------------------------------------------- 910 Illumina, Inc.* 36, 882 220 Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* 53, 016 NETWORKING & TELECOM EQUIPMENT - 4.93% 562, 936 --------------------------------------------------------- 22, 235 Cisco Systems, Inc.* 501, 622 2, 910 Juniper Networks, Inc.* 61, 314 SEMICONDUCTORS - 19.51% 2, 225, 703 --------------------------------------------------------- 28, 805 Broadcom Corp. 534, 273 56, 495 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.* 525, 403 62, 305 Skyworks Solutions, Inc* 520, 870 5, 045 Texas Instruments, Inc. |
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| 12/01/2008 | N-Q for INDUSTRY LEADERS FUND | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [INDUSTRY LEADERS FUND (CIK - 1010481 /SIC - Unspecified)] |
| | General Dynamics Corp 4, 720 347, 486 GCI Gannett Co., Inc. International Business Machines Corp 1, 045 122, 223 IBM IBM Illinois Tool Works Inc 1, 610 71, 565 ITW Illinois Tool Works Intel Corp 21, 160 396, 327 INTC Intel Corporation Johnson & Johnson 6, 050 419, 144 JNJ Johnson & Johnson Johnson Controls Inc 6, 950 210, 794 JCI Johnson Controls Inc JPMorgan Chase & Co 9, 082 424, 129 JPM JP Morgan Chase & Co Leggett & Platt Inc 2, 090 45, 541 LEG Leggett & Platt Lowe s Cos Inc 6, 590 156, 117 LOW Lowe s Companies Inc Manulife Financial Corp 2, 800 102, 732 LTR Lowes Corporation McDonald s Corp 1, 890 116, 613 MFC Manulife Financial McGraw-Hill Cos Inc/The 1, 090 34, 455 MCD McDonald s Merck & Co Inc/NJ 5, 640 177, 998 MHP McGraw-Hill Cos. Pfizer Inc 23, 380 431, 127 ORCL Oracle Corporation Philip Morris International Inc 2, 120 101, 972 PCAR PACCAR Inc. SYSCO Corp 1, 435 44, 241 PRU Prudential Financial Target Corp 2, 150 105, 458 SLB Schlumberger Ltd. |
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| 12/01/2008 | N-Q for ING PARTNERS INC | |
| | COMPANY NAME(s) - [ING PARTNERS INC (CIK - 1039001 /SIC - Unspecified)] |
| | 0.6% 585, 000 Bank of America Corp., 5.650%, due 05/01/18 493, 608 615, 000 Bank of America Corp., 5.750%, due 12/01/17 522, 398 245, 000 Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 4.500%, due 04/01/13 229, 607 175, 000 Bank One Corp., 6.000%, due 02/17/09 173, 836 790, 000 Credit Suisse, 6.000%, due 02/15/18 689, 430 465, 000 # HBOS PLC, 6.750%, due 05/21/18 390, 543 320, 000 Popular North America, Inc., 5.650%, due 04/15/09 316, 196 905, 000 # Unicredit Luxembourg Finance SA, 2.846%, due 10/24/08 904, 864 1, 120, 000 C Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.800%, due 12/31/49 470, 612 245, 000 Wachovia Corp., 5.500%, due 05/01/13 202, 890 715, 000 Wells Fargo & Co., 5.625%, due 12/11/17 658, 262 5, 052, 246 Beverages: 0.1% 160, 000 #, C Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 6.820%, due 05/01/18 154, 707 485, 000 # FBG Finance Ltd., 5.125%, due 06/15/15 455, 455 610, 162 SEQ.=1, FOLIO='', FILE='C:\JMS\tganes\08-24677-11\task3236009\24677-11-fw-01.htm', USER='105377', CD='Nov 24 05:12 2008' PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS ING Van Kampen Equity and Income Portfolio as of September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) (continued) Principal Amount Value Biotechnology: 0.1% $ 425, 000 C Amgen, Inc., 5.850%, due 06/01/17 $ 408, 644 340, 000 C Biogen Idec, Inc., 6.875%, due 03/01/18 335, 813 744, 457 Chemicals: 0.1% 215, 000 C EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 6.000%, due 07/15/18 210, 249 380, 000 C ICI Wilmington, Inc., 4.375%, due 12/01/08 379, 330 80, 000 C Monsanto Co., 5.125%, due 04/15/18 76, 227 665, 806 Computers: 0.0% 240, 000 #, C Dell, Inc., 5.650%, due 04/15/18 220, 782 135, 000 C Hewlett-Packard Co., 5.500%, due 03/01/18 126, 909 347, 691 Diversified Financial Services: |
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