Warren Buffett Bought Home Depot, Lowe’s, Lexmark, and Tyco

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Aug 16, 2005
As indicated in the SEC filings of Berkshire Hathaway, during the second quarter Warren Buffett has acquired shares of both the largest home improvement chains, 945,000 shares of Home Depot (HD, Financial) and 390,000 shares of Lowe’s (LOW, Financial). He also bought 1 million shares of Lexmark International, Inc, and 5 million shares of Tyco International. His holdings in HR Block (HRB, Financial) and Tarchmark Corp (TMK, Financial) have been kept confidential. He has been reducing his holding is HR Block since the first quarter.