News Release

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation Declares Conditional Dividend

FORT WORTH, Texas, January 25, 2010:

The Board of Directors of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation ("BNSF"; NYSE:BNI) has declared a conditional cash dividend on the outstanding shares of BNSF common stock. The dividend is expected to be paid on the closing date of the previously announced merger of BNSF and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (the "merger"), to BNSF shareholders of record as of February 4, 2010. Payment of the dividend is contingent upon and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of all closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement executed in connection with the merger.

If all of the closing conditions to the merger are satisfied or waived, the dividend will be paid in an amount per share equal to (1) the number of calendar days between (and including) December 15, 2009 and the closing date of the merger multiplied by (2) $0.0044, rounded to the nearest $0.01 per share. For example, if the merger closes on February 11, 2010, the dividend will amount to $0.26 per share of BNSF common stock.

BNSF's subsidiary, BNSF Railway Company, operates one of the largest North American rail networks, with about 32,000 route miles in 28 states and two Canadian provinces. BNSF Railway Company is among the world's top transporters of intermodal traffic, moves more grain than any other American railroad, carries the components of many of the products we depend on daily, and hauls enough low-sulfur coal to generate about ten percent of the electricity produced in the United States. BNSF Railway Company is an industry leader in Web-enabling a variety of customer transactions at www.bnsf.com.

BNSF Headquarters
BNSF Railway Company
2650 Lou Menk Dr. 2nd Floor
Fort Worth, TX 76131-2830
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000