巴菲特：退出华盛顿邮报董事会不是健康原因
新浪财经讯 美国东部时间1月20日午时(北京时间1月21日凌晨)消息，华盛顿邮报公司(WPO)今日宣布，“股神”沃伦-巴菲特将从该公司董事会退休。随后，伯克希尔哈撒韦公司向新浪财经证实了这个消息，并表示股神退休并非出于健康原因。
华盛顿邮报公司(WPO)周四宣布，伯克希尔哈撒韦(BRK.A)董事长、“股神“沃伦-巴菲特(Warren Buffett)将从该公司董事会退休。新浪财经随即连线伯克希尔哈撒韦公司，公司职员Debra Ray对新浪财经证实了这个消息，他表示，巴菲特正在旅行中，从华盛顿邮报董事会退休的原因是期满不再续任，而并非出于健康等其它原因。
Ray对新浪财经表示：“我完全可以证明，巴菲特先生现在的健康情况非常好。”至于巴菲特是否有计划在其它所投资的公司董事会中任职，Ray对此没有正面回答。
巴菲特在今天的声明中表示：“我喜欢华盛顿邮报，自从我年轻时在华盛顿递送了将近50万份《华盛顿邮报》以来，我一直都对这份报纸情有独钟。今天，这种对其产品、公司和管理层的热爱仍然有增无减。无论公司管理层以何种方式提出请求，我都将一直为其提供帮助。”
巴菲特是华盛顿邮报公司的最大股东，截至2010年9月，其麾下的伯克希尔哈撒韦公司拥有华盛顿邮报24%的股份。巴菲特自1974年以来一直都担任该公司董事，期间曾因担任Capital Cities的董事而中断了八年。
2006年，巴菲特离开了任职17年的可口可乐董事会，至今伯克希尔哈撒韦公司仍是可口可乐最大的流通股持有者，拥有该公司8.6%的流通股。上个月，巴菲特的大儿子霍华德-巴菲特(Howard G. Buffett)当选为可口可乐公司董事。
今日巴菲特离任的声明公布之后，华盛顿邮报的股票价格闻讯迅速下跌。盘整之后，仍在尾盘增长1个百分点。华盛顿邮报还宣布，其年度股息由每股9美元提高到9.40美元。(段皎宇 发自美国旧金山)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/warren-buffett-to-retire-from-board-of-washington-post-he-joined-in-1974.html
Warren Buffett to Retire From Board of Washington Post He Joined in 1974
Warren Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Photographer: Nelson Ching/Bloomberg
Billionaire Warren Buffett is retiring from the board of Washington Post Co., the publishing company in which his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the largest shareholder.
Buffett, who joined the board in 1974, will remain a director until the end of his term in May and won’t seek re- election, Washington Post said today in a statement distributed by Business Wire. He’ll continue to consult with the company.
“I will always be available to help management in any way they request,” Buffett said in the statement.
Buffett, 80, is preparing Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire for his eventual departure. Last year, the company announced the addition of money manager Todd Combs to help oversee investments. Buffett stepped down from the board of Coca-Cola Co. in 2006, and the soft-drink maker said in December that his son Howard Buffett was becoming a director.
“He’s making the steps for the transition at Berkshire, and that’s going to take more of his time,” said Paul Howard, director of research at Solstice Investment Research in Glastonbury,Connecticut. “It’s logical for him to be more worried about that than going on to his 37th year on the Washington Post board.”
Washington Post gained $2.61 to $426 at 1:44 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading. Berkshire was little changed.
Buffett’s Firm
Buffett, Berkshire’s chairman, chief executive officer and biggest shareholder, built the company over four decades. He launched a succession plan in 2006. Buffett oversees more than 70 operating units and an investment portfolio that contains the
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