Berkshire, the insurance-focused conglomerate run by Buffett, will invest at least $5 billion in Goldman by buying $5 billion of perpetual preferred stock issued by the investment bank. The securities pay a dividend of 10% and are callable anytime at a 10% premium, meaning Goldman can buy them back at the higher price.
Berkshire also gets warrants to purchase $5 billion of Goldman common stock with a strike price of $115 a share. Buffett can exercise these at anytime over five years.
Goldman will also sell $2.5 Billion common stocks in a public offering.
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