Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- Amendment #1 to Schdule 13G
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No. 1)*
 
UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
 
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
904607108
(CUSIP Number)
 
December 21, 1998**
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
x    Rule 13d-1 (b)
 
¨    Rule 13d-1 (c)
 
¨    Rule 13d-1 (d)
 
*
 
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes.)
 
**
 
The shares of UNICO American Corporation reported as owned by this amendment are directly owned by a subsidiary of General Re Corporation, which was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on December 21, 1998. Inadvertently, this amendment, which merely reports Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s acquisition of indirect ownership of those shares by virtue of its acquisition of General Re Corporation, was not timely filed. This amendment reports no new acquisition of securities by any of the reporting persons.
 

13G
 
 
CUSIP No.    904607108
  
Page 2 of 11 Pages
 
  1


   
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
Warren E. Buffett
 
2


   
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
(a)  [X]
(b) [_]
 
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4


   
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
United States Citizen
 
   
5


   
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
NONE
 
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
  
6
 
   
SHARED VOTING POWER
432,102
 
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
  
7
 
 
 
   
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
 
   
8
 
 
 
   
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,102
9


  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
432,102
 
10


   
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
[_]
 
11


   
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
7.9%
 
12


   
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IN, HC
 
 
 
 
 

13G
 
 
CUSIP No.    904607108
  
Page 3 of 11 Pages
 
  1


   
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
 
2


   
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
(a)  [X]
(b) [_]
 
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4


   
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
State of Delaware
 
   
5


   
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
NONE
 
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
  
6
 
   
SHARED VOTING POWER
432,102
 
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
  
7
 
 
 
   
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
 
   
8
 
 
 
   
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,102
9


  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
432,102
 
10


   
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
[_]
 
11


   
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
7.9%
 
12


   
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
HC, CO
 
 
 
 
 

13G
 
 
CUSIP No.    904607108
  
Page 4 of 11 Pages
 
  1


   
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
OBH, Inc.
 
2


   
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
(a)  [X]
(b) [_]
 
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4


   
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
State of Delaware
 
   
5


   
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
NONE
 
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
  
6
 
   
SHARED VOTING POWER
432,102
 
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
  
7
 
 
 
   
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
 
   
8
 
 
 
   
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,102
9


  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
432,102
 
10


   
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
[_]
 
11


   
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
7.9%
 
12


   
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
HC, CO
 
 
 
 
 

13G
 
 
CUSIP No.    904607108
  
Page 5 of 11 Pages
 
  1


   
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
General Re Corporation
 
2


   
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
(a)  [X]
(b) [_]
 
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4


   
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
State of Delaware
 
   
5


   
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
NONE
 
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
  
6
 
   
SHARED VOTING POWER
432,102
 
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
  
7
 
 
 
   
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
 
   
8
 
 
 
   
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,102
9


  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
432,102
 
10


   
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
[_]
 
11


   
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
7.9%
 
12


   
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
HC, CO
 
 
 
 
 

13G
 
 
CUSIP No.    904607108
  
Page 6 of 11 Pages
 
  1


   
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
National Re Corporation
 
2


   
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
(a)  [X]
(b) [_]
 
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4


   
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
State of Delaware
 
   
5


   
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
NONE
 
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
  
6
 
   
SHARED VOTING POWER
432,102
 
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
  
7
 
 
 
   
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
 
   
8
 
 
 
   
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,102
9


  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
432,102
 
10


   
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
[_]
 
11


   
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
7.9%
 
12


   
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
HC, CO
 
 
 
 
 

13G
 
 
CUSIP No.    904607108
  
Page 7 of 11 Pages
 
  1


   
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
SS or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
 
National Reinsurance Corporation
 
2


   
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 
(a)  [X]
(b) [_]
 
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4


   
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
State of Delaware
 
   
5


   
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
NONE
 
 
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
  
6
 
   
SHARED VOTING POWER
432,102
 
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
  
7
 
 
 
   
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
NONE
 
   
8
 
 
 
   
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,102
9


  
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
432,102
 
10


   
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
 
[_]
 
11


   
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
 
7.9%
 
12


   
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
 
IC, CO
 
 
 
 
 

 
Page 8 of 11 Pages
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
THIS SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT REPORTS NO NEW ACQUISITION OF SECURITIES BY ANY OF THE REPORTING PERSONS. The shares of UNICO American Corporation that are reported as owned in this Schedule 13G are the same shares reported as owned in the Schedule 13G filed by General Re Corporation, National Re Corporation, National Reinsurance Corporation and National Intermediaries, Inc. on May 6, 1997. This Schedule 13G amendment is being filed solely to reflect that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is the indirect beneficial owner of the shares by virtue of its acquisition of General Re Corporation on December 21, 1998.
 
Item 1.
 
 
(a)
 
Name of Issuer
 
UNICO AMERICAN CORPORATION
 
 
(b)
 
Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
 
23251 Mulholland Drive, Woodland Hills, California 91364
 
Item 2.
 
 
(a)
 
Name of Person Filing
 
WARREN E. BUFFETT
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
OBH, INC.
GENERAL RE CORPORATION
NATIONAL RE CORPORATION
NATIONAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
 
 
(b)
 
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
 
1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
 
 
(c)
 
Citizenship
 
Warren E. Buffett
 
— UNITED STATES CITIZEN
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., OBH, Inc., General Re Corporation, National Re Corporation and National Reinsurance Corporation
 
— DELAWARE CORPORATIONS
 
 
(d)
 
Title of Class of Securities
 
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR
 
 
(e)
 
CUSIP Number
 
904607108
 
Item 3.    If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
 
Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc.), Berkshire Hathaway Inc., OBH, Inc., General Re Corporation and National Re Corporation are each a Parent Holding Company or Control Person, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7).
 
National Reinsurance Corporation is an Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
 
The Reporting Persons together are a Group in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(J).
 
Item 4.    Ownership
 
If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.
 
 
(a)
 
Amount beneficially Owned
 
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons.

 
Page 9 of 11 Pages
 
 
(b)
 
Percent of Class
 
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons.
 
 
(c)
 
Number of shares as to which such person has:
 
 
(i)
 
sole power to vote or to direct the vote
 
 
(ii)
 
shared power to vote or to direct the vote
 
 
(iii)
 
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
 
(iv)
 
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
 
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons.
 
Instruction:    For computations regarding securities which represents a right to acquire an underlying security see Rule 13d-3(d)(1).
 
Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
 
Not Applicable
 
Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
 
Not Applicable
 
Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
 
See Exhibit A.
 
Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
 
See Exhibit A.
 
Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group
 
Not Applicable
 
Item 10.    Certification
 
Not Applicable
 
SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
September 25, 2002
Date
 
/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT
Signature
 
Warren E. Buffett
Name


  
September 25, 2002
Date
 
/s/    MARC D. HAMBURG
Signature
 
Marc D. Hamburg, Vice President and CFO
Name/Title
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
September 25, 2002
Date
 
/s/  MARC D. HAMBURG
Signature
 
Marc D. Hamburg, Vice President and Treasurer
Name/Title
OBH, INC.
 
September 25, 2002
Date
 
/s/    TIMOTHY T. MCCAFFREY
Signature
 
Timothy T. McCaffrey, Secretary
Name/Title
NATIONAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
  
September 25, 2002
Date
 
/s/  ELIZABETH A. MONRAD
Signature
 
Elizabeth A. Monrad, Senior Vice President and CFO
Name/Title
GENERAL RE CORPORATION
 
September 25, 2002
Date
 
/s/    RICHARD G. MCCARTY
Signature
 
Richard G. McCarty, Assistant Secretary
Name/Title
NATIONAL RE CORPORATION

 
Page 10 of 11 Pages
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
EXHIBIT A
 
RELEVANT SUBSIDIARIES AND MEMBERS OF FILING GROUP
 
PARENT HOLDING COMPANIES OR CONTROL PERSONS:
 
Warren E. Buffett (an individual who may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc.)
 
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
 
OBH, Inc.
 
General Re Corporation
 
National Re Corporation
 
INSURANCE COMPANIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 3(a)(19) OF THE ACT:
 
National Reinsurance Corporation
 

 
Page 11 of 11
 
SCHEDULE 13G
 
EXHIBIT B
 
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)(1)
 
The undersigned persons agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G amendment in connection with their beneficial ownership of the Common Stock of UNICO American Corporation.
 
Dated: September 25, 2002
        
/s/    WARREN E. BUFFETT        
         
Warren E. Buffett
         
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Dated: September 25, 2002
        
/s/    MARC D. HAMBURG        
         
By:    Marc D. Hamburg
Title:    Vice President and CFO
         
OBH, Inc.
Dated: September 25, 2002
        
/s/    MARC D. HAMBURG        
         
By:    Marc D. Hamburg
Title:    Vice President and Treasurer
         
GENERAL RE CORPORATION
Dated: September 25, 2002
        
/s/    ELIZABETH A. MONRAD        
         
By:    Elizabeth A. Monrad
Title:    Senior Vice President and CFO
         
NATIONAL RE CORPORATION
Dated: September 25, 2002
        
/s/    RICHARD G. MCCARTY        
         
By:    Richard G. McCarty
Title:    Assistant Secretary
         
NATIONAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION
Dated: September 25, 2002
        
/s/    TIMOTHY T. MCCAFFREY        
         
By:    Timothy T. McCaffrey
Title:    Secretary