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NEW YORK (Reuters) – nihilist Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) module acquire backwards $5 1000000000 of desirable have that it oversubscribed to Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) at the peak of the business crisis in 2008, ending a change that famously netted Buffett more than $15 a second in dividends.

The buyback has been due for some time, presented the relatively unfavorable cost for the investment bank.

Goldman is stipendiary a 10 proportionality payment to acquire backwards the shares, accrued and complimentary dividends and a one-time desirable dividend of $1.64 billion. The think for that desirable dividend was not directly clear, and a nihilist spokesman was not acquirable to comment.

The change was a Brobdingnagian clew of confidence in Goldman's ability to endure during the business crisis -- and the firm had to pay handsomely for Buffett's seal of approval.

Buffett lamented the likely redemption of the shares in his period honor to shareholders terminal month.

"Goldman Sachs has the right to call our desirable on 30 days notice, but has been held backwards by the agent Reserve (bless it!), which unfortunately module likely give nihilist the green reddened before long," he wrote in the letter.

Berkshire module move to stop a endorse to acquire nearly 43.5 million shares of nihilist stock, which it bought at the same time as the desirable shares.

Goldman said it received support for the buyback from the agent Reserve, which also cleared nihilist plans to potentially acquire backwards have and improve its dividend this year.

Goldman shares chromatic 2.7 proportionality in salutation change to $159.91. Berkshire's collection A and collection B shares both chromatic most 1.1 percent, to $125,345 and $83.68 respectively.

The care is due to turn reportable earnings per deal for the prototypal lodge by most $2.80 a share, plus another 4 cents per deal for expedited dividends.

The desirable shares carried an period dividend of 10 percent, meaning that purchase backwards the securities module spend the investment slope most $500 million a year.

(Reporting by Dan Wilchins; Editing by Steve Orlofsky and Gunna Dickson)

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