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Auburn National Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company registered with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Federal Reserve). As a bank holding company, the Company may diversify into a broader range of financial services and other business activities than are currently permitted to the Bank under applicable laws and regulations. The holding company structure also provides greater financial and operating flexibility than is presently permitted to the Bank. The Company's business is conducted through the Bank and its subsidiaries. Although it has no immediate plansto conduct any other business, the Company may engage directly or indirectly in several activities closely related to banking permitted by the Federal Reserve.

Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from its operations to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.