(Reuters) - As of May 2, just 1.8 percent of shares favored the proposal, while 98.2 percent opposed it, Berkshire said at its annual meeting. Buffett opposes the proposal, and controls 33 percent of Omaha-based Berkshire's voting power.
The proposal by Judith Porter of Ardmore, Pennsylvania would prevent Berkshire from investing in foreign companies or subsidiaries that engage in activities that would be prohibited for U.S. companies by presidential order.
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