A man adjusts his face mask as he walks past a BYD sign during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
SHANGHAI, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the investment firm owned by Warren Buffett, has sold 1.72 million Hong Kong-listed shares of electric vehicle maker BYD for HK$450.83 million ($57 million), according to a filing on Friday.
The sale lowered Berkshire's holdings in BYD's total issued H shares to 18.87% as of Thursday, the filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange showed.
The U.S. company had reduced its holding in the shares to 19.92% from 20.49%, according to a filing on Tuesday.