UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009
Check here if Amendment: [ ]; Amendment Number: ____
This Amendment (check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Address: 95 Wellington Street West
Suite 800
Toronto, ON M5J 2N7
Form 13F File Number: 028-12554
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Bradley Martin
Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Operating Officer
Phone: 416-367-4941
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Bradley Martin Toronto, ON August 14, 2009
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Report Type (Check one only):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 47
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,175,333
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
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01 028-12555 Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
02 028-12556 V. Prem Watsa
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
JUNE 30, 2009
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VOTING AUTHORITY
TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER ----------------
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ALCOA INC COM 013817101 93,588 9,068,567 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B CL B 057755209 19,107 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BCE INC. COM 05534B760 65,580 3,173,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B 084670207 347 120 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 358 4 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQB COM 110122108 203 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 239 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE CP COM 12189T104 153,552 2,088,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 42 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 18,648 1,977,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 477,303 34,763,489 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL/OHIO COM 33610T109 30 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 111,182 15,593,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
GANNETT INC COM 364730101 5,414 1,520,659 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 214,259 18,312,770 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTEL CORP COM 458140100 115,194 6,973,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP INC NEW COM 45928H106 104,137 36,539,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 390,615 6,884,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 495582108 80,014 8,317,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 252,130 9,949,871 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288104 21,090 1,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 5.000% JAN 15 2013 52729NBM1 118,699 100,062,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 207,522 139,276,421 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MAGNA INTL INC CL A 559222401 228,509 5,409,776 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 589331107 223 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 3,645 300,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 207 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM 629865205 106 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 267 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 269 4,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
ODYSSEY RE HOLDINGS CORP COM 67612W108 1,510,062 37,798,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OFFICE DEPOT INC COM 676220106 126 27,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 197 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 40,462 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM INC NOTE 3.750% DEC 01 2009 690370AB7 25,258 36,873,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3,617 241,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC NOTE 6.375% 2/15/11 720279AH1 1,575 2,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 5,507 194,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 10,548 1,240,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 19,678 4,082,546 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 284,407 15,870,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
USG Corp COM NEW 903293405 73,407 7,311,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
VIACOM INC - CL. B CL B 92553P201 9,080 400,000 SH DEFINED 01,03 SOLE
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 10,641 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,04 SOLE
WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 485,896 20,028,700 SH DEFINED 01,05 SOLE
WESCO FINANCIAL CORP COM 950817106 317 1,100 SH DEFINED 01,06 SOLE
ZENITH NATL INS CORP COM 989390109 12,078 555,800 SH DEFINED 01,07 SOLE