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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012
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: V. Prem Watsa
Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 416-367-4941
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ V. Prem Watsa
----------------------------- Toronto, ON August 14, 2012
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).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 46
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,907,567
(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
01 028-12555 Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
02 028-12556 V. Prem Watsa
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
June 30, 2012
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VOTING AUTHORITY
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VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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BCE INC. COM NEW 05534B760 11,033 268,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B 057755209 22,394 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 749 6 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B NEW 084670702 925 11,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 252 7,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 327 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 47 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 548 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CNINSURE INC SPONSORED ADR 18976M103 305 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 5,184 723,012 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 112,387 8,976,589 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
EXCO RESOURCES INC COM 269279402 4,995 659,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 71,128 18,620,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
GIGOPTIX INC COM 37517Y103 225 84,748 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 361 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTEGRAMED AMERICA, INC. COM NEW 45810N302 456 33,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTEL CORP SDCV 458140AD2 13,009 11,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JAKKS PACIFIC INC. COM 47012E106 165 10,301 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 401,859 5,947,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KENNEDY-WILSON HLDGS INC COM 489398107 5,596 400,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM NEW 52729N308 286,165 12,931,094 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBP4 89,625 75,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 324 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 334 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 405 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 203 35,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 501 40,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A 650111107 351 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 217 1,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 66987G102 13,105 2,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 290 35,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 23,416 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 218 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5,400 235,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP COM 744028101 190 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 198,022 26,848,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS COM 76117W109 213,776 18,460,790 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 5,769 189,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 393 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 29,085 4,354,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 907 362,974 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
TAIWAN FUND INC. COM 874036106 172 11,438 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 143,013 4,448,310 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
USG Corp COM NEW 903293405 129,562 6,794,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 15,336 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 98,841 2,956,660 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE