UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: September 30, 2007
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 October 30, 2007
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Report Type (Check only one.):
[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: 28
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,068,133
(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
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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NAME OF TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 2,413 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B 057755209 26,487 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 474 4 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B 084670207 395 100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC COM 12525D102 141 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 17453B101 143,200 10,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 235,260 8,523,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DOW JONES & CO INC COM 260561105 59,700 1,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
EASTMAN CHEM CO COM 277432100 3,337 50,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FIRST PL FINL CORP COM 33610T109 177 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
IDT CORP COM 448947101 119 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP INC N COM 45928H106 93,484 21,055,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 284,829 4,335,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 495582108 12,095 1,032,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 61,279 2,403,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 381 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 211 11,250 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK COM INC DEL COM 690370101 97,597 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 404,710 16,566,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 24,317 3,191,146 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 221 6,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 357 9,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 9,895 226,700 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC SPONSORED ADR 37733W105 468 8,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANOFI AVENTIS SPONSORED ADR 80105N105 484 11,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
ODYSSEY RE HLDGS CORP COM 67612W108 1,573,442 42,399,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK COM INC DEL NOTE 3.750%
12/0 690370AB7 30,651 36,873,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC NOTE 6.375%
2/1 720279AH1 2,009 2,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE