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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: September 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: Paul Rivett
Title: Vice President, Operations
Phone: 416-367-4941
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Paul Rivett Toronto, ON November 14, 2012
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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).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 45
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,971,337
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
01 028-12555 Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
02 028-12556 V. Prem Watsa
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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VOTING
AUTHORITY
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TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER
NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$ 1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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BCE INC. COM NEW 05534B760 11,780 268,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BALDWIN &
LYONS INC CL B 057755209 23,190 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE
HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 792 6 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE
HATHAWAY INC. CL B NEW 084670702 978 11,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BRISTOL MYERS
SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 236 7,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BROWN & BROWN
INC COM 115236101 313 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 55 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 654 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CNINSURE INC SPONSORED ADR 18976M103 260 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CRESUD S A C I F Y
A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 5,885 723,012 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 88,419 8,976,589 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
EXCO RESOURCES
INC COM 269279402 5,279 659,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FRONTIER
COMMUNICATIONS
CORP COM 35906A108 91,238 18,620,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FUSHI
COPPERWELD
INC COM 36113E107 790 87,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 404 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTEL CORP SDCV 458140AD2 12,506 11,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON &
JOHNSON COM 478160104 409,591 5,947,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KENNEDY-WILSON
HLDGS INC COM 489398107 5,588 400,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3
COMMUNICATIONS
INC COM NEW 52729N308 296,769 12,931,094 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3
COMMUNICATIONS
INC NOTE 52729NBP4 90,703 75,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 304 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 361 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 463 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NAM TAI ELECTRS
INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 375 35,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW ORIENTAL ED
& TECH GRP INC SPON ADR 647581107 370 22,200 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK
COMMUNITY
BANCORP INC COM 649445103 566 40,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK TIMES
CO CL A 650111107 439 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEWMARKET
CORP COM 651587107 246 1,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 1,456 57,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NOVADAQ
TECHNOLOGIES
INC COM 66987G102 20,956 2,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REPUBLIC
INTL
CORPORATION COM 680223104 418 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM
INC COM 690370101 35,006 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PATTERSON UTI
ENERGY INC COM 703481101 237 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5,837 235,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PROVIDENT NEW
YORK BANCORP COM 744028101 235 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESEARCH IN
MOTION LTD COM 760975102 390,160 51,854,700 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESOLUTE FOREST
PRODUCTS COM 76117W109 246,155 18,978,790 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RYANAIR HLDGS
PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 6,120 189,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 393 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANDRIDGE
ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 30,347 4,354,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 966 362,974 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 106,699 3,112,579 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
USG Corp COM NEW 903293405 939 42,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WAL-MART
STORES INC COM 931142103 16,234 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WELLS FARGO &
CO. NEW COM 949746101 60,624 1,754,687 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE