UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: March 31, 2011 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 and Chief Legal Officer Phone: 416-367-4941 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Paul Rivett Toronto, ON May 13, 2011 ----------------------------------------- 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: 43 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,041,580 (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 MARCH 31, 2011 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------ -------------- --------- -------- -------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------- VOTING AUTHORITY 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 -------------- -------------- --------- -------- ----------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ------ ---- ABITIBIBOWATER INC COM NEW 003687209 457,012 17,008,276 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B CL B 057755209 22,656 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BCE INC. COM NEW 05534B760 9,698 268,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 753 6 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B NEW 084670702 879 10,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BRISTOL-MYERS SQB COM 110122108 264 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 310 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 55 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 443 100,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 16,158 892,708 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE DELL INC COM 24702R101 329,283 22,693,489 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE EXCO RESOURCES INC COM 269279402 13,622 659,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL/OHIO COM 33610T109 22 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 152,684 18,620,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 444 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE INTEL CORP SDCV 458140AD2 11,831 11,500,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP INC NEW COM 45928H106 254,903 22,577,788 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 307,170 5,184,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 168,270 5,365,751 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 203,344 139,276,421 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBM1 130,956 100,062,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBP4 87,281 75,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MBIA INC COM 55262C100 301 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 264 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 355 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 225 35,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 517 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 633 4,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 380 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 53,136 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OVERSTOCK.COM INC NOTE 690370AB7 21,328 21,653,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 441 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4,773 235,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 116,504 2,065,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 5,390 194,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 272,737 21,307,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SLM CORP COM 78442P106 382 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 8,683 1,136,546 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 2,265 362,974 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 117,569 4,448,310 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE USG CORP COM NEW 903293405 113,188 6,794,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 11,455 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 143,016 4,511,530 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE