UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012
Check here if Amendment: [_]; Amendment Number:
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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 February 14, 2013
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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: 45
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,509,670
(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
December 31, 2012
COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8
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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
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AURICO GOLD INC COM 05155C105 193 23,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B 057755209 23,025 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BCE INC. COM NEW 05534B760 11,479 268,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 807 6 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B NEW 084670702 1,805 20,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 228 7,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 61 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIGROUP INC COM NEW 172967424 792 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CNINSURE INC SPONSORED ADR 18976M103 294 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 6,015 723,012 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 90,933 8,976,589 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
EXCO RESOURCES INC COM 269279402 72,144 10,672,200 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 68,726 16,020,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
HEWLETT-PACK CO COM 428236103 290 20,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 401 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTEL CORP SDCV 458140AD2 11,924 11,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 416,506 5,941,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KENNEDY-WILSON COM 489398107 5,592 400,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM NEW 52729N308 298,708 12,931,094 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBP4 89,203 75,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 236 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 328 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 484 35,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW ORIENTAL ED & TECH GRP INC SPON ADR 647581107 431 22,200 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 524 40,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK TIMES CO CL A 650111107 383 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEXEN INC COM 65334H102 2,087 77,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NOVADAQ TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 66987G102 17,375 2,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 479 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 48,493 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 354 19,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 5,896 235,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PROVIDENT NEW YORK BANCORP COM 744028101 233 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 615,146 51,854,700 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESOLUTE FOREST PRODUCTS COM 76117W109 327,793 24,776,519 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 6,508 189,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 205,817 32,463,200 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 429 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 1,230 362,974 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
TEAVANA HLDGS INC COM 87819P102 823 53,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP COM 903914109 288 15,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 99,202 3,105,879 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
USG Corp COM NEW 903293405 1,201 42,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 15,017 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 59,788 1,747,687 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DEFINED 01,02 SOLE