UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009 Check here if Amendment:[X]; Amendment Number: 1 This Amendment (check only one): [X] 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: Eric P. Salsberg Title: Vice President, Corporate Affairs Phone: 416-367-4941 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Eric P. Salsberg Toronto, ON August 17, 2009 ----------------------------- 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: 47 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $5,359,127 (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, 2009 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 -------------- -------------- --------- -------- --------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ------ ---- ALCOA INC COM 013817101 93,588 9,068,567 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B CL B 057755209 19,107 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BCE INC. COM 05534B760 65,580 3,173,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B 084670207 347 120 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 358 4 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BRISTOL-MYERS SQB COM 110122108 203 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 239 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BURLINGTON NORTHN SANTA FE CP COM 12189T104 153,552 2,088,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 42 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 18,648 1,977,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE DELL INC COM 24702R101 477,303 34,763,489 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL/OHIO COM 33610T109 30 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 111,182 15,593,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE GANNETT INC COM 364730101 5,414 1,520,659 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 214,259 18,312,770 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE INTEL CORP COM 458140100 115,194 6,973,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP INC NEW COM 45928H106 104,137 36,539,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 390,615 6,884,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 495582108 80,014 8,317,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 252,130 9,949,871 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288104 21,090 1,000,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 5.000% JAN 15 2013 52729NBM1 118,699 100,062,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 207,522 139,276,421 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MAGNA INTL INC CL A 559222401 228,509 5,409,776 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MERCK & CO. INC. COM 589331107 223 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE METHANEX CORP COM 59151K108 3,645 300,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 207 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM 629865205 106 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 267 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 269 4,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE ODYSSEY RE HOLDINGS CORP COM 67612W108 1,693,856 42,399,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OFFICE DEPOT INC COM 676220106 126 27,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 197 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 40,462 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OVERSTOCK.COM INC NOTE 3.750% DEC 01 2009 690370AB7 25,258 36,873,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3,617 241,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PIER 1 IMPORTS INC NOTE 6.375% 2/15/11 720279AH1 1,575 2,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 5,507 194,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 10,548 1,240,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 19,678 4,082,546 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 284,407 15,870,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE USG Corp COM NEW 903293405 73,407 7,311,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE VIACOM INC - CL. B CL B 92553P201 9,080 400,000 SH DEFINED 01,03 SOLE WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 10,641 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,04 SOLE WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 485,896 20,028,700 SH DEFINED 01,05 SOLE WESCO FINANCIAL CORP COM 950817106 317 1,100 SH DEFINED 01,06 SOLE ZENITH NATL INS CORP COM 989390109 12,078 555,800 SH DEFINED 01,07 SOLE