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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, 2010
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 November 12, 2010
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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).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 2
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 44
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,269,536
(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
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01 028-12555 Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
02 028-12556 V. Prem Watsa
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
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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BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B 057755209 24,548 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BCE INC. COM NEW 05534B760 8,983 268,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 744 6 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B NEW 084670702 496 6,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BOSTON PPTYS LTD PARTNERSHIP NOTE 10112RAK0 5,050 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 271 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 242 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 46 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 234 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIGROUP INC UNIT 172967416 46,980 400,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 33,380 2,082,341 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 295,485 22,817,389 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL/OHIO COM 33610T109 37 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 151,939 18,620,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
GLG PARTNERS INC. COM 37929X107 1,094 244,200 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
HOLOGIC INC COM 436440101 240 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTEL CORP SDVC 458140AD2 11,371 11,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP INC NEW COM 45928H106 239,776 45,155,588 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 426,345 6,884,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 165,587 5,365,751 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 130,920 139,276,421 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBM1 110,318 100,062,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBP4 66,844 75,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MBIA INC COM 55262C100 200 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 294 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 309 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 162 35,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 488 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 455 4,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 276 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 53,170 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK.COM INC NOTE 690370AB7 21,003 21,653,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 256 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 4,315 251,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RESEARCH IN MOTION LTD COM 760975102 101,995 2,065,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 5,972 194,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 22,264 3,926,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SLM CORP COM 78442P106 289 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 21,964 4,082,546 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 3,826 362,974 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 96,083 4,448,310 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
USG CORP COM NEW 903293405 89,545 6,794,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 11,774 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 113,967 4,540,530 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE