UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of: April 2018

 

Commission File Number: 001-31556

 

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Name of Registrant)

 

95 Wellington Street West
Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2N7
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F  o

 

Form 40-F  x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):     o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):     o

 

 

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

  Date: April 27, 2018

By:

/s/ Paul Rivett

 

 

Name:    Paul Rivett

Title:      President

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description of Exhibit

99.1

 

Certificate and Articles of Amendment of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited

99.2

 

News Release dated April 27, 2018 titled Result of Voting for Directors at Annual and Special Shareholders’ Meeting

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 Certificate of AmendmentCertificat de modification Canada Business Corporations ActLoi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Corporate name / Dénomination sociale 013005-2 Corporation number / Numéro de société I HEREBY CERTIFY that the articles of theJE CERTIFIE que les statuts de la société above-named corporation are amended undersusmentionnée sont modifiés aux termes de section 178 of the Canada Businessl'article 178 de la Loi canadienne sur les Corporations Act as set out in the attachedsociétés par actions, tel qu'il est indiqué dans les articles of amendment.clauses modificatrices ci-jointes. Virginie Ethier Director / Directeur 2018-04-27 Date of amendment (YYYY-MM-DD) Date de modification (AAAA-MM-JJ)

 


Form 4 Articles of Amendment Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) (s. 27 or 177) Formulaire 4 Clauses modificatrices Loi canadienne sur les sociétés par actions (LCSA) (art. 27 ou 177) Dénomination sociale FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED Numéro de la société 013005-2 Les statuts sont modifiés de la façon suivante The corporation changes the minimum and/or maximum number of directors to: Les nombres minimal et/ou maximal d’administrateurs sont modifiés pour : Min. 5 Max. 12 Déclaration : J’atteste que je suis un administrateur ou un dirigeant de la société. Original signed by / Original signé par Eric Salsberg Eric Salsberg 416-367-4941 Misrepresentation constitutes an offence and, on summary conviction, a person is liable to a fine not exceeding $5000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both (subsection 250 (1) of the CBCA). Faire une fausse déclaration constitue une infraction et son auteur, sur déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire, est passible d’une amende maximale de 5 000 $ et d’un emprisonnement maximal de six mois, ou l’une de ces peines (paragraphe 250(1) de la LCSA). You are providing information required by the CBCA. Note that both the CBCA and the Privacy Act allow this information to be disclosed to the public. It will be stored in personal information bank number IC/PPU-049. Vous fournissez des renseignements exigés par la LCSA. Il est à noter que la LCSA et la Loi sur les renseignements personnels permettent que de tels renseignements soient divulgués au public. Ils seront stockés dans la banque de renseignements personnels numéro IC/PPU-049. IC 3069 (2008/04) 4 Declaration: I certify that I am a director or an officer of the corporation. 3 The articles are amended as follows 2 Corporation number 1 Corporate name

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

FAIRFAX   News Release

TSX Stock Symbol:  (FFH and FFH.U)

 

TORONTO, April 27, 2018

 

RESULT OF VOTING FOR DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL AND SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) is pleased to announce the results of the vote on Directors at its April 26, 2018 Annual and Special Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

Each of the nominee directors listed in Fairfax’s management proxy circular dated March 9, 2018 was elected as a director, without a vote by ballot being conducted.  Fairfax received proxies with regard to voting on the eleven directors nominated for election, directing as set forth in the table below:

 

Name of
Nominee

 

Vote For
(Aggregate)

 

%

 

Withhold
Vote
(Aggregate)

 

%

 

Vote For
(Subordinate
Voting
Shares)

 

%

 

Withhold
Vote
(Subordinate
Voting
Shares)

 

%

 

Anthony F. Griffiths

 

39,101,141

 

98.59

 

557,226

 

1.41

 

19,013,135

 

97.15

 

557,226

 

2.85

 

Robert J. Gunn

 

39,593,842

 

99.84

 

64,525

 

0.16

 

19,505,836

 

99.67

 

64,525

 

0.33

 

Alan D. Horn

 

39,593,507

 

99.84

 

64,860

 

0.16

 

19,505,501

 

99.67

 

64,860

 

0.33

 

Karen L. Jurjevich

 

39,575,193

 

99.79

 

83,174

 

0.21

 

19,487,187

 

99.58

 

83,174

 

0.42

 

Christine N. McLean

 

38,937,636

 

98.18

 

720,731

 

1.82

 

18,849,630

 

96.32

 

720,731

 

3.68

 

John R.V. Palmer

 

39,539,415

 

99.70

 

118,952

 

0.30

 

19,451,409

 

99.39

 

118,952

 

0.61

 

Timothy R. Price

 

39,537,607

 

99.70

 

120,760

 

0.30

 

19,449,601

 

99.38

 

120,760

 

0.62

 

Brandon W. Sweitzer

 

39,279,774

 

99.05

 

378,593

 

0.95

 

19,191,768

 

98.07

 

378,593

 

1.93

 

Lauren C. Templeton

 

39,646,656

 

99.97

 

11,711

 

0.03

 

19,558,650

 

99.94

 

11,711

 

0.06

 

Benjamin P. Watsa

 

38,882,893

 

98.04

 

775,474

 

1.96

 

18,794,887

 

96.04

 

775,474

 

3.96

 

V. Prem Watsa

 

39,035,609

 

98.43

 

622,758

 

1.57

 

18,947,603

 

96.82

 

622,758

 

3.18

 

 

Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.

 

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For further information contact:                                                                   John Varnell, Vice President, Corporate Development, at (416) 367-4941

 

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto Ontario M5J 2N7 Telephone 416/367 4941 Telecopier 367 4946