UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Quarter Ended: June 30, 2008
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 July 28, 2008
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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: 31
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $3,572,785
(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
June 30, 2008
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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ABBOTT LABS COM 002824100 2,379 45,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
ASTRAZENECA PLC SPONSORED ADR 046353108 539 12,700 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B 057755209 16,953 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 482 4 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 209 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CFS BANCORP INC COM 12525D102 113 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS CO COM 17453B101 210,778 18,620,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 6,984 470,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
DELL INC COM 24702R101 247,442 11,303,900 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
FIRST PL FINL CORP COM 33610T109 94 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC SPONSORED ADR 37733W105 831 18,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
IDT CORP COM 448947101 22 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP
INC N COM 45928H106 274,768 21,055,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 381,521 5,935,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
KING PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 495582108 106,113 10,135,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 344,265 116,700,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM PAR $0.02 629865205 326 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEW YORK CMNTY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 356 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 265 4,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
ODYSSEY RE HLDGS CORP COM 67612W108 1,505,179 42,399,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OFFICE DEPOT INC COM 676220106 304 27,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OLD REP INTL CORP COM 680223104 178 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK COM INC DEL COM 690370101 87,939 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
OVERSTOCK COM INC DEL NOTE 3.750% 12/0 690370AB7 26,410 36,873,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 311,092 17,827,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
PIER 1 IMPORTS INC NOTE 6.375% 2/1 720279AH1 1,944 2,500,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 2,056 71,700 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
SANOFI AVENTIS SPONSORED ADR 80105N105 379 11,400 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 29,718 4,127,546 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
U S G CORP COM NEW 903293405 428 14,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 12,718 226,700 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE