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Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited filings document a Canadian foreign issuer whose subsidiaries are primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and associated investment management. Its Form 6-K reports furnish annual and interim reports, earnings releases, management proxy circulars, forms of proxy, shareholder meeting materials and exhibits that may be incorporated into registration statements.
The filings describe operating and financial results, IFRS reporting measures, underwriting performance, premium activity, investment management, book value per share, leverage and capital ratios. They also cover governance, director elections, auditor appointments, shareholder proposals, preferred-share dividends, senior note activity, risk factors and disclosure related to the company's decentralized holding-company structure.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has completed a private offering of US$750,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.200% senior notes due 2056. The notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to certain non-U.S. persons under Regulation S. Fairfax intends to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes. A registration rights agreement provides for exchange or shelf registration of the notes, with additional interest of up to 0.50% per annum if specified registration deadlines are missed. A tenth supplemental indenture sets detailed terms, including semi-annual interest payments each June 8 and December 8 and optional redemption, with a make-whole call before December 8, 2055 and par call thereafter.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited reports that it has increased its investment in Orla Mining Ltd. by converting senior unsecured convertible notes into equity. Fairfax, through its insurance subsidiaries, converted US$150,000,000 principal amount of Orla notes into 26,582,275 common shares at a conversion price of CDN$7.90 per share.
These newly issued shares represent about 7.1% of Orla’s outstanding common shares and bring Fairfax’s total Orla position to 58,399,504 common shares plus 17,544,302 warrants exercisable at CDN$11.50 per warrant. Fairfax now holds approximately 15.7% of Orla on a non-diluted basis and about 19.5% on a partially-diluted basis, assuming exercise of the warrants. Before this conversion, Fairfax held 31,817,229 shares, the same warrants, and the notes.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has filed an early warning report about its investment in Blue Ant Media Corporation after changes to its ownership percentage. Blue Ant issued 5,857,979 Subordinate Voting Shares as partial consideration for acquiring Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc., increasing its outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares from 21,861,388 to 27,719,367.
Before this issuance, Fairfax held 4,964,723 Subordinate Voting Shares, or about 22.5% of Blue Ant’s Subordinate Voting Shares. The Thunderbird-related issuance diluted Fairfax’s stake to roughly 17.9%. Fairfax then purchased an additional 550,000 Subordinate Voting Shares and now holds 5,514,723 shares, representing about 19.9% of the 27,719,367 Subordinate Voting Shares outstanding.
Fairfax states it holds these shares for investment purposes and may in future buy, sell, vote or otherwise deal in Blue Ant shares as it deems appropriate, including in connection with potential strategic transactions involving Blue Ant.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has declared a quarterly dividend on its Series K Preferred Shares. The dividend is $0.315313 per share, payable on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record on June 15, 2026. Applicable Canadian withholding tax will be applied to dividends paid to non-residents of Canada. Fairfax is a holding company whose subsidiaries focus on property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and related investment management.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has completed the previously announced sale of 67,618,981 common shares of Poseidon Corp., the holding company that owns Seaspan Corporation. The shares were sold at US$28.30 each, generating aggregate proceeds of about US$1.91 billion and a pre-tax realized gain of about US$837 million.
The sold shares represent roughly 23.1% of Poseidon’s total common shares. After the transaction, Fairfax retains an equity ownership of about 22.2% in Poseidon and will continue to account for this remaining investment using the equity method of accounting.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd/ CAN filed a Form 13F holdings report disclosing a Form 13F Information Table Value Total of $1,942,669,475 and 29 report entries. The filing lists 2 other included managers and was signed by Peter Clarke on 05-15-2026.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited reported first quarter 2026 net earnings of $737.2 million, down from $953.0 million a year earlier, as investment losses and discount-rate effects offset much stronger underwriting.
Property and casualty operations delivered underwriting profit of $381.6 million, up from $96.9 million, with the undiscounted combined ratio improving to 94.1% from 98.5% on sharply lower catastrophe losses. Net premiums written in these operations rose 4.2% to $7,058.0 million, led by a 26.0% increase at International Insurers and Reinsurers.
Investment results weakened: Fairfax recorded net losses on investments of $385.9 million, versus gains of $1,056.1 million in 2025, including losses on bonds and on equity total return swaps on its own shares. Interest and dividends increased to $662.1 million, and share of profit of associates rose to $371.5 million, helped by Eurobank, Waterous Energy Fund III and Poseidon.
Strategic activity was significant. Fairfax agreed to sell about 23.1% of Poseidon Corp. for roughly $1.9 billion, expecting a pre-tax gain of about $837 million, and plans to retain about 22.2%. It also supported AGT’s Cdn$450 million share offering and subscribed Cdn$200 million in a private placement, maintaining a 55.8% equity interest. The Eurolife Life Operations sale to Eurobank is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026 with an estimated pre-tax gain of about $350 million.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited plans to redeem all of its outstanding 4.70% senior notes due December 16, 2026. On May 29, 2026, the company will repay the notes at a redemption price of 100.465% of their principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest.
There is C$450 million principal amount of these senior notes currently outstanding. Fairfax describes itself as a holding company whose subsidiaries focus on property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and related investment management, and it cautions that its statements may include forward-looking information subject to various risks.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited plans to host a conference call to discuss its 2026 first quarter results. The results will be released after markets close on April 30, 2026 and posted on the company’s website. The call will take place at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 1, 2026 and will include a presentation followed by a question period. Investors can access the call using dedicated Canadian/U.S. and international dial-in numbers with the passcode “FAIRFAX”. A replay will be available by telephone until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 29, 2026.
Fairfax is a holding company whose subsidiaries focus on property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and related investment management.
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is providing practical details for its upcoming hybrid annual shareholders’ meeting. The meeting will be held on April 16, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time, with both in-person attendance in Toronto and virtual participation via a webcast platform.
Virtual access opens at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, and shareholders are encouraged to vote by proxy in advance using methods described in the management proxy circular. A presentation by senior executives Prem Watsa and Peter Clarke will be followed by a live Q&A session, with questions accepted in advance by email until April 14, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.