Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 6-K, filed Apr 20, 2020
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FRFHF)
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd filed this 6-K on April 20, 2020.
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
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For the month of: April 2020 |
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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:
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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
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SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: April 20, 2020 |
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/s/ Eric P. Salsberg | |
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Eric P. Salsberg |
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Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary |
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FAIRFAX News Release
TSX Stock Symbol: FFH and FFH.U
TORONTO, April 20, 2020
FAIRFAX TO DONATE US$1 MILLION TO ‘PM CARES FUND’
FOR COVID-19 RELIEF IN INDIA
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U), recognizing the unprecedented widespread economic suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic, is donating US$1 million to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (the “PM CARES Fund”) to aid the Indian Government in providing assistance to its citizens in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation will be made to the PM CARES Fund on behalf of the Fairfax group of companies, including Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, through Fairfax’s Indian affiliate Fairbridge Capital Private Limited.
The PM CARES Fund, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was created to provide relief to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in India, including the provision of financial assistance to Indian citizens and to support healthcare and other necessary infrastructure.
Prem Watsa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax, commented, “We have been impressed by the Indian government’s rapid and proactive response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the implementation of one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. Fairfax wishes to assist the Indian Government in its efforts to support many of the most vulnerable members of Indian society, who will be severely impacted by the pandemic.”
Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated 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 Facsimile: 416-367-4946