Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd 6-K, filed Oct 5, 2020
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (FRFHF)
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd filed this 6-K on October 5, 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
| For the month of: October 2020 | 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 ¨ | 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): ¨
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): ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | News Release dated October 5, 2020 titled The Right Honourable David Johnston Appointed as a Director |
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.
| FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED | |||
Date: October 5, 2020 |
By: |
/s/ Eric P. Salsberg | |
| Name: | Eric P. Salsberg | ||
| Title: | Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary | ||
Exhibit 99.1
FAIRFAX News Release
TSX Stock Symbol: FFH and FFH.U
TORONTO, October 5, 2020
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE DAVID JOHNSTON APPOINTED AS A DIRECTOR
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that The Right Honourable David Johnston has been appointed as a director of Fairfax. Mr. Johnston previously served as a director of Fairfax and was required to step down from that role in 2010 on his appointment as the Governor General of Canada.
Mr. Johnston has held a number of distinguished management and leadership positions in academia and government, including acting as the 28th Governor General of Canada from 2010 to 2017. Mr. Johnston has held a number of academic positions, including as principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University for fifteen years and as the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo. Mr. Johnston has also served on numerous provincial and federal task forces and committees, acted as president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (now Universities Canada) and of the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec. Mr. Johnston is a member of the Order of Canada and was promoted to companion, the Order’s highest level, in 1997. Mr. Johnston was also the first non-U.S. citizen to be elected chair of Harvard University’s board of overseers. Mr. Johnston holds degrees from Harvard, Cambridge and Queen’s. Mr. Johnston currently sits on the board of Horizon North Logistics Inc.
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