UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Quarter Ended: June 30, 2010 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: Title: Phone: 416-367-4941 Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Paul Rivett Toronto, ON August 13, 2010 --------------------------------- 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: 54 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,615,490 (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 --- -------------------- ------------------------------------- 01 028-12555 Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. 02 028-12556 V. Prem Watsa FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE JUNE 30, 2010 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------ -------------- --------- --------- -------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------- 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 ------------------------------ -------------- --------- --------- ----------- --- ---- ---------- -------- ---- ------ ---- 1ST CENTURY BANCSHARES INC COM 31943X102 253 73,652 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BALDWIN & LYONS INC CL B 057755209 20,377 969,875 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BCE INC. COM 05534B760 8,333 268,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL A 084670108 716 6 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CL B 084670702 478 6,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BOSTON PPTYS LTD PARTNERSHIP NOTE 10112RAK0 4,931 5,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BRISTOL-MYERS SQB COM 110122108 249 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE BROWN & BROWN INC COM 115236101 229 12,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CFS BANCORP INC. COM 12525D102 48 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CITIGROUP INC COM 172967101 225 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CITIGROUP INC UNIT 172967416 44,904 400,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC COM 209115104 2,584 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE CRESUD S A C I F Y A SPONSORED ADR 226406106 25,280 2,082,341 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE DELL INC COM 24702R101 274,950 22,817,389 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE DOMINION RES INC VA NEW COM 25746U109 2,323 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM 26441C105 2,399 150,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE EVEREST RE GROUP LTD COM G3223R108 4,597 65,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE FIRST PLACE FINANCIAL/OHIO COM 33610T109 30 10,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 35906A108 132,016 18,620,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE INTEL CORP SDCV 458140AD2 10,925 11,500,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE INTERNATIONAL COAL GRP INC NEW COM 45928H106 173,397 45,155,588 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 406,449 6,884,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE KRAFT FOODS INC CL A 50075N104 283,993 10,149,871 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 52729N100 149,026 139,276,421 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBM1 111,319 100,062,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS INC NOTE 52729NBP4 72,656 75,000,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MBIA INC COM 55262C100 112 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MERCK & CO. INC. COM 58933Y105 280 8,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE MOHAWK INDS INC COM 608190104 265 5,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NAM TAI ELECTRS INC COM 629865205 103 25,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP INC COM 649445103 458 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE NEWMARKET CORP COM 651587107 349 4,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OLD REPUBLIC INTL CORPORATION COM 680223104 242 20,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OVERSTOCK.COM INC COM 690370101 61,066 3,388,774 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE OVERSTOCK.COM INC NOTE 690370AB7 35,767 36,873,000 PRN DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC COM 703481101 193 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PFIZER INC COM 717081103 3,581 251,300 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PG&E CORP COM 69331C108 2,054 50,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PPL CORP COM 69351T106 1,497 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GROUP COM 744573106 1,880 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE RYANAIR HLDGS PLC SPONSORED ADR 783513104 5,247 194,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SANDRIDGE ENERGY INC COM 80007P307 22,892 3,926,600 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SEMPRA ENERGY COM 816851109 1,403 30,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SLM CORP COM 78442P106 156 15,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SOUTHERN CO COM 842587107 2,661 80,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE STEWART ENTERPRISES INC CL A 860370105 22,087 4,082,546 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SUPERMEDIA INC COM 868447103 6,639 362,974 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE SYBASE, INC. COM 871130100 1,033 16,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE US BANCORP DEL COM NEW 902973304 252,707 11,306,800 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE USG CORP COM NEW 903293405 88,237 7,316,500 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 10,571 220,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE WELLS FARGO & CO. NEW COM 949746101 359,734 14,074,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE WESCO FINANCIAL CORP COM 950817106 356 1,100 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 1,236 60,000 SH DEFINED 01,02 SOLE