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Exhibit 99.1

 

FAIRFAX  News Release

TSX Stock Symbol:  FFH and FFH.U

 

TORONTO, April 17, 2020

 

RESULT OF VOTING FOR DIRECTORS AT ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) is pleased to announce the results of the vote on Directors at its April 16, 2020 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.

 

Each of the nominee directors listed in Fairfax’s management proxy circular dated March 6, 2020 was elected as a director, without a vote by ballot being conducted.  Fairfax received proxies with regard to voting on the eleven directors nominated for election, directing as set forth in the table below:

 

Name of
Nominee

 

Vote For
(Aggregate)

 

%

 

Withhold
Vote
(Aggregate)

 

%

 

Vote For
(Subordinate
Voting
Shares)

 

%

 

Withhold
Vote
(Subordinate
Voting
Shares)

 

%

 

Anthony F. Griffiths

 

38,127,588

 

97.23

 

1,084,981

 

2.77

 

18,353,381

 

94.42

 

1,084,981

 

5.58

 

Robert J. Gunn

 

38,477,199

 

98.12

 

735,370

 

1.88

 

18,702,992

 

96.22

 

735,370

 

3.78

 

Karen L. Jurjevich

 

38,847,984

 

99.07

 

364,585

 

0.93

 

19,073,777

 

98.12

 

364,585

 

1.88

 

R. William McFarland

 

38,986,335

 

99.42

 

226,234

 

0.58

 

19,212,128

 

98.84

 

226,234

 

1.16

 

Christine N. McLean

 

37,524,032

 

95.69

 

1,688,537

 

4.31

 

17,749,825

 

91.31

 

1,688,537

 

8.69

 

Timothy R. Price

 

39,106,598

 

99.73

 

105,971

 

0.27

 

19,332,391

 

99.45

 

105,971

 

0.55

 

Brandon W. Sweitzer

 

38,346,342

 

97.79

 

866,227

 

2.21

 

18,572,135

 

95.54

 

866,227

 

4.46

 

Lauren C. Templeton

 

38,724,997

 

98.76

 

487,572

 

1.24

 

18,950,790

 

97.49

 

487,572

 

2.51

 

Benjamin P. Watsa

 

37,503,197

 

95.64

 

1,709,372

 

4.36

 

17,728,990

 

91.21

 

1,709,372

 

8.79

 

V. Prem Watsa

 

38,095,036

 

97.15

 

1,117,533

 

2.85

 

18,320,829

 

94.25

 

1,117,533

 

5.75

 

William C. Weldon

 

38,330,297

 

97.75

 

882,272

 

2.25

 

18,556,090

 

95.46

 

882,272

 

4.54

 

 

A replay of the meeting will be available until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 30, 2020.  The replay may be accessed at (866) 454-2124 (Canada and U.S.) or 1 (203) 369-1243 (International).

 

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 Telecopier 367 4946