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| 11/19/2009 | 5:02PM | MWUS | Fairfax Voluntarily Delisting From NYSE
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announced today its intention to voluntarily delist its subordinate voting shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). After the delisting from the NYSE, Fairfax's subordinate voting shares will continue to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), where... More...>> |
| 10/29/2009 | 5:19PM | MWUS | Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited: Third Quarter Financial Results
(Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in U.S. dollars, except as otherwise noted.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announces increased net earnings of $562.4 million in the third quarter of 2009 ($31.04 per share and $30.88 per diluted share) compared to net earnings of $467.6... More...>> |
| 10/22/2009 | 8:35AM | MWUS | Fairfax Announces Results of Successful Tender Offer for Shares of Common Stock of Odyssey Re
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary has accepted for payment all of the shares of common stock ("Shares") of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. ("Odyssey Re") (NYSE: ORH) validly... More...>> |
| 10/16/2009 | 5:02PM | MWUS | Fairfax Confirms Scheduled Expiry Time of Tender Offer for Odyssey Re Shares
(Note: All dollar amounts in this release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) confirms that the scheduled expiry time for its previously announced $65 per share cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH... More...>> |
| 10/16/2009 | 2:58PM | MWUS | Fairfax Announces Conference Call
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 30, 2009 to discuss its 2009 third quarter results which will be announced after the close of markets on Thursday, October 29, and will be available at that time on its website www.fairfax.ca... More...>> |
| 10/15/2009 | 3:05PM | BW | A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s New Shelf Registration and Preferred Share Offering
A.M. Best Co. has assigned indicative ratings of “bbb” to senior unsecured debt, “bbb-” to subordinated debt and “bb+” to preferred stock, which may be issued under the recently filed and approved shelf registration statement of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Ontario) (NYSE: FFH; TSX:... More...>> |
| 10/15/2009 | 3:04PM | BW | A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Northbridge Financial Corporation’s Subsidiaries and CRC (Bermuda) Reinsurance Limited
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Markel Insurance Company of Canada (Markel) (Toronto, Ontario), Federated Insurance Company of Canada (Federated) (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Commonwealth Insurance Company (Commonwealth) (Vancouver... More...>> |
| 10/05/2009 | 9:18AM | MWUS | Fairfax Completes $250 Million Offering of Preferred Shares
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) has completed its previously announced public offering of Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series C (the "Series C Shares") in Canada. As a result of the underwriters... More...>> |
| 09/25/2009 | 5:00PM | MWUS | Fairfax Files Final Universal Shelf Prospectus
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) has filed a final short form base shelf prospectus with securities regulatory authorities. The shelf prospectus allows Fairfax to offer from time to time over a 25-month period up to US$2.0 billion of debt, equity or other securities. Should Fairfax offer any securities... More...>> |
| 09/23/2009 | 5:28PM | MWUS | Fairfax Commences Tender Offer for Minority Stake in Odyssey Re for $65 Per Share in Cash
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announced that it has commenced, through a wholly owned subsidiary, the previously announced tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp... More...>> |
| 09/22/2009 | 11:08AM | MWUS | Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited: Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announces that it intends to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid, subject to regulatory approval, for up to 1,600,000 of its subordinate voting shares through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") and the New York Stock Exchange. Purchases will be... More...>> |
| 09/18/2009 | 5:26PM | MWUS | Fairfax Files Universal Shelf Prospectus
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) has filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. The shelf prospectus will allow Fairfax to offer from time to time over a 25-month period up to US$2.0 billion of debt, equity or other securities. The filing... More...>> |
| 09/18/2009 | 5:08PM | MWUS | Fairfax to Commence Tender Offer for Minority Stake in Odyssey Re for $65 per Share in Cash
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) and Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ORH) announced today that they have signed a merger agreement pursuant to which Fairfax will, as soon as practicable, commence a tender offer to acquire... More...>> |
| 09/11/2009 | 8:59AM | MWUS | Fairfax Completes $1 Billion Equity Offering
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) has completed its previously announced public offering of 2,881,844 subordinate voting shares at a price of $347.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $1.0 billion and net proceeds, after... More...>> |
| 09/08/2009 | 3:36PM | BW | A.M. Best Comments on the Acquisition of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.’s Minority Shares by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Odyssey Reinsurance Group (Odyssey Re) (Delaware) and its members are unchanged. Concurrently, A.M. Best has commented that the ICR of “bbb” and debt ratings of Odyssey Re’s parent, Odyssey... More...>> |
| 09/08/2009 | 3:34PM | BW | A.M. Best Comments on Proposed Acquisition by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited of Minority Stake in Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.
A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (Fairfax) (Toronto, Canada) [NYSE: FFH; TSE: FFH] are expected to be unchanged following its proposed acquisition of the outstanding common shares of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (ORH) (Delaware) [NYSE: ORH]. Fairfax currently owns 72.6% of... More...>> |
| 09/08/2009 | 11:12AM | MWUS | Fairfax Confirms Sales of $1 Billion in Equity Offering
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH) (NYSE: FFH) confirms that it has received commitments to purchase all of the 2,881,844 subordinate voting shares offered on an agency basis in today's previously announced equity offering. Together... More...>> |
| 09/08/2009 | 8:13AM | BW | OdysseyRe Receives Acquisition Proposal from Fairfax
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (“OdysseyRe”) (NYSE: ORH) confirmed that it received on September 4, 2009 an unsolicited proposal from Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX and NYSE: FFH) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of OdysseyRe that it does not currently own for $60 per share... More...>> |
| 09/08/2009 | 8:05AM | MWUS | Fairfax to Raise $1 Billion in Equity Offering
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars.) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announces that it intends to offer 2,881,844 subordinate voting shares at a price of $347.00 per share, which would result in aggregate gross proceeds of $1 billion. Fairfax has entered... More...>> |
| 09/04/2009 | 6:25PM | MWUS | Fairfax Proposes to Acquire Minority Stake in Odyssey Re for $60 Per Share
(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in U.S. dollars) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) announced today that it is proposing to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. ("Odyssey Re") (NYSE: ORH) that it does not currently own for... More...>> |