UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
(Name of Issuer)
Subordinate Voting Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
303901102 (CUSIP Number) |
December 31, 2005
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP NO. 303901102 | Page 2 of 6 |
1. | Names of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (Entities Only)
Markel Corporation 54-1959284 |
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2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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3. | SEC Use Only
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4. | Citizenship or Place of Organization
Virginia Corporation |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5. Sole Voting Power
832,247 6. Shared Voting Power
-0- 7. Sole Dispositive Power
832,247 8. Shared Dispositive Power
-0- |
9. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
832,247 |
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10. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
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11. | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
4.8% |
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12. | Type of Reporting Person
HC, CO |
CUSIP NO. 303901102 | Page 3 of 6 |
Item 1. |
(a) |
Name of Issuer:
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited |
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(b) |
Address of Issuers Principal Executive Offices:
95 Wellington Street West Suite 800 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2N7 |
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Item 2. |
(a) |
Name of Person Filing:
Markel Corporation |
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(b) |
Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
4521 Highwoods Parkway Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 |
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(c) |
Citizenship:
Virginia Corporation |
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(d) |
Title of Class of Securities:
Subordinate Voting Shares |
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(e) |
CUSIP Number
303901102 |
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Item 3. |
(Note: See Item 7). |
Item 4. |
Ownership | |||||||||
(a) | Amount beneficially owned: 832,247 | |||||||||
(b) | Percent of class: 4.8% | |||||||||
(c) | Number of shares as to which the person has: | |||||||||
(i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 832,247 | |||||||||
(ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 | |||||||||
(iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 832,247 | |||||||||
(iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
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Item 5. |
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class | |||||||||
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following x | ||||||||||
The reduction in ownership percentage was due to an increase in outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares. | ||||||||||
Item 6. |
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person | |||||||||
Essex Insurance Company (Essex) and Evanston Insurance Company (Evanston) (each subsidiaries of Markel Corporation) originally had the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, certain of the Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holding Limited reported on this form. The interest of each of such persons related to less than five percent of the Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Subsequent to the original filing, ownership of the Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited owned by Essex and Evanston transferred to Markel Corporation. | ||||||||||
Item 7. |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company | |||||||||
See Item 6 and attached Exhibits A and B. | ||||||||||
Item 8. |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group | |||||||||
Not applicable, see attached Exhibit A. | ||||||||||
Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of Group | |||||||||
Not applicable. | ||||||||||
Item 10. |
Certification | |||||||||
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 14, 2006 |
Date |
/s/ Alan I. Kirshner |
Signature |
Chairman, Markel Corporation |
Title |
CUSIP NO. 303901102 | Page 6 of 6 |
EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE 13G
Pursuant to the instructions in Item 7 of Schedule 13G, Markel Gayner Asset Management Corporation (Markel Gayner), 4521 Highwoods Parkway, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, a Virginia corporation and an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, originally was the beneficial owner of 511,347 shares or 3.3% of the outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (the Company) as a result of acting as investment adviser to Essex Insurance Company and Evanston Insurance Company (each wholly owned subsidiaries of Markel Corporation). Subsequent to the original filing, ownership of these 511,347 shares transferred into the name of Markel Corporation. Markel Corporation owns directly and has sole power to direct the voting and disposition of all 832,247 Subordinate Voting Shares of the Company.
EXHIBIT B
RULE 13d-1(k) AGREEMENT
The undersigned persons on this 14th day of February, 2006 agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership of Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.
MARKEL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Alan I. Kirshner | |
Title: | Chairman |
MARKEL GAYNER ASSET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Thomas S. Gayner | |
Title: | President |