Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited: Result of Voting for Directors at Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX:FFH)(TSX:FFH.U) is pleased to announce the results of the vote on Directors at its April 11, 2013 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange are required to issue a news release providing this information.

Each of the nominee directors listed in the Corporation's management proxy circular dated March 8, 2013 was elected as a director, without a vote by ballot being conducted. The Corporation received proxies with regard to voting on the seven directors nominated for election, directing as set forth in the table below:

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Name of Nominee            Vote For             %   Withhold Vote         % 
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Anthony F. Griffiths     28,768,566         99.17%        239,999      0.83%
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Robert J .Gunn           28,991,811         99.94%         16,547      0.06%
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Alan D. Horn             28,781,559         99.22%        227,009      0.78%
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John R.V. Palmer         28,983,197         99.91%         25,161      0.09%
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Timothy R. Price         28,896,688         99.61%        112,330      0.39%
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Brandon W. Sweitzer      28,992,066         99.94%         16,742      0.06%
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V. Prem Watsa            27,968,862         96.42%      1,039,496      3.58%
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a financial services holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.

Contacts: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited John Varnell Vice President, Corporate Development [phone] Media Contact Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Paul Rivett Vice President, Operations [phone]