Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of: August 2024

Commission File Number: 001-31556

 

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Name of Registrant)

 

95 Wellington Street West

Suite 800

Toronto, Ontario

Canada M5J 2N7

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

 

Form 20-F ¨

Form 40-F x

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release dated August 14, 2024

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

	FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Date: August 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Derek Bulas
		Name:	Derek Bulas
		Title:	Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

FAIRFAX News Release 

TSX Stock Symbol: FFH and FFH.U

 

TORONTO, August 14, 2024

 

FAIRFAX ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL ENSIGN ENERGY

SERVICES INC. COMMON SHARES

 

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax”) (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has acquired, through its insurance company subsidiaries, 271,100 common shares (“Common Shares”) of Ensign Energy Services Inc. (“Ensign”) at a price of C$2.4238 per Common Share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately C$657,092.18 through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “Share Purchase”).

 

The Share Purchase represents approximately 0.15% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Ensign and brings Fairfax’s total holdings, through its insurance subsidiaries, of such securities to 33,406,386 Common Shares (or approximately 18.19% of all Common Shares). Immediately prior to the Share Purchase, Fairfax, through its insurance company subsidiaries, beneficially owned and controlled 33,135,286 Common Shares, representing approximately 18.04% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares of Ensign.

 

The Common Shares are being acquired by Fairfax for investment purposes and in the future, it may discuss with management and/or the board of directors any of the transactions listed in clauses (a) to (k) of item 5 of Form F1 of National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues and it may further purchase, hold, vote, trade, dispose or otherwise deal in the securities of Ensign, in such manner as it deems advisable to benefit from changes in market prices of Ensign securities, publicly disclosed changes in the operations of Ensign, its business strategy or prospects or from a material transaction of Ensign, and it will also consider the availability of funds, evaluation of alternative investments and other factors.

 

An early warning report will be filed by Fairfax in accordance with applicable securities laws and will be available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca or may be obtained directly from John Varnell, Vice President, Corporate Development of Fairfax upon request at the telephone number below.

 

Ensign’s head and registered office is located at 601-130 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1N5.

 

Fairfax is a corporation continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act and is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.

 

For further information contact: John Varnell, Vice President, Corporate Development at [phone]

 

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

95 Wellington Street West, Suite 800, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N7 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 416-367-4946

 

 

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