TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 15, 2016) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX:FFH)(TSX:FFH.U) is pleased to announce the results of the vote on Directors at its April 14, 2016 Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
Each of the nominee directors listed in Fairfax's management proxy circular dated March 11, 2016 was elected as a director, without a vote by ballot being conducted. Fairfax received proxies with regard to voting on the eight 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 | 33,194,016 | 98.99 | 337,305 | 1.01 | 16,650,022 | 98.01 | 337,305 | 1.99 |
| Robert J. Gunn | 33,483,315 | 99.86 | 48,006 | 0.14 | 16,939,321 | 99.72 | 48,006 | 0.28 |
| Alan D. Horn | 33,447,160 | 99.75 | 84,061 | 0.25 | 16,903,166 | 99.51 | 84,061 | 0.49 |
| John R.V. Palmer | 33,490,783 | 99.88 | 40,538 | 0.12 | 16,946,789 | 99.76 | 40,538 | 0.24 |
| Timothy R. Price | 33,490,715 | 99.88 | 40,606 | 0.12 | 16,946,721 | 99.76 | 40,606 | 0.24 |
| Brandon W. Sweitzer | 33,446,706 | 99.75 | 84,515 | 0.25 | 16,902,712 | 99.50 | 84,515 | 0.50 |
| Benjamin P. Watsa | 33,403,742 | 99.62 | 127,579 | 0.38 | 16,859,748 | 99.25 | 127,579 | 0.75 |
| V. Prem Watsa | 33,095,443 | 98.70 | 435,878 | 1.30 | 16,551,449 | 97.43 | 435,878 | 2.57 |
Fairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and investment management.
Contact Information:
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
John Varnell
Vice President, Corporate Development
(416) 367-4941
John Varnell
Vice President, Corporate Development
(416) 367-4941