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


TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 17, 2015) - Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX:FFH)(TSX:FFH.U) is pleased to announce the results of the vote on Directors at its April 16, 2015 Annual Shareholders' Meeting.

Each of the nominee directors listed in the Corporation's management proxy circular dated March 6, 2015 was elected as a director, without a vote by ballot being conducted. The Corporation 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 % Withhold Vote %
Anthony F. Griffiths 30,490,399 99.00 308,425 1.00
Robert J. Gunn 30,672,862 99.59 125,962 0.41
Alan D. Horn 30,636,495 99.47 162,329 0.53
John R.V. Palmer 30,656,587 99.54 142,237 0.46
Timothy R. Price 30,644,698 99.50 154,126 0.50
Brandon W. Sweitzer 30,650,930 99.52 147,894 0.48
Benjamin P. Watsa 30,574,411 99.27 224,413 0.73
V. Prem Watsa 30,403,171 98.72 395,653 1.28

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited 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