TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 12/01/16 -- Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX: FFH)(TSX: FFH.U) announces that it has declared the following quarterly dividends per share on its preferred shares:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series of Preferred Shares Dividend (C$) Payment Date Record Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series C 0.286125 December 30, 2016 December 16, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series D 0.22825 December 29, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series E 0.18188 December 30, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series F 0.16654 December 29, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series G 0.207375 December 30, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series H 0.19147 December 29, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series I 0.23175 December 30, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series J 0.20955 December 29, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series K 0.3125 December 30, 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------- Series M 0.296875 December 30, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applicable Canadian withholding tax will be applied to dividends payable to non-residents of Canada.
Fairfax has also determined the quarterly dividend rates in respect of the December 30, 2016 to March 30, 2017 dividend period for its floating rate preferred shares. The rates, together with the dividends per share payable for such period (if and when declared), are set forth below:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series of Preferred Shares Rate (%) Annualized Rate (%) Dividend (C$) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series D 0.91225 3.65901 0.22806 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series F 0.66542 2.66901 0.16636 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series H 0.76515 3.06901 0.19129 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series J 0.83745 3.35901 0.20936 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fairfax is a 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
(416) 367-4941
