Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") has accepted a notice filed by Fairfax of its intention to commence a Normal Course Issuer Bid ("NCIB") through the facilities of the TSX (or other alternative Canadian trading systems) for its Subordinate Voting Shares and the following series of its Preferred Shares: Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series C ("Series C Shares"), Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series D ("Series D Shares"), Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series E ("Series E Shares"), Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series F ("Series F Shares"), Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series G ("Series G Shares"), Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series H ("Series H Shares"), Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series I ("Series I Shares"), Cumulative Floating Rate Preferred Shares, Series J ("Series J Shares"), Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series K ("Series K Shares") and Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series M ("Series M Shares" and, together with the Series C Shares, Series D Shares, Series E Shares, Series F Shares, Series G Shares, Series H Shares, Series I Shares, Series J Shares and Series K Shares, the "Preferred Shares"). Purchases will be made in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX and Subordinate Voting Shares and Preferred Shares purchased will be cancelled.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) announces that it has declared the following quarterly dividends per share on its preferred shares:

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX: FFH and FFH.U), together with Bangalore International Airport Limited ("BIAL"), is donating an aggregate of US$1 million to aid relief operations in connection with the recent devastating floods in Karnataka, India.