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Result of Voting for Directors at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

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Fairfax Financial Holdings’ 11 nominated directors were unanimously elected at its April 16, 2026, annual shareholders’ meeting in Toronto, with all candidates securing over 94% aggregate approval. Brian J. Porter and Lauren C. Templeton received the highest support, with 99.77% and 99.69% aggregate "for" votes respectively, signaling strong shareholder confidence in their leadership. V. Prem Watsa, the company’s founder, faced the most opposition, with 5.53% aggregate votes against—double the average dissent rate—though he still secured re-election with 94.47% support. Subordinate voting shares showed wider dissent, particularly for R. William McFarland (12.47% against) and Watsa (12.86%), suggesting potential governance concerns among smaller shareholders. Fairfax, a Toronto-based holding company focused on insurance and investment management, confirmed no additional governance changes following the vote.
Result of Voting for Directors at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

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This section is Partnership Content suppliedThe content in this section is supplied by GlobeNewswire for the purposes of distributing press releases on behalf of its clients. Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire Article contentTORONTO, April 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH and FFH.U) (“Fairfax”) is pleased to announce the results of the vote on Directors at its April 16, 2026 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting.Sign In or Create an AccountEmail AddressContinueor View more offersArticle contentEach of the nominee directors listed in Fairfax’s management proxy circular dated March 6, 2026 was elected as a director. The voting results for the eleven directors nominated for election are set forth in the table below:Article contentWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.Try refreshing your browser, ortap here to see other videos from our team.Article contentName of NomineeVote For (Aggregate)%Vote Against(Aggregate)%Vote For (Subordinate Voting Shares)%Vote Against (Subordinate Voting Shares)%Robert J. Gunn26,114,46295.441,248,9494.5610,511,77489.381,248,94910.62Karen L. Jurjevich27,075,23598.95288,1751.0511,472,54797.55288,1752.45Christine A. Magee27,171,93099.30191,4810.7011,569,24298.37191,4811.63R. William McFarland25,896,83294.641,466,5775.3610,294,14487.531,466,57712.47Christine N. McLean27,071,05698.93292,3541.0711,468,36897.51292,3542.49Brian J. Porter27,300,76999.7762,6410.2311,698,08199.4762,6410.53Timothy R. Price26,319,39196.181,044,0213.8210,716,70291.121,044,0218.88Lauren C. Templeton27,277,81099.6985,6010.3111,675,12199.2785,6010.73Benjamin P. Watsa27,066,81198.92296,6011.0811,464,12297.48296,6012.52V. Prem Watsa25,850,51594.471,512,8965.5310,247,82687.141,512,89612.86William C. Weldon26,214,27195.801,149,1414.2010,611,58290.231,149,1419.77Article contentFairfax is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.Article contentFor further information contact: John Varnell, Vice President, Corporate Development, at (416) 367-4941Article contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentArticle contentTrending Brace for gas price 'shock' in inflation numbers out Monday, say economists Economy IMF sees Canada's fiscal position as strongest in G7 Economy Posthaste: Why Canadians might be doomed to suffer a 'new normal' for oil prices News Canadian quantum company Xanadu soars to $16 billion valuation after Nvidia release Innovation How much money should Gerry, in his 70s, have in equities, bonds and cash?

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