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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;13, 2010
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Canada</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Not Applicable</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<B>95 Wellington Street West<BR>

Suite&nbsp;800<BR>

Toronto, Ontario<BR>

Canada M5J 2N7</B><BR>

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)</DIV>


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<B>ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP. 401(k) PLAN</B></DIV>


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(Full title of the plan)</DIV>



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<B>CT Corporation System<BR>

111 Eighth Avenue, 13</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP><B> Floor<BR>

New York, New York 10011<BR>

(212)&nbsp;894-8700</B><BR>

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Accelerated filer <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT></TD>
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<B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>


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    <TD nowrap align="CENTER"><B>Title of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="CENTER"><B>Securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>To Be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="CENTER"><B>To Be Registered</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registered</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(2)</B></SUP></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Per Share</B><SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(3)</B></SUP></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Price</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Subordinate Voting Shares</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">40,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">U.S. $398.92</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">U.S. $15,956,800</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">U.S. $1,138</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration
statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Zenith
National Insurance Corp. 401(k) Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) described herein.</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement registers an aggregate of 40,000 Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings
Limited (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) granted under the Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also
covers any additional Subordinate Voting Shares to be issued in connection with any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar
transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Securities Act Rules 457(c) and 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based
upon the average of the high and low prices for the Subordinate Voting Shares quoted on The Toronto Stock Exchange on August&nbsp;10, 2010 and
on the August&nbsp;10, 2010 exchange rate of Cdn. $1.00-U.S. $0.9664.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B></DIV>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information required by Part&nbsp;I of this Registration Statement is omitted from this filing
in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 of the Securities Act and the &#147;Note&#148; to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents of the Registrant filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference:
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    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;5, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD>the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 6-K furnished to the
Commission on March&nbsp;5, 2010, April&nbsp;30, 2010 and
July&nbsp;30, 2010; and</TD>
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    <TD>the description of the Registrant&#146;s securities contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No.
1-31556) filed with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), on December&nbsp;5, 2002, including
any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All reports and other documents subsequently filed or furnished by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under the <I>Canada Business Corporations Act </I>(the &#147;CBCA&#148;), a corporation may indemnify a present
or former director or officer of such corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the
corporation&#146;s request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of
another entity against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an
action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved
because of that association with the corporation or other entity, and the corporation may advance
moneys to the individual for the costs, charges and expenses of any such proceeding. The
corporation may not indemnify the individual, and any advance must be repaid by the individual,
unless the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the
corporation, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the
individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation&#146;s request and
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary
penalty the individual had reasonable grounds for believing that the individual&#146;s conduct was lawful. Such indemnification and
advances may be made in connection with a derivative action only with court approval. Such
individual is entitled to
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">indemnification or advances from the corporation as a matter of right in
respect of all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense of a civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which he is
subject by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or other entity
as described above if the individual was not judged by the court or other competent authority to
have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and if
the individual fulfils the conditions set forth above.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with and subject to the CBCA, the by-laws of the Registrant provide that the
Registrant shall indemnify a director or officer of the Registrant, a former director or officer of
the Registrant, or a person who acts or acted at the Registrant&#146;s request as a director or officer
of a body corporate of which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his or her
heirs and legal representatives, to the extent permitted by the CBCA, as set forth above.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance which insures the
directors and officers of the Registrant and its subsidiaries against certain losses resulting from
any wrongful act committed in their official capacities for which they become obligated to pay to
the extent permitted by applicable law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">See the attached Exhibit&nbsp;Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan and any
amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made or
will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;</DIV>



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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada on August&nbsp;13, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Paul Rivett
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Paul Rivett&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Vice President and Chief Legal Officer</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of V. Prem Watsa, Eric
P. Salsberg and Bradley P. Martin his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting
alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ V. Prem Watsa
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
V. Prem Watsa
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Director<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Varnell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John Varnell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David Bonham
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David Bonham
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President, Financial
Reporting<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert J. Gunn
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Gunn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Anthony F. Griffiths
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Anthony F. Griffiths
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Brandon
W. Sweitzer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David
L. Johnston
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Alan D. Horn
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Alan D. Horn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Timothy R. Price
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Timothy R. Price
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">August&nbsp;13, 2010</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PLAN ADMINISTRATOR</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 9pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Zenith National Insurance Corp.
401(k) Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of Woodland Hills, State of California,
on this 13th&nbsp;day of August, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><BR>ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.<BR>
401(K) PLAN<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>

<TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael E. Jansen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Michael E. Jansen&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Member of 401(k) Plan Administrative Committee</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the Authorized
Representative has signed this Form S-8 Registration Statement, solely in its capacity as the duly
authorized representative of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in the United States, in the
Province of Ontario, Canada, on August&nbsp;13, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">FAIRFAX INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Eric P. Salsberg
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Eric P. Salsberg&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Vice President&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Continuance of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, filed with
the Commission on November&nbsp;10, 1997 (File No.&nbsp;333-7924)). Also see Exhibit
4.2 hereto.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificates of Amendment of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, filed with
the Commission on March&nbsp;26, 2010 (File No.&nbsp;333-165730)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-law No.&nbsp;16 of the Registrant adopted by the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors
on March&nbsp;29, 1991 and confirmed by the Registrant&#146;s shareholders on May&nbsp;8,
1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, filed with the Commission on November&nbsp;10,
1997 (File No.&nbsp;333-7924)).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors*</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Zenith National Insurance Corp. 401(k) Plan*</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.2
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Adoption Agreement for the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 401(k) Plan*</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">99.3
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to the Adoption Agreement*</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
Not Applicable
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
95 Wellington Street West
Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5J 2N7
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP. 401(k) PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue, 13
th
Floor
New York, New York 10011
(212) 894-8700
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Securities
To Be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Registration
To Be Registered
(1)
Registered
(2)
Per Share
(3)
Price
Fee
Subordinate Voting Shares
40,000
U.S. $398.92
U.S. $15,956,800
U.S. $1,138
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration
statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Zenith
National Insurance Corp. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") described herein.
(2)
This Registration Statement registers an aggregate of 40,000 Subordinate Voting Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings
Limited (the "Registrant") granted under the Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement also
covers any additional Subordinate Voting Shares to be issued in connection with any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar
transactions.
(3)
Estimated pursuant to Securities Act Rules 457(c) and 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based
upon the average of the high and low prices for the Subordinate Voting Shares quoted on The Toronto Stock Exchange on August 10, 2010 and
on the August 10, 2010 exchange rate of Cdn. $1.00-U.S. $0.9664.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-23.1
EX-99.1
EX-99.2
EX-99.3
EX-99.4
EX-99.5
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required by Part I of this Registration Statement is omitted from this filing
in accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act and the "Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents of the Registrant filed with or furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the Commission on
March 5, 2010;
(b)
the Registrant's Current Reports on Form 6-K furnished to the
Commission on March 5, 2010, April 30, 2010 and
July 30, 2010; and
(c)
the description of the Registrant's securities contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No.
1-31556) filed with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), on December 5, 2002, including
any other amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All reports and other documents subsequently filed or furnished by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or
deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under the
Canada Business Corporations Act
(the "CBCA"), a corporation may indemnify a present
or former director or officer of such corporation or another individual who acts or acted at the
corporation's request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of
another entity against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an
action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved
because of that association with the corporation or other entity, and the corporation may advance
moneys to the individual for the costs, charges and expenses of any such proceeding. The
corporation may not indemnify the individual, and any advance must be repaid by the individual,
unless the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the
corporation, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the
individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation's request and
in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary
penalty the individual had reasonable grounds for believing that the individual's conduct was lawful. Such indemnification and
advances may be made in connection with a derivative action only with court approval. Such
individual is entitled to
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indemnification or advances from the corporation as a matter of right in
respect of all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with the
defense of a civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which he is
subject by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or other entity
as described above if the individual was not judged by the court or other competent authority to
have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and if
the individual fulfils the conditions set forth above.
In accordance with and subject to the CBCA, the by-laws of the Registrant provide that the
Registrant shall indemnify a director or officer of the Registrant, a former director or officer of
the Registrant, or a person who acts or acted at the Registrant's request as a director or officer
of a body corporate of which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor, and his or her
heirs and legal representatives, to the extent permitted by the CBCA, as set forth above.
The Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance which insures the
directors and officers of the Registrant and its subsidiaries against certain losses resulting from
any wrongful act committed in their official capacities for which they become obligated to pay to
the extent permitted by applicable law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions,
the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
See the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.
The Registrant hereby undertakes that it will submit or has submitted the Plan and any
amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") in a timely manner and has made or
will make all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement;
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
the Registration Statement;
provided
,
however
, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement;
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, Province of Ontario, Canada on August 13, 2010.
FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:
/s/ Paul Rivett
Name:
Paul Rivett
Title:
Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of V. Prem Watsa, Eric
P. Salsberg and Bradley P. Martin his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting
alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, each acting alone, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ V. Prem Watsa
V. Prem Watsa
Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 13, 2010
/s/ John Varnell
John Varnell
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
August 13, 2010
/s/ David Bonham
David Bonham
Vice President, Financial
Reporting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
August 13, 2010
/s/ Robert J. Gunn
Robert J. Gunn
Director
August 13, 2010
/s/ Anthony F. Griffiths
Anthony F. Griffiths
Director
August 13, 2010
Brandon
W. Sweitzer
Director
David
L. Johnston
Director
/s/ Alan D. Horn
Alan D. Horn
Director
August 13, 2010
/s/ Timothy R. Price
Timothy R. Price
Director
August 13, 2010
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PLAN ADMINISTRATOR
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Zenith National Insurance Corp.
401(k) Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of Woodland Hills, State of California,
on this 13th day of August, 2010.
ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP.
401(K) PLAN
By:
/s/  Michael E. Jansen
Name:
Michael E. Jansen
Title:
Member of 401(k) Plan Administrative Committee
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the Authorized
Representative has signed this Form S-8 Registration Statement, solely in its capacity as the duly
authorized representative of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in the United States, in the
Province of Ontario, Canada, on August 13, 2010.
FAIRFAX INC.
By:
/s/ Eric P. Salsberg
Name:
Eric P. Salsberg
Title:
Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Certificate of Continuance of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with
the Commission on November 10, 1997 (File No. 333-7924)). Also see Exhibit
4.2 hereto.
4.2
Certificates of Amendment of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with
the Commission on March 26, 2010 (File No. 333-165730)).
4.3
By-law No. 16 of the Registrant adopted by the Registrant's Board of Directors
on March 29, 1991 and confirmed by the Registrant's shareholders on May 8,
1991 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the Commission on November 10,
1997 (File No. 333-7924)).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent auditors*
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in this Registration Statement under "Signatures")*
99.1
Zenith National Insurance Corp. 401(k) Plan*
99.2
Adoption Agreement for the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 401(k) Plan*
99.3
Amendment to the Adoption Agreement*
99.4
Second Amendment to the Adoption Agreement*
99.5
Third Amendment to the Adoption Agreement*
*
Filed herewith.