Fairfax India Announces Intention to Make a Normal Course Issuer Bid
September 26 2024 - 6:55AM
Fairfax India Holdings Corporation (“Fairfax India”) (TSX: FIH.U)
announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) has accepted
a notice filed by Fairfax India of its intention to commence a
Normal Course Issuer Bid for its Subordinate Voting Shares through
the facilities of the TSX (or other alternative Canadian trading
systems) effective September 30, 2024. Purchases will be made in
accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX and the
Subordinate Voting Shares purchased by Fairfax India will be
cancelled and/or reserved for share based payment awards.
The notice provides that Fairfax India’s board
of directors has approved the purchase on the TSX, during the
period commencing September 30, 2024 and ending September 29, 2025,
of up to 5,585,509 Subordinate Voting Shares, representing
approximately 10% of Fairfax India’s public float of 55,855,093
Subordinate Voting Shares as at September 16, 2024. As at September
16, 2024, Fairfax India had outstanding 105,152,447 Subordinate
Voting Shares. Under the bid, Fairfax India may purchase up to
7,286 Subordinate Voting Shares on the TSX (or other alternative
Canadian trading systems) during any trading day, which represents
25% of the average daily trading volume on the TSX for the prior
six months (being 29,147 Subordinate Voting Shares), all as
calculated in accordance with the rules of the TSX. This limitation
does not apply to purchases made pursuant to block purchase
exemptions.
Fairfax India is making this Normal Course
Issuer Bid because it believes that in appropriate circumstances
its Subordinate Voting Shares represent an attractive investment
opportunity and that purchases under the bid will enhance the value
of the Subordinate Voting Shares held by the remaining
shareholders.
Pursuant to its existing Normal Course Issuer
Bid, Fairfax India sought and received approval from the TSX to
purchase up to 5,646,788 Subordinate Voting Shares, and has
purchased to date 552,848 Subordinate Voting Shares during the last
twelve months through open market purchases on the TSX and other
alternative Canadian trading systems at a volume weighted average
price per share of US$13.80.
Fairfax India also announces that it has entered
into an automatic share purchase plan (the “ASPP”) with a
designated broker to allow for the purchase of its Subordinate
Voting Shares under its Normal Course Issuer Bid at times when
Fairfax India normally would not be active in the market due to
applicable regulatory restrictions or internal trading black-out
periods. Before the commencement of any particular internal trading
black-out period, Fairfax India may, but is not required to,
instruct its designated broker to make purchases of Subordinate
Voting Shares under the Normal Course Issuer Bid during the ensuing
black-out period in accordance with the terms of the ASPP. Such
purchases will be determined by the broker in its sole discretion
based on parameters established by Fairfax India prior to
commencement of the applicable black-out period in accordance with
the terms of the ASPP and applicable TSX rules. Outside of these
black-out periods, Subordinate Voting Shares will be purchasable by
Fairfax India at its discretion under its Normal Course Issuer
Bid.
The ASPP is effective as of September 30, 2024
and will terminate on the earliest of the date on which: (a) the
maximum annual purchase limit under the Normal Course Issuer Bid
has been reached; (b) the Normal Course Issuer Bid expires; or (c)
Fairfax India terminates the ASPP in accordance with its terms. The
ASPP constitutes an “automatic securities purchase plan” under
applicable Canadian securities laws.
About Fairfax India
Fairfax India is an investment holding company
whose objective is to achieve long term capital appreciation, while
preserving capital, by investing in public and private equity
securities and debt instruments in India and Indian businesses or
other businesses with customers, suppliers or business primarily
conducted in, or dependent on, India.
For further information, contact: |
John Varnell, Vice President, Corporate Affairs |
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(416) 367-4755 |
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