Fairfax Financial Holdings' Preferred Shares, Series G Crosses Above 4% Yield Territory

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In trading on Thursday, shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd's Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series G (TSX: FFH-PRG.TO ) were yielding above the 4% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.8295), with shares changing hands as low as $20.72 on the day. As of last close, FFH.PRG was trading at a 16.64% discount to its liquidation preference amount. It should be noted that the preferred shares are convertible .

The chart below shows the one year performance of FFH.PRG shares, versus FFH:

Below is a dividend history chart for FFH.PRG, showing historical dividend payments on Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd's Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series G:

In Thursday trading, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd's Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares, Series G (TSX: FFH-PRG.TO ) is currently down about 0.4% on the day, while the common shares (TSX: FFH.TO ) are up about 1.5%.

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