FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
SC 13G/A, 1997-05-23
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (AMENDMENT NO. 3)*


                                  Emco Limited
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Shares
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    290839109
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

         *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.



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         CUSIP NO.       290839109
                   ---------------

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         1)       Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. 
                  of Above Persons

                  V. Prem Watsa
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  (No S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.)

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         2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See 
                  Instructions)

                  (a)      . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
                  (b)      X  . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         3)       SEC Use Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization   Canada
                                                        ------------------------

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Number of Shares                    (5)     Sole Voting Power           -0-
Beneficially Owned                                               ---------------
by Each Reporting 
Person With                         (6)     Shared Voting Power        129,729
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (7)     Sole Dispositive Power      -0-
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (8)     Shared Dispositive Power   129,729
                                                                 ---------------

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         9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                                    129,729

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         10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         11)      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9     .6%
                                                                  -------------

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         12)      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  IN   (Canadian)
                                                              ------------------

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                                      2(1)


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         CUSIP NO.        290839109
                         -----------

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         1)       Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.
                  of Above Persons

                  The Sixty Two Investment Company Limited
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  (No S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.)

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         2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See 
                  Instructions)

                  (a)      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                  (b)      X   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         3)       SEC Use Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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         4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization   British Columbia, 
                                                        ------------------------
                  Canada
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

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Number of Shares                    (5)     Sole Voting Power           -0-
Beneficially Owned                                               ---------------
by Each Reporting 
Person With                         (6)     Shared Voting Power        129,729
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (7)     Sole Dispositive Power      -0-
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (8)     Shared Dispositive Power   129,729
                                                                 ---------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
                                                                   129,729

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         11)      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9     . 6%
                                                                  -------------

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         12)      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)   CO  (Canadian)
                                                              ------------------


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                                      2(2)


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         CUSIP NO.       290839109
                   ----------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         1)       Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. 
                  of Above Persons

                  810679 Ontario Ltd.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  (No S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.)

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         2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See 
                  Instructions)

                  (a)      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                  (b)      X  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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         3)       SEC Use Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization   Ontario, Canada
                                                        ------------------------

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Number of Shares                    (5)     Sole Voting Power           -0-
Beneficially Owned                                               ---------------
by Each Reporting 
Person With                         (6)     Shared Voting Power        129,729
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (7)     Sole Dispositive Power      -0-
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (8)     Shared Dispositive Power   129,729
                                                                 ---------------

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         9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                                    129,729

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         10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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         11)      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9    .6%
                                                                  -------------

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         12)      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)   CO  (Canadian)
                                                               -----------------

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         CUSIP NO.       290839109
                   ----------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         1)       Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. 
                  of Above Persons

                  Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  (No S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.)

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         2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See 
                  Instructions)

                  (a)      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                  (b)      X  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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         3)       SEC Use Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization   Canada
                                                        ------------------------

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Number of Shares                    (5)     Sole Voting Power           -0-
Beneficially Owned                                               ---------------
by Each Reporting 
Person With                         (6)     Shared Voting Power        129,729
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (7)     Sole Dispositive Power      -0-
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (8)     Shared Dispositive Power   129,729
                                                                 ---------------

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         9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                                    129,729

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         11)      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9      .6%
                                                                  -------------

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         12)      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  HC    (Canadian)
                                                              ------------------

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                                      2(4)


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         CUSIP NO.       290839109
                   ------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         1)       Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. 
                  of Above Persons

                  Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
                  -------------------------------------------------------------
                  (No S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.)

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         2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See 
                  Instructions)

                  (a)      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                  (b)      X  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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         3)     SEC Use Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         4)     Citizenship or Place of Organization   Canada
                                                      --------------------------

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Number of Shares                    (5)     Sole Voting Power           -0-
Beneficially Owned                                               ---------------
by Each Reporting 
Person With                         (6)     Shared Voting Power        129,729
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (7)     Sole Dispositive Power      -0-
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (8)     Shared Dispositive Power   129,729
                                                                 ---------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         9)     Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 
                                                                   129,729

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         10)    Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                Shares (See Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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         11)    Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9    .6%
                                                                  --------------

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         12)    Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO and IA (Canadian)
                                                             -------------------

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         CUSIP NO.       290839109
                     --------------

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         1)       Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. 
                  of Above Persons

                  1109519 Ontario Limited
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  (No S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos.)

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         2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See 
                  Instructions)

                  (a)      . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
                  (b)      X  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         3)       SEC Use Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization   Canada
                                                        ------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Number of Shares                    (5)     Sole Voting Power           -0-
Beneficially Owned                                               ---------------
by Each Reporting 
Person With                         (6)     Shared Voting Power        129,729
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (7)     Sole Dispositive Power      -0-
                                                                 ---------------

                                    (8)     Shared Dispositive Power   129,729
                                                                 ---------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
                                                                    129,729

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         10)      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
                  Shares (See Instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         11)      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9      .6%
                                                                  -------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         12)      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)  CO     (Canadian)
                                                              ------------------

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                                    ITEM 1(a)

Name of Issuer:                    Emco Limited
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                                    ITEM 1(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:    620 Richmond Street, P.O. 
                                                 -------------------------------
Box 5252, London, Ontario, Canada  N6A 5I9
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                                    ITEM 2(a)

Names of Persons Filing:      V. Prem Watsa, 1109519 Ontario Limited, The Sixty 
                         -------------------------------------------------------
Two Investment Company Limited, 810679 Ontario Ltd., Fairfax Financial Holdings 
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Limited and Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.  (See Note 1 below
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                                    ITEM 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
  95 Wellington Street West, Suite 802, Toronto, Ontario, Canada   M5J 2N7

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                                    ITEM 2(c)

Citizenship:    Canada
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                                    ITEM 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:    Common Shares
                              --------------------------------------------------

                                    ITEM 2(e)

CUSIP Number:             290839109
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                                     ITEM 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), check whether the person
filing is a:

         (a)  [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act 
         (b)  [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act 
         (c)  [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act

- -----------------------
         Note 1:           Mr. Watsa, 1109519 Ontario Limited, The Sixty Two 
                           Investment Company Limited, 810679 Ontario Ltd. and
                           Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. are filing this
                           Schedule 13G pursuant to a no-action letter dated
                           June 8, 1994 from the Commission to Fairfax Financial
                           Holdings Limited.

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         (d)  [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the 
                  Investment Company Act

         (e)  [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the 
                  Investment Advisers Act of 1940

         (f)  [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the 
                  provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
                  1974 or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)

         (g)  [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 
                  240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)  (See Note 2 below)

         (h)  [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)

                                     ITEM 4

Ownership.
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         If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year
covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right to
acquire.

         (a)      Amount Beneficially Owned:

                           129,729
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

         (b)      Percent of Class:

                          .6%
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

         (c)      Number of shares as to which such person has:

                  (i)      sole power to vote or to direct the vote     -0-
                                                                      ----------
                  (ii)     shared power to vote or to direct the vote  129,729
                                                                      ----------
                  (iii)    sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
                                                                           -0-
                                                                      ----------
                  (iv)     shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition 
                           of                                           129,729
                                                                      ----------

- ----------------------
         Note 2:           The filing of this Schedule 13G and the statements 
                           therein shall not be construed as an admission that
                           Mr. Watsa, 1109519 Ontario Limited, The Sixty Two
                           Investment Company Limited, 810679 Ontario Ltd. or
                           Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited are for the
                           purposes of Sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities
                           Exchange Act of 1934 the beneficial owners of the
                           Issuer's common shares or have any pecuniary interest
                           therein.

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                                     ITEM 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
- ---------------------------------------------

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X ].

                                     ITEM 6

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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         Not applicable.

                                     ITEM 7

Identification Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
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Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.
- ------------------------------------------

         Mr. Watsa, directly, and indirectly through 1109519 Ontario Limited,
The Sixty Two Investment Company Limited and 810679 Ontario Ltd., owns the
controlling equity voting interest of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
("Fairfax"). Fairfax is filing this Schedule 13G on behalf of four of Fairfax's
subsidiary corporations, (1) Commonwealth Insurance Company ("Commonwealth")
which owns 5,405 common shares indirectly through ownership of the Issuer's
convertible debentures, (2) Markel Insurance Company of Canada ("Markel") which
owns 64,865 common shares indirectly through ownership of the Issuer's
convertible debentures, (3) Federated Life Insurance Company of Canada
("Federated") which owns 59,459 common shares of the Issuer indirectly through
ownership of the Issuer's convertible debentures and (4) Hamblin Watsa
Investment Counsel Ltd., a Canadian investment adviser ("Hamblin"). Hamblin,
through its investment advisory agreements with Commonwealth, Markel and
Federated, shares the power to vote, and the power to dispose of, 129,729 common
shares of the Issuer. Exhibit A attached hereto states the identity and Item 3
classification of Commonwealth, Markel, Federated and Hamblin.

                                     ITEM 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
- ----------------------------------------------------------

         Not applicable.

                                     ITEM 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group.
- -------------------------------

         Not applicable.

                                     ITEM 10

Certification.
- --------------

         By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of

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and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant
in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date:  May __, 1997

/s/ V. Prem Watsa                             1109519 ONTARIO LIMITED,
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 Signature

                                              By: /s/ V. Prem Watsa
                                                  ------------------------------
  V. Prem Watsa                                   Signature
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 Name

                                                  V. Prem Watsa, President
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Name / Title

THE SIXTY TWO INVESTMENT                      810679 ONTARIO LTD.
COMPANY LIMITED

By: /s/ V. Prem Watsa                         By: /s/ V. Prem Watsa
    ----------------------------------            ------------------------------
    Signature                                     Signature

    V. Prem Watsa, President                      V. Prem Watsa, President
    --------------------------------              ------------------------------
    Name / Title                                  Name / Title

FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED            HAMBLIN WATSA INVESTMENT
                                              COUNSEL LTD.

By: /s/ Eric P. Salsberg
    ---------------------------------
    Signature                                 By: /s/ A.F. Hamblin
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Signature

    Eric P. Salsberg, V.P. Corporate Affairs
    -----------------------------------------
    Name / Title                                  A.F. Hamblin, President
                                                  ------------------------------
                                                  Name / Title


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                                    EXHIBIT A

                            TO SCHEDULE 13G FILED BY
                  FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED AND OTHERS

Relevant Subsidiary                                  Item 3 Classification
- -------------------                                  ---------------------

Commonwealth Insurance Company                       (c)  Insurance Company

Markel Insurance Company of
Canada                                               (c)  Insurance Company

Federated Life Insurance Company of
Canada                                               (c)  Insurance Company

Hamblin Watsa Investment
Counsel Ltd.                                         (e)  Investment Advisor



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