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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge Financial Corporation: Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in Canadian dollars)  Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced net earnings for the year ended December 31, 2008 of $46.7 million ($0.96 per share), compared to net earnings of $295.0 million ($5.84 per share) for the year ended...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge and Fairfax Announce Results of Special Meeting of Northbridge Shareholders to Approve Going-Private Transaction]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.)  Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) today announced that Northbridge's shareholders have approved by a special resolution, the amalgamation of Northbridge with FFHL Financial Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge Files Notice of Special Meeting and Management Proxy Circular]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.)  Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced that it has filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities the notice of the special meeting and management proxy circular in connection with the special meeting at which shareholders...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Northbridge Financial Corp and Its Subsidiaries]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings FSR of A Excellent and issuer credit ratings ICR of "a" of Markel Insurance Company of Canada Markel (Toronto, Ontario), Federated Insurance Company of Canada Federated (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Commonwealth Insurance Company Commonwealth (Vancouver, B.C.), Commonwealth Insurance Company of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fairfax and Northbridge Announce Successful Offer and Intention to Proceed With Subsequent Acquisition Transaction for Northbridge]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.)  Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) and Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) announced that 11,754,097 common shares of Northbridge were validly deposited to FFHL Group Ltd.'s offer (the "Offer") to acquire all of the outstanding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fairfax Mails Formal Offer to Northbridge Shareholders]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200812/ai_n31065941]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.)  Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) and Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced that Fairfax has mailed, to the registered shareholders of Northbridge, its take-over bid circular, together with related documents, containing the terms...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge and Fairfax Announce Privatization Offer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200812/ai_n31046355]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in Canadian dollars.)  Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) and Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced that Fairfax intends to make a formal offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Northbridge, other than those...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge Financial Comments on Equity Portfolio Investments]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in Canadian dollars)  Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced that it has removed the downside protection on its equity portfolio investments by covering its S&P and S&P/TSX60 equity index total return swaps.  As of October 31, 2008,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge Financial Corporation: Third Quarter Financial Results, Dividend Declaration and Normal Course Issuer Bid]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Note: All dollar amounts in this news release are expressed in Canadian dollars)  Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) today announced net earnings of $74.6 million ($1.52 per share) for the third quarter of 2008, which compares to net earnings of $53.9 million ($1.06 per share) for the third quarter...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northbridge Financial Corporation Announces Second Quarter Conference Call and Webcast]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northbridge Financial Corporation (TSX: NB) will hold a conference call and webcast at 9:30 am Toronto time on Friday, August 1, 2008 to discuss its second quarter results for 2008, which will be announced after the close of markets on Thursday, July 31, 2008. The call, consisting of a presentation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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