Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, a 10% Holder, acquired 195,770 Non-Voting Shares Class B on an indirect ownership basis for registered holder Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Master Trust, 200,000 Non-Voting Shares Class B on an indirect ownership basis for registered holder Federated Insurance Company of Canada, 1,241,517 Non-Voting Shares Class B on an indirect ownership basis for
registered holder Northbridge General Insurance Corporation, 200,000 Non-Voting Shares Class B on an indirect ownership basis for
registered holder Northbridge Personal Insurance Corporation, 3,800,000 Non-Voting Shares Class B on an indirect ownership basis for registered holder Odyssey Reinsurance Company, and 3,800,000 Non-Voting Shares Class B on an indirect ownership basis for registered holder United States Fire Insurance Company, all at a price of $1.250 through a private transaction on November 9th, 2017. This represents a $11,796,609 investment into the company's shares and an account share holdings change of 48.5%.
Torstar is in the Consumer Publishing Sub Industry Group under the Consumer Cyclicals Sector.
Torstar Corporation is a Canada-based media company. The Company operates through there segments: Metroland Media Group (MMG), Star Media Group (SMG) and Digital Ventures. MMG publishes The Hamilton Spectator and the Waterloo Region Record daily newspapers and over 100 weekly community newspapers and has a number of specialty publications, directories, consumer shows, distribution operations and digital properties (including homefinder.ca, save.ca, travelalerts.ca, wagjag.com (WagJag) and the regional online sites, such as durhamregion.ca). SMG includes the daily Toronto Star newspaper, Toronto Star Touch and thestar.com. Star Media Group also includes Free Daily News Group Inc. (Metro), which publishes the English-language Metro free daily newspapers in various Canada's largest cities. Digital Ventures includes eyeReturn Marketing Inc. (eyeReturn) and its joint venture interest in Workopolis, as well as it has interest in VerticalScope Holdings Inc.
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