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September 30, 2009 Webcast Transcript

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for The Fairholme Fund as of 12/31/2009:

 

1 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Fairholme Fund 39.01% 7.83% 13.21%
S&P 500 26.46% 0.42% -0.95%
Expense Ratio 1.02%*
30 Day SEC Yield -0.0134%

Cumulative Returns for The Fairholme Fund as of 12/31/2009:

1 Year

5 Year

10 Year

Fairholme Fund 39.01% 45.76% 245.72%
S&P 500 26.46% 2.11% -9.10%

Performance information quoted above represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted herein. The fund imposes a 2.00% redemption fee on shares held less than 60 days. Performance data does not reflect the redemption fee. If reflected, total returns would be reduced. Current month end performance may be obtained by calling Shareholder Services at 866-202-2263 or visiting our website www.fairholmefunds.com.

The Adviser defines free cash flow as the cash a company would generate annually from operations after all cash outlays necessary to maintain the business in its current condition. Book Value is the net asset value of a company, calculated by subtracting total liabilities from total assets.

The opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Fairholme Capital Management, LLC and should not be considered a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

Investing in the Fund involves risk including loss of principal.The Fund is non-diversified, which means that the Fund invests in a smaller number of securities when compared to more diversified funds.Therefore, the Fund is exposed to greater individual stock volatility than a diversified fund. The Fund also invests in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. The Fund may also invest in “special situations” to achieve its objectives. These strategies may involve greater risks than other fund strategies. Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities. Lower-rated and non-rated securities present greater loss to principal than higher-rated securities.

Fund holdings and/or sector weighting are subject to change and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any securities.  Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to risk.

Top Ten Holdings as of November 30, 2009

(Holdings may include both equity and fixed income securities of certain issuers mentioned below. Top holdings exclude cash, money market funds & U.S. Treasury Bills.)

Sears Holdings Corp. 10.6% WellPoint, Inc. 5.2%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 10.1% Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. 4.6%
AmeriCredit Corp. 7.0% Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. 4.6%
The St. Joe Co. 5.4% General Growth Properties 4.2%
Humana, Inc. 5.4% Citigroup, Inc. 4.2%

The S&P 500 Index is a broad based unmanaged index of 500 stocks, which is widely recognized as representative of the equity market in general.  Investors cannot invest directly in an index or average. We compare the performance of the Fairholme Fund to the indices mentioned in the transcript only as an indication of the general state of the markets in which we invest.  

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* Includes Acquired funds fee of .02%. Acquired Funds Fees and Expenses are those incurred indirectly by the Fund as a result of investments in shares of one or more investment companies, including, but not limited to, money market funds.