Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 1130L

Canadian General Investments Ld

06 August 2013

NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRE

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.C, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

August 6, 2013

Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

TORONTO, CANADA - Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at July 31, 2013 was $22.20, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 2.1% and 9.7%, respectively. These compare with the 2.3% and 10.5% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.

The closing price for CGI's common shares at July 31, 2013 was $15.02, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of -3.9% and 4.5%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of July 31, 2013 were as follows:

Financials	23.2%
Energy	20.9%
Materials	14.6%
Consumer Discretionary	13.6%
Industrials	10.7%
Health Care	4.8%
Information Technology	3.9%
Telecommunication Services	3.5%
Utilities	3.1%
Consumer Staples	1.2%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.0%

The top ten investments which comprised 33.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of

July 31, 2013 were as follows:

Catamaran Corporation	4.8%
Dollarama Inc.	4.4%
Enbridge Inc.	4.0%
Brookfield Canada Office Properties	3.2%
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation	3.0%
Element Financial Corporation	3.0%
Bank of Montreal	2.9%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	2.7%
Royal Bank of Canada	2.6%
Rogers Communications Inc.	2.4%