Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 5279B

Canadian General Investments Ld

03 April 2013

NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY MARKETWIRE

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

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

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

April 3, 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 March 31, 2013 was $22.91, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 5.0% and 5.3%, respectively. These compare with the 3.3% and 6.1% 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 March 31, 2013 was $16.01, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of 2.0% and -0.6%, respectively.

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

Financials	21.6%
Energy	21.0%
Materials	18.7%
Industrials	10.1%
Consumer Discretionary	10.1%
Health Care	4.6%
Telecommunication Services	4.2%
Information Technology	4.1%
Utilities	3.2%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.7%
Consumer Staples	0.7%

The top ten investments which comprised 34.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2013 were as follows:

Catamaran Corporation	4.6%
Enbridge Inc.	4.1%
Dollarama Inc.	3.8%
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation	3.7%
Brookfield Canada Office Properties	3.5%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.4%
Rogers Communications Inc.	3.0%
Bank of Montreal	2.8%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	2.8%
Royal Bank of Canada	2.4%