Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 7319B

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 April 2017

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

April 5, 2017

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, 2017 was $28.87, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 3.8% and 24.1%, respectively. These compare with the 2.4% and 18.6% 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, 2017 was $20.77, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.8% and 20.6%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

Materials	19.2%
Energy	17.5%
Consumer Discretionary	16.3%
Financials	13.6%
Information Technology	12.4%
Industrials	11.3%
Telecommunication Services	3.2%
Real Estate	2.6%
Consumer Staples	1.9%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.0%
Utilities	1.0%

The top ten investments which comprised 33.9% of the investment portfolio at market as of March 31, 2017 were as follows:

Dollarama Inc.	4.9%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.7%
Bank of Montreal	3.7%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	3.4%
Open Text Corporation	3.4%
Royal Bank of Canada	3.2%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.0%
NVIDIA Corporation	2.9%
CCL Industries Inc.	2.9%
Amazon.com, Inc.	2.8%