Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

TORONTO, CANADA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/03/17 -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at April 30, 2017 was $29.28, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 5.3% and 21.8%, respectively. These compare with the 2.9% and 14.9% 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 April 30, 2017 was $20.65, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 7.1% and 21.6%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of April 30, 2017 were as follows:

Materials                                                             19.7%
Consumer Discretionary                                                16.6%
Energy                                                                16.2%
Financials                                                            13.2%
Information Technology                                                13.1%
Industrials                                                           11.3%
Telecommunication Services                                             3.4%
Real Estate                                                            2.6%
Consumer Staples                                                       2.0%
Cash & Cash Equivalents                                                1.3%
Utilities                                                              1.0%

The top ten investments which comprised 34.2% of the investment portfolio at market as of April 30, 2017 were as follows:

Dollarama Inc.                                                         5.2%
Franco-Nevada Corporation                                              3.9%
Bank of Montreal                                                       3.5%
Open Text Corporation                                                  3.5%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited                                       3.2%
CCL Industries Inc.                                                    3.1%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.                                            3.1%
Royal Bank of Canada                                                   3.0%
Amazon.com, Inc.                                                       2.9%
NVIDIA Corporation                                                     2.8%

Contacts:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
[email protected]
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca

Source: Canadian General Investments, Limited

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