Source: Canadian General Investments, Limited

Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - Dec. 5, 2016) - Canadian General Investments, Limited (TSX:CGI) (TSX:CGI.PR.D) (LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at November 30, 2016 was $27.99 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 17.8% and 12.2%, respectively. These compare with the 19.1% and 15.5% 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 November 30, 2016 was $18.53, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 2.5% and 0.8%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of November 30, 2016 were as follows:

Energy 19.7%
Materials 18.7%
Consumer Discretionary 17.0%
Financials 13.7%
Industrials 12.4%
Information Technology 10.0%
Telecommunication Services 3.0%
Real Estate 2.2%
Consumer Staples 2.0%
Utilities 1.0%

The top ten investments which comprised 33.5% of the investment portfolio at market as of
November 30, 2016 were as follows:

Dollarama Inc. 5.6%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 3.8%
Franco-Nevada Corporation 3.3%
Bank of Montreal 3.3%
Open Text Corporation 3.3%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 3.2%
CCL Industries Inc. 3.0%
Royal Bank of Canada 2.9%
Enbridge Inc. 2.6%
NVIDIA Corporation 2.5%

Contact Information:

Canadian General Investments, Limited
Jonathan A. Morgan
President and CEO
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)
cgifund@mmainvestments.com
www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca