Portfolio Update

RNS Number : 7481G

Canadian General Investments Ld

05 March 2018

NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY GLOBENEWSWIRE

FOR: CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.D

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

March 5, 2018

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 February 28, 2018 was $33.04, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 0.3% and 19.1%, respectively. These compare with the -4.4% and 3.2% 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 February 28, 2018 was $23.80, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 1.1% and 23.7%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2018 were as follows:

Materials	21.2%
Consumer Discretionary	16.6%
Information Technology	14.9%
Industrials	13.7%
Financials	13.4%
Energy	11.5%
Telecommunication Services	2.9%
Health Care	2.4%
Real Estate	1.2%
Consumer Staples	0.8%
Utilities	0.8%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.6%

The top ten investments which comprised 38.0% of the investment portfolio at market as of February 28, 2018 were as follows:

NVIDIA Corporation	5.0%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	4.5%
Dollarama Inc.	4.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.	4.0%
Shopify Inc.	3.9%
Air Canada	3.7%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	3.4%
Bank of Montreal	3.2%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited	3.1%
Royal Bank of Canada	2.9%