Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI) (TSX:CGI.PR.D) (LSE:CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at December 31, 2017 was $33.14, resulting in a one-year NAV return, with dividends reinvested, of 21.5%.  This compares with the 9.1% return of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same period. 

The closing price for CGI’s common shares at December 31, 2017 was $23.73, resulting in an annual share price return, with dividends reinvested, of 26.3%.

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

Materials		21.1	%
Consumer Discretionary		16.3	%
Industrials		13.7	%
Financials		13.3	%
Energy		13.1	%
Information Technology		12.9	%
Telecommunication Services		3.2	%
Health Care		2.8	%
Real Estate		1.2	%
Consumer Staples		0.9	%
Utilities		0.8	%
Cash & Cash Equivalents		0.7	%

The top ten investments which comprised 34.7% of the investment portfolio at market as of December 31, 2017 were as follows:

Dollarama Inc.		4.5	%
NVIDIA Corporation		3.9	%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.		3.8	%
Franco-Nevada Corporation		3.8	%
Air Canada		3.5	%
Bank of Montreal		3.3	%
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited		3.1	%
Amazon.com, Inc.		3.0	%
Royal Bank of Canada		3.0	%
Shopify Inc.		2.8	%

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Canadian General Investments, LimitedJonathan A. MorganPresident and CEO Phone: [phone]Fax: [phone]e-mail: [e-mail]: www.canadiangeneralinvestments.ca