Canadian General Investments: Investment Update-Unaudited

October 5, 2009 10:26 AM EDT

TORONTO, CANADA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/05/09 -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX: CGI)(TSX: CGI.PR.B)(TSX: CGI.PR.C)(LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at September 30, 2009 was $17.85, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 29.7% and -8.4%, respectively. These compare with the 30.0% and 0.5% 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 September 30, 2009 was $14.68, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of 63.6% and -6.5%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2009 were as follows:

Materials                                                        26.9%
Energy                                                           23.6%
Financials                                                       17.9%
Industrials                                                       7.6%
Information Technology                                            6.5%
Cash & Cash Equivalents                                           6.4%
Consumer Discretionary                                            4.2%
Consumer Staples                                                  3.4%
Telecommunication Services                                        2.1%
Utilities                                                         1.8%

The top ten investments which comprised 27.1% of the investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2009 were as follows:

Canadian Cash                                                     3.5%
Royal Bank of Canada                                              3.1%
Canadian Treasury Bills                                           2.9%
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Income Fund                             2.7%
BPO Properties Ltd.                                               2.6%
Bank of Montreal                                                  2.6%
BMTC Group Inc.                                                   2.6%
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.                                     2.4%
Franco-Nevada Corporation                                         2.4%
Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.                               2.3%

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

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