TORONTO, CANADA — (Marketwire) — 10/04/12 — The following corrects and replaces the press release issued at 11:12 ET on October 3, 2012 which reported incorrect year-to-date and 12-month net asset value returns for Canadian General Investments, Limited.
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, 2012 was $22.07, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 8.9% and 18.2%, respectively. These compare with the 5.4% and 9.2% 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 September 30, 2012 was $15.47, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month market returns, with dividends reinvested, of -2.2% and 5.8%, respectively.
The sector weightings of CGI-s investment portfolio at market as of September 30, 2012 were as follows:
Contacts:
Canadian General Investments, Limited
Vanessa L. Morgan
Chairman
(416) 366-2931
(416) 366-2729 (FAX)