Canadian General Investments: Investment Update - Unaudited

(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (CGI) (TSX:CGI) (LSE: CGI) reports on an unaudited basis that its net asset value per share (NAV) at August 31, 2025 was $76.67 resulting in year-to-date and 12-month NAV returns, with dividends reinvested, of 11.9% and 22.3%, respectively. These compare with the 17.6% and 25.9% returns of the benchmark S&P/TSX Composite Index on a total return basis for the same periods.

The Company employs a leveraging strategy, by way of bank borrowing, with the intent to enhance returns to common shareholders. As at August 31, 2025, the leverage represented 12.5% of CGI's net assets, down from 13.8% at the end of 2024 and 13.2% at August 31, 2024.

The closing price for CGI's common shares at August 31, 2025 was $42.35, resulting in year-to-date and 12-month share price returns, with dividends reinvested, of 6.8% and 14.3%, respectively.

The sector weightings of CGI's investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2025 were as follows:

Information Technology	23.8	%
Industrials	21.1	%
Financials	14.5	%
Materials	13.7	%
Energy	12.3	%
Consumer Discretionary	9.2	%
Real Estate	4.2	%
Communication Services	0.7	%
Cash & Cash Equivalents	0.5	%

The top ten investments which comprised 37.3% of the investment portfolio at market as of August 31, 2025 were as follows:

Celestica Inc.	5.2	%
NVIDIA Corporation	5.0	%
Franco-Nevada Corporation	4.2	%
WSP Global Inc.	3.6	%
Shopify Inc.	3.4	%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited	3.3	%
Mastercard Incorporated	3.3	%
Dollarama Inc.	3.2	%
MDA Ltd.	3.1	%
The Descartes Systems Group Inc.	3.0	%

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Jonathan A. Morgan
President & CEO
Phone: (416) 366-2931
Fax: (416) 366-2729
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