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FOR:   CANADIAN GENERAL INVESTMENTS, LIMITED

TSX SYMBOLS: CGI, CGI.PR.B, CGI.PR.C

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE: CGI

August 9, 2012

Canadian General Investments, Limited

Files 2012 Interim Report

TORONTO, CANADA -- Canadian General Investments, Limited (the Company), announces that it has submitted its 2012 Interim Report, which includes the Management Report of Fund Performance and unaudited Financial Statements, to applicable Canadian securities regulators and to the National Storage Mechanism (http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do).

PDF version of the document is also available at www.mmainvestments.com and at www.sedar.com.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Jonathan A. Morgan

President & CEO

Phone: (416) 366-2931

Fax: (416) 366-2729

e-mail: cgifund@mmainvestments.com

website: www.mmainvestments.com