Canadian General Investments, Limited Enters Into $75 Million Credit Facility

TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwired - June 7, 2016) - Canadian General Investments, Limited ("CGI") (TSX:CGI)(TSX:CGI.PR.C)(TSX:CGI.PR.D)(LSE:CGI) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a Canadian chartered bank for a $75 million three-year fixed rate secured credit facility. Proceeds from the facility will be used to fund the previously announced June 10, 2016 redemption of its $75 million 3.90% Cumulative Redeemable Class A Preference Shares, Series 3 (TSX symbol: CGI.PR.C), and on an ongoing basis as part of CGI's overall leverage strategy.

CGI has engaged in a leverage strategy since its first issuance of Class A preference shares in 1998 in an effort to enhance returns to common shareholders.