General American Investors Company Announces Actions Taken by the Board of Directors

Linda J. Genid Elected Corporate Secretary upon Retirement of Maureen E. Lobello

Approval of Renewal of Repurchase Program for 604,687 Outstanding Shares of 5.95% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B

Annual Shareholder Meeting

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc., a closed-end investment company whose common and preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE symbols - GAM and GAM Pr B, respectively), announced the retirement of Mrs. Maureen E. LoBello, Corporate Secretary of the Company, as of December 31^st and that Mrs. Linda J. Genid will succeed her in such capacity. The Board expressed its sincere appreciation to Mrs. LoBello for the loyalty and dedication with which she served the Company and its shareholders for the last 23 years.

Mrs. Genid joined General American Investors in 1983 and has filled various administrative and technical positions with increasing responsibilities over the years. She is currently Assistant Corporate Secretary and Systems Administrator of the Company. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

At the same meeting, the Board renewed authorization for the repurchase of 604,687 outstanding shares of 5.95% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B when the shares are trading at a market price below the liquidation preference of $25 per share. This is a renewal of the repurchase program originally authorized by the Board of Directors on December 10, 2008 for 1 million shares of Preferred Stock. To date, a total of 395,313 shares of Preferred Stock have been repurchased and retired. This program is separate from and in addition to the common stock repurchase program which began in March 1995.

The Board of Directors also wishes to announce that the annual shareholder meeting will be held in New York City on April 13, 2016 for shareholders of record on February 19, 2016.

General American Investors was founded in 1927, has been publicly traded since its inception, and has been listed on the NYSE since 1930. The objective of the Company is long-term capital appreciation through investment in companies with above average growth potential. As of November 30, 2015, the Company had total net assets of approximately $1.1 billion applicable to its 28.2 million shares of common stock outstanding. The aggregate liquidation value of the Company’s 7.6 million shares of 5.95% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series B is $190 million.