The Board of Directors of General American Investors Company, Inc. appointed Jeffrey W. Priest, President and Chief Executive Officer of the company, to the board of directors of the company subject to approval by shareholders at the upcoming Annual Meeting scheduled for April 10. Separately, D. Ellen Shuman, a director of the company since July 2004 and chairman of the board's audit committee, advised the directors that she would not seek re-election at the upcoming annual meeting.