Canaccord Discloses Transaction in own shares

Canaccord Financial Inc. discloses transaction in own shares under normalcourse issuer bid/buy-back programme TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Canaccord Financial Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that for the period from August 5, 2013 toAugust 9, 2013, it purchased 80,468 of its common shares through the facilitiesof the TSX and alternative trading systems in accordance with the requirementsof the TSX pursuant to the normal course issuer bid (NCIB)/buy-back programmeannounced on August 13, 2012. The highest and lowest daily average price paid for the purchased shares was$6.4937 and $6.4185 per common share respectively and the volume weightedaverage price per common share was $6.4563. The Company has so far purchased 923,940 common shares under the existing NCIBwhich authorizes it to purchase up to 3,000,000 of its common shares betweenAugust 13, 2012 and August 12, 2013. 843,472 shares were cancelled on July 31,2013. The remaining 80,468 shares will be cancelled but until that happens areheld in treasury. ABOUT CANACCORD FINANCIAL INC.: Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Financial Inc. is a leadingindependent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in twoprincipal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and globalcapital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, Canaccord has been driven byan unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achievethis by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporateclients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services andinvestment banking services. Canaccord has offices in 12 countries worldwide,including Wealth Management offices located in Canada, Australia, the UK andEurope. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division,operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Hong Kong,mainland China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. Canaccord Financial Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX andthe symbol CF. on the London Stock Exchange. SOURCE: Canaccord Financial Inc. For further information: North America media:Scott DavidsonExecutive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and StrategyPhone: 416-869-3875, email: [email protected] For investor relations inquiries contact:Andrea SergautisManager, Investor Relations & CommunicationsPhone: 416-687-5507, email: [email protected] London media:Bobby Morse or Ben RomneyBuchanan (London)Phone: +44 (0) 207 466 5000, email: [email protected] Broker:Oliver Hearsey or James KellyRBC Europe LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: [email protected]

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