Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. discloses transaction

CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. DISCLOSESTRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES UNDERNORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID/BUY-BACK PROGRAMME TORONTO, April 14, 2014 - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that for the period from April 7, 2014, toApril 11, 2014, it purchased 100,500 of its common shares through thefacilities of the TSX and alternative trading systems pursuant to the normalcourse issuer bid (NCIB)/buy-back programme announced on August 8, 2013. The highest and lowest daily average price paid for the purchased shares was$8.2230 and $8.1398 per common share respectively and the volume weightedaverage price per common share was $8.1930. The Company has so far purchased 2,514,804 common shares under the NCIB whichauthorizes it to purchase up to 5,136,948 of its common shares between August13, 2013 and August 12, 2014. Of these shares, 2,324,504 have been cancelledand the remaining 190,300 will be held in treasury until they are cancelledwithin the next 60 days. ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.: Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the"Company") is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, withoperations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealthmanagement and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Companyhas been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting clientrelationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual,institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions,brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has offices in11 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada,Australia, the UK and Europe. Canaccord Genuity, the international capitalmarkets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Ireland,Hong Kong, mainland China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. To us there areno foreign markets.TM Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSXand the symbol CF. on the London Stock Exchange. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: North America media: Scott Davidson Executive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategy Phone: 416-869-3875, email: [email protected] For investor relations inquiries contact: Christina MarinoffVice President, Investor Relations & CommunicationsPhone: 416-687-5507, email: [email protected] London media: Bobby Morse or Ben Romney Buchanan (London) Phone: +44 (0) 207 466 5000, email: [email protected] Broker: Oliver Hearsey RBC Europe Limited

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