Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGINGMANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS TORONTO, December 23, 2014 - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company")announces that on December 23, 2014, Steane Consulting Limited, a personconnected with Michael D. Harris, a director of the Company, notified theCompany in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R that it had acquired 870 common sharesof the Company in the open market through the facilities of the Toronto StockExchange on December 23, 2014, at $7.2843 per share. Following thisacquisition, Mr. Harris and persons connected with him hold 81,570 commonshares of the Company; this is 0.08% of the issued and outstanding commonshares of the Company. 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 in10 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, China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. To us there are noforeign 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: Robert Morgan or Nicola Ratchford Stockwell Phone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: [email protected];[email protected] Broker: Oliver Hearsey RBC Europe Limited

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