Director/PDMR Shareholding

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

London, November 19

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGINGMANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

TORONTO, November 19, 2015 – Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the “Company”) announces that on November 18, 2015, Massimo Carello, a director of the Company, notified the Company in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R that he had acquired 10,000 common shares of the Company in the open market through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange on November 18, 2015, at an average price of $4.308 per share. Following this acquisition, Mr. Carello holds 75,000 common shares of the Company; this is 0.07% of the issued and outstanding common shares 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, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. 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 in 10 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada, Australia, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. To us there are no foreign markets.TM

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX and the symbol CF. on the London Stock Exchange.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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:Christina MarinoffVice President, Investor Relations & CommunicationsPhone: 416-687-5507, email: [email protected]

London media:Robert MorganStockwellPhone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: [email protected]

Brokers:Oliver HearseyRBC Europe LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: [email protected]

Simon Hardy or Alex CollinsJefferies International LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000, email: [email protected];[email protected]

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