Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS TORONTO, July 4, 2014 -Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") announcesthat on July 2, 2014, the following independent directors were granted DeferredShare Units ("DSUs") as an equivalent of the dividends paid on that date on thecommon shares. A DSU is a book-keeping entry that tracks the value of onecommon share of the Company. DSUs are paid out in cash when the director leavesthe board of directors of the Company but does not give any rights to receivecommon shares. The value of the DSUs at the date of grant (based on a ten dayvolume average weighted price) was $12.34467 Canadian dollars per DSU. Name of Director Number of DSUs awarded Charles Bralver 85.91 Massimo Carello 43.54 William Eeuwes 87.04 Michael Harris 191.44 Terrence Lyons 103.21 Dipesh Shah 43.11 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 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 Morgan or Nicola RatchfordStockwellPhone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: [email protected];[email protected] Broker:Oliver HearseyRBC Europe LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: [email protected]