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CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. DISCLOSES SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER'S DEALINGS TORONTO, February 10, 2014 - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that it received notification pursuant to theFinancial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules that RBC GlobalAsset Management Inc. acquired 172,300 voting rights in the Company on January31, 2014. As a result of this acquisition, RBC Global Asset Management Inc. nowholds 5.05% of the voting rights in 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 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: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 HearseyRBC Europe LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: [email protected] TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.attached:ii 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (pleasespecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the RBC Global Asset Management Inc.notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 31 January 2014reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 February 2014 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 5%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the triggering transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights xusing of of of shares rightsthe ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect xii CA1348011091 4,992,447 4,992,447 0 0 5,164,747 0% 5.05% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rightsinstrument price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xix, xx period xviii Nominal DeltaN/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 5,164,747 5.05% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: Joseph Hillier, Counsel, RBC Law Group, Royal Bank of Canada 15. Contact telephone number: +1.416.955.3734