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Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. discloses transaction in own shares under normalcourse issuer bid/buy-back programme, cancellation of shares and total votingrights TORONTO, April 1, 2014 /CNW/ - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company")(TSX: CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that for the period from March 28, 2014,to March 31, 2014, it purchased 45,600 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$8.1910 and $8.1699 per common share respectively and the volume weightedaverage price per common share was $8.1788. The Company has so far purchased 2,370,104 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, 4,200 were cancelled effectiveas of March 31, 2014; 2,320,304 had been cancelled on or before February 28,2014; and the remaining 45,600 will be held in treasury until they arecancelled within the next 60 days. For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure andTransparency Rules, as at March 31, 2014, the total number of common shares inissue was 101,473,456 with each share carrying the right to one vote. Thistotal may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for thecalculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify theirinterest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Companyunder the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Accounted for in this total number of common shares in issue is thecancellation effective as of March 31, 2014, of 224,604 common shares. Of thesecommon shares, 4,200 are the common shares acquired under the Company's normalcourse issuer bid (NCIB) and an additional 220,404 were common shares acquiredby wholly-owned subsidiaries from former employees in accordance withpre-existing contractual arrangements. 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. SOURCE: Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. For further information: North America media:Scott DavidsonExecutive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and StrategyPhone: 416-869-3875, 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]

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