Transaction in Own Shares

CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. DISCLOSESTRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES UNDER NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID/BUY-BACK PROGRAMME,CANCELLATION OF SHARES AND TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS TORONTO, January 5, 2015 - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that on January 2, 2015, it purchased 5,000 ofits common shares through the facilities of the TSX and alternative tradingsystems pursuant to the normal course issuer bid (NCIB)/buy-back programmeannounced on August 8, 2014. The average price paid for these shares was$7.7920. Also on January 2, 2015, 437,666 common shares held in treasury from purchasespursuant to this NCIB/buy-back programme were cancelled effective as ofDecember 31, 2014. The Company has purchased 812,549 common shares under the NCIB which authorizesit to purchase up to 5,100,049 of its common shares between August 13, 2014 andAugust 12, 2015. Of these shares, 792,549 have been cancelled on or beforeJanuary 2, 2015; and the remaining 20,000 will be held in treasury until theyare cancelled within the next 60 days. For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure andTransparency Rules, the Company announces that as at January 2, 2015, the totalnumber of common shares in issue was 101,883,242 with each share carrying theright to one vote. This total may be used by shareholders in the Company as thedenominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they arerequired to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, theshare capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. 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 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]

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