Transaction in Own Shares

CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. DISCLOSESTRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES UNDER NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID/BUY-BACK PROGRAMME ANDTOTAL VOTING RIGHTS TORONTO, January 2, 2015 - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that for the period of December 29, 2014, toDecember 31, 2014, it purchased 15,000 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, 2014. The highest and lowest daily average price paid for the purchased shares was$7.6928 and $7.5652 per common share respectively and the volume weightedaverage price per common share was $7.6207. The Company has so far purchased 807,549 common shares under the NCIB whichauthorizes it to purchase up to 5,100,049 of its common shares between August13, 2014 and August 12, 2015. Of these shares, 354,883 have been cancelled andthe remaining 452,666 will be held in treasury until they are cancelled withinthe next 60 days. For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure andTransparency Rules, the Company announces that as at December 31, 2014, thetotal number of common shares in issue was 102,320,908 with each share carryingthe right to one vote. This total may be used by shareholders in the Company asthe denominator 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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