Ms. Christina Marinoff reports

CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. DISCLOSES TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES UNDER NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID/BUY-BACK PROGRAMME

For the period of Aug. 10, 2015, to Aug. 14, 2015, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. purchased 219,550 of its common shares through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange and alternative trading systems, pursuant to the normal course issuer bid (NCIB)/buyback program announced on Aug. 8, 2014 (which ended on Aug. 12, 2015), and the renewal of the NCIB/buyback program announced on Aug. 10, 2015. These shares will be held in treasury until they are cancelled within the next 60 days.

The highest and lowest daily average price paid for the purchased shares was $6.0492 and $5.9365 per common share, respectively, and the volume-weighted average price per common share was $5.9787.

The company purchased 1,075,432 common shares under the NCIB, which authorized it to purchase up to 5,100,049 of its common shares between Aug. 13, 2014, and Aug. 12, 2015. The company has so far purchased 77,567 common shares under the renewed NCIB/buyback program, which authorizes it to purchase up to 5,163,736 of its common shares between Aug. 13, 2015, and Aug. 12, 2016.