Mr. Jeff Barlow reports

CANACCORD GENUITY EXPANDS HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT BANKING CAPABILITIES AND NASHVILLE PRESENCE

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is expanding its U.S. investment banking group with the addition of Duncan Dashiff as managing director and head of health care services, which includes the firm's Health Care Information Technology (HCIT) practice in the U.S.

Mr. Dashiff brings deep industry relationships, solid sector expertise and robust transaction experience, and he will leverage Canaccord Genuity's strong franchise in health care investment banking and the firm's existing infrastructure in Nashville. With this addition to a highly qualified and experienced team, Canaccord Genuity will extend the firm's strong reputation with more activity and resources in the health care services and HCIT segments. Mr. Dashiff will join Dudley Baker, managing director and the lead investment banker for HCIT, and other members of Canaccord's Nashville office to deliver a broad range of investment banking services, including public offerings, private placements, and financial advisory services for growing health care companies.

"I am pleased to welcome Duncan Dashiff, who strongly complements our existing health care industry expertise and further demonstrates our commitment to this important sector. Expanding our Nashville operation as the centrepiece of our health care services and HCIT practices is an important initiative and investment," said Jeff Barlow, U.S. president for Canaccord Genuity.

"Duncan joins a strong team in Nashville and across our global regions. Adding a high-quality partner and professional like Duncan is a key milestone in our goal to build one of the most talented teams and well-respected franchises focused on health care services and HCIT in the U.S.," said Dan Coyne, senior managing director and head of U.S. investment banking for Canaccord Genuity.

Mr. Dashiff brings over 20 years of highly relevant experience to his role. Most recently, Mr. Dashiff was a managing director with MedCare Investment Funds, a firm focused on private equity investing in the health care industry. Prior to joining MedCare, Mr. Dashiff spent 17 years as a health care investment banker advising health care companies on multiple fronts with respect to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and capital markets transactions, including public/private equity, venture capital, and senior/subordinated debt financing. Mr. Dashiff was previously a managing director leading Morgan Keegan's Nashville-based health care investment banking team and co-head of the health care corporate and investment banking practice of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. He has also held positions in the health care investment banking departments of Raymond James & Associates, Equitable Securities Corp., and Smith Barney, Inc. His experience ranges across a variety of health care subsectors with emphasis on clients in the health care services and information technology areas. Mr. Dashiff holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BSc from the University of Alabama.

About Canaccord Genuity

Canaccord Genuity is the global capital markets division of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., offering institutional and corporate clients idea-driven investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, research, sales, and trading services from offices in 10 countries worldwide.