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Canaccord GenuityAnnouncement

17/08/2015 15:30

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons

TORONTO, Aug. 17, 2015 /CNW/ - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company")
announces that on August 14, 2015, the Company was notified, in accordance with
DTR 3.1.2 R, that common shares were acquired by the following persons
discharging managerial responsibility pursuant to the acquisition of common
shares in the open market.

    Name of Person        Number of     Average      Total and percentage of   
Discharging Managerial  common shares  price per  common shares held after the 
    Responsibility         acquired      share             acquisition         
                                                                               
     Stuart Raftus         200,000     CAD$6.0419        400,000 / 0.39%       

ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.:

Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the
"Company") is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with
operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth
management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company
has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client
relationships. 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 in
10 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada,
Australia, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. Canaccord Genuity,
the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK,
France, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Australia and Barbados. To us
there are no foreign markets.TM

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX
and the symbol CF. on the London Stock Exchange.

SOURCE: Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

For further information:

North America media:
Scott Davidson
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
Phone: 416-869-3875, email: scott.davidson@canaccord.com

For investor relations inquiries contact:
Christina Marinoff
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
Phone: 416-687-5507, email: christina.marinoff@canaccord.com

London media:
Robert Morgan
Stockwell
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: robert.morgan@stockwellgroup.com

Brokers:
Oliver Hearsey
RBC Europe Limited
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: oliver.hearsey@rbccm.com

Simon Hardy or Alex Collins
Jefferies International Limited
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000, email: simon.hardy@jefferies.com;
alex.collins@jefferies.com

(CF. CF)                                                                              



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