Canaccord Genuity : Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS

TORONTO, January 5, 2016 - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") announces that on December 31, 2015, the following independent directors were granted Deferred Share Units ("DSUs"). A DSU is a book-keeping entry that tracks the value of one common share of the Company. DSUs are paid out in cash when the director leaves the board of directors of the Company but do not give any rights to receive common shares. The value of the DSUs at the date of the grant (based on a ten day volume average weighted price) was $4.88287 Canadian dollars per DSU.

Name of director	Number of DSUs awarded
Charles Bralver	2,560
Massimo Carello	2,560
Kalpana Desai	2,560
William Eeuwes	2,560
Michael Harris	5,632
Terrence Lyons	3,008
Dennis Miller	2,560
Dipesh Shah	2,560

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 Dubai. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

North America media:

Scott Davidson

Executive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategy Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail]

For investor relations inquiries contact:

Christina Marinoff

Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications

Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail]

London media: Robert Morgan Stockwell

Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail]

Broker:

Oliver Hearsey

RBC Europe Limited

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