TORONTO, March 2, 2015 /CNW/ - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: CF, LSE: CF.) wishes to announce that that the remaining 36,300 common shares held in treasury from purchases pursuant to the normal course issuer bid (NCIB)/buy-back programme announced on August 8, 2014, were cancelled effective as of February 27, 2015.
The Company has purchased 933,449 common shares under the NCIB which authorizes it to purchase up to 5,100,049 of its common shares between August 13, 2014 and August 12, 2015. All of these shares have now been cancelled.
For the purposes of the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company announces that as at February 28, 2015, the total number of common shares in issue was 102,011,831 with each share carrying the right to one vote. This total may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share 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, 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 and Europe. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Germany, 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.
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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 or Nicola Ratchford, Stockwell, Phone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: robert.morgan@stockwellgroup.com; nicola.ratchford@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.comCopyright CNW Group 2015