Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2024

Jun 27, 2024

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CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. NOTICE AND ACCESS NOTIFICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS

Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials for the 2024 Annual General Meeting to be held as a virtual online meeting on Friday, August 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. provides you with access to its information circular (“Information Circular”) for its annual general meeting on the Internet instead of mailing out paper copies. Shareholders with questions about notice and access may call the Company’s transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services Inc., toll-free at +1 (866) 964-0492 (or, for holders outside of Canada and the United States, +1 (514) 982-8714).

This Notification provides details of the date, time and place of the annual general meeting, including the matters to be voted on at the meeting and instructions on how to access an online copy of the Information Circular or to request a paper copy of the Information Circular. Accompanying this Notification is a form of proxy, voting instruction form (VIF) or other voting document that you will need to vote by proxy.

Notice is hereby given that the 2024 annual general meeting (the “Annual General Meeting”) of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the “Company”) will be held:

WHEN: Friday, August 9, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

WHERE: The Company will hold its Annual General Meeting in a virtual format via live webcast; all shareholders are invited and encouraged to participate in the meeting using the instructions set out in the Information Circular

for the following purposes:

Election of directors: Shareholders will be asked to fix the number of directors and to elect directors for the coming year. Information about the election of directors may be found in the “Election of Directors” section starting on page 8 of the Information Circular.

Appointment of auditors: Shareholders will be asked to re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the company’s auditors for the coming year and to authorize the directors to fix their remuneration. Information about the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP may be found in the “Appointment of Auditors” section on page 12 of the Information Circular.

PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR BEFORE VOTING

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Approval of Unallocated Options and Continuance of the Performance Share Option (PSO)

Plan: Shareholders will be asked to consider an ordinary resolution approving the unallocated options under the PSO Plan and the continuation of the ability of the Company to grant options under the PSO Plan to August 9, 2027. Information about this resolution and the PSO Plan may be found in the “Shareholder Approval of Unallocated Options and Continuance of the Performance Share Option (PSO) Plan” section on page 12 of the Information Circular.

Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”): S hareholders will be asked to consider an ordinary non-binding advisory resolution accepting the approach to executive compensation as set out in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section on page 21 of the Information Circular. Information about this advisory resolution can be found in the “Shareholder Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say on Pay”)” section on page 13 of the Information Circular.

Other business: Shareholders may be asked to consider any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any postponement or adjournment of the meeting. Information respecting the use of discretionary authority to vote on any such other business may be found in the “Provisions relating to voting of proxies” section on page 6 of the Information Circular.

Where can I access meeting materials?

We remind you to access and review all of the important information contained in the Information Circular and other proxy materials before voting. The Information Circular and other relevant materials are available online at www.sedarplus.ca or at www.envisionreports.com/Canaccord2024AGM.

How do I get a paper copy of the Information Circular?

You can request a paper copy of the Information Circular and the Company’s Annual Report (including the audited annual financial statements and the management discussion and analysis (MD&A)) to be sent to you by regular postal delivery free of charge. Requests may be made up to one year from the date the Information Circular was filed on SEDAR+ by calling toll free at +1 (888) 250-3375 (or, for holders outside of Canada and the United States, +1 (416) 869-7293). For requests made before the date of the Annual General Meeting, a paper copy will be sent to you within three business days of receiving your request. Therefore, to receive the Information Circular before the deadline for deposit of proxies (proxy cut-off) for the Annual General Meeting, you should make your request before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. To receive the Information Circular before the Annual General Meeting, you should make your request before 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on Friday, August 2, 2024. For requests made on or after the date of the Annual General Meeting, a paper copy will be sent to you within 10 calendar days after receiving your request.

PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR BEFORE VOTING

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How do I vote my shares?

PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTIFICATION. If you cannot attend the Annual General Meeting, in order to vote your shares you must carefully follow the instructions in the Information Circular and on the accompanying proxy, voting instruction form (VIF) or other voting document, including when and where the form of proxy, VIF or other voting document is to be delivered and the manner in which voting instructions may be provided. Please pay careful attention to the deadline for submitting voting instructions. It may be in advance of the deadline for deposit of proxies (which is 10:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on Wednesday, August 7, 2024).

The Company reserves the right to accept late proxies and to waive the proxy cut-off, with or without notice, but is under no obligation to accept or reject any particular late proxy.

These securityholder materials are being sent to both registered and non-registered owners of the securities. If you are a non-registered owner, and the issuer or its agent has sent these materials directly to you, your name and address and information about your holdings of securities have been obtained in accordance with applicable securities regulatory requirements from the intermediary holding on your behalf.

PLEASE REVIEW THE INFORMATION CIRCULAR BEFORE VOTING

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Questions? Need Help Voting?

Please contact our Strategic Shareholder Advisor and Proxy Solicitation Agent, TMX Investor Solutions Inc.

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CONTACT US:

North American Toll-Free Phone: 1-800- 967-7635 Calls Outside North America Toll-Free Phone: 1-437-561-5053

@ E-mail: info_tmxis@tmx.com

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