Change of Name

 
TIDMCCI 
 
Canaccord announces corporate rebranding 
 
    "Canaccord Financial Inc." effective December 1, 2009 
 
    VANCOUVER, Sept. 29 /CNW/ - Today, Canaccord Capital Inc. (CCI: TSX and 
AIM) announces that its Board of Directors has approved the change of its name 
to "Canaccord Financial Inc." effective December 1, 2009. 
    "Becoming Canaccord Financial is an important step forward in the 
continual evolution of our firm. This new name is a clear reflection of the 
broad scope and diversity of our operations, and positions our brand to 
accommodate our future growth," said Paul Reynolds, President and CEO of 
Canaccord Capital Inc. "With our strong, liquid balance sheet and commitment 
to client service, Canaccord Financial is focused on providing solutions to 
investors that leverage our global perspective and local expertise." 
    To reflect this change, Canaccord's ticker symbols will change in early 
December from CCI to CF on the TSX and from CCI to CF on AIM, a market 
operated by the London Stock Exchange. 
    Furthermore, as part of this initiative, certain other corporations of 
the Canaccord group will change their registered and business names on 
December 1, 2009. Canaccord Capital Corporation, the wholly owned subsidiary 
of Canaccord Capital Inc. which is the principal operating company in Canada, 
will change its name to "Canaccord Financial Ltd." Canaccord Financial 
Services Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary of Canaccord Capital Inc. focused 
on insurance services, will change its name to "Canaccord Insurance Services 
Ltd." 
    In connection with the name changes, Canaccord has created a dedicated 
forum for investor relations and corporate news, www.canaccordfinancial.com. 
The information required by AIM rule 26 and other regulatory disclosures are 
available on this website as of September 29, 2009. 
 
    ABOUT CANACCORD CAPITAL INC.: 
 
    Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Capital Inc. (TSX & AIM: 
CCI) is a leading independent, full-service investment dealer in Canada with 
capital markets operations in the United Kingdom and the United States. 
Canaccord is publicly traded on both the Toronto Stock Exchange and AIM, a 
market operated by the London Stock Exchange. Canaccord has operations in two 
of the principal segments of the securities industry: capital markets and 
private client services. Together, these operations offer a wide range of 
complementary investment products, brokerage services and investment banking 
services to Canaccord's private, institutional and corporate clients. 
Canaccord has 31 offices worldwide, including 24 Private Client Services 
offices located across Canada. Canaccord Adams, the international capital 
markets division, has operations in Toronto, London, Boston, Vancouver, New 
York, Calgary, Montreal, San Francisco, Houston, and Barbados. 
 
 
For further information: North America Media: Scott Davidson, Managing 
Director, Global Head of Marketing & Communications, Phone: [phone], 
email: scott_davidson(at)canaccord.com; Investor relations inquiries: Joy 
Fenney, Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications, Phone: (416) 
869-3515, email: joy_fenney(at)canaccord.com; UK Media: Bobby Morse or Ben 
Willey, Buchanan Communications (London), Phone: [phone], email: 
bobbym(at)buchanan.uk.com; Nominated Adviser and Broker: Marc Milmo or Jonny 
Franklin-Adams, Fox-Pitt, Kelton Limited, Phone: [phone], email: 
marc.milmo(at)fpk.com 
(CCI. CCI) 
 
 
 
 
 
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