canaccord genuity group inc said it is seeking to buy back up to 5 of the companys issued and outstanding stock in a oneyear repurchase program the canadian financial 0services company said thursday that it has filed with the toronto stock exchange to buy back up to five million of its shares for cancellation by way of a normal course issuer bid or ncib at wednesdays closing price of 888 canadian dollars us688 the shares would be valued at around c474 million the ncib is expected to begin aug 21 and run for a period of one year in the current ncib scheduled to end aug 20 the company has purchased 23 million common shares of its 53 million allowance as of july 31