Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Aug. 22 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations\nannounces the following index changes:\n\n\n- The shareholders of Aur Resources Inc. (TSX:AUR) have accepted the\n cash and share offer from Teck Cominco Ltd. (TSX:TCK.B). Aur\n Resources will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped\n Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion,\n the S&P/TSX Completion, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, the S&P/TSX Capped\n Diversified Metals & Mining and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials Indices.\n The relative weight of Teck Cominco will increase in the S&P/TSX\n Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and\n Equity 60, the S&P/TSX 60 and 60 Capped, the S&P/TSX Global Mining,\n the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining and the S&P/TSX Capped\n Materials Indices to reflect the issuance of shares as part of the\n transaction, which will be effective after the close on Thursday,\n August 23, 2007.\n- On August 15, 2007, unitholders of Dundee REIT (TSX:D.UN) approved\n the sale of the company's Eastern Portfolio of assets to GE Real\n Estate. Dundee REIT will continue to own assets in Western Canada.\n The relative weight of Dundee REIT will decrease in the S&P/TSX\n Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Completion and SmallCap,\n the S&P/TSX Capped REIT and Capped Real Estate and the S&P/TSX Income\n Trust indices to reflect the reduction of units as part of the\n transaction. The transaction will be effective after the close on\n Friday, August 24, 2007.\n\n\nCompany additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any\nway reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.\n\n\nAbout Standard & Poor's\n\n\nStandard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is\nthe world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including\nindependent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research and\ndata. With approximately 7,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates,\nlocated in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's\nfinancial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years\nin providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more\nconfiden...

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