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

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Dec. 24 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations\nannounces the following index changes:\n\n\n- The shareholders of Miramar Mining Corporation (TSX:MAE) have accepted\n\n\nthe $CDN6.25 per share cash offer from Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM).\n\n\nMiramar Mining will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped\n\n\nComposite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity, Equity Completion and\n\n\nEquity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Completion, the\n\n\nS&P/TSX Global Gold and Global Mining and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials\n\n\nindices effective after the close on Monday December 31, 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\nconfident about their investment and financial decisions. For more\ninformation, visit http://www.standardandpoors.com\n\n\nFounded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global\ninformation services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial\nservices, education and business information markets through leading brands\nsuch as Standard & Poor's, BusinessWeek, McGraw-Hill Education and J.D. Power\nand Associates. The Corporation has more than 240 offices in 36 countries.\nSales in 2005 were $6.0 billion. Additional information is available at\nhttp://www.mcgraw-hill.com.\n\n\n","length":2076,"tagName":"div"}]

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