TORONTO, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
- The shareholders of Rothmans Inc. (TSX:ROC) have accepted the $CDN30.00 per share cash offer from Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE:PM). Rothmans will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity, Capped Equity and Equity Completion, the S&P/TSX Completion and the S&P/TSX Capped Consumer Staples indices after the close of trading on Friday, September 19, 2008.
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