TORONTO, June 4 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
- The unitholders of Ag Growth Income Fund (TSX:AFN.UN) have approved
the conversion of the company to a corporate structure. The units
will be exchanged on a 1-for-1 basis for Ag Growth International Inc.
(TSX:AFN). Ag Growth International will be added to the S&P/TSX
Equity SmallCap Index. The conversion is effective after the close of
Friday, June 5, 2009. The name and ticker change, with no change in
capitalization, will be effective in the S&P/TSX SmallCap index.
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