Total Metals CorpTSXV: TT

Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

· Issued by Total Metals Corp via CNW

TORONTO, May 28 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, May 28, 2009:

-   The shares of Terra Energy Corp. (TSXVN:TTR) will be removed from the
    index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under the ticker
    symbol "TT" after the close of Friday, May 29, 2009.

Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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