Apr. 29, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, April 29, 2010:
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- Philex Gold Inc. (TSXVN:PGI) will be removed from the index. The
shares of the company will be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange
subsequent to a Plan of Arrangement whereby the shares of the company
have been acquired by Philex Mining Corp.
- The shares of Yangarra Resources Ltd. (TSXVN:YAN) will trade under
the new ticker symbol "YGR" and the new CUSIP number 98474P 20 4. The
shares of the company will be consolidated on a 1-for-5 basis.
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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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