TORONTO, July 13, 2012 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Venture Select Index Reviews. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, July 23, 2012
S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index
| ADDITIONS |
| Symbol | Issue Name | CUSIP |
| CU.PR.D | Canadian Utilities Limited 2nd Preferred Series 'AA' | 136717 67 5 |
| CIU.PR.B | CU Inc. Cumulative Preferred Series '2' | 22944C 30 4 |
| ELF.PR.H | E-L Financial Corp. 5.50% 1st Preferred Series '3' | 26857Q 50 7 |
| EMA.PR.C | Emera Incorporated Preferred Series 'C' | 290876 50 7 |
| FTS.PR.E | Fortis Inc. 1st Preferred Series 'E' | 349553 80 0 |
| IAG.PR.G | Industrial Alliance 4.30% Preferred Series 'G' | 455871 80 6 |
| MFC.PR.I | Manulife Financial Non-Cumulative Class 1 Pref Series '9' | 56501R 78 3 |
| NPI.PR.C | Northland Power Inc. Cumulative Rate-Reset Pref Series '3' | 666511 60 5 |
| TRI.PR.B | Thomson Reuters Corporation Floating Rate Pref Series II | 884903 30 3 |
| VNR.PR.A | Valener Inc. Preferred Series 'A' | 91912H 20 7 |
| DELETIONS |
| Symbol | Issue Name | CUSIP |
| BCE.PR.R | BCE Inc. 1st Preferred Series 'R' | 05534B 70 3 |
| BPO.PR.H | Brookfield Office Properties Inc. Class AAA Pref Series 'H' | 112900 80 8 |
| BPO.PR.J | Brookfield Office Properties Inc. Class AAA Pref Series 'J' | 112900 87 3 |
| FTS.PR.H | Fortis Inc. 5-Year Reset 1st Preferred Series 'H' | 349553 82 6 |
| GWO.PR.L | Great-West Lifeco Inc. 5.65% 1st Preferred Series 'L' | 39138C 82 5 |
| IGM.PR.B | IGM Financial Inc. 5.90% Preferred Series 'B' | 449586 30 4 |
| NA.PR.M | National Bank of Canada 1st Preferred Series '20' | 633067 41 8 |
| TCA.PR.X | TransCanada Pipelines Limited 1st Preferred Series 'U' | 893526 71 5 |
| TCA.PR.Y | TransCanada Pipelines Limited 1st Preferred Series 'Y' | 893526 69 9 |
S&P/TSX Venture Select Index
| ADDITIONS |
| Symbol | Issue Name | CUSIP |
| BOR | Border Petroleum Corp. | 09970Q 10 9 |
| NKL | Prophecy Platinum Corp. | 74345Y 10 4 |
| AAR.UN | Pure Industrial REIT | 74623T 10 8 |
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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SOURCE Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations
Tony North
Director, Canadian Index Operations
S&P Dow Jones Indices
tony_north@standardandpoors.com
416-507-3204
David Blitzer
Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee
S&P Dow Jones Indices
david_blitzer@standardandpoors.com
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