TORONTO, June 13 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operationsannounces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSXComposite Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday,June 23, 2008:
S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONS------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live CompositeIssue Name Symbol 60/Completion GICS Sector Index-------------------------------------------------------------------------Birchcliff Energy Ltd. BIR Completion Energy-------------------------------------------------------------------------Crew Energy Inc. CR Completion Energy-------------------------------------------------------------------------Iteration Energy Ltd. ITX Completion Energy-------------------------------------------------------------------------
DELETIONS------------------------------------------------------------------------- Live CompositeIssue Name Symbol 60/Completion GICS Sector Index-------------------------------------------------------------------------Aastra Technologies AAH Completion Information Limited Technology-------------------------------------------------------------------------Allen-Vanguard Corporation VRS Completion Industrials-------------------------------------------------------------------------Ballard Power BLD Completion Consumer Systems Inc. Discretionary-------------------------------------------------------------------------Breakwater BWR Completion Materials, Resources Ltd. Diversified Metals & Mining-------------------------------------------------------------------------Crystallex International KRY Completion Materials Corporation-------------------------------------------------------------------------Tesco Corporation TEO Completion Energy-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX CappedComposite Index.
