Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

TORONTO, Sept. 17 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

    
    -  The shareholders of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd. (TSX: GEA.TO) have accepted the
       share exchange offer from Goldcorp Inc. (TSX: G.TO). Gold Eagle Mines will
       be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the
       S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity
       Completion, the S&P/TSX SmallCap and Equity SmallCap, the S&P/TSX
       Capped Materials and the S&P/TSX Global Gold and Global Mining
       indices. Also as part of the transaction, the relative weight of
       Goldcorp will be increased in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped
       Composite, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity, the S&P/TSX 60,
       60 Capped and Equity 60, the S&P/TSX Global Gold and Global Mining and
       the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices. These transactions will be
       effective after the close on Friday, September 19, 2008.
    

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