S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shareholders of Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX:ARZ) have agreed to a Plan of Arrangement with Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL). Aurizon Mines shareholders will receive a combination of cash and shares of Hecla Mining for each share held. Aurizon Mines will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite, Capped Composite and Composite Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Completion and SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials, the S&P/TSX Global Gold and Equal Weight Global Gold and the S&P/TSX Global Mining Indices after the close of trading on Wednesday, June 5, 2013.