S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - An Deletion From The S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

S&P Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Brookfield Office Properties Inc. (TSX:BPO) has announced that it will redeem for $CDN25.00 cash per share all of the outstanding shares of its Class AAA Preferred Shares, Series 'F' (TSX:BPO.PR.F) at the close on January 31, 2013. The shares of this issue will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index after the close of trading on Wednesday, January 30, 2013.