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

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

• First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (TSX:FM) has completed a common share issuance resulting from an incentive invitation in connection with convertible bonds. The relative weight of First Quantum will increase 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 Capped Diversified Metals & Mining, the S&P/TSX Capped Materials, the S&P/TSX Global Mining, the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals and the S&P/TSX Composite Dividend indices to reflect this issuance of First Quantum shares. There will be no change to the weight First Quantum in the S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight, the S&P/TSX Equal Weight Global Base Metals or the S&P/TSX 60 130/30 Strategy Index. These changes will be effective after close on Thursday, August 18, 2011.

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.