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

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The plan of arrangement between Whitecap Resources Inc. (TSX:WCP) and Compass Petroleum Ltd. (TSXVN:CPO) has been completed. Whitecap Resources will acquire Compass Petroleum for a combination of cash and shares. Compass Petroleum will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, February 10, 2012.

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.