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 $CDN1.10 cash per share offer from Trafigura Beheer B.V. to acquire Iberian Minerals Corp. (TSXVN:IZN) has been accepted by the shareholders of Iberian Minerals. The company will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite, Venture Select and Venture 30 Indices effective after the close of Tuesday, February 28, 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.