Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:
- The shareholders of Plutonic Power Corp. (TSX:PCC) have agreed to the merger with Magma Energy Corp. (TSX:MXY) to form Alterra Power Corp. (TSX:AXY). Plutonic Power shareholders will receive 2.38 shares of the new Alterra Power for each share held. Plutonic Power will be removed from the S&P/TSX Clean Technology Index after the close of Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Following the merger with Plutonic Power, the relative weight of Alterra Power Corp. will increase in the S&P/TSX Clean Technology, SmallCap and Equity SmallCap Indices to reflect the issuance of shares as part of the transaction effective at the same date.
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