Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, August 5, 2011:

• Terra Ventures Inc. (TSXVN:TAS) will be removed from the index. The shares of the company have been acquired by Hathor Exploration Limited (TSX:HAT) via a Plan of Arrangement.

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.