Standard & Poor's Announces Clarification Re S&P/TSX Composite Index Criteria For Inclusion

In the S&P/TSX Composite Index criteria for inclusion, the following statement appears: "Any company whose shares are candidates for inclusion in the S&P/TSX Composite Index must be incorporated under Canadian federal, provincial, or territorial jurisdictions and listed on the TSX. Limited Partnerships, Royalty Trusts, Real Estate Investment Trusts, preferred shares, exchangeable shares, and other financial instruments that the committee deems not appropriate as candidates, are not eligible for inclusion in the index."

The S&P/TSX Canadian Index Policy Committee has determined that financial instruments structured as "Mutual Fund Corporations" will not qualify for inclusion in the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

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