Standard & Poor's - Index Adjustment - TSE And S&P/TSE Canadian Indices

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Friday, September 21, 2001 the relative weights of the companies in the TSE and S&P/TSE Canadian Indices will be adjusted. The relative weight change reflects the quarterly update to the float shares of various companies. Changes to the indices are in accordance with TSE 300 Composite Index Maintenance Policies.

The TSE 300 Composite and S&P/TSE Index relative weight for the following companies will change by greater than 0.05% as a result of this quarterly adjustment:

TSE 300 Composite

• NorskeCanada (TSE:NS) +0.05%
• Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (TSE:CM) -0.05%

S&P/TSE Index

• NorskeCanada (TSE:NS) +0.32% (MidCap)
• Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (TSE:CM) -0.06% (60)

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.

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