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Standard & Poor's – Index Change - S&P/TSE Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, TSE 100 And TSE 200 Indices

Date 22/01/2001

Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Tuesday, January 23, 2001, the following changes will take place in the S&P/TSE Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, TSE 100 and TSE 200 Indices.

Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (TSE: IZP) will replace Moffat Communications Ltd. (TSE: MOF) in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 Indices. It has been announced that over 90% of the common shares of Moffat Communications Ltd. have been tendered to the offer by Shaw Communications Inc. (TSE: SJR.B).

The weight of Shaw Communications Inc. Cl B will increase by approximately 0.09% in the TSE 300 Composite Index, 0.11% in the TSE 300 Capped Index, 0.12% in the S&P/TSE 60 Index, 0.15% in the S&P/TSE 60 Capped Index and 0.10% in the TSE 100 Index. The relative weight change reflects an adjustment to the float shares of the company due to the acquisition of Moffat Communications Ltd.

Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of drugs to treat serious inflammatory diseases. Inflazyme Pharmaceuticals Ltd. will be added to the TSE 300 Composite and TSE 300 Capped Indices in the (05.08) Consumer Products Group and S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap Index in the Health Care sector.

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.

Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), provides independent financial information, analytical services, and credit ratings to the world’s financial markets. Among the company’s many products are the S&P Global 1200, the world’s first global, equity, real time index; the S&P 500, the premier U.S. portfolio index; and credit ratings on more than 220,000 securities and funds worldwide. With more than 5,000 employees located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor’s is an integral part of the global financial infrastructure.