Teck Corporation (TSE: TEK.B) will be reclassified in the TSE 300 Composite and TSE 300 Capped Indices pursuant to its acquisition of Cominco Ltd. It will be removed from the Gold & Precious Minerals Group (02.03) and added to the Metals & Minerals Group (01.01). Certicom Corp. (TSE: CIC) and Wi-Lan Corporation (TSE: WIN) will be removed from the S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Index for lack of representation. 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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