Standard & Poor's, With The Toronto Stock Exchange, Announces Re-Branding Of The Canadian Indices - Family Of Canadian Indices To Be Known As S&P/TSX

Following the April 8th press release by The Toronto Stock Exchange announcing a new corporate branding and image, Standard & Poor's is pleased to announce that the Canadian family of indices formerly know as S&P/TSE and S&P/CDNX will be re-branded to reflect the new TSX branding.

Effective May 1st, 2002, the following indices will be renamed :

Index Name	New Name
TSE 300 Composite Index	S&P/TSX Composite Index
TSE 300 Capped Index	S&P/TSX Capped Composite Index
S&P/TSE 60 Index	S&P/TSX 60 Index
S&P/TSE 60 Capped Index	S&P/TSX 60 Capped Index
S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap Index	S&P/TSX Canadian MidCap Index
S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap Index	S&P/TSX Canadian SmallCap Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Energy Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Energy Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Information Technology Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Information Technology Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Financial Services Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Financial Services Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Consumer Discretionary Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Consumer Discretionary Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Consumer Staples Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Consumer Staples Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Industrials Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Industrials Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Telecommunication Services Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Telecommunication Services Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Utilities Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Utilities Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Health Care Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Health Care Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Materials Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Materials Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Gold Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Gold Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Diversified Metals & Mining Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Diversified Metals & Mining Index
S&P/TSE Canadian Real Estate Index	S&P/TSX Canadian Real Estate Index
Toronto 35 Index	Toronto 35 Index
TSE 100 Index	TSX 100 Index
TSE 100 Resource Index	TSX 100 Resource Index
TSE 100 Consumer Index	TSX 100 Consumer Index
TSE 100 Industrial Index	TSX 100 Industrial Index
TSE 100 Interest Sensitive Index	TSX 100 Interest Sensitive Index
TSE 200 Index	TSX 200 Index
TSE 300 Group and Sub-groups	TSX 300 Group and Sub-groups
S&P/CDNX Composite Index	S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

Each of the following indices with the exception of the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index will have a total return series calculated and distributed.

Index Products and Standard & Poor's

The S&P 500 Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance. Its Canadian counterpart, the S&P/TSE 60 Index, consists of the actively traded, liquid shares of 60 large-cap companies representing all 10 economic sectors within The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) by Standard & Poor's and MSCI. Constituent companies are chosen from a universe of publicly traded Canadian companies, covering approximately 70% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the broader Canadian market. It also represents the Canadian portion of the S&P Global 1200 Index, which is made up of six regional indices, including the S&P 500 in the United States and the S&P Europe 350 Index. S&P indices have traded products on four continents.

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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The Toronto Stock Exchange Inc.

TSX are the initials attached to the core businesses of the TSX Group: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and TSX Markets. TSX Group collectively manages all aspects of Canada's senior and junior capital markets, and is a Canadian leader in a global industry, offering clients quality products and always striving to exceed their expectations. TSX Group is headquartered in Toronto and maintains division offices in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.