Standard & Poor's Announces Results Of The Annual Rebalancing Of The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index

Standard & Poor's will perform the annual rebalancing of the S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index after the close of trading on Friday, December 21, 2007. The S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index is designed to measure the performance of securities that have followed a managed-dividends policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for the last 7 years. The index is weighted by indicated annual dividend yield, with constituents re-weighted every quarter. Membership is reviewed each December.

Following is a summary of the additions and deletions:

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     EFFECTIVE AFTER THE CLOSE OF DECEMBER 21, 2007
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     COMPANY NAME                             TICKER                   ACTION
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     AltaGas Income Trust                     ALA.UN                     ADD
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     Canadian Natural Resources Limited         CNQ                      ADD
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     Canadian Western Bank                      CWB                      ADD
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     SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.                     SNC                      ADD
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     Bonterra Energy Income Trust             BNE.UN                   DELETE
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     Loblaw Companies Ltd.                       L                     DELETE
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