S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

Results of the Quarterly Review of the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Indices

TORONTO, Oct. 2, 2015 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered Index Reviews.  These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, October 19, 2015.

S&P/TSX PREFERRED SHARE INDEX - ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
BMO.PR.K	BANK OF MONTREAL CL 'B' PR SERIES 14	063671 14 3
BMO.PR.R	BANK OF MONTREAL FLTG RATE CL 'B' PR SER 17	063671 77 0
BMO.PR.Z	BANK OF MONTREAL CL 'B' PR SER 35	06367X 40 8
CU.PR.H	CANADIAN UTILITIES LIMITED 2ND PR SER 'EE'	136717 63 4
CU.PR.I	CANADIAN UTILITIES LIMITED 2ND PR SER 'FF'	136717 62 6
HSB.PR.D	HSBC BANK CANADA CL 1 NON-CUMULATIVE SER D PR	40427H 70 7
RY.PR.O	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1ST PR NVCC SER 'BI'	78013K 60 1
TD.PF.F	TORONTO-DOMINION BANK(THE)CL 'A'1ST PR SER 11	891145 58 3
S&P/TSX PREFERRED SHARE INDEX -  DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
AIM.PR.A	AIMIA INC. CUMULATIVE RESET SERIES '1' PR	00900Q 20 2
EMA.PR.A	EMERA INCORPORATED PR SERIES 'A'	290876 30 9
PWF.PR.H	POWER FINANCIAL CORP. 5.75% SERIES 'H' 1ST PR	73927C 86 0
PWF.PR.O	POWER FINANCIAL CORP. 5.80% SERIES 'O' 1ST PR	73927C 78 7
NPI.PR.A	NORTHLAND POWER INC. SERIES 1 PR	666511 30 8

S&P/TSX PREFERRED SHARE LADDERED INDEX - ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
CU.PR.I	CANADIAN UTILITIES LIMITED 2ND PR SER 'FF'	136717 62 6
S&P/TSX PREFERRED SHARE LADDERED INDEX - DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
AIM.PR.A	AIMIA INC. CUMULATIVE RESET SERIES '1' PR	00900Q 20 2
BCE.PR.C	BCE INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'AC'	05534B 78 6
EMA.PR.A	EMERA INCORPORATED PR SERIES 'A'	290876 30 9
NPI.PR.A	NORTHLAND POWER INC. SERIES 1 PR	666511 30 8

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Tony North, Director, Canadian Index Operations, S&P Dow Jones Indices, (+) 416 507 3204, [email protected]; David Blitzer, Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee, S&P Dow Jones Indices, (+) 212 438 3907, [email protected]