A Deletion from the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index
TORONTO, Oct. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shareholders of Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc. (TSX:WB) have agreed to the terms of a strategic business combination with Vail Resorts Inc. (NYSE:MTN). Shareholders of Whistler Blackcomb will receive $CDN17.50 cash and 0.097294 shares of Vail Resorts for each share held. Whistler Blackcomb will be removed from the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index after the close of trading on Friday, October 14, 2016.
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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]
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