S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Quarterly Review of S&P/TSX Venture Select, Composite Buyback and Composite Shareholder Yield Indices

TORONTO, Oct. 9, 2015 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly reviews of the S&P/TSX Venture Select, Composite Buyback and Composite Shareholder Yield Indices.  These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, October 19, 2015.

S&P/TSX Venture Select Index
October 2015 Quarterly Index Review

DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
BOE	Americas Petrogas Inc.	03063Q 10 0
ATC	ATAC Resources Ltd.	046491 10 6
CEB	Ceiba Energy Services Inc.	150823 10 2
MEI	Manitok Energy Inc.	563499 10 2
QST	Questor Technology Inc.	747946 10 1

S&P/TSX Composite Buyback Index
October 2015 Quarterly Index Review

ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
AGU	Agrium Inc.	008916 10 8
AYA	Amaya Inc.	02314M 10 8
AVO	Avigilon Corp	05369Q 10 6
DOO	BRP Inc.	05577W 20 0
CPX	Capital Power Corp.	14042M 10 2
GIB.A	CGI Group Inc. Class A SV	39945C 10 9
GC	Great Canadian Gaming Corp.	389914 10 2
MFI	Maple Leaf Foods Inc.	564905 10 7
SNC	SNC - Lavalin Group Inc.	78460T 10 5
TCN	Tricon Capital Group Inc.	89612W 10 2

DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
BDI	Black Diamond Group Ltd	09202D 20 7
BEI.UN	Boardwalk REIT	096631 10 6
CM	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	136069 10 1
CNQ	Canadian Natural Resources	136385 10 1
FFH	Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited	303901 10 2
PRE	Pacific Exploration & Production Corporation	69423W 10 3
POT	Potash Corp of Saskatchewan	73755L 10 7
SAP	Saputo Inc.	802912 10 5
S	Sherritt International Corporation	823901 10 3
SW	Sierra Wireless Inc.	826516 10 6

S&P/TSX Composite Shareholder Yield Index
October 2015 Quarterly Index Review

ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
BTE	Baytex Energy Corp.	07317Q 10 5
CCO	Cameco Corp	13321L 10 8
CIG	Colliers International Group Inc.	194693 10 7
DHX.B	DHX Media Ltd. Voting	252406 70 7
DOL	Dollarama Inc.	25675T 10 7
FRU	Freehold Royalties Ltd.	356500 10 8
WN	George Weston Ltd	961148 50 9
GC	Great Canadian Gaming Corp	389914 10 2
HBC	Hudson's Bay Company	444218 10 1
L	Loblaw Companies Ltd	539481 10 1
MRU	Metro Inc.	59162N 10 9
NSU	Nevsun Resources Ltd	64156L 10 1
PSG	Performance Sports Group Ltd	71377G 10 0
PSK	PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.	739721 10 8
SGY	Surge Energy Inc.	86880Y 10 9
TCL.A	Transcontinental Inc. A SV	893578 10 4
UNS	Uni-Select Inc.	90457D 10 0
VSN	Veresen Inc.	92340R 10 6
WCP	Whitecap Resources Inc.	96467A 20 0

DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
AD	Alaris Royalty Corp.	01163Q 40 0
ATD.B	Alimentation Couche Tard Inc. Class B SV	01626P 40 3
BEI.UN	Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust	096631 10 6
CCL.B	CCL Industries Inc. Class B NV	124900 30 9
CSU	Constellation Software Inc.	21037X 10 0
CR	Crew Energy	226533 10 7
CRR.UN	Crombie REIT	227107 10 9
DGC	Detour Gold Corp	250669 10 8
DH	DH Corporation	23290R 10 1
FTT	Finning Intl Inc.	318071 40 4
MFI	Maple Leaf Foods Inc.	564905 10 7
NA	National Bank of Canada	633067 10 3
POT	Potash Corp of Saskatchewan	73755L 10 7
SAP	Saputo Inc	802912 10 5
S	Sherritt International Corporation	823901 10 3
SNC	SNC - Lavalin Group Inc.	78460T 10 5
TA	TransAlta Corporation	89346D 10 7
TCW	Trican Well Service Ltd	895945 10 3
TRQ	Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd	900435 10 8

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