S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Quarterly Reviews of S&P/TSX Preferred Share Indices

TORONTO, April 3, 2014 /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, April 21, 2014.

S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
AIM.PR.C	AIMIA INC. CUMULATIVE RESET SERIES '3' PR	00900Q 40 0
BAM.PF.E	BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMNT INC CL A PR SER 38	112585 55 9
CWB.PR.B	CANADIAN WESTERN BANK 5-YR RESET PR SER '5'	136765 50 0
ENB.PF.A	ENBRIDGE INC. PR SER '9'	29250N 62 6
IAG.PR.F	INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE INS & FIN SERV 5.90% PR F	455871 50 9
MFC.PR.L	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. CL 1 PR SER '15'	56501R 72 6
NA.PR.L	NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 1ST PR SERIES '16'	633067 51 7
NA.PR.S	NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 5-YR 1ST PR SER '30'	633067 31 9
PPL.PR.E	PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION CL 'A' PR SER 5	706327 11 1
RY.PR.Z	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1ST PR NON-CUM SER 'AZ'	78012G 41 1
TRP.PR.E	TRANSCANADA CORPORATION 1ST PR SERIES '9'	89353D 86 7

DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
ELF.PR.H	E-L FINANCIAL CORP. 5.50% 1ST PR SERIES '3'	26857Q 50 7
FTS.PR.E	FORTIS INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'E'	349553 80 0
TCL.PR.D	TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'D'	893578 30 2
VNR.PR.A	VALENER INC. SERIES 'A' PR	91912H 20 7

S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered Index

ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
AIM.PR.C	AIMIA INC. CUMULATIVE RESET SERIES '3' PR	00900Q 40 0
CWB.PR.B	CANADIAN WESTERN BANK 5-YR RESET PR SER '5'	136765 50 0
ENB.PF.A	ENBRIDGE INC. PR SER '9'	29250N 62 6
MFC.PR.L	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. CL 1 PR SER '15'	56501R 72 6
NA.PR.S	NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA 5-YR 1ST PR SER '30'	633067 31 9
PPL.PR.E	PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION CL 'A' PR SER 5	706327 11 1
RY.PR.Z	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1ST PR NON-CUM SER 'AZ'	78012G 41 1
TRP.PR.E	TRANSCANADA CORPORATION 1ST PR SERIES '9'	89353D 86 7

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Tony North
Director, Canadian Index Operations
S&P Dow Jones Indices
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David Blitzer
Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee
S&P Dow Jones Indices
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