Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

TORONTO , Nov. 26 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

    
    -   The shareholders of EnCana Corporation (TSX:ECA) have approved the
        division of the company into two separate listed companies. EnCana
        will go forward as a natural gas company, trading under the same
        ticker symbol and it will remain a constituent of all the same
        indices in which it exists currently. Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE),
        a newly-listed integrated oil company, will be added to all the same
        indices where EnCana is currently a constituent. Groupe Aeroplan Inc.
        (TSX:AER) will be removed from the S&P/TSX 60, 60 Capped and Equity
        60 indices and placed in the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity Completion
        indices. It is anticipated that these transactions will be effective
        after the close of trading on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
    

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