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

TORONTO , Dec. 15 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

    
    -   Eldorado Gold Corporation (TSX:ELD) has announced the successful
        completion of a scheme of arrangement under Australian law whereby it
        will acquire all the shares of Sino Gold Mining Limited (ASX:SGX).
        Shareholders of Sino Gold will receive 0.55 shares of Eldorado for
        each share of Sino Gold held. The relative weight of Eldorado will
        increase in the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX
        60, 60 Capped and Equity 60, the S&P/TSX Equity and Capped Equity,
        the S&P/TSX Capped Materials, the S&P/TSX Global Gold and the S&P/TSX
        Global Mining indices to reflect the issuance of new shares as part
        of the transaction, which will be effective after the close of
        trading on Friday, December 18, 2009.
    

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