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

TORONTO, March 30 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

    
    -   The security holders of Innergex Power Income Fund (TSX:IEF.UN) and
        Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE) voted in favour of the
        reverse take-over by Innergex Power Income Fund of Innergex Renewable
        Energy Inc. Innergex Power Income Fund will be removed from the
        S&P/TSX Clean Technology index. The relative weight of Innergex
        Renewable Energy Inc. will increase in the S&P/TSX Clean Technology
        index to reflect the issuance of shares as part of the transaction.
        The transaction will be effective after the close on Wednesday,
        March 31, 2010.
    

Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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