Standard & Poor's Announces Quarterly Review of S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index

TORONTO, Jan. 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Venture Select Index Reviews.  These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, January 23, 2012:

S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
BAM.PR.Z	BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC CL A PR SER 30	112585 66 6
ENB.PR.D	ENBRIDGE INC. PR SER 'D'	29250N 88 1
GWO.PR.J	GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. 6.00% 1ST PR SERIES J	39138C 85 8
IAG.PR.C	INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE INS & FIN SERV 6.20% PR C	455870 40 2
MFC.PR.G	MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. CL 1 PR SER '5'	56501R 83 3
SLF.PR.I	SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC. CLASS 'A' PR SER 12R	866796 83 2
TA.PR.F	TRANSALTA CORPORATION 1ST PR SER 'C'	89346D 73 5
TCL.PR.D	TRANSCONTINENTAL INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'D'	893578 30 2

DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
BCE.PR.B	BCE INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'AB'	05534B 69 5
BCE.PR.T	BCE INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'T'	05534B 81 0
CM.PR.M	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK SERIES '37' PR	136069 46 5
GMP.PR.B	GMP CAPITAL INC. 5-YR RST SER 'B' PR	380134 20 5
HSB.PR.C	HSBC BANK CANADA CL 1 NON-CUMULATIVE SER C PR	40427H 50 9
HSB.PR.D	HSBC BANK CANADA CL 1 NON-CUMULATIVE SER D PR	40427H 70 7
POW.PR.B	POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA 5.35% SER 'B' PR	739239 80 4
PWF.PR.O	POWER FINANCIAL CORP. 5.80% SERIES 'O' 1ST PR	73927C 78 7
TCA.PR.X	TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED 1ST PR 'U'	893526 71 5
TCA.PR.Y	TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED 1ST PR 'Y'	893526 69 9

S&P/TSX Venture Select Index

ADDITIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
ISC	IROC Energy Services Corp	462727108
CBJ	CB Gold Inc	12481A100
XOP	Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited	13643D107
CSO	Corsa Coal Corp.	22041E104
RPM	Rye Patch Gold Corp	783727100
CAD	Colonial Coal International Corp	195615109
PYN	Poynt Corporation	73942D109
CWV	Crown Point Ventures Ltd	22856P103

DELETIONS
Symbol	Issue Name	CUSIP
MMT	Mart Resources Inc.	572903102
CAA	Callinan Royalties Corporation	13124H106
SA	Southern Arc Minerals Inc.	842200107
GBN	Golden Band Resources Inc.	380932103
PX	Pelangio Exploration Inc	705646107
EXS	Explor Resources Inc.	30215D109
PRD	PRD Energy Inc	69355W105
DRV	Duran Ventures Inc.	26636P101
SRN	Suroco Energy Inc.	868874108
SDX	Sea Dragon Energy Inc	811375104
ROI	Route1 Inc.	77929Q108
PPI	Passport Potash Inc	70286C101
SFF	Seafield Resources Ltd	81173R101
AXM	AXMIN Inc.	05461V102
AVT	Avanti Mining Inc	053504106
REO	Reservoir Capital Corp	761125103
PEM	Premium Exploration Inc.	74060R102
ROZ	Rodinia Oil Corp	77487N109

CIBC has announced that it will redeem all 18,000,000 shares of its Non-Cumulative Class A Preferred Shares, Series 31 (TSX:CM.PR.i) on January 31, 2012. The shares of this issue will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Index after the close of trading on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

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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