TORONTO, Feb. 4 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes:

-   Lundin Mining Corporation (TSX:LUN) and Nova Chemicals Corporation
    (TSX:NCX) 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. Power Corporation of Canada (TSX:POW) and Saputo Inc.
    (TSX:SAP) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Completion and Equity
    Completion indices and placed in the S&P/TSX 60, 60 Capped and Equity
    60 indices. These transactions will be effective after the close of
    Wednesday, February 11, 2009.

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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