S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

The Annual Review of the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index

TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2013 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index as the result of the annual review of the index. Note that, as previously announced, CML HealthCare Inc. (TSX:CLC) will also be removed at the same time. These changes will be effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 20, 2013.

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Alacer Gold Corp.	ASR
American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP	HOT.UN
Argent Energy Trust	AET.UN
Artek Exploration Ltd.	RTK
Atlantic Power Corporation	ATP
AuRico Gold Inc.	AUQ
AutoCanada Inc.	ACQ
Avigilon Corporation	AVO
Ballard Power Systems Inc.	BLD
BNK Petroleum Inc.	BKX
Brookfield Canada Office Properties	BOX.UN
BTB REIT	BTB.UN
Canacol Energy Ltd.	CNE
CanElson Drilling Inc.	CDI
Capital Power Corporation	CPX
Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.	DND
Continental Gold Limited	CNL
DHX Media Ltd.	DHX
Dundee Industrial REIT	DIR.UN
Epsilon Energy Ltd.	EPS
First National Financial Corporation	FN
Guardian Capital Group Ltd.	GCG.A
HealthLease Properties REIT	HLP.UN
Horizon North Logistics Inc.	HNL
Just Energy Group Inc.	JE
KP Tissue Inc.	KPT
Lightstream Resources Ltd.	LTS
Mood Media Corporation	MM
Morguard North American Residential REIT	MRG.UN
New Flyer Industries Inc	NFI
Partners REIT	PAR.UN
Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust	AAR.UN
Redknee Solutions Inc.	RKN
Regal Lifestyle Communities Inc.	RLC
RONA inc.	RON
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.	SSL
Sears Canada Inc.	SCC
Solium Capital Inc.	SUM
Temple Hotels Inc.	TPH
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.	TOG
Tricon Capital Group Inc.	TCN
Western Forest Products Inc.	WEF

DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Almaden Minerals Ltd.	AMM
Avalon Rare Metals Inc.	AVL
B2Gold Corp.	BTO
Banro Corporation	BAA
Belo Sun Mining Corp.	BSX
Bonterra Energy Corp.	BNE
Calvalley Petroleum Inc.	CVI.A
CCL Industries Inc.	CCL.B
Celestica Inc.	CLS
Cogeco Cable Inc.	CCA
Colabor Group Inc.	GCL
Colossus Minerals Inc.	CSI
Data Group Inc.	DGI
Davis + Henderson Corporation	DH
Element Financial Corporation	EFN
Exeter Resource Corporation	XRC
Fortress Paper Ltd.	FTP
Freehold Royalties Ltd.	FRU
Golden Star Resources Ltd.	GSC
Great Panther Silver Limited	GPR
IMAX Corporation	IMX
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd.	ITH
Karnalyte Resources Inc.	KRN
Linamar Corporation	LNR
New Millenium Iron Corp.	NML
Nordion Inc	NDN
Orbite Aluminae Inc.	ORT
Orezone Gold Corporation	ORE
Pason Systems Inc.	PSI
Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.	PBG
Rare Elements Resources Ltd.	RES
Richmont Mines Inc.	RIC
Russel Metals Inc.	RUS
Southern Pacific Resource Corp.	STP
SouthGobi Resources Ltd.	SGQ
Stantec Inc.	STN
Strad Energy Services Ltd.	SDY
Sulliden Gold Corporation Ltd.	SUE
U.S. Silver & Gold Inc.	USA
Whitecap Resources Inc.	WCP

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SOURCE Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations

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