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

Results of the Quarterly Review of the S&P/TSX Composite Index

TORONTO, March 11, 2016 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices after the close of trading on Friday, March 18, 2016:

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Live Composite GICS Sector Index
Milestone Apartments REIT	MST.UN	Real Estate, REIT
Premium Brands Holdings Corp.	PBH	Consumer Staples
TransAlta Renewables Inc.	RNW	Utilities
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Live Composite GICS Sector Index
Athabasca Oil Corporation	ATH	Energy
AutoCanada Inc.	ACQ	Consumer Discretionary
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.	CF	Financials
Paramount Resources Ltd.	POU	Energy
Pengrowth Energy Corporation	PGF	Energy
Primero Mining Corp.	P	Materials
Trinidad Drilling Ltd.	TDG	Energy

Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX Capped Composite and Equal Weight Composite Indices.  Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector index.

S&P/TSX GLOBAL GOLD INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Endeavour Mining Corporation	EDV	TSX
Klondex Mines Ltd.	KDX	TSX

S&P/TSX GLOBAL MINING INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Endeavour Mining Corporation	EDV	TSX
Klondex Mines Ltd.	KDX	TSX

S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL GOLD INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.	KGI	TSX
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Primero Mining Corp.	P	TSX

S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT GLOBAL BASE METALS INDEX

DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol	Exchange
Century Aluminum Company	CENX	NASDAQ
Hi-Crush Partners LP	HCLP	NYSE
Sherritt International Corporation	S	TSX

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE DIVIDEND INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Milestone Apartments REIT	MST.UN
Premium Brands Holdings Corp.	PBH
TransAlta Renewables Inc.	RNW
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
AutoCanada Inc.	ACQ
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.	CF
Pengrowth Energy Corporation	PGF
Precision Drilling Corporation	PD
Trinidad Drilling Ltd.	TDG

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH DIVIDEND INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name		Symbol
Canadian Western Bank		CWB
CI Financial Corp.		CIX
Enbridge Inc.		ENB
Intertape Polymer Group Inc.		ITP
Power Corporation of Canada		POW
Royal Bank of Canada		RY
TELUS Corp		T
TransAlta Renewables Inc.		RNW
DELETIONS
Issue Name		Symbol
ARC Resources Ltd.		ARX
Cdn. Energy Services & Technology Corp.		CEU
Dominion Diamond Corporation		DDC
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.		MBT
North West Company Inc.		NWC
Precision Drilling Corporation		PD
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.		TOG
TransAlta Corporation		TA

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH BETA INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Cameco Corp	CCO
Canfor Corp	CFP
Enbridge Inc	ENB
Inter Pipeline Ltd.	IPL
Interfor Corporation	IFP
Pembina Pipeline Corporation	PPL
TransAlta Corporation	TA
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.	VRX
Veresen Inc.	VSN
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Athabasca Oil Corporation	ATH
AutoCanada Inc	ACQ
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.	CF
Paramount Resources Ltd	POU
Pengrowth Energy Corporation	PGF
Suncor Energy Inc	SU
Trinidad Drilling Ltd	TDG
Yamana Gold Inc	YRI

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE LOW VOLATILITY INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Canadian National Railways	CNR
Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.	MBT
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.	MFI
Milestone Apartments REIT	MST.UN
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation	PBH
Sun Life Financial Inc.	SLF
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Allied Properties REIT	AP.UN
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust	BEI.UN
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.	BAM.A
Dream Office REIT	D.UN
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.	INE
MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd.	MDA

S&P/TSX HIGH INCOME ENERGY INDEX

DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Canadian Energy Services & Technology Corp.	CEU
Cenovus Energy Inc	CVE
EnCana Corp	ECA
Pengrowth Energy Corporation	PGF
Precision Drilling Corporation	PD
Trinidad Drilling Ltd	TDG

S&P/TSX 60 ESG INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Dollarama Inc.	DOL

S&P/TSX EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
New Flyer Industries Inc.	NFI

S&P/TSX CAPPED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDEX

DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
exactEarth Ltd.	XCT

S&P/TSX 60 CARBON EFFICIENT SELECT INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Dollarama Inc.	DOL
Kinross Gold Corporation	K
Magna International Inc.	MG
DELETIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Agrium Inc.	AGU
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.	FM
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.	VRX

S&P/TSX 60 FOSSIL FUEL FREE CARBON EFFICIENT SELECT INDEX

ADDITIONS
Issue Name	Symbol
Kinross Gold Corporation	K
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.	VRX

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