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

Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. Removed from S&P/TSX Venture Indices

TORONTO, Feb. 4, 2016 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

The Arrangement Agreement between Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. (TSXVN:TRX) and POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ:POZN) has been successfully completed. Tribute Pharmaceuticals shareholders will receive 0.1455 shares of a new Canadian-domicile merged entity to be named Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. for each share held. Aralez Pharmaceuticals will be listed on TSX and NASDAQ. The shares of Tribute Pharmaceuticals will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Select and Venture Composite Indices after the close of trading on Friday, February 5, 2016.

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