TORONTO, March 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, March 18, 2013:

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

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.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Following the GICS change announcement of February 4, 2013, the shares of Superior Plus Corp. (TSX:SPB) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Capped Industrials and the S&P/TSX Equal Weight Industrials Indices and added to the S&P/TSX Capped Utilities Index at the same time as the quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index review.

S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats and Equity Income Indices

After the close of trading on February 28, 2013, Atlantic Power Corporation (TSX:ATP) announced a reduction in their indicated annual dividend from $CDN1.08 to $CDN0.40 per share. For purposes of managing the quarterly reweighting/rebalancing of these indices after the close of Friday, March 15, 2013, the indicated annual dividend for ATP will be $CDN0.40 and the price used to calculate the yield of ATP will be the 3-day VWAP for March 1 to 5, 2013.

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