Standard & Poor’s is making changes in the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian MidCap, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, S&P Global 1200, TSE 100 and TSE 200 Indices.

Effective at the close of trading on Wednesday, March 13, Royal Laser Tech Corp. (TSE: RLT) will be added to the TSE 300 Composite, TSE 300 Capped, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 Indices. It will be replacing Westcoast Energy Inc. (TSE:W) in the TSE 300 Composite and TSE 300 Capped Indices. Westcoast Energy Inc. is being removed pursuant to the completion of a plan of arrangement with Duke Energy Corp.

Cognos Corporation (TSE:CSN) will replace Westcoast Energy Inc. in the S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE 60 Capped and S&P Global 1200 Indices. Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. Class A (TSE:PJC.A) will replace Cognos Corporation in the S&P/TSE MidCap Index. Aber Diamond Corporation will replace Westcoast Energy Inc. in the TSE 100 Index.

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.