Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

• Press Release
• Source: Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations
• On 5:17 pm EDT, Monday October 26, 2009

TORONTO, Oct. 26 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, October 26, 2009:

	    -   The shares of Exeter Resource Corporation (TSXV:XRC) will be removed
	        from the index. The company will graduate to trade on the TSX under
	        the same ticker symbol.
	    -   The units of Cervus LP (CVL.UN) will trade under the new name Cervus
	        Equipment Corporation. The new ticker symbol will be "CVL" and the
	        new CUSIP number will be 15712L 10 0. The shares of the new company
	        will be split on a 3-for-2 basis.
	    

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.

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For further information

Tony North, (416) 507-3204, sp_index@standardandpoors.com
Dave Guarino, (212) 438-1471, Dave_guarino@standardandpoors.com

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