VMS Vortex Metals Inc

TORONTO, April 13, 2012 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Venture Select Index Reviews.  These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, April 23, 2012: S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index __________________________________________________________________ |ADDITIONS | |__________________________________________________________________| |Symbol |Issue Name | CUSIP | |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |BAF.PR.C|BELL ALIANT PREFERRED EQTY INC 5YR PR SER 'C'|07787C 40 4| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |BAM.PF.A|BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMNT INC CL A PR SER 32|112585 64 1| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |CM.PR.M |CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK SERIES '37' PR |136069 46 5| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |ENB.PR.F|ENBRIDGE INC. PR SER 'F' |29250N 86 5| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |ENB.PR.H|ENBRIDGE INC. PR SER 'H' |29250N 84 0| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |FFH.PR.K|FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD 5YR SER 'K' PR|303901 82 1| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |FTS.PR.F|FORTIS INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'F' |349553 86 7| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |GWO.PR.P|GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. 5.40% 1ST PR SERIES P |39138C 77 5| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |GWO.PR.M|GREAT-WEST LIFECO INC. 5.80% 1ST PR SERIES M |39138C 81 7| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |HSB.PR.C|HSBC BANK CANADA CL 1 NON-CUMULATIVE SER C PR|40427H 50 9| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |HSB.PR.D|HSBC BANK CANADA CL 1 NON-CUMULATIVE SER D PR|40427H 70 7| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |MFC.PR.H|MANULIFE FINANCIAL CORP. CL 1 PR SER '7' |56501R 81 7| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |NXY.PR.A|NEXEN INC. CL 'A' RESET SERIES 2 PR |65334H 60 7| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |POW.PR.G|POWER CORPORATION OF CANADA 5.60% SER 'G' PR |739239 85 3| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |PWF.PR.L|POWER FINANCIAL CORP. 5.10% SERIES 'L' 1ST PR|73927C 82 9| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |PWF.PR.R|POWER FINANCIAL CORP. 5.50% SERIES 'R' 1ST PR|73927C 75 3| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |REI.PR.C|RIOCAN REAL ESTATE INVEST TR PR UNITS SER 'C'|766910 12 9| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |TLM.PR.A|TALISMAN ENERGY INC. 1ST PR A SERIES 1 |87425E 60 8| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |TCA.PR.X|TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED 1ST PR 'U' |893526 71 5| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |TCA.PR.Y|TRANSCANADA PIPELINES LIMITED 1ST PR 'Y' |893526 69 9| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| |VSN.PR.A|VERESEN INC. CUMULATIVE SERIES 'A' PR |92340R 30 4| |________|_____________________________________________|___________| ________________________________________________________ |DELETIONS | |________________________________________________________| |Symbol |Issue Name |CUSIP | |________|___________________________________|___________| |DC.PR.A |DUNDEE CORPORATION 5.00% SER '1' PR|264901 60 4| |________|___________________________________|___________| |FTS.PR.C|FORTIS INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'C' |349553 40 4| |________|___________________________________|___________| |FTS.PR.E|FORTIS INC. 1ST PR SERIES 'E' |349553 80 0| |________|___________________________________|___________| S&P/TSX Venture Select Index ____________________________________________________________________ |ADDITIONS | |____________________________________________________________________| | Symbol |Issue Name | CUSIP | |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |RGX |Argex Mining Inc. |04013Q 10 9| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |BAR |Balmoral Resources Ltd |05874M 10 3| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |ETR |Eacom Timber Corporation |269388 10 4| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |GV |Gold Standard Ventures Corp |380738 10 4| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |GRR |Golden Reign Resources Ltd |38116E 10 0| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |IC |Innovative Composites International|457685 10 5| | |Inc. | | |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |INA |Iona Energy Inc. |46205X 10 3| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |MEI |Manitok Energy Inc |563499 10 2| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |MMT |Mart Resources Inc. |572903 10 2| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |NZ |New Zealand Energy Corp. |650158 10 8| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |NGC |Northern Graphite Corporation |66516A 10 5| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |ROG |Roxgold Inc |779899 20 2| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |SND |Sandstorm Metals & Energy Ltd |80013L 10 0| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |SOL |Soltoro Ltd |83437F 10 5| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |SLI |St. Elias Mines Ltd. |784921 10 8| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| ____________________________________________________________________ |DELETIONS | |____________________________________________________________________| | Symbol |Issue Name |CUSIP | |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |ADI |Adriana Resources Inc. |00735P 10 6| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |AGG |African Gold Group, Inc. |00829A 10 6| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |DEI |Donnybrook Energy Inc |258011 10 5| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |ECX |EastCoal Inc |276165 10 7| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |ENG |Energulf Resources Inc. |29266X 10 5| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |GQ |Great Quest Metals Ltd. |390912 10 3| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |HUD |Hudson Resources Inc. |44415F 10 3| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |LGO |Largo Resources Ltd. |517103 10 7| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |LNG |LNG Energy Ltd |50212K 10 4| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |NTC |North American Tungsten Corporation|656914 10 8| | |Ltd. | | |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |PMD |PetroMagdalena Energy Corp. |71672C 10 1| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |RG |Romios Gold Resources Inc. |775904 10 5| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |SXG |SAMEX Mining Corp. |795912 10 4| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |TVE |Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. |87505Y 10 2| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| |VMS |VMS Ventures Inc. |91828R 10 9| |____________________|___________________________________|___________| 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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