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Gold/Mining/Energy : Com Dev International -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: sPD who wrote (178)	10/4/2000 12:43:30 PM
From: Ron Schier	Respond to of 216

STANDARD & POOR'S - INDEX CHANGE TORONTO, ONTARIO, October 3, 2000 - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces that effective after the close of business on Thursday, October 19, 2000 the following changes will take place in the S&P Global 1200, TSE 300 Composite, S&P/TSE 60, S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap, TSE 200 and TSE 100 Indices. The following companies will be removed from the TSE 300 Composite Index--Cambior Inc. (TSE: CBJ), Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (TSE: CN), Dylex Ltd. (TSE: DLX) and Loewen Group Inc. (TSE: LWN). The following companies will be added to the TSE 300 Composite Index--Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. (TSE: SLC), Stratos Global Corporation (TSE: SGB), Com Dev International Ltd. (TSE: CDV) and Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd. Cl. A (TSE: HHL.A). Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. will also be added to the S&P Global 1200, S&P/TSE 60 and TSE 100 Indices replacing Geac Computer Corporation Ltd. (TSE: GAC). Geac Computer Corporation Ltd. be added to the S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap and TSE 200 Indices. These changes are pursuant to TSE 300 Composite Index Maintenance Rule #2. Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. is a diversified international financial services organization which provides financial solutions to individuals throughout their lifetime. Sun Life Financial Services of Canada Inc. will be added to the TSE 300 Composite Index in the Financial Services Group (13.05), S&P/TSE 60 Index in the Financials sector and TSE 100 in the Interest Sensitive sector (4). Stratos Global Corporation is a full service provider of remote data and voice services through their Mobile Satellite and Fixed Satellite services. Stratos Global Corporation will be added to the TSE 300 Composite Index in the Utilities Group (10.03) and the S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap Index in the Telecommunication Services sector. Com Dev International Ltd. is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of space and ground-based wireless communications products and subsystems. Com Dev International Ltd. will be added to the TSE 300 Composite Index in the Industrial Products Group (06.05) and a Canadian SmallCap Index in the Information Technology sector. Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd. is an international energy corporation engaged in the exploration, development, production, acquisition, refining and marketing of oil and refined products, in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd. will be added to the TSE 300 Composite Index in the Oil and Gas Group (03.02) and S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap Index in the Energy sector. Geac Computer Corporation Ltd. is a provider of mission critical software and systems solutions to corporations around the world. Geac Computer Corporation Ltd. will be added to S&P/TSE Canadian SmallCap Index in the Information Technology sector. 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. Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), provides independent financial information, analytical services, and credit ratings to the world's financial markets. Among the company's many products are the S&P Global 1200, the world's first global, equity, real time index; the S&P 500, the premier U.S. portfolio index; and credit ratings on more than 220,000 securities and funds worldwide. With more than 5,000 employees located in 21 countries, Standard & Poor's is an integral part of the global financial infrastructure. Contacts S&P: Canadian Index Operations 416-507-4104 For further information please contact: Steve Kee Manager, Media Services Marketing and Communications The Toronto Stock Exchange - tse.com 416.947.4682 -- office # 416.561.1863 -- cellular # 416.375.8856 -- page #