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S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces the Annual Review of S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Toronto, Ontario, January 22, 2016 – S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the annual S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Review. These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, February 1, 2016.

S&P/TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index

ADDITIONS

Symbol Issue Name CUSIP AGU Agrium Inc. 008916 10 8 AIM Aimia Inc. 00900Q 10 3 AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. 015857 10 5 ACQ AutoCanada Inc. 05277B 20 9 CM Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 136069 10 1 DOL Inc. 25675T 10 7 ECI EnerCare Inc. 29269C 20 7 EFX Enerflex Ltd. 29269R 10 5 GEI Gibson Energy Inc. 374825 20 6 GIL Activewear Inc. 375916 10 3 GRT.UN Granite REIT 387437 11 4 NSU Nevsun Resources Ltd. 64156L 10 1 POT Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan 73755L 10 7 RY Royal Bank of Canada 780087 10 2 RUS Russel Metals Inc. 781903 60 4 TFI TransForce Inc. 89366H 10 3 UNS Uni-Select Inc. 90457D 10 0

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DELETIONS

Symbol Issue Name CUSIP CP Canadian Pacific Railway Limited 13645T 10 0 CG Centerra Gold Inc. 152006 10 2 DII.B Inc. 25822C 20 5 HR.UN H&R REIT 404428 20 3 MTL Mullen Group Ltd. 625284 10 4 NAL Newalta Corporation 65020P 10 3 QSR Restaurant Brands International Inc. 76131D 10 3 WIN Wi-LAN Inc. 928972 10 8

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For more information: Tony North Director, Canadian Index Operations S&P Dow Jones Indices [email protected] 416-507-3204

David Blitzer Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee S&P Dow Jones Indices [email protected] 212-438-3907

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