Standard & Poor's Canadian index operations have made 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, Jan. 23, 2012.

        S&P/TSX VENTURE SELECT INDEX DELETION

Symbol  Issue name                            Cusip

GBN     Golden Band Resources Inc.            380932103

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.