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S&P DOW JONES INDICES ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE S&P/TSX CANADIAN INDICES

S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations has made the index changes in the attached table as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index review. These changes will be effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, April 23, 2018.

               S&P/TSX PREFERRED SHARE INDEX -- ADDITIONS
                       
Symbol                                        Issue name          Cusip 

AX.PR.I         Artis Real Estate Investment TR PR Ser I    04315L 86 5
BCE.PR.C                       BCE Inc. 1st PR Series AC    05534B 78 6
BCE.PR.F                       BCE Inc. 1st PR Series AF    05534B 74 5
BIP.PR.E   Brookfield Infrastructure Partnr LP A PR SR 9    G16252 20 0
BEP.PR.M  Brookfield Renewable Part LP CL A Ser 13 PR UN    G16258 40 5
CM.PR.S              Canadian Imperial Bank Series 47 PR    136070 87 7
GWO.PR.S    Great-West Lifeco Inc. 5.25% 1st PR Series S    39138C 73 4
GWO.PR.L    Great-West Lifeco Inc. 5.65% 1st PR Series L    39138C 82 5
GWO.PR.M    Great-West Lifeco Inc. 5.80% 1st PR Series M    39138C 81 7
IAG.PR.I    Industrial Alliance Ins & Fin Serv Inc. PR I    455871 87 1
MFC.PR.Q   Manulife Financial Corp. NN-CM CL 1 PR Ser 25    56501R 61 9
NA.PR.E       National Bank of Canada 5-YR 1st PR Ser 40    633067 19 4
TRI.PR.B           Thomson Reuters Corp. FLTG Rate PR II    884903 30 3
TD.PF.J   Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 5-YR 1st PR Ser 18    891160 62 4
W.PR.K          Westcoast Energy Inc. 5-YR 1st PR Ser 10    95751D 84 7

                 S&P/TSX PREFERRED SHARE INDEX -- DELETIONS 
                      
Symbol                                          Issue name          Cusip 
     
BAM.PF.D    Brookfield Asset Managemnt Inc. CL A PR SER 37    112585 56 7
CU.PR.G              Canadian Utilities Ltd. 2nd PR SER DD    136717 64 2

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