Standard & Poor's Canadian index operations have made index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index review.

These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012.

Changes to the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also affect the S&P/TSX Capped Composite and Equal Weight Composite indices.

Stocks added to or removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index will also be added to or removed from the appropriate global industry classification standard (GICS) sector index.

      S&P/TSX COMPOSITE HIGH BETA INDEX, DECEMBER, 2012,
                   QUARTERLY REVIEW, DELETION
Issue name                                            Symbol

Talisman Energy Inc.                                     TLM

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.