S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes to the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

A Pair of Deletions from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index

TORONTO, April 17, 2014 /CNW/ - S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) has announced that it will redeem for $CDN25.00 cash per share all of the outstanding shares of its 6.25% 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 26 (TSX:BNS.PR.T) and its 6.25% 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series 28 (TSX:BNS.PR.X) at the close on April 25, 2014. The shares of these 2 issues will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share, the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Indices after the close of trading on Friday, April 25, 2014.

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