TORONTO, Sept. 25 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Thursday, September 25, 2008:
- The shares of Mantle Resources Inc (TSXVN:MTS) will trade under the new name Canada Zink Metals Corp. The new ticker symbol will be "CZX" and the new CUSIP number will be 135306 10 8. There is no consolidation of capital.
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.
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