TORONTO, Sept. 11 /CNW/ -- Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday, September 11, 2009:
- The shares of Mega Silver Inc. (TSX-V:MSR) will trade under the new
name Mega Precious Metals Inc. The new ticker symbol will be "MGP"
and the new CUSIP number will be 58516L 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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