Standard & Poor's Announces Changes in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index

    TORONTO, July 3 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's will make the following changes
in the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of trading on Friday,
July 3, 2009:-   The shares of Motapa Diamonds Inc. (TSXVN:MTP) will be removed from
        the index following an Arrangement whereby the company's shares have
        been acquired by Lucara Diamonds Corp. (TSXVN:LUC).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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