Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In S&P/TSX Canadian Indices

    TORONTO, Oct. 25 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations
announces the following index changes:

    
    -   The Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:  BTU) has announced the
        distribution of certain coal assets via a special dividend to
        shareholders. For every ten shares of Peabody Energy, shareholders
        will receive one share of Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE:  PCX). After
        the close of trading on Wednesday, October 31, 2007, the distributed
        shares of Patriot Coal will be added to the S&P/TSX Global Mining
        Index.
    

    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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