S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes in Canadian Indices

A Deletion from S&P/TSX Venture Composite and Venture Select Indices

TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - The shareholders of Prodigy Gold Incorporated (TSXVN:PDG) have approved the Plan of Arrangement whereby the company will be acquired by Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR). Shareholders of Prodigy Gold will receive 0.1042 shares of Argonaut Gold and $CDN0.000001 cash per share held.

Prodigy Gold will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite and Venture Select Indices after the close of Monday, December 10, 2012.


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SOURCE Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations

Tony North
Director, Canadian Index Operations
S&P Dow Jones Indices
tony_north@spdji.com
416-507-3204

David Blitzer
Managing Director and Chairman of the Index Committee
S&P Dow Jones Indices
david_blitzer@spdji.com
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