Wheaton River Minerals Ltd. will be removed from the S&P/TSX composite index at the close of business on Friday, April 15.

Standard & Poor’s Canadian Index Operations made the announcement after markets closed Tuesday.

On Tuesday, April 12, the Wheaton River shareholders of approved the completion of the plan of arrangement with Goldcorp Inc. As a result, pending court approval on Thursday, April 14, Wheaton River will be removed from the S&P/TSX Composite and Capped Composite, the S&P/TSX SmallCap, the S&P/TSX Capped Gold and the S&P/TSX Capped Materials indices.

To reflect the issuance of Goldcorp shares as part of the transaction, the relative weight of Goldcorp Inc. will increase in the S&P/TSX composite and capped composite, the S&P/TSX midcap, the S&P/TSX capped gold and the S&P/TSX capped materials indices.

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.