Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM) (the Company) requests a trading halt to be placed on the Company's securities effective immediately pending the announcement of a capital raising to advance the Lulo kimberlite exploration program.

The Company requests the securities remain in a trading halt until the earlier of the announcement to the market or the commencement of trade on Monday 2 March 2020. The Company is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted.

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