OREANDA-NEWS. Lucapa Diamond Company Limited (ASX: LOM) ("Lucapa" or "the Company") and its partners, Empresa Nacional de Diamantes E.P. ("Endiama") and Rosas & Petalas, are pleased to announce the recovery of a 38.6 carat pink diamond from alluvial mining operations at the Lulo Diamond Project in Angola.

The 38.6 carat pink is the largest fancy coloured diamond recovered to date at Lulo, surpassing the 28.5 carat light pink diamond included in the most recent Lulo sale parcel (See ASX announcement 6 September 2016).

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For and behalf of the Board.

STEPHEN WETHERALL

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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