FOCUS MINERALS LTD — Capital/Financing Update 2009

Oct 7, 2009

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8 October 2009

The Manager Australian Stock Exchange Limited

Request For Trading Halt

The Company requests that its securities be placed into trading halt pending the release of an announcement on a placement of securities to a number of institutional investors.

The Company is not aware of any reasons why the trading halt should not be granted.

Yours faithfully

Jon Grygorcewicz Company Secretary