Ann: Trading Halt, page-2

REQUEST FOR TRADING HALT
Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ASX: AB1) (the Company) requests an immediate halt to the trading of the Company’s ordinary shares quoted on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 17.1. The trading halt is requested pending an announcement to be made by the Company to the market in connection with a proposed investment in the Company by a strategic partner. In accordance with Listing Rule 17.1, the Company provides the following information in relation to the request:

1. The trading halt is necessary to assist the Company in managing its continuous disclosure obligations as the Company expects to make a material announcement to the market in relation to a proposed investment in the Company by a strategic partner.

2. The Company requests that the trading halt remains in place until the earlier of commencement of normal trading on Friday 10 August 2018, or when the announcement regarding the proposed investment in the Company by a strategic partner is released to the market.

3. The Company expects to make the announcement to the market before the commencement of normal trading on Friday 10 August 2018.

4. The Company is not aware of any reason why the trading halt should not be granted or of any further information necessary to inform the market about the trading halt.

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