SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australian energy firm Linc Energy Ltd requested a trading halt in its shares on Thursday pending completion of capital raising activites.
Linc said in a statement it was planning a placement of shares to institutional and sophisticated investors.

(Reporting by James Thornhill; Editing by Wayne Cole)

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