Lazare Kaplan

Lazare Kaplan  529 FIFTH AVE  NEW YORK, NY 	10017 Telephone: (212)972-9700

website: www.lazarediamonds.com

Industry: Jewelers Findings and Materials, and Watch Jewels

The Company is engaged in the cutting, polishing and selling of ideally proportioned diamonds which it markets internationally under the brand name "Lazare Diamonds'r'". Ideally proportioned diamonds are distinguished from non-ideal cut ("commercial") diamonds by the symmetrical relationship of their facets, which optimize the balance of brilliance, sparkle and fire in a polished diamond. Due to these characteristics, Lazare Diamonds command a premium in the marketplace. The Company believes there are only a few companies worldwide engaged primarily in the production of ideally proportioned diamonds and that it is the largest U.S. provider of ideal cut diamonds