Exhibit 99.1

| CST Trust Company |
P.O. Box 4202, Postal Station A |
Toronto, ON M5W 0E4 |
Tel: 416.682.3800 |
Fax: 1.877.715.0494 |
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www.canstockta.com |
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Global Resources•Local Service•Customized Solutions |
April 13, 2017
Nova Scotia Securities Commission | Securities Commission of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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Alberta Securities Commission | Saskatchewan Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority |
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Manitoba Securities Commission | New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission |
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Ontario Securities Commission | British Columbia Securities Commission |
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Superintendent of Securities, Prince Edward Island | Autorité des marchés financiers |
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Superintendent of Securities, Northwest Territories | Superintendent of Securities, Yukon Territory |
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Superintendent of Securities, Nunavut | |
RE: Dominion Diamond Corporation
Pursuant to a request from the above-mentioned reporting issuer, we wish to advise you of the following information in connection with its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders:
Date of meeting: | June 13, 2017 |
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Record date for notice: | May 11, 2017 |
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Record date for voting: | May 11, 2017 |
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Beneficial ownership determination date: | May 11, 2017 |
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Securities entitled to notice: | Common |
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Securities entitled to vote: | Common |
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Issuer mailing directly to non objecting beneficial owners: | No |
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Issuer will pay for objecting beneficial owner material distribution: | Yes |
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Issuer using notice-and-access for registered investors: | No |
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Issuer using notice-and-access for non-registered investors: | No |
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Notice-and-access stratification criteria: | No |
Yours very truly,
Vijaya Somasundharem
Associate Manager, Trust Central Services
cc: CDS & Co. (Via E-Mail)