LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 10/31/14

Anglo Pacific Group PLC (TSX: APY) (LSE: APF)

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are            Anglo Pacific Group
attached:(ii)                                                            PLC
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                      X
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar
economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                Liontrust Investment
notification obligation:(iii)                                   Partners LLP
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):(iv)                                             N/A
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5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                 30/10/2014
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 31/10/2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:(vi, vii)                                                        12%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares(viii, ix)
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Class/type  Situation previous  Resulting situation after the triggering
of          to the triggering   transaction
shares if   transaction
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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            Number    Number    Number    Number of voting   % of voting
            of        of        of shares rights             rights (x)
            Shares    Voting
                      Rights
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                                          Direct    Indirect
                                Direct    (xi)      (xii)    Direct Indirect
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            13,771,85813,771,85814,420,78214,420,782N/A      12.38% N/A

GB0006449366
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial     ExpirationExercise/           Number of voting% of
instrument            date(xiii)Conversion          rights that may voting
                                Period(xiv)         be              rights
                                                    acquired if the
                                                    instrument is
                                                    exercised/
                                                    converted.
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N/A                   N/A       N/A                 N/A             N/A
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of     Exercise  ExpirationExercise/ Number of voting   % of voting
financial   price     date      Conversionrights instrument  rights (xix,
instrument            (xvii)    period(xvirefers to          xx)
                                ii)
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N/A         N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A                NominalDelta
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                                                             N/A    N/A
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights                   Percentage of voting rights
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14,420,782                                12.38%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:(xxi)
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 N/A
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                                            N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:                                                                 N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:                                                           N/A
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13. Additional information:                                              N/A
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14. Contact name:                                                  Jarek Rys
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15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 7412 1732
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