LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 11/12/14

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

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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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                                 11/11/2014
reached: v
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 12/11/2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:vi, vii                                                          13%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, 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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                                                      Indirect      Indirect
                                 Direct     Direct xi xii     Direct
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          15,132,632 15,132,632 15,349,377 15,349,377 N/A     13.1831% 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     Expiration Exercise/            Number of      % of
instrument            datexiii   Conversion Periodxiv voting         voting
                                                      rights that    rights
                                                      may be
                                                      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   Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting  % of voting
financial  price      date xvii  Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument                       periodxviii refers to
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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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15,349,377                                  13.1831%
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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:                                          Elizabeth Collard
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15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 7412 1782
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