LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 11/20/14

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     Anglo Pacific Group PLC
are attached:(ii)
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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 notification obligation:(iii)          Liontrust Investment 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                                 19/11/2014
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 20/11/2014
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:(vi, vii)                                                        14%
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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 shares  to the triggering     transaction
           transaction
if 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      Indirect
                                 Direct     (xi)      (xii)   Direct
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           15,878,207 15,878,207 16,392,716 16,392,716  N/A   14.07% 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          Expiration   Exercise/        Number of voting % of voting
financial        date(xiii)   Conversion       rights that may  rights
instrument                    Period(xiv)      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     % of voting
financial     price      date       Conversion voting rights rights (xix,
instrument               (xvii)     period     instrument    xx)
                                    (xviii)    refers to
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N/A           N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A           Nominal Delta
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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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16,392,716                            14.07%
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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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