LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 02/12/15

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

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  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                   Anglo Pacific Group PLC
rights 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                             ü
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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:                   Liontrust Investment Partners LLP
iii
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  4. Full name of
shareholder(s)                                                           N/A
 (if different from 3.):iv
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  5. Date of the
transaction and date on
which the threshold is                                            10/02/2015
crossed or
reached: v
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  6. Date on which issuer
notified:                                                         11/02/2015
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  7. Threshold(s) that
is/are crossed or                                                        15%
reached: vi, vii
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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       % of  voting
            of         of       of shares   voting          rights x
            Shares     Voting               rights
                       Rights
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                                  Direct      Direct  Indire
                                            xi        ct xiiDirect Indirect
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                       17,457,54  17,588,541            N/A 15.1063  N/A
            17,457,541 1                    17,588,541      %


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 voting
instrument         date xiii      Conversion     voting      rights
                                  Period xiv     rights that
                                                 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/  Number of voting rights  % of voting
financial ExerciseExpiratiConversion instrument refers to     rights xix, xx
instrumentprice   on date period
                  xvii    xviii
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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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  17,588,541                  15.1063%
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