LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 02/13/15

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

LSE: APF; TSX: APY

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
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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:
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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
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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                       Yes
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  Other (please      Open offer entitlement                              Yes
specify):
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  3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the                         Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
notification obligation:
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  4. Full name of
shareholder(s)                                       N/A
 (if different from 3.):
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  5. Date of the transaction
and date on
which the threshold is crossed                 9 February 2015
or
reached:
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  6. Date on which issuer
notified:                                      12 February 2015
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  7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or                                      Above 3% (L&G)
reached:
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  8. Notified details:
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares
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              Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering
Class/ty     previous                         transaction
pe of    to the triggering
shares      transaction
if
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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          Number   Number                  Number of voting    % of  voting
           of       of          Number         rights            rights
         Shares   Voting     of shares
                  Rights
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                                            Direct Indirect   DirectIndirect
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Ordinary      Below 3%       3,727,699                 -      3.20%      -
2p                                       3,727,699
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  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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                                                      Number of
  Type of financial           Expiration  Exercise/ voting          % of
instrument                  date        Conversion  rights that   voting
                                        Period      may be        rights
                                                    acquired if
                                                    the
                                                    instrument is
                                                    exercised/
                                                    converted.
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  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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  Type of   Exercise  Expiration date             Number of   % of voting
financial price                       Exercise/ voting      rights
instrument                            Conversionrights
                                      period    instrument
                                                refers to
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  Total (A+B+C)
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  Number of voting rights           Percentage of voting rights
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              3,727,699                               3.20%
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