LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 02/17/15

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 SHARESi
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying
 issuerof existing shares to which voting
 rights areattached: ii                             ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP 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                  LIONTRUST INVESTMENT
 thenotification 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 onwhich
 the threshold is crossed orreached: v                     13/02/2015
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                          16/02/2015
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
 orreached:vi, vii                                            15%
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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
of
shares                           Resulting
if           Situation           situation
possible     previous            after
using        to the              the
the ISIN     triggering          triggering
CODE         transaction         transaction
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                       Number               Number           %
             Number    of        Number     of               of
             of        Voting    of         voting           voting
             Shares    Rights    shares     rights           rights(x)
                                 ---------- --------------------------------
                                                         In-
                                              Direct   direct           In-
                                   Direct      (xi)     (xii) Direct  direct
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 GB0006449366          17,469,020           17,388,541   N/A 14.9345%   N/A

             17,469,020          17,388,541
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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                                                       Number
                                                       of
                                                       voting
                                                       rights
                                                       that
                                                       may be
                                                       acquired
                                                       if the
Type                   Expiratio Exercise/             instrument
of                     n         Conversion            is             % of
financial              date      Period                exercised/     voting
instrument             (xiii)    (xiv)                 converted.     rights
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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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                                            Number
                                            of
                                            voting           %
Type                             Exercise/  rights           of
of                     Expiratio Conversion instrument       voting
financial    Exercise  n date    period     refers           rights
instrument   price     (xvii)    (xviii)    to               (xix, xx)
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     N/A        N/A       N/A        N/A           N/A        Nominal  Delta
                                                             -------- ------
                                                                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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                 17,388,541                             14.9345%
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